THE FORM AND ORDER OF THE CORONATION OF CHARLES THE SECOND King of Scotland England France and Ireland As it was acted and done at SCOONE The first day of Ianuarie 1651. 1. CHRON 29. 23. Then Solomon sate on the Throne of the Lord as King in stead of David his father and prospered and all Israel obeyed him PROV. 20. 8. A King that sitteth in the Throne of Judgement scattereth away all evill with his eyes PROV. 25. 5. Take away the wicked from before the King and his Throne shall bee established in Righteousneâ—â—… ABERDENE Imprinted by James Brown 1651. Hollars Habits or the Nobility in their Creation Robes The Original Plates Engrav'd by W. Hollar 1664. The Creation Robe of the Prince of Wales Printed for John Beâ—lâ—â—… at 〈◊〉 in Cernhill CAROLUS Secundus Dei Gratia Anglioe Scotioe Francioe et Hibernioe Rex Fidei Defensor etc. Aspice â—uem Reducem Pictas Patientia Pâ—â—sum DAVIDI CAROLUM fecit 〈◊〉 parem Regius en etiam Psaltes cui Musica Temple Et Châ—rus Câ—â—tus sic placuere Secri Hujus ut auspiâ—iâ—s merito jungantur in â—â—um Hymnus Iessiadae Maeonidaeq Meles A Herâ—â—â—â—â—… CORONATION OF CHARLES THE SECOND King of Scotland England France and Ireland Done at SCOONE The first day of Ianuarie 1651. FIrst the Kings Majestie in a Princes Robe was conducted from his Bed-chamber by the Constable on his right hand and the Marishall on his left hand to the Chamber of Presence and there was placed in a Chaire under a cloath of State by the Lord of Angus Chamberlaine appointed by the King for that day and there after a little repose the Noble-men with the Commissioners of Barons and Burroughes entered the Hall and presented themselves before his Majestie There-after the Lord Chancellour spoke to the King to this purpose Sir Your good Subjects desyre You may bee crowned as the righteous and lawfull Heire of the Crowne of this Kingdome that You would maintain Religion as it is presently professed and established conforme to the Nationall Covenant League Covenant and according to Your Declaration at Dumfermling in August last Also that You would bee Graciouslie pleased to receave them vnder Your Highnesse Protection to governe them by the lawes of the Kingdome and to defend them in their Rights Liberties by Your Royall Power offering themselves in most humble manner to Your Majestie with their Vowes to bestow Land Lyfe and what else is in their power for the maintenance of Religion for the safetie of Your Majesties Sacred Person and maintenance of Your Crowne which they intreate Your Majestie to accept and pray ALMIGHTIE GOD that for many years You may happilie enjoy the same The King made this answer I doe esteeme the affections of my good People more then the Crownes of manie Kingdomes and shall bee readies by GODS Assistance to bestow my Lyfe in their Defence Wishing to live no longer then I may see Religion and this Kingdome flowrish in all happinesse There-after the Commissioners of Burroughes and of Barones and the Noble-men accompanied his Majestie to the Kirk of Scoone in order rank according to their qualitie two and two The Spurres being carried by the Earle of Eglinton Next The Sword by the Earle of Rothes Then the Scepter by the Earle of Craufurd and Lindesay And the Crown by the Marques of Argyle immediately before the King Then came the King with the great Constable on his right haÌ„d and the great Marishall on his left hand his train being carried by the Lord Ereskine The Lord Montgomery The Lord Newbottle and the Lord Machlene four Earles eldest sonnes under a Canopie of Crimson Velvet supported by six Earls sonnes to wit The Lord Drummond The Lord Carnegie The Lord Ramsay The Lord Iohnston The Lord Brechin The Lord Yester and the six carriers supported by six Noble-mens sonnes Thus the Kings Majestie entereth the Kirk The Kirk being fitted and prepared with a Table Whereupon the Honours were layed and a Chaire set in a fitting place for his Majesties hearing of Sermon over against the Minister another Chaire on the other syde where hee sat when hee receaved the Crown before which there was a Bench decently covered as also Seats about for Noble-men Barons and Burgesses And there being also a Stage in a fit place erected of 24 foot square about four foot high from the ground covered with Carpets with two stairs one from the West and another to the East upon which great Stage there was another little Stage erected some two foot high ascending by two steps on which the Throne or Chaire of State was set The Kirk thus fittingly prepared The Kings Majesty entereth the same accompanied as aforesayd and first setteth himselfe in his Chaire for hearing of Sermon All being quyetlie composed unto attention Master ROBERT DOWGLAS Moderator of the Commission of the Generall Assemblie after incalling upon GOD by Prayer preached the following SERMON SERMON Preached at Scoone Jan. first 1651. At the CORONATION of CHARLES the SECOND King of Scotland England France and Ireland By Master ROBERT DOWGLAS Minister of Edinburgh Moderator of the Commission of the Generall Assemblie 2. KING 11. vers. 12. 