But it is not in you , or your Romane God ( ô yee popish repiners ) it s not your boysterous bull can push downe a Prince , it s Reuel. 9. 3. not the croaking of your frogges , and Locusts , your Iesuited crew and Seminarie broode , can blast our doctrine , blemish our state , or bereaue vs of our Soueraigne , disquiet you may , destroy you may not : for Prouerb . ●8 . 2. the offences of the people , there be many Princes , & if our sins sacke vs not , wee shall neuer fall , if the Lord say prosper , how can our branch wither ? and if he say from heauen ride on , because of the word of truth , of meekenes , and of righteousnes , who dare say from the earth , light off , ride , rule , and Psal. 45. 4. raigne no more , trayterous is the hart that thinkes it , trayterous is the mouth that speakes it , trayterous is the hand that works it , trayterous is the pen that writes it .

And yet woe is me to tell : this our age and climate is pestered with men of such poysoned breathes , who dare both thinke , say , doe , and write that a mortall man may manage kingdomes , and authorise subiects to depriue their Princes , as if the powers that be , were not ordained of God : their faculties are of force , their bulles are divulged , their antichristian doctrine is traduced by Symancha , Costerus and Dolman , who haue blackened the aire with their derne diuinitie , whilest they auerre that subiects may rise , rebell , & kill their kings , if they be not pleasing to their deuotion .

Augustine mourned much , for that hee Augustinus in confession . had euer read against the true God Tonantem Iouem & adulterantem , of a thundering God , and of an adulterous God , for so deemed the Pagans of their Iupiter Capitolinus : Much more may Papists grieue , that euer they either read or reuerenced in the place of God their capital Pope , tonantem & adulterantem , a cursing God , and a carnall God , adulterating states , and cursing Kings , and yet to God be the praise , his Bul bolts are but birdboults , blunted by a better God , witnes the flourishing & blessed estate both of our Church and kingdome , vnder the happie gouernment of our dread Soueraigne , by whom the Lord hath multiplied our nation , & increased our ioy , and neuer with no blessings powred vpon her from heauen , then since Impius Quintus cursed her from the earth , for she liueth a blessed Prince , and he is dead , a cursed Pope , and if any trayterous Bechry , the sonne of rebellious Iemini haue in his heart so bad a thought , or in his mouth so foule a word , ( kindled with heate of that bull ) as to say A precibus ad praelium , from prayers to your pikes and to your tents ( ô Israel ) we haue no part in Queene Elizabeth : let the iudgement of Bechry fall vpon him , and let all the people say , Amen .

And let this suffice for the second obseruation , teaching vs by the example of this religious , and passionate people , praying for their king , that who plead or practise the contrarie , doe violate the Lords holy ordinance , and lay violent hands vpon his annoynted , whom to obey by rule of reason , and all true religion , not our actions onely are tyed with our words , but our very thoughts must be chaste that way , according to that .

Detract not from the king , no not in thy Eccles. 10. 20. thought , for the foules of the ayre shall carie the voyce .

Nay were our Prince as euill as she is good , & were she set ouer vs in iudgement to plague vs , as she is in mercy to saue vs , I meane to shelter vs as the shadowe of a Esay . 32. 2. great rocke in a weary land , were shee as bloudie in persecuting , as she is carefull in cherishing , finally were shee as great a Pagan : as she is a christian , yet stands it with religion , pietie and godlines not to touch her life , but to pray for her safetie : so were the people of the Captiuitie enioyned to doe by Ieremie , Seeke the prosperitie of the Citie , Ieremie . 29. 7. whither I haue caused you to be caried away captiue , and pray vnto the Lord for it , for in the peace thereof shall you haue peace .

And Baruck . 1. 11. saith , pray for the life of Nabuchadnezzar king of Babylon , and for the life of Baltasher his sonne , that their daies may be vpon earth as the daies of heauen .

What should I say more ? Vnder Augustus Luk. 2. 1 . Caesar all the world was taxed , and vnder Tiberius Caesar the Lord was crucified , and yet said hee of both , Giue to Matt. 22 ▪ 21. Caesar the things that are Caesars , and to God the things that are Gods . Though Nero was cruell , and Domitian was bloudie , yet Pauls diuinitie was , that euery soule should be subiect to the higher powers , for there is no power but of God , exhorting with all , that first of all prayers , intercessions , and 1. Tim. ● ▪ 1. 2. 1. Pet. 2 ▪ 13. 14 . giuing of thankes should be made for all men , but especially for kings ▪ from the same spirit spake Peter , when hee enioyned submission ▪ to all publike gouernment for the Lords sake , whether vnto the King as Supreme , or to others as subordinate .

