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The true peace-maker laid forth in a sermon before his Maiesty at Theobalds. September 19, 1624. By Ios. Hall deane of Worcester.
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Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656.
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ciuill effect of Peace What is Righteousnesse but the sincere vprightnes of the heart to God in all our waies He is perfect with God that would be so What need I tell you that this is the way to true inward peace Nil conscire A cleare heart will be a quiet one There is no feast to a good conscience this is meat musicke welcome It seemes harder that true spirituall honesty should procure euen outward peace Heare wise Salomon By the blessing of the vpright the city is exalted Prou. 11. 11. When a mans waies please the Lord hee maketh euen his enemies to bee at peace with him Prou. 16. 7. Righteousnesse exalteth a nation but sin is a reproach to any people Prou. 14. 34. It followes then as a iust corollary That the honestest and conscionablest man is the best subiect He may perhaps be plaine perhaps poore perhaps weake but the state is more beholden to his integrity than to the ablest purse than to the strongest arme Whereas the gracelesse and vicious person let him be neuer so plausible a talker neuer so carefull an Officer neuer so valiant a Leader neuer so officious a courtier neuer so deepe in subsidies neuer so forward in actions is no other than an enemy to the state which hee professes to adore Let no Philosopher tell me of malus vir bonus ciuis I say from better authoritie that a lewd man can no more be a good subiect than an ill subiect can bee a good man Heare this then wheresoeuer ye are ye secret oppressors ye profane scoffers yee foule-mouth'd swearers yee close adulterers ye kind drūkards and who euer come within this blacke list of wickednesse how can ye be loyall whiles you lodge traytors in your bosomes Protest what ye will your sins breake the peace and conspire against the sacred Crowne and dignitie of your Soueraigne What care wee that you draw your sword and vow your bloud and drinke your healths to your Gouernours when in the meane while you prouoke God to anger and set quarrels betwixt your Country and Heauen That I may winde vp this clew It were folly to commend to you the worth of peace we know that the excellency of Princes is expressed by serenity what good hath the earth which God doth not couch vnder the name of Peace Blessed be God and his Anointed we haue long and comfortably tasted the sweetnesse of this blessing the Lilies and Lions of our Salomon haue beene iustly worded with Beati pacifici Would we haue this happinesse perpetuated to vs to posterity Oh let Prince and people meet in the ambition to be Gens iusta a righteous nation righteous euery way First let God haue his owne His owne daies his owne seruices his feare his loue his all Let Religion leade all our proiects not follow them let our liues be led in a conscionable obedience to all the lawes of our maker Far bee all blasphemies curses and obscenities from our tongues all outrages and violences from our hands all presumptuous and rebellious thoughts from our hearts Let our hearts hands tongues liues bodies and soules be sincerely deuoted to him Then for men let vs giue Caesar his owne Tribute feare subiection loyalty and if hee need our liues Let the nobility haue honour obcisance obseruation Let the Clergy haue their dues and our reuerence Let the commons haue truth loue fidelity in all their transactions Let there be trutinae iustae pondera iusta Let there be no grinding of faces no trampling on the poore Amos 5. 11. no swallowing of widdowes houses no force no fraud no periury no perfidiousnesse Finally for our selues let euery man possesse his vessell in holinesse and honour framing himselfe to all Christian and heauenly temper in all wisdome sobriety chastity meeknesse constancy moderation patience and sweet contentation so shall the worke of our righteousnesse bee peace of heart peace of state priuate and publike peace Peace with our selues peace with the world peace with God temporall peace here eternall peace and glory aboue vnto the fruition whereof he who hath ordained vs mercifully bring vs for the sake of him who is the Prince of Peace Iesus Christ the righteous FINIS God the auenger The sonnes of wrath Morall righteousnesse Mat. 11. 28. Micah 6. Rom. 8. 33. Psal 106. 3. Lord of the world Ouer Emperours and Kings Whence but from vs In decrees of faith or precepts of manners He absolues from the oath of Allegeance The like discourse to this ye shall finde in Conrad Schlusselburgius in his preface to his 13th. booke Catal Haeret. Not to bee guilty of ill An ill man a good subiect Leu. 19. 36. Iust balances iust weights