onely to the good and gracious but also 1 Tim. 2.2 Iohn 14.15 though they be as cruell as Nero for whome Saint Paule commanded to pray for as God the Sonne sayth If ye loue me keepe my commandements So mee thinke God the Father from whome all power is giuen God the Sonne by whom all kings doe raigne God the holy Ghost framing the heartes tongues and handes of Princes say to all worshippers of the Deitie The Iniunction of the Trinity to all worshippers of the Deitie Rom. 13.2 The 2 Cable The haynousnes of Disloyaltie What a peaceable Kingdome VVhat a Rebellious multitude resembleth Thucid. In Rebellion all kinde of euill Rebellion the chanell where the 7. Capitall Sinnes doe flowe If ye loue me keepe my ordinance Sonne Though this first Cable be sufficient to hould any heart in Allegiance which hath any anchor-hold in God I desire to heare somewhat of the greatnesse of the Crime of Disobedience and Rebellion that the greatnes of it may make me to abhorre it Father Abhorre it abhorre it indéede my Sonne for where as a well gouerned Kingdome resembleth the frame of the world yea the Kingdome of Heauen where the holy Angels blessed soules glorifying God day and night liue in eternall blisse so Rebellion resembleth not only the Chaos but Hell it selfe where is no order but euerlasting horror that well saide the greeke Historiographer in that discourse in Rebellion is all kinde of euill It is not one sinne but the sincke of all sinne the Sea of all mischéefe will you sée the seauen Capitall sinnes Is not proude ambition or ambitious pride the first sparke of that fire Doth not enuie blow the coale Doth not wrath dayly increase the flame Doe they not séeke to bring al into the noysome ashes of slouth gluttony wantonnnes Will you looke into all the Commandements of God Rebellion transgresseth all the commandemēts ought wee not to honour the onely God but of Rebels and Seditious persons to their Soueraigne whom the God of heauen hath made a God on earth Psa 82.6 Doth God himself say 1. Sam. 8.7 as of the Israelites he did to Samuel They haue not cast thee away but they haue cast me away that I should not raigne ouer them Ought we not to vse the worship of God that God hath prescribed to the end hee hath prescribed it 1. kin 12.28 but the Rebell either reiecteth it or bringeth in as Ieroboam the Calues his owne deuises or pretendeth sacrifices and sermons O what affinitie hath Religion with Rebellion when Ahithophell is sent for the treason is great 2. Sam. 15.12 Ought we to take the name of the Lord in vaine but if it be so odious in the sight of God Eze. 17.15.16.17 for a king to violate his oath to a King that hath vanquished him how odious and execrable is it for a subiect to violate his oath to his naturall Soueraigne For the Sabaoth how do they hallow it who either beginning or continuing Rebellion vpon that day doe themselues prophane it and hinder others from the vsuall sanctifying of it Can neither Gods owne example who rested the seuenth day nor his precept who commaunded vs to hallow it preuaile with those vngodly men In stéede of honouring their Parents they dishonour their Prince and in their Prince their parents and their Countrey In murdering which is abhorred of all men they offend most of all men For Adulterie they came to the height of Absolons impietie they committe it in the sight of Israel For stealing and theft théeues robbe priuate men priuily but the Rebels and seditious spoyle and burne many men yea the publike good of their Countrey of the Church of their Prince openly If they who beare false witnesse only against priuate men breake the lawe what doe the seditious who by false rumours flaunderous pretences and manifest deceites seeke to defame the faithfull Counsellours Est 16.13.14 and most assured seruants of their Soueraigne that they being taken out of the way they might lay wait for their Soueraigne nay who spare not their Soueraigne but say vnto euery bold and vniust petitioner See 2. Sam. 1 5.3 thy matters are good and righteous but there is no man deputed of the king to heare thee But to fill vp the measure of iniquitie doth not this false witnesse bearing against the Prince procéede from vniust desires desires not lodging onely in their hearts but breaking out at their mouthes 2. Sam. 15.4 Oh that I were made iudge in the land that euery