Hiftory of the Puritans, examin'd. 3 9; Ha King of the Proteftant Profeffion, fhould give his Strength and Power to a Queen a Paps, and fhe give it to the yefuits, to the Beaft ; it is s neither Rebellion nor Treafon to fight for the King, to recover his Power out of the hands of 0 the Beaft.' * Cheynel's Faft-Sermon before the Commons, May 3 x. 1 643. p. io. [Member of the Affembly of Divines.] Wilt thou have 7efus Cbrift for thy Antiquity, s for thy Nobility, for thy Husband, thy King, 6 thy Prophet, thy Saviour, thy All ? 7efusChrift ' will bind Kings in Chains, and Nobles in Fetters of Iron; he will pour Contempt upon Princes, if they contemn him.' Cheynel's Faft-Sermon, before the Lords, Mar. 26. 1645. p. 53. It is better to live under a Nero, thanunder a ' Nerva; where nothing is lawful, (for a cruel Ty- rant feeks only his own Advantage in any Man's 6 Wrack) than where all Things are lawful : Many ; Ruffians abufing the Sloth of a carelefs Prince, 4 who will be Pure to do nothing well, becaufe they may do whatfoever they; will,' 7obn Foxcroft's Faft Sermon before the Com- mons, December 31. 1648. p. 4. [Member of the Affembly.] Neither let your Eyes fpare, tho' they are Great G Ones that are guilty. Princes have not any licence * This Cheynel, when theBody ofthe very learned Chilling_ worth was carried to Chichefler to be interr'd, flood at the Grave ready to receive it, with the Author's Book of The True Reli- gion of Protefiants, in his hand. Who, when the Company were all fettled, made a ridiculous Speech, and in conclufion, throwing the Book infulting!y on the Corps in the Grave, faid thus : ' Get thee gone then, thou cured Book; which haft feduced fo many precious Souls; get thee gone, thou corrupt rotten Book, Earth to Earth, and Dufl to Duli ; get thee gone into the Place, of Rottennefs, that thou mayfi rot with thy Author, and fee Cyr- : ,rmption.' ¿comet's Hiitoryof England, Vol. III. p. 144. 6 tQ
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