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A56836	The profest royalist his quarrell with the times, maintained in three tracts ...	Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644.; Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644. Loyall convert.; Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644. New distemper.; Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644. Whipper whipt.	1645 (1645)	Wing Q113; ESTC R3128	63,032	100

O remember that great Reformer Christ Jesus He was against all blood-shed but his own for that blood sake follow his Example Or if the way must needs be made by blood let it light rather a little upon many Generations then all upon one the ruine whereof will deny us another Generation Let not the children of your Mother sterve in the land of bread and let not the foundations of your naturall kingdom be longer dabled in unnaturall blood Turne O turn your eyes upon her breaches and let not strangers Lord it in her Gates For the mercies of that God which hath been mercifull to you be mercifull to millions of Christians whose lives depend upon your Care be mercifull to millions of children that know not their right hands from their left be mercifull to generations unborne to whom when deep Records shall bring the Chronicles of your Actions ages to come may magnifie your Merits For his sake that is the Prince of peace as you desire to meet peace upon your Death beds let this Sea of blood already spilt be thought sufficient For the whole body of Englands sake who have trusted their power into your hands that have cast all their welfares upon your wisdomes for their sakes that venture their lives and fortunes upon your providence for your owne sakes for your tender wives deare childrens sakes for the God of mercies sake as you love mercy for Christ Jesus the God of peace his sake as you prize the peace of a Good Conscience harken to and ensue peace while there is a possibility of peace Darken not that Religion with the black storms of contention you professe to glorifie Lessen not the glory of that Church by partiality which you have promised to beautifie Draggle not that Gospel in the sinks of blood which you have protested to magnifie The sinnes of Nineveh were not too great for Gods compassion and shall the offences of poore England be too great for yours Nineveh cryed mightily to heaven and they were spared and shall the miseries of three Kingdomes be hollowed in your eares and not heard Well If Ruine by a forreigne power come which the God of heaven and earth forbid think not with your selves that you shall scape the Fury more then all the rest But if you altogether stop your eares at such a time as this then shall Enlargement and Deliverance arise to England from another place but you and your houses shall be destroyed And who knowes whether you are sent to this employment for such a time as this O thou that art the great preserver of mankind to thee to thee we turne the voice of our complaint Thou thou art gracious and plentifull in Compassion but in man there is no help nor mercy in the sons of men Thou art my portion O God and I will trust in thee although thou kill me I will not trust in my bow it is not my shield that can save me but it is thou alone O God that canst deliver us Deliver us O God from the evil men preserve us from the cruell men which imagine evill in their hearts and make warre continually Have mercy O Lord have mercy upon us for we have suffered too much contempt Heare the mourning of the Prisoners and deliver the children from death They have consulted together in heart and have made a league against thee We are a reproach to our neighbours even a scorne and derision to them that are round about us O God how long shall the Adversary reproach thee Shall the enemy blaspheme thy Name for ever Remember the children of Edom O Lord in the day of Ierusalem which said Rase it rase it to the foundations thereof Let thy Priests be clothed with righteousnesse and let thy Saints rejoyce Lord how long wilt then hide thy selfe for ever Shall thy wrath burne like fire Wilt thou be angry with us for ever Wilt thou prolong thy wrath from generation to generation Behold O God our Shield and look upon the face of thine Anointed Let thine hand be upon the man of thy right hand whom thou hast made so strong for thyself Give thy Iudgements to the King and thy righteousnesse to the Kings sonne that peace may be in his dayes and let his enemies lick the dust Clothe his enemies with shame but upon his head let his Crowne flourish How long shall the wicked O Lord how long shall the wicked triumph They prate and speak fiercely and the workers of iniquity vaunt themselves They smite downe thy people O Lord and trouble thine Inheritance They slay the widow and the stranger and murther the fatherlesse O house of Aaron trust in the Lord for he is our help and our shield He will blesse the house of Israel and he will blesse the house of Aaron Praise ye the Lord ye house of Israel praise ye the Lord ye house of Aaron praise ye the Lord ye house of Levi Ye that feare the Lord praise the Lord. PSAL. 122. 