man which hath any matter or controuersie might come to me But is it O Absolon O Absolon 2. Sam. 15.1.2 5.6 is it as thou pretendest that thou mightest doe him iustice wilt thou not when thy Charets and horses and many attendants and industrie and popularitie and embracing and dissimulations and kissing hath stolen the hearts of the men of Israel vnmaske thy selfe Thou pretendest the place of a Iudge to doe iustice to other but thine owne spies proclaime 2. Sam. 15.10 and thy trumpets sound that thou 200. in Ierusalem being receiued by thee aymest at the Crowne and Kingdome of thine owne father 2. Sam. 15.11 he sette thee vp wilt thou pull him down hee gaue thee life wilt thou take away his life he pardoned thy offence wilt thou persist in offending him Math. 5.9 Peacemaker and peace-breaker their difference portion and parentage Horace and in offending God peace-makers are blessed because they shall bee called the children of God O peace-breaker thou art accursed thou must be accounted the sonne of the Diuell It is sweete and comely to die for thy Countrey wilt thou by Rebellion séek to bring thy Countrey to nought Math. 12.25 Ecclus. 16.7 It was the impietie of the rebellious Giants to fight against God but the seditious are guiltie of the Giants impietie Rom. 13.2 for saith the Apostle hee that resisteth the power resisteth the ordinance of God If Gamaliel when the Iewes brast for anger yet with this reason least they should be found euen fighters against God Act. 5.33.34.38.39 could cut of their consultation to slay the Apostles cānot the same reason bridle all the venemous rancour of thy heart who art in name a Christian and therefore oughtest to haue crucified the flesh Gal. 5.24 with the affections and the lusts But time not permitting me to speake the least part of that which might and should be said of this daughter of Lucifer know that this mother-vice breaketh out in Thought in Word and in Deed. Sonne Shall not thought be free Father God who is a spirit will himselfe be worshipped in spirite and truth Iohn 4.24 and will haue seruants obedient to their maisters with feare and trembling in singlenesse of heart as vnto Christ not with eye seruice as men pleasers but as the seruants of Christ Ephes 6.56 How we must seeue our soueraigne Gene. 6.5
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
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
doing the will of God from the heart will much more that subiects shall so serue their Soueraignes Hee knoweth the imagination of the thoughts of our heartes and vnderstandeth al imaginations of thoughts 1. Chro. 28.9 will haue an inquisition made for the thoughts of the vngodly Wisd 1.9 and if thou wilt not heare him curse not the king no not in thy thought God both Wisd 20.1.3 hee from whome wicked thoughtes doe seperate will haue it reuealed for the fowles of the heauen shall carrie the voice And threatneth the reuealing of treacherous thoughts and that which hath wings shal declare the matter Sonne How can the fowles of heauen carrie a voyce how can that which hath winges declare it or any man discouer the thoughts of our hearts Father Examples of secret sinnes reuealed Acts. 5.2.3 Dan. 13.45 46 54.58 2. Pet. 2.26 Hee who shewed to Saint Peter the secrete compact of Ananias and Saphira he who raised vp the holy spirit of a yong childe to cleare Susanna and conuict the wicked Iudges he who caused the dumbe Asse speaking with mans voyce to forbid the foolishnesse of the Prohhet he who discouered Bessus his Paracide by the chattertng of Swallowes Plutarch he can cause euerie foule of heauen and euerie creature vpon the earth to reueale and reuenge our mutinous Wisd 5.17 20 flaunderous sedicious and impious thoughts against Caesar Sonne To him that hath not denied the power of godlinesse it is inough that God hath forbid vs to curse the king in our thought to euerie beleeuer it is inough that God hath foretold the declaring of such thoughts to euery one that is not an open Infidell it is inough that he neede not go farre for an informer If they with Michal despise Dauid in their heerts Michals thought vttered by her owne tongue their owne tongues sometimes with Michals vtter it O how glorious was the king of Israel this day which was vncouered to day in the eyes of the Maydens of his seruants as a foole