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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

A PHENIX OR The Solemn LEAGUE and COVENANT Whereunto is annexed I. 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 Aldermen and Common-councell of the said City being the day of their taking the Solemn League and Covenant at Michael Basenshaw London EDINBVRGH Printed in the year of Covenant-breaking To the Reader Reader THou mayst expect some Reasons by way of Preface why these things thus collected are presented to thy consideration the principall part thereof having been the occasion of so much contest and trouble in these Nations and therefore desired by many it should have been buried in its own ashes But for that things of such publique concernment have been acted by the Heads of these Nations and in so solemn a manner in the presence of Almighty God it cannot so soon be forgotten but ought to be weighed and layd to heart with the good or evil consequences that have or shall accrew thereby it is therefore left to thy serious consideration A solemn League and Covenant For Reformation and defence of Religion the Honour and Happines of the King and the Peace and Safety of the three Kingdoms of England Scotland and Ireland WE the Noblemen Barons Knights Gentlemen Citizens Burgesses Ministers of the Gospel and Commons of all sorts in the Kingdoms of England Scotland and Ireland by the providence of God living under one King and being of one Reformed Religion having before our Eyes the glory of God and the advancement of the Kingdom of our Lord Saviour Jesus Christ the Honour and Happiness of the Kings Majesty and his Posterity and the true Publick Liberty Safety peace of the Kingdoms wherein every ones private condition is included calling to mind the treacherous and bloody Plots Conspiracies Attempts Practices of the Enemies of God against the true Religion and Professors thereof in all places especially in these three Kingdoms ever since the Reformation of Religion and how much their Rage Power and Presumption are of late and at this time increased and exercised whereof the deplorable estate of the Church and Kingdom of Ireland the distressed estate of the Church and Kingdom of England and the dangerous estate of the Church Kingdom of Scotland are present and publick Testimonies We have now at last after other means of Supplication Remonstrance Protestations and Sufferings for the preservation of our Selves and our Religion from utter ruine and destruction according to the commendable practice of these Kingdoms in former times and the example of Gods people in other Nations after mature deliberation resolved and determined to enter into a Mutuall and Solemn League and Covenant wherein we all subscribe and each one of us for himself with our hands lifted up to the most high God do swear 1. THat we shall sincerely really and constantly through the grace of God endeavour in our severall places and callings the preservation of the reformed Religion in the Church of Scotland in Doctrine Worship Discipline and Government according to the Word of God and the example of the best Reformed Churches And shall endeavour to bring the Churches of God in the three kingdoms to the nearest conjunction and uniformity in religion confession of faith form of Church-government Directory for worship and catechising That we and our posterity after us may as brethren live in faith and love and the Lord may delight to dwell in the midst of us 2. That we shall in like manner without respect of persons endeavor the extirpation of popery prelacy that is Church-government by Archbishops Bishops their Chancellors and Commissaries Deans Deans and Chapters Archdeacons and all other Ecclesiasticall Officers depending on that Hierarchy superstition heresie schism prophanness and whatsoever shall be found to be contrary to sound Doctrine and the power of godliness lest we partake in other mens sins and therein be in danger to receive of their plagues and that the Lord may be one and his Name one in the three Kingdoms 3. We shall with the same sincerity reality and constancy in our severall vocations endeavour with our estates and lives mutually to preserve the rights and priviledges of the parliaments and the Liberties of the kingdomes and to preserve and defend the Kings Majesties Person and Authority in the Preservation and Defence of the true Religion and Liberties of the Kingdomes that the World may bear witnesse with our Consciences of our Loyalty and that we have no thoughts or intentions to diminish His Majesties just Power and Greatnesse 4. We shall also with all Faithfulnesse endeavour the discovery of all such as have been or shall be Incendiaries Malignants or evil Instruments by hindering the Reformation of Religion dividing the King from His People or one of the three Kingdomes from another or making any faction or parties among the People contrary to this League and Covenant that they may be brought to publick Tryal and receive condign Punishment as the degree of their Offences shall require or deserve or the Supream Judicatories of both Kingdomes respectively or others having power from them for that effect shall judge convenient 5. And whereas the Happinesse of a blessed Peace between these Kingdomes denied in former times to our Progenitors is by the good Providence of God granted unto us and hath been lately concluded and setled by both the Parliaments we shall each one of us according to our place and interest endeavour that they may remain conjoyned in a firm Peace and Union to all Posterity and that Justice may be done upon the wilfull opposers thereof in manner expressed in the precedent Articles 6. We shall also according to our places and callings in this common cause of Religion Liberty and Peace of the Kingdomes assist and defend all those that enter into this League and Covenant in the maintaining and pursuing thereof and shall not suffer our selves directly or indirectly by whatsoever combination perswasion or terrour to be divided and withdrawn from this blessed Union and Conjunction whether to make defection to the contrary part or to give our selves to a detestable indifferency or neutrality in this cause which so much concerneth the glory of God the good of the Kingdomes and the honour of the King but shall all the dayes of our lives zealously and constantly continue therein against all opposition and promote the same according to our power against all lets and impediments whatsoever and what we are not able our selves to suppresse or overcome we shall reveal and make known that it may be timely prevented or removed All