17. And hee brought foorth the Kinges sonne and put the Crowne vpon him and gave him the Testimonie and they made him King anointed him they clapt their hands said God save the King And Jehojada made a Covenant betweene the Lord and the King and the people that they should bee the Lordes people betweene the King also and the people IN this TEXT of SCRIPTURE you have the solemne enthroning of Ioash a young King and that in a very troublesome tyme for Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah had cruelly murthered the Royall seed and usurped the Kingdome by the space of sixe yeares Only this young Prince was preserved by Jâ—hâ—sheba the sister of Ahaziah and wyfe to Jehojada the high Priest being hid with her in the house of the LORD all that tyme Good Interpreters doe conjecture though Joash bee called the sonne of Ahaziah that hee was not his sonne by nature but by succession to the Crowne They say that the race of Solomon ceassed here and the Kingdome came to the posteritie of Nathan the sonne of David Because 2. Chron. 22. 9. It is sayd The house of Ahaziah had no power to keep the Kingdome which they conceave to bee for the want of children in that house And because of the absurditie and unnaturallnesse of the fact That Athaliah the Grand-mother should have cut off her sonnes children I shall not stand upon the matter Onlie I may say if they were Ahaziah his own children it was a most unnaturall and cruell fact for Athaliah to cut off her owne posteritie For the usurpation there might have been two motives 1. It seemeth that when Ahaziah went to battell Athaliah was left to governe the Kingdome and her sonne Ahaziah being slaine before his returne shee thought the
pleaseth without controlement There is no man able alone to governe all The kingdome should not lay that upon one man who may easilie miscarrie The Estates of the Land are bound in this Contract to beare a burthen with him These men who have flattered kinges to take unto themselves an absolute power to doe what they please have wronged kinges and kingdomes It had been good that kinges of late had carried themselves so as this question of kings power might never have come in debate For they have been great loosers thereby Kings are verie desyrous to have thinges spoken and written to holde up their Arbitrarie and unlimited power but that way doeth exceedinglie wrong them There is one a learned man I confesse who hath written a booke for the mayntenance of the absolute power of kinges called DEFENSIO REGIA whereby hee hath wronged himselfe in his reputation and the king in his government As for the fact in taking away the lyfe of the late King what ever was GODS justice in it I doe agree with him to condemne it as a most injust and horrid fact upon their part who did it But when hee commeth to speake of the power of kinges in giving unto them an absolute and illimited power urging the damnable Maxime QUOD LIBET LICET hee will have a king to doe what he pleaseth impunè and without controlement In this I can not but dislent from him In regard of Subordination some say That a king is comptable to none but GOD Doe what hee will let GOD take order with it this leadeth kinges to Atheisme let them doe what they please and take GOD in their owne hand In regard of Lawes they teach nothing to kinges but Tyrannie And in regard of governement they teach a king to take an Arbitrarie power to himselfe to doe what hee pleaseth without controlement How dangerous this hath been to kinges is cleare by sad experience Abuse of Power and Arbitrarie Governement hath been one of GODS Great Controversies with our Kinges Praedecessoures GOD in His justice because Power hath been abused hath throwne it out of their handes And I may confidentlie say That GODS Controversie with the kinges of the earth is for their Arbitrarie and Tyrannicall Governement It is good for our King to learne to bee wyse in tyme and know that hee receaveth this day a power to governe but a power limited by contract and these conditions hee is bound by Oath to stand to Kinges are deceaved who thinke that the people are ordayned for the king and not the king for the people The SCRIPTURE showeth the contrarie ROM. 13. 4. The King is the MINISTER OF GOD FOR THE PEOPLES good GOD will not have a king in an arbitrarie way to encroach upon the possessions of Subjects EZEH 45. 7. 