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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25708	Apophthegmata aurea, regia, Carolina apophthegms, I. Theological, II. Moral, III. Political / collected out of the imcomparable Eikōn basilikē of His Most Glorious Majestie King Charls [sic] the First.; Eikon basilike. Selections.	Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.; Gauden, John, 1605-1662.	1649 (1649)	Wing A3560A; ESTC R331	29,607	56

APOPHTHEGMATA Aurea Regia CAROLINA APOPHTHEGMS I. Theological II. Moral III. Political Collected out of the Incomparable {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} OF His most glorious Majestie King CHARLS the First Vincit qui patitur Fortior est qui se quàm qui fortissima {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Hebr. 11. 4. LONDON Printed by William Du-gard for Francis Eglesfield at the Marigold in St Paul's Church-yard 1649. Apophthegmata Carolina I. THEOLOGICAL WHen our sins are ripe it is just with God to reap that Glorie in our Calamities which wee robb'd Him of in our Prosperitie pag. 4. line 5. Bare Resolutions of future reforming do not alwaies satisfie God's justice nor prevent vengeance for former miscarriages p. 4. 10. Wee ought to depend on God's Mercies to forgive not on our purposes to amend p. 4. 15. God vindicate's his Glorie by his Judgments and shew's us how unsafe it is to offend him upon presumptions afterward to pleas him p. 4. 17. For want of timely repentance of our sins God giveth us caus to repent of those remedies wee too late ●pplie p. 4. 23. Miseries upon persons or Nations are the just effects of God's displeasure and yet may bee through God's Mercie preparatives to future blessings and better hearts to enjoie them p. 4. 29. Then shall wee dare to account our afflictions not the strokes of an enemie but a father when God giveth us those humble affections and that measure of patience which becom's his children pag. 5. line 8. God's Grace is infinitely better with our Sufferings then our Peace could bee with our sins p. 5. 19. As our sins turn Antidotes into poison so God's Grace turn's poison into Antidotes p. 5. 22. No man who will avoid inconveniences of State by Acts of so high injustice as no pulick convenience can expiate or compensate is worthie to bear the name and place of GOD on earth p. 7. 20. It is a bad exchange to wound a man 's own conscience thereby to salv State-sores to calm the storms of popular discontents by stirring up a tempest in a man 's own bosom p. 7. 25. An upright Magistrate is more afraid to take away anie man's life unjustly then to lose his own p. 10. 24. Justice which is the will of God ought to bee preferred before all contrarie Clamors which are but the discoveries of men's injurious wills p. 11. 22. A Prince ought not for anie reason of State to go against the reason of his Conscience which is highly to sin against the God of Reason and Judg of Conscience p. 11 27. The Spirit of God subject's the Will of a Prince to none but the light of Reason Justice and Religion which shine's in his Soul p. 12. 4. No present importunitie or popular vindications will bee subterfuge sufficient to rescue men guiltie of evil machinations from the exact tribunals of God and their consciences p. 15. 3. In obstructions of of Justice among men wee must religiously appeal to God and men's own Consciences as beeing an argument to us Christians of that afterunavoidable judgment which shal re-judg what among men is but corruptly decided or not at all p. 15. 7. Afflictions cannot bee esteemed with wise and godly men anie argument of sin in an innocent person more then the Impunitie of wicked men is among good men anie sure token of their innocencie pag. 16. li. 9. As it is one of the most convinceing arguments that there is a God while his power sett's bounds to the raging of the Sea so 't is no less that Hee restrein's the madness of the people Nor doth anie thing portend more God's displeasure against a Nation then when Hee suffer's the confluence and clamors of the Vulgar to pass all boundaries of Laws and reverence to Autorie p. 17. 7. Good men had rather want anie thing they most desire for the publick good then obtein it by unlawful and irreligious means p. 19. 7. The just Avenger of all disorders often make's men see their sin in the glass of their punishment 'T is more then an even-lay that guiltie men may one day see themselvs punished by that way they offended p. 22. 29. God order's our disorders and magnifie's his wisdom and mercie when our follies and miseries are most discovered p. 23. 