had let them go afterwards they caused the Servants to return and brought them in subjection ver 11. What followeth upon this breach ver 15 16. Ye were now turned and had done right in my sight in proclaiming liberty but ye turned and made them servants again And therefore verse 18 19 20 21. I will give the men who have transgressed my Covenant who have not performed the words of the Covenant which they made before me when they cut the Calf in twain and passed between the parts thereof I will even give them into the hands of their enemies into the hand of them that seek their life even Zedekiah and his Princes If the breach of a Covenant made for the liberty of Servants was so punished what shall be the punishment of the breach of a Covenant for Religion and liberty of the people of God There is nothing more terrible to Kings and Princes then to be given into the hands of enemies that seek their life If ye would escape this judgement let King and Princes keep their Covenant made with God Your enemies who seek your life are in the land if you break the Covenant it may be feared God will give you over unto them as a prey but if ye yet keep Covenant it may be expected God will keep you out of their hands Let not the place ye heard opened be forgotten for in it ye have an example of Divine justice against Joash and the Princes for breaking that Covenant 2 Chron. 24.23 The Princes who inticed that breath are destroyed and in the 24. ver it is said The Army of the Syrians came with a small company of men and the Lord delivered a very great Host into their hands because they had forsaken the Lord God of their Fathers so they executed judgement a-against Joash And ver 25. His own servants conspired against him and flew him on his bed c. The conspiracy of Servants or Subjects against their King is a wicked course But God in his righteous judgements suffereth Subjects to conspire and rebel against their Princes because they rebel against the Covenant made with God I may say freely that a chief cause of the judgement upon the Kings house hath been the Grandfathers breach of Covenant with God and the fathers following steps in opposing the work of God and his Kirk within these Kingdoms They broke Covenant with God and men have broken Covenant with them yea most cruelly and perfidiously have invaded the Royal Family and trodden upon all Princely dignity Be wise by their example you are now sitting upon the Throne of the Kingdome and your Nobles about you there is one above you even Jesus the King of Sion and I as his Servant dare not but be free with you I charge you Sir in his Name that you keep this Covenant in all points if you break this Covenant and come against this cause I assure you the controversie is not ended between God and your Family but will be carried on to further weakning if not the overthrow of it but if you shall keep this Covenant and befriend the Kingdome of Christ it may be from this day God shall begin to do you good although your estate be very weak God is able to raise you and make you to Reign maugre the opposition of all your Enemies And howsoever it shall please the Lord to dispose you shall have a peace towards God through Christ the Mediator As for you who are Nobles and Peers of the Land your share is great in this day of Coronation ye have come and touched the Crown and sworn to support it ye have handled the Sword and Scepter and have set down the King upon his Throne 1. I Charge you keep your Covenant with God and see that ye never be moved your selves to come against it in any head or article thereof and that ye give no counsel to the King to come against that Doctrine Worship Government and discipline of the kirk established in their Land as you would eschew the Judgement of Covenant-breakers If the King and ye who are engaged to support the Crown conspire together against the kingdome of Christ both ye that do support and he that is supported will fall together I presse this the more because it is a rare thing to see a King and great men for Christ in the long Catalogue of Kings which ye have heard recited this day there will be found few to have been for Christ 2. I Charge you also because of your many Oaths to the King that you keep them invoylably Be Faithfull unto him according to your Covenant the Oaths of God are upon you if directly or indirectly you do any thing against his standing God by whom ye have sworn will be avenged upon you for the breach of his Oath And now I will close up all in one word more to You Sir You are the onely Covenanted King with God and his people in the world Many have obstructed your entry in it now seeing the Lord hath brought you in over all these Obstructions onely observe to do what is contained therein and it shall prove a happy time for You and Your House And because you are entered in times of great difficulty wherein small strength seems to remain with you in the eyes of the world