8. A portion is appoynted for the Prince And it is sayd My Princes shall no more oppresse my people and the rest of the Land shall hee give vnto the house of Israell according to their Tribes The king hath his distinct Possessiions and Revenewes from the people hee must not oppresse and doe what hee pleaseth there must bee no Tyrannie upon the Throne I desyre not to speake much of this subject Men have been verie tender in medling with the power of kinges yet seeing these dayes have brought forth debates concerning the power of kinges it will bee necessarie to bee cleare in the matter Extremities would bee shunned A King should keepe within the boundes of the Covenant made with the people in the exercyse of his power And Subjectes would keepe within the bounds of this Covenant in regulating that power Concerning the last I shall propound these three to your consideration 1. A King abusing his power to the over-throw of Religion Lawes and Liberties which are the verie Fundamentalls of this Contract and Covenant may bee controled and opposed And if hee set himselfe to over-throw all these by Armes then they who have power as the Estates of a Land may and ought to resist by Armes Because hee doeth by that opposition breake the verie bondes and over-throweth all the essentialls of this Contract and Covenant This may serve to justifie the proceedinges of this kingdome agaynst the late King who in an Hostile way set himselfe to over-throw Religion Parliaments Lawes and Liberties 2. Everie breach of Covenant wherein a king falleth after hee hath entered in Covenant doeth not dissolve the bond of the Covenant Neither should Subjectes lay asyde a king for everie breach except the breaches bee such as over-throw the fundamentalls of the Covenant with the people Manie exemples of this may bee brought from Scripture I shall give but one King ASA entered solemnelie in Covenant with GOD and the people 2. CHRON. 15. After that hee falleth in grosse transgressions and breaches 2. CHRON. 16. Hee associate himselfe and entered in League with Benhadad king of Syria an Idolater Hee imprisoned HANANI the LORDS Prophet who reproved him threatened judgement agaynst that association And at that same tyme hee oppressed some of the people And yet for all this they neither lay him asyde nor compt him an hypocrite 3. Private persons should bee verie circumspect about that which they doe in relation to the authoritie of kinges It is very dangerous for private men to meddle with the power of kinges and the suspending of them from the exercyse thereof I doe ingenuouslie confesse that I fynd no exemple of it The Prophets taught not such doctrine to their people Nor the Apostles Nor the Reformed Kirkes Have ever private men Pastoures or Professoures given in to the Estates of a Land as their judgement unto which they resolve to adhere That a king should bee suspended from the exercise of his power And if wee looke upon those godlie Pastoures who lived in KING IAMES his tyme of whom one may truelie say more faythfull Men lived not in these last tymes For they spared not to tell the king his Faultes to his face Yea some of them suffered persecution for their honestie and feeedome Yet wee never read nor have heard that anie of these godlie Pastoures joyned with other private men did ever remonstrate to Parliament or Estate as their judgement That the king should bee suspended from the exercyse of his Royall power II. It is cleare from this COVENANT That people should obey their King in the LORD For as the King is bound by the COVENANT to make use of his power to their good So they are bound to obey him in the LORD in the exercyse of that power About the peoples duetie to the king take these foure Observations 1. That the obedience of the people is in subordination to GOD For the COVENANT is first with GOD and then with the King If a King command anie thing contrarie to the will of GOD in this case PETER sayeth It is better to obey GOD then man There is a lyne drawne from GOD to the people they are lowest the lyne
the Coronation The King answered hee was most willing Then the Oath of Coronation as it is contayned in the eight Act of the first Parliament of King IAMES being read by the Lyon The Tenour whereof followeth Because that the increase of Vertue and suppressing of Idolatrie craveth That the Prince and the people bee of one perfect Religion which of GODS Mercie is now presentlie professed within this Realme Therefore it is statuted and ordayned by our Soveraigne Lord my Lord Regent and three Estates of this present Parliament That all Kinges Princes and Magistrats whatsoever holding their place which here-after at any tyme shall happen to Reigne and beare rule over this Realme at the tyme of their Coronation and reâ—eat of their Princelie Authoritie make their faythfull promise in presence of the Eternall GOD That enduring the whole course of their