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A36441	A phenix, or, The Solemn League and Covenant whereunto is annexed : 1. The form and manner of His Majesties coronation in Scotland, with a sermon then preached on that occasion, by Robert Douglas of Edenburgh, II. A declaration of the Kings Majesty to all his loving subjects of the Kingdoms of Scotland, &c. in the yeare 1650, III. The great danger of covenant-breaking, &c., being the substance of a sermon preached by Edm. Calamy, the 14 of Jan., 1645, before the then Lord Mayor of the city of London, Sir Tho. Adams : together with the shieriffs [sic], aldermen, and Common-Councell of the said city : being the day of their taking the Solemn League and Covenant at Michael Basenshaw, London.	Douglas, Robert, 1594-1674.; Calamy, Edmund, 1600-1666. Great danger of covenant-breaking.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II)	1662 (1662)	Wing D2034; ESTC R5271	65,771	176

which we shall do as in the sight of God And because these Kingdomes are guilty of many sins and provocations against God and his Son Jesus Christ as is too manifest by our present distresses and dangers the fruits thereof We professe and declare before God and the world our unfained desire to be humbled for our own sins and for the sins of these Kingdomes especially that we have not as we ought valued the inestimable benefit of the Gospel that we have not laboured for the purity and power thereof and that we have not endeavoured to receive Christ in our hearts nor to walk worthy of him in our lives which are the causes of our sins and transgressions so much abounding amongst us and our true and unfained purpose desire and endeavour for our selves and all others under our power and charge both in publick and in private in all duties we owe to God and Man to amend our lives and each one to go before another in the example of a real Reformation that the Lord may turn away his wrath and heavy indignation and establish these Churches and Kingdomes in truth and peace And this Covenant we make in the presence of Almighty God the Searcher of all hearts with a true intention to perform the same as we shall answer at the great Day when the secrets of all hearts shall be disclosed Most humbly beseeching the Lord to strengthen us by his Holy Spirit for this end and to blesse our desires and proceedings with such successe as may be deliverance and safety to his people and encouragement to other Christian Churches groaning under or in danger of the yoak of Antichristian tyranny to joyn in the same or like Association and Covonant to the glory of God the enlargement of the Kingdome of Jesus Christ and the peace and tranquility of Christian Kingdomes and Common-wealths Wil. Lenthal Speaker Beuchamp St. John Gilbert Gerrard Walter Earle James Cambel Thomas Cheeke Robert Nicholas Benjamin Rudyard John Gurdon Robert Harley Francis Knollis Edward Master John White Anthony Sapley Dennis Bond Lawrence Whitaker Michael Noble ●ere Hoby Richard Barwis Edward Baynton William Cawley John Moyle John Pyne George Searle Henry Vane senior Nevil Pool John Young Henry Herbert Thomas Sandys William Iesson Philip L. Herbert Thomas Bartington Martin Lumley John Trevor Francis Godolphin Thomas Arundell Edward Stephens Gilbert Piekering John Greve Oliver Cromwell Henry Vane junior William Cage Richard Erisey Philip L. Lisle Will. Heveningham Isaac Pennington Richard Cresheld Thomas Pelham Thomas Parker John Leigh John Harris Augustin Skinner John Venn William Strickland John Franklin Samuel Brown Robert Scawen Roger Hill John Button John Meyrick Ambrose Brown Richard Winn Edward Owner Charles Pym Charles L. Cranborn Ben. Weston Dudley North John Nut John Corbet Roger Burgoyne Peter Temple Benjamin Valentine Thomas Walsingham Oliver Luke William Alenson Humphrey Salwey Richard Moor William Ashurst Thomas Moor Thomas Fountain William Ellys Henry Shelley Rich. Shuttleworth Henry Ludlow George Gallop Robert Wallop Arthur Hesilrige Oliver Saint-John Thomas Grantham Francis Barnham Will. L. Fitz Williams Edmund Dunch Henry Mildmay Hugh Rogers Thomas Hatcher John Wray Simonds D'Ewes Anthony Bedingfield John Ashe William L. Munson Martin Lister Robert Goodwin Edward Thomas Henry Lucas Miles Corbet Philip Smith Cornelius Holland William Spurflowe John Lowry Peter Wentworth Henry Chomley Philip Stapleton William Pierrepoint Roger North Alexander Popham Thomas Hodges John Maynard Samuel Vassal Anthony Irby John Clotworthy John Br●●●●lme Richard Jervoyse John Blackiston Walter Long John Rolle Robert Jennor John Waddon William Masham John Lisle Edmund Fowel Edward Ashe Thomas Pury Richard Whitehead Richard J●nyns Humphrey Tufton Thomas Da●res Thomas Earl John Downes John Goodwyn Francis Drake William Waller Samuel Luke Francis Buller Richard Harman George Buller Arthur Onslowe Richard Wynwood Robert Pye H. L. Gray of Ruthin Richard Knightley John Pym Christoph Yelverton Anthony Nicoll Peter Wroth Robert Reynolds Nat. Barnardiston Henry Heyman William Purefoy Valentine Walton Michael Oldesworth William Wheeler Hall Ravenscroft T. L. Gray of Groby Thomas Middleton Edw. Hungerford Christopher Wrey Richard Lee Herbert Morley Thomas Lane Robert Cecil William Bell Thomas Some Herbot Grimstone Symon Snowe John Nash Herbot Grimstone