30 Our sins are the Tumults of our Souls against our God p. 24. 10. What man cannot or will not repress the Omnipotent Justice can and will p. 21. 30. Reason sett's bounds to our Passions Truth to Errors Laws duly executed to Sedition Charitie to Schisms p. 25. 4. A man that know's the sinceritie and uprightness of his own heart although hee may seem less a Politician to men yet hee need 's no secret distinctions or evasions before God p. 30. 9. As manie Kingdoms as the Devil shewed our Saviour and the Glorie of them if they could bee at once enjoied are not worth the gaining by the waies of sinful ingratitude and dishonor which hazard's a Soul worth more worlds then this hath kingdoms p. 30. 9. God's All discerning Justice see's through all the disguises of men's pretensions and deceitful darknesses of their hearts pag. 31. li. 12. Grace will teach us wisely to enjoy as well the frustratings as the fulfillings of our best hopes and most specious desires p. 31. 23. The Comfort of God's Mercies often raiseth the greatest Sufferers to bee the most glorious Saints p. 32. 26. I will rather chuse to wear a crown of Thorns with My Saviour then to exchange that of Gold which is due to Mee for one of lead whose embased flexibleness shall bee forced to bend and complie to the various and oft-contrarie dictates of anie factions p. 38. 14. I know no resolutions more worthie a Christian King then to prefer his Conscience before his Kingdoms p. 38. 24. It is God's will that wee should maintein our Native Rational and Religious freedom p. 38. 29. Though God doth require us to submit our understandings and wills to His whose wisdom and goodness can neither err nor misguide us and so far to denie our carnal reason in order to his sacred mysteries and commands that wee should believ and obeie rather then dispute them yet doth hee exspect from us onely such a reasonable service of him as not to do anie thing for him against our consciences p. 39. 1. A good Christian ought to bee willing to suffer the greatest indignities and injuries rather then commit the least sin against his conscience p 39. 30. A Christian King ought not to subject his Reason to other men's Passions and designs which seem unreasonable unjust and irreligous So shall hee serv God in truth and uprightness of heart though hee cannot satissie som men p. 40. 8. Truth and Justice will bring a man at last to peace and happiness with God though hee hath much trouble among men pag. 40. line 18. The scandal of Subjects who profess the same Religion with their Sovereign may be

then they finde to do by undoing so much as they finde well don to their hands Such is Som men's activitie that they will needs make work rather then want it and chuse to bee doing amiss rather then do nothing p. 26. 2. Good Subjects will never think it just or fit that their Sovereign's condition should bee wors by His bettering theirs pag. 26. line 29. The Common-wealth is kept in tune by preserving the Laws in their due execution and vigor wherein the Princes interest lie's more then anie man's p. 27. 7. More then the Law give's a just Prince disire's not to have and less the meanest Subject should not p. 27. 12. I still counted My self undiminish'd by My largest Concessions if by them I might gain and confirm the love of My people p. 27. 21. Som men's ambition will not give their fellow-subjects leav to enjoie what their Prince intend's for their good p. 27. 3. A Prince is easily persuaded that hee cannot grant too much or distrust too little to men who beeing professedly his subjects pretend singular pietie and religious strictness p. 28. 14. A Prince's suffering som men to go up to the pinnacle of the temple is a temptation to them to cast him down headlong p. 30. 14. Better it is to bee forced to sea by a storm though unprovided of tackling and victual then venture splitting or sinking on a Lee shore p. 33. 8. Tumults resolv to take the boldness to demand anie thing and not leav their Governors the libertie of their reason and conscience to denie them anie thing 33. 14. A Prince is not bound further to agree with the Votes of his Council then hee see's them agree with the will of God with his just rights as a King and the general good of his People pag. 33. lin. 30. Though a Prince bee desirous to give all just content to his People yet SOM MENS hydropick insatiableness hath learned to thirst the more by how much the more they drink whom no fountain of roial bountie is able to overcom so resolved they seem either utterlie to exhaust it or barbarously to obstruct it p. 34. 