vncouereth himselfe and with her And punished by Gods hand 2. Sam. 6.20.23 for this crime receiue punishment at the handes of God Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child vnto the day of her death Yet pardon mee though I desire to know whether mans law forbid euill thoughts of Caesar Father The lawes of men for common crimes punish onely wordes Both the ciuil and common law punish treacherous thoughts with death 13. Eliz. 1. and deedes but for this point of high treason if any man hath thought it though hee neuer attempted it the lawe both Ciuill and Common doth punish him with death Sonne But was there euer such a president seene The law in this point when where executed Father Neither farre hence nor long since neede we looke for such a president That Norman Gentleman who confessed to a Franciscan Frier that he had a thought to kil Frances the first of France though he had changed his minde repented and asked pardon of that crime yet the Frier reporting it to the King and the King referring it to the Parliament of Paris the graue court of that great Parliamēt though that king shewed himselfe very gracious condemned him to death Yea so great detestation is there to bee had of the least shew of violence to the prince that whereas the law excuseth madde men from punishment Madnesse excuseth not the shew of violence to the Prince madnesse it selfe being so great a punishment yet when Capito a man raging mad drew his sworde vpon Henrie the sonne of king Frances hee was therefore executed Sonne Since to offend Caesar euen in the thoughts of my heart it is prohibited and punished both by God and man how may my heart be preserued from wicked thoughts against Caesar Father The custodie of the heart is the preseruatiue of the tongue and whole bodie As hee that woulde haue a streame sweet wholsome wil haue care that the spring bee kept from poyson and all corruption so if thou wilt haue the words of thy tongue and the works of thy hande to sauour nothing but pure alleagiance then must thou of necessitie first see that the thoughts of thy heart bee pure from this venemous infection That thy thoughts may be pure from al corruption thy heartmust bee puryfied and kept Purifying of the heart necessarie in respect of originall corruption Gen. 8.21 daungerous polution 1 Cor. 5.6 and a fearefull Wisdom 1.4 assertion Ieremie 4.14 What purifyeth our harts Iames. 2.19 Acts. 15.9 and how Reuel 1.5 Sonne How is that done Father By purifying thy heart By kéeping thy heart Sonne Needeth my heart purifying Father In regard of the originall corruption in regard of the dangerous polution in regard of a fearefull assertion I say with Ieremie O Ierusalem wash thine heart from wickednesse that thou mayest be saued how longe shall thy wicked thoughtes remaine within thée Sonne What is that gift of God which purifyeth our hearts Father Faith not euerie Faith for the Diuels also beléeue and tremble Faith puryfieth the heartes for being the hand of the soule it apprehendeth applyeth vnto vs Iesus Christ who hath washed vs from our sinnes in his bloud Sonne What helpes bee there for the confirmation of our Faith Helpes hereof bee and purifying our hearts Father Prayer the word the Sacraments Prayer Psa 51.20 Prayer and therefore pray with Dauid Create in me a cleane hart O God and renew a right spirit within me Iohn 15.3 The word The word Now sayth Christ are ye cleane through the word which I haue spoken vnto you Iam. 1.23.25 The word as a glasse The word helpeth to purifie as water it helpeth to purifie as a glasse as a glasse it sheweth our corruptions as water it serueth to wash away our corruptions Prou. 13.14 As water helpeth to purify the heart The Sacraments 1. Mac. 6.34 The heart 1. Cor. 6.19 of a christian the holy of holyes Hence Integritie 16. in vs. Sacraments shewing the Lordes death till he come as the bloud of Grapes and Mulberies prouoked the Elephants to fight purifie our hearts and prouoke vs to fight against all corruptions that can come Sonne Must wee bee verie carefull of this Father If thy body be the Temple of the holy Ghost then must thy heart bee Sanctum sanctorum the holy of holyes Hence good in thée if the roote be holy so are the braunches if thy heart be cleane so will thy tongue so will thy handes Hence fauours on earth hee that loueth purenesse of heart Fauours on earth Prou. 22.11 for the grace of his lippes the Kinge shal be his friend Hence glorie in Heauen Math. 5.8 Felicitie in Heauen Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God Sonne So hath this of the puryfying of the heart rauished my heart that I desire for the keeping of my heart to be also