lyves they shall serve the same Eternall GOD to the vttermost of their power according as hee hath requyred in His Most Holy Word revealed and contayned in the New and Old Testaments And according to the same Word shall mayntayne the True Religion of CHRIST IESVS the preaching of His Holy Word and due and right ministration of the Sacraments now receaved and preached within this Realme And shall abolish and gaynst and all false religions contrary to the same And shall rule the people committed to their charge according to the will and command of GOD revealed in His foresayd Word and according to the Loveable Lawes and Constitutions receaved in this Realme no wayes repugnant to the sayd Word of the Eternall GOD And shall procure to the vttermost of their power to the Kirk of GOD and whole Christian people true and perfect peace in tyme comming The Rights and Rents with all just Priviledges of the Crowne of Scotland to preserve and keepe inviolated Neither shall they transfer nor alienate the same They shall forbid and represse in all Eâ—ates and degrees reafe oppression and all kynd of wrong In all judgementes they shall command and procure that justice and equitie bee keeped to all creatures without exception as the LORD and Father of Mercies bee mercifull vnto them And out of their Landes and Empyre they shall bee carefull to roote out all Hereticks and enemies to the True Worship of GOD that shall bee convict by the True Kirk of GOD of the foresayd crymes And that they shall faythfullie affirme the things above written by their Solemne Oath The Minister tendered the Oath unto the King who kneeling and holding up his right hand sware in these wordes By the Eternall and Almightie GOD Who liveth and reigneth for ever I shall observe and keepe all that is contayned in this Oath This done the Kinges Majestie sitteth downe in his Chaire and reposeth himselfe a little Then the King aryseth from his Chaire and is disrobed by the Lord Great Chamberlaine of the Princelie Robe Where-with hee entered the Kirk and is invested by the sayd Chamberlaine in his Royall Robes There-after the King being brought to the Chaire on the North syde of the Kirk supported as formerlie the Sword was brought by Sir William Cockburne of Langtown Gentleman Usher from the Table and delyvered to Lyon king of Armes Who giveth it to the Lord Great Constable who putteth the same in the Kinges hand saying SIR Receave this kinglie Sword for the Defence of the Fayth of CHRIST and protection of His Kirk and of the True Religion as it is presentlie professed within this kingdome and according to the Nationall Covenant and League and Covenant and for executing Equitie and Justice and for punishment of all iniquitie and injustice This done the Great Constable receaveth the Sword from the King and girdeth the same about his syde There-after the King sitteth downe in his Chaire and then the Spurres were put on him by the Earle Matishall There-after Archibald Marquis of Argyle having taken the Crown in his handes the Minister prayed to this purpose That the LORD would purge the Crowne from the sinnes and transgressions of them that did reigne before Him That it might bee a pure Crowne That GOD would settle the Crowne vpon the Kinges head And since men that set it on were not able to settle it That the LORD would put it on and preserve it And then the sayd Marquis put the Crown on the Kings head Which done the Lyon king of Armes The Great Constable standing by him causeth an Herauld to call the whole Noble men one by one according to their rankes who comming before the King kneeling and with their hand touching the Crowne on the Kinges head sware these wordes By the Eternall and Almightie GOD who liveth and reigneth for ever I shall support thee to my vttermost And when they had done then all the Nobilitie held up their handes and sware to bee loyall and true subjects and faythfull to the Crown The Earle Marishall with the Lyon going to the four corners of the Stage The Lyon proclaymeth the Obligatorie Oath of the People And the People holding up their handes all the tyme did sweare By the Eternall and Almightie GOD who liveth and reigneth for ever wee become your liedge men and Trueth and Fayth shall beare vnto you and live and die with you against all manner of folkes what-so-ever in your service according to the Nationall Covenant and solemn League and Covenant Then did the Earls and Vicounts put on their crowns and the Lyon lykewayes put on his Then did the Lord Chamberlayne loose the Sword where-with the King was girded and draw it and delyver it drawne into the Kinges handes and the King put it in the hands of the Great Constable to carrie it naked before him Then Iohn Earle of Craufurd Lindsay took the Scepter and put it in the Kinges right