The
practise
of
Princes
.
WISDOM
in
the
Proverbs
which
all
Divines
acknowledge
to
be
the
Sonne
of
God
,
the
eternal
Word
,
by
which
the
father
made
the
world
,
by
me
Kinges
raigne
,
and
Princes
decree
justice
:
by
me
Princes
rule
,
and
the
nobles
and
all
the
Iudges
of
the
earth
.
Where
,
though
it
be
true
that
God
infused
into
divers
heathen
Princes
and
Iudges
zealous
of
virtue
and
justice
,
some
beams
of
this
Wisdom
,
who
may
therefore
be
saide
,
in
som
sort
,
to
rule
by
it
;
yet
wee
are
not
to
understand
that
every
King
and
Governour
,
that
ruleth
&
iudgeth
by
unlawful
policie
or
wicked
counsell
,
Wisdom
.
Jeroboam
,
vainly
fearing
that
the
peoples
going
up
to
Ierusalem
would
make
them
revolt
,
tooke
counsaile
for
the
setting
up
of
calves
in
Bethel
and
Dan
,
wherin
he
and
his
counsel
did
not
rule
by
this
Wisdom
but
by
a
divelish
policie
,
which
indeede
was
rather
folly
then
true
Wisdom
,
for
it
made
God
his
enemie
▪
and
was
the
sodaine
overthrow
of
his
howse
;
as
the
like
earthly
policies
were
of
the
families
of
Saul
,
Ahab
,
Absolon
,
Achitophel
,
Haman
and
others
.
The
meaning
therefore
of
that
place
is
,
that
all
Kings
,
Princes
,
Iudges
and
Governours
,
that
judge
and
rule
well
and
happily
,
they
judge
by
or
according
to
that
wisdom
which
is
Gods
word
:
therby
keeping
theire
people
(
what
in
them
is
)
in
the
true
worship
and
feare
of
God
;
as
did
David
,
Iehoshaphat
,
Hezekiah
and
Josiah
,
wherin
they
are
truly
Gods
Vicegerents
,
seeking
his
kingdom
,
and
the
righteousnes
thereof
,
and
whereby
theire
owne
kingdoms
are
kept
in
peace
,
and
the
neighbouring
kingdoms
come
to
feare
them
,
as
they
did
Iehoshaphat
,
therefore
wisdom
saith
,
By
me
Kings
raigne
:
not
by
any
polices
or
subtiltie
but
by
me
,
who
am
Gods
Wisdom
.
Which
is
there
found
most
true
,
where
Princes
square
theire
counsels
by
Gods
word
,
and
labour
that
theire
people
may
be
governed
in
all
matters
of
faith
and
salvation
by
his
revealed
will
;
and
where
,
as
they
ought
,
the
throne
of
the
Lord
and
the
kingdoms
of
this
world
the
kingdoms
of
our
Lord
and
of
his
Christ
.
But
besides
those
general
rules
in
the
Law
and
the
Gospel
,
which
shew
Princes
what
should
be
the
end
and
scope
of
al
their
lawes
and
government
;
which
stilled
the
raging
of
the
sea
,
and
the
madnes
of
the
people
;
and
which
is
the
rod
of
his
strength
;
this
Wisdom
in
holy
writ
,
and
especially
in
that
booke
of
the
Proverbs
,
hath
left
unto
all
Princes
divers
speciall
Rules
whereby
they
ought
to
square
all
their
actions
and
government
,
which
may
be
called
The
Princes
principles
,
or
The
practise
of
Princes
:
which
should
be
regarded
as
Christs
charge
to
Christian
Kings
,
and
euer
observed
,
because
they
are
Gods
immutable
Wisdom
,
which
he
hath
left
to
be
a
sure
guide
to
all
Princes
to
the
ende
of
the
world
;
and
wherof
in
a
more
special
manner
that
may
seeme
to
be
saide
,
By
me
Kings
raigne
,
&c.
Now
therefore
hearken
o
Children
unto
me
.
If
al
the
Children
of
Wisdom
ought
so
to
doe
,
Princes
more
especially
,
their
calling
beeing
of
the
greatest
waight
,
deeply
concerning
so
many
thousands
of
people
,
the
Prince
of
the
Kings
of
the
earth
.
Al
Princes
are
as
much
bound
to
observe
his
lawes
and
directions
,
as
theire
meanest
subiects
are
to
regard
theirs
,
for
he
is
the
King
of
kings
,
and
all
his
Rules
and
directions
are
perpetuall
lawes
;
so
immutable
and
irrevocable
that
all
designes
and
determinations
that
are
contrary
unto
them
,
how
faire
a
shew
soever
they
make
of
wisdom
and
a
probable
good
,
they
are
but
meere
wickednes
,
and
can
not
establish
the
Prince
that
puts
them
in
practise
,
but
rather
tend
to
his
undoing
:
and
chap.
31
1.
for
that
is
one
infallible
principle
left
us
by
Wisdom
,
A
man
can
not
be
established
by
wickednes
,
and
therefore
the
Lord
saith
,
Woe
to
the
rebellious
children
,
that
take
counsell
,
but
not
of
me
,
and
cover
with
a
covering
but
not
of
my
spirit
:
which
walke
to
strengthen
themselves
in
the
strength
of
Pharaoh
,
and
trust
in
the
shadow
of
Egypt
as
Asa
also
sought
a
league
with
Syria
,
and
relyed
on
it
,
not
on
the
Lord
,
,
and
was
therefore
punished
,
wherefore
Wisdom
saith
,
It
is
an
abhomination
to
Kings
to
commit
wickednes
:
for
the
throne
is
established
by
justice
:
by
carrying
themselves
justly
towards
God
and
their
people
,
therefore
state
policies
that
stand
not
with
pietie
must
needes
overthrow
it
.
