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A26203	Englands common-wealth shewing the liberties of the people, the priviledges of Parliament, and the rights of souldiery : with epistles to the persons mentioned ... / written by John Audley ...	Audley, John, Preacher of the Gospel.	1652 (1652)	Wing A4202; ESTC R1402	34,551	48

midst of the sea If Moses did well to sing Gods praises when Israel was delivered from their Aegyptian Bondage and to write so as no doubt he did we may also read what he hath written having the like occasion so it be with the same affection Christ bids his Disciples look what spirit they were of Luk. 11. 53 54 55. when these produced their warrant for their praying as Elias did so when we praise God in Moses words we are to see it be done in Moses his spirit and we may doe it for whatsoever things were written afore-time were written for our learning Rom. 15. 4. And in the Holy Scriptures we learne to give thankes not for bloud of men shedding as some slanderously affirme that we doe whose damnation is just But we rejoyce for the punishment of wicked men for the reward of the righteous men and for the Justice of God in both The righteous shall rejoyce when he seeth the vengeance he shall wash his feet in the bloud of the wicked so that men shall say Verily there is a reward for the righteous verily there is a God that judgeth the earth Psal. 58. 10 11. Lord objection 4 there is no Law nor Church nor State but every one does that is right in his owne eyes Yes here is Law to punish the lawlesse here is a Church to instruct the ignorant and to correct them that live in errour and a State that is a terrour to them that doe evill and a minister of God for good to them that doe good Rom. 13. 4 5. Here is a Law that bids Submit your selves to every ordinance of man for the Lords sake whether unto the King as supreame or unto Governours as to those that are sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers and for the praise of them that doe well 1 Pet. 2. 13. In which words is a justification of our Lawes being for the punishment of evil-doers and for the praise of them that doe well and a justification of our State too to be as much an Ordinance as the King they both were ordained of men they both were chosen by the people to assemble together for enacting good Lawes and the Commons of England assembled in Parliament have had further confirmation from the people since they were without a King in their unanimous Banding and warring against the Scots at Worcester and the people doe well to submit for the Commons in the first constitution of this Parliament were by the people equally intrusted with the power of Government as the King was they were Powers as well as he and it became not them sitting for the Common-wealth's good to faile their trust or to dis-use the power given them in trust although the then King brake his trust and used his power not for edification but for destruction of the Weale-publick he with-holding evill-doers from the triall of Justice as by the Parliaments Declaration of no Addresses to be made to the King doth appeare He gave Passes and Warrants to convey away divers Persons questioned by the Parliament for their Crimes Suppose a Father and his Sonne made joynt Feoffees in trust for conservation of a Minors estate the Sonne is in order of Nature inferiour to the Father but consider him in a Politick capacity as a Trustee and the Son hath power equall with his Father neither may the Son waste the estate intrusted with them both though the Father doth so yea the Son must preserve the estate according to his trust although his owne Father wasteth the estate contrary to their trust yea it were but right and duty in him that keepes his trust to bring the Defaulter to the triall of Justice for fayling his trust He that loveth father or mother more then me is not worthy of me Matth. 10. 37. yea and he that hates not his owne life also to follow Christ cannot be my Disciple Luke 14. 26. Men of Publick trust must hate their owne lives for Christ and must lay aside all private interests of losse and gaine for the Publick good Thus the late King and the Parliament were as the Father and Son both alike intrusted with Englands Common-wealth and as Trustees they had equall power to defend and safe-guard the people and the Parliament performed their trust even against the King who failed his trust committed by the people to him and to them Againe A Father and a Mother are equally impowered to bring up nourish and cherish children given to them both now imagine the Father should endeavour the destruction of the Childe as Saul attempted Jonathan's death yet may not the Mother see nor allow the same but preserve her children rather as the Midwives in Aegypt did not fearing the Kings commandement Even the Hen provides to save her Chickens from devouring vermine It was said Kings shall be their nursing-Fathers and Queenes their nursing Mothers Esa. 49. 23. And Commons in Parliament are set for such and if Kings have been as Nimrod mighty hunters before the Lord it became the Commons to be harborers of the people against the strife of Kings In cases personal flee in cases Nationall Fight Leges naturae non abolentur in evangelio etiam subditis adversus dominos Grassatores concessa est defensio proprii corporis conjugis c. contra injustam crudelitatem Bucanon de Magistrat q. 77. 