for recovering your just power and greatnesse Therefore take counsell which David when he was dying gave to his Sonne Solomon 1 Kings 2.2 3. Be strong and shew thy self a man and keep the charge of the Lord thy God to walk in his wayes and keep his Commandements that thou mayst prosper in all that thou dost and whithersoever thou turnest thy self After this Exhortation the Minister closed the whole action with prayer and the xx Psalm being sung he dismissed the people with the Blessing Then did the Kings Majesty descend from the Stage with the Crown upon his head and receiving again the Scepter in his hand returned with the whole Train in solemn manner to his Palace the Sword being carried before him FINIS A Declaration by the Kings Majesty to all His Subjects of the Kingdomes of Scotland England and Ireland Printed at Edinburgh 1650. Sect. 1. HIs Majesty taking in consideration that mercifull Dispensation of Divine Providence by which he hath been recovered out of the snare of Evil Counsel and having attained so full perswasion and confidence of the Loyalty of his People in Scotland with whom he hath too long stood at a distance and of the Righteousnesse of their Cause as to joyn in one Covenant with them and to cast himself and his Interests wholly upon God and in all matters Civil to follow the Advice of his Parliament and such as shall be intrusted by them and in all matters Ecclesiastick the Advice of the General Assembly and their Commissioners and being sensible of his duty to God and desirous to approve himself to the consciences of all his good Subjects and to stop

the mouthes of his and their enemies and Traducers doth in reference to his former Deportments and as to his Resolutions for the future Declare as followes Sect. 2. Though his Majesty as a dutiful Son be obliged to honour the memory of his Royal Father and have in estimation the person of his Mother yet doth He desire to be deeply humbled and afflicted in Spirit before God because of His Fathers hearkning to and following evil Counsels and His opposition to the Work of Reformation and to the Solemn League and Covenant by which so much of the bloud of the Lords People hath been shed in these Kingdomes and for the Idolatry of his Mother the Toleration whereof in the Kings House as it was matter of great stumbling to all the Protestant Churches so could it not but be an high provocation against him who is a jealous God visiting the sins of the Fathers upon the Children And albeit HIs Majesty might extenuate His former Carriages and Actions in following of the advice and walking in the way of those who are opposite to the Covenant and to the work of God and might excuse His delaying to give satisfaction to the just and necessary desires of the Kirk and Kingdome of Scotland from his education and age and evil Counsel and Company and from the strange and insolent proceedings of Sectaries against his Royal Father and in reference to Religion and the ancient Government of the Kingdome of England to which He hath the undoubted Right of Succession yet knowing that he hath to do with God He doth ingeniously acknowledge all His own sins and all the sins of his Fathers House craving pardon and hoping for mercy and reconciliation through the bloud of Jesus Christ And as he doth value the constant Addresses that were made by his people to the Throne of grace on His behalf when He stood in opposition to the work of God as a singular Testimony of Long-suffering Patience and mercy upon the Lords part and Loyalty upon theirs so doth He hope and shall take it as one of the greatest tokens of their love and affection to Him and to His Government That they will continue in Prayer and Supplication to God for Him That the Lord who spared and preserved Him to this day notwithstanding of all His own guiltinesse may be at peace with Him and give him to fear the Lord His God and to serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind all the dayes of his life Sect. 3. And his Majesty having upon full perswasion of the Justice and Equity of all the Heads and Articles thereof now Sworn and subscribed the National Covenant of the Kingdome of Scotland and the Solemne League and Covenant of the three Kingdomes of Scotland England and Ireland doth declare That He hath not sworn and subscribed these Covenants and entred into the Oath of God with his People upon any sinister Intention and crooked Design for attaining His own Ends but so far as Humane Weaknesse will permit in the truth and sincerity of His heart And that He is firmly Resolved in the Lords strength to adhere thereto and to prosecute to the utmost of his power all the Ends thereof in his Station and Calling really constantly and sincerely all the dayes of his life In order to which He doth in the first place professe and Declare That He will have no Enemies but the Enemies of the Covenant and that He will have no Friends but the Friends of the Covenant And therefore as He doth now detest and abhorre all Popery Superstition and Idolatry together with Prelacy and all Errors Heresie Schisme and Prophanenesse and resolves not to tolerate much lesse allow any of these in any part of His Majesties Dominions but to oppose Himself thereto and to endeavour the Extirpacion thereof to the utm●st of his power so doth He as a Christian Exhort and as a King require That all such of his Subjects who have stood in Opposition to the Solemn League and Covenant and Work of Reformation upon a pretence of Kingly Interest or any other pretext whatsoever to lay down their Enmity against the Cause and People of God and to cease to prefer the Interest of Man to the Interest of God which hath been one of those things which hath occasioned many Troubles and Calamities in these Kingdomes and being insisted into