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A85979 The ruine of the authors and fomentors of civill vvarres. As it was deliver'd in a sermon before the Honourable House of Commons in Margarets-Church Westminster, Sept. 24. being the monethly fast day, set apart for publick humiliation. / By Sam: Gibson, pastor of Burleigh in Rutland; now minister of Gods Word at Margarets Westminster, pro tempore; and one of the Assembly of Divines. Gibson, Samuel. 1645 (1645) Wing G671; Thomason E302_27; ESTC R200286 23,567 42

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King without wit and honesty without wit that make Kings more than men and in a manner deifie them as if they had absolute power over their Subjects to cōmand what they will without any limitation by any laws of God or man Whereas Princes and Rulers have received power and dominion of God to rule under him not over him and to command for him not against him and to be obey'd after him and not before him Without honesty as Doeg that incensed Saul against David and fell upon the Priests of the Lord when honester men refused to doe it he was for the King and so are many that are given to plundring serve the King as the Hawke serveth the Fawkner that being let loose flieth at the Fowle not with any intent to serve his Master but to get a prey for himselfe by meanes whereof many goe now in scarlet that before the warre could not be trusted for a frieze coat It is further said that he is a good King but may not a good King be led to do unwisely good King Asa is charged with that and in broader termes than I speak And may not a good King love his enemies and hate his friends Good King David was charged with that And may not a good King help the ungodly and love them that hate the Lord Good King Jehoshaphat was charged with that by a Prophet of the Lord And may not a good King be led to shed much innocent bloud The good Emperour Theodosius did so and was zealously reproved for it by Ambrose and kept from receiving of the Sacrament for that fact and Theodosius liked him never the worse for it but professed he liked arguentem magis quam adulantem him that reproved him better than him that flatter'd him as did David Beloved wee are all for the King or else we dissemble with God and the world for we pray for him for the preservation of his body and for the salvation of his soule He is prayd for constantly in our Churches and families and in both Houses of Parliament Yea we pray for him and his children and some of them are with us and educated like Kings children and like Gods children And hath not the Parliament bound all the Kings subjects by a solemne Covenant to preserve the Kings Person and to testifie that they have no thought or intention to diminish his Majesties just power and greatnesse And how often have they sought peace and his Returne But it is objected that they have taken Armes and this is aggravated as if it were piaculum in any case though it be se desendendo But what did David when he was a subject and Saul sought his life though a godly man and a Prophet and Sauls son-in-law to which he had preferd him who before was but a Shepheard he took armes for his necessary defence and was never reproved for it of God but blest and prosperd and worthy men sided with him It is said the Spirit came upon Anasa who was chief of the Captains and he said Thine are we David and on thy side thou son of Jesse Peace peace be unto thee and peace be unto thine helpers for thy God helpeth thee A divine motion put him on to expresse himselfe in such a manner that his words took impression in David and caused him firmely to beleeve that he and those that were with him were reall to him and not to question their fidelitie The Priests of the Lord were for him eighty-five of them sufferd for him Abimelech received him and his company and gave them hallowed bread and Goliahs sword and Abiathar escaping from the slaughter fled to David for refuge he undertook to protect him Jonathan the Kings Son was for him a vertuous Prince next heire to the Crowne had it gone according to the course of nature he was for him and spake for him to his Father and loved him exceedingly and gave intelligence from the Court when danger was towards him utterly disliking the Kings proceedings against him nay what say you to Saul himself when he was himself he Justified him upon triall of his loyaltie and integritie saying Thou art more righteous than I for thou hast rewarded me good whereas I have rewarded thee evill And was it lawfull for David when he was a subject and but one man to take armes to save his life and is it unlawfull for the Parliament of England to take that course to save theirs those whom they ought to protect May not the State and such a State that hath such power in their hands doe more than one man of what rank so ever And what if they send forth to suppresse insurrections and to pursue Delinquents that fly the justice of that high Court Doth it not pertain to them to do it even ex Officio And