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A49562	The death of Charles the First lamented, with the restauration of Charles the Second congratulated delivered in a speech at the ploclaming [sic] of our gratious King, at his town of Wellington, May 17, 1660 : to which are added short reflections of government, governours, and persons governed, the duty of kings and subjects, the unlawfulness of resistance, with other things of moment, and worthy consideration / by William Langley ...	Langley, William, b. 1609 or 10.	1660 (1660)	Wing L406; ESTC R7376	37,260	124

be left but to turn Turk Some have derived sanctum quasi sancitum an established nature and such is his royall Majesties who hath remained unmov'd unshaken and would not lose his conscience to gain three kingdoms nor forsake that Religion in which his father dyed a Martyr I will upon this occasion adde one thing onely to the perpetuall honour of Englands Kings Constantine the great our Countrey-man was the first Christian Emperor Lucius our Countrey-man the first christened King Henry the 8th the first that shak'd off the Popes unlimited power King James the first of his rank who opposed Antichrist with his own Pen One terms him hujus seculi miraculum Charles the first through the inhumanity of a bloody sort of people because he would not betray the liberty of his Subjects to the lust and ambition of Tyrants the first martyr'd King Where true faith is there is true martyrdom This red must be grounded on white a glorious King candidatus innocentia purpuratus martyrio white and red white by his sanctity in his life red by his martyrdom in death and our gratious King Charles the second though Deo secundus next to God Tert. yet nulli secundus not inferiour to any for his admirable parts and abilities and undaunted resolution and constancy in the faith truly meriting the name and title Defender of the Faith Lastly you may be encouraged that he will be a glorious instrument of Reformation both in Church state he is a good pious King and may avow boldly with Nerva se nihil fecisse Christi Phili in vit Nerva quo minus possit imperio deposito privatum tuto vivere And glory with Samuel whose Oxe 1 Sam. 12.3 whose Ass have I taken or to whom have I done wrong or whom have I hurt His enemyes being Judges cannot justly accuse him his life is so strict and austere Endued with piety that wicked men can draw no patterne from him much less can they hope that he will let loose the reines to sin Vertue necessary saith Lips pol. l. 2. c. 8. and give countenance to the impudent fury of prophanenesse Greatnesse is a copy which every action Their actions are instructions 1 K. 15.30 and 16.19 every affection strives to write after Regis ad exemplum totus componitur orbis The son of Nebat is never without this brand he made Israel to sin For the most part every man emulates the manners of his Sovereigne Claudia Confessor Papa Confessor populus mobile mutatur semper cum principe vulgus When Leo lived because he stood well affected to the stage all Rome swarmed with Juglers Singers Players The Common People are like tempered Wax wheron the vitious Seal of greatness makes easy impression no such thing may be feared to proceed from him being a pious King himselfe Kings beget a likenes of manners Bonas omnium mensura and therefore will be a happy father to his Country and take no part with the enemys of his Heavenly Father Can you think that he who hath swept his owne heart will suffer the weeds of impiety so to be nourished in the hearts of his subjects he is not ignorant that God hath said If ye walke contrary unto me Lev. 26.31 I will bring your sanctuaries unto desolation God hath doubtless ordained him for the punishment of evill doers 1 Pet. 2.14 and prayse of them that do well And that we may live quiet and peaceable lives in all godlines and honesty 1 Tim. 2.2 Those that lately Usurped the Throne might bee as indeed they were instruments of Gods Justice but not of Reformation Wasters not builders of Gods Temple It was in my mind saith David to build an House to the name of the Lord my God not to pul it downe but to build 1 Chron. 22.7 but saith he the word of the Lord came to me saying thou hast shed blood abundantly and hast made great warrs David must not and why thou shalt not build an House to my name because thou hast shed much blood but Solomon thy son shall doe it Solomon shall who shall be a man of rest he shall build an house for my name I dare affirm that there is no King in the Christian World except our Gratious King Charles the second that hath not caus'd war nor occasion'd the spilling of their subjects blood and therefore he amongst all the fittest and most suitable for the work of a glorious Reformation and truly I speak it without flattery for I expect nothing where no more is done but duty that if Plutarch were now living to write Lives by parallels Loyalty a duty he would be troubled exceedingly to finde a parallel for our Josias There was no King like unto him 2 K. 23.25 A right comparison betwixt them both in respect of his Majesties morall endowments and Princely virtues Doubtlesse God would never have preserved him from so many Plots such eminent dangers witnesse his wonderfull escape from the Fight at Worcester which Victory seem'd to have no life because it wanted his death In everie