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
that the opening of the Booke will shewe Rom. 2.15 Rom. 8 16. Reuel 20.12 Luke 10.20 that our names are written in Heauen when others wringe their handes for greefe this will make thée clappe thy handes for ioye when others tremble thou shalt triumph This maketh thée to sléepe quietly to wake cheerefully to bee alone without feare and with others without distrust in thy affaires confident in thy recreation comfortable If Rebels be behinde thée and before thée 2. Sam. 10.9 12. as the Ammonits the Aramites were before Ioab and behinde him yet thou wouldest resolue with Ioab bee strong and let vs bee valiant for our people and for the Citties of our God and let the Lord doe that which is good in his eyes Sonne And how eternally Father Eternally when after all thy loyaltie to thy Soueraigne Prince Eternall the Soueraigne of all Princes shall aduance thee into the holy Citie newe Ierusalem was it not sayd of thée by the Psalmist Reuel 21.10 verie excellent things are spoken of thee thou Cittie of God hath not the diuine Aegle Psal 87.3 Reuel 21.10 Matter 18. Streete 21. Splendor 11. the Aegle of diuines saide of thée that thou art pure gould like vnto cleare glasse of thy stréete that it is pure gould as shining glasse of thy shining that it is like vnto a stone most pretious Foundations of the Wall 19. as a Iasper stone cleare as Christall of the foundations of thy wall that they are garnished with all manner of pretious stones of thy twelue gates Gates 12 and 21. that they are twelue pearles of euery gate that it is of one pearle of the keepers of the twelue gates Porters 12. that they are twelue Angels of thy light that it is the glory of God the lambe Light 23. of thy Temple that the Lord God Almightie the Lambe are thy Temple Temple 22. of the puritie of the Inhabitants Puritie of Inhabitants 21.27 that there shall enter into thee no vncleane thinge neither whatsoeuer worketh abhomination or lyes of thy recordes Recordes 20.12 that they bee the Booke of life of thy water that it is not that aqua vitae Water 22.1 or aqua Caelestis that is vsed on earth for bodies but for soules it is a pure Riuer of water of life cleare as Christall proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lambe the soules of them that drinke of this shall liue for euer Tree 2. Of thy trée being in the middest of thy streete and of eyther side of thy Riuer that it is the tree of life that it beareth 12 maner of fruits Fruite ibidem Immunities 3 5. Estate 5. that it giueth fruit euery moneth that the leaues thereof serue to heale the Nations with of thy immunities that there shal be no more curse no night no need of candle nor light of the Sun of the estate of thy inhabitants that they shall liue and raigne for euermore Remember my son who is the founder of Caesar whose ordinance they resist that resist Caesar the iudgemēts they receyue that resist Caesar the rewards of them that obey Caesar God in Caesar For as Moses saith to Israel so I say to thée The Author and in thée to England I call heauen and earth to recorde this day against you His contestation to England Deut. 30 19. that I haue set before you death and life blessing and cursing therefore chuse life that thou and thy seede may liue and with Ieremie But if you will not heare this my soule shall weepe in secrete for your pride and mine eye shall weepe and drop downe teares Sonne Deare Father neither shall heauen nor earth by the grace of the Almightie His protestation Ierem. 13.17 Acts. 2.2 beare record agaynst me neither shall your soule weepe in secret nor your eyes drop downe teares for my Disobedience either in Thought Worde or Deede for more doe not the foure winds purifie the aire then these foure propositions haue purified my heart and I hope that that holy spirit which came downe from heauen with a mightie and rushing wind will enable me to holde my course against the wind and tide of all traitors and therfore as you diuided the breach of allegiance into Thought Word and Deede so I pray you shew me some branches of allegiance that I may the more certainly see what I owe to Caesar Father My sonne for thy memories sake vnderstand Sixe braunches of allegiance 2 Chro. 9.18 that as there were sixe steppes to the throne of Salomon so there be sixe partes of thy dutie to Caesar Sonne Howe I pray you shall I knowe them Father Séest thou the sworde in her hande or caried before her Rom. 13.4 Psal 21.3 Psal 45.6 2. Chron. 