what if the great Councell of the Kingdome seek to remove wicked Counsellers from the King that usurpe their Office to themselves He was a King and the wisest of Kings and upon a ponderous reason much concerning the good and honour of every King that saith Take away the wicked from before the King and his throne shall be established in righteousnesse Must the State and those that hold with them learne of Delinquents that have deserved death how to be for the King or of perfidious Covenant-breakers to whom an oath of God is no more than a collar to a Monkey that he can slip at pleasure or of rapacious Courtiers and their Public●n-Officers that would exact upon the subject and have no Parliament that they might never be question'd for any thing they doe Must they learne of damme-swearers that familiarly sweare themselves into hell or of Papists who are pleased so long as the King serveth their turne but would blow him up with powder if they could if he should execute the lawes against them or of the wild Irish other Irish murtherers that first kill a hundred thousand of the Kings Protestant-subjects in Ireland and then come and offer their service to him in England with a desire to do as much here if they can All these would teach tutor their betters in this matter but those that are wise will learne rather of David and Salomon and other Prophets and good men what to do the judgement and way of such is much to be esteemed and better it is to suffer adversitie with the people of God than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season Generally the ungodliest of the Clergie ran to Oxford when the warre began the best of the Ministry out of all Counties throughout the Kingdome came to the Parliaments quarters for protection if any of better note went the other way it was small for their credit or comfort and it is supposed they repent it That unparalleld Saint of the Church of England lately deceased full of dayes died an Orthodoxe Presbyter and Presbyterian constant
against all sects and sectaries faithfull to Christ and firme to the Parliament And it is your honour and may be your comfort Honourable Senators that the hearts and prayers of such men are for you and that yee have the prayers of the best affected in Scotland also and in all Reformed Churches Such as were for David are for you such worthies as are like to Amasa when the Spirit came upon him Commanders in chief eminent for valour and piety fidelitie and humility desiring that all glory may be given unto God in our dayes of thankesgiving and that they may be forgotten pitie it is that such Noble Patriots that fight for their Countrey should want any incouragement that the Kingdome can give them Honourable Gentlemen discourage not the godly party quench not any degree of their zeale for you by suffering any Officers in Commission under you to favour Malignants and to oppresse your friends by neglect of widows that are brought to that sad condition having lost their husbands in the Parliaments service by rejecting just and lamentable complaints or by sending away sad Petitioners crying one after another The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me saith Job and I made the widowes heart to sing for joy Fasts do well but I will have mercy and not sacrifice saith the Lord And to do judgement and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice Yee all stand in need of mercy practise mercy that yee may find mercy in that day and this day and all the dayes of your lives If yee do well shall yee not be accepted if yee do evill sin lieth at the dore at the Parliament dore as well as other mens dores for ought I know To returne to our adversaries that are Protestants with what comfort can they help the ungodly and such as seek the extirpation of the Protestant Religion in all the three Kingdomes The Pope is much beholding to them they do as he would have them all the Priests and Jesuites and Papists in England are beholding to them they do as they would have them the Irish cut-throats are beholding unto them they doe as they would have them when they fight against Protestants and against the most zealous Protestants but their Countrey is little beholding to them and the Church of God hath little cause to thanke them or the Lord Jesus the Head of the Church for any service they have done to him towards the advancing of his Kingdome But many will say they stand for the Common Prayer Book and they will fight for that as long as they can stand on their legges A resolution fitter for the vulgar Welch than for understanding Englishmen for that book was never of Gods making and no wise man will venture his life and shed his bloud for any book made by man were it never so good for he can look for no reward of God for it therefore though some that be wise may talke for it yet it is folly to fight for it But it hath been often said Take away the Common Prayer Book take away our Religion Nay our Religion is in the Bible there is our God and our Christ and our faith our