mercy a wonder and was not completed with the Sacrifice of his Sacred blood his wonderfull protection in the Land of Captivity being tost from Post to Piller hurld from one Kingdome to another exposed to penury and misery yet sustain'd by a wonderfull providence living at Gods immediate finding and expecting his morrows breakfast from his bountifull hand wonderfully restor'd beyond the thoughts and expectations of man and after such a manner as may be admired and all conclude it is the hand of God All these are strong arguments to perswade us that God hath designed him for his glory and will make him instrumentall for a glorious reformation What now remains but 1. That we pray for him every important action requires prayer much more that which concerns three Kingdoms Moses prayed for the choyce of his successor Let the Lord numb 27● 16. the God of the spirits of all flesh set a man over the Congregation It is not fit that he who is chosen for God should be chosen without God those which in a due proportion must represent God to the world ought to be consecrated to that Majesty which they represent pray for Gods presence to go along with him to be a cloud in the day for direction and a pillar of fire in the night for consolation to defend him from all implacable enemies and fit him with all sutable graces for the discharge of his weighty employment and besides let us bless God for him and hold our selves blessed in him 2. If there be occasion fight for him spend your dearest blood to preserve the breath of your nostrils 3. Rejoyce heartily that you see this day that Israel hath crossed the Sea with dry feet and the returning waters drown'd their pursuing enemies 4. Beware lest your sins and provocations rob you of

blessings and once more turn your flourishing kingdom into an Akeldema or field of blood Impietas ad arma vocat if we fight against God we provoke God to fight against us If we lift up the hand of wickedness we shall meet with the hand of Justice if transgression beat the Drum Fiat justitia habebis pacem Aust destruction will begin the march Live righteously and live peaceably the Lord fix all our hearts upon himself that neither our selves our children nor their generations may ever see warr in England Psal 147. strengthen the bars of our gates and establish peace in our borders we beseech thee O Lord. 5. Study to be loyall Treason is a fearfull and prodigious evil they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation Remember Corah Dathan and Abiram If murther be a crying sin Treason may be term'd a roaring sin To conclude the time commands a period be once more perswaded to be instant in prayer for his sacred Majesty that God would be pleased to give him Vitam longam regnum prosperum prolem faelicem vitam eternam a long life a prosperous raign a happy progeny in this world and in the world to come life eternall with expressions from loyall hearts and dutifull affections cry out Long live King Charles the second happily and prosperously to the terror of his enemies and comfort of his Subjects Long live Charles the II d. FINIS This Speech was ended with the general acclamations of all the commers there being no small concourse of gentlemen God could never endure a luke-warm affection who discovered fervorem in affectu cheerfulness in their affection deserving wreathed Coronets for their willing and cheerfull obedience their hearts being towards the Governour of Israel nor a small number of Commons praise worthy too Go on step not back all discharging their pistols and muskets that the very skies eccho'd to their joys This Speech as it was faithfully delivered was with much civility and loyalty entertain'd and is now drawn to the Press through the pressing desires and prevailing importunities of many worthy Persons whose favours do oblige me to comply with their requests who otherwise might command By some I know it will be censured for there was yet never any truth so happily innocent as to free it self from calumny and no man so blest if it may be so term'd as not to be scowr'd and scourg'd by malevolent tongues CHAP. I. That civil Government is necessary it is better not to be then to be without it I Need not to spend time to shew you that government is necessary God hath appointed order in all things and set a Captain over them Among the Fowls the Eagle among the Beasts the Lion among the Serpents the Basilisk among the Fishes the Whale among the Bees one Master among the Sheep one Leader Rex unus est Apibus Cipr. de vanitat Idol Dux unus in Gregibus among the Cranes one Chief Quem ordine literato sequuntur Hier. Epist ad Rust. that goes before the rest the Pismires have their Covernour and the Grashoppers go forth by bands Prov. 30.2 among the Planets a Sun among the Angels Cherubims and Seraphims and in Hell the kingdom of confusion there is distinction of persons Luke 11.15 and orders otherwise Beelzebub could not be the chief of Devils and hath God left man ungovern'd appointed no Ruler amongst men far be such thoughts from any man endued with Reason take away government destroy order and where there is no order ibi ruinae ostium patet the door is open to ruine and destruction malum quidem est ubi est nullus principatus c. it is an exceeding evil where there is no government for order is the good of every creature and it