6 7 8 9. Pray for the peace of Ierusalem they shall prosper that love thee Peace be within thy walls and prosperity within thy palaces For my brethren and companions sakes I will now say Peace be within thee Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek thy good Hier. sup Epist. ad Rom. Quisquis corpus suum affligit concordiam deserit laudat Deum quidem in Tympano sed non laudat in Choro The End THE VVHIPPER VVHIPT BEING A REPLY Upon a scandalous Pamphlet CALLED THE WHIP Abusing that Excellent Work of CORNELIUS BURGES D r in DIVINITY one of the Assembly of DIVINES ENTITULED The Fire of the Sanctuary Newly discovered Incerti Authoris Qui Mockat Mockabitur Imprinted M. DC XLIV THE WHIPPER VVHIPT THere came by chance to my un-enquiring hand a Pamphlet called The Whip whose Pharisaicall Author pretended a transcendent Zeale to my first eye but after a leafes perusall I found his flame so extreamly hot that his Religion seemed for want of due stirring burnt too and so much tasted of the Brasse that no Orthodox palate could relish it nor a well-grounded Conscience digest it The namelesse Author had an Vtop●an spirit and the Government he best affected was Anarchie He was a Salamander his very dwelling was in Fire His Heart was a sink of Ignorance is Spleen a spring of Gall a Shemei a Rabshekah his mouth ran bitternesse and malice and his Pen flow'd venime and Rebellion The object of this fiery Pamphlet was the orthodox most excellent work of Doctor Cornelius Burges a man of singular parts and at this time a worthy Member of the Synod or Assembly of Divines entituled The Fire of the Sanctuary newly discovered or A Compleat Tract of Zeale and printed by George Miller and Richard Badger anno 1625. which this Pamphleters unlearned Pen hath to poorely answered so impiously

and executed against sectaries But to returne to our first matter Admit Episcopacy were a Government accidentally inconvenient and that a more fitting Government were discovered prepared and made ready to be set up It would be but a new untryed Government and not experimentally known what proportion it would beare without temporall Constitutions A horse may be well metled and conditioned and every way commendable for the saddle yet not draw well in a Coach or Chariot A great part of our Common-Law is built upon the Cases of Bishops insomuch that if that Government be changed there must be a necessary alteration of many Lawes of the land And what inconvenience may arise from such an Alteration I leave to the Judgment of Lawyers being not unworthy of some Consideration But let these things be accompted not Inconveniencyes and that the Hierarchicall Government is fit to be demolished either for the abuse of it by some few exorbitant Prelates or for the mischiefes that follow in respect of it self in that it administers such occasion of offence yet the too sudden Execution of a busines of so great a consequence and concernment gives a livelier testimony of passion then discretion if Polititions may have credit and savours of extremity which is opposite to all virtue and too much rashnesse the distemper of all serious and honorable undertakings Too sudden an Alteration in matters of small moment passes not without some inconvenience but in things of such a nature as a Government nay a Church government too the nursery of the whole Kingdoms happinesse or misery it cannot be without imminent danger but the sudden alteration of a fundamentall Government of the Church which necessarily carryes the State with it threatens nay brings no lesse then unavoidable ruine to both A Rashnesse too much we feare relishing of private ends to demolish that government in twelve moneths which hath been setting up and maintained by as wise generations as ours above fourteene hundred yeeres How happy had it been for this at that time prosperous but now miserable Kingdome had we taken the advantage of that greatest blessing that ever gracious Prince conferred upon unthankfull Subjects the Trienniall Parliament wherein we might every 3 years have inspected this new recoverd Kingdome and kept it alwayes in a perfect Crisis the approaching Terror whereof would not have afforded popular evils so long a time or liberty to root themselves or gather head against the peace and welfare of our happy Government through the benefit whereof we might have taken an advantageous leisure and mature deliberation to ripen every Bill and by degrees to rectifie every nonag'd Grievance and indeed what happines was there which we had not then an offerd opportunity to bring upon this now unhappy Land The Government of the State as in many things it was reduced into an excellent temper so questionlesse had not this unnaturall difference interposed it had in all things by the continued goodnesse and favour of His Sacred Majesty been perfected to the comfort of us and the happinesse of succeeding Generations The Government of the Church likewise might by the vertue of the granted Trienniall been narrowly and exactly searcht into The Governours strictly observed The Bad turned out and changed for better They that deserved punishment punisht according to their misdemeanours Others lesse offending through some neglect reproved and checkt and upon no amendment the next Trienniall proceeded