❧
A
Sermon
preached
at
Greenwich
before
the
Kings
Maiestie
vpon
Tuesday
in
Whitsonweek
,
being
the
14.
of
Iune
.
1603.
Psal.
101.1
.
I
will
sing
mercie
and
iudgement
,
to
thee
O
Lord
will
I
sing
.
IN
this
Psalme
the
kingly
Prophet
Dauid
declareth
,
how
he
will
behaue
himselfe
in
his
kingdome
:
first
touching
his
owne
person
:
and
afterward
touching
his
subiects
,
both
in
the
Court
,
and
in
the
countrie
.
In
this
first
verse
of
the
Psalme
,
he
vndertaketh
or
promiseth
to
sing
;
the
dittie
of
the
song
is
mercie
and
iudgement
.
The
person
to
whom
he
singeth
is
expressed
in
these
words
:
To
thee
O
Lord
will
I
sing
.
In
that
he
assumeth
to
sing
the
matter
which
he
hath
in
hand
,
it
implieth
that
he
will
doe
it
with
ioy
,
with
a
loud
voice
,
and
with
his
full
power
.
It
argueth
ioy
:
For
is
any
man
among
you
afflicted
?
let
him
pray
:
is
any
merrie
?
let
him
sing
.
And
how
should
the
children
of
the
captiuitie
sing
one
of
the
songs
of
Zion
in
a
straunge
land
,
when
they
sit
mourning
and
weeping
by
the
riuers
of
Babell
,
where
they
haue
hung
vp
their
harps
vpon
the
willows
that
grow
thereby
?
And
as
a
pleasant
song
requireth
a
merrie
heart
,
so
doth
it
also
a
stretched
out
voice
with
great
strength
put
thereunto
.
So
then
by
this
example
of
Dauid
we
are
taught
in
the
meditations
of
our
heart
,
the
words
of
our
tongue
,
and
the
actions
of
our
life
tending
to
godlinesse
and
iustice
to
doe
all
with
cheerefulnes
,
feruencie
,
and
to
the
vtmost
of
our
power
.
For
example
,
in
the
case
of
our
inward
affection
toward
God
,
our
dutie
is
,
To
loue
the
Lord
our
God
with
all
our
heart
,
with
all
our
soule
,
and
with
all
our
strength
.
In
the
matter
of
Gods
worship
,
ioyned
with
the
aduancing
of
his
glory
,
and
the
furtherance
of
our
saluation
:
daunceth
before
the
Arke
with
all
his
might
:
Of
the
kingdome
of
Christ
it
is
prophecied
.
thus
by
the
Psalmist
:
Thy
people
shall
come
willingly
at
the
time
of
assembling
,
thine
armie
in
holy
beautie
.
The
zeale
of
Gods
house
did
eate
vp
the
princely
prophet
.
And
from
the
time
of
Iohn
the
Baptist
hitherto
,
The
kingdome
of
heauen
suffereth
violence
,
and
the
violent
take
it
by
force
.
If
Paule
come
to
Athens
and
see
the
Citie
subiect
to
Idolatrie
,
his
spirit
will
be
stirred
within
him
.
And
if
he
and
Barnabas
being
at
Listra
perceiue
the
people
readie
to
sacrifice
vnto
them
by
the
names
of
Iupiter
and
Mercurie
,
then
they
will
euen
rent
their
clothes
in
signe
of
detesting
and
abhorring
it
.
when
he
commeth
downe
from
the
Mount
vnderstand
that
the
people
in
his
absence
haue
made
a
golden
Calfe
,
and
giuen
worship
vnto
it
,
then
his
wrath
waxeth
hotte
,
and
he
casteth
the
tables
(
which
were
the
worke
and
writing
of
God
)
out
of
his
hands
,
and
breaketh
them
in
peeces
,
and
taking
the
Calfe
,
he
burneth
it
in
the
fire
,
and
grindeth
it
to
powder
,
and
stroweth
it
vpon
the
water
,
and
maketh
the
children
of
Israel
to
drinke
of
it
,
to
despite
them
of
their
Idolatrie
.
If
we
speake
of
charitable
almes
,
them
by
S.
Pauls
rule
,
The
Lord
louech
a
cheerefull
giuer
.
cursed
that
doth
the
worke
of
the
Lord
negligently
.
be
feruent
in
spirit
.
And
by
his
admonition
giuen
in
the
epistle
to
Titus
,
we
ought
to
be
zealous
of
good
workes
.