will be so far from Establishing of the Kings Throne that it will prove an Idol of Jealousie to provoke unto wrath him who is King King of kings and Lord of lords The King shall alwayes esteem them best Servants and most loyal Subjects who serve Him and seek His Greatnesse in a right line of subordination unto God Giving unto God the things that are Gods and unto Caesar the things that are Caesars And Resolveth not to love or countenance any who have so little Conscience and Piety as to follow his Interests with a prejudice to the Gospel and Kingdome of Jesus Christ which He looks not upon as a duty but as flattery and driving Self-Designes under a pretence of maintaining Royall Authority and Greatnesse Secondly His Majesty being convinced in Conscience of the exceeding great Sinfulness and Unlawfulness of that Treaty and Peace made with the Bloody Irish Rebels who treacherously shed the Blood of so many of His Faithful and Loyal Subjects in Ireland and of allowing unto them the Liberty of the Popish Religion for the which He doth from His heart desire to be deeply humbled before the Lord And likewise considering how many Breaches have been on their part Doth Declare the same to be void and that His Majesty is absolved therefrom being truly sorry that He should have sought unto so unlawful Help for Restoring of him to His Throne and resolving for the time to come rather to choose Affliction than Sin Thirdly As His Majesty did in the late Treaty with His people in this Kingdom agree to recall and annull all Commissions against any of His Subjects who did adhere to the Covenant and Monarchical Government in any of His Kingdoms So doth He now Declare That by Commissionating of some persons by Sea against the people of England He did not intend Damage or Injury to His opprest and harmlesse Subjects in tha● Kingdom who follow their Trade of Merchandize in their lawful Callings but onely the opposing and suppressing of those who had Usurped the Government and not only bar Him from his just Right but also exercise an Arbitrary Power over his people in those things which concern their Persons Consciences and Estates And as since His coming into Scotland He hath given no Commissions against any of His Subjects in England or Ireland so He doth hereby Assure and Declare That He will give none to their prejudice or damage and whatever shall be the Wrongs of these Usurpers That He will be far from avenging these upon any who are free thereof by interrupting or stopping the liberty of Trade and Merchandize or

otherwise That He will seek their good and to the utmost employ His Royal Power That they may be protected and defended against the unjust Violence of all men whatsoever And albeit His Majesty desires to construct well of the Intentions of those in reference to his Majesty who have been active in Council or Arms against the Covenant yet being convinced that it doth conduce for the Honour of God the Good of his Cause and His Own Honour and Happinesse and for the Peace and Safety of these Kingdoms That such be not employed in Places of Power and Trust He doth Declare That He will not employ nor give Commissions to any such until they have not onely taken or renewed the Covenant but also have given sufficient evidences of their Integrity Carriage and Affection to the Work of Reformation and shall be declared capable of Trust by the Parliament of either Kingdom respective And His Majesty upon the same grounds doth hereby recal all Commissions given to any such persons conceiving all such persons will so much tender a good Understanding betwixt Him and His Subjects and the settling and preserving a firm Peace in these kingdoms That they will not grudge nor repine at His Majesties Resolutions and proceedings herein much less upon discontent act any any thing in a divided way unto the raising of New Troubles especially since upon their ●ious and good deportment there is a Regresse left unto them in manner above express'd Sect. 4. And as His Majesty hath given satisfaction to the just and necessary Desires of the kirk and kingdome of Scotland so doth He hereby assure and declare That He is no less willing and desirous to give satisfaction to the just and necessary Desires of his good Subjects in England and Ireland and in token thereof if the Houses of Parliament of England sitting in Freedome shall think fit to present unto Him the propositions of Peace agreed upon by both kingdoms He will not only accord to the same and such alterations there anent as the Houses of Parliament in regard of the Constitution of affairs and the good of his Majesty and His Kingdoms shall judge necessary but do what is further necessary for prosecuting the ends of the Solemne League and Covenant especially in those things which concern the Reformation of the Church of England in Doctrine Worship Discipline and Government That not only the Directory of Worship the Confession of Faith and Catechism but also the Propositions and Directory for Church-Government accorded upon by the Synod of Divines at Westminster may be settled and that the Church of England may enjoy the full Liberty and Freedome of all Assembles and power of Kirk-Censures and of all the Ordinances of Jesus Christ according to the Rule of his own Word And that whatsoever is commanded by the God of Heaven may be diligently done for the House of the God of Heaven and whatever heretofore hath been the suggestions of some to him to render his Majesty jealous of His Parliament and of the Servants of God Yet as He hath declared that in Scotland He will hearken to their Counsel and follow their Advice in those things that concern that Kingdome and Kirk So doth he also declare His firm Resolution to manage the Government of the Kingdome of England by the Advice of His