Such
are
all
temporisings
.
in
matters
of
religion
,
with
Princes
and
people
of
a
contrary
faith
,
and
seeking
,
or
favouring
middle
waies
of
reconcilement
,
such
as
halt
betweene
God
and
Baal
,
betweene
Christ
&
Antichrist
,
like
the
Arminians
of
our
time
:
which
euer
grow
from
bad
to
worse
,
&
make
but
the
adversaries
abroade
and
at
home
more
insolent
,
and
God
to
give
us
over
to
be
deceived
by
their
practises
.
As
wee
may
see
in
the
fruite
of
that
treatie
with
Spaine
;
wherin
King
Iames
,
who
had
euer
favoured
the
Papists
,
and
slacked
the
execution
of
lawes
against
them
,
at
last
to
attaine
his
ends
first
with
Spaine
,
and
then
with
France
,
permitted
aide
to
goe
to
the
Archduches
,
and
after
to
the
French
King
against
the
Rochellers
:
more
manifestly
connived
at
poperie
,
favored
the
ould
Countesse
,
divers
Lords
,
&
others
,
the
freinds
therof
;
frowned
on
the
religious
opposers
of
their
practises
,
in
court
&
parliament
;
suffered
not
the
lawes
,
to
be
executed
on
Priests
&
Iesuits
but
suffered
them
in
a
manner
openly
to
dispute
,
preach
and
write
,
and
in
som
sort
forbad
preaching
&
writing
against
them
:
all
which
could
not
but
make
Israel
to
sinne
,
many
to
leave
their
love
and
zeale
of
the
truth
,
others
to
fall
to
Poperie
,
Arminianisme
,
temporising
or
neutralitie
;
which
things
,
it
seemes
were
also
donne
and
suffered
,
to
binde
them
[
a
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a
The
Papists
.
by
those
favors
from
practising
against
his
life
,
as
they
had
done
against
the
life
of
Queene
Elizabeth
.
Howsoeuer
neither
by
those
fauours
,
nor
yet
by
urging
and
pressing
fruitles
traditions
and
ceremonies
,
and
silencing
such
as
groaned
under
them
,
were
theire
number
lessened
,
and
drawne
nearer
to
our
religion
;
but
rather
multiplied
and
made
to
affirme
,
that
the
most
learned
,
and
wise
on
our
side
,
did
hereby
shew
theire
good
opinion
of
Popish
religion
.
In
so
much
that
Fisher
the
Iesuit
grew
so
insolent
in
print
,
as
to
incite
the
King
,
by
the
example
of
the
French
King
Henric
4.
to
let
in
the
Iesuits
,
saying
,
that
besides
thanks
&
presents
from
Peru
,
China
,
&c.
he
purchased
2000.
pounds
for
his
fame
.
He
had
his
ende
in
mentioning
that
instance
knowne
to
the
world
direfull
and
tragicall
,
&
a
hope
by
that
trope
to
intrude
by
terrour
for
how
they
requited
that
Kings
loue
the
dolefull
catastrophe
shewed
,
therefore
he
addeth
,
male
ominatis
parcite
verbis
.
Knowing
that
men
would
be
ready
to
infer
that
King
Iames
was
like
to
finde
no
better
requital
of
Papists
for
his
politik
favouring
of
them
:
which
is
alwaies
just
with
him
to
permit
,
who
saith
,
He
that
wil
saue
his
life
viz.
by
ungodly
temporisings
shal
loose
it
.
The
King
knew
that
though
he
should
call
the
best
protestants
,
puritans
,
wrong
them
and
theire
religion
;
yea
see
it
suffer
never
so
much
injurie
and
losse
from
others
;
yet
there
was
no
danger
of
them
;
(
much
lesse
that
a
King
should
neede
to
burne
Paraeus
his
workes
;
though
he
meant
to
deserve
evill
)
for
religion
bindes
theire
hands
.
But
must
they
therfore
have
the
more
injuries
heaped
on
them
to
please
the
Papists
?
or
because
Papists
are
bloodie
,
if
crossed
in
religion
,
must
Kings
therefore
temporise
with
them
,
and
not
rather
trust
in
Gods
protection
,
feared
the
Lord
nor
the
King
,
midled
with
jesuited
Spirits
,
given
to
change
,
religion
and
government
,
as
beeing
of
the
Spanish
faction
,
that
was
true
in
him
which
the
Preacher
saith
,
J
saw
a
time
that
man
ruleth
over
man
to
his
owne
hurt
.
In
so
much
that
some
saide
Better
is
a
poore
and
wise
child
,
then
an
old
and
foolish
King
,
that
will
be
no
more
admonished
.
But
certainly
he
had
greate
abilities
of
understanding
and
judgment
,
if
feare
of
the
papists
power
and
practises
,
and
an
unlimited
desire
of
peace
with
them
,
had
not
made
him
use
many
temporising
policies
,
pleasing
to
them
,
and
greivous
to
his
best
subjects
.
Howsoeuer
his
policies
,
of
that
kinde
,
found
no
better
fruite
then
the
increase
of
papists
and
the
emboldening
of
them
here
,
the
shamfull
losse
of
the
Palatinate
,
the
undoing
of
his
posterity
there
,
the
danger
of
loosing
his
only
Sone
in
Spaine
,
the
more
violent
persecution
of
the
protestants
〈◊〉
Germanie
and
France
,
to
the
losse
of
many
freinds
abroade
,
of
〈◊〉
Subiects
hearts
at
home
,
and
his
owne
fame
every
where
.
In
further
proofe
whereof
,
I
neede
say
the
lesse
,
seeing
vox
populi
,
votiva
Angliae
and
Tom
tell-troth
have
said
so
much
:
yet
som
men
make
a
god
of
him
,
and
urge
his
Sonne
to
follow
his
fathers
wisdom
,
as
if
wee
had
not
yet
had
mischeife
enough
by
the
reviveing
Romish
and
Spanish
factions
.
