Lordes anoynted he is Gods minister If Dauid so reuenged the iniurie that was done to his Ambassador Sam. 1.14 Rom. 13.4 Dauids Iustice 2. Sam. 10.4 cap. 12.30.31 vpon the king of Ammon and all the Ammonites will God suffer will God suffer his Vice-gerent in his owne presence not to bee disfigured but destroyed of a priuate person And the diuine Vengeance especially of a Subiect Is God blind that he cannot sée it Is he improuident that he doth not obserue it Is he vniust that he will not or not omnipotent that hee can of reuenge it The Traitors terrour O when any Traitor thinketh such a thought considering with what a worlde of myracles God hath discouered them his hand should quiuer his head tremble his bodie quake his heart faile and his soule faint and yet need not God worke any myracle for euerie one that hath Dauids authoritie if there heart bee as like Dauids heart as Dauids heart was to Gods heart will presently with Dauid though it bee his Saule that is dead both commaunde his execution 2. Sam. 15.16 His reward to the Amalekite and giue this sentence Thy blood bee vpon thine owne head for thine owne mouth hath testified against thee saying I haue slaine the Lords anointed The third Cable The punishments of the disloyall to Caesar Sonne Since the haynousnesse of the Crime of treason is apparant may it please you to make the punishments of treason apparant Father That there is punishment it appeareth by that of the Apostle they that resist Rom. 23.2 shal receiue to themselues Iudgement of the gréeuousnesse of the Iudgement we may be assured by the hainousnes of the crime And further since the Lawe requireth that Offendours pay life for life eye for eye tooth for tooth Eçclus 21 23 24.25 hand for hand foote for foot burning for burning wound for wound stripe for stripe what wounds what burnings is he to endure that is guiltie of this Crime howe many féete howe many hands howe many eyes how many liues is he worthy to loose who so offendeth those feete of whom so many Thousand féete those hands of whome so many Thousand handes those eyes of whom so many Thousand eyes that life whereon so many Thousand liues depend Because hee hath not so many féete so many handes so many eyes so many liues therefore is he punished of God and punished of man Punished of man in his howse punished in Lands punished in Offices punished in death punished in buriall punished in Name and punished in Posteritie Punished in house In house for so was the house of Haman giuen to Quéene Ester Punished in Landes Esther 8.1 In Landes 2. Sam. 16.3.4 so Siba hauing falsely accused Mephiboseth to Dauid vntill the troth was known had all that was Mephiboseths giuen him by Dauid In Offices Punished in Offices so Abiathar the high Priest though for his fidelitie to Dauid in all his afflictions he had his life spared by Salomon 1. Kings 2.26.27 yet Salomon cast him cut from béeing Priest vnto the Lord. In bodie punished by imprisonment by drawing Punished in body by imprisonment and tortures in life after being drawn on a hurdle from prison to execution to shewe how hee had béene drawne by brutish passions and beastly affections by death By death extraordinarie and that not ordinarie as an ordinarie Malefactor but extradinarie as an extraordinarie Malefactor a Théefe taking goods from any man is hanged but because the Traitor offendeth no common member but the head of the whole Estate and in the head the whole estate being drawen is first hanged for I will omit the more exquisite punishments inflicted vpon Traitours in other Countreys his secrets to shewe hee was most vnworthy to bee begotten or to beget others cut off and throwne into the fire before his face his bellie ripped vp his heart the impure Vessell of pernitious Trecherie rent out thrown into the fire before his face his bodie hauing harboured so wicked a heart hauing béene the Cage of a rebellious spirite as it was in the bodie politique deuided by Treason from the head and other members so now by the Axe it is cut off from the head and deuided into many quarters Sonne How be they punished in buriall Father In buriall or rather by the defect of buriall are they punished Was it not a punishment that was foretolde by Ieremie of Iehoiakim the sonne of Iosiah Ieremie 22.18.19 he shall be buried as an Asse is buried Euen drawne and cast foorth without the walles of Ierusalem But greater is the punishment of traitors in their buriall then was that of Iehoiakim Iehoiakims buriall was the buriall of an Asse the Traitors buriall is worse then the buriall of an Asse an Asse drawne without the gates of Ierusalem and deuoured of dogs or the beasts of the field is soone forgotten