Parliament consisting of an House of Lords and of an House of Commons there and in those things that concern Religion to prefer the Counsels of the Ministers of the Gospel to all other counsels whatsoever And that all the world may see how much he tenders the safety of his people and how precious their bloud is in his sight and how desirous he is to recover his Crown and Government in England by peaceable meanes as he doth esteem the service of those who first engaged in the Covenant and have since that time faithfully followed the ends thereof to be Duty to God and Loyalty to Him so is he willing in regard of others who have been involved in these late commotions in England against Religion and Government to passe an Act of Oblivion excepting only some few in that Nation who have been chief Obstructers of the work of Reformation and chief Authors of the change of the Government and of the Murther of his Royal Father Provided That these who are to have the benefit of this Act lay down Armes and return unto the obedience of their lawful Soveraign Sect. 5. The Committee of Estates of the Kingdome and General Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland having declared so fully in what concernes the Sectaries and the present Designes Resolutions and Actings of their Army against the Kingdome of Scotland And the same Committee Assembly having sufficiently laid open publick Dangers Duties both upon the right hand the left It is not needful for His Majesty to adde any thing thereunto except That in those things He doth commend and approve th●m and that He Resolves to live and dye with them and his loyal Subjects in prosecution of the Ends of the Covenant Sect. 6. And whereas that prevailing party in England after all their strange Usurpations and insolent Actings in that Land Do not only keep His Majesty from the Government of that Kingdome by force of Armes but also have now invaded the Kingdome of Scotland who have deserved better things at their hands and against whom they have no just quarrel His Majesty doth therefore desire and expect That all his good Subjects in England who are and resolve to be faithful to God and to their King according to the Covenant will lay hold upon such an opportunity and use their utmost endeavours to promote the Covenant and all the ends thereof and to recover and re-establish the Ancient Government of the Kingdome of England under which for many Generations it did flourish in peace and plenty at home and in Reputation abroad and Priviledges of the Parliament and Native and Just Liberty of the People His Majesty desires to assure himself That there doth remain in these so much confidence of their duty to Religion their King and Countrey and so many sparkles of the ancient English Valour which shined so eminently in their Noble Ancestors as will put them on to bestir themselves for the breaking the Yoak of those mens Oppressions from off their Necks Shall men of Conscience and Honour set Religion Liberties and Government at so low a rate as not rather to undergo any hazard before they be thus deprived of them Will not all generous men count any Death more tolerables than to live in servitude all their dayes And will not Posterity blame those who dare attempt nothing for themselves and for their Children in so good a Cause in such an Exigent Whereas if they gather themselves and take courage putting on a Resolution answerable to so Noble and just an Enterprize they shall honour God and gain themselves the Reputation of Pious men worthy Patriots and

God and his righteousnesse c. And most people seek this last of all The third text is Joh. 6.27 Labour not for the meat that perisheth but for the meat that endureth for ever c. And most people labour not for the meat that endureth for ever but for the meat that perisheth As these three texts are kept so do many people keep this part of the Oath for there were never more divisions and differences in the Church never more difformity and pleading against uniformity then now there is 5. We swear to endeavour the extirpation of Popery Prelacy Superstition Heresie Schisme c. And yet notwithstanding there are some that have taken this Oath that contend earnestly for a Toleration of all Religions 6. We swear against a detestable indifferency and Neutrality in this cause which so much concerneth the glory of God c. And yet how many are there amongst us that are like unto Gallio that care not what becomes of the cause of God so they may have peace and quiet That will not be the backwardest of all and yet will be sure not to be too forward for fear lest if the times turn they should be noted amongst the chief of the Faction That are very indifferent which side prevail so they may have their trading again That say as the Polititian that they would be carefull not to come to near the heels of Religion lest it should dash out its brains And as the King of Arragon told Beza that he would wade no further into the sea of Religion then he could safely return to shoar In all these six particulars let us seriously search and try our hearts whether we be not amongst the number of those that make the times perilous The third use is for Humiliation Let the consideration of our Covenant-breaking be a heart-breaking consideration to every one of us this day Let this be a mighty and powerful Argument to bumble us upon this day of humiliation There are five considerations that are exceedingly soul-humbling if God bless them unto us 1. The consideration of the many commandements of God that we have often often broken 2. The consideration of the breaking of Jesus Christ for our sins how he was rent and torn for our iniquities 3. The consideration of the breaking of the bread and the pouring out of the wine in the Sacrament which is