But
God
graunt
it
may
be
a
warning
to
him
,
and
all
other
protestant
Princes
,
to
abandon
all
such
fruitles
and
drangerons
policies
,
as
favour
divers
religions
,
together
with
the
treacherous
promoters
of
them
;
&
to
hearken
in
such
cases
to
that
which
the
Wisdom
of
God
saith
.
Cease
from
thine
owne
wisdom
.
Aske
counsell
of
God
at
his
oracles
,
for
therefore
Wisdom
saith
to
such
a
one
as
hath
not
so
consulted
with
Gods
word
,
as
he
ought
;
Heare
councell
and
receive
instruction
,
that
thou
maiest
be
wise
in
the
later
ende
:
My
Sonne
heare
no
more
the
instruction
that
causeth
to
erre
from
the
words
of
knowledge
.
Wisdom
saith
,
in
the
multitude
of
the
people
is
the
honour
of
a
Kinge
,
and
for
the
want
of
people
commeth
the
destruction
of
the
Prince
;
that
is
,
whether
he
lack
people
,
or
haveing
multitudes
want
theire
hearts
,
which
Rhehoboam
found
true
,
Here
therefore
questionles
,
they
can
not
be
excused
,
who
incensed
the
King
against
his
subjects
in
Parliament
.
I
know
som
lay
greate
fault
in
the
Knights
and
Burgesses
for
delaying
the
graunt
of
the
subsidie
of
tunnage
and
poundage
,
considering
the
Kings
wants
.
The
truth
is
,
they
had
beene
worthy
of
greate
blame
,
if
the
necessity
,
that
compelled
them
to
it
,
a
Kingdom
divided
in
it selfe
can
not
stand
.
In
this
last
sitting
,
divers
things
of
these
kindes
,
were
manifested
against
som
Bishops
and
others
,
when
now
the
house
beeing
ready
to
declare
them
to
the
King
they
that
were
sick
of
the
Parliament
,
to
shoulder
out
theese
proceedings
and
finde
them
other
worke
,
animated
the
officers
of
the
custom
howse
,
&
som
others
,
to
use
all
extremity
(
&
among
others
against
a
burgesse
then
sitting
in
Parliament
)
who
beeing
therefore
questioned
in
the
howse
of
commons
,
they
that
got
them
the
kings
protection
on
purpose
to
engage
him
in
that
cause
as
their
manner
is
in
others
)
had
then
pretence
to
crie
out
,
that
the
Kings
prerogatiue
was
infringed
,
&
he
obliged
to
adjourne
the
Parliament
:
which
well
perceiving
that
by
such
divises
&
shifts
they
should
be
prevented
(
as
they
had
often
beene
)
of
questioning
delinquents
,
&
that
the
assemblie
was
like
to
be
therefore
dissolved
,
began
to
protest
more
openly
and
plainly
against
such
whisperers
:
who
in
the
meane
while
,
as
men
guiltie
,
and
unable
to
stand
the
triall
,
laboured
uncessantly
,
by
all
the
pretences
that
could
be
invented
,
to
prove
the
Commons
contemners
of
regal
authority
,
&
the
King
obliged
on
point
of
honour
to
dissolve
that
assemblie
.
Yet
afterwards
theire
greatest
enemies
that
counted
them
litle
better
then
traitours
,
could
not
prove
theire
demur
insuffifient
,
nor
that
they
had
donne
any
thing
against
the
lawes
,
whence
it
came
to
be
held
honourable
in
them
all
to
choose
rather
to
abide
in
prison
,
then
to
gaine
offered
libertie
by
beeing
bound
to
the
good
behauiour
:
which
may
be
an
argument
to
the
King
,
that
those
men
,
incensed
him
against
them
,
to
save
their
owne
treacherie
from
comming
to
triall
;
&
that
this
was
the
ende
of
getting
theire
freinds
chosen
Knights
and
Burgesses
,
as
also
of
all
theire
intelligences
in
the
howse
,
guarding
the
Kings
eares
,
and
preventing
all
Parliament
complaints
&
procedings
,
by
a
prevaricating
exposition
of
them
,
&
even
of
the
verie
talke
of
another
parliament
.
Many
of
them
had
got
theire
honours
and
offices
of
the
Duke
by
such
services
to
him
&
therefore
now
,
to
save
theire
owne
stakes
,
and
maintaine
that
pride
,
they
have
made
all
this
division
,
and
left
the
king
to
get
money
and
hearts
where
and
how
he
can
;
while
in
the
meane
time
,
they
account
these
councels
and
services
trustie
,
honourable
,
and
meritorious
;
and
thus
as
wisdom
saith
,
and
Ier.
5.1
Pro.
13.10
Many
wil
boast
every
one
of
his
owne
goodnes
:
but
who
can
finde
a
faithfull
man
?
Only
by
pride
doth
man
make
contention
.
And
hence
it
was
that
they
ever
geered
and
scorned
the
best
indeavours
of
the
Parliament
:
&
therefore
though
they
be
many
,
and
of
greate
wit
,
no
marvaile
,
if
yet
theire
wisdom
have
failed
them
in
many
greate
designes
,
for
as
wisdom
saith
,
A
scorner
seeketh
wisdom
and
findeth
it
not
.
A
wicked
man
diggeth
up
evill
,
and
in
his
lips
is
like
a
burning
fire
:
setting
whole
Kingdoms
in
division
and
combustion
.
A
froward
person
soweth
strife
,
and
a
tale-teller
makes
division
amonge
Princes
:
he
divideth
the
head
from
the
members
,
and
the
peeves
and
Princes
one
from
another
.
He
shutted
his
eyes
to
devise
wickednes
,
he
will
not
be
brought
to
see
what
is
evill
,
nor
suffer
others
to
see
it
,
but
to
prevent
good
men
with
cunning
speaches
,
he
moveth
his
lips
and
bringeth
evill
to
passe
.