hand saying SIR Receave this Scepter the sign of Royall Power of the Kingdom that you may govern your selfe right and defend all the Christian People committed by GOD to your Charge punishing the wicked protecting the just Then did the King ascend the Stage attended by the Officers of the Crown and Nobilitie was installed in the Royall Throne by Archibald Marquis of Argyle saying Stand hold fast from henceforth the place whereof you are the lawfull righteous Heir by a long and lineall succession of your fathers which is now delyvered vnto you by authoritie of Almightie GOD When the King was set down upon the Throne the Minister spoke to him a word of Exhortation as followeth SIR You are set down vpon the Throne in a verie difficill tyme I shall therefore put you in mind of a Scripturall expression of a Throne 1. Chron. 29. 23. it is sayd Solomon sate on the Throne of the LORD Sir you are a king and a king in Covenant with the LORD If you would have the LORD to own you to be his king your Throne to be his Throne I desire you may have some thoughts of this expression 1. It is
that after the dayes of Iehojada the princes of Iudah came did obeysance to the king he hearkened unto them vers. 18. It appeareth they had been lying at waite till the death of Iehojada took that opportunity to destroy the true worship of GOD set up false worship flattering the king for that effect For it is said They left the house of the LORD served groves Idoles were so far from being reclaimed by the Prophet of the LORD that was sent unto them that they cōspired against Zechariah the son of Iehojada who reproved them mildly for their Idolatry and stoned him with stones and slew him at the kings commandement And vers. 22. it is sayd Ioash remembered not the kindnesse that Iehojada his father had done to him but slew his sonne SIR Take this exemple for a warning You are obliedged by the COVENANT to goe on in the Work of Reformation It may be some great ones are wayting their tyme not having opportunitie to work for the present till afterward they may make obeysance and perswade You to destroy all that hath been done in the Work of GOD these diverse years Beware of it Let no allurement or perswasion prevayle with You to fall from that which this day You bynd Your selfe to mayntayn Another exemple I give You yet in recent memorie of Your grand-father king IAMES He fell to be very young in a time full of difficulties yet there was a godly party in the land who did put the Crown upon his head And when he came to some years He his people entered in a Covenant with GOD He was much cōmended by godly faithfull men comparing him to young Iosiah standing at the Altar renewing a Covenant with GOD And he himselfe did thank GOD that he was born in a Reformed Kirk better reformed then England for they retained many popish ceremonies yea better reformed then Geneva for they kept some holy dayes Charging his people to be constant promising himselfe to continue in that Reformation to maintain the same Notwithstanding of all this he made a foule defection He remembered not the kindnesse of them who had held the crown upon his head yea he persecuted faithfull Ministers for opposing that course of defection He never rested till hee had undone Presbyteriall Governement and Kirk Assemblies setting up Bishops and bringing in Ceremonies agaynst which formerly hee had given large testimonie In a word hee layd the foundation whereupon his sonne our late king did build much mischiefe to Religion all the dayes of his lyfe SIR I lay this exemple before You the rather because it is so near You that the guiltines of the transgression lyeth upō the Throne Family it is one of the sinnes for which You have professed humiliation very lately Let it be laid to heart take warning requite not faithfull mens kindnes with persecution yea requite not the LORD so who hath preserved You to this tyme and is setting a Crown upon Your head Requite not the LORD with Apostasie and Defection from a sworn Covenant But bee steadfast in the Covevant as You would give Testimonie of Your True Humiliation for the Defection of these that went before You. I have set vp these two exemples before You as beacons to warne You to keep off such dāgerous courses shal add one for imitation which if followed may happily bring with it the blessing of that godly mans adherēce to God The exemple is of Hezekiah who did that which was right in the sight of the Lord 2. king 18. 5. 