against accordingly The Fig-tree was not presently cut downe Root and Branch but suffered till another yeare And punishments before an Admonition are too rashly and severely inflicted Thus by this graduall and Trienniall Course Mercy and Justice would have incorporated the Government of the Church had been establisht the peace of this Kingdome had been secured the bad Governours had been rectified or removed the good encouraged and honoured and Peace and Truth had kist each other But the multitudes of these our nationall sins were too great to permit so great a Blessing on this Nation as the benefit of this Trienniall Prrliament God suffered Abraham to see the holy Land but for the transgressions of the people not to possesse it God shewed us a glimpse of that mercy which our sins made us unworthy to enjoy and snacht it from us In which respect we are now left to our owne wayes and governed by our owne Inventions and what is wors● we are neither penitent for our nationall sins nor our owne nor what is worst of all sensible of Gods Iudgements nor our owne miseries How often have our Moderne Ministers in their unmeditated prayers before the open Congregation given God joyfull thanks for these blessed times Whereas if their hearts had not been hasty to utter any things before God they might have rather petitioned for a removall of these his terrible judgements How often have they prayed for the continuance of these happy dayes ● whereas had not their mouthes been rash they might better have deprecated those miseries How often have they in their Sermons blasphemously challenged God upon the forfeiture of his Justice to crowne their Cause with Victory How often instead of wholsome doctrine have they delivered such reports as their Consciences knew Fables and were before next Sabboth Lyes upon Record How often have they preached downe Subjection to Princes and encouraged the Sword to grow warme in the blood of Christians How often have they Articled against Orthodoxe able and learned Divines and crowded themselves into their Livings who upon my certaine knowledge some of them can neither make true Latine nor write good English and then lay their preferment upon the wisdome of the Parliament How many children above a yeare old because their fathers are suspected to be loyall to their Prince continue unbaptiz'd many parishes can witnesse How long time is it since the last Sacrament of the Lords Supper was administred let the people tell if their memories be so good and then the Elements deliverd in their owne new devised words These are now the faithfull Ministers of the Gospel of Peace These the Ministers of this blessed Reformation These the men that must pull downe Antichrist out of his seat and set up Christ Iesus in his throne Nay rather these are they that for filthy lucre carry men about with divers and strange doctrines These are the men that in former times separated themselves sensuall having not the Spirit These are they that despise dominion and speak evill of dignities These are such as have gone the way of Cain and run greedily after the error of Balaam for reward and have perished in the gaine-saying of Core The feare spyes in your feasts of charity feeding themselves without feare clouds that are without Water carried about with the winde rageing waves of the Sea fo●eing out their own shame to whom is reserved the blacknesse of darknesse for ever Is not this a blessed Priesthood Are not these rare materialls for a hopefull Presbytery 〈◊〉

divers Acts of Parl. in the dayes of Q● Eliz. King Iames and King Charles our now gracious Soveraigne whom Almighty God long preserve But this establisht Discipline had no sooner being but enemies of which sort the devill hath alwayes instruments to nip the Plants of Religion in the Bud whose number daily since encreasing grew hotter and hotter in opposition and stronger and stronger in faction being too long for peace fake conniv'd at and at last too unseasonably and violently opposed insomuch that the disease in these our late dayes grew too powerfull for the Remedy so that the Distemper of our Church in that respect is growne so high that I feare Phlebotomy will rather produce a further languishment being already come to Madnesse then a Cure Nay so far have the Enemies of this establisht Government and Discipline given way to their exorbitant and refractory Opinion that they will neither allow the Matter nor the Forme nor the Authority and testimony of the Composers 1. Not the Matter though they cannot but acknowledge it in the generall to be very good yet because it was unsanctified by superstitious lips 2. Not the Forme because set and composed by Humane Invention 3. Not the Composers because Bishops and so though Martyrs for the Cause of God and his true Religion Members of Antichrist 1. As for their Exceptions against the Matter how ridiculous they are let Reason judge Have not superstitious tongues and eyes viewed and read the Scriptures in their very Originall and purity Shall therefore the Scriptures be disallowed Have not superstitious persons profaned our Churches with their Popish Doctrines Sacraments and Ceremonies and shall our Churches therefore be cryed downe or shut against the Ordinances of God because those Poets were Heathenish was S. Paul afraid to use their sayings Was the Spirit of God too blame to endite them Good things abused work evill effects upon the abusers but lose not their goodnesse by the Abuse 2. As for their Exceptions against the Forme being set and not conceived the Authority of the Scriptures I hope will answer God the Father warrants it God the Son prescribes it God the holy Ghost allowes it 1. God the Father warrants it in the Old Testament at the time of the Law by his command to Moses Numb 6. 