If
any
thinge
be
neuer
so
litle
amisse
in
his
adversaries
,
he
aggravates
,
and
repeates
it
,
to
keepe
them
from
discovering
his
owne
greater
faults
:
so
he
makes
a
man
an
offendour
for
a
word
,
and
turnes
aside
the
just
for
a
thinge
of
naught
,
and
therefore
Wisdom
saith
,
He
that
justifieth
the
wicked
,
&
he
that
condemneth
the
just
,
even
they
both
are
an
abhomination
to
the
Lord
.
Now
since
it
is
apparant
,
that
such
are
the
Achans
that
trouble
our
Israel
,
through
the
secret
love
they
beare
to
the
wedge
of
gold
&
babylonish
garments
,
to
honours
,
proffits
and
Romish
superstition
,
and
that
many
such
are
got
aboute
the
King
;
partly
by
reason
of
King
Iames
his
treatie
for
a
match
with
Spanie
,
which
made
him
broock
none
,
but
such
as
praised
and
furthered
it
,
his
favouring
of
papists
,
both
which
drew
them
,
and
other
church-papists
,
lukewarne
newters
and
temporisers
aboute
him
,
partly
through
the
craft
of
Gondomar
,
the
Duke
his
mother
and
other
Agents
of
Rome
,
Spaine
and
France
who
intruded
,
into
places
of
counsaile
and
trust
,
instruments
best
fitting
themselves
and
theire
owne
endes
,
partly
through
the
match
with
France
,
for
seeing
the
French
King
is
such
a
manifest
freind
&
champion
of
Antichrist
,
a
Protestants
peace
and
alliance
with
him
can
not
be
so
safe
as
it
was
with
his
father
,
nor
much
better
then
with
Spaine
;
partly
by
suffering
the
Duke
,
the
Papists
,
Arminians
and
theire
supporters
,
Bishops
and
others
;
with
other
delinquents
to
passe
unquestioned
,
or
at
least
unpunished
;
&
principally
by
reason
that
by
lies
&
devises
,
they
have
daubed
up
matters
,
as
they
did
the
losses
at
the
I
le
of
Ree
,
guarded
the
Kings
eares
and
suffered
them
to
give
effectuall
hearing
to
none
but
themselves
;
hence
it
came
to
passe
with
him
,
as
Wisdom
saith
,
Of
a
Prince
that
hearkens
to
lies
,
all
his
servants
are
wicked
.
Every
one
growes
,
Every
man
is
a
freind
to
him
that
giveth
gifts
,
blinde
the
eyes
of
the
wise
:
So
that
when
the
wicked
come
up
the
man
is
tried
,
what
he
is
,
as
many
Lords
spirituall
and
temporall
have
beene
who
are
found
too
light
,
while
(
though
it
be
true
)
that
He
that
receiveth
gifts
overthroweth
the
Land
,
yet
for
honour
or
proffit
they
temporise
or
connive
when
delinquents
prevaile
and
a
Romish
or
Spanish
faction
is
revived
,
Of
a
Prince
that
hearkens
to
lies
,
all
his
servants
are
wicked
.
Men
,
that
take
his
word
,
say
,
that
therefore
as
theire
roote
must
needes
prove
rotten
,
so
things
can
never
goe
wel
with
the
Christian
world
,
much
lesse
with
the
religion
and
state
of
England
,
till
the
councell
which
hath
beene
so
Dukified
,
be
in
a
manner
wholy
changed
,
they
therefore
count
them
fooles
,
who
thinke
if
God
should
take
the
King
away
issules
,
&
that
the
injured
King
and
Queene
of
Bohemia
should
come
to
the
crowne
,
things
must
needes
mend
;
saying
that
could
not
be
,
unles
the
councell
were
also
changed
,
and
made
examples
to
keepe
others
from
the
like
treacherie
and
temporising
,
for
(
say
they
)
if
a
King
be
constant
to
religion
,
they
also
can
make
greate
shew
of
defending
religion
(
as
the
Duke
and
others
d●d
)
thereby
to
get
trust
,
that
they
may
under
hand
betray
it
.
And
people
(
say
they
)
had
the
like
hopes
when
King
Iames
died
,
seeing
our
King
,
that
now
is
,
make
greate
preparations
,
and
for
ought
wee
know
with
sincerity
:
but
,
by
the
practise
of
the
Duke
and
his
faction
,
retaining
all
his
fathers
counsell
which
for
the
most
part
were
Hispanolished
,
Frenchified
,
Roman●sed
or
Newtralised
,
and
suffering
som
worse
,
both
spirituall
and
temporal
,
to
be
added
unto
them
,
al
those
forces
weere
soone
brought
to
nothing
,
things
are
growne
a
greate
deale
worse
,
and
,
to
the
greater
greife
of
all
goodnes
and
good
men
,
without
Gods
speciall
mercie
remediles
;
seeing
that
a
king
who
only
heares
and
sees
things
in
such
mens
reports
can
not
know
the
truth
,
and
that
no
man
dares
speak
for
a
free
Parliament
,
that
may
sift
it
out
,
much
lesse
for
an
effectuall
reformation
,
for
as
Wisdom
saith
of
such
potent
counsellours
,
When
the
wicked
rise
up
,
men
hide
themselves
:
but
when
they
perish
the
righteous
increase
.
A
man
that
hardeneth
his
neck
when
he
is
rebuked
shall
sodainly
be
destroied
,
and
can
not
be
cured
(
as
God
manifested
in
the
Duke
)
when
the
righteous
are
in
authority
,
the
people
rejoice
,
but
when
the
wicked
beareth
rule
,
the
people
sigh
.
Rehoboam
was
not
strengthened
by
such
counsellors
,
but
weakened
.
