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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79838	The improvement of mercy: or a short treatise, shewing how, and in what manner, our rulers and all well-affected to the present government should make a right and profitable use of the late great victory in Ireland. August 2. 1649. Also here are severall things propounded to all such as are dis-affected and enemies to the state (whether Presbyterian, Royalist, or Papist, &c.) beeing both usefull and seasonable upon this occasion, of so wonderfull and glorious a victorie. / By John Canne. Published by authoritie.	Canne, John, d. 1667?	1649 (1649)	Wing C441; Thomason E571_20; ESTC R14481	18,023	24

take occasion to run his vessell upon them but rather will imploy all his care and skill that by avoyding them he may escape the danger To what end hath the Lord set before your eyes the desolation of many honorable and great families the precious bloud of severall thousands shed on a day but to be a warning and caveat unto you to keepe off from such dangerous and destroying rocks and not to run your selves vainly and foolishly as they have don into a way and course which is neither honourable nor profitable for you The bird will not fly into the net or light on the lime-bush or run into the snare when he sees another bird flutter before her The horse as you are travelling will not follow the track of another horse that sticks fast before you you are men and should be rationall Will yee then seeing others before you in the pit fall likewise into the same if you doe you are the more to blame and the lesse to be excused You know that lesson Foelix quem faciunt aliena pericula cautum 2. Methinkes by this time you should perceive that the matter you stand for is not good and so much the Lord from time to time hath made knowne unto you by many cleare and plain demonstrations Take notice of the late King how apparently God was against him fought against him curst his blessings scattered his counsels so that nothing indeed prospered under his hand How dare yee then carry on the same worke and his designe knowing by former experience in doing so the Lord will not prosper you I cannot more fitly liken this generation of men then to Bowlers who having delivered their Bowl use to follow it with bowing their body to have it fall in towards the jack but it keeps her bias goes off and runs another way Much strugling and striving there hath been to bring the conquest in on the Kings side no plots or devises have been wanting what sea and land could doe hath been don but providence still carried it another way and this they saw and could not but acknowledge that the Lord was not with them although they parsisted and still doe in their froward and crooked courses 3. This victory gives me occasion to put you in minde how your principles and grounds are false concerning formes of civill Government The Israelites living poorely in Egypt thought no kinde of food better then Garlick and Onions so you having liv'd long under hingly Government and not acquainted with a free State or Common-wealth conceive Monarchie to be the best kinde of Government which undoubtedly is the worst and my Reasons for it are these 1. The great Revenues which are wasted to maintaine this King ship unusefull Creature a thing which the Land hath no need of but can doe much better without it as Courts Pallaces Castles Mannours Parks Forrests c. if converted to a publick use will be for the great profit and generall good of the whole Nation poore and rich whereas formerly as imployed did little service but fed Locusts and Caterpillers who destroyed the people 2. How chargeable to a Kingdome are Kings children through their pride pompe and excessive riot and what is expected from them for all this truly if they be not a curse and plague to the Nation men thinke it a mercy as for comfort and profit they expect none Now how many Orphans and poore children by such charges might be charitably and largely relieved and would blesse God for it whereas the others devoure all without saying Sirs we thanke you as if they were not at all beholding unto the people for the same 3. When corruptions and abuses break forth they are easier and sooner supprest in a free State then in the other For 1. As they have their originall and rise usually from the Court so the King as we have had experience will seek to defend the same 2. Put case the King hath no hand in such abuses which would be a strange thing neverthelesse considering he sees and heares with other mens eyes and eares they are not easily or thorowly reformed But in a Common-wealth well setled it cannot be so 4. It is seldome seen in a Monarchie but the Officers and Ministers of State are corrupt men chosen by Princes not for the publick good but to serve their turne and interest Whereas in a Common-wealth the people choosing their own Magistrates are carefull to choose such as shall doe just and right things for them Besides If Magistrates be corrupt the people can sooner helpe themselves by removing them and choosing better in a free State then under Kings 5. In no Common-wealth is there such sufferings of good men innocent bloud spilt unlawfull and unnecessary warres raised intolerable taxes imposed undue and illegall courses taken as where Kings doe reigne 6. That must be best which is a mean between two extreames and thus is a free State between Monarchy and Anarchy that one should rule alone is against the common Maxime Plus vident oculi quum oculus two eyes see more then one Againe that none should governe or all is absurd and sencelesse 7. It is rightly observed by Bodin Wee commonly see saith he in the changing of Princes new designes new lawes new Officers new friends new enemies new habits and a new forme of living For Princes take delight to change and alter all things that they may be spoken of which doth many times cause great inconveniences not onely to the Subjects in particular but also to the whole body of the State De Rep. l. 6. cap. 4. But no such prejudice or perill is incident to a Common-wealth if any thing be publickly altered it is maturely don and upon good ground and for the generall profit and safety of the people 8. In a well governed Common-wealth great men as well as others are encouraged unto the study of vertue wisdome Justice because there not titles or birth-right but abilities and good parts make them capable of preferment in such a State there is no door open to come into places of authoritie by bribery flattery friendship but as men are fitted and gifted Whereas in Kingdomes men come to have Offices and preferment by succession a foole or a knave will challenge authoritie by being the Kings cosin 9. We know by experience that in all ages the Gospel and way of Christ hath been most withstood and opposed under Kings As on the contrary in Common-wealths the same hath found greatest favour furtherance and enfargement And hence it is that our Pulpit-Incendiaries with their brethren the Scots cry out so much for a King they well know such a forme of Government is fittest for them and will best serve their turne whereby to suppresse the truth persecute the Saints under the name of Sectaries and to erect a forme of will-will-worship forcing all both small and great rich and poore free and bond to fall down and worship their Image if not