but the Traitors bodie though our mercifull Soueraigne dooth herein manie times shew great mercie not drawne without the Gates Iudgement in buriall but fixed vpon the Gates of Ierusalem is not deuoured of the beasts of the fields and forgotten but exposed to the eyes and reserued in the memorie of men that as his perninitious attempts were an euill example to others so his mangled and vnburied lims might be a heedfull and dreadfull caucat to others Sonne In name Wherein are they further punished Father In name a good name saith the royall Preacher is better then good oyntment A good name saith he is to be chosen aboue great riches and louing fauour is aboue siluer and golde but the name of the wicked who so wicked as Rebels and Traitors shall rot rot Well were it for them if there name could so rot that it might vtterly bee extinguished but being putrified it giues a noysome sauor so that as that which Iacob said to Simeon and Leui ye haue So euery Traitors ofspring may say of their Sire Gen. 34.30 Thou hast made me stinke among the inhabitants of the Land What more odious smell to all true English hearts Then the vnhappie memorie of Cade Straw Ket Parrie and others of like deserts though greater estates Sonne Remaines there to the Rebell any further punishment after death but in their buriall and in their name Father To the Rebell there remaineth further punishmēt for though in England they put not to death euery one of the familie as they did in Persia In posteritie Esther 16.18 nor fiue of the Traitors nearest kinsfolke as they did in Macedonia yet euen among vs is the Traitour punished in his posteritie Sonne Since Kinges are Gods Ministers Rom. 13. Deut. 17.19 Obiec against punishment in posteritie and are to read in the word of God all the dayes of their life I greatly maruaile that they punish a Traytor in his posteritie since God himselfe hath sayd the same soule that sinneth it shall die Ezeki 18.20 the sonne shall
Aduice to the yong yet fit for all Not Sauls wickednesse not Dauids deserts nor any other motiue could seduce Dauid to indaunger Saul Vpon my blessing let not thy heart euer hereafter entertaine such a thought nor thy eare heare much lesse thy tongue speake such a worde Yet for this time let thy selfe all with thy selfe learne of Dauid a man according to Gods owne heart To whom better might it be done then to Saule for who wickedder then Saule Saule wicked to God whose expresse commandement by turning to the pray he transgressed 1. Sam. 15.3.19.9 vers Not secret and hidden was his wickednes but open and apparant 1. Sam. 15.26.27.28 Samuel sharply reprooued him God reiected him and by a manifest signe shewed hee had reiected him 1. Sam. 16.14 an euill spirit sent of the Lord vexed him who might do it better then Dauid Dauid deserued well of the people and Countrey by slaying Goliah 1. Sam. 17.24.50.51 the Philistine the terrour of the whole Countrey deserued well of Saul 1. Sam. 19.5 not onely for this publike seruice to him and his Countrey but also for that other priuate 1. Sam. 16.23 in easing him of the euill spirite Who better then Dauid 1 Sam. 18.5 hee was accepted in the sight of Saules seruants all Iudah and Israel loued him 1. Sam. 18.7 the verie women honoured him with Tenne Thousand for Saules one Thousand Dauid no ordinarie subiect Dauid was set ouer the men of warre went in and out before the men of Israel and Iudah fought the Lords Battailes 1. Sam. 18.27 was the Kings sonne in law was annoynted King by Samuel 1. Sam. 16.12 at the commandement of God himselfe And how was Dauid prouoked not his wife alone taken awaye but his life sought not in woorde but in déede not by some flight blow to giue him a scarre but by a mortall wound to take away his life and this by no enemie but by his owne Soueraigne by his owne Father in law By his owne Soueraigne by his owne Father in lawe whome his owne hand saued from the open enemie eased from the euill spirite not by the bribed or enforced seruice of so base Cut-throat but by the violence of the Kings owne hand Not in a Fray in the field but by the throwing of a speare when he was playing on the Harpe to ease Saule of the euill spirit In perill he put him not once 1. Sam. 18.10.11 in perill he put him often his former seruice was forgot the mediation of a Sonne for a Sonne in lawe to a Father would not serue the slaughter of the innocent Priests would not satisfie his bloudie minde 1 Sam. 20.32 33. the time of absence though time deuoreth al things coulde not aswage his furie his furie being so great that Dauids sauing of his life 1. Sam. 24.5 7. when he had him in the Caue coulde not quench the flame of it but his bloud