An holy Panegyric~. --- wickedly, thq penllu by pdl:iknce,lerpenrs,Philiftims. Whar,!hould 1 run my fdfe oot ofbreath in this endlefiecourfeofexamples? Therewas never fin,butlt had a puni!hmem either in the All:or,or in rheRedeemer. There was never puni!hmenr,bur was for fi~.Heaven !hould have no quarrell againfr us,Hell could have no power over us but for our fins.Thofe ar: they 1har have plagued us:rhofe are rheythat rhrearen us. 'But whatlhall be rhe judgement? Perlfhm~. Towhom? Toyou and your King. Otb#"3• Fri{i•:.'. He doth nor fay, Ifyour Kingdoe wickedly, you !hall peri!h, as fometimes he bath done: nor Ifyour King doewtckedly,he fhall peri!h,although Kings areneither pri· viledged r:om finnes,nor from jndgemems: nor, ifyoudoewickedly,you only !hall perirh· bur,I[Jedoewickfd/y,Je and JOHr Kingjhal: perijh. So n:er a relarion is rhere be· rw1xc ~he King and Subjell:s?. rhe fin ?frhe onereacheth ro rhej~dg;menr of rheorher· and the judgemenrofrheone" thefmarrofborh. TheKmgtstheHead, the Co,;mons the fromack : ifthe head be fick, rhe fromack is alfeCl:ed. Dii"Vid fios, the B peopledie. If the {l:omack be fick,the head complaines. For the rranfgreffion ofrhe people aremany Princes. What amid have fnatcht from our head rhar fweet Prince, offre!hand bleedingmemory, (thatmight jufl:ly have challenged Olhou n:tme, Mirabiliamwndr) now in rhe primeofall the worlds expeCl:arion, burour rrairerous wiclcedndfes? His Chrit\ian modefl:y upon his dearh-bed could charge bimfelfe, (no,no, 1have fins enow ofmy own ro doe this.) Bur this very accufation did cleare him,aod burden, '· 0 glorious Prince, rhey >re our fins thar are guilty ofrhy dearh,and our lofTe. We have donewick<dly; thou perifbedtt. A har!h word for rhy glorified condition. Bur fuch aperi!hing as is incident eo Saints; ( forthere il a Periredemtdi•, as well as a Ptrire #jam) a peri!hing from the earth, as well.s aperi!hing fromGod. It was a joyfull peti!hing 10 thee: our fins have advantaged rhy foule, which is partly ,her<fore happy,becaufe we wereunworrhyofrhee; but rhey have robbed usofour C happineffe in thee. Ohour uecherous finnes, thar have offered thij violence to that lweer hoptfull facred perfon I And doe they nor yer ll:ill confpireagaint\ him,thar is yer dearer rous, the root ofthefe goodly branches, rhe breath cfournollrils, rheanoimed ofGod? Brethren,ler mefpeake ir confidently: A! every fin is a rrairor roa mans own foule;fo everywicked man is a rrairor tohisKing: yea,every ofhn crying fins isa falf<·hearred rebell, rhar hides powder and packer dag! for the precious life of his SoveraigBe.Any frares-man may learnechj,even ofMachiavelhimfelfe: which 1 confeffe when I read, I rhoughr of rhe Devill conftl!ingChrifl:.That rhegiving of Off"""'' dd God his due,is the caufeofrhe greatnefTe ofany Scare ; and conrrarily, the neglell:of till~, a~~~~;' his fervice, rhec:ufe ofruine : and if any prophane Zo(tm111 fhalldoubtof thispoint, ;;:~~ J,n,. I would but rurne himro l!.vagriut his difcourfe ro rhis purpofe, where he fball finde eofi il d'Jf"!'' infrances ofenowparriculars. VVhar-ever polirick PhiloiOphers havedifringui!hed, 0 ~;;;;~;:,,11• betwixt ho11HIVir,& civil, I fay,rhatasagood man cannot be an ill fubjelt, foa lewd E>•gr./.l·'·••· man can no more be agood fubjell:,rhan evill can be rood. Ler him footh,and fweare whar hewill, his fins are fomany rreafonsagainfr rhe Prince and Srate: for, R.uine is ,,,h. 7 ., 9 . from iniquiry,fairh Er.tchi<t. Alas,what fafery can we be in,when fuch mifcreanu lurk in our houfes, jet in our fl:reers; when rhe Counrry,City,Courr,is fo full ofrhefe fpi· riruall r61piracie,? Ye rbat areM.1gift,ares,nor for Gods fake only,bur for your Kings ake,wholeDepuries ye are,ashe isGods; nor for religion only,bur for very policie,as you render the dear lire ofourgracious Soverai!(ne; as yomegard rhe fweer peace of rhis State & Kingdome; the welfare ofrhis Church; yea, as you love your own life, peace,welfare; rouze up your fpirirs, awaken your Chrifl:ian courage, and fer your felves heartily againfl: rhe rrairorly finsofrbefe rimes, which threaten rhebaneofall thefe. Cleanfe ye rhefe Aog••n ftables ofour drunken Taverns,ofour prophaneSra- E ~<s, and ofrhofe blindVaults ofprofeffed filrhineffe, Who(i Jltpt godoJM to the cham- ,,..,7.7. 9.,1!. hm of death,Jea,l•lhedeep of hell. And ye,mr holy brerbren,themeffengers ofGod, if I there be any fonsofThunder amongfl: you,1feveryou ratled from heaven rhe rerrible ju~gcmenrs ofGod againfl: finners, now do it; for(contraryto the narur:WI)<be deep I winter ofiniquiry ismoft feafonable forrhisfpirirual rhunder.Be heard above,be l<en b<nearh.Our-f:occ fin,our·preach ir,our-liveir. Wearefrarsin therigar hand ofGod: ""·'·' ' · ler us be like any frarsfave rhemoon,thar bath blotsin her face;or the frar wormwood whnfe
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