6. It is said of him He trustea in the Lord God of Israel and he clave vnto the Lord and departed not from following him but kept his Cōmandements And vers. 7. The LORD was with him and he prospered whither soever he went forth Sir follow this exemple cleave unto the LORD and depart not frō following him the LORD will be with You prosper You whithersoever You go To this LORD frō whom we expect a blessing upon this dayes workm be glory and praise for ever Amen SERMON beeing ended Prayer was made for a Blessing upon the doctrine delyvered The King being to renew the COVENANTS first the Nationall Covenant then the Solemn League and Covenant were distinctlie read After the reading of these COVENANTS The MINISTER prayed for grace to perform the contents of the Covenants and for faythfull steadfastnesse in the Oath of GOD And then the Ministers Commissioners of the Generall Assemblie desyred to bee present standing before the Pulpit hee ministred the Oath unto the King who kneeling and lifting up his right hand did swear in the words following I CHARLES King of Great Britane France and Ireland doe assure and declare by my Solemn Oath in the Presence of Almightie GOD the Searcher of Hearts my allowance and approbation of the Nationall Covenant and of the Solemn League and Covenant above-written and faythfullie obliedge my selfe to prosecute the ends thereof in my Station and Calling and that I for my selfe and successours shall consent and agree to all Acts of Parliament enjoyning the Nationall Covenant and the Solemn League and Covenant and fullie establishing Presbyteriall Government The Directorie of Worship Confession of Fayth and Catechismes in the Kingdom ōf Scotland as they are approven by the Generall Assemblies of this Kirk and Parliament of this Kingdom And that I shall give my Royall Assent to Acts and Ordinances of Parliament passed or to bee passed enioyning the same in my other Dominions And that I shall observe these in my own practice and Familie and shall never make opposition to anie of these or endevour any change thereof After the King had thus Solemnlie sworne The Nationall Covenant the League Covenant and the Kings Oath subjoyned unto both being drawne up in a fayre Parchment The King did subscrybe the same in presence of all Thereafter the King ascendeth the Stage and sitteth down in the Chaire of State Then the Lords Great Constable and Marishall went to the four corners of the Stage with the Lyon going before them who spoke to the people these wordes Sirs I doe present vnto you the King CHARLES The Rightfull and Vndoubted Heire of the Crowne and Dignitie of this Realme This day is by the Parliament of this Kingdome appoynted for his Coronation And are you not willing to have him for your King and become subject to his Commandements In which action the Kinges Majestie stood up showing himselfe to the people in each corner And the people expressed their willingnesse by chearfull acclamations in these wordes GOD SAVE THE KING CHARLES THE SECOND Thereafter the Kinges Majestie supported by the Constable and Marishall commeth downe from the Stage and sitteth downe in the Chaire where hee heard the SERMON The Minister accompanied with the Ministers before mentioned cometh from the Pulpit toward the King requyreth If hee was willing to take the Oath appoynted to bee taken at
all that are in Covenant If you break that Covenant being so solemnly sworn All these who have touched your Crown sworn to support it shall not be able to hold it on but GOD will shake it off turn you from the Throne And ye Noble-men who are assistant to the putting on of the Crown setting the King upon the Throne if yee shall either assist or advyse the King to break the Covenant over-turne the Work of GOD hee shall shake you out of your possessions and emptie you of all your glorie Another passage I offer to your serious consideration Jer. 34. 8. After that Zedekiah had promised to proclaime libertie to all the LORDS People who were servants entered in a Covenant hee his Princes to let them goe free and according to the Oath had let them goe Afterwards they caused the servants to returne and brought them into subjection vers. 11. What followeth upon this breach vers. 15. 16. Ye were now turned had done right in my sight in proclaiming libertie but yee turned made them servants again And therefore vers. 18. 19. 20. 21. I will give the men who have transgressed My Covenant who have not performed the wordes of the Covenant which they made before Me when they cut the calf in twain and passed between the parts thereof I will even give them into the hands of their enemies into the hand of them that seek their lyfe even Zedekiah and his Princes If the breach of a Covenant made for the Libertie of Servants was so punished what shall bee the punishment of the breach of a COVENANT for Religiō the liberty of the people of GOD There is nothing more terrible to King and Princes then to be given into the hand of enemies that seek their lyfe If yee would escape this judgement Let King and Princes keep their Covenant made with GOD Your enemies who seeke your lyfe are in the Land if yee breake the COVENANT it may bee feared GOD give you over unto them as a prey But if yee keepe COVENANT it may bee expected GOD will keepe you out of their hands Let not the place ye heard opened bee forgotten for in it yee have an exemple of Divine Iustice agaynst Joash and the Princes for breaking that COVENANT 2. CHRON. 