A
King
and
his
people
are
a
body
politik
,
and
the
Parliament
his
representative
body
:
Now
as
in
a
body
,
if
the
faculty
of
the
braine
in
one
side
be
stopped
,
that
it
can
not
descend
through
the
sinewes
to
the
senses
of
moveing
in
the
limbes
and
members
,
then
those
parts
have
the
dead
palsie
,
and
the
man
becomes
as
it
were
halfe
dead
,
and
as
unable
to
doe
any
service
effectually
,
as
our
men
were
at
the
Palatinate
,
Cales
,
Ree
,
Rochel
and
in
the
Parliament
howse
:
so
is
it
with
the
body
politick
of
greate
Britain
,
through
the
practise
of
som
Iesuited
Spirits
,
who
,
beeing
disguised
in
the
sheepes
clothing
of
a
protestant
outside
,
&
gotten
into
the
place
of
favourits
&
counsellors
,
have
cuningly
infected
many
;
both
Bishops
and
others
;
In
whom
and
by
whom
,
the
braine
for
the
most
part
,
is
ill
affected
and
the
reciprocall
passages
betweene
the
head
and
the
members
are
stopped
;
so
that
the
right
facultie
can
not
descend
,
through
the
sinewes
,
the
peeres
,
Iudges
and
Bishops
,
to
the
senses
of
moveing
in
the
Kings
body
the
Parliament
;
and
so
his
Ma
tie
.
giveing
no
life
and
strength
to
that
body
and
the
best
members
thereof
,
nor
they
meanes
to
him
,
the
whole
body
is
halfe
dead
,
&
so
unable
to
offend
adversaries
,
that
it
can
not
defend
it selfe
,
but
must
needes
perish
,
if
those
ill
humours
in
the
braine
of
counsell
be
not
by
his
maiestie
purged
and
removed
,
whereas
if
he
did
agree
with
the
Parliament
,
and
had
a
counsell
favouring
the
moveing
indeauours
of
the
same
,
he
must
needes
grow
dreadfull
to
them
,
who
now
hope
to
see
his
kingdom
(
by
these
continued
divisions
)
easely
conquered
;
witnes
the
Popes
Bull
to
the
present
French
King
,
given
at
Rome
,
Septemb.
4.
1626.
Now
then
seeing
that
it
is
cleare
,
that
in
these
things
,
the
Kings
Ma
tie
.
himselfe
(
who
is
ruled
and
abused
by
them
)
is
not
the
least
sufferer
;
but
hath
cause
to
say
of
them
,
as
old
Iacob
did
of
Simeon
and
Levi
bretheren
in
evill
;
Jnto
their
secret
let
not
my
Soule
come
;
Blessed
is
he
that
shall
not
be
offended
in
me
but
wisdom
is
justified
of
her
children
,
practises
so
desperatly
persisted
in
,
that
there
seenes
to
be
eniuitie
,
jelousie
and
emulation
betweene
France
and
Spaine
,
whether
shall
(
by
theire
meanes
)
hold
the
continued
honour
of
cousening
,
&
in
the
end
of
conquering
us
,
wherein
yet
I
should
abhor
to
be
so
plaine
,
&
indeede
to
medle
at
all
,
if
the
many
greate
and
manifest
wrongs
done
to
God
,
religion
,
my
King
&
countrie
,
with
the
extreme
danger
the
three
later
stand
in
,
did
not
seeme
to
crie
out
of
silence
&
banking
,
&
to
call
to
me
for
plaine
dealing
what
ever
it
cost
me
,
as
Isa.
1.23
.
Ezech.
22.27
.
for
1.
What
a
miserable
thing
it
is
,
to
see
wicked
counsellors
get
such
a
hand
over
theire
King
,
that
he
is
wholy
ruled
by
them
,
and
dares
not
doe
or
say
any
thing
,
but
what
they
like
?
nor
favour
a
good
man
and
his
cause
further
then
they
admit
?
as
it
was
with
Zedekiah
,
woe
to
thee
o
Land
whose
King
is
a
child
:
when
with
a
couragious
&
constant
frowne
,
he
might
have
dispersed
them
all
,
and
have
saved
himselfe
and
the
citie
,
by
beeing
perswaded
by
Ieremie
.
2.
The
pleasure
of
a
King
is
in
a
wise
servant
(
this
wise
man
is
one
truly
religious
,
not
an
Achitophel
)
but
his
wrath
shall
be
toward
him
that
is
lewd
.
Such
as
are
our
seditious
whisperes
,
the
seedesmen
of
division
.
Righteous
lips
are
the
delight
of
Kings
,
and
the
King
loveth
him
that
speaketh
right
things
.
And
againe
:
A
King
that
sitted
in
the
throne
of
judgment
,
chaseth
away
all
evill
with
his
eyes
.
He
lookes
with
indignation
on
wicked
men
,
as
considering
,
that
he
sits
in
the
throne
of
the
Lord
,
to
doe
that
which
is
right
,
and
best
for
Gods
service
and
kingdom
.
A
wise
King
scattereth
the
wicked
,
and
causeth
the
wheele
to
turne
over
them
.
And
why
should
wee
not
pray
and
hope
that
God
may
give
our
King
this
grace
,
seeing
Wisdom
saith
,
The
Kings
heart
is
in
the
hand
of
the
Lord
,
as
the
rivers
of
water
:
he
turneth
whithersoever
it
pleaseth
him
?
for
he
saith
to
Kings
,
Cast
out
the
scorner
,
and
strife
shall
goe
out
:
so
contention
&
reproch
shall
ceasse
,
and
on
the
other
side
,
He
that
loveth
purenes
of
heart
,
for
the
grace
of
his
lips
,
the
King
shall
be
his
freind
.
Wisdom
also
sheweth
that
it
is
for
a
Kings
honour
and
safety
to
have
wicked
men
sifted
out
,
and
cut
off
or
expelled
,
saying
,
The
glory
of
God
is
to
conceale
a
thinge
:
but
the
Kings
honour
is
to
search
out
a
thinge
:
to
let
such
come
to
triall
.