Creed in all points The whole Bible was St Pauls beliefe there are the Psalmes of David and his prayers and the Lords Prayer and other prayers by which wee may learne to pray we have still the Lords songs the songs of Sion sung by many with grace in their hearts making melody to the Lord though without Organs there we have all the Commandements though they be not read so often as they have been but when they were ordinarily read were they better kept Were the second the seventh the fourth better kept then in Westminster then they are now Sure I hope as some other Commandements so the Sabbath is much better kept now Our Court-Prelates made the King Lord of the Sabbath and themselves Lords of mis-rule Compelling Parents and Masters and Ministers and Magistrates to suffer their sons and daughters and servants of both sexes to play and sport and dance if they had a mind to it and to prophane a great part of the day Here was trenching upon Gods Prerogative God must stand to their courtesie how much of the day he must have had it not been for the Parliament wee had lost a Commandement They that were for the book of sports would not indure the name Sabbath As for the Sacraments yee have them still reverently perform'd without the book and that is the old way that which they call the new way is the old way for two hundred yeares after Christ they had no set forme of prayer they buried without the book and baptized and administred the Lords Supper and prayd and gave thankes without it so as the alterations are for the better and none have just cause to clamor against them much lesse to fight Though there be lesse painting there is more light though there be lesse ceremony there is more substance though there be lesse superstition there is more Religion though there be lesse piping there is more preaching though there be lesse of man there is more of God and of Christ and of the Spirit therefore be patient and content Beloved it is Davids Religion that we contend for Davids Lord even the Lord Jesus the Son of David that he may have his throne amongst us and rule by the Scepter of his Word wee are for Christ and Sion they are for Antichrist and Babylon that are against us therefore side not with them but rather help the Lord against the mightie And let those that are about his Majestie if they love him perswade him to quit the sword and to hearken to Propositions for Peace and to returne to his Parliament and sit there in royall Majestie with his Peeres as he hath done There was a good Motto written over the gates at Yorke at King James his first entrance into that Citie Suavis victoria amor populi the sweet victory is the love of the people to win that then come and welcome the sooner the better If a King will come like a King with royall attendance he will be receiv'd with all love and joy and honour will be done unto him by all sorts but if they perswade him to come like an Enemy with martiall attendance with wicked company skilfull and ready to plunder and to destroy so as good people must stand to their mercy that have no mercy other Cities will answer as one did in that case Wee will rather live Souldiers than die slaves Pray for his Majestie that his heart may be turned the right way for his own good and the Publick Let those that have mis-led him and animated him to proceed in this war beware lest evill pursue them till they perish Let the young Germane Princes beware who have rewarded evill for good unto this Nation Let all
Die Mercurii 24. Septemb. 1645. ORdered by the Commons assembled in Parliament That Sir Symonds d' Eves and Mr Hollis doe from this House give Thanks to Mr Gibson and Dr Temple for the great paines they took in the Sermons they preached this day at the intreatie of this House at St Margarets Westminster it being the day of Publique Humiliation and to desire them to print their Sermons And it is Ordered that none shall presume to print them without being authorized under their hand writing Henry Elsynge Cler. Parl. De Com I appoint John Hancock to print my Sermon SAMUEL GIBSON THE RUINE OF THE AUTHORS AND FOMENTORS OF CIVILL VVARRES As it was deliver'd in a Sermon before the Honourable House of Commons in Margarets-Church Westminster Sept. 24. being the Monethly Fast day set apart for publick Humiliation By SAM: GIBSON Pastor of Burleigh in Rutland now Minister of Gods Word at Margarets Westminster Pro tempore and one of the Assembly of Divines DEUT. 32. 