is better not to be then be without it Lips Pol. l. 2. c. 1. all civil life consists in society and society in traffique and government The first is an argument of another discourse the other is defin'd to be a certain order as well in commanding as obeying which is so necessary that it is the onely stay of humane affairs without which Cic. 3. de leg no house no City no Nation neither the whole state of mankind nor the universall nature of things nor the world it self can stand Seneca 1. l. de elem and continue it is that chain by which Societies are linkt and vitall spirit by which men breath The rod of Circes which tames man and beasts that are touched therewith yea Liv. l. 6. there is no greater mischief in the world Sopho. then the want of government and therefore they are led by a strange spirit and voyd of all reason that are enemies to government the Apostle calls them Jude 8. Filthy dreamers that despise government and speak evil of dignities i.e. of those in authority In Germany they would have fram'd a politique body but found it impossible Bulling adv Anabapt sol 95. like the body of Poliphemus without his eye or like the confused Chaos when height and depth light and darkness were mingled together popular equality is the greatest inequality voyd of all name nurture and nature of a Commonwealth for some must be subject other soveraign some low some high some rule some obey let us be of the number that desire to move orderly in our own sphere keep our right ubi rather wishing our harmlesness should suffer then not to give passive and patient obedience to lawful Authority for take away order and degrees of persons what wil follow but a licentious Ataxie or confusion God hath ordained some Masters other servants Some Masters some servants to repine at others greatness and our meanness is to cavil with God as if he wanted wisdom and equity in disposing these inferiour creatures it is a savage and popular humour to malign and enveigh against men in eminent places Levellers that rhyme when Adam delv'd and Eve span who was then the Gentleman seemd to be made amongst Jack Straw's followers and to savour of rebellious discontent Anarchy and disorder have ever been the bane of Kingdomes confusion misery all the villanies and iniquityes of Israell are imputed to this non erat rex their was no King in Israell Judg. 19.20.21 chap. CHAP. II. That King is a name not onely of dignity but of office and that troublesome THe word King in its severall Languages makes this good Rex regendo Heb. Raga amongst other accept signifies to feed from hence is derived Rex rego or Regno Rex a regendo from governing and its usuall among the Prophets and Poets for regere and pascere to signify the same Homer Virgill and David put no difference betwixt reges and Pastores Ps. 23. styling Kings shepheards and shepheards Kings And where the vulgar Latine reads Dominus regit me Hieroms translation hath it Dominus pascit me the Lord is my

fortes orbem pacatum Senatum fidelem c. we pray for the Emperors that God would give them a long life a safe Government a sure dwelling valiant Souldiers a peaceable world a faithfull counsel c. and yet the Christians then were as sheep appointed for the slaughter their Rivers died with blood De Cevit Dei 22. c. 6. as August saith alii ferro perempti alii flammis exusti alii flagris verberati alii vectibus perforati alii cruciati patibulo alii vivi decoriati alii vinculis mancipati alii linguis privati and so goes on some slain with the sword some burnt with fire some scourged with whips some stabb'd with forks some fastned to the gibbets some drown'd in the Sea some their skins pulled off their tongues cut out some stoned to death killed with cold starved with hunger and the like yet then even then did they pray for them So Ambrose and the Christians resisted not Valentinian and Justinian in the rage of the Arians but cried rogamus Auguste non pugnamus hic hic occidito si placet arma nostra sunt preces lachrymae We pray oh Emperor we fight not here here kill us if you please our weapons are Prayers and tears If impious pray for them if Tyrannous pray for them Optatus Mileni yea though they be such as live Heathenishly And must we do no more yes if there be occasion serve them with our lives and spend our dearest blood for their defence the people in the second Book of Samuel 2 Sam. 18.3 would not have the least hurt befall King David and therefore when they went to war would not suffer him though he were forward in offering himself to go forth with them but would put their lives in hazard to save him harmlesse God could never endure forced service what you do do with willingnesse of heart if thou dost it heavily and grudgingly it is wrought upon thee not by thee thou art rather a Patient then an Agent and therefore offer willingly if there be necessity not onely thy head and hand but life for the good of King and Kingdome Go forth with Courage in the fear of the Lord and God be with you suffer not your King and glory of his Kingdome to be eclipsed if you can adde lustre to either think of the prowesse of your Ancestors how famous English men have been and shew your selves the legitimate and true born children of such Parents remember imprint in your heart Pax populi patriaeque salus gloria Regni The peoples peace the Countries health the Kingdoms