Take
the
drosse
from
the
silver
,
and
there
shall
proceede
a
vessel
for
the
finer
.
Take
away
the
wicked
from
the
King
,
and
his
throne
shall
be
established
in
righteousnes
;
as
if
he
saide
,
otherwise
it
must
needes
totter
.
O
but
these
cunning
Achitophels
have
many
goodly
pretences
,
shewing
,
that
it
is
wisdom
in
Kings
to
keepe
downe
and
suppresse
these
Puritans
,
as
they
were
ever
pleased
to
call
the
gentlemen
of
the
lower
howse
,
and
all
that
crie
out
for
reformation
,
or
trouble
themselvs
with
such
matters
as
the
treatie
and
match
with
Spaine
,
the
increase
of
poperie
and
Arminianisme
,
the
losse
of
the
Palatinate
,
and
of
Shipping
and
honour
in
the
Seas
;
transportation
of
mumunition
and
corne
,
the
Rochellers
,
or
the
like
,
and
thereby
(
say
they
)
taxe
the
wisdom
and
government
of
theire
King
and
his
councell
,
when
indeede
this
suggestion
,
&
the
like
,
is
but
a
cloake
to
cover
theire
treacherie
,
love
to
superstition
,
and
hate
of
our
religion
,
yet
want
they
not
a
disguise
of
pretended
love
to
the
booke
of
common
praier
,
the
hierarchie
,
and
such
traditions
and
ceremonies
thereof
,
as
doe
not
offend
poperie
;
as
if
that
were
sufficient
to
make
them
protestants
and
good
states
men
whose
hearts
and
practises
are
for
Rome
:
for
as
wisdom
saith
,
Hatred
may
be
couered
by
deceite
,
but
the
malice
thereof
shall
be
discovered
in
the
congregation
;
that
is
,
in
an
publick
and
free
assemb●ie
;
which
shewes
the
good
use
and
necessity
of
Parl●aments
,
which
these
mens
practise
could
never
endure
,
and
therefore
they
have
stil
got
them
dissolved
,
by
hooke
or
by
crooke
,
let
what
would
follow
,
either
at
home
to
the
joy
and
furtherance
of
the
Papists
and
Arminians
,
&
the
extreame
weakning
of
the
King
and
kingdom
;
or
abroade
to
the
undoing
of
our
freinds
and
religion
in
Germanie
,
the
Palatinate
,
France
and
Denmarke
:
whereby
our
Bisshops
,
and
theire
abettors
,
have
shewed
they
had
rather
all
these
should
fall
,
then
theire
owne
faction
and
glorie
,
though
poperie
and
pelagianisme
have
every
where
thriven
by
it
,
what
care
they
?
that
beeing
in
many
of
them
the
maine
ende
of
these
theire
practises
;
witnes
Cosens
protected
for
al
his
cosening
devotions
published
,
and
palpable
superstition
erected
;
and
theire
suffering
the
Appealers
booke
to
passe
two
or
three
yeares
,
and
the
Author
to
be
rewarded
,
that
so
schollers
in
the
universities
,
to
get
promotion
,
might
in
like
manner
corrupt
and
be
corrupted
,
and
so
corruption
might
spread
from
these
fountains
to
all
parts
of
the
Land
,
watered
by
them
and
when
they
doubted
that
in
Parliament
,
it
might
be
questioned
and
they
for
suffering
and
furthering
it
;
to
prevent
that
,
they
get
the
King
to
call
it
in
sleigthly
(
not
a
search
to
be
made
for
it
,
as
for
other
bookes
,
not
left
as
this
to
be
freely
sold
in
shops
by
any
that
would
)
and
to
forbid
all
disputes
,
preaching
and
writing
on
both
sides
,
knowing
they
could
thereby
hinder
all
that
should
write
against
those
errors
,
and
let
bookes
and
disputes
passe
,
which
defended
the
same
;
as
they
after
did
Dr.
Iacksons
second
part
,
printed
before
the
Parliament
,
but
somwhat
kept
in
till
it
was
dissolved
,
whence
it
appeares
that
though
these
were
points
they
durst
not
maintaine
in
Parliament
,
and
therefore
errors
;
yet
theire
drift
was
to
save
and
further
them
,
and
to
engage
the
king
further
and
further
in
the
cause
,
that
so
the
Parliament
might
not
medle
with
them
,
or
if
they
did
,
it
might
be
pretended
,
the
howse
tooke
the
matter
out
of
his
hand
,
taxed
his
government
,
and
undervalued
his
prerogative
,
that
so
he
,
incensed
thereby
,
might
shew
the
Arminians
more
favour
.
And
the
like
ends
have
they
that
get
Kings
,
in
pretended
policie
,
to
connive
at
poperie
,
and
stay
the
execution
of
lawes
against
Papists
,
suffer
ordinance
,
victuals
and
other
provision
of
war
,
to
be
daily
transported
to
the
enemies
of
our
religion
;
that
so
if
never
so
litle
shew
be
made
of
reforming
these
things
before
a
Parliament
,
and
yet
Parliaments
complaine
of
them
,
or
of
theire
agents
in
court
,
church-papists
trecherous
favourits
&
delinquents
,
straight
it
might
be
pretended
the
matter
is
taken
out
of
the
Kings
hand
,
and
his
government
and
prerogative
is
taxed
and
infringed
,
thereby
to
put
off
reformation
,
incense
his
majestie
and
get
them
more
favour
.
And
still
to
saue
these
practises
from
comming
to
triall
,
and
therewithall
to
put
men
out
of
heart
in
theire
trading
,
make
them
sell
theire
ships
and
therein
the
wals
of
the
land
,
they
euer
finde
the
Parliaments
other
worke
in
case
of
customs
priviledges
and
other
matters
,
and
then
informe
the
king
that
in
those
things
his
prerogative
is
by
them
grossly
infringed
,
and
he
obliged
to
dissolve
the
assemblie
.