35. To me belongeth vengeance and recompence I will repay their foote shall slide in due time for the day of their calamity is at hand the things that shall come upon them make haste LONDON Printed by M. S. for John Hancock and are to be sold at his Shop in Popes-head Alley 1645. TO THE HONORABLE HOUSE OF COMMONS Assembled in PARLIAMENT HONORABLE SENATORS WHen formerly I have been moved by friends to preach before you at the Monthly Fast I have alwayes declined it and earnestly intreated them not to make the motion being ready to say as Ausonius to Caesar in another case Non habeo ingenium I have not parts for such a service in such a Presence or as Moses answered the Lord Non sum facundus I am not eloquent for I never thought my Oratory worthy such an Auditory but when a learned Member of your House came to me in your name and signified your will to have it so I could not say as that Poet did Caesar sed jussit habebo as if he had wit at command but the Senate sending I resolved I must obey do as well as I can with Gods assistance Now having in obedience to your Order both preached and printed this plain Sermon I beseech you take it with all faults and connive This I may say to my comfort it was preached in a good day and we that then made our Supplications for you and with you found not our prayers and yours fruitless for the Lord wrought a great Victory that day a good incouragement to you to continue your dayes of Humiliation of which you find so good effects Often may you heare such Newes from your Forces that we may enjoy the benefit of your Ordinances in peace Worthy Patriots it was joyfull tidings to us in all parts of the Kingdome when we heard for certain that there should be a Parliament and that Writs were out for choosing Knights of the Shire and it was an augmentation of our joy when we heard of a Triennial Parliament that I thought would be fraenum or flagrum to all corrupt men but when wee understood that there was an Act for the continuation of this Parliament we had greater cause of rejoycing because by this meanes yee have opportunity to perfect those things which other Parliaments could but propound begin being sundry times broken up before they could do any considerable service for their Countrey God forbid that that high Court which is now established by a law should ever be dissolved by the sword Peace peace be unto you and to your Helpers your God helpeth you He grant that yee may prosper and triumph in his Name and praise untill yee have finished the worke which he hath given you to doe which is and shall be the prayer of Westminster Octob. 30. 1645. The unworthiest of your spirituall Servants S A GIBSON ERRATA PAge 4. line 11. leave out Ezra and p. 10. l. 19. leave out as p. 13. l. 13. for though read enough line 14. read God shall be glorified A SERMON PREACHED before the Honourable House of COMMONS at the monethly publick Fast Septemb. 24. 1645. 2 SAM. 17. 14. For the Lord determined to defeat the good Counsell of Ahithophel that he might bring evill upon Absalom AS Kings have their Counsellors to assist them in the Government of their Kingdoms in peace and war so Absalom making himself a King had his Councell of War to help him to manage his Rebellion and to advance his wicked designe against his Father First he sent for Ahithophel who perfidiously deserted his Master the Lords Anointed and cleaved to his rebellious Sonne After Hushai D●vids friend by Davids advice came in to him who did better service for him when he was amongst his enemies than he could have done if he had continued with him Ahithophel began first and delivered his opinion of David and his company that they were weak and weary and he offers to goe against him with twelve thousand men and to surprize him and take away his life and this his counsell was well liked at the first but after Ahithophel had spoken Absalom desired to heare Ha●cats opinion and advice also who rejecteth Ahithophels counsell yet modestly with respect to his place and parts and delivereth his opinion contrary that Davids men were not so weak as he thought but mighty and in wrath which is the whetstone of fortitude as a beare c. and for military skill he was no novice now to learne that but an old experienced Souldier and therfore would not so easily be found and that there might be great danger if some of Absaloms men were slain others would faint and fly and therefore his counsell was that they should goe stronger not with twelve thousand but rather gather all Israel from Dan to Beersheba and that Absalom should goe himself in person to countenance the war and animate the Souldiers and then which way soever David took for his safetie they should be able to finde him and overcome him and all his company and not leave a man of them alive When Absalom and his party heard this they generally approved it as the better way and preferd Hushai's counsell before Ahithophels Absalom and all Israel c. And in the words which I have read the reason is rendred of this their unanimous approbation of it For the Lord determined to defeat the good counsell of Ahithophel that he might bring evill upon Absalom And thus yee see the occasion and coherence and summe of the words They hold forth unto us two things specially First Gods action Secondly Gods intention His act was the defeating of Ahithophels counsell his intention was to bring evill upon Absalom the one made way for the other and after the intention soone followed execution he did bring evill upon him and his partakers That which is translated determined is in the Originall commanded and so in the Greek