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A54505	A religious scrutiny concerning unequall marriage to be represented to the Generall Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland : together with a postscript to the Commissioners of the Kirk : whereunto is subjoyned an appendix humbly tendred to the Parliament of England in reference to the late transactions of state, and now lastly is added a faithfull and conscientious account for subscribing the engagement / by Thomas Paget ...	Paget, Thomas, d. 1660.	1650 (1650)	Wing P169B; ESTC R31749	30,942	56

Not to reject or despise any childe of God because of weaknesses whether the infirmities be error of judgment frowardness pride unthankfulness slips in conversation c. Where he directeth likewise unto the duties that are owing to them and that there ought not to be a judging for difference in judgment in Church Controversies nor an estranging in affection nor a neglecting means of reclaiming c. and there prescribing also requisite remedies in this case Vid. ibid. O therefore that such stirring useful inferences from heavenly doctrine by an Interpreter one of a thousand might cause our hearts to burn within us and sway us to vow unto the mighty God of Jacob not to enter into the Tabernacle of our house nor go up unto our beds nor give sleep unto our eyes nor slumber to our eye-lids until such time as some blessed expedient may be found and observed for establishing truth and peace amongst Brethren Now the Lord of peace himself give England and Scotland peace always by all means Grace be with you all Amen Matth. 5. 9. Blessed are the peace-makers for they shall be called the children of God AN APPENDIX Humbly offered and submitted to the most faithful prudent and godly-zealous Patriots of the Honorable House of COMMONS And of the English Nation Tending to vindicate Some late actings and proceedings of the High Court of PARLIAMENT and their puissant Army for the promoting of blessed Iustice and lawful Liberty As also the alteration of set days of Humiliation and appointing of occasional In certain short exemplary Observations and present parallel applicatory Inferences grounded on some select Texts of Scripture 1 Sam. 14. 36 38 39 40 43 44 45 46 47 48. 1 Sam. 15. 2 3 7 8 9 13 14 15 20 21 24 32 33. 2 Sam. 12. 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 13 14. Zech. 7. 3 5. and 8. 19. Rom. 25. 4. For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning that we through patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope Psal. 119. 133. Order my steps in thy word and let not any iniquity have dominion over me 1 Sam. 14. 36 38 39 40 43 44 45 46 47 48. Observation I. 1. Paralel inference KIng Saul had a due Soveraign Power and Supream Authority over the Israelites yea over the chief of them that were of the Army or Souldiery and accordingly did exercise the same even as cause and occasion required see Vers. 36 38. THe Parliament of England hath a due Soveraign Power and Supream Authority over the Nation yea over the chief Officers of their army and accordingly doth exercise the same in giving the Army their Commission and Direction c. This is taken for granted as being many ways sufficiently cleered see Master Prynnes Soverain Power of Parliaments II. The people of Israel yea the chief of the Souldiery acknowledged King Sauls due soveveraignty over them and loyally submitted thereunto as indeed it became them so to do see Vers. 36 40. They said once and again unto Saul Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee 2. The People of the English Nation yea even the chief of the Army and Counsel of War do acknowledg the due Soveraignty of the Parliament and also do submit thereunto as doth become them and as indeed they ought to do Thus much may appear to any ingenuous lookers on both by the Armies Declarations and also by their answerable conformity in the variety of incident occasions III. It is to be understood that the dueness of Sauls Soveraign power and the dueness of the submission of the people and 3. The due Soveraign power of the Parliament and the due submission of the people or chief of the Army have their Consistency in the Rules and Directions contained chief of the Army was onely In the Lord and according to the Oath of God and his direction In giving to Caesar the things that are Caesars and to God the things that are Gods see V. 45. Eccles. 8. 2. Matth. 22. 21. in the sacred Scriptures under this limitation According to the Oath of God and In the Lord. Note Lex inferioris non praejudicat nec derogat legi superioris that is The Law of the inferior is not prejudicial to neither diminisheth any thing from the Law of the Superior Note Reforming and Reformed Christians do not they dare not pretend or claim otherwise Sith they have learned to search the Scriptures and to prove all things and to observe and hold fast onely that which is good see John 5. 