The
reasons
,
why
the
howse
of
Austria
and
the
French
have
of
late
prevailed
,
are
cheifely
two
,
first
because
they
had
care
to
suffer
none
to
be
of
theire
councell
of
state
,
Agents
abroade
,
nor
Generals
and
Commanders
in
war
;
but
such
as
they
knew
were
sure
to
theire
religion
,
and
would
strive
all
they
could
to
maintaine
and
propagate
the
same
.
In
all
theire
treaties
and
warres
,
this
was
ever
one
main
ende
,
they
aimed
at
,
as
appeareth
by
Gondomars
practises
in
his
treating
with
England
;
and
the
care
and
zeale
of
theire
Generals
of
Bavaria
,
Tillie
,
Spinola
and
the
rest
;
as
he
saith
that
writes
the
seidge
of
Breda
;
Against
them
it
was
thought
fit
our
forces
should
be
bent
,
not
for
affectation
or
desire
of
Soveraignty
,
but
for
the
reestablishing
of
religion
,
and
regaining
what
they
usurped
.
Now
if
they
had
seene
like
true
zeale
and
care
in
the
English
councell
and
Generals
,
for
the
Protestant
religion
,
they
never
durst
have
attempted
so
much
as
they
have
:
but
they
grew
confident
that
England
,
then
the
strongest
of
all
protestant
States
(
and
most
likely
to
worke
,
Romes
Ruin
if
truly
zealous
)
could
not
to
any
purpose
helpe
the
Palatinate
,
the
French
Protestants
,
nor
the
King
of
Denmarke
;
much
lesse
hurt
the
proceedings
and
conquests
of
Romes
champions
spirituall
or
temporall
,
knowing
the
Kings
disposition
,
and
that
she
and
they
had
the
Duke
and
other
secret
freinds
in
England
,
who
one
while
would
hold
the
Kings
hands
(
easily
kept
from
drawing
his
sword
)
under
vaine
pretexts
of
hope
to
set
all
right
by
treatie
,
while
they
of
the
Palatinate
and
the
French
Protestants
were
loosing
and
bleeding
;
and
another
while
when
they
could
with
no
colour
use
that
course
any
longer
,
would
in
counterfeyt
zeale
get
forces
raised
,
with
greate
shew
of
ayding
and
defending
religion
and
the
freinds
thereof
,
but
with
secret
purpose
to
bringe
them
,
for
Romes
sake
,
to
nothing
;
as
besides
delaies
,
the
lame
commissions
procured
,
the
popish
leaders
and
instruments
imploied
,
and
munition
and
victuals
to
the
enemies
transported
,
sufficiently
manifested
;
that
so
at
last
England
might
be
glad
of
peace
with
France
and
Spaine
on
hard
conditions
.
And
in
the
meane
while
,
they
could
,
with
gifts
,
presents
,
flateries
,
promises
,
and
som
small
supplies
and
services
,
make
shew
that
they
were
greate
freinds
and
Agents
to
the
King
for
the
King
and
Queene
of
Bohemia
,
theire
issue
,
the
King
of
Denmarke
,
and
the
Rochellers
;
the
easier
to
cousen
them
all
,
and
get
the
fault
laid
on
the
Parliament
,
that
stroue
most
to
remove
such
deceitfull
practisers
,
as
by
working
these
things
,
seemed
to
hope
a
rebellion
would
follow
;
and
then
Romish
champions
might
be
called
from
France
or
Spaine
to
take
a
side
,
and
get
all
,
as
wisdom
saith
,
A
seditious
person
seeketh
only
rebellion
,
therefore
a
cruell
messenger
shall
be
sent
against
him
.
Kings
can
not
binde
them
from
such
practises
by
shewing
them
favour
:
for
papists
wil
forfeit
all
other
bands
to
strengthen
those
of
theire
religion
.
Secondly
because
in
Germanie
France
and
Spaine
,
the
Popish
clergie
,
high
and
low
,
have
ever
had
free
libertie
to
speake
and
write
unto
Princes
,
and
others
for
the
defence
and
propagation
of
theire
owne
religion
,
and
rooting
out
of
theire
adversaries
,
and
to
reprove
all
such
as
failed
therein
,
and
get
them
punished
,
while
in
the
meane
time
,
the
Duke
and
other
theire
secret
freinds
in
England
,
so
laboured
,
and
by
the
helpe
of
the
Bishops
obtained
,
that
protestant
preachers
writers
should
not
doe
the
like
for
theire
religion
,
no
not
though
it
were
by
Gods
undeniable
word
;
and
that
if
any
did
,
it
should
be
never
the
better
,
yet
till
there
be
the
like
care
&
zeale
both
in
the
counsell
of
state
and
in
the
clergie
,
things
can
never
go
well
with
our
religion
and
state
,
nor
they
be
enabled
to
stand
against
the
zeale
and
practises
of
a
contrarie
religion
and
kingdom
.
stilleth
the
madnes
of
the
people
,
and
keepes
them
in
aw
,
God
causeth
the
Prince
that
feares
him
,
and
sincerely
furthers
his
word
preached
,
to
be
by
his
people
reverenced
,
loved
,
Salomon
,
Rehoboam
,
Jeroboam
,
Ioram
and
others
,
wherein
that
is
fulfilled
,
which
the
Lord
saith
,
Those
that
honour
me
,
I
will
honour
,
and
those
that
despise
me
shall
be
lightly
esteemed
:
Looke
then
on
the
dishonours
and
losses
of
the
State
abroade
,
the
troubles
,
divisions
and
outrages
at
home
,
and
confesse
them
to
be
the
fruits
of
theire
councels
,
who
stand
for
connivance
at
poperie
,
favouring
of
Arminians
,
and
protection
&
honouring
of
delinquents
temporall
&
spirituall
.