glory CHAP. VI That a King may not be resisted upon any pretence whatsoever against Papists and Scismatiques old and new Enemies THough this be touched in the first branch of the Subjects Duty yet I will more particularly here speak of it Dare any say a Prince may lose Jus Regni the Right of his Kingdome per injustitiam Regnandi by reigning with injustice and cruelty and so be absolved from their obedience how is it that the Scrip. never knew this distinction Saul though guilty of al sins against the first table yet ex solo indelebili unctionis charactere might not be deposed but David calls him Christum Domini the Lords annointed If he be an offender must the people punish who gave them that Authority no sufficit ei in paenam quod deum expectet ultorem it is enough for him if he look for God to be his Judge to leave him to him that plac'd him and can when he sees good scourge him Ahab the most wicked of the Kings of Israel 1 K. 22.38 who sold himself to work wickedness did not escape unpunished nor shall any King on Earth that abuseth his trust to cruelty and impiety as they have their power immediately from God so are onely accountable to him to whom vengeance doth belong Let us examine a little the doctrine of Papists who bids kill the King quacunque arte any way and of Scismatiques who teach and practis'd it did kill the King The primitive Church never taught this Divinity they rose not against their Emperours though never so bloody Persecutors 1 Pet. 2.17 when Saint Peter wrote that precept a most wicked Tyrant raign'd a ravisher of his Sisters a Slayer of his Senators Though a Tyrant yet a King Tyranny loosens not the bond of allegeance but we must obey as well Nero as Augustus as well Domitian as Vespatian Julian as Constantine Nor doth impiety null our allegeance why rose not Israel against David in the cause of Vrias why not against Solomon in a worse cause Idolatry why not against Saul not a murth ring only but a Massacring King Nothing nothing can dissolve our bond of alleagance Bellarmine teacheth that Kings may be deposed in case of Heresy De Rom. Pontif. c. 7. l. 5. or Infidelity not to tolerate such cum evidenti periculo religionis and the reason why Christians in times past an Argument lately used depos'd not Nero Diocletion Julian the Apostata Valens the Arian and others id suit quia deerant vi es temporales christianis was because they wanted power and force and were not strong enough for that attempt Confest by Fathers and Historians But they that will consult the story of those times will find the number of Christian Souldiers many little inferior to their Enemies Their valour being the support of the Roman Empire The doctrin and practise of Papists is undeniable Papists preach the Doctrins of deposing Kings notoriously known which teacheth the deposeing Kings and disposing of their kingdomes Gregory the 7. Excommunicated Hen. 4. And animated his Subjects to rebellion Vrbane the 4. Dispossessed Conrade Son to Conrade the Emperour of the kingdome of Sicilia and gave it to Charles Earl of Anjou Boniface the eighth offered the French King Philips Kingdome to Albertus the Emperour Zachary deposed Childerick the French King and plac'd Pipine Celestine crown'd the Emperour Henry the sixth with his fool and with his fool pusht it off again Hildebrand caus'd Henry the fourth to stand three dayes at his Gates bare-footed and bare-legged before he would open his Gates unto him I might be large in presidents of this kind but observe they go a further fatall step and say they may and ought nay it is meritorious to kill an hereticall King one that is not a Papist Heretica princeps non est princeps saith Sanders of Queen Elizabeth Lib. 2. c. 4. monar Of mutthering King and what follows but the Queen being a Heretick may be taken away and many attempts there were used to that end Let the Gun-powder Treason speak let the French King Henry the third murthered by a Jacobine Henry the fourth murthered by Raviliack Charles the first of blessed memory murthered by Jesuited Scismatiques Papists under another vizor there is no treason but hath issued from hence though under disguises quite contrary Rebellion is

shepheard Pastores Populi an usuall name for Kings shewing that they must cary a gentle hand over their subjects feeding not fleeceing of them that they must be watchfull and defend them from wolves and thieves A King is not for himselfe but for his People his subjects houses are garded and secured by his vigilancy their ease procured by his labour their delights enjoyed by his industry and their merry vacations by his painefull employments After Saul was annointed 1 Sam. 10.25 Samuel declares unto him the obligations of his office a King is not to sleepe and take his ease to sway the Scepter Royall at his will and pleasure but to governe and maintaine the People in peace and justice to Protect and defend them from their Enemies being not for himselfe but for them a King Adverte saith Seneca to the Emperour Nero Rempublicam non esse tuam sed te reipublicae Seneca lib. de clem 1. the Commonwealth is not thine but thou the Commonwealths that thou mightest apply they selfe wholy to the common good Rex eligitur non ut sui ipsius curam habeat sese moliter curet sed ut per ipsum ii qui eligerunt bene beateque vivant they are made choyse of that