And
surely
,
if
any
doe
frame
themselues
after
the
patterne
of
the
Laodiceans
who
were
luke-warme
,
To
preuent
which
inconuenience
,
Dauid
here
affirmeth
that
he
wil
sing
this
heauenly
dittie
of
mercie
,
and
iudgement
:
the
which
words
may
be
construed
two
waies
,
the
Analogie
of
faith
preserued
.
First
,
in
respect
of
the
time
past
by
way
of
praise
for
Gods
mercie
toward
himselfe
,
and
Gods
iudgements
against
his
enemies
.
Secondly
,
in
regard
of
the
time
to
come
touching
the
gouernment
of
the
kingdome
by
way
of
practise
of
mercie
toward
the
good
,
and
of
iudgement
against
the
bad
.
The
first
interpretation
yeeldeth
vnto
vs
this
doctrine
in
generall
,
that
we
should
shew
our selues
thankfull
vnto
Almightie
God
for
all
his
benefits
bestowed
vpon
vs
according
to
the
comaundement
of
God
,
ioyned
with
a
comfortable
promise
,
Call
vpon
me
in
the
day
of
trouble
,
and
so
will
I
deliuer
thee
,
and
thou
shalt
glorifie
mee
.
And
after
the
example
of
the
Psalmist
saying
:
Open
thou
my
lips
O
Lord
:
(
that
is
,
and
my
mouth
shall
shew
forth
thy
praise
.
And
if
God
vouchsafe
to
deliuer
Dauids
desolate
soule
from
the
sword
and
the
power
of
the
dog
,
of
ten
leapers
that
were
cleansed
onely
one
returned
to
giue
thanks
.
In
reuenge
of
such
kind
of
vnthankfulnes
,
when
as
superstitious
people
in
the
time
of
Hosea
,
But
Dauid
to
auoid
the
like
both
sin
and
punishment
also
thereof
,
protesteth
here
,
that
he
will
sing
the
mercie
of
God
.
I
say
the
mercie
of
God
toward
him
,
and
not
his
owne
merits
.
And
hereupon
it
was
that
being
hardly
beset
,
&
greatly
distressed
and
perplexed
in
the
daies
of
Saul
,
while
his
hope
of
the
kingdome
was
suspended
,
he
maketh
his
prayer
in
these
tearmes
.
Shew
thy
meruailous
mercies
,
thou
that
art
the
sauiour
of
them
that
trust
in
thee
from
such
as
resist
thy
right
hand
.
And
he
hopeth
one
day
to
come
into
the
house
of
God
,
in
the
multitude
of
his
mercie
.
Looke
backe
to
former
ages
and
you
shall
finde
Iacob
at
his
returne
from
Mesopotamia
homeward
in
the
way
to
Canaan
being
greatly
inriched
after
the
seruice
of
almost
three
apprentiships
vnder
Laban
,
framing
his
praier
of
thanks
giuing
in
this
wise
.
O
Lord
I
am
not
worthie
of
the
least
of
all
thy
mercies
and
all
the
truth
,
which
thou
hast
shewed
vnto
thy
seruant
:
for
with
my
staffe
came
I
ouer
this
Iordan
,
and
now
haue
I
gotten
two
bands
.
And
I
conceiue
assured
hope
,
that
by
this
example
my
gracious
soueraigne
doth
often
meditate
vpon
the
mercie
of
God
toward
himselfe
,
in
respect
of
the
great
increase
of
temporall
blessings
which
he
hath
found
and
felt
,
since
the
time
that
he
first
peaceably
entred
the
towne
of
Berwicke
,
and
so
passed
ouer
the
riuer
of
Tweede
.
And
as
for
vs
beloued
,
all
of
vs
which
be
ranged
in
the
number
of
subiectes
,
considering
on
the
one
side
the
manifold
&
haynous
sinnes
,
which
haue
formerly
raigned
amongst
vs
,
both
vnpunished
and
vnrepented
of
:
and
on
the
other
side
the
fearfull
dangers
that
we
haue
escaped
,
I
can
say
nothing
but
that
which
Ieremie
spake
in
his
lamentations
long
agoe
:
It
is
the
mercies
of
the
Lord
the
we
are
not
consumed
,
because
his
compassions
faile
not
.
