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A01801	The Kings medicine for this present yeere 1604 prescribed by the whole colledge of the spirituall physitions, made after the coppy of the corporall kings medicine, which was vsed in the city the former yeere. Giuen as a new yeers-gift, to the honorable city of London, to be taken in this yeere for the soule, as the other was for the bodie. Herevnto are intermixed, first, the wonders of the former yeer, his triumphs, two funeralls, two coronations, two preachers. Secondlie, Londons and Englands newyeers-gift, to offer vp vnto the Lord for his new-yeers-gift, containing King Dauids sacrificing after the ceasing of the pestilence, necessarie to teach vs the duty of our deliuerance. The whole collected out of the first book of Chr. ch. 21. / Made and vvritten by Iames Godskall, preacher of the vvorde.	Godskall, James.	1604 (1604)	STC 11936; ESTC S118768	100,652	208

medicine To this spirituall prostrating of our soules 2. Humilitie foure argumentes must perswade vs first the counsaile of the spirituall physitions 1. Pet. 5-5 Iames. 4 7-10 2. Chron. 7.14 Secondly experience of the successe of this physicke Thirdlie the consideration of Gods person and of our owne wee are but creatures taken from the dust he the creator whose maiestie the Angels adore the deuills feare the heauens obey We but earth earth by creation earth by continuance earth by resolution thou commest earth saith one thou remainest earth thou returnest earth shall not wee then prostrate our selues before that Lord wee for whose sakes the prince of glorie hath prostrated himselfe vpon his face to cure the plague of our soules Fourthlie the necessitie of it as long as the poyson of pride remayneth thy wounde cannot bee healed As certaine serpents then before they drinke spew out all theyr poyson euen so before we can drink in the spiritual kings medicine wee must spewe out and cast foorth the poyson of pride and ambition Thirdlie DAVID by this prostrating hath shewen his wisedome 3. Wisedome and that in the choice of the medicine for hee chooseth a fitte playster and medicine for his woūd his sore was pride the playster which he chose was humilitie which was a contrary wherby Dauid shewed himself a good physitian practicioner he had exalted himself therefore by a contrary he seeketh to heale his sore for he abaseth and prostrateth himselfe It is a maxime approoued by the bodily physitions Contraria contrarijs curantur Contraries are holpen by theyr contraries this is a common and true principle the physitions doe vse to take naturall remedies from the contrarie If the sicknesse is caused by reason of too much cold and moysture the remedie must bee gathered naturallie from the contrarie heate and drouthe if nature waxe to cold it must bee holpen with heate if it bee too hotte it must be cooled if it bee too moist it must bee dryed if too drie it must bee moystened As this is a maxime in physicke so it holdeth in diuinitie Gal. de temp for the king hath vsed this order Follow herein the king and the order of this medicine bee such a practicioner as Dauid in the curing of thy spirituall sores Cure contraries by contraries If thou art infected with pride cure it with humilitie if with impatience heale it by patience heale distrustfulnesse with faith couetousnesse with liberalitie drunkennesse with sobrietie vncleanenesse with chastitie vnmercifulnesse with mercie If thy nature be too cold in loue helpe it with the heate of loue if too hotte in anger passions and concupiscence coole it with meekenesse If too drie in good workes moysten it with the dewe of the spirite If thy pride securitie wantonnesse and other more haue caused a corporall plague heale it by the contraries The counsayle of Chrysostome is alluding to the policie of the wise men in returning into their countrey another waye Hast thou come saith hee by the waye of adulterie Goe backe by the way of chastitie Camest thou by the waye of couetousnesse Goe backe by the way of mercie But if thou returne the same way thou camest thou art still vnder the kingdome of Herode There are two motiues to mooue vs to followe this wisedome and methode 2. motiues to perswade vs to follow this methode of Dauid First the practise of others and theyr successe This methode of healing followed DAVID The Niniuites had sinned by pride and gluttonie and they fall to sackcloth and fasting Zacheus had beene infected with vnmercifulnesse couetousenesse and extortion and therefore hee seeketh to remooue them by a contrarie namelie liberalitie Luke 19. Secondlie the name of the kinges medicine that is of repentaunce doeth admonish vs thereunto both the Hebrewe and the Greeke name the Hebrewe signifying a returning implyeth that sinne which is a spirituall plague is a going from God a falling from laboure to idlenesse from humilitie to pride from temperaunce to riotte from mercie to oppression from iustice to violence and therefore that repentaunce which is the medicine ought to be a forgoing of these vices and a returning to theyr contrary vertues The Greeke name which implyeth as much as to become wise teacheth the same order of curing foolishnesse by wisedome The third and last thing which manifesteth the sicke mans behauioure The 3. thing wherein is declared the patientes behauioure is the humble cloathing of himselfe in sackcloth 1. Chron. 21-16 with the Elders of Israell This cloathing implieth two things a putting off and a putting on A putting off of the royall garment and kinglie ornamentes and a putting on of a vesture made not for oftentation but for humiliation the indument of the penitente and of the sorrowfull A King forgetteth the wardrobe of the kingdome and goeth to the beggers presse sackcloath is as it were a diademe to his head hee to whome the knee was bowed the head vncouered the bodie prostrated putteth away his crowne his scepter and his Maiestie The Elders winde theyr bodyes in sacke and are as corpses made readie for the buriall and fitter to lie in the grounde then to liue and breathe vpon the face of the earth This is then the habite and liuerie wherein they goe vnto the Lord. This humble cloathing with the outward prostrating are not godlinesse and repentaunce it selfe but gestures and behauioures setting it foorth argumentes and outwarde professions of theyr inward contrition outwarde signes of an inwarde cause from whence they proceede adminicles and helpes to theyr effectuall prayers which they powred foorth Fasting and sackecloath saith IEROME are the armoure of repentaunce shee commeth not to God with a full bellie nor in gorgious attire of siluer gold or needle worke but with the thinnest face and coursest apparell that shee can prouide Followe the king and the Elders in the taking in of this kings medicine of repentaunce The vse both Princes and Subiectes Princes in regard of princes in a publike calamitie esteeme the Robes of your Maiestie for a time as burdens to your backes with DAVID as vnseemelie to bee worne as euer the botche or scabbe was to the Aegyptians Let your counterfeyted ornaments bee ashamed at his presence who is cloathed with glorie and honoure Psal 104.1 Arise prostrate your selues doe obeysance to the Lord of Lordes whose throne is the heauens and all the thrones of the earth but his footestooles Subiectes this belongeth principallie to you Of subiectes If wee will take in this present yeer the Kings medicine for the soule there are robes and indumentes which we must put off others which we must put on The Christians putting off and putting on fitte for this new yeere The robes which we must put off are diuerse first the old man cast off saith the Ap. Eph. 4.23 the old man which is corrupt through the deceiueable lustes The second indument is lying Merchāts put away