Ralph Asheton Edward Ayshcoghe John Wylde John Trenchard Thomas Jervoyse Richard Browne William Plaiters Nathaniel Stephens Richard Rose Francis Rous Gilbert Millington Walter Young John Brown John Hippisley Edward Poole Henry Pelham William Hay John Driden Nathaniel Fyennes William Lewis Giles Grene William Lytton John Harvey Edward Dowce William Strode Edmond Prideaux Thomas Hoyle Edward Exton Francis Popham Zouch Tate John Curson Alexander Bence Squire Bence John Selden John Glyn Richard Onslow John Coke Tho. L. Wenman Bulstrode Whitlock George Montague Edward Partheriche Henry Campion VVilliam VVhittaker Denzel Holles Edward VVingate James Fennys Poynings Moore Edward Bisse junior VVilliam Jephson Edward Montague Norton Knatchboll Thomas Eden Edward Baynton Jo. Evelin Jo. Potts Sam. Rolls Ralph Ashton VVilliam Drake Pereg. Pelham VVilliam Brereton Thomas VViddrington Natha Hallows Joh. Bamfield Symond Thelwall Hen. VVorsley Phil. Parker Edw. Boys John Alford Die Veneris 29 Januar. 1644. ORdered by the Commons assembled in Parliament That the Solemn League and Covenant be on every day of Fast and Publique Humiliation publiquely read in every Church and Congregation within the Kingdome And that every Congregation be enjoyned to have one of the said Covenants fairly Printed in a fair Letter in a Table fitted to hang up in some publick place of the Church to be read Hen. Elsynge Cler. Pail Dom. Com. The Form and Order of the CORONATION OF CHARLES II. King of Scotland England France and Ireland As it was acted and done at Scoon the first day of January 1651. By Robert Dowglas Minister at Edinburgh FIrst the Kings Majesty in a Princes Robe was conducted from his Bed-chamber by the Constable on his right hand and the Marshal on his left to the Chamber of presence and there was placed in a Chair under a cloth of State by the Lord of Angus Chamberlain appointed by the King for that day and there after a little repose the Noblemen with the Commissioners of Barons and Burroughs entred the Hall and presented themselves before his Majesty Thereafter the Lord chancellor spoke to the King to this purpose Sir your good Subjects desire You may be crowned as the righteous and lawful Heir of the Crown of this Kingdome that you would maintain Religion as it is presently professed and established conform to the National covenant League and Covenant and according to your Declaration at Dumferling in August last Also that you would be graciously pleased to receive them under Your Highnesse Protection to govern them by the Lawes of the Kingdome and to defend them in their Rights and Liberties by Your Royal power offering themselves in most humble manner to Your Majesty with their vows to bestow land life and what else is in their power for the maintenance of

Religion for the safety of Your Majesties sacred Person and maintenance of Your Crown which they intreat Your Majesty to accept and pray Almighty God that for many Years You may happily enjoy the same The King made this Answer I do esteem the affections of my good people more than the Crowns of many Kingdomes and shall be ready by Gods assistance to bestow my life in their Defence Wishing to live no longer than I may see Religion and this Kingdome flourish in all happinesse Thereafter the Commissioners of Burroughs and Barons and the Noblemen accompanied his Majesty to the Kirk of Scoon in order and rank according to their quality two and two The Spurs being carried by the Earl of Eg●ington Next the Sword by the E. of Rothes Then the Scepter by the E. of Crauford and Lindesay And the Crown by Marq. of Argyle immediately before the King Then came the King with the great Constable on his right hand and the great Marshal on his left his train being carried by the L. Freskine the L. Montgomery the L. Newbottle and the L. Machlene ●our Earls eldest sons under a Canopy of crimson Velvet supported by six Earls sons to wit the L. Drummond the L. Carnegie the L. Ramsey the L. Johnstoun the the L Brechin L. Yester and the six Carriers supported by six Noblemens sons Thus the Kings Ma●esty entred the Kirk The Kirk being fitted and prepared with a Table whereupon the Honours were laid and a Chair set in a fitting place for his Majesties hearing of Sermon over against the Minister and another Chair on the other side where he received the Crown before which there was a Bench decently covered as also for seats about for Noblemen Barons and Burgesses And there being also a Stage in a fit place erected of 24 foot square about four foot high from the ground covered with Carpets with two stairs one from the West another to the East upon which great stage there was another little stage erected some two foot high ascending by two steps on which th● Throne or Chair of State wa● set The Kirk thus fittingly prep●red the Kings Majesty entre● the same accompanied as afor● said and first setteth hims●●● in his chair for hearing of Se●mon All being quietly compose unto attention Mr. Robert Dowglas Moderator of the Gener●● Assembly after incalling upo● God by prayer preached the following Sermon A Sermon preached at Scoon Jan. 1. 