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A85584	Great Britans [sic] vote: or, God save King Charles. A treatise seasonably published this 27th. day of March, the happy inauguration of his sacred (though now despised and imprisoned) Maiesty. Wherein is proved by many plaine texts of Scripture, that the resisting, imprisoning, or deposing our King, under what specious pretences soever couched, is not onely unlawfull but damnable.		1648 (1648)	Wing G1670; Thomason E431_26; ESTC R202345	36,900	55

their life their King being safe they are all at unity So long as their King is well they follow their worke but being lost they leave and loath their Honey-combes and when their King waxes old and cannot flye they carry him on their wings and if he dye they dye with him as some write f Hieron ep●st ad Rusticam Behold how nature hath stamped obedience by instinct to Bees to be subject to a superiour in their kinde g Pet. Chry. in Policrat lib. 7. how much more should Nature Reason and Grace stampe obedience in the heart of Christians knowing that without a Kingly Government Kingdomes are thraldomes h Aug de civit dei lib. 4 c. 4. Take away Iustice and what are Kingdomes but Dens of Theeves Take away obedience to Government and that were to make earth and hell all one but onely in name There is not wanting divine Precepts or divine Patterns to allure loyall obedience take two in stead of many the first and best of all our Saviour Christ i Matth. 3.17 in whom God is well pleased and the second David k 1 Sam. 13.14 a man after Gods owne heart Our Lord and Saviour Iesus Christ yet God and man in the dayes of his flesh disdained not to obey such as were in authority l Matth. 22.21 commanding to give unto Caesar that which is Caesars and paying m Matth. 17.27 tribute to Caesar for himselfe and and Peter by the hands of Peter though Peters supposed Successors and they that pretend to Peters inspiration will pay none And though our Saviour Christ received manifold injuries and indignities from unjust and faithless Governours yet he never moved rebellion or resistance but digested all with patience and obedience knowing that the powers that be are ordained of God telling Pilate that unjust Iudge that his power was given him from above for the rule is given of the Lord and the power of the most high And by mee Kings raigne saith hee that had the wisdome of God given unto him Prov. 8 15. And saith another Pis●●t anal in M●● 22 2● God is to be obeyed for himself being cheif Lord the Magistrate is to bee obeyed for God as being Gods Minister or deputy So that the pattern of Christs obedience to temporall powers must bee the platforme of instruction in the duty of obedience 2. Davids obedience to King Saul is very commendable and remarkable Saul was a a A Tyrant by abuse of power not by usurpation Tyrant and sought without cause or colour to kill David yet David often hazarded his life and limbs against Sauls enemies the Philistins evermore testifying his prompt obedience and service to his Soveraign and when this K. Saul like that other b Acts 9.1 Saul breathing out threatnings and slaughter against David followed him to the wildernesse of Engedi where David used pia fallacia hid himselfe in a c 1 Sam. 24.4 Cave and had opportunity to cut off Sauls head as well as the lappe d 5 of his garment or if he were timerous to dip his hand in blood as once Gregory e Greg. lib 7. epist. 1. willed Sabinian to tell the Empe●or exciting him against the Lombards I feare God and am afraid to have any hand in blood if David I say had such a qualm of fear come over his heart lo the f 1 Sam. 24 8. hands of his servants ready to have done it and scarce could be kept from it only David doth terrifie them from doing it g 7 The Lord keep me from doing that thing unto my Master the Lords Anointed Dum timuit ol●um servavit inimicum as excellently h Lib 2. advers parmenianum Optatus in fearing the anointing he preserved his enemy In a word David might have killed Saul sleeping or if he would not himselfe do it i 8 Abishai offered his service I pray thee let me smite him once with a spear to the earth and I will smite him no more but still see how obedience holds his hands and moves his tongue Destroy * 9 him not f●r who can lay his hand on the Lords anointed and be guiltlesse And afterward Saul being slaine and a certaine Amalekite hoping to have bin a happy Post in telling k 2 Sam. 1.4 David Saul is dead and shewing David that hee hasted