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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81140	Davids prayer for Solomon, containing the proper endowments and duty royall of a king, with the consequent blessings upon a kingdome. Delivered in a sermon at Christ-Church London, before the Right Honourable the Lord Major, the right worshipfull the aldermen his bretheren, together with the worshipfull companies of the said city, upon the 27th. of March, 1643. Being the commemoration of his Majesties inauguration. By Joseph Caryl, preacher to the Honourable Society of Lincolnes Inne. It is this present eight day of Aprill, anno Domini, 1643. Ordered by the Committee of the House of Commons in Parliament concerning printing, that this sermon intituled (Davids Prayer for Solomon, containing, the proper endowments and duty royall of a King, &c.) be printed and published. John White.	Caryl, Joseph, 1602-1673.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1643 (1643)	Wing C750; Thomason E97_12; ESTC R13263	23,752	44

While I say there are so many enemies to all righteous persons can we be to seeke why the Mountaines brought forth warre while there are some fill'd with all unrighteousnesse as the Gentiles are described in Roman 1. 29. and while there are so many friends to all unrighteousnesse can we be ignorant why the Mountaines brought forth warre While errour was maintain'd which is unrighteousnesse in opinion while Idolatry was winked at and superstition contended for which are unrighteousnesse in worship while prophanenesse was encouraged which is unrighteousnesse in practise while oppression was countenanc'd which is unrighteousnesse in Government can any one be to learne why the Mountaines and the Hills brought forth Warre While Judgement was turn'd into Gall and the fruit of Righteousnesse into Hemlocke are yee not taught why the Mountaines brought forth warre While many as this Text cals them of Gods people and of Gods poore who are in another Text Isa 61. called Trees of Righteousnesse were stubbed up and rooted out of most places in the Kingdome not only from great Townes and Cities but from the very Mountaines and H●lls so that they could not live quietly any where are we not taught why the Mountaines and the Hills brought forth warre Those Trees of Righteousnesse are stiled in the same place The plantation of the Lord while men were busie to root up the plantation of the Lord Is it any wonder if the Lord by the Iron-hand of the Sword rooted up their Plantations who sees not clearly in the Glasse of this Truth why and by what our Mountaines and our Hills have brought forth warre it hath been by unrighteousnesse Now at this day there is a great cry for that which is the promise of the Text There is a great cry for Peace desire is upon the wing to over-take and recall our departing if not departed peace And it is our duty to cry after it Follow peace is the command of God Hebr. 12. 14. The word signifies not only to prosecute but to persecute Follow peace with as much love to imbrace it as a persecutour followes an innocent person with hatred to destroy him Follow Peace though like a hunted beast it flyes from you so much the Metaphor will beare Follow this noble game though it be upon a very cold sent with heat of spirit Onely let the point in hand direct us in this purs●it For what though all the people of the Nation cry for Peace and what though the King and Parliament at this day treat for Peace yet all this cannot obtaine peace unlesse there be a cry after a Treaty about yea an entreating for Righteousnesse See not my face saith Ios●ph unlesse your younger Brother come with you So saith Peace see not my face unlesse my Elder Sister or rather my Mother Righteousnesse come along with you if we should travell for Peace without this we shall but wander in a Maze and more entangle our selves in trouble It is onely the golden thred of righteousnesse that can lead us through through the Laborinth of our present distractions unto rest Who weepes not to see the wounds of this Nation weeping bloud every day and yet if wee should skin over those wounds before righteousnes hath searched them to the bottom I tremble to thinke how quickly they will fester and either striking inward kill the heart or breaking outward fill the whole body with a sore Who mournes not over our breaches and yet if we shall goe about to daube them up with untempered morter and such is all that though it have never so many sublimated Ingredients of humane wisedome and State-policies all that I say is untempered morter which is not mixt and made up with righteousnes If we dawbe with that I tremble to thinke how quickly our wall will fall and who can imagine how great the fall thereof will be That which those Enemies spake scoffingly and spake falsly concerning the wall which Nehemiah had built and the people of God who helped with him Nehem. 4. 3. If a Fox goe up he shall even breake downe their stone wall The same we may speake truly and in good earnest concerning any wall of Peace that should be built and not by righteousnes if but a Fox go up upon it down it will fall againe For this is a certaine Conclusion That whatsoever the Fox alone I meane subtilty and humane policy builds that the Fox subtiltie and humane policy is able to pull downe againe the Foxes could not pull down no nor the Ramme batter downe the wall that Nehemiah had built and why Because men though as wise as Serpents yet as innocent as Doves built it What the wisdome of Innocence doth all the power of policy cannot undoe You see then what course must be taken what must he done that the Mountaines and hils that your Townes and Cities may bring forth peace set righteousnesse a worke or worke by righteousnesse and then your peace is wrought The pleasant Olive branches of peace grow and flourish out of the acts and administrations of justice once part with the justice of a Nation and you part with the peace of a Nation when the Sword of justice glisters the Sword of warre shall rust draw out the Sword of righteousnesse and God will sheath his Sword of wrath The Psalmist assures us this in Psal 106. 3. Blessed are they that keepe judgement and he that doth righteousnesse at all times at all times Every thing saith the King-preacher is beautifull in its season Then righteousnesse is ever beautifull for this Scripture warrants it in season alwayes There are some now who greatly desire this blessing of peace but they are greatly afraid this is not a time to be exact in righteousnesse or to stand strictly upon judgement These would be wiser then God would they not he saith blessed are they that keepe judgement and doe righteousnesse at all times Ob. But affirmitive commands doe not bind ad semper at all times to the doing of them An. 1. It ought to be our earnest desire and utmost endeavour to doe them at all times An. 2. It is best if we can doe them at all times An. 3. The times are very rare wherein they cannot be done God very seldome casts his people into such streights as loosen the knot of his commands An. 4. Be sure those times and those streights be of Gods making not of ours If either our owne groundlesse feare or heedlesse folly casts us into them this Maxime is no defence Ob. But David himselfe forbore to doe righteousnesse at some time Blood was treacherously shed almost in his own presence and yet he spares the murderer 2 Sam. 3. 27 28. An. 1. All the policies of holy David were not holy The infirmities of good men must not be our rules It is not safe for us on earth to goe by the falls of such as are now in Heaven An. 2. If the feare of David had not bin too hard at that