9.17 Rom 13.4 1 King 2.15 the Crowne of pure golde vpon her head the Scepter of righteousnesse which she doth sway the magnificent throne whereon she doth sit her person which is the minister of God for thy wealth and the Lord by whom the kingdome came vnto her Sonne Blessed be God I doe see them and God long so blesse me that long I may see them Father The sworde exacteth feare Feare Honour the Crowne importeth honour the Scepter requireth obediēce Obedience Tribute Defence Prayer the throne deserueth tribute the person meriteth defence the Lord commandeth praier Sonne First I beseech you instruct me in the first Father Feare Feare is to be giuen to Caesar so teacheth humanitie so teacheth diuinitie Feare of Princes taught both in Humanitie and Diuinitie For humanitie Periander hee saith Feare Princes For Diuinitie Salomon he saith Feare the Lord and the King If I be a master doth God say where is my feare If I be a maister may the King say Prou. 24.21 Where is my feare Be ye afrayed of the sword saith Iob for the sword will be auenged of wickednesse Malach. 1.6 Feare due to Caesar as to a Father Iob. 19.29 as to an auenger of wickednesse God distinguisheth betweene priuate persons Would any priuate man strike mens hearts with feare Let him know that God hath not giuen the sword of Princes to priuate men Concerning these he said in the law Thou shalt not kill hee decréed before the law Who so sheddeth mans bloud by man shall his bloud be shed affirmed in the Gospell All that take the sword shall perish with the sword confirmed in the Reuelation Exod. 20.13 Gen. 9.6 Math. 26.52 Reuel 13.10 If any man kill with a sword hee must be killed by a sword but of euerie one of those he saith by the Apostle He is the minister of god to take vengeāce on him that doth euil Is he only for a shew Rom. 31 4. and the Prince Prou. 16.14 Prou. 19.12 No saith Salomō the wrath of the King is as the messengers of death And again the kings wrath is like the roring of
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
instructed Father For this heare Salomon Keeping of the heart Prou. 4.23 kéepe thy heart with all diligence And first of all since as except the Lord kéepeth the Citie ps 127.1 the Kéeper watcheth it in vaine so vnlesse the Lorde kéepeth the Cittie of thy heart thou kéepest it in vaine As the Priests with hands lift vp to Heauen besought him that was euer the defendour of their Nation for the Temple 2. Mac. 14.34 36. with lift vp hands and bowed knées For keeping thy heart pray to God beséech the preseruer of thy soule O moste holy Lord keepe this house of my heart euer vndefiled which lately was clensed praying to God to kéepe it Libertine-like be not thou then secure If Lucifer in Heauen if Adam in Paradice presume not if Iudas in the Schoole of Christ fell what place can there bee for carnall securitie Blessed is the man sayth the wisedome of Salomon prou 28.14 But vse diligence that feareth alway But sayth Salomon kéepe thy heart kéepe thy heart with diligence kéepe thy heart with all diligence with diligence within least there arise corruption from within thy heart with diligence without least from without there come corruption into thy heart within Within least corruption arise within for euen as in a wéeded Garden there will spring vp newe wéedes so euen in the puryfied heart since there is still sinne dwelling Rom. 7.20 Rom. 6.12 Because of sin dwelling 2. Sam. 3.1 Gal. 5.17 though not sin raigning as there was a long time warre betwéene the house of Saule and the house of Dauid so there will be a longe time striuing betwéen the flesh and the spirite Ouid. The poets aduice as the Poet aduiseth stop the beginning for as it was said of Babell so of the flesh whose lusts cherished will be our Babell our Confusion may it most fitly be sayd psal 137.9 Blessed shall he be that taketh and dasheth thy young ones against the stones Exod. 12.29 31. When the first born of Pharaoh was slaine Israell was deliuered when the first temptation is cut off we are freed kéepe thy heart with diligence from without And without because of the Diuell tempting Eph. 2.2 for as Abner strenthened the house of Saule so the Prince of darknesse that ruleth in the ayre euen the spirite that nowe worketh in the Children of disobedience strengthneth the flesh against the spirit the affections against reason he being the first Rebell dayly inciteth to Rebellion But resist him saith Saint Iames and he shall fly from thee Whome if we resist hee will flie Iames. 