l 10 Sauls death though m 1 Sam. 31.4 Saul himselfe had acted the Prologue of his own death this made the Epilogue of his life and brought the Crown in his hand a tempting baite to get praise or pardon yet all in vain how wast thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy the anointed of the Lord s●i●h n 2 Sam. 1 14 15. David and commands his servant to give him legem talionis to kill this King-killer though by consent and intreaty Sic pereant qui moliri talia pergunt Good God thou King of Kings so let them perish Who ' gainst thy Charles such bloody deeds do cherish And now what doe all these particulars summed up together inferre but this Ecce o Iohn 1.47 Behold a true Israelite in whom is no guile behold a good subject indeed in whom is no treason behold a man after Gods owne heart who from his soule hateth and abhorreth the very name and thought of Rebellion his heart p 1 Sam. 24 6. smiting of him but for cutting of the lap of Saules garment after whose heart then those men are who now a dayes cut off from a David all Regall ornaments devest him of all ensignes of Royall Majesty and cloath him with nothing but the foule garments of reproach and slander I leave to all the world to judge How unlike are the wayes of this sonne of God to those who would bee thought the sonnes of God in these dayes Popish Iesuits of the Sea of Rome and oh wonder those Lord and Commons who call themselves the Parliament of England David labours to speake his mind to Saul these labour to hinder David to speake his mind to them David manifested himself upon all occasions obedient and loyall to his Soveraigne though wicked that so evinced thereby hee might become good these upon all opportunities declare their disobedience and disloyalty to their Soveraigne though good and to colour their Rebellions would fame make the people beleeve that he is wicked and should be if they could make him so either by flattery or force David desired nothing more than to come to a q 1 S●● 24 9. 26.14 Personall Treaty that so the truth might appear and the innocent be acquitted These abhor the thought of a Personall Treaty and Vote it treason for any man to speak from or to him least their ambitious villanies should be detected and our poore oppressed Kings wronged innocence manifested and honour vindicated Lastly David in all his consultations and actions did endeavour to evidence himselfe faithfull

who are full of such fraud believe them as the People of Rome beleeved Carbon make a Covenant never to believe them hereafter They are like to Polypus have various shapes changing themselves into Angels of Light but malus ubi se bonum simulat tunc est pessimus a bad man when he counterfetteth to be good is worst August in Psal 63. Simulata sanctitas duplex est iniquitas counterfeit holinesse being a two-fold wickednesse of which whether they who call themselves a Parliament bee not guilty I leave it to all who have eyes in their heads to judge But be they what they will Let every good Christian and Loyall Subject according to his place performe faithfull hearty and trusty Service to our dread Sveraigne and though the wicked labour to darken with a Cloud of slander our faire and faithfull Service yet at last that Eclipse of envy will vanish of it selfe and our own innocency and fidelity will animate us like that Roman Marius who being accused by the Senate of Treason in a passion teares his Garments and in sight of them all shews them his wounds received in the service and defence of the Emperor and his Countrey saying Quid opus est verbis ubi vulnera clamant What need of words our wounds declare our bloud was shed for his well-fare Faithfull service is laudable before men and acceptable before God it may bee by the wicked sometimes blamed but it cannot be shamed though it be not alwayes rewarded on earth it shall be sure to finde rewards in Heaven yea vertue is a reward to it selfe bonorum laborum gloriosus fructus the service of the * Ecclus 35.7 righteous is accepted and the remembrance thereof shall never be forgotten CHAP. VIII THe fifth duty of Subjects to be duely and truely payed and performed to their sacred and dread Soveraigns is Tribute which is as Vlpian saith Nervus reip The strong sinew of the Common-wealth without which King nor Kingdome cannot stand And therefore our Saviour first by a Christ paid Tribute to Tyberius Caesar Matth. 