a heart-breaking motive and help 4. The broken condition that the Kingdome of England Scotland and Ireland and that Germany is in at this time 5. The many Vowes and Covenants that we have broken our Sacrament-covenants our Fasting-covenants our Sick bed-Covenants And especially the consideration of our often breaking of our Nationall-covenant which you come this day to renue This is a sin in Folio a sin of a high nature and if ever God awaken conscience in this life a sin that will lye like a heavy Incuba upon it A greater sin then a sin against a Commandement or against an Ordinance A sin not only of disobedience but of perjury A sin of injustice of spiritual Adultery A sin of Sacriledge A sin of great unkindnesse A sin that makes us not only disobedient but dishonest For we account him a dishonest man that keeps not his word A sin that not only every good Christian but every good Heathen doth abhor A sin that not onely brings Damnation upon us but casteth such into horrible disgrace and reproach upon God that it cannot stand with Gods honour not to be avenged of a Covenant-breaker Tertullian saith that when a Christian forsakes his Covenant and the colours of Christ and turnes to serve as the Divels souldier he puts an unspeakable discredit upon God and Christ For it is as much as if he should say I like the service of the Divel better then the service of God And it is just as if a souldier that hath waged war under a Captain and afterwards forsaking him turnes to another and after that leaves this other Captain and returns to his former Captain This is to prefer the first Captain before the second This makes God complain Jer. 24. What iniquity have your Fathers found in me that they are gone far from me c. And in the 11 ver Hath any Nation changed their God which are yet no Gods but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit Basill brings in the Devil insulting over Christ and saying I never created nor redeemed these men and yet they have obeyed me contemned thee O Christ even after they have Covenanted to be thine And then he addes Equidem ego istam futuram adversus Christum gloriationem hostis insolentem gravius longe esse statuo quam Geheimae supplicia That is I esteem this insulting of the Devill over Jesus Christ at the great day to be more grievous to a true Saint then all the torments of hell A saying worthy to be written in letters of gold Seeing then that covenant-breaking is so great an abomination the Lord give us hearts to be humbled for this great abomination this day And this will be a notable preparation to sit you to the renuing of your Covenant For we read that Nehemiah first called his people to fast before he drew them into a Covenant According to which pattern you are here met to pray and humble your soules for your former covenant-breaking and then to bind your selves anew unto the Lord our God As wax when it is melted will receive the impression of a seal which it will not do before so will your hearts when melted into godly sorrow for our sins receive the seal of God abidingly upon them which they will not do when hardned in sin Is every man that sins against the covenant to be accounted a covenant-breaker and a perjured sacrilegious person By no means For as every failing of a Wife doth not break a Covenant between her and her Husband but she is to be accounted a Wife till she by committing adultery break the Covenant So every miscariage against the covenant of grace or against this National-covenant doth not denominate us in a Gospell-account covenant-breakers But then God accounts us according to his Gospel to break Covenant when we do not only sin but commit sin against the Covenant when we do not only sin out of weaknesse but out of wickednesse when we do not only faile but fall into sin when we forsake and renounce the Covenant when we deal treacherously in the Covenant and enter into League and covenant with those sins which we have sworn against When we walk into Anti-covenant paths and willingly do contrary to what we swear then are we perjured and unjust and sacrilegious and guilty of all these things formerly mentioned The fourth Use presents unto you a Divine and therefore a sure project to make the times happy And that is Let all Covenant-takers labour to be covenant-keepers It hath pleased God to put it in your hearts

King may learn it out of the book of God For this cause Joshua is commanded Josh 1.8 That the book of the law shall not depart out of his mouth and he is commanded to do according to that is written therein He should not only do himself that which is written in it but do and govern his people according to that is written in it King David knew this use of the Testimony who said Psal 119.24 Thy Testimonies are my delight and my Counsellors The best counsels that ever a King getteth are in the book of God yea the testimonies are the best and surest Counsellors because although Kings Counsellors be never so wise and trusty yet they use not to be so free with a King as they ought but the Scripture will tell Kings very freely both their sin and their duty 3. For preservation and custody the King is Custos utriusque tabulae the keeper of both tables Not that he should take upon him to dispense the Word of God or to dispence with it But that he should preserve the Word of God and the true Religion according to the Word of God pure intire and uncorrupted within his dominions and transmit them to posterity and also be carefull to see his subjects observe both tables and to punish transgressors of the same III. The third thing in this solemnity is the anointing of the King The anointing of Kings was not absolutely necessary under the Old Testament for we read not that all the Kings of Judah and Isral were anointed The Hebrews observe