People may live well and happily under them In the Greeke tongue a King is called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 quasi basis populi as the basis foundation of the people Some conceive this name was given from the Basiliske but that is no ground for such an etymology who sustains the weight and bears the load upon his shoulders the burthen and cares of his kingdom but more of this in the third Chapter which treats of the duty and office of Kings It is a name of office not dignity onely and requires much wisdom prudence Seneca lib. de ele 1. c. 17. discretion and sagacity Nullum animal majori est arte tractandum quam homo it is the art of Arts most difficult to learn and a Father gives the reason Quia inter omnes animantes homo maxime Nazianz. in Apolog. moribus varius voluntate diversus amongst all living creatures man is most various in his manners and most diverse in his will most mutable in his opinions most deceitfull in his words of more colours doublings and fouldings then any other worst to be known hardest to be rul'd and above all most unthankfull to him that is set over him and therefore Inter artes omnes vivendi regendi ars amplior superior est of all offices the highest and greatest is regall To rule a great burthen a burden as well as a dignity a noble servitude an honourable slavery whose fetters are of fine gold Commodus Emper. as the Emperour Commodus said but though of gold they are still chains though honourable still servitudes and the rather chains because they tye men under colour of honour and the rather servitudes because they oblige us to serve all under the title of commanding all as they possess a rank of more height and eminency then others Salust ad Ca. Caes de Rep. Ordin so they are obliged to a greater care then others which ought to be an attendant on Power This was wel understood by Antigonus King of Macedonia who checkt his Sons immoderate government An ignoras fili mi regnum nostrum nobilem esse servitudinem art thou ignorant my Son that our kingdom is a noble servitude I speak this without any unmannerliness or thought of the least disesteem to that high and supreme office but to draw from us all due respect and obedience How greatly should we value them and how far we stand obliged to those that undertake the charge and burthen of so weighty an employment as the protection conservation peace and safety of his subjects trouble vexation This many Kings have confest inquietude both of soul and body and therefore the Crown and Scepter have the face of dignity but the body of much care and perplexity this is evident by Moses when God made him his Viceroy instead of giving him thanks for so honourable a charge makes his moan and complaint for laying so heavie a load upon his shoulders num 11.12 Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy servant and wherefore have I not found favour in thy sight that thou layest the burthen of all the people upon me proceeding further saith Have I conceived all this people v. 12. have I begotten them that thou shouldst say unto me Carry them in thy bosome Worth observing as the nursing father beareth the sucking child all God said to Moses was that he should be their Captain their Ruler yet he sticks not to say that he laid the burthen of all the people upon him Regere portare are synonomies with this Motto added thereunto Porta eos Carry them there is not any government that is without its burthen Prior in donis major imperio Upon those words of Jacob to Reuben Judg. 49.3 Thou art my first-born the excellency of dignity and excellency of power Hierome renders Major ad portandum the greatest to bear Potestas accepta non honor Greg. l. 24. Mor. c. 26. sedonus aestimatur Dominion Signiory is not to be esteemed an honour but a trouble a mixture of a little honour and much trouble Ovid. Met. Laetus erat mixtoque oneri gaudebat honore The Latine word which signifies honor doth but differ in one letter from that which signifies a load or burthen Honos onus onos onus for H is but an aspiration I shall conclude this chapter by way of advice That the greatest offices have need of the greatest supports num 11.16 God commanded Moses that he should make choyce of the Elders of Israel to rule his People The greatest offices need the greatest supports Heavie-headed men accompanied with much vertue aproved life soundness of Religion much prudence furnished with qualities sutable to their office are only worthy to give counsell and those which Kings are to make choyce of for their service they are to have many eyes ears and hands as Xenophon wrote in his Institution of Cyrus Agamemnon wisht for ten Nestors many subordinate Counsellors Ministers and assistants by whom to discharge the burden of their places It was a saying of Seleucus one of the kings of Syria Seleucus saying That if men did considerately know how trouble some it were only to write and read so many letters of so weighty affairs if the Crown were thrown at their feet they would not take it up 1 Kings 10. Let a King be never so wise he hath need of helps to advise and counsel Solomon his antient counsel Salomon had his ancient Counsel it was Senatus indeed because it consisted of grave and old men but his Son not so wise provided Counsellors like himself young in years and in discretion which howsoever they were