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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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And thus he directs in the 13. of Deuteronomy 12. If thou shalt hear say in one of thy Cities, which the Lord thy God hath given thee to dwell there, Certain men the children of Belial are gone out from among you, &c. then thou shalt search and enquire, and ask diligently, and behold if it be a truth and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you, then thou shalt smite the Inhabitants of the City &c. Reports and probabilities will not bear up a righteous Judgement, there must be proof, and proof from men approved; for Jezebel got witnesses.
And thus he directs in the 13. of Deutronomie 12. If thou shalt heare say in one of thy Cities, which the Lord thy God hath given thee to dwell there, Certaine men the children of