1651. At the Coronation of Charles the Second King of Seotland England France and Ireland By Robert Dowglas Minister at Edinburgh Moderator of the Commission of the General Assembly 2 KINGS 11. Vers 12.17 And he brought forth the Kings Son and put the Crown upon him and gave him the Testimony and they made him King and anointed him and they clape their hands and said God save the King And Jehojada made a Covenant between the Lord and the King and the People that they should be the Lords people between the King also and the people IN this Text of Scripture you have the Solemn Enthronizing of Joash a young King and that in a very troublesome time for Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah ha● cruelly murthered the Royal Seed and usurped the Kingdome by th● space of six yeares Onely thi● young Prince was preserved by Iehosheba the sister of Ahaziah and wife to Jehojada the high Priest being hid with her in the house o● the Lord all that time Good Interpreters do conjecture though Joash be called the son of Ahaziah that he was not his son by nature but by succession to the Crown They say that the race of Solomon ceased here and the Kingdome came to the posterity of Nathan the son of David Because 2 Chron. 22.9 it is said The house of Ahaziah had no power to keep the Kingdome which they conceive to be for the want of children in that house And because of the absurdity and unnaturalnesse of the fact that Athaliah the Grand-mother should have cut off her sons children I shall not stand upon the matter only I may say if they were Ahaziah his own children it was a most unnatural and cruel fact of Athaliah to cut off her own posterity For the usurpation there might have been two motives 1. It seemeth that when Ahaziah went to battel Athaliah was left to govern the Kingdome and her son Ahaziah being slain before his return she thought the Government sweet and could not part with it and because the Royal seed stood in her way she cruelly destroyed them that she might raign with the greater freedome 2. She was earnest to set up a false worship even the worship of Baal which she thought could not be so well done as by cutting off the Royal race and getting the sole power in her hand that she might do what she pleased The businesse you are about this day is not unlike You are to invest a young King in the Throne in a very troublesome time and wicked men have risen up and usurped the Kingdome and put to death the late King most unnaturally The like motives seem to have prevailed with them 1. These men by falshood and dissimulatio● have gotten power in their hand● which to them is so sweet that th●● are unwilling to part with it A●● because the King and his seed stoo● in their way they have made awa● the King and disinherited his chi●dren that the sole power might b● in their hand 2. They have 〈◊〉 number of damnable errors and false worship to set up and inten● to take away the Ordinances o● Christ and Government of hi● Kirk All this cannot be done unlesse they have the sole power i● their hands and this they canno● have till the King and his posteri●● be cut off But I leave this an● come to the present solemnity There is a Prince to be inthroned good Jehojada will have the crown put upon his head It may be questioned why they went about this Coronation in a time of so great hazard when Athaliah had reigned six yeares Had i● not been better to have defeated Athaliah and then to have crowned the King Two reasons may b● rendred why they delay not the ●oronation To crown the King ●as a duty they were bound to ●azard should not make them leave ●heir duty They did their duty ●nd left the successe to God 〈◊〉 They crowned the young King ●o endear the peoples affections to their own native Prince and to ●lienate their hearts from her that had usurped the Kingdome If they had delayed the King being known to be preserved it might have brought on not only comply●nce with her but also subjection to her government by resting in it and being content to lay aside the righteous heir of the Crown The same is observed in our Case and many wonder that you should Crown the King in a dangerous time when the usurpers have such power in the land the same reasons may serve to answer for your doing 1. It is our

are godly and religious Covenants First there are divellish Covenants such as Acts 23.12 and Isaiah 28.15 such as the holy league as it was unjustly called in France against the Hugonites and that of our Gunpowder Traytors in England Now to refuse to take such Covenants is not to make the times perilous but the taking of them makes the times perilous Secondly there are godly Covenants such as Job 31.1 I have made a Covenant with mine eyes why then should I think upon a maid Such as Psal 119. I have sworn I will perform it that I will keep thy righteous judgements such as 2 Chron. 