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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07822	Salomon or A treatise declaring the state of the kingdome of Israel, as it was in the daies of Salomon Whereunto is annexed another treatise, of the Church: or more particularly, of the right constitution of a Church.	Morton, Thomas, of Berwick.	1596 (1596)	STC 18197.7; ESTC S112936	159,289	238

SALOMON OR A treatise declaring the state of the kingdome of Jsrael as it was in the daies of SALOMON Whereunto is annexed another treatise of the Church or more particularly Of the right constitution of a Church Psal. 45.14 Adducetur Regi Iere. 29.7 Seeke the peace of the Citie vvhither I shall sende you as captiues and pray vnto the Lord for it for in the peace of it shall your peace be LONDON Printed by Robert Robinson for Robert Dexter 1596. Regni Angloisraelitici typus Bellum de Pace Flos de Iesse Leo de Iuda Reg. Pacis Rex Pacis Iacobs prophecie of the kingdome of Israel Gen. 49.8 JVdah thy brethren shall praise the Thy hand in the necke of thy enemies The sonnes of thy father shall bowe themselues vnto th●e Iudah my sonne a Lions whelp thou hast come vp from 〈◊〉 spoile Thou hast couched like a Lion yea as a great Lion and who shal raise him vp The scepter shall not depart from Iudah nor a lawgiuer from betweene his feete till the Messias come And to him shall be the obedience of the people TO THE MOST Mightie and Maiesticall peaceable and happie Monarche ELIZABETH by the gracious fauour of God Queene of England France and Ireland the most constant protectour of the Gospell and Church of Christ supreame head of all estates ruler of all persons and iudge of all causes within her Maiesties Dominions Thomas Morton her Maiesties vnworthy subiect desireth from God a long continuance and a daily encrease of temporall Maiestie And after the satietie thereof the fruition of eternall Maiestie and glorie with Iesus Christ And in testimonie of all vnfained loue loyalty and thankefulnesse dedicateth in most humble wise these treatises of the Kingdome of Israel and of the Church ISraëlitici cernis regina Leonis Effigiem si de nobilitate cupis Audire hunc quondam peperit in Gilgale magn● Iehouae Cerebrum sanctius ergo nihil Obstetricans fidos digitos admouit in ortis Samuel effigies integritatis erat Nutriuit catulum Saulus qui rugit omnis Palaestina tremit non placet iste Deo Sufficitur Sauli Dauid Rex foedere certo Dictus cum totâ posteritate suâ Excipit hunc sapiens Salomon qui gloria mundi Qui decus est hominum delitiaeque Dei Octodecêm variâ succedunt sorte nepotes At memor officij regia progenies Aeterno cedit regi vacuumque relinquit Thronum tum fessus corruit ipse Leo Quingentos somno pressus procumbit in annos Dum micat in coelo lucifer ille suo Messiah dictus magnâ qui v●ce iacentem Excitat solium ponit in arce suum Iam pleno ciclo tua Iudah gloria mundum Irrediat florent lilia Iesse tibi Aurea magnificis leo vell●ra gestat in armis Tollitur imperij nuntia cauda gyrans Horrendo rictu recludit eburnea claustra Inque focis remicant ignis vterque suis. Israelitici moderatur fraena leonis Qui caelum terras maris ima tenet ATque tuam cernit tua plebs Regina coronā Israëlitico docta tacere modo Multa tuo ductu vidit Salomonia r●gna O nimium foelix natio si sapiat Palladium ramum Salomoni praeripis par Gloria constanti relligione prior Nemo tibi Christū Salomoni vt foemina quondā Eripuit papae despicis arma minas Viue diu foelix multos numerato Nouembres V● maneat foelix Anglia tota diu To the Reader BEholde good Reader that glorious Monarch king Salomon the fairest flower that euer stood on the face of the earth stript out of his maiesticall robes wherein he was as glorious as the Lilie of the fielde yea as the sunne in his brightnesse at noone day and clad in a most simple and homely weede hauing as we say in as homely a prouerbe neyther welt nor garde no bright shining colours or curious caruing no commendation of sharpnes of wit or admirable eloquence of great reading or profound learning of sound wisdome or long experience or of any other thing that is in account or r●quest among men And withall pardon we pray thee this bold attempt in choosing so royal a patronage for so base a peece of worke We are not so blinded with any fonde co●ceite of the excellencie worthinesse o● these treatises as to thinke them a great daintie fit for princes only to feed on the which we iudge too course for the diet of the meanest read●r but we do it vpon those groundes reasons which we hope wil be if not a full and sufficient defence yet a tolerable excuse and a probable pretence in this behalfe What is more needfull or acceptable in the eies of God then that subiectes beare an exceeding great loue to their naturall princes as to their parentes by whose meanes they enioy all good thinges both temporall and spirituall whats●euer and be readie to testifie the said loue whensoeuer any iust occasion doth offer it selfe or can be found especially by offering vnto them as to earthly Gods for so it hath pleased God to call them some parte of those blessings which God hath vouchsafed vnto vs as acknowledging that we haue receaued all that we haue by their meanes The want of this duetie shewed the rebellious disposition of some of the people against Saul the first of these kinges of whom it is said 1. Sam. 10.27 that they despised Saule their newe king and did not bring any gift or present vnto him And surely herein the selfe loue of man doth notably bewray it self who doth perhaps although not thankefully remember for any long time yet somewhat regard for the present those who shew themselues good and bountifull vnto him But as for publicke benefites whereof many others are partakers he maketh no r●ckning of them neyther accounteth himselfe beholden to them who are the authors and giuers of them as if he had enmitie and warre with the whole worlde and so were hurt whensoeuer others are helpt Hence it commeth that so fewe are heartely and duetifully affected to magistrates who are good to many and farre fewer to God who is good to all or perfourme any duety of loue and thankefulnesse to eyther saue onely in hypocrisie and for feare Whereas farre greater loue is due to them then to any priuate person because we receaue from them farre moe benefites then any other can bestowe vpon vs. Yea this heartie affection and duetifull testification of it is required at the handes not only of great mightie men who can bring rich presentes correspondent to the maiestie of the greatest princes but also of the poorest and basest member of the Church commonwealth yea as it is often found in men of meane condition whenas it is wanting in high degrees and loftie lookes so it is and ought to be alwaies as wel accepted at the one hand as at the other We knowe that God the king of kinges taketh in as good part if the minde be no worse a