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Certaine observations upon some texts of Scripture gathered together for the setting forth the Kings avthority and the peoples dvty.
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of the latter raine 1. Obs That the life of a good subject is the chearfull countenance of the King 2. Obs That the favour of the King is like the former and the latter raine upon the ground in his due season 3. Obs That Kings ought to shew their respects to their good subjects 4. Obs That no subject ought to provoke the King to make him frown Prov. 20.2 The feare of a King is as the roaring of a Lion who so provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul 1. Obs That men ought to be afraid and tremble for fear of the Kings anger 2. Obs That no man ought to vex the King or provoke him to anger 3. Obs That subject sins against his own soul that provokes the King to anger 4. Obs That we must use all our power and industry to preserve the King in his integrity Prov. 20.28 Mercy and truth preserve the King and his Throne is upholden by mercy 1. Obs That the preservation of Kings is upheld by upholding the attributes of God 2. Obs That the thrones of Kings are upholden by holding forth the word of truth and the works of mercy 3. Obs That the Kings care ought to be to shew mercy 4. Obs That Kings are made glorious both in the eies of their subjects and to other Nations by holding forth the works of mercy And here see King Charls glorious 1. In his shewing mercy to his enemies 2. In preserving the truth from errour 3. In praying for his persecutors 4. In his desiring of peace in all these wars 5. In his joy in all his afflictions 6. In his patience in the want and injoyment of his desired Consort and comforts 7. In his manifesting all the fruits of the spirit to be in him his love to God to the Kingdome to his Subjects his joy in tribulations his desire of peace his long-suffering his gentlenesse his goodnesse his faith his meekenesse his temperance these have made him glorious and this is his joy and crowne of rejoycing and by these his Crowne is upholden Prov. 24.21 My son fear thou the Lord and the King and meddle not with them that are given to change 1 Obs That none can fear the Lord but he that fears the King 2 Obs That unlesse we honour the King we cannot truely fear the Lord. 3 Obs That changelings are not to be trusted unto nor to have any dealing withall Prov. 30.31 And a King against whom there is no rising up 1 Obs That no man ought to rise up against the King not by thoughts to thinke evill of him not by words to curse him nor by weapons to war against him 2 Obs That we all ought to lay down our evill thoughts our wicked words our ungodly weapons and to submit unto him 3 Obs That we all ought to labour in our thoughts words and weapons to preserve and defend the King and his seed after him for evermore Eccles. 8.2 I councell thee to keep the Kings Commandement and that in regard of the oath of God 1 Obs That wherein the King Commands the people are to obey 2 Obs That the Kings Cammands ought to be according to the oath of God 3 Obs That the oath of God and the Kings Commands are to be kept Eccles. 8.4 Where the word of a King is there is power and who may say unto him What doest thou 1 Obs That the words of Kings ought to be powerfull words 2 Obs That no man is to controle the King nor to speake against him 3 Obs That the works of Kings ought all to be righteous works Eccles. 10.20 Curse not the King no not in thy thoughts and curse not the rich in thy bed-chamber for a bird of the aire shall carry the voice and that which hath wings shall tell the matter 1 Obs That we ought not so much as in our thoughts to think evill or to curse the King 2 Obs That we ought with our lives and estates in our thoughts words and works to maintaine and uphold the Honour of the King 3 Obs That no man in Authority ought to be cursed 4 Obs That we ought to pray for Kings and for all in Authority 5 Obs That the Lord will reveale the secrets of mens hearts even of those that curse the King or any in Authority Isaiah 49.23 Kings shall be thy nursing fathers and Queens thy nursing mothers 1 Obs That its the duty of Kings and Queenes to be tenderly affected towards their subjects 2 Obs That its the subjects duty to preserve and maintaine their Kings and Queens with all fitting maintenance for their places 3 Obs That Kings and Queens ought to live together to be aiding and assisting one to the other As fathers and mothers Jer. 27.8 It shall come to passe that the Nation and Kingdom which will not serve Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon will I punish with the sword with the famine and with the pestilence and hearken not to your Prophets for they prophesie a lye unto you bringing your neckes under the yoak of the King of Babylon and serve him and his people and live why will ye die thou and thy people by the sword by the famine and by the pestilence as the Lord hath spoken against the Nation that will not serve the King of Babylon 1 Obs That Nations and Kingdomes are to be governed by Kings 2. Obs That though a King be a wicked King yet he must be served 3. Obs That the punishment of a Nation or Kingdome whether by sword famine or pestilence follows the disloyalty to the Kings commands 4. Obs That if Prophets prophesie disloyalty to the Kings commands we are not to hearken unto them they prophesie a lie 5. Obs That its the subjects speciall duty to obey the Kings command 6. Obs That all those that disobey the Kings commands shall be punished by death with sword by famine by pestilence 7. Obs That its the Lord that brings his punishments and inflicts them upon a disloyall Nation or Kingdome where he pleaseth Jer. 30.9 But they shall serve the Lord their God and David their King whom I will raise up unto them 1. Obs That the Lord God is to be served 2. Obs That David their King is to be served 3. Obs That they are joyned together to serve the Lord God David their King so serve the Lord God Charls their King 4. Obs That the Lord raises up Kings and commands all their subjects to serve them Ezek. 37.24 David my servant shall be King over them and they all shall have one shepheard and they shall walke in my judgements and observe my statutes and do them 1. Obs That all Godly Kings are the Lords immediate servants 2. Obs That where a Godly King Rules there they have all one Godly ministry one Godly government one faith one baptisme 3. Obs That no liberty ought to be given to tender consciences to walke contrary to Gods statutes 4. Obs That the judgements and statutes