that anointing of Kings was used in three cases 1. When the first of a Family was made King as Saul David 2. When there was a question for the Crown as in the case of Solomon and Adoniah 3. When there was an interruption of the lawfull succession by usurpation as in the case of Joah there is an interruption by the usurpation of Athaliah therefore he is anointed If this observation hold as it is probable then it was not absolutely necessary under the Old Testament and therefore far lesse under the New Because it may be said That in our case there is an interruption by usurpation let it be considered That the Anointing under the Old Testament was Typicall although all Kings were not Types of Christ yet the Anointing of Kings Priests and Prophets was typical of Christ and his Offices but Christ being now come all these Ceremonies cease And therefore the Anointing of Kings ought not to be used in the New Testament If it be said Anointing of Kings hath been in use among Christians not only Papists but Protestants as in the Kingdome of England and our late King was Anointed with Oyl It may be replyed they who used it under the New Testament took it from the Jews without warrant It was most in use with the Bishops of Rome who to keep Kings and Emperours subject to themselves did swear them to the Pope when they were Anointed and yet the Jewish Priests did never swear Kings to themselves as for England although the Pope was casten off yet the subjection of Kings to Bishops was still retained for they Anointed the King and sware him to the maintenance of their Prelaticall dignity They are here who were witnesses at the Coronation of the late King The Bishops behoved to perform that rite and the King behoved to be sworn to them But now by the blessing of God Popery and Prelacy are removed the Bishops as limbs of Antichrist are put to the door let the Anointing of Kings with oyl go to the door with them and let them never come in again The Anointing with materiall oyle maketh not a King the Anointed of the Lord for he is so without it He is the Anointed of the Lord who by the divine Ordinance and appointment is a King Isa 45.1 God called Cyrus his Anointed yet we read not that he was Anointed with oyl Kings are the Anointed of the Lord because by the Ordinance of the Lord their Authority is sacred and inviolable It is enough for us to have the thing though we want the Ceremony which being laid aside I will give some Observations of the thing 1. A King being the Lords Anointed should be thinking upon a better unction even that spirituall unction wherewith believers are Anointed which you have 1 Joh 2.27 The Anointing ye have received of him abideth in you And 2 Cor. 1 21. He that hath Anointed us is God who hath also sealed us This Anointing is not proper to Kings but common to believers Few Kings are so Anointed A King should strive to be a good Christian and then a good King The Anointing with Grace is better then the Anointing with oyle It is of more worth for a King to be Anointed of the Lord with Grace then to be the greatest Monarch of the world without it 2. This Anointing may put a King in mind of the gifts wherewith Kings should be indued for discharge of the Royal calling For Anointing did signifie the gifts of Office It is said of Saul when he was Anointed King As 1 Sam. 10 9. God gave him another heart And Cap. 11.6 The spirit of God came upon him it is meant of a heart for this calling and a spirit of ability for Government It should be our desire this day that our King may have a spirit for his calling as the spirit of Wisdome Fortitude Justice and other Princely indowments 3. This Anointing may put Subjects in mind of the Sacret due of the Authority of a King He should be respected as the Lords Anointed There are divers sorts of persons that are Enemies to the Authory of Kings As 1. Anabaptists who deny there should be Kings in the New Testament They will have no Kings nor civil Magistrate 2. The late Photinians who speak respectively of Kings and Magistrates but they take away from them their power and the exercise of it in the administration of Justice 3. These who rise against Kings in open Rebellion as Absolom and Sheba who said what have we to do with David the son of Jesse To your Tents O Israel 4. They who do not rebel openly yet they despise a King in their heart like the sons of Beliall 1 Sam. 10. last who said of Saul after he was Anointed King shall this man save us And they despised him and brought him no presents 1. All these meet in our present age 1. Anabaptists who are against the being of Kings are very rife you may find to your great grief a great number of them in that Army that have unjustly invaded the Land who have trampled upon the Authority of Kings 2. There are also of the second sort who are secretly Photinians in this point they allow of Kings in profession but they are against the exercise of their power in the Administration of Justice 3. A third sort in open Rebellion even all that Generation which are risen up not only against the person of the

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