39. 1 Thes. 5. 21. Sauls guard did justly refuse to obey his unlawful command see 1 Sam. 22. 17. IV. King Saul transgressed very hainously and odiously in his devoting and sentencing his son Jonathan most unwarrantably and unjustly to capital punishment even to be put to death Sith such sentence tended not onely to the extream damage and prejudice of his son Jonathan and subjects but also the main violation of Gods Law see Vers. 39. 43 44 45. 4. The majority of the Soveraign Parliament in those their Votes asserting the Kings last Concessions to be a ground and foundation of a good safe peace swerved both highly and hainously Sith such his Concessions if rested in were evidently dangerous and destructive as being contrary to the Scripture and to the Solemn Covenant yea and thus deemed not onely by the Scots as hath been formerly declared but also by a great part of prudent and pious Members of the Parliament and the generality of the truly Religious in the whole Nation V. The people or chief 5. Some of the people of chief of Sauls Army having means and opportunity thereunto other meet means being at that time and on that occasion wanting did worthily hinder and restrain Saul on very just grounds though not altogether regularly from such procedure against Jonathan in his resolved way of acting unwarrantably what ever might have been alledged by him against the people speciously or pretended in case of Soveraign Perogative or Priviledg see Vers 45. This course held by Azariah the Priest and eighty Priests being valiant men in their forceable withstanding of King Uzziah in a case of emergent exigency was approved see 2 Chron. 26. 16 17 18. of the Parliament Army having probable power and opportunity thereunto other punctual regular means being then wanting on that occasion did prudently and worthily hinder and restrain some Parliament Members from entring into the House in that juncture when destructive overtures in agitation were in extream danger of too great concurrence thereunto by the plurality of Votes had not such seasonable anticipation given a stop Doth not extream necessity disregard and pass by lesser Priviledges and subservient Rules which otherwise might deservedly claim a sacred inviolableness Let the instance in the Text Ver. 45. be well weighed besides what is cleered by Christ himself Matth. 12. 3 4 5 c. Like as the Souldiers did well to cut off the Ropes of the Boat and let

her fall off when the Ship men who were the supream Governors of the Ship were about to flee out of the Ship to the utter endangering of the lives of all the Passengers as the Apostle Paul did confidently advertise see Acts ●7 30 31 32. So it may seem the chief of the Parliament Souldiers did well to hinder and restrain at present from entring into the House some of the Members who had they been in the House were of equal Authority Note Events do usually make very cleer and sure discoveries and manifestations of the prudential and faithful manage of important expedient undertakings which in their present enterprisings have seemed very dark to some As it may easily be   discerned by diligent observers of Heroical Actions and of the generally received principle Salus populi suprema Lex in Voting with the rest whereas if they had not been so restrained or secluded it was with most likely probability apprehended that the majority might have swayed by Votes to the extream prejudice both of the Civil State and Church Affairs VI. K. Saul having been justly hindered and restrained in his unworthy and pernicious designe against Jonathan even by the chief of the Souldiers He doth notwithstanding afterwards apply himself to act as became him according to his office in the behalf of the Kingdom and against the enemies of the peace of it see vers 47 48. And such his approved course tended very much to the vexing of the common enemies and the delivery of Israel out of the hands of spoilers see vers 47 48. 6. May it not be inferred hence That such Members of the Parliament as were restrained in that nick of time from the opportunity of acting unworthily then onely ought notwithstanding to have applyed themselves to have returned seasonably and gone on as formerly in the discharge of Parliamentary Authoritative power and weighty employment committed unto them by the Countries and Corporations for which they were the Representatives Verily had they so approved themselves or shall any yet do so in a due way it might much have conduced to the publike good to the peace of their own consciences and obtaining the Spirit of Glory to rest upon them 1 Sam. 15. 