Pray
we
therefore
on
the
behalfe
of
our
King
,
that
it
would
please
Almightie
God
to
pronounce
of
him
as
he
spake
in
elder
time
by
Nathan
of
Salomon
:
I
will
be
his
father
,
and
he
shall
be
my
sonne
,
and
if
he
sinnes
,
I
will
chasten
him
with
the
rod
of
men
,
and
with
the
plagues
of
the
children
of
men
,
but
my
mercie
shall
not
depart
away
from
him
.
Pray
we
likewise
for
this
Church
of
England
,
Scotland
,
and
Ireland
,
that
God
would
vouchase
to
hallow
it
with
that
blessed
promise
which
in
Isai
was
vttered
ouer
the
whole
Church
of
Christ
militant
by
the
spirit
of
prophesie
thus
.
The
mountaines
shall
remooue
,
and
the
hils
shall
fall
downe
:
but
my
mercie
shall
not
depart
from
thee
,
neyther
shall
the
couenant
of
my
peace
fall
away
saith
the
Lord
,
that
hath
compassion
on
thee
.
This
done
,
then
may
both
King
and
subiects
euen
euerie
of
vs
vtter
with
ioyfull
cheare
that
which
we
read
in
the
Psalme
:
I
will
sing
the
mercies
of
the
Lord
for
euer
.
Thus
Dauid
hauing
already
song
the
mercy
of
GOD
toward
himselfe
,
he
will
sing
also
the
iudgement
of
God
toward
his
enemies
.
And
to
beginne
with
his
grand
and
capitall
enemie
King
Saul
:
after
that
he
had
beene
wounded
by
the
archers
of
the
Philistines
,
Now
the
good
that
may
ensue
by
the
consideration
of
the
fall
of
Gods
and
the
Churches
enemies
,
is
of
two
sorts
.
First
,
God
is
thereby
magnified
,
as
may
appeare
is
the
person
of
Pharaoh
,
whom
God
appointed
for
this
cause
,
to
shew
his
power
in
him
,
Wee
O
Lord
haue
wayted
for
thee
,
in
the
way
of
thy
iudgementes
:
for
seeing
thy
iudgements
are
in
the
earth
,
the
inhabitants
of
the
world
shall
learne
righteousnes
.
Hitherto
Dauid
hath
sung
mercie
and
iudgement
,
in
respect
of
the
time
past
by
way
of
praise
and
thanksgiuing
.
Now
he
proceedeth
to
sing
the
same
song
in
regard
of
the
time
to
come
,
touching
the
administration
of
his
kingdome
by
way
of
practise
,
knowing
that
the
dutie
of
princes
and
publike
Magistrates
,
is
,
to
be
the
ministers
of
God
for
the
wealth
of
them
that
doe
well
by
the
exercise
of
godlinesse
and
honestie
,
and
to
take
vengeance
on
them
that
doe
euill
committing
impietie
and
iniquitie
.
And
these
two
,
mercie
and
iudgement
,
must
goe
hand
in
hand
,
being
in
association
combined
together
,
least
if
they
were
altogether
,
and
vtterly
seuered
,
then
mercy
without
iudgement
might
turne
into
foolish
pittie
,
and
iudgement
without
any
temper
of
mercie
might
become
extreame
crueltie
.
And
first
to
speake
of
Mercie
,
happie
is
that
Prince
who
hath
the
wisedome
and
the
will
to
be
mercifull
to
whom
,
and
when
,
and
where
it
is
expedient
.
For
such
mercie
and
truth
preserueth
the
King
;
and
his
throne
shall
be
established
with
mercie
.
Moreouer
happie
is
that
countrie
where
mercie
and
truth
meet
together
,
and
so
righteousnes
and
peace
kisse
one
another
.
And
worldly
happy
are
those
subiects
to
whom
the
prince
vouchsafeth
to
shew
mercie
and
louing
kindnes
.
For
the
Kings
wrath
is
like
the
roaring
of
a
Lyon
,
and
as
messengers
of
death
:
but
in
the
light
of
his
countenance
is
life
,
and
his
fauour
is
as
a
cloud
of
the
latter
raine
,
and
like
the
dew
vpon
the
grasse
.
And
Dauid
well
knowing
how
laudable
and
honourable
it
was
to
be
mercifull
with
discretion
,
being
established
in
his
kingdome
,
the
establishment
of
the
Kings
throne
,
is
Iustice
,
&
iudgement
:
and
the
〈◊〉
thereof
is
peace
.
Yea
manifold
is
the
good
effect
which
followeth
the
executing
of
Iustice
vpon
malefactors
.
