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A93049	Britannia rediviva: or the proper and soveraign remedy for the healing and recovering of these three distracted nations; as it was prescribed in a sermon preached in the minster at York, at the Assizes there held on Thursday morning, August 9. 1649. Before the Right Honorable Judges, the Right Worshipful the High Sheriff, the justices of peace, gentry, and others of the county of York. / By John Shaw, master of arts, sometimes of Christs Colledg in Cambridg, and now preacher of Gods Word at Kingston upon Hull.	Shawe, John, 1608-1672.	1649 (1649)	Wing S3026; Thomason E584_1; ESTC R206214	28,435	40

liberty for all desperate errors but I hope it shall never so be It s very hard saith godly Master Burroughs To prove in the New Testament the 〈◊〉 on 〈◊〉 p. 16● Ma●is●●ates power in matters of Religion seeing then there Was no Christian Magistrate yet this we finde in Rom. 13. 4. 1 Pet. 2. ●3 that the Magistrate is a terrour to evil doers and evil deeds and we finde cursed Doctrines to be stiled evil deeds 2 Epistle of John vers 10. 11. and they that pertinaciously hold them called evil doers Phil. 3. 2. It s true I know that that text must be limited the Magistrates power reacheth not to all evil deeds for such are hypocrisie unbelief by ends c. and so lesser errors of weaknesse yea others though not vented openly but why this should hinder the Magistrate who is custos un insque Tabulae from punishing fundamentall errors pertinaciously maintained I see not especially when they lay Rats-bane in every corner to poyson the children to seduce others Those that plead for universall tolleration yet condemn that as wicked counsel which Themistius the ● hilosopher gave to Valens the Emperor that he should let all fects and opinions alone because it was for the glory of God to be honoured with diversities of opinions and wayes of worship O how would holy John the Evangelist Polycarp Ignatius Ir●●aeus Tertullian Cyprian c. have thundred out against such advice who started from one Cerinthus were so sharp and 〈◊〉 against one Marcion c. nay would not keep com●●●● with the hereticks of those times after once or twice 〈◊〉 but cryed out nulla cum talibus convivia nulla 〈◊〉 ●●mercia misceantur far be it from me either to mean 〈◊〉 of the lesser differences of godly brethren who differ about externall government or about smaller maters and live upto 〈◊〉 principles or to wish men to be converted by club-law from the most fundamentall errors no I wish their errors could be as Luther saith igne tantum charitatis consumendi I heartily wish that all godly brethren though in some things of different lights might cordially agree and that as the Poet feigns that two dear friends came to Vulcan the Smith and prayed him that he would either melt or beat them with his Hammer into one so God would do by us and I am verily perswaded ere all be done God will melt or beat the Saints into one Secondly you have opportunities to seek out the truth of causes Job 29 16. and hear both parties speak according to the command of God Dent. 17 4. and the rule of Seneca * Qui aliquid statuit parte inauditd alterd practised both by the godly 1 Kings 3. 9. and the very Heathens Acts 25. 16. Thirdly To punish the guilty whether openly vitious or such as are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 Thess 5. 14. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 Thess 3. 2. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 Tim. 1. 9. that are idle vagrants I mean follow no calling but whereas they should be time-redeemers Ephes 5. 16. in these evil dayes they are time-sellers and time-stealers seducing young Gentlemen to riotous idle courses or selling their time to any that puts up the finger these are men that walk 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 Thess 3. 11. Sesostris King of Egypt made a Law that all the subjects of his Kingdom should once a yeer give an account of their manner of living and if any were found to spend their time idly they were severely punished Cain and Abel were heires of the whole earth yet had their speciall employments and vocations how many are there that spend their time as Seneca complained aut aliud aut nihil aut male agendo before the fall of Adam he had labor after the fall sudor how many are there now that would live without either especially such deserve the lash as will not be subject to any rule themselves and disturbe the publike peace The ancient Romans painted pride with three Crowns on her head on the first was written this motto transeendo on the second non obedio on the third perturb many such proud men there now are that seek themselves folter and maintaine need lesse brabbles and lay all the wait of disgrace upon other men whereas indeed three things may not be dallied with our faith our eye our good name non patitur ludum fama fides oculus such visible malefactors should be punished without respect of persons rich or poor Levit. 19. 15. Fourthly To relieve and deliver the innocent and guiltlesse that in your dayes may the righteous flourish Psal 72. 7. Deut 25. 1. Athanasius was thirty times accused yet always found inocent distributive justice is as well of rewards as punishment your robes are white as well as red Fifthly You have an opportunity under Jesus Christ to free this land from the guilt of innocent blood which else would overthrow the land by doing justice impartially upon the guilty herein Numb 35. 33. Sixthly You have opportunity to make much of be tender over and to advance such things as Christ your Master is most tender of As first His name Secondly His truth and Ordinances Thirdly His Sabbaths Fourthly His children Suffer not his name to be blasphemed rent and torne and he will keep up your names Parliaments name Magistrates name c. suffer no cursed errors to justle out Gods truth and Ordinances and God will keep you from being justled down so his Sabbaths Neh. 13. 17 18. Jer. 17. 27 and his children advance and favour them who are Gods jewells apple of Gods eye what is done to them is done to him But my glasse and your businesse cause me to break off onely let me speak a word or two Secondly To the Justices of Peace I beseech you Worthies up and be doing the Assizes it may be last here not above sixteen dayes in a yeer but your care should last all the yeer if you be either ignorant and cannot or idle and will not or partiall and respect friends as if he be an old serving-man a retainer to my Lord to Sir such a one to my cousen c. then he must be suffered to keep a drunken deboist Ale-house alas he must live he hath a great charge c. though all the word that the painfull Pastor holds out on the Lords day is lost at the Ale-house in the week many a wife and children and families undone to hold up the last of that one I say if thus you carry sad is your case I professe I would not for a thousand worlds have this to lye on me when I dye moreover you then do what in you lies to debase and overthrow a Nation I beseech you consider it s not enough to have good estates rich clothes to keep good houses to come to Assizes and Sessions now and then that will serve to make a man a good Justice But First Pray much if thy work be doubled let thy