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A38480
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Eikon basilike deutera, The pourtraicture of His Sacred Majesty King Charles II with his reasons for turning Roman Catholick / published by K. James.; Eikon basilike.
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1694
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Wing E312; ESTC R14898
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time so that according to this Doctrine there is no other Church nor Interpreter of Scripture but that which lies in every Man 's giddy Brain I desire to know therefore of every serious Considerer of these things whether the great Work of our Salvation ought to depend upon such a Sandy Foundation as this Did Christ ever say to the Civil Magistrate much less to the People that he would be with them to the End of the World Or did he give them the Power to forgive Sins St. Paul tells the Corinthians Ye are God's Husbandry ye are God's Building we are Labourers with God This shews who are the Labourers and who are the Husbandry and Building And in this whole Chapter and in the preceeding one St. Paul takes great pains to set forth that they the Clergy have the Spirit of God without which no Man searcheth the deep things of God and he concludeth the Chapter with this Verse For who hath known the Mind of the Lord that he may instruct him But we have the Mind of Christ Now if we do but consider in humane Probability and Reason the Powers Christ leaves to his Church in the Gospel and St. Paul explains so distinctly afterwards we cannot think that our Saviour said all these things to no purpose And pray consider on the other side that those who resist the Truth and will not submit to his Church draw their Arguments from Implications and far-fetch'd Interpretations at the same time that they deny plain and positive Words which is so great a Disingenuity that 't is not almost to be thought that they can believe themselves Is there any other Foundation of the Protestant Church but that if the Civil Magistrate please he may call such of the Clergy as he thinks fit for his turn at that time and turn the Church either to Presbytery Independency or indeed what he pleases This was the way of our pretended Reformation here in England and by the same Rule and Authority it may be altered into as many more Shapes and Forms as there are Fancies in Mens Heads A Brief Account of Particulars occurring at the happy Death of our late Soveraign Lord King Charles II. in regard to Religion faithfully related by his then Assistant Mr. Jo Hudleston UPON Thursday the Fifth of February 1685. between seven and eight a Clock in the Evening I was sent for in haste to the Queen's Back-stairs at Whitehall and desired to bring with me all things necessary for a dying Person Accordingly I came and was order'd not to stir from thence till farther notice being thus obliged to wait and not having had time to bring along with me the most Holy Sacrament of the Altar I was in some Anxiety how to procure it In this conjuncture the Divine Providence so disposing Father Bento de Lemos a Portugez came thither and understanding the Circumstance I was in readily proffer'd himself to go to St. James's and bring the most Holy Sacrament along with him Soon after his Departure I was call'd into the King's Bed-chamber where approaching to the Bed-side and kneeling down I in brief presented his Majesty with what Service I could perform for God's Honour and the Happiness of his Soul at this last Moment on which Eternity depends The King then declared himself That he desired to die in the Faith and Communion of the Holy Roman Catholick Church That he was most heartily sorry for all the Sins of his Life past and particularly for that he had deferred his Reconciliation so long That through the Merits of Christ's Passion he hoped for Salvation That he was in Charity with all the World That with all his Heart he pardon'd his Enemies and desired Pardon of all those whom he had any wise offended and that if it pleased God to spare him longer Life he would amend it detesting all Sin I then advertis'd his Majesty of the Benefit and Necessity of the Sacrament of Penance which Advertisement the King most willingly embracing made an exact Confession of his whole Life with exceeding Compunction and Tenderness of Heart which ended I desired him in farther sign of Repentance and true Sorrow for his Sins to say with me this little short Act of Contrition O my Lord God! with my whole Heart and Soul I detest all the Sins of my Life past for the Love of Thee whom I love above all things and I firmly purpose by thy Holy Grace never to offend Thee more Amen Sweet Jesus Amen Into thy Hands Sweet Jesus I commend my Soul Mercy Sweet Jesus Mercy This he pronounced with a clear and audible Voice which done and his Sacramental Penance admitted I gave him Absolution After some time thus spent I asked his Majesty if he did not also desire to have the other Sacraments of the Holy Church administred unto him He reply'd By all means I desire to be Partaker of all the Helps and Succours necessary and expedient for a Catholick Christian in my Condition I added And doth not your Majesty also desire to receive the precious Body and Blood of our dear Saviour Jesus Christ in the most Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist His Answer was this If I am worthy pray fail not to let me have it I then told him it would be brought to him very speedily and desired his Majesty that in the Interim he would give me leave to proceed to the Sacrament of Extreme Unction he replied With all my Heart I then anointed him which as soon as perform'd I was call'd to the Door whither the Blessed Sacrament was now brought and delivered to me Then returning to the King I entreated his Majesty that he would prepare and dispose himself to receive At which the King raising up himself said Let me meet my Heavenly Lord in a better Posture than in my Bed But I humbly begg'd his Majesty to repose himself God Almighty who saw his Heart would accept of his good Intention The King then having again recited the forementioned Act of Contrition with me he received the most Holy Sacrament for his Viaticum with all the Symptoms of Devotion imaginable The Communion being ended I read the usual Prayers termed the Recommendation of the Soul appointed by the Church for Catholicks in his Condition After which the King desired the Act of Contrition O my Lord God c. to be repeated This done for his last spiritual Encouragement I said Your Majesty hath now received the Comfort and Benefit of all the Sacraments that a good Christian ready to depart out of this World can have or desire Now it rests only that you think upon the Death and Passion of our dear Saviour Jesus Christ of which I present unto you this Figure shewing him a Crucifix lift up therefore the Eyes of your Soul and represent to your self your sweet Saviour here crucified bowing down his Head to kiss you his Arms stretched out to imbrace you his Body and Members all bloody and pale with Death to redeem you and as you see him dead and fixed upon the Cross for your Redemption so have his Remembrance fixed and fresh in your Heart Beseech him with all Humility that his most precious Blood may not be shed in vain for you and that it will please him by the Merits of his bitter Death and Passion to pardon and forgive you all your Offences And finally to receive your Soul into his blessed Hands and when it shall please him to take it out of this transitory World to grant you a joyful Resurrection and an Eternal Crown of Glory in the next In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost Amen So recommending his Majesty on my Knees with all the Transport of Devotion I was able to the Divine Mercy and Protection I withdrew out of the Chamber In Testimony of all which I have hereunto subscribed my Name JO. HVDLESTON ERRATA PAge 105. line 2. read happier Ibid. l. 3. after Restraint supply than the Brutes