First
of
all
it
is
profitable
to
the
offenders
themselues
,
for
affliction
giueth
vnderstanding
.
Foolishnes
is
bound
in
the
heart
of
a
child
:
but
the
rod
of
correction
shall
driue
it
away
from
him
.
The
rod
and
correction
giue
wisdome
:
the
blewnes
of
the
wound
serueth
to
purge
the
euil
,
and
the
stripes
within
the
bowels
of
the
bellie
:
that
is
,
sharp
punishment
which
pearceth
euen
the
inward
parts
,
is
profitable
for
the
wicked
to
bring
them
to
amendment
.
But
on
the
contrarie
,
he
that
spareth
the
rod
spilleth
the
child
:
witnes
the
example
of
Hely
toward
his
sons
Hophni
&
Phinehas
.
And
of
Dauid
toward
his
son
Adonijah
whom
he
would
not
displease
from
his
childhod
,
to
say
,
why
hast
thou
done
so
?
&
so
in
the
end
he
proued
a
presumptuous
traitor
,
&
rank
rebel
.
Secondly
,
this
exemplarie
iustice
is
commodious
vnto
others
that
are
by-standers
and
beholders
,
who
may
learne
to
beware
by
their
neighbours
harmes
,
Whereupon
Salomon
groundeth
this
exposition
of
policie
or
iudiciall
proceedings
:
Smite
a
scorner
and
the
foolish
will
beware
:
that
is
to
say
,
the
simple
and
ignorant
men
learne
their
dutie
when
they
see
the
wicked
punished
.
And
for
this
cause
did
God
by
Moses
commaund
,
that
the
censers
of
Korah
and
his
complices
being
250
in
number
,
who
had
beene
destroyed
and
consumed
by
a
fire
that
came
out
from
the
Lord
,
should
be
taken
and
beaten
forth
into
broad
plates
,
for
the
couering
of
the
Altar
,
a
little
leauen
leaueneth
the
whole
lumpe
.
And
by
the
iudgement
of
the
preacher
,
because
sentence
against
an
euill
worke
is
not
executed
speedily
,
therefore
the
heart
of
the
children
of
men
,
is
fully
set
in
them
to
doe
euill
:
that
is
,
by
way
of
abridgement
,
where
Iustice
is
delayed
,
there
sinne
raigneth
.
Therefore
the
princely
Psalmist
promiseth
in
the
last
verse
of
this
Psalme
,
Thirdly
,
the
executing
of
hainous
and
notorious
offenders
withholdeth
the
wrath
of
God
from
the
publike
state
of
the
Realme
by
taking
euill
out
of
Israel
.
But
the
vnpunishing
of
Achan
,
a
wise
King
scattereth
the
wicked
,
and
causeth
the
wheele
to
turne
ouer
them
.
But
here
must
be
inserted
a
caueat
against
all
crueltie
in
execution
of
iustice
.
Howbeit
,
though
crueltie
is
alwaies
to
be
abhorred
,
yet
remissnes
in
dealing
with
the
aduersaries
of
the
truth
,
the
practisers
and
maintayners
of
a
false
worship
,
is
likewise
to
bee
excluded
,
because
it
is
most
perilous
to
the
Church
of
God
,
as
appeareth
by
the
history
of
the
Canaanites
,
who
by
the
conniuency
of
the
Israelites
being
permitted
to
conuerse
with
them
,
Consider
heere
a
little
with
me
(
beloued
)
the
mishap
,
(
that
I
say
not
miserie
)
of
diuers
princes
(
keeping
me
within
the
limits
or
bounds
of
the
holy
scripture
)
in
this
case
of
shewing
mercie
,
and
practising
of
iudgement
.
For
first
of
all
it
falleth
out
not
seldome
,
that
those
notorious
malefactors
deseruing
death
,
whom
princes
doe
pardon
in
mercie
,
(
if
not
vpon
foolish
pittie
)
doe
afterward
most
vnthankfully
and
treacherously
seeke
to
take
the
Scepter
out
of
the
hand
,
and
to
pull
the
Crowne
from
the
head
,
and
to
withdraw
life
from
the
bodie
of
their
benefactors
,
who
had
graciously
forgiuen
them
their
crimes
,
and
so
consquently
giuen
to
them
their
liues
,
lands
,
goods
,
libertie
and
all
.
