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soul_n	ordinance_n	power_n	resist_v	4,907	5	10.4011	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46777	A proposition for the safety & happiness of the King and kingdom, both in church and state, and prevention of the common enemy tendered to the consideration of His Majesty and the Parliament against their next session / by a lover of sincerity and peace.	Lover of sincerity & peace.; Humfrey, John, 1621-1719.; Jenkins, David, 1582-1663.	1667 (1667)	Wing J601; ESTC R26145	22,405	102

by his Majesties any more than by mine who do study thus if possible to set it afoot and would be content to have it rebuilt any way rather than not at all Let me hear that gracious word Thus saith Cyrus Arise and Build and when 't is builded I would have that Motto on it as my Lo. Bacon hath on his House now the worthy Master of the Roll's of Goram being a modest but fair structure In the front of it there is this written Mediocria firma If the Bishops will not yet may they at least hear a little of his Majesties or the Nation 's mind about it That they may write down in the Book of what hereafter shall befall them Moniti meltora There are I perceive many fears and hopes upon the minds of people and the presages of their hearts are many I do not know whether there be any dark Notices from some Spirits that preside over us of some great Events sometimes when they are near us But methinks the minds of some have of late aboded us some very great Evil or great Good not to be far from us For my own part as I am a Christian and born under the constitution of this State I must profess and declare that it is unlawful for any to expect Deliverance I speak it as to the Oppressed in the chiefest of their possessions their Consciences from any hands whatsoever but his only in whose are the heart of the King to turn it as the Rivers of Water The Supream Authority lies in his breast and if we go any way that is not in order to the attaining the stamp of his Will a le Roy●e Veult we go out of the way of our Constitution and consequently against the Ordinance of God in our Nation Let every soul be subject to the higher Powers for there is no Power but of God and the Powers that be are ordained of God Whosoever therefore resisteth the Power resisteth the Ordinance of God and they that resist shall receive to themselves Damnation But now if it shall please Almighty God to touch that Heart he hath in his hands the Heart of his Sacred Majesty our Lord and King with the prevalent sentiments of Clemency and Mercy of Nobleness and Pitty of Righteousness and Peace so as he shall come to see that this narrow uncatholick spirit that would have the minds of all persons of every sect and condition to be of the size of theirs only is unbeseeming his Royal Grace and Influence who is not the Father only of the Circumcised but of the Uncircumcised also Then shall the Salvation of God come out of Zion and the Captivity of his People be turned back Then may those blessed Seeds that were sown in his Majesties wise and gracious Declaration so long since revive take root and spring up Then may the Ejected Ministers and other Civil Officers worthy of trust that like the Witnesses in the Revelation have lain dead for these three dayes a day for a year and half 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not a half but half three dayes more by their Civil death insomuch as others have come into their places as dead by the Act in a Street 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a certain Street of the great City The great City sayes Mr. Mede is Rome with her ten Tributary Kingdoms whereof Britain was one have a Spirit of Life enter and set them on their feet that is raise them from this condition and they ascend up in a cloud to Heaven that is with remark to preferment by the call of a Voice from thence which can be no other than that of the Supream Magistrate saying Come up hither Pardon the Allusion which seeing others are or have been too apt to make use of to the entertaining such hopes and thoughts that are perhaps of dangerous consequence I would direct unto a Hope that is lawful if at all there be any while so many distressed Consciences lie bleeding and know not whither they are to have recourse for succour May it therefore please his most excellent Majesty with the Lords and Gentlemen of both Houses to take this Motion at their Session into consideration that the matter being first duely weighed debated digested for the agreement of things ●hat seem to differ the difficulties may be cleared inconveniences prevented none displeased and so the Proposer may have pardon and the Proposition a soit fait comme il e desirè Give Indulgence stated consultedly and you remove Discontent You put an end for ever to Sedition and Rebellion You root out the seeds and foment of them You take away the very pretence You prevent the Evil you encourage the Well-meaning and Good You will establish the Church Do all good No hurt You will win our hearts You will unite us at home and for our Enemies abroad if they dare let them come Ecce quam bonum amaenum est habitare Fratre● etiàm unà VVhen Popilius came from Rome to Antiochus he declares his message that the Senate required of him to withdraw his Armies from Egypt for Ptolomy was their Friend and Confederate The King answers he will take respite and consider of it Popilius with the end of his Rod draws a Circle round about him upon the ground Before you pass this Circle sayes he resolve that I may declare you Friend or Enemy to the Romans Antiochus whether daunted at their known Power or affected with the Bravery or whether as is not unlikely out of the Native goodness that accompanies Princes which makes them receive such unexpected Actions with grace candour and generosity he seeing indeed it was best for him answered immediately He would do as the Romans would have him Great Sirs I am come to You this day from an Authority more mighty than the Senate of Rome in the Name of the Lord of Hosts the God of Israel There are a People you prosecute in your Acts that make conscience of their wayes and live peaceably Withdraw this Hostility of yours for they serve God and are his Confederates as well as you or others and he will bless those that bless such and be an Enemy to their Enemies Thus saith the Lord Be merciful as your Father in heaven is merciful Before you pass over these few Lines that are left Resolve whether you will be like him or like him not Resolve that I may declare you to be his Sons and him no Enemy but a Friend to our Sovereign and to his People And it came to pass as he was speaking Amaziah said unto him Art thou made of the Kings Counsel Forbear why shouldest thou be smitten Then the Prophet forbare June the 18th 1667. FINIS Reader By reason of the Author's absence from the Press these faults have escaped which thou art desired thus to amend with thy Pen. Page 6. line 3. for we read you p. 10 l. 2. f. these 1. those l. 4. f. those 1. their p. 11. l. 10. f. viros 1. vicos p. 17. l. 2. f. ni r. in p. 25. l. 18. f. Vestitum r. Vetitum p. 35. l. 7. f. where r. when p. 53. l. 15. f. Namquid r. Nam quod l. 17. f. stultae r. stulta p. 57. l. 17. f. amo-ares r. amours p. 62. l. 7. f. Causes 1. Cause