17.27 president paid Tribute yea rather than it should be unpaid he wrought a miracle and also by precept resolving the Disciples of the Pharisees demanding whether it was lawfull to give Tribute unto Caesar or no told them peremptorily b Mat. 22 21. that they must give unto Caesar that which was Caesars Piscator saith upon that place Tribute Honour and Obedience is to bee given to the Magistrate in all things not repugnant to the word of GOD for this cause saith c Rom. 13 4 6. Saint Paul ye pay Tribute because the King is the Minister of God d Theoph. in Lucam c. 20. The money which thou hast thou hast from him and therefore not give but pay not a gift but a debt which all subjects owe to him Beucer saith We doe not give but pay that which of duty wee owe Tributes Subsidies Taxes c. are not gifts but debts which of necessity they must and ought to pay e Verbo redden de significat dibitum quod inexcusabile subditis im●●situm est Theo●●i in 13 Rom. v. 7. Hiperius saith This doe the Scriptures allow of writing there of the payment of Tributes this doe the Civill Lawes with the common consent of all Nations accept and approve The same f Hip. in Rom 13 Hiperius saith the law and right of paying Tribute among all Nations hath ever been accustomed And therefore g In Rom. 13 6. Calvin writes wel that Tributes and Taxes are the lawfull revenewes of Princes h Calv. in instit lib. 4 c. 20. This duty of paying Tribute Subsides Taxes c. by the subjects to the Soveraigne is by the law of God and lawes of men and common customes of most nations commanded and approved and that for four principall causes First to mainetaine that royall estate which God hath given to Kings the glorious patterns of Kings magnificence may be fully seen in royall Solomon Look but upon his Throne 2 Chr. 9.17 and you may judge of all the rest of his royalty 2dly to defend the Common-wealth both from forraign invasions and home-bred rebellions which requires a great Treasury A great Bird had need of a great neast That high Head which cares for all the politicke body and night and day studyes to preserve their welfare must participate of their wealth without which the publike peace and security cannot be effected for it is Status insolidus qui caret solidis Thirdly to contestate and acknowledge their homage and subjection to their Soveraigne for say the Canonists i Extra de exact● cens c. 1. quaest 8. can Tributum To pay Tribute is to bee subject to the Emperour and a signe of servitude confessing all duty and loyalty to be due to their Soveraigne who hath power to command them their * Nehem. 9.37 goods * Nehem. 9.37 lands and lives for the service of the Kings and countries preservation Looke upon the Israelites when King Saul was dead comming to elect and anoynt David in Hebron to be King over Israel * 1 C●ro 11.1 Behold we are thy bones and thy flesh meaning as take it that their lives and all were at his service and commandement for Tribute is not only of money but sudor sanguis populi The sweat and blood of the people if such need require to defend their King and Countrey is a Tribute due from them willing and ready to adventure their lives and l●mbs to give repulse and resistance to forraigne or domesticall violence Fourthly to testifie their gratefull affections to their gracious Pri●ces in thankefullnesse for the great benefits by their prudent provident and politicke Government reaped and received So David in lamenting Sauls death remembers the benefits his subjects received by him in his life time k 2 Sam. 1.14 Yee daughters of Israel weepe for Saul which cloathed you in scarlet with pleasures and hanged ornaments of gold upon your apparel So l Lament 4.20 Jeremiah o● the good King Iosiah lamenting his death The breath of our nostrels the Anoynted of the Lord was taken in their nets of whom we said under his shadow wee shall be preserved among the Heathen A good King brings many blessings and benefits unto his people and therefore when such as are in authority be righteous the people rejoyce saith m Prov. 29.2 Solomon n 4. A King by judgement maintaines the country By a man of understanding and knowledge a Realme endureth long saith the same o Prov. 28.2 Solomon yea as wise Plato wel said Beatas fore resp cum ant Philosophentur reges aut regnent Philosophi When as Kings were Philosophers or Philosophers Kings then such Common-wealths should be happy And indeed all earthly happinesse which is derived to the members proceeds from the Head next under God the primary Author of all good things by whose direction discretion