15.14 And such as this is which you are met to take this day For you are to swear to such things which you are bound to endeavour after though you did not swear Your swearing is not solum vinculum but novum vinculum is not the onely but onely a new and another bond to tye you to the obedience of the things you swear unto which are so excellent and so glorious that if God give those that take it a heart to keep it it will make these three Kingdomes the glory of the world And as one of the Reverend Commissioners of Scotland said when it was first taken in a most solemn manner at Westminster by the Parliament and the Assembly That if the Pope should have this Covenant written upon a wall over against him sitting in his chair it would be unto him like the hand-writing to Belshazzar causing the joynts to loose and his knees to smioe one against another And I may adde that if it be faithfully and fully kept it will make all the Divels in Hell to tremble as fearing lest their Kingdome should not long stand Now then for a man to be an Anticovenanter and to be such a Covenant-refuser it must needs be a sin that makes the times perilous And the reason is Reason 1. Because you shall find in Scripture that when any Nation did enter into a solem religious Covenant God did exceedingly bless and prosper that Nation after that time As appears 2 Chron. 15.19 2 Kings 11.20 And we have a promise for it Deut. 21.12 13. That thou shouldest enter into covenant with the Lord thy God c. That he may establish thee to day for a people unto himself and that he may be unto thee a God c. And therefore to be a Covenant-refuser is to make our miseries perpe●ual Reason 2. Because as it is the highest act of Gods love to man to vouchsafe to engage himself by Oath and Covenant to be his God so it is the highest demonstration of mans love to God to bind himself by Oath and Covenant to be Gods There is nothing obligeth God more to us then to see us willing to tye and bind our selves fast unto his service And therefore they that in this sense are Anti-covenanters are sons of Belial that refuse the yoak of the Lord that say as Psalm 2.3 Let us break his bands asunder and cast away his cords from us such as Oderunt vincula pietatis which is a soul-destroying and land-destroying sin Reason 3. Because that the union of England Scotland and Ireland into one Covenant is the chief if not the onely preservative of them at this time You find in our English Chroniclers that England was never destroyed but when divided within it self Our civil divisions brought in the Romans the Saxons Danes and Normans But now the Anti-covenanters he divides the Parliament within it self and the City within it self and England against it self he is as a stone separated from the building which is of no use to it self and threatneth the ruine of the building Jesus Christ is called in Scripture the corner-stone which is a stone that unites two ends of a building together Jesus Christ is a stone of union and therefore they that sow division and study unjust separation have little of Jesus Christ in them When the ten tribes began to divide from the other two tribes they presently began to war one against another and to ruine one another The Anti-covenanter he divides and separates and disunites and therefore he makes the times perilous My chief aim is at the second Doctrine which is Doct. 2. That for a Covenant-taker to be a Covenant-breaker is a sin that makes the times perilous For the opening of this point I must distinguish again of Covenants There are civil and there are religious Covenants A civil Covenant is a Covenant between man and man and of this the Text is primarily though not onely to be understood Now for a man to break promise and Covenant with his brother is a land-stroying and soul-devouring abomination We read 2 Sam. 21. that because Saul had broken the Covenant that Joshua made with the Gibeonites God sent a famine in David's time of three years continuance To teach us that if we falsifie our Word and Oath God will avenge covenant-breaking though it be forty years after Famous is that text Jer. 34.17 18 19 20. Because the Princes and the People brake the covenant which they had made with their servants though but their servants God tells them Because ye have not hearkned unto me in proclaiming liberty every one to his brother c. Behold I proclaim liberty for you saith the Lord to the sword to the pestilence and and to the famine and I will make you to be removed into all the Kingdomes of the Earth c. We read also Ezek. 17.18 19 20. That God tells Zedekiah because he brake the covenant he had made with the King of Babylon that therefore he would recompence upon his head the oath that he had despised and the covenant that he had broken and would bring him to Babylon and plead with him there for the trespasse which he had trespassed against the Lord. David tells us Psal 15.4 that it is a sin that shuts a man out of heaven The Turkish histories tell us of a covenant of peace made between Amurath the great Turk and Ladislaus King of Hungary and how the Pope absolved Ladislaus from his oath and provoked him to renew the war In which war the Turk being put to the worst and despairing of victory pulls out a paper which he had in his bosome wherein the league was written and said O thou God of the Christians if thou beest a true God be revenged of those that without cause have broken the league made by calling upon thy name And the story saith that after he had spoken these words he had as it were a new heart and spirit put into him and his souldiers and that they obtained a glorious victory over Ladislaus Thus God avenged the quarrel of mans covenant The like story we have of Rodolphus Duke of Swevia who by the Popes instigation waged war with Henry the fourth Emperour of Germany to whom he had sworn the contrary The Pope sent a Crown to him with this Motto Petra dedit Petro Petrus diadema