But
though
I
should
reckon
up
all
the
fruits
of
theire
counsailes
,
some
men
would
yet
commend
them
for
wise
counsellors
,
as
our
Arminians
,
and
ambitious
temporisers
and
popelings
doe
,
who
have
all
thriven
by
them
,
for
as
wisdom
saith
,
They
that
forsake
the
law
praise
the
wicked
:
but
they
that
keepe
the
law
set
themselves
against
them
.
Wicked
men
understand
not
judgment
,
but
they
that
seeke
the
Lord
understand
all
things
.
It
is
fit
indeede
that
Kings
should
have
theire
counsell
:
&
chap.
15.22
.
for
where
no
counsell
is
,
the
people
fall
:
but
where
many
counsellors
are
,
there
is
health
,
that
is
,
if
they
be
honest
men
,
and
true
as
the
old
men
that
counsailed
Rehoboam
faithfully
;
divers
greate
matters
of
state
may
be
better
carried
by
such
privy
counsellors
,
then
by
a
Parliament
,
which
is
more
publick
&
open
:
but
if
they
be
Achitophels
,
and
as
the
yong
men
that
gave
wicked
counsell
,
temporisers
or
false
to
the
religion
and
State
,
they
seeme
to
serve
;
then
the
more
they
are
,
and
the
more
wit
they
have
,
by
so
much
the
worse
they
beeing
such
as
Wisdom
describeth
.
When
the
wickid
are
increased
,
transgression
is
increased
,
but
the
righteous
shall
see
theire
fall
.
Such
as
neither
,
Feare
the
Lord
nor
the
King
,
but
meddle
with
them
that
are
given
to
change
religion
and
government
;
for
such
while
they
rule
theire
King
are
all
Princes
to
his
hurt
:
and
so
wisdom
saith
,
For
the
transgression
of
the
Land
many
are
the
Princes
thereof
.
that
maketh
men
to
be
of
one
minde
in
a
howse
,
He
taketh
away
the
speech
from
the
faithfull
counsellors
,
and
judgment
from
the
ancient
.
Hence
it
was
that
God
suffered
the
Duke
to
get
so
many
to
be
created
and
made
Earles
,
Vicounts
,
Barons
and
Bishops
,
&
them
to
be
brought
into
the
parliament
to
uphold
his
faction
,
and
carrie
out
his
partie
in
the
upper
howse
by
multitude
of
voices
,
after
the
Popes
example
in
the
counsell
of
Trent
.
A
strange
way
and
merit
to
atcheive
honour
,
if
I
miscall
it
not
,
beeing
so
attained
by
them
that
justifie
the
wicked
for
a
reward
,
what
true
honour
have
such
men
?
It
is
●
greate
honour
indeede
to
a
man
to
be
made
a
Peere
of
the
Realme
,
and
by
virtue
thereof
,
to
sit
as
a
Iudge
in
Parliament
,
to
heare
causes
,
and
to
stablish
and
ordaine
lawes
;
matters
so
greatly
concerning
a
nation
:
but
that
is
,
if
it
be
for
the
right
furtherance
of
Gods
kingdom
,
true
religion
and
justice
,
Sonne
of
a
Prophet
)
but
as
gathering
it
from
the
never
failing
word
and
Truth
of
God
in
such
places
of
that
of
Isaiah
,
woe
unto
them
that
speake
good
of
evill
,
and
evil
of
good
,
which
justifie
the
wicked
for
a
reward
,
and
take
away
the
righteousnes
of
the
righteous
man
from
him
.
Therefore
as
the
flame
devoureth
the
stuble
,
and
as
the
chaffe
is
consumed
of
the
flame
,
so
theire
roote
shall
be
as
rottennesse
,
and
theire
bud
shall
rise
up
like
the
dust
,
&c.
A
good
Christian
should
rather
refuse
&
lay
downe
offices
and
honours
,
then
take
or
hold
them
on
such
conditions
.
And
yet
God
knowes
verie
few
have
of
late
yeares
attained
or
hold
any
greate
offices
or
honours
,
but
on
such
termes
,
or
at
least
by
reason
of
some
participation
with
them
.
Witnes
those
furthest
from
court
,
and
least
infected
,
the
Leiftenants
,
Deputie-Leiftenants
,
Iudges
,
Iustices
,
Majors
,
Aldermen
and
other
officers
,
made
to
further
or
exact
,
and
wringe
from
the
people
,
benevolences
and
loanes
,
and
to
straine
for
them
or
imprison
such
as
stood
out
,
or
make
them
serve
as
Souldiers
,
or
lodge
and
maintain
such
unruly
and
unpaide
Souldiers
,
as
were
billited
,
in
theire
townes
and
villages
,
for
no
other
service
then
to
punish
them
:
things
set
a
foote
to
hinder
the
calling
of
Parliaments
,
breede
divisions
,
if
not
rebellions
,
make
the
Land
weary
of
warres
for
defence
of
religion
;
and
so
to
save
the
trecherie
of
the
Duke
and
his
confederates
from
comming
to
triall
:
who
in
the
meane
while
have
ever
found
the
commons
new
greivances
to
put
the
old
accusations
and
proofes
out
of
theire
mindes
.
Many
greate
complaints
have
beene
made
against
such
men
:
God
graunt
the
King
,
may
give
them
an
effectuall
hearing
in
a
free
parliament
,
least
otherwise
men
fearing
to
be
imprisoned
&
crushed
,
as
others
have
beene
,
should
not
speake
what
they
know
;
and
so
trecherie
should
still
prevaile
,
and
hinder
the
King
of
the
happines
following
the
due
execution
of
justice
:
for
the
throne
is
established
by
iustice
.
A
Kinge
that
iudgeth
the
poore
in
righteousnes
his
throne
shall
be
established
for
euer
.