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A04085	A sermon preached before King Charles, March 27. 1627. Being the anniuersary of his Maiesties inauguration: by Isacc [sic] Bargraue, Doctor in Diuinity, then chaplaine to his Maiestie in attendance: and Deane of Canterbury: by His Maiesties speciall command	Bargrave, Isaac, 1586-1643.	1627 (1627)	STC 1414; ESTC S120694	11,949	24

Oracles of God The King resolues with Dauid I will hearken what the Lord God will say vnto Psal 85. 8 mee To which end how constant is He in his priuate how frequent in His publick Deuotions how reuerend in His gestures how exemplary in His life Yee cannot count that flattery which our iust comfort and which the duty of the Day cals for If Regis ad exemplum be a good rule can the Kingdome find out a better Master to teach the Atheist Religion the glutton temperance the drunkard sobriety the prophaner sanctity the lasciuious chastity the Idolater Purity Insomuch as would the subiects well learne their Kings lesson we could not haue such cause to feare the wrath of God in the prosecution of his iudgements vpon vs since the Obedience and Piety of this our holy Guardian stands like the good Angell like Moses in the gap to diuert Gods plagues from vs. Oh that therefore His example and the consideration of our owne good would mooue vs to expresse our thankfulnesse in our obedience to God first and chiefly Secondly and by a true rule of subordination to Gods Deputy our King To which we are not onely sweetly inuited by his goodnes but vndenyably obliged by the rule of Conscience for Kings are Gods Christs on earth as the Psalmist cals them They are neither from Pope nor people as some would haue it but hold in Capite immediately from God By me Kings raigne If with Israel thou reiectest Samuel Prouerbs 8. 15. 1 Samuel 8. 7. thou reiectest God himselfe I know there is a generation who thinke themselues bound by their holy profession to quit subiects from their obedience to authorise the deposition nay the murther of Kings with Pope Sixtus Quintus to iustify treasons and parricides as rare and memorable Acts. God forbid any such Zimries or Doegs should lurke within the tents of our Israel The Gospell cannot suffer vs to swell to this height of rebellion Yet that wee may not too much ouer-valew our selues giue mee leaue to wish I would there were none among vs who place their conscience too much in their will who are all for faith and the first table nothing for obedience and the second table I would there were none to tell vs that to obey our Prince is to betray our country none who stampe it as a maine brand vpon the Clergy That they preach obedience Well Christians let it be more practised I dare promise that it will be lesse preached Whence we that preach it haue our warrāt I am sure but in what Catechism these men learne their religion I know not From Rome they are ashamed to take it from Consciencious In Esay cap ● Caluin they could not who tells vs that the performance of the second table is the true touch stone of hypocrites Much lesse from Iudicious Luther who profest in a point of Canonicall obedience Mallem obedire quàm miracula facere That he had rather obey then doe miracles And therefore these men who will doe nothing without Text might find Text enough for their obedience not onely in my Text here but in 1. Peter 2. Chapter where they are enioyned to obey for the Lords sake and for conscience sake in the 13. to the Romanes 2. where to disobey is damnation In the whole current of the old Testament where we find that for mans disobedience the pestilence hath deuoured them Fire from heauen hath consumed them The earth hath opened her mouth and swallowed them Filthy dreamers as holy Iude cals them who despise Dominion and speake euill Iude ● 1● ● of Dignities woe vnto them for they haue perished in the gaine-saying of Core Raging waues of the sea foming out their owne shame to whom is reserued the blacknes of darkenes for euer It was the speech of a man renowned for wisedome in our age That if he were commanded to put forth to the sea in a ship that had neither mast nor tackling he would doe it And being asked what wisedome that were replied The wisedome must be in Him that hath power to command not in him that conscience bindes to obey Heare yet a wiser then he My Sonne feare God and Prou. 24. 3. the King and meddle not with them who are giuen to change for their calamity will rise suddainly and who knowes the ruine of them To conclude pretend these men what they will Sine obedientia quisque infidelis esse conuincitur S. Gregory had no faith in their faith who profest against obedience Nemo humanam potestatem contemnit nisi qui prius Diuinam contempsit No man hath learn'd to disobey his King but he had learn'd before to disobey his God Oh let vs all therefore take heed That while we flye from Idolatry we runne not into Rebellion Farre be it from vs to be found with Israel a disobedient and gain-saying people But as God with one hand hath as vpon this Day deriued to vs an Inualewable blessing a true Defender of the Faith and Protector of the Gospel a King resolued to pursue Amalek who hath so often laid in waite for Israel so let vs with another hand offer on the same Day the best of Sacrifices Obedience Obedience to God who hath blest vs with such a King Obedience to our King who is such an example of Obedience to God To conclude Let vs pray for our selues that wee may resist all sinne especially presumptuous sinne especially Rebellion The sinne paralell to Witchcraft and Idolatry And let vs pray for our King that wee long and constantly obeying Him and Hee long and constantly obeying God may liue and prosper in the fauour of God and the loue of his subiects to the confusion of our malicious aduersaries and to the glory of the Gospel This graunt O Thou eternall King of Kings God the Father Sonne and holy Ghost to whom eternall Trinity in Vnity be all Praise Power Glory c. AMEN FINIS