27. The Lawes of Nature are not abolished in the Gospell even to Subjects is granted the defence of themselves their wives and their children against the unjust cruelty of oppressing Princes Thus we have seen here who be our Governours what is their power and what be their Lawes how they are intrusted to rule well and that the people must submit to them in so doing and to their Lawes made by them for the peoples welfare So here in England even now is Law the same that Christians in primitive times were commanded by 2. Here is a Church in England though without Bishops for in our Saviour Christs time before Bishops were there was a Church Vpon the rocke of Peters faith confessed Matth. 16. 15 16. And this was before there was yet any superiority of disciples or of Ministers For what preheminence had the twelve Disciples over one another who were alike called by Christ alike sent forth into the world and had the same successe to have the spirits subjected to them In Christ their masters daies and the same parity was among the seventy Disciples as among the twelve Peter as the mouth of the rest had the honor to confesse Christ the sonne of God that rocke on which the Church is built But Christ forbids his Disciples to exercise Lordship over one another as the Gentiles did saying Hee that will be greatest among you let him be as him that serveth Matth. 10. 42 43. Let them be more zealous active and more exceed in their service who have received from God more excellent parts Againe there was no Bishops nor Bishops

the living and of our just State It hath been said objection 7 Pray for your enemies Yea we pray for our enemies in pitty to them yet not to prosper them but that they may be kept from evil-doing Againe we must discerne between our enemies and Christs enemies for we may not bid God speed to Christs enemies who bring not his Doctrine Joh. 10. 11. Jehosaphat had this warning Thou shouldest not love them that hate the Lord 2 Chron. 19. 2. yea David hated them that hate God rightfore as though they were his enemies Psal. 139. 21 22. and he often prayed against them Be not mercifull O Lord to wicked transgressours Psal. 59. 5. or to such as offend of malicious wickednesse Also we must discerne between our owne private enemies and the Common enemies of our Country Omnes omnium Charitates patria complectitur Cicer. 3 Offic. Private interests are all comprehended in the Publick he deserves no pitty who pitties not the Common-wealth although there be a pretence of pitty to the enemies of our Country A publick spirit loves Christ afore his Country and his Country above himselfe and if above himselfe then above the enemies of Christ and of his Country much more alwayes preferring his Country and the welfare of them that love Christ therein above the enemies of his Country who ever they be both in our Prayers and Praises in our Counsels and in all our services of Peace and Warre for the King and the Parliament are Majores singulis yet they are Minores Vniversis see vox militaris and as totum universum est majus suis partibus A rotten member must not be spared in pitty to the whole Ense recidendum est nè pars sincera trahatur True it is in common infirmities the rule is Forgive and it shall be forgiven you Luk. 6. 37. for Love covers a multitude of sins 1 Pet. 4. 8. In crying sins and in criminall cases the Law is Thou shalt smite them thou shalt utterly destroy them and shalt shew them no favour Deut. 7. 2. In case of ignorance we pray for our enemies Father forgive them they know not what they doe Luk. 23. 34. But in case they offend of malice we pray against our enemies Let death seize upon them let them goe downe quicke into hell for wickednesse is in their dwellings and amongst them Psal. 55. 15. You have power on your side objection 8 and your profits by the State and no marvell you speake for them I never received reward from the State to speake for them yet I have cause in duty and thankfulnesse to speake for them in as much as I have received from them and if I speake for them yet I speake the truth of them They put the late King to death 1. Not privily as Zimri slew his Master but they brought him forth to his Triall publikely and legally had he had any thing to say in his owne defence for clearing himselfe of the Crimes charged against him 2. Nor did they this as Zimri slew his Master in his drunkennesse a personall sinne against God and himselfe 1 King 16. 9 10. but they did it for his sins against the Nation and this English people even as King Joash who was slaine on his Bed for cruelty and ingratitude against the Sons of Jehoiada the Priest who had anointed him King 2 Chron. 24 25. And as King Amon who was slaine on his Bed by his Servants for his open Idolatry 2 Chron. 33. 21 22 23 24. 3. They put him not to death pretending a jealousie without cause as Saul would have slaine his Sonne Jonathan for pleading for David and would have killed David for that as long as David liveth nor Jonathan nor his Kingdome should be established 1 Sam. 20. 30. 33. 4. Not for small matters as the Corinthians went to Law 1 Cor. 6 1 2. 5. Not for a seeming cause as Saul for his rash vowes sake would have put Jonathan his Sonne to death had not the people rescued him 1 Sam. 14. 24. 