2 3 7 8 9 13 14 15 20 21 24 32 33. Observation I. 1. Parallel inference SAul in his reign over Israel the Israelites having earnestly desired a Kingly Government see 1 Sam. 8. 19. And having approved Sauls designment unto it see 1 Sam. 10 ●4 He in process of time had a special Commission and imployment put upon him even to execute Iustice on certain enemies whose Ancestors had raised an unjust and unnatural war against the Israelites about four hundred yeers before see Vers. 2 3. compared with Exod. 17. 8. THe English Parliament long long desired and longed for and now by the good hand of God providentially over-ruling and it happily continuing to sit unto this day did in due time effectually and seasonably engage it self unto a faithful endevor as the cause of God and his people required to restore the Nation to their Just Liberties and to reform Religion which had been withheld and depraved by Tyranny and Antichristian Hierarchy as is to be seen in the English Histories of Civil and Ecclesiastical Occurrences yea and bring notorious Delinquents to Justice as the Parliament Remonstrances do testifie And blessed be the God of England who with such unspeakable merciful goodness hath visited the languishing Nation II. Saul and the people did in good part very vigorously pursue their Commission in engaging and fighting those Amalekitish enemies who had been such grand Delinquents against the Israelites 2. The majority of the English Parliament for some time after their first convening did act strenuously unto the reforming of sundry grieoppressions both in Common-wealth and Church Affairs engaging themselves many ways therunto yet nevertheless afterwards But yet notwithstanding they failed greatly in their not executing impartially according to the commission and trust assigned unto them in that they spared King Agag and the best things see Vers. 7 8 9. they fail'd greatly in unvoting their votings against future addresses when clear and evident discoveries were of unsufferable desperate tyranny yea and at last in voting unworthy Concessions to be a just Foundation of safe Peace which were indeed most dangerous and destructive tending to spare the capital Delinquents and such seeming best things of a flourishing vain condition as in greatest likelihood would in short time have involved into the former deep gulf of misery and ruine and worse then before III. Saul notwithstanding such his rebellious miscarriage against God yet he professeth and protesteth the contrary either justifying or denying or disguising or exousing or extenuating his sinister prevarication howbeit he was again and again effectually convinced thereof by the Prophet Samuel see Vers. 13 14 15 20 21 24. 3. It is very much to be lamented and deplored that many of the Parliament Members after their votings for the Concessions as a Foundation of good Peace and after the remarkable Occurrences which have ensued thereupon even hitherto they do yet notwithstanding justifie disguise excuse or extenuate such their votings whatever conviction is or hath been since that time yea and do hitherto seem to be well pleased in their pretended whole seclusion which was onely pro tempore IV. When Saul the supream Magistrate had bewrayed a very great degree of unfaithfulness in his sparing King Agag from death yet the uprightness justice and 4. When the Majority of the Parliament failed in great degree as hath been hinted already then the faithfulness justice and zeal of the lesser number remaining and sitting in Parliament who yet were a full number of constituting zeal of Samuel the Prophet and Iudg though of inferior Authority then Saul is singularly approved in his bringing King Agag to justice see Vers. 32 33. Members of an undeniable Parliamentary power is highly praise-worthy in their appointing an high Court of Justice for the due bringing of capital Delinquents to just Tryal and Sentence for the executing of condign punishment upon them V. Notwithstanding that Agag was a King yet his Kingship did not priviledg him to be above Law neither did his prerogative exempt him from legal proceeding against him see Vers. 32 33. Joshua Gideon and Jehu were approved in their due executing of Delinquent Kings see Rogers 53. Serm. on Judges 5. It is a weak and unwarrantable plea for Kings if their Might do not overcome Right that their Kingship taketh them off from being subject to Law Note There is one onely absolute and independent Lawgiver who is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords see Isai. 33. 22. Jam. 4. 12. 1 Tim. 6. 15. Note All grant that subjects may have the benefit of the Law against the King in case of Goods and Lands by vertue of the legality of the eighth Commandment of the Decalogue And tryals in such case have been very usual in