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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36435	The form and order of the coronation of Charles the Second, King of Scotland, England, France and Ireland as it was acted and done at Scoone, the first day of Ianuarie, 1651.	Douglas, Robert, 1594-1674.	1651 (1651)	Wing D2026; ESTC R25004	36,684	56

multiplicitie of effaires and will meet with manie diversions But SIR You must not bee diverted Take houres and set them aparte for that exercyse Men being once acquaynted with Your way will not darre to divert You. PRAYER to GOD will make Your effaires easie all the day I read of a King of whom his courtiours sayd Hee spoke oftener with GOD then with men If You bee frequent in Prayer You may expect the Blessing of the most high upon your selfe upon Your Governement 2. A King must bee carefull of the Kingdome which hee hath sworne to mayntayne Wee have had manie of too private a spirit by whom selfe interest hath been preferred to the publick It becommeth a King well to bee of a publick spirit to care more for the publick then his owne interest SENATES and STATES have had Motto's written over the doores of their meeting places Over the Senate House of ROME was written NE QUID RESPUBLICA DETRIMENTI CAPIAT I shall wish this may bee written over Your Assemblie Houses But there is another that I would have written with it NE QUID ECCLESIA DETRIMENTI CAPIAT Bee carefull of both Let neither KIRK nor STATE suffer hurt Let them goe together The best way for standing of a Kingdome is a well constitute KIRK They deceave kinges who make them believe that the governemnt of the KIRK I meane Presbyteriall governement can not sute with MONARCHIE They sute well it being the Ordinance of CHRIST rendering to GOD what is GODS and to Caesar what is Caesars SIR Kinges who have a tender care of the Kirk Is. 41. 3. are called Nursing Fathers You would bee carefull that the GOSPELL may have a free passage through the kingdome and that the governement of the Kirk may bee preserved intiere according to Your Solemne Engagement The Kirk hath met with manie enemies as Papists Praelates Malignants which I passe as knowne enemies But there are two sorts more who at this tyme would be carefullie looked on 1. Sectaries great enemies to the Kirk and to all the Ordinances of CHRIST and more particularlie to Preshyteriall governement which they have and would have altogether destroyed A king should set himselfe agaynst these because they are enemies as well to the king as to the kirk and stryve to make both fall together 2. Erastians more dangerous snares to kinges then Sectaeries because kinges can looke well enough to these who are agaynst themselves and their power as Sectaries who will have no king But Erastians give more power to kinges then they should have and are great enemies to Presbyteriall governement For they would make kinges believe that there is no governement but the Civill and deryved from thence which is a great wrong to the Sonne of GOD who hath the governement of the kirk distinct from the Civill yet no wayes prejudiciall to it being spirituall and of another nature CHRIST did put the Magistrate out of suspition that his kingdome was prejudiciall to Civill government affirming My Kingdome is not of this world This Governement CHRIST hath not committed to kinges but to the Office-Bearers of his house who in regard of Civill subjection are under the Civill power as well as others but in their spirituall administration they are under CHRIST who hath not given unto anie king upon earth the dispensation of spirituall thinges to his people SIR You are in Covenant with GOD and His people and are obliedged to mayntayne Presbyteriall Governement as well agaynst Erastians as Sectaries I know this Erastian humour aboundeth at Court It may bee some endevour to make You encroach upon that for which GOD hath punished Your Predecessoures Bee who hee will that meddleth with this Governement to overturne it it shall be as heavie to him as the burthen some stone to the enemies of the Kirk They are cut in pieces who burthē themselves with it Zach 12. 3. A KING in COVENANT with the People of GOD should make much of these who are in COVENANT with him having in high estimation the Faythfull Servants of CHRIST and the Godlie People of the Land It is rare to fynd kings lovers of Faythfull Ministers Pious People It hath been the fault of our own kings to persecute the godly 1. Let the king love the Servants of CHRIST who speak the Trueth Evill kinges are branded with this that they contemned the PROPHETS 2. CHRON. 25. When Amaziah had taken the gods of Seir and set them up for his gods a Prophet came to him and reproved him unto whom the king sayd Who made thee of the Kinges Counsell forbeare lest thou bee smitten This contempt of the Prophets warning is a fore-runner of following destruction Bee a carefull hearer of GODS WORD take with reproofe esteeme of it as DAVID did PSAL. 141. 5. An excellent oyle which shall not breake the head To make much of the faithfull Servants of CHRIST will be an evidence of reality 2. Let the king esteem well of Godly PROFESSOURS Let Pietie bee in accompt It is a fault verie common that Pious Men because of their conscientious and strict walking are hated by the Prophane who love to live looselie It is usuall with prophane men to labour to bring kinges unto a distaste of the Godlie especiallie when men who have professed Pietie become scandalous whereupon they are readie to judge all Pious Men to bee lyke them and take occasion to speake evill of Pietie I feare at this tyme when men who have been commended for Pietie have fallen foulelie and betrayed their trust that men will take advantage to speake agaynst the Godlie of the Land Beware of this for it is Sathans policie to put Pietie out of request Let not this move anie Fall who will Pietie is still the same and Pious Men will make conscience both of their wayes and trust Remember they are precious in GODS Eyes who will not suffer men to despyse them without their reward SIR Let not your heart be from the godly in the Land whatever hath fallen out at this time I dare affirm there are very many really godly men who by their prayers are supporting your Throne 4. A King should bee carefull whom hee putteth in Places of Trust as a maine thing for the good of the kingdome It is a Maxime That Trust should not bee put in their handes who haue oppressed the people or have betrayed their Trust There is a passage in Storie meet for this purpose One SEPTIMIUS ARABINUS a man famous or rather infamous for Oppression was put out of the SENATE but re-admitted About this tyme ALEXANDER SEVERUS being chosen to the Empyre the SENATOURS did entertain him with publick salutations congratulations Severus espying Arabinus amongst the Senators cryed out O Numina Arabinus non solum vivit sed in Senatum venit Ah! Arabinus not only liveth but hee is in the Senate Out of just indignation he could not endure to see him As all are not meet for places of trust in judicatories