8. As to the desires of men God enjoineth us to trie all things by the touchstone of Reason and Laws which are the Rules of Civil Justice and to declare our consents to that onely which our judgments approve p. 39. 9. The unthankful importunities and tumultuarie violence of SOM MENS immoderate demands ought not to betraie a resolved Prince to that degenerous and unmanly slaverie which should make him strengthen them by his consent in those things which hee think's in his conscience to bee against the Glorie of God the good of his subjects and the discharge of his own dutie in Reason and Justice p. 39. 23. 'T is among the wicked Maxims of bold and disloial undertakers That bab actions must alwaies bee seconded with wors and rather not bee begun then not carried on for they think the retreat more dangerous then the assault and hate repentance more then perseverance in a fault p. 47. 1. 'T is the best policie with patience to bear what wee cannot remedie p. 47. 15. Apostasie unto Loialtie som men count the most unpardonable sin p. 48. 30. Superstitious sourness in matters of Religion so darken's the judgment that they cannot see anie thing of sin and Rebellion in those means they use with intents to reform to their Models what they call Religion who think all is gold of pietie which doth but glister with a shew of Zeal and fervencie p. 49. 22. Sir John Hotham a notable monument of unprosperous disloialtie teaching the world by so sad and unfortunate a spectacle that the rude carriage of a subject towards his Sovereign carrie's alwaies its own vengeance as an unseparable shadow with it and those oft prove the most fatal and implacable executioners of it who were the first imploiers in the service p. 50. 20. Is there no waie left to make Mee a glorious King but by My sufferings p. 54. 1. It is a hard and disputable chois for a King that love's his people and desires their love either to kill his own Subjects or to bee killed by them p. 54. 4. Miscarriages in Government may escape rather through ill Counsel of som men driving on their private ends or the peevishness of others envying the Publick should bee managed without them or the hidden and insuperable necessities of State then anie propensitie a Prince hath of himself either to injuriousness or oppression p. 54. 15. The hazards of war are equal nor doth the Cannon know anie respect of persons p 54. 29. Unnatural motions seem to manie men rather the production of a surfet of Peace and wantonness of mindes or of private discontents Ambition and Faction which easilie finde or make causses of quarrel then anie real obstruction of Justice or Parliamentarie privilege p. 55. 8. The sole exposeing a man to the publick odium is enough to ruine anie man before his caus bee heard or tried p. 56. 17. The greatest guilt of those which were voted and demanded as delinquents was this that they would not suffer themselvs to bee over-aw'd with tumults and their patrons nor compelled to abet by their suffrages or presence the designes of those men who agitated innovations and ruin both in Church and State p 57. 5. Sovereign Power in Subjects seldom agreeth with the stomaches of fellow-Subjects p. 68. 21. I desire not to bee safer then I wish My People p. 69. 5. They who are conscious to their own evil merits and designes will needs perswade the world that none but Wolvs are fit to bee trusted with the custodie of the Shepherd and his flock p. 69. 13. Factious distractions must needs follow the manieheaded Hydra of Government which as it make's a shew to the people to have more eies to foresee so they will finde it hath more mouths too which must bee satisfied and at best hath rather a monstrositie then anie thing of perfection beyond that of right Monarchie where counsel may bee in manie as the senses but the Supreme Power can bee but in one as the Head p. 70. 25. The Hearts of Subjects the greatest Treasure and best Ammunition of a King p. 72. 26. I cannot buy My peoples peace and My own safetie at too dear a rate save onely with the parting with My conscience and honor p. 75. 1. Som things which a King might approve yet in honor and policie are at som time to bee denied to som men lest hee should seem not to dare to denie anie thing and give too much encouragement to unreasonable demands or importunities p. 76 15. No man seek's to limit and confine his King in reason who hath not a secret aim to share with him or usurp upon him in power and dominion p. 78 5. A just Prince ought not so much to look at number and power as to weigh Reason and Justice p. 83. 17. Tumults are the Hounds