4.7 From whom seducers to sedition bee sent If any Rabshakeh such be your seditious Libellers lewd Inuentors of fained sightes and prodigious apparitions and others of like braine be sent out by this spirituall Senacherib to drawe either you from Alleagiance to Hezechiah or Hezechiah from confidence in the Lord since they that are such serue not the Lord Iesus Christ Rom. 16.18 Whom they serue and what they do Rom. 16.17 Howe but their owne bellies and with faire spéech and flattering deceaue the harts of the simple I beséech all Subiects that they would marke such and auoid them nay since such serue not the Lord Iesus Christ who commaunded vs to giue to Caesar those thinges that are Caesars Math. 22.21 who submitted himselfe to Caesars Lieuetenant Iohn 19.11 but neglect his example and transgresse his Commandement and not his alone but resist the ordinance of his father Rom. 13.2 I charge thee my sonne though thy hand bee not presently vpon them as it was commaunded against them that sought to seduce to Idolatrie Deut. 13.6 yet though it bee a Prophet that giueth a signe or a wonder the Sonne of thy mother They are to be or thine owne Sonne or thy Daughter or thy Wife that lyeth in thy bosome or thy friende who is as thine owne soule entice thee secretly thou shalt not consent vnto him nor heare him neither shal thine eye pitty him shew mercy nor kéep him secret Nulla est excusatio peccati Cicero in his â—aelius si amici causa peccaueris It is no excuse of thy offence that for thy friendes sake thou diddest offend But not to speake so hard in this crime as in that discouer him or her Entertained and wherfore Against them we are to watch how neere how deere so euer to shew thy true loyaltie to Caesar thy religious dutie to thy countrey And as Ionathan in regard of the enemies commanded his men to watch Eph. 6.13 Arme. to be in armes ready to fight so kéepe thy soule diligently and bee armed for resistance And as Ioachim vpon the comming of Holofernes Iudith 4.6.7 wrote to the Bethulians to keepe the passages of the Mountaines for by them there was an entrie into Iudea so keepe the passages of thy sences Keepe our sences for by them there is an entrie into thy heart Wee resist an enemie rather without the gates than within the walles so Dauid that his heart might not fall into vanitie Psa 119.37 prayed to God to turne away his eyes that he might not behold vanitie Iob. 31.1 and to this ende did Iob make a couenant with his eyes 1. Cor. 15.33 If euill words written or spoken corrupt good manners with Dauid pray that God would turne away thy eyes and thy eares with Iob make a couenant with thy eyes and with thy eares that they looke not on that they heare not any kind of seditious Libelles trecherous pamphlets Prou. 24.21 Where we be to arme most or the smoothest wordes tending to Rebellion My sonne sayth Salomon meddle not with them that are seditious Arme most where thou art weakest for where thou art weakest there will they assault most Is Indian gold offered to make battery in an English heart How against couetousnes 1. Tim. 6.10 with both thy eares receiue that Oracle The loue of mony is the roote of all euill with both thy eyes beholde Iudas who for loue of money betrayed his Master Math. 27.5 Howe against ambition Iudg. 9.14 Art thou high minded doe the seditious say to thee as the trees did vnto the bramble Come thou and raigne ouer vs. Remember that God resisteth the proude 1. Pet. 5.5 Esa 14.12 How art thou fallen from heauen O Lucifer sonne of the morning Art thou wrathfull doe they enflame thée with reuenge remember the wrath of man doth not accomplish the righteousnesse of God Iames 1.20 How against wrath Rom. 12.19 Mihi vindicta auenge not your selues Vengeance is mine I will repay saith the Lord. Remember a fathers curse vpon his two sonnes that were brethren in euill Cursed bee their wrath Gen. 49.7 for it was fierce and their rage for it was cruell I will diuide them in Iacob and scatter them in Israel Remember that of Christ So likewise shall myne
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