Where the Apostolike doctrine is , as you may see that Popes are inferior to Kings , whom they must obey , as their Superiours , so farre from all primacy , as they may not challenge a parity , by the word of God , but must yeeld a precedencie to their Kings , as to their Soueraignes , & next vnto God supreme gouernours vpon earth , whereunto both popes & al papists , if they haue soules must be subiect . Nec attendat verus Obediens quale sit quod praecepit : hoc solum contentus quod praecipitur , sincere obedience neuer reasons with the meanes , but quiets it self with the command , & quits the conscience with the precept of his God , who presseth nothing 1. Pet. 2. 17. more then homage to himselfe , and honour to his annoynted . Qua Obedientia vnicimus daemones , Caeteris virtutibus oppugnamus , by which obedience to God , and the King , ( as one saith well ) we subdue diuels , by other vertues we do but oppugne them . Sathan and sinners are neuer seene more shrinking then in our obedience , it daunts men and dammes diuels .

Now the subiect of the peoples praier 〈…〉 passion for their King was that the Lord Would remember him with all his afflictions . Where first obserue : that Kings , euen Kings , haue their trials , troubles , and crosses in this world , and may say in the height of all their honour , as Paul did , in his persecutions . Idy dayly , for besides the things 2. Cor. 11. 28. that are outward I am cumbred daily , and haue the care of all the Churches , warres without , treasons within , Councellors perfidious , subiects seditious , and are not these afflictions ? O well said Alexander , Regum est benefacere & male audire , It s incident to Kings well to do , & euil to heare , & euilly to be intreated : & that Embleme is for Princes which one of that ranke set vpon his herse , to wit a lampe burning with this Empresse , Alijs micans meipsum consumo , whiles I shine to others , I consume my selfe .

It would bee tedious to tell of Princes thoughts euen in the bed of their rest , as it was with Ahashuerus the King , when in the silence of th● night he could not sleepe , but Ester . ● . ● . &c. commanded to bring the booke of the Records , and Chronicles , that he might solace his soule in seeking to succour them , who had saued him . Baltassers Emblem was fearfull euen in the height of the feast , & it may be a Motto to all the mightie ; that they neither presume 〈◊〉 their 〈◊〉 nor boles , least a fearefull hand-writing vpon the wal , warne them both of their sin ▪ 〈◊〉 . ● . and of their shame , that they haue praised the Gods of gold , & of siluer , of brasse , and of Iron , of wood , and of stone , but the God in whose hands their breath is , and all their waies ▪ him haue they not glorified . Giue Verse . 23. eare therfore you that rule the multitudes , and glory in the multitudes of people , for the rule is giuen you of the Lord , and power by the most high , which will try your works , & search out your imaginations , because that you being officers of his kingdome haue not iudged aright , nor kept the law , nor walked after the will of God , horribly and suddenly will he appeare vnto you ( saith the wise man ) for an hard iudgement shall they haue that beare rule , hee that is most lowe , is worthy mercy , but the mightie shall be mightily tormented . Wisd. 6. 6.

But it may be to flatter Princes , Sicophants will say : these trayals are for tyrants , they touch not the godly ; good , and religious kings may keepe and carry their crownes without cober , passe their time in pleasure , wallow vpon their beds of delight , ●●t downe their diade●nes without danger , ●●d bid all doubts adewe . I answere no : For if there were no care to gette a Kingdom for that they haue it , yet is there care to keepe it , for that they may loose it ; nor is the care of conscience least , or last of the three in a godly King , which laboureth to quit it , when the great Iudge of all the world shall demaund an account of their Gouernement . Psal. 58.

