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Davids prayer for Solomon
Davids prayer for Solomon, containing the proper endowments and duty royal of a king, with the consequent blessings upon a kingdom. Delivered in a sermon at Christ-Church London, before the Right Honourable the Lord Major, the right worshipful the aldermen his brethren, together with the worshipful companies of the said city, upon the 27th. of March, 1643. Being the commemoration of his Majesties inauguration. By Joseph Caryl, preacher to the Honourable Society of Lincolns Inn. It is this present eight day of Aprill, anno Domini, 1643. Ordered by the Committee of the House of Commons in Parliament concerning printing, that this sermon entitled (Davids Prayer for Solomon, containing, the proper endowments and duty royal of a King, &c.) be printed and published. John White.Davids prayer for Solomon, containing the proper endowments and duty royall of a king, with the consequent blessings upon a kingdome. Delivered in a sermon at Christ-Church London, before the Right Honourable the Lord Major, the right worshipfull the aldermen his bretheren, together with the worshipfull companies of the said city, upon the 27th. of March, 1643. Being the commemoration of his Majesties inauguration. By Joseph Caryl, preacher to the Honourable Society of Lincolnes Inne. It is this present eight day of Aprill, anno Domini, 1643. Ordered by the Committee of the House of Commons in Parliament concerning printing, that this sermon intituled (Davids Prayer for Solomon, containing, the proper endowments and duty royall of a King, &c.) be printed and published. John White.
London: printed by G. M. for Giles Calvert, 1643
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This will be yet clearer, if we descend to the second Point; and therein consider the duty and employment, ⟨p. 8⟩the work and business of Kings, the Text saith, Their duty is to judge; To judge is the trade of Kings; and therefore when the first King was cried for by the people, in 1 Sam. 8. 5. they presently speak of this work, make us a King to judge us, that is the business that we have to do for Kings; make us a King to judge us, that is his Art; as he said concerning the Romans, let others paint, let others carve, tu regere Imperio populos Roman memento, hae tibi sint artes. Do thou govern people and Nations, this is thy Art, this is thy craft; So the people of Israel said, at the first cry for a King, let us have a King to judge us. Before they had a King they had Judges, and now they would have a King, it is but to judge them. Here was a new Title, but the work was still the same. Only before, God was their King and man judged them: Now man was both their King and their Judge.
This will be yet clearer, if we descend to the second Point; and therein consider the duty and imployment, ⟨p. 8⟩the work and businesse of Kings, the Text saith, Their duty is to judge; To judge is the trade of Kings; and therfore when the first King was cried for by the people, in 1 Sam. 8. 5. they presently speake of this worke, make us a King to judge us, that is the businesse that we have to doe for Kings; make us a King to judge us, that is his Art; as he said concerning the Romans, let others paint, let others •arve, tu regere Imperio populos Romane memento, hae tibi sint artes. Doe thou governe people and Nations, this is thy Art, this is thy craft; So the people of Israel said, at the first cry for a King, let us have a King to judge us. Before they had a King they had Judges, and now they would have a King, it is but to judge them. Here was a new Title, but the worke was still the same. Only before, God was their King and man judged them: Now man was both their King and their Judge.