27 43 44 45. but it was for a cause reall great open and manifest a breach of Trust and of his Covenant with his people for setting up his Standard and warring against the Parliament who desired and endeavoured to punish evil-doers whom he favoured A publike Nationall Offence True I doe honour this State and if mine enemy should write a Booke against me for so doing I should binde it to my shoulder for God hath honoured them with many succesfull Victories over their enemies and with much love of persons well-affected to God and Christ who also doe returne their honour to God and to the People that did chuse them making the welfare and common good of the People their supreame Law being true Keepers of the Liberties and peace of the People and needs must I speake write and pray for their peace Let them all prosper that love them Touch not mine Anointed objection 9 and doe my Prophets no harme Psal. 105. 14 15. and how then dare any man touch or harme a King This question hath been 〈◊〉 moved and as often answered but I say it were rather 〈◊〉 asked How dare any man touch or harme his Prophets and his People which both are his anoynted there not to be touched or harmed no not by Kings themselves for God reprooveth Kings for their sakes ver. 14. For Kings are not therefore the Lords anoynted because outwardly anoynted by men Oleum est tantum signum judicium Ja Rex But the Lords prophets and people were inwardly anoynted and sanctified to be the Lords vide Geneva notes in margin for the Saints in Christ have this honour to execute the judgement written against wicked Rulers with a two edged sword in their hands to bind their Kings in chaines and their Nobles in fetters of iron Psal. 149. 6 7 8. Yea objection 10 but these were Heathen Kings as it is said To execute vengeance on the Heathen and corrections upon the people vers. 7. What difference between heathens by Nationall profession and heathens by un-christian conversation for what do heathens more then they In their works they deny him Tit. 1. 16. They eate up my people as men eate bread Psa. 53. 5. and so do these Kings who cease to be Christian in their deeds Yea and judgements are written against unchristian Kings as against heathen Kings and other sinfull men if yee shall doe wickedly yee shall be consumed both yee and your King 1 Sam. 12. ult. For their thus sining is the case of those circumcised who became uncircumcised forsook the holy Covenant joyned themselves to the Heathen and were sold to doe mischeife In the dayes of Antiochus 1 Macchab. 1. 16. Christian Kings in name turn Heathens when they break asunder all bonds of Nature Nation and Religion too And they become punished as heathen Princes be When Nebuchadnezzar in his pride became a beast his own people turned him out among the beasts untill he should acknowledge the God of heaven that rules in the Kingdome of men and gives it to whomsoever he pleaseth Dan. 4. 17 18 20 34. To the Valiant Commanders and Watchfull Souldiers Epist. GEntle and contentfull Souldiers It was an old Question of one Hetruscus Whether a Christian may in any case go to war It s answered he may for to doe justice and judgement is more acceptable then sacrifice Prov. 2● 3. And it s answered by Osorius de Nobilit Christian lib. 3. Respublica non possit stabiliri nisi armorum praesidio qui militem ●ollit Rempublicam funditus evertit Christus poli●eias non eripuit sed in melius instruit The Common-wealth cannot be stablished unlesse it be guarded with Armes Take away the Souldier and yee overturne the Commonwealth Christ would not abolish Civil Governments but forme them for the better he neither tooke the axe from the Judges nor did Paul deny the sword to the Magistrates nor did John Baptist disarme the Souldiers but prescribed them lawes of innocency and moderation Do violence to no man and be content with your wages Lu. 3. 13. yea Paul cals the Magistrate a Minister of God to thee for good thou doing well and saith he bears the sword to execute wrath upon them that doe evill Rom. 13. 4 5. Indeed it were much to be wished by every Christian that a●l men may contain themselves from doing evil that there were not this occasion given for punishment for war for thy people shall be all righteous then thy officers shall be peace thine exactors righteousnesse the Lord will hasten it in his time Isa. 16. 17 21. But since that time is not yet and this cannot yet be yee must remember That Nation and Kingdome that will not serve thee God and his people shall be wasted v. 12. impetus hostium est armis depellendus civium audacia est ferro reprimenda The boldnesse of vice must be reprooved with the couragiousnesse of vertue Our fathers of old were led by the spirit for the rebuking malefactors and we know that vengeance in a private matter becomes valour in the case of a Commonwealth Patience in personall injuryes does in Nationall wrongs assume a magnanimity invincible as Joshua did and it was a fruit of their peace with God When our fathers undertook Sanctissima Bella contra sceleratos most holy wars against notorious offenders for what peace so long as Jezabels whoredoms and her witchcrafts are so many 2 King 9. 22. The end of war upon the wicked should be the quietnesse and peace of those that are godly and honest Humbly acquaint your selves with God and be at peace among your selves Couragiously follow the Captaine of your salvation patiently carry his crosse after him faithfully commit the safe-keeping of your souls in weldoing to him and let us pray also for the peace of Englands Common-wealth Amen FINIS Sect. 1. Sect. 2. August Sect. 3. Destroy Sect. 4. Sect. 5. Sect. 6. Sect. 7. Ames Cas. li 5. cap. 22. Vrsin Sect. 8. Sect. 9. Sect. 10. Sect. 11. Sect. 12. Sect. 13. Sect. 14. Sect. 15. Answ ☞ Ans. Ans. 2. Ans. Ans. Answ Ans. Ans. Ans.