The good Kings of Israel and Iudah , haue euer caried this conscience with their Crownes , and haue carefully studied they might bee bossed with blessing from God , both vpon themselues , and vpon their people , neuer failing them in the field , to fight their battailes , nor in their Oratories , to further their Deuotions , with a care of their Leuites to serue at the Altar , and aboundance of sacrifice for the holy offering , yea and more then all this , so carefull of their God , and good of his Church , as they neuer failed to honour it with their presence , and Ps●● to sanctifie it with their prayer ; Now , h●● all this could passe them , without passion , trouble , and affliction , I leaue it to the feeling consc●●●●● of faithfull Kings , whose wrought Crownes of gold often are worne , with the wreathed crowne of Christ , pricking in their hearts with like passionate speech , Lament. ● . 19. as when he said , Remember mine affliction and my mourning , the wormewood and the gall , he was a King that said it , you may beleeue it , Psal. 38. 2. Lord thou hast made mee a very butt for thine arrowes , being tipped with gall and sorrow .

But of these troubles and firie trials of Kings , I haue said sufficient , and it may be haue dwelt vpon the generall too long , pardon me to come a litle nearer home euen to Dauids passions , and particuler affliction , which more nerely grieued him , to wit the care he had together with the house of his God , to build vp the hearts of his people , true religion , pietie and godlines , the continuall care whereof hath so troubled the Gen ▪ 5. 2. 2. thoughts of the godly from the daies of Enoch , who then walked with God , to the daies of Queene Elizabeth who ruleth for God , as they could neuer sway the Scepters of their rule , but with rent of their harts , to 〈◊〉 5. 18. see Sion desolate , & her stones ly in the dust .

Kaine began the ruines , and Esau made the breach , nor can the rubbish be remoued till time be no more : Kings may be nursing ●say . 49. 23. fathers , and Queenes may be nursing mothers to foster , and cherish the Church , wel may they prouide , pray and fight for it , yet neuer preuaile , but with the perill of their liues , nor euer to build but with blood according to that of old , Sanguine fundata est ecclesia sanguine caepit , sanguine succreuit sanguine finis erit , the Church in blood first founded was : in blood it did begin , by blood it shall increase and so at last by blood shall end .

The blood of Abell began the broyle , Reuel. 12 . and the blood of the lambe ended the battel , and euer since Michaelis praelium adduxit Dan. 12. periculum , the great Prince that standeth for the children of the people hath fought the field in a time of trouble , such as neuer was since there began to be a nation , yet Reuel. 1● ▪ 11. with a glorious conquest , for they ouercame by the blood of the lambe , and the word of their testimonie , and they loued not their liues vnto the death , the blood of the lambe : there is their sacrifice , the word of their testimonie , there is their couenant , and they loued not their liue● vnto death , there 's their martyrdome . Therefore rejoyce ye heauens : and ye that dwell in them but woe to the inhabitants of the earth , and of the Sea , for the diuell is come downe vnto you : which hath great wrath , knowing that he hath but a short time , he persecuteth the woman which hath brought forth the Man-childe ▪ driues her into the wildernesse , casteth out of his mouth after her , floods of water , which when the earth hath swallowed vp in her reliefe , then was the Dragon wroth with the woman , and went and made Warre with the remnant of her seede , which kept the commandements of God , and haue the Testimonie of Iesus Christ .

So as I may well say , It hath bene euer , is , and will bee , the woe of the Church in this worlde , to fight in blood , to haue the stones of her building symonted with such morter , Night by night to heare Alarme vppon Alarme , and all in the Crie of Edome : Psal. 137. 7. Downe with it , Downe with it , euen to the ground .

Inter flagella dat Filium ; So the Father gaue his Sonne . Caedebantur , vrebantur , torquebantur , tamen multiplicabantur ; They were beaten , they were burned , they were racked , yet euer they increased ; So the Sonne sent his Saints into a senseles world , voyde of Faith , and without feeling , pittie , Psal. 105. 18. or compassion of Iosephs affliction , the Iron entred into his soule , and men were senselesse .

This Dauid sawe in the sorrowe and silence of his soule , when vpon the sight of the ruines , hee thought vpon a repaire , how the tyred Tabernacle might rest , and the Arke of GODS Presence tossed from place to place , in the waste and Roaring wildernesse of this worlde , might once repose in the Bosome of it CHRIST , as in a retyring Campe after the day of battaile ; And yet ( God wote , ) with no world of continuance . For that verie Temple hee thought vppon , vanished with his thoughts , and is nowe gone , both sticke and stone ; Ne Populus rediret in Iudaismum ; Least the People might returne againe to Iudaisme .

