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A96624 The thrice welcome, and happy inauguration of our most gracious, and religious sovereign, King Charles II. To the crown and kingdoms of Great-Brittain and Ireland. Containing, in the first place, the authors most humble supplication to the King's most excellent Majesty, in order to the reformation of religion, in six particulars. In the second part, the subjects duty to their sovereign, in sundry heads, and divers particulars very usefull for these times: together with a recommendation of the work to the Kings Majesties subjects. By Geo. Willington, of the city of Bristoll. Willington, George. 1660 (1660) Wing W2803; Thomason E1030_1; ESTC R208910 29,981 46

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THE THRICE WELCOME AND HAPPY INAUGURATION Of our most Gracious and Religious SOVEREIGN King Charles II. To the CROWN and KINGDOMS of GREAT-BRITTAIN and IRELAND CONTAINING In the first place the Authors most humble Supplication to the KING 's most excellent MAJESTY in order to the Reformation of Religion in Six particulars In the second part the Subjects duty to their Sovereign in sundry Heads and divers particulars very usefull for these times Together with a recommendation of the Work to the Kings Majesties Subjects By Geo. Willington of the City of Bristoll Ezra 7.26 Whosoever will not do the Law of God and the Law of the King let Judgement be executed speedily upon him whether it be unto death or to banishment or to confiscation of goods or to imprisonment London Printed by R. D. and are to be sold at the Holy Lamb in S. Pauls Church-yard near the School 1660. DIEV ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QVI MAY Y PENSE 1 Kings 10.9 2 Chron. 9.8 Blessed be the Lord thy God which delighteth in thee to set thee on the Throne of thy Father to be King for the Lord thy God because the Lord thy God loved ENGLAND therefore made he thee KING over VS to do Judgment and Justice 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 TO THE MOST HIGH and MIGHTY MOST GRACIOUS AND RELIGIOUS PRINCE Charles II. By the Grace of God of Great Brittain France and Ireland KING Defender of the true Catholick and Apostolick Faith Christ Jesus the Prince of Princes blesse your Majesty with length of daies and an increase of all Graces which may make you truly prosperous in this life and eternally happy in that which is to come THe Picture and Pattern of Piety most Gracious and Dread Sovereign S. Bernard by name deciphereth out at large the grosse Enormity of that ugly Vice Ingratitude saying It is Iimica animae exaninitio meritorum dispersio vertutum c. An enemy to the Christian Soul an exile of Merits a ruine of Vertues and a consuming fire that scorcheth up the Fountain of all goodness Lest therefore I should condemn my self guilty of this sensual sin and chalenged be of grosse Ingratitude to the God of our Mercies who hath in mercy to these Nations brought your Sacred Royal Person after upwards of eleven years banishment to the happy possession and enjoyment of Your CROWN and KINGDOM to the great joy and comfort of all your Loyal Subjects whose number God Almighty encrease I who am the meanest and most unworthy have presumed most humbly craving pardon for my arrogant audacity herein both in token of my loyal duty to your sacred Majesty as also of that transcendent joy which I do conceive in my heart the Searcher of hearts knows for Your happy Inauguration and Coronation to transport these rude lines to the happy Haven of your Princely Heart wishing to Your Royal Grace the Silver of all earthly prosperity and the Gold of all Coelestial felicity prostrating my self upon the bended knees of humble submission at your Highnesse foot-stoole for pardon of my presumption herein and do make bold to become an earuest yet most humble Petitioner to Your sacred Highnesse Seeing Almighty God for ever blessed be his holy Name hath done so great things for your sacred Royal Person both in defending You from the cursed rage and hellish fury of Your trayterous Adversaries who like a kennel of Bloud-hounds hunted (a) At the fight flight from Worcester Sept. 3. 1651. for Your precious (b) 2 Sam. 18.3 life to destroy it and also which to me seems far greater keeping (c) 1 Pet. 1.5 Your Pious Royal Heart in the affection to and zeal for the true Protestant Religion according to your godly Education notwithstanding your forced Exile into those parts and amongst such persons who are the professed Enemies and Opposers of it and who no question left no stone unturn'd nor meanes untri'd to betray your Sacred Highnesse into a love of and compliance with their erroneous and false worship and as the crown of the mercy making use of the worthy Service of the Lord General George Monck who may be rightly stil'd England's S. GEORGE for the breaking the Ice of the former impossibilities and slaying the hidious Beast and bloudy Dragon that devoured the Lords Heritage and enslav'd us 2 Sam. 19.14 bowing the hearts of your People to sue to You and to declare for You yea Dan. 4.36 moving and uniting the loyal hearts of your Honorable COUNSELLORS and LORDS assembled in PARLIAMENT to vote You * May 6. 1660. in which caused great joy and triumph (a) Psal 14.7 and 53.6 to all your distressed Subiects and so preventing that effusion of bloud which Lambert and the Phanatick party might have involved these Nations in a Crown being seldom if ever won without battel or worn without bloud and so from Heaven proclaiming your Highnesse to the World to be Princeps pacis the Prince of Peace and so with a mighty hand and stretched out arm bringing your Majesty about the thirtieth year of your age to your lawful Crown and Kingdoms which is such a choice work of Providence your Enemies themselves being witnesse that present and future Ages have cause to stand and gaze at it saying in the langnage of Moses Stand still Exod. 14.13 Psal 118.23 Psal 102.18 and see the salvation of the Lord. This is the Lords doing and it is marvellous in our eyes This shall be written for the generation to come and the People which shall be created shall praise the Lord. The consideration whereof sure I am doth move your pious Royal heart to consult with the Royal Prophet Quid retribuam Jehovae Psal 116.12 What shall I render to the Lord for all his goodnesse towards me That You might honour that Majesty that hath laid Honor and Majesty upon your Royal Person and hath maugre force fraud set a crown of pure gold upon your head that the Highest may establish your Majesties Royal Person and make You that indeed which some unloyal Subjects falsly * Your Majesties Proclamation signed at Brussels Jan. 25.1659 1 Sam. 2.30 pretended a GLORIOUS KING The high way whereunto being as your Grace well knows to honor God for those that honor me I will honor saith the Lord. Of which your Grace hath a double obligation one as a Christian the other as a King as a Christian King which is done by establishing and preservation of (a) As in the 8. Article of you Majesties Doclaration from Flaunders true Protestant Religion which of late years hath been in great danger (b) Your Majesties Proclamation from Brussels signed Jan. 25. 1659. of being rooted out by Anabaptists Quakers and Atheists You are Dread Sovereign over us in the Lord from whom you have your Power Rom 13.1 Prov. 8.15 16. Isa 9.6 7. Revel 1.5 Rev. 19.16 Per me Reges regnant Et Domini dominantur saith Christ who is