in the Devil thus speaking to Christ at the great day of judgement Ego pro istis quos mecum vides nec alapas accepi nec flagella sustinui nec crucem pertuli nec sanguinem fudi sed nec regnum coeleste illis promitto nec ad paradisum evoco tamen se mihi suaque omnia consecrarunt I have not said saith the Devil been whipt and scourged and crucified neither have I shed my blood for these whom thou seest with me I do not promise them a kingdom of Heaven c. And yet these men have wholy consecrated themselves to me my service Indeed if the Devil could make such gainful covenants with us and bestow such glorious mercies upon us as are contained within the covenant our serving of Satan and sin might have some excuse But when as his covenant is a covenant bondage death hell and damnation and Gods covenant is a covenant of liberty grace and eternall happiness it must needs be a sin inexcusable to be willing and wilfully such a covenant-breaker 2. Let us examine concerning the vowes which we have made to God in our distresses in our personal distresses and our National distresses Are we not like the children ef Israel of whom it is said Psal 78 34. When he slew them then they sought him and they returned and enquired early after God c. Nevertheless they did but flatter him with their mouth c. For their heart was not right with him neither were they stedfast in his covenant Are we not like unto little children that while they are whipping will promise any thing but when the whipping is over will performe nothing Or like unto Iron that is very soft and malleable while it is in the fire but when it is taken out of the fire returns presently to his former hardnesse This was Jacobs fault He made a vow when he was in distresse Gen. 28.22 But he forgat his Covenant and God was angry with him and chastised him in his Daughter Dinah Gen. 34.5 in his two sons Simeon and Levi. And at last God himself was fain to call to him from heaven to keep covenant And after that time God blessed Jacob exceedingly Gen. 35.9 10 11 12. We read of David Psal 56.13 14 15. that he professeth of himself that he would go into Gods house and pay the vows which his lips had uttered and his mouth had spoken when he was in trouble But how few are there that imitate David in this thing Thirdly Let us examine our selves concerning ihis solemne League and Covenant which we are to renue this day And here I demand an answer to this question Q. Are we not covenant-breakers do we not make the times perilous by our falsifying of our oath and covenant with God In our Covenant we swear to six things 1. That we will endeavour to be humbled for our sins and for the sins of the kingdome But where shall we find a mourner in England for his own abominations that are committed in the midst of us it is easie to find a censurer of the sins of the Land but hard to find a true mourner for the sins of the land 2. We swear that we will endeavour to go before one another in the example of a reall reformation But who makes conscience of this part of the Oath What sin hast thou left or in what one thing hast thou been reformed since thou tookest this Covenant We read Ezra 10.7 That they entered into covenant to put away their wives and their children by them which was a very difficult and hard duty and yet did they it But what bosome sin what beloved sin as dear to thee as thy dear wife and children hast thou left for Gods sake since thou tookest this Oath I read Nehem. 5.13 that the people took an Oath to make restitution which was a costly duty and yet they performed it saith the Text. But alas where is the man that hath made restitution of his ill gotten goods since he took this Covenant I read 2 Chron. 15.16 that King Asa deposed his Mother Maachah her even her from being Queen after he had entered into Covenant and that the people 2 Kin. 11.18 after they had sworn a covenant brake in pieces all the Altars of Baall thoroughly But where is this thorough Reformation this thorough amendment of life Indeed here is much talk of a Reformation but little practice of a Reformation We say we fight for a Reformation but I fear lest in a little time we should fight away our Reformation or if not fight it away yet we should dispute it away For now all our religion is turned into Vtrum's into Questions insomuch as that there are some that call all religion into question and in a little while will loose all religion in the crowd of questions Inter disputandum veritas religio amittitur There was a time not many years agoe when God did blesse our Ministery in the City to the conversion of many people unto God but now there are many that study more to gain parties to themselves then to gain souls to God The great work of conversion is little thought on And never so few if any at all converted as in these days wherein we talk so much of Reformation And is this to keep Covenant with God 3. We swear to endeavour to amend the lives and reform not only our selves but also those that are under our charge But where is this Family-reformation indeed I read of Jacob that when he went to perform his vow and covenant he first reformed his family Gen. 35.3 And that Joshua resolved and per●ormed it for himself and his family to serve the Lord. And so did Josiah 2 Chron. 34. And ●h that I could add And so do we but the wickednesses committed in our families proclaim the contrary to all the world What Noblemans what Aldermans what Merchants family is more reformed since the Covenant th●n before we speak and contend much for a Church-reformation but how can there be a Church-reformation unless there be a Family-reformation What though the Church-worship be pure yet if the worshippers be impure God will not accept of the worship And if families be not reformed how will your worshippers be pure 4. We swear to endeavour to bring the Churches of God in the three Kingdoms to the nearest conjunction and uniformity in Religion confession of Faith form of Church-government Directory for worship and catechizing c. But are there not some that write against an Vniformity in religion and call it an Idoll Are there not many that walk professedly contrary to this clause of the covenant There are three Texts of Scripture that people keep the quite contrary way The first is Mat. 6.34 31 25. Take no thought what you shall eat c. take no thought for to morrow And most people take thought for nothing else The second text is Mat. 6.33 Seek ye first the kingdome of