21. where he gives him a set forme and words to blesse the people The Lord blesse thee and keep thee the Lord make his face to shine upon thee and be gracious unto thee 2. God the Sonne prescribes it in the New Testament in the time of the Gospel Whe● S. Iohn the Baptist had taught his Disciples to pray the Disciples of Jesus Christ whose house was called the house of Prayer humbly requested the fame boone from him who prescribed them that Forme which he had formerly used in the end of his Sermon Mat. 6. 9. which he intended not as a Model as some would have it but a very Prayer it selfe to be used in those very words as they were delivered Luke 11. 2. not After this manner but when ye pray 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 say That he will'd the same words to be used is evident For his Disciples would be taught as Iohn taught his And how were they taught S. Iohn taught them the words onely he could not give them the Spirit to make an extemporary descant upon them So that being a direct Set Forme it warranted Set Formes which were used from the beginning of the Primitive Church from whence this part of our Discipline had her originall 3. God the holy Spirit allowes it Who dare question that the holy Spirit inspired S. Paul in all his Epistles written to the Churches In all which Epistles he concludes with this one Prayer The grace of our Lord Iesus Christ c. 3. As for their exceptions against the Composers of this Lyturgie who were no lesse then holy Martyrs and by Fire-light saw more Revelations then these Objectors did by day-light men of approved learning and true piety though some have impudence and spirituall pide enough to think their owne abilities and inspiratious to flye a higher pitch and Ignorance enough to acknowledge greater knowledge in themselves yet the most humble able and truly sanctified minds have alwaies had Martyrdome in so high reverence that they conclude that God that made their blood the seed of the Church and gave them the courage and honour to dye in the maintenance of the Truth would not permit that seed to bring forth such darnel of superstition or them to die guilty of those Errors they so resolutely cryed down with their dying blood 2. As for her government by Episcopacie the extirpation wherof being a great addition to her Distemper It hath as much or more Ius Divinum to plead then that which endeavours to demolish succeed it Presbyterie Both are but mentioned in the Scripture at large but no particular Rules for the executing the office of either which being left wholly as arbitrary it rests in the power of the Supreme Magistrate whom God hath constituted his Vicegerent to choose and establish which may best be found consistent with the Constitutions of the Kingdome and stand to most advantage with the civil Government But admit the Civil Government will stand with either When the Balances stand eavenly poised the least Grain turns it In things indifferent the smallest circumstance casts it This Island of Bitaine if we look back above 1400 yeares being a long Prescription when she first received the Faith was then governed by King Lucius whom God made a great Instrument for reducing of this Kingdome from Paganisme who sending to Rome and accommodated from thence with two Christian and learned Divines by their labours and Gods assistance upon them planted the Gospel At the beginning of which plantation Arch-Flamins and Flamins were put downe and in their roome Archbishops and Bishops were introduced which Government successively continued and flourisht through the reigns of many wise Princes confirmed by many Acts of Parliament since the Reformation exercised and approved by holy Martyrs and allowed of as most fitting until the yeare of our Lord 1641. At which time multitudes of the lower sort of people throughout this Kingdome petitioned and tumultuously troubled the Parliament so that some of the Members perchance according to their inclination and others for quietnesse sake consented to the abolition and extirpation of Episcopacy the unadviz'd Contents of their clamorous Petitions Now if these Governments Hierarchicall and Presbyteriall be indifferent these Circumstances First of the time when Episcopall Government began Secondly of the unintermissive continuance for so many Ages Thirdly the credit of the persons confirming and approving it me thinks should cast such a kind of necessity upon it that the other being an untry'd Government and having no consent or approbation from the Supreme Magistrate and being onely cryed in by the Ignorant multitude affected to novelties and change should have no wise friend to plead for