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
to all things so the Soueraigne of euerie estate is a pattern of the great God from whome our whole estates lawes to liue by and comfort in our seuerall courses doe proceed pray therefore for Caesar since Caesar needes thy prayer Pray for Caesar for as Darius highly respected the Sacrifices and prayers of the priests of Israel for his life and for his sonnes so her most gracious Maiestie greatly regardeth that prayer bee made for her by her truly-christian subiects And let subiects pray for Caesar since prayer is honourable prayer is easie praier is profitable prayer is honourable If wee account it a grace vnto vs to follow the fashions of the greatest persons on earth For prayer is honourable Reue. 8.8 9 10 11. For prayer is easie O howe great honour will it be for vs to imitate the blessed spirits in heauen Prayer is easie if thy purse bee so poore that it cā pay no tribute to Caesar if thy body be so feeble that it can do nothing for the defence of Caesar yet if thy hart be not too lewd too wicked if thy heart be not voyde of all pietie For prayer is profitable against all calamities Ionah 2.1 7 10. Act. 12.5 7 8 9 10. Tobit 3.7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17. Against sicknesse Ecclus. 38.9 2 King 20.3 5.6 Against death Against the enemies voide of all Christian dutie thy heart wil daily and often euery day pray for Caesar Prayer is profitable profitable against all calamities it deliuered Ionas out of the Whales bellie Peter out of prison Sara the daughter of Raguel from reproach profitable against sicknesse for sayth the sonne of Sirac my sonne faile not in thy sicknesse but pray vnto the Lord and he will make thee whole profitable against death It prolonged Ezechias life fifteene yeares profitable against the enemies against the enemies this but without this against vs the enemies preuaile when Moyses lift vp his hand Israel preuailed Exod. 17.11 If Paule commaunded to pray for Nero 1 Tim. 22. Baruch 1.11 Ierem. 29.7 If Baruch and Ieremie commaunded to pray for Nabuchodonosor but when he let his hand downe Amaleck preuailed if Paule exhorted and commanded to pray for Nero a man so wicked that he murdered his Tutor his mother and was natures Monster If the prophets commaunded the Israelites to pray for the life of the king of Babylon who had wasted Iudea with sword and fire besieged and taken Ierusalem burned the Temple caried away the holy vessels set fire on the whole citie brake downe the walles of Ierusalem round about 2. King 24 and 25. chap. murdered many people caried others to miserable seruitude slue the sonnes of the king before his eies pulled out his eies bound him in chaines carried him to Babel and as if to murder the innocent to rauish the chaste to carrie princes into captiuitie to sacke the holy Citie to burne the Temple of the God of heauen were not impietie inough that hee might come to the full height of all impietie he set vp a golden Image and by a Herauld proclaimed that whosoeuer did not worship it Dan. 3.1 4 5 6. should bee cast into the midst of a hot fierie fornace If the holie Prophet commaunded the Israelites to pray for wicked Nabuchodonosor 2 Peter 1.21 What woulde the holye ghost that we should do for Elizabeth The royall acts of Augustus Dauid Salomon Asa and Iosiah performed by her Maiestie 1. Chro. 16.4 5 6 7 37 38 39. 