24. 23. The Princes who intised to that Breach are destroyed and in the 24. vers. it is sayd The armie of the Syrians came with a small companie of men and the LORD delyvered a verie great hoste in their hand because they had forsaken the LORD GOD of their fathers So they executed judgement agaynst Joash And vers. 25. His owne servantes conspired agaynst him and slew him on his bed c. The Conspiracie of Servants or Subjects against their king is a wicked course But GOD in His Righteous Iudgement suffereth Subjects to conspire and rebell agaynst their Princes because they rebell against GOD And Hee suffereth Subjects to break the Covenant made with a king because hee breaketh the Covenant made with GOD I may say freely that a chief cause of the judgement upon the kings house hath been the Grand-fathers breach of Covenāt with GOD the fathers following his steps in opposing the work of GOD his Kirk within these kingdoms They broke Covenant with GOD and men have broken Covenant with them Yea most cruellie and perfidiouslie have invaded the Royall Familie and trodden upon all Princelie Dignitie Bee wyse by their exemple You are now sitting upō the Throne of the kingdom your Nobles about you there is one above you even JESVS the King of Sion and I as His servant dare not but be free with you I charge you Sir in His Name That you keep this Covenant in all points If you shall break this Covenant and come agaynst His Cause I assure you the Contraversie is not ended between GOD and your familie But will be carried on to the further weakening if not the over-throw of it But if you shall keep this Covenant and befriend the KINGDOM of CHRIST It may bee from this day GOD shall begin to doe you good Although your estate bee verie weake GOD is able to rayse you and make you reigne maugre the opposition of all your enemies And how-so-ever it shall please the LORD to dispose you shall have peace toward GOD through CHRIST the MEDIATOR As for you who are Nobles and Peeres of the Land your share is great in this day of Coronation yee have come and touched the Crowne and sworne to support it yee have handled the Sword and the Scepter and have set down the King upon his Throne 1. I charge you to keepe your Covenant with GOD and see that yee never bee moved your selves to come agaynst it in anie head or article thereof and that yee give no counsell to the king to come against the Doctrine Worship Government Discipline of the Kirk established in this Land as ye would eschew the judgement of Covenant breakers If the King ye who are engaged to support the Crowne conspire together against the Kingdome of CHRIST both yee that doe support hee that is supported will fall together I presse this the more because it is a rare thing to see a king great men for CHRIST In the long Catalogue of kings which yee have heard recited this day they will bee found few who have beene for CHRIST 2. I charge you also because of your many Oathes to the king That you keep them inviolablie Bee faythfull to him according to your Covenant The Oathes of GOD are upon you if directlie or indirectlie yee doe anie thing agaynst his Standing GOD by whom yee have sworne will bee avenged upon you for the breach of His Oath And now I will shut up all with one word more to You SIR You are the only Covenanted king with GOD His People in the world many have obstructed Your entrie in it Now seing the LORD hath brought You in over all these Obstructions Only observe to doe what is contayned therein and it shall prove an happie tyme for You and Your House And because You are entered in tymes of great Difficultie wherin smal strength seemeth to remain with You in the eyes of the world for recovering Your just power and greatnesse Therefore take the Counsell which David when he was a-dying gave to his sonne Solomon 1. King 2. 2. 3. Bee strong and show thy selfe a man and keep the Charge of the LORD thy GOD to walke in His Wayes and keepe His Commandements that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest and whether-so-ever thou turnest thy selfe After this Exhortation the Minister closed the whole Action with Prayer and the xx PSALM being sung hee dismissed the people with the Blessing Then did the Kinges Majestie descend from the Stage with the Crown upon his head and receaving agayn the Scepter in his hand returned with his whole Trayn in solemn manner to his Palace the Sword being carried before him FINIS