All to teach vs , that Pietie is but a Pilgrim vpon Earth , Towers , Temples , Et ▪ delubra Deorum , haue their dismall dayes ; The beautifull Gate of the Temple became a Stable for Pompeyes horses , and where is nowe that faire Fabricke ? How is the Golde become so dimme ? The most fine Goulde is chaunged , and the stones of the Sanctuarie lye scattered in the corner of euery streete .

To teach vs againe , that dust will deuoure dust , when Time shall bee no more , and that all Saintes with their Sanctuaries , shall Simbolize to a better state and being , euen eternallie to rest in a Tabernacle , not made with handes , but pight in the high ●el . 21. 22. Heauens . The LORD GOD Almightie , and the LAMBE , are the Temple of it , and there shall be no more Affliction , no more curfe or grieuance , but the Throne of God , and of the Lambe shall bee in it , and his seruants shall serue him , they shall see his face , and his Name shall be in their fore-heads .

Till which ioyfull Sabaoth , and Eternall rest , layed vp in the bosome of our Christ , Princes must build in grace , that they may be blessed in glorie : They must bee religious on Earth , that they may raigne in Heauen , they must carie care in their hearts for the Church of God , that they may weare crownes vpon their heads in signe of victorie : ●uel . 7. 9. In a word , hee that feeles with Dauid , will bee afflicted with Dauid , and seeke ●y all meanes possible , in his Princely power , how to builde vp a people for his God , how to prepare a place for his Presence , how to perfect and polish the worke , that it may bee to the glorie of God , to the discharge of his dutie , and the saluation of that people , ouer which the Lorde hath placed him .

And heere next in place seasonablie , and from my Text , it is yet further to bee considered , how Dauid aggrauateth his affliction , by the a●iuncts of his griefe , all signes of sorrowe , and companions of care when the soule is troubled , hee had no delight , either in his meat , drinke , sleepe , rest , Palate , Palace of pleasure ; but bids them all bee gone , till hee had done his indeuour to finde out a place , an Habitation for the mightie God of Iacob .

When CHRIST should redeeme Lazarus from the Graue , and repaire his ruines , Iohn . 1● it is saide : Quod fremuit , Turbatus est ; & Fleuit , that his soule was sadde , that his spirites were troubled , and that hee sent out Teares from a pensiue soule , for his dead Friend .

Like Troubles afflicted Dauid here , when hee should raise a Temple out of the dust of Sion , it toke away his sleepe , his meate , and his minde , from all earthly solace : and tyed him to the Temple hee so thought vppon . It followed him sleeping , and it left him not awaking , either in bed or at boord . Where when hee sate in solace , and sawe his seeled Houses , with the Rich hangings of his Court , embroydered with gold , Lord how his blubbering teares did bedeaw his Trencher , to thinke how the Arke of his God lay in the open fielde , tyred in Tents , weather-beaten , and wearie , without shelter to shrowde it , other then those worne Curtaines of skinnes and Canuas .

The vse is good , like affliction hath followed the godlie of all Ages , in the care and conscience they haue euer had to build vp a Church , in the hearts and soules of Gods Sai●ts , & I am verily perswaded , that if all the cares in the world besides might blend in one , they could neuer be found so piercing , so bleeding , so deare , so desperate in designes , as is , and hath beene the care and conscience of our soules , in tender whereof , good and godlie men haue neither cared for meate , drinke , sleepe , friends , life , death , nor the hazard of their owne Rom. 9. 3. soules , if I may say so , And why may I not , when Paule wished himselfe to bee separated from CHRIST , for his brethrens sake ?

This affliction cut the heart of Abraham Gen. 22. 9. 10. Gen. 7. 33. asunder , when hee ( the Father of all the Faithfull ) should at one blowe cut off all hope in Sacrifycing Isaack his sonne , his onely sonne , whome hee loued , this Affliction battered the heart of Iacob , when hee saw the bloody coate of Ioseph , and saide with a sorrowfull soule , Fera pessima deuorauit eum ; a cruell Beast hath deuoured him . Psal. 10 ▪ 18. This Affliction rent the heart of Ioseph , when the Iron entred into his soule , and none was sorrie for his affliction .