1 King 15 13 2 King 23.1 2.3 1. King 6 That which one said of Salomon manie haue saide of Elizabeth 1. Kin. 10 8 9 That which the straunger Iewes said of the Apostles hauing receyued the holy Ghost we can not but say of our ministers in the dayes of Elizabeth what would that holy spirit by whom both the Prophets and Apostles did write that all English all Irish all others vnder the subiection or protection of her most gracious Maiestie should doe for Queene Elizabeth who whereas Augustus said he found Rome of Bricke but left it of Marble may say shee found England of Brasse and Lead but brought it to Siluer Golde with Dauid appoynted the Leuites to sing in their courses with Asa destroyed Idols with Iosiah restored the Booke of the Law with Salomon builded a Temple to the God of Heauen So that as the Queene of Saba sayd of Salomon manie haue sayd of Elizabeth Happie are thy men happie are these thy seruants that stand before thee and heare thy wisedome Blessed bee the Lorde thy God which loued thee to set thee on the throne of Israel because the Lord loued Israel for euer and made the Queene to do equitie and righteousnes Our English and Irish returning from forraine coastes may say of the Ministers of their Countries in the daies of her Maiestie as those stranger-Iewes did of the Apostles hauing receiued the holy Ghost Acts. 2.11 we heard them speake in our owne tongues the wonderful works of God Shall we not pray for such a Queene 1. Tim. 2.2 3. Pray for her saith S. Paul in respect of your selues in respect of God In respect of your selues Pray for her in respect of your selues 1. Tim. 2.2 That you may liue a quiet and a peaceable life in all godlinesse Gen. 28 16 17 that you may liue a quiet a peaceable life in all godlinesse and honestie A quiet life that we haue no insurrections at home a peaceable life that we haue no inuasion from abroad In all godlines that it may be said of England as Iacob said of Bethel Surely the Lord is in this place this is none other but the house of God this is the gate of heauen And in honestie And in honestie Rom. 2.24 that the name of the Lord be not blasphemed amōg the Gentiles amōg the Mahumitans amōg the Anabaptists amōg the Romish Recusants through you but the as Christ saith your light may so shine before men that they may see your good workes Matt. 5.16 and glorifie your father which is in heauen as saint Peter saith that they which speake euil of you as of euill doers may by your good workes which they shall see 1. Pet. 2.12 glorifie God in the day of the visitation In respect of God our Sauiour Pray for Caesar in respect of God our Sauiour for this is good 1. Tim. 2.3 O acceptable in his sight Psal 19.1 Baru 3.33 34. If all the creatures in heauen and earth seeke to please God Psal 104 19. 7 21 32. Ierem. 8.7 Esay 1.3 Shall not man being more bound then they all Gen. 1.26 1. Pet. 1.19 1. Cor. 3.16 Aphe 2 10. 2. Tim. 4.8 1. Pet. 5.4 pray for Caesar for sayth Saint Paule this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Sauiour If the Heauens declare the glorie of God and the Firmament shew his handy-worke If the Light obey him with feare If the Starres shine in their Watch and reioice If the Moone kéepe her appointed seasons If the Sun knoweth his going downe If the waters flie at his rebuke If the Lions seeke their meat at God If hee looke on the Earth and it trembleth If hee touch the Mountaines and they smoke If the Storke in the aire knoweth her appointed times and the Turtle and the Crane and the Swallow obserue the time of their comming If the Oxe know his owner and the Asse his maisters crib shall not man being not liue-lesse like some not sencelesse like others not vnreasonable like others But created by a consultation of the deitie redeemed with the precious bloud of Christ as of a Lamb vndefiled without spot sanctified by the holy Ghost expecting a Crowne a Crowne of life a Crowne of righteousnes a Crowne of glory performe to Caesar all duetifull alleagiance Seeke in all things to please his Maiestie 1. Tim. 2.3 since the blessed Apostle hath taught vs that this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Sauiour THE eternall Father for his sweet Sons sake by the holy spirit so rule our hearts The Authors prayer for Caesar and Caesars true subiects Iames. 5.16 2. King 1.10 12. that we being righteous as Elias and our prayers feruent as Elias they may open heauen bring from thence Gods Iudgements as fier vpon Caesars enemies but the dewe of the diuine grace vpon Caesar 1. King 18 45 Rom. 13.5 and Caesars true Subiects that her most sacred Maiestie may long religiously happily rule vs that we for conscience sake least we resist the ordinance of God least we receue Iudgement least we be depriued of all benefits incident to the Loyall Feare Honor Obey Pay tribute to Defend and Pray for her most sacred Maiesty on earth and in the end and without all end raigne together with her in the kingdome of Heauen Amen