This
may
be
fitly
exemplified
in
Absalon
,
who
after
that
he
was
pardoned
for
the
murdering
of
his
brother
Amnon
,
Secondly
,
Princes
haue
been
sometimes
ouerawed
by
the
peeres
of
the
Realme
,
or
otherwise
for
feare
of
tumult
in
the
state
,
they
durst
not
eyther
shew
kindnes
,
and
giue
entertainment
to
good
men
whom
they
loued
,
or
to
execute
mightie
malefactours
,
as
in
dutie
they
should
haue
done
.
Of
the
first
sort
we
haue
an
example
in
Achish
the
king
of
Gath
,
I
am
this
day
weake
and
newly
annointed
King
:
and
these
men
the
sonnes
of
Zeruiah
be
too
hard
for
me
:
the
Lord
reward
the
doer
of
euill
according
to
his
wickednes
.
Heere
let
me
stand
a
little
vpon
Dauids
promise
to
sing
Mercie
and
iudgement
,
and
consider
whether
he
performed
the
same
alwaies
or
not
.
I
will
put
the
case
in
the
example
of
lame
Mephibosheth
the
sonne
of
his
olde
and
deare
friend
Ionathan
,
Absalon
,
Ziba
the
seruant
of
Mephiboseth
meeteth
him
with
a
large
present
of
his
masters
goods
,
thou
and
Ziba
deuide
the
lands
.
Herein
Dauid
did
euill
in
taking
his
land
from
him
,
before
he
knew
the
cause
,
but
much
worse
that
knowing
the
truth
,
he
did
not
restore
them
.
And
here
we
may
obserue
,
that
in
the
case
of
iustice
our
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
is
more
vpright
then
our
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
:
our
contemplation
is
sounder
then
our
practise
.
Or
to
speake
to
the
capacitie
of
the
meanest
hearer
,
a
man
may
more
easily
,
penne
the
cause
of
Iustice
in
his
priuate
studie
,
then
rightly
practise
it
in
publike
vpon
the
bench
.
For
in
solitarie
meditation
,
a
man
may
without
difficultie
abandon
all
rashnes
,
and
partiall
affection
,
but
in
Iudiciall
place
abroad
,
respect
of
persons
,
and
other
corruptions
do
easily
enter
into
our
mindes
and
hearts
,
by
the
ministerie
of
our
eyes
and
eares
.
Now
the
way
to
preuent
this
mischiefe
,
is
to
doe
that
sincerely
,
which
Dauid
promiseth
heere
to
doe
;
namely
,
to
sing
vnto
the
Lord
,
that
is
to
shew
mercie
,
and
practise
Iudgement
to
the
glory
of
God
,
wherunto
all
things
ought
to
be
referred
,
according
to
Saint
Pauls
direction
,
whether
ye
eate
,
drinke
,
or
whatsoeuer
ye
doe
,
do
all
to
the
glorie
of
God
.
Insomuch
as
almes
must
be
giuen
in
charitie
without
the
sound
of
a
trumpet
:
Againe
,
to
thee
O
Lord
will
I
sing
;
that
is
,
howsoeuer
by
the
chaunting
of
this
dittie
of
mercie
and
iudgement
,
I
shall
seeme
to
howle
in
the
eares
of
the
vngodly
,
yet
my
song
to
thee
O
lord
,
shal
be
thought
very
melodious
.
Whereby
we
are
taught
this
generall
doctrine
,
that
in
doing
of
our
dutie
in
our
seuerall
vocations
,
this
ought
to
be
our
comfort
,
that
our
words
and
works
are
pleasing
vnto
God
,
howsoeuer
they
be
displeasing
to
the
world
of
wicked
men
.
So
though
Noe
was
scorned
by
the
men
of
his
time
,
for
preparing
the
Arke
,
and
vrging
repentance
to
preuent
the
perill
of
the
Deluge
to
come
:
yet
is
he
by
the
prouidence
of
God
,
ad
perpetuam
rei
memoriam
,
chronicled
for
a
preacher
of
righteousnes
.
And
though
Dauid
for
dancing
before
the
Arke
,
being
girded
with
a
linnen
Ephod
,
Isai
and
the
children
which
God
gaue
vnto
him
,
were
as
signes
and
wonders
in
Israel
:
yet
their
reward
was
with
the
Lord
.
If
Iohn
come
neither
eating
,
nor
drinking
,
they
say
he
hath
a
diuell
.
Paul
is
not
madde
,
O
noble
Festus
,
Thus
the
sweet
singer
of
Israel
promiseth
to
sing
the
diuine
dittie
of
mercie
and
iudgement
,