spared by Dauid he still persisteth to seeke the bloud of Dauid so that he liuing Dauid was still in daunger to die hee dead in all apparence Dauid was sure to raigne hee was againe closed into Dauids hand Dauid néede not touch him 1. Sam. 26.8 Abishai desires but leaue that hee might smite him snite him hee would but once to make him sure not any mans bloud but his alone néed be shed that this was done either in his preseÌ„ce or by his consent 1 Sam. 26.7 who could make report since this was in the night and that it might séeme that God himselfe fauored him in this Action 1 Sam. 26.12 God sent a dead sleepe vppon them If then thou wilt know Dauids minde in this matter from his owne mouth heare his prohibition his resolution 1 Sam. 26.9 10 11. His prohibition his question and his prayer his prohibition Dauid will not onely not act it but hee will not permit it and therefore to Abishais offered seruice there is this charge returned Verse 9. Destroy him not Question if Abishai should take this for an ouer-sight His Question here is reason to satisfie him Who can lay his hand on the Lords annoynted Ibidem and bee guiltlesse No man so good no Prince so bad no cause so great that can dispence with violence offred to the Lords annoynted His resolution testified by an oath not by the mercie of God which the desperate feele not nor the Iustice of God which the Libertine feareth not nor the prouidence of God whervpon most wicked men relie not nor the Omni-presence of God which the offenders remember not but by the life of God which the heauens aboue vs setting forth his glorie Psa 19.1 the ayre about vs dayly infected and dayly purified the sea aside vs at his commaundement staying her proude waues the earth beneath vs Iob. 38.11 so huge a masse firmely fixed in the midst of the ayre our soules and our selues for wee are his generation doe proclaime Acts 17.28 by this life of God doth he testifie his resolution 1. Sam. 26.10 that where many thirst for reuenge Dauid will take no reuenge whereas many wicked children bee â—â—â—ks of the father for a little wealth Dauid woulde not the death of his father in lawe for the Crowne Many a man hath taken armes against his soueraigne for his owne safetie for his owne safetie Dauid will not assaile his Soueraigne but taking Gods prouidence for his shéeld vsing praier for armour saying in heart with Christ Shall I not drinke of the cup that my father hath giuen me faith the Lord shal smite him or his day shal come to dy or he shall discend into battaile perish His prayer the Lord knoweth â—â—ine infirmities least iniurie mooue mee ambition puffeâ— mee his inflexibilitie driue mee my owne safetie drawes mee oportunitie intice tâ— mee fonde fréends incense me the Lord keepe me from laying mine hand vpon the Lordes annoynted Iohn 18.11 Sam. 26.10 His resolution 1. Sam. 26.11 His Inuocation 2 Sam. 1.10 Will yet any man doe its here ye heare what he said to Abishai hereafter sée what he did to the Amalekite though the Amalekite brought him the Crowne from Saule his head and the Braflet from his arme After he had not clapt his handes for ioy 2 Sam. 1.11.12 but rent his cloathes for greefe after hee had not reioiced and laughed but mourned and lamented after he had not feasted but fasted mindfull of that in the Psalme Psal 105.15 2. Sam. 1.14 Touch not mine annointed he saith How wast thou not afraid to put foorth thine hand to destroy the anoynted of the Lord To kill a priuate man it is death to kill a Prince it is more then death to kill a man is death because he is the Image of God Gen. 9.6 to kill a Prince though it be euen Saul it is more then death Psal 105.15.25 for hee is the
sonne that so many as beleeue in him should not perish but haue euerlasting life In this worlde externally hath for our sakes sent out the Aungels to minister Preseruation Heb. 1 14. internally hath giuen vs the spirit of adoption whereby wee crie Abba father Sanctification Rom. 8 15 16. the same spirite beareth witnesse with our spirit that wee are the children of God Glorification 1. Cor. 2.9 against the world to come hath prepared for vs the things which eye hath not seene neither eare hath heard neither came in-the heart of man Sonne Being bound by so many bonds to the seruice of God Assurance that God inthroneth Caesar a great motiue to allegiance I should euer most willingly serue Caesar if it would please you to shewe some proofe that Caesar is enthroned by God Father Proofe of that doth the scripture shewe both by plaine testimonies Double profe that God in throned Caesar Plaine testimonies And those bee affirmatiue Wisd 6 23 and euident arguments By plaine testimonies and that both affirmatiuely and negatiuely affirmatiuely So saith the Wiseman Giue eare ye that rule the multitudes glorie in the multitude of the people for the rule is giuen you of the Lord and power by the most high vncreated wisdome by me kings raigne Prou. 8.15 and princes decree iustice The prophet He taketh away kinges Dan. 2 21. Rom. 13 1 Or negatiue hee setteth vp kings the Apostle The powers that be are ordained of God Negatiuely So Christ to his disciples Math. 10 29 Not a Sparrow falleth to the ground without your father So Christ to Pilate Iohn 19 11 Rom. 13 1.2 euident arguments Thou couldest haue no power at all against me except it were giuen thee from aboue So Saint Paul There is no power but of God Sonne These euident testimonies be sufficient proofes but yet what I beseech you be the other arguments Father His spirit altering their hearts 1. Sam. 10.9 1. Sam. 16.19 His spirite altering their hearts Soone after Saul was anointed king God gaue him another heart From the day that Samuel anointed Dauid the spirit of the Lord came vpon Dauid His eyes securing their thrones Iob. 36.7 Their end Rom. 13.6 The title he taketh of them to himselfe Psal 10.16 The title he giueth them with his own mouth Psal 82 6. His direction of their hearts tongues and hands His eies securing their thrones His eies are with kings in the throne where he placeth thē for euer thus they are exalted Their ende beeing to do him seruice They are Gods ministers applying themselues for the same thing The title that he taketh from them to himselfe The Lord is king for euer and euer The title he with his own mouth giueth to them Ego dixi not any creature in heauen or earth but the Creator of heauen earth he saith I haue said ye are Gods The kings heart is in the hand of the Lord he turneth it whensoeuer it pleaseth him In the kings heart is the will of God Prou. 21.1 Prou. 16.10 2. Chro. 19.9 in the kings mouth is the decree of God in the signing of the kings hand the iudgements of God Sonne More cleare is it then the light Obiection Answere Euill Of Crime Of Paine Euill of crime is not of God Hee needeth it not Gen. 17.1 He forbiddeth it 1. Iohn 3.4 He licenceth no man to do it Ecclus. 15.20 He hateth all that cōmit it Psal 55. Heaccurseth it Deut. 28.15 He seuerely punisheth it The Impenitent hee eternally cōdemneth for it Math. 25.41 that all good princes are of God but since euery euill prince is so great an euill so great a plague how can he be of God who is the onely spring from whence all goodnesse flow Father There is an euill of Crime and an euill of paine the euill of crime is sinne the euill of paine is the punishment of Sinne. The euill of crime is not of God God béeing all sufficient doth not need it It is the transgression of the Lawe therefore he doeth forbid it hee commaunded no man to doe it neither gaue hee any man a licence for it hee hateth all them that commit it he accurseth it he I call to witnesse Adam thrust out of Paradise the olde world drowned with the floud Sodom and Gomor flaming with fire the Sonne of God for the sinnes of men giuing vp his Ghost vpon the Crosse seuerely punisheth it and in the impenitent he eternally condemneth it The euill of Pain is of God Esay 45.7 Amos. 3.6 A good King cometh from the right hand of Gods mercie An euil king from the left hand of Gods Iustice Hosea 13.11 For the sins of the people hee suffereth the hipocrite to raigne Iob. 34.30 2. A good King to fal 2 Sam. 24.1 1 Cron. 21 1. 3. Chaungeth Kings Prou. 28.2 4. Punishe Prince people 1 Sam. 12.25 ◠Bringeth euill from the good Prince vpon the euill The euill of Paine is the punishment of sin and this is throwne from the Throne of God vppon the heads of wicked men I sayth the Lord forme the light and create darknesse I make peace and create euill the Prophet of the Lord shall there bee euill in a Cittie and the Lord hath not done it As a good Kinge commeth from the right hand of Gods mercie so an euill King from the left hande of Gods Iustice Sometimes for our sinnes hee giueth an euill Kinge I gaue thee a Kinge in mine anger he maketh the Hipocrite to raigne for the sinnes of the people for the sinnes of the people he suffereth a good King to fall Israell hauing sinned against God God suffered Sathan to put into Dauids heart the numbering of the people for the sinnes of the people hée changeth Kinges for the transgression of the Lande there are many Princes thereof For the sins of Prince and people God punisheth the Prince and people If ye doe wickedly ye shall perish both yee and your Kinge If thou béest euill euill shall come to thée from him though hee bee good for he is the Minister of God to take vengeance on him that doth euill Rom. 13.4 Titles of euill princes shewe thē to be Instruments of gods Iustice Since therefore euerie Prince both good and bad is of God therefore calleth hee Ashur the Rod of his wrath the staffe in their handes his indignation therefore calleth he Nabuchodonozor king of Babell his seruant Esay 10.5 Rodde of his wrath Ieremie 27.6 seruant Esay 45.1 annointed Flagellum Dei Ira Dei 1 Peter 2.18 therfore calleth hée Cyrus his Annointed therefore I take it did Attila call him selfe Gods scourge and Themir-cuthclu vulgarly Tamberlaine himselfe the wrath of God as Peter commaundeth seruants to bee subiect to their Maisters with all feare not onely to the good and courteous but also to the froward so I aduise all Subiects to bée subiect to their Princes with al feare not
to slay Dauid That with Abishai ye prsently though with exposinge your bodies to perill to keepe her sacred body from all perill sucour Dauid and smite them that so presume and kill them And know that as the Starrs of Heauen fought against Sisera in theire order and the Riuer of Kishon swepte them awaie so Heauen and Earth and all the creatures in them both shall fight against and sweepe away her enemies If any loially serue vnder Debora their memorie with Issachars Zebulus and Nepthalis shal be honourable If any be a valient generall against her enimies his honour with Barakes shal be eternized If any be backwarde they with Ruben Gilliad Dan and Asher shall be branded with dishonour If any with Meroz cannot be drawen to take opportunitie to assist Debora and the Lord in Debora let them looke for the cursse giuen to Meroz not a cursse onely from Debora but a cursse from the Lord the Lord who willeth you to blesse them that cursse you not by man Math. 5.44 Luke 6.28 may drawe vs Iudges 5.23 to this duty but by his Angels willeth to cursse Meroz for not assisting the Lord for not assisting the Lord against the mightie Sonne Deare Father with many thanks for your paines in the former I beseech you to speake of Prayer which you reserued to the last Father To the last I reserued Prayer for Caesar Prayer not as the least but as the greatest of our dueties to Caesar Prayer the most excellent of our duties to Caesar The other be intended wholly to the King this is directed immediatly vnto God Feare is in regard of the sword Honour in respect of the Crowne Obedeence in regard of the Scepter Tribute to the Throne defence to the person But Prayer to the founder protector To feare of the sworde 2 Sam. 1.22.21 and director of Caesar Sauls sword neuer returned emptie from the bloud of of the slaine and the fall of the mightie as yet was the shield of the mightie cast downe The shield of Saul as though he had not beene annointed with oyle Acts. 12 21 22.23 To honor of the crowne Herod whom Iosephus still calleth Agrippa was honoured when arayed in royall apparell sitting in the Iudgement seate making an Oration the people showted the voyce of God and not of man yet imediately the Angell of the Lord smote him bycause he gaue not glory to God so that he was eaten of wormes and gaue vp the Ghost Assuerus had a golden Scepter Obedience to the scripture Hester 11.5 2 and was obeyed from India euen to Ethiopia in 127. prouinces yet godly Queene Hester had no pleasure in his feast and dranke no wine of his drinke offerings How was the throne of Nabuchodonozor supported with Tribute Tribute to the throne who besides the aboundant charges of his house and the excessiue expences of his Armies made an Image of gould whose breadth was 6. whose height was 60. Cubits Dan. 3.1 yet was he driuen from men and did eate grasse as the Oxen 4.30 and his bodie was wet with the dew of Heauen till his haires were growen as the Eagles feathers his nayles like birds clawes Defence to the person Mat. 9.7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 28. Antiochus defended with his Armies swelled with pride breathed out fier in his rage against the Iewes thought hee might commaunde the floudes of the sea weigh the mountaines in the ballance reach the Starres of heauen yet was hee smot with an incureable and inuisible plague the wormes came out of the bodie of this wicked man in aboundance whiles he was yet aliue his flesh fell off for paine and torment and all his armie was grieued at his smell and notwithstanding his protestation concerning Ierusalem concerning the Iewes concerning the Temple the holie Vessels the Sacrifices and his owne conuersion wherein O howe shineth the triumph of the Deitie He died a miserable death in a strange Countrey among the Mountaines So little doe feare of the sword honour of the crown Obedience to the Scepter Tribute to the Throne Defence to the person Without praier to the Inthroner make not Caesar happy preuaile to Caesars happinesse without Prayer to the inthroner and preseruer of Caesar Prayer therefore my Son Praier which springeth from the holy Ghost the Spirit it selfe sayth Paule Whence praier springeth Rom. 8.26 maketh requests for vs with sighes which cannot bee expressed Praier which is the Messenger of the faithfull soule to God the prayer of him that humbleth himselfe sayth the sonne of Sirac goeth through the cloudes Ecclus. 35.17 What prayer affecteth That prayer excelleth Apoc. 8.3 1. Tim. 2.1 Prayer whervnto Paul before all things Exhorteth for all men generally 1. Tim. 2.2 He exhorteth for kings specially and ceaseth not till it come neere and will not depart vntill the most high haue respect thereunto Prayer which is the odours in the golden violl offered vpon the golden Aultar which is before the Throne Prayer wherevnto Saint Paul exhorteth Christians before all duties Prayer were vnto hee exhorteth generally for all men he exhorteth specially for Kings Specially for Kings in respect of the greatnesse of the cares which they take in respect of the perils whereto they bee subiect in respect of the difficultie in destribution of rewards and punishments in respect of the aboundant good which discendeth from them to the whole estate Prayer for Kings In respect of the cares which they take Hester 6.1 In respect of the perils whereto they be subiect in respect of the cares they take In the greatest Dominion saith Salust there is the greatest care through this the Kings sleepe departeth from him In respect of the perils to the which they are subiect because in the Prince the enimie hath Nero his wish all the heads of the people vpō one bodie like the king of Aram 1. King 22.31 the Enemie commaundeth his captaines to fight onelie against the King of Israel In respect of the difficultie in the deserts right bestowing in rewards and inflicting of punishments 1. King 3.9 In respect of the aboundant good that descendeth from the Soueraigne to the whole Estate The Sunne in the world our Soueraigne in her Dominions resembleth the diuine Maiestie Pray for Caesar For Caesar nedeth thy prayer Ezra 6.6 7 8 9 10 11 12. For Caesar esteemeth of thy prayer In respect of the difficultie of the right bestowing rewardes and inflicting of punishments there beeing heauen alone being free from all corruption smooth Absolons dogged Doegs blacke mothed Shimeis bloudie handed Ioabs false hearted Sibas shamelesse harlots So that Salomon and all for Salomon had neede to pray For who is able to iudge this mighty people In respect of the aboundant good which descendeth from the royal Maiestie to the whole estate for as the Sunne is a resemblance of the Deity in the frame of this world giuing light heat life
modest and temperate I expect thou shouldest dayly returne not onely better lettered in thy booke but also more reformed in thy life and also of our Ambassadours for Christ as well in their Catechisings 2. Cor. 5.20 as in their Sermons Now therefore as my other affaires will giue mee leaue I will somewhat instruct thée of giuing vnto Caesar the things which are Caesars Sonne Because as the Kinges of Egypt were alwayes called Pharaos so I thinke the Romane Emperours were euer called Caesars and the Romane Emperours were most high mightie princes I take it that by the name of Caesar you vnderstand our high gracious and imperiall Soueraigne Father Our Soueraigne indéed my sonne do I vnderstand who neither as the Rhagusians to the Turke paying pencion to any nor as Bologna from the Pope expecting protection from any nor as the knights of Malta do of the Castilian holding in sée and fealtie of any nor as the Dukes of Venice to the Colledges of seuen and ten and to the Signiorie of Gentlemen God and her owne conscience excepted being countable to any but being so absolute a Soueraigne and so soueraigne an Empresse truly meriteth the true title of Caesar Sonne Since I haue heard there haue beene some in Germanie but I hope there be none in England who gather out of the Scripture but I thinke Spider-like they gather poison where the Bee would gather honie that we are not to be subiect to the authoritie of men I pray you shew mee since the Sonne of God hath said that no man can serue two maisters Matth. 6 26 how I can serue both God and Caesar Father My sonne as the souldior may at one time in the same seruice fulfill his dutie both to the Captaine of his band and the Generall of the field the one of them being not deuided from the other but deputed by the other so the subiect may in his whole life serue his Caesar and the King of kings because Caesar hath not though the Poet sung so commaund diuided with God but for the Scriptures teach so deputed of God And therfore my son because as among the Israelites Corah Dathan and Abiram told Moses and Aaron that they tooke too much vpon them Num. 16 3 séeing all the congregation is holy euery one of them the Lord is among them So there are among Christians which as S. Iude saith Despise gouernment Iude 8 and speake euill of them that are in authoritie as Saint Peter saith are presumptuous 2 Pet 2.10 and stand in their owne conceit and feare not to speake euill of them that are in dignitie 2 Tim. 3 4 as Saint Paul saith Be traitors headie high minded 2 Pet. 3 17 séeing thou knowest these things before beware least thou be also plucked away with the errour of the wicked Call to minde the charge of the Apostle of the circumcision Submit your selues to al maner of ordinance of man for the Lords sake 1. Pet 2 13.14 whether it be vnto the king as vnto the superior or vnto the gouernors as those that are sent of him Call to mind the doctor of the Gentiles both his decree Rom. 13.1 Titus 3.1 and his memento his decree Let euery soule be subiect to the higher powers his memento Put them in minde that they bee subiect to the higher powers and that they be obedient Call to minde whereof I gaue thée a former charge that thrise recoūted precept of the King of kings and Lord of Lordes Giue vnto Caesar the things which are Caesars Math. 22.21 Mark 12 17. Luke 20.25 And God giue thee such grace as thou maist hearken to the charge obey the decree remember the memento and fulfil the precept From the which that thou mayst neuer slide either by the corruption of thy owne heart or the perswasion of men or the suggestion of the diuill I will only since the wisest either of kings or men affirmeth that a threefold Cable is not easily broken shewe thée a foure-folde Cable Preach 4 12 which may euer hold thy whole heart and soule in all allegiance to thy Soueraigne 1 The founder and confirmer of Caesar Rom. 13 1. 2 The haynousnesse of the crime of disloyaltie to Caesar 3 The punishments of disloyaltie to Caesar 4 The rewardes of loyaltie to Caesar Sonne Who I pray you is founder and confirmer of Caesar Father Neither any wicked spirit nor mortall man nor heauenly Angell but God himselfe God himselfe is the founder and confirmer of Caesar 1. Cable of allegiance is Caesars founder Effectual motiues vnto allegiance be the attributes of God and his benefits to vs. Attributes of God Heb 4.13 1. Infallible knowledge Rom. 11 33. 2. Inexplicable prouidēce In Caesars founder consider the attributes of him and his benefites to vs Among the attributes of him consider his knowledge infallible his prouidence inexplicable his iudgements ineuitable his decree immutable his wrath terrible his loue vnspeakable his mercie desyrable His knowledge infallible There is not any creature which is not manifest in his sight all things are naked and open vnto his eies O the deepnesse of the riches both of the wisdome and knowledge of God His prouidence inexplicable hee reacheth with means without means against meanes from one end to another mightily and ordereth all things comely Wisd 8.1 His iudgements ineuitable Iob 10 7. Ineuitable iudgements Psal 139.6 7 8 9. None can deliuer me out of thy hand Whither shall I go from thy spirit or whither shall I flie from thy presence If I ascend into heauen thou art there if I lie down in hell thou art here let mee take the wings of the morning and dwell in the vttermost parts of the sea yet thither shall thine hand lead me and thy right hande holde me His decrée immutable Iames 1.17 with him is no variablenesse neither shadowing by turning Num. 23 19 Immutable decree God is not as man that he should lie nor as the son of man that he should repent hath he said and shall he not do it And hath he spoken and shall he not accomplish it His wrath terrible Rom. 1.18 Terrible wrath The wrath of God is reuealed from heauen against all vngodlinesse and vnrighteousnesse of men which withhold the truth in vnrighteousnesse His loue vnspeakable 1. Iohn 4 10 Vnspeakable loue Herein is loue not that we loued God but that he loued vs and sent his sonne to bee a reconciliation for our sinnes Ioel. 2.13 Desireable mercie His benefites Election Reuel 1 4 Gen. 1 27. Creation Iohn 3.16 Redemption His mercie desyrable Hee is gracious and mercifull slowe to anger and of great kindnesse His benefites to vs God himselfe chose vs before the foundation of the worlde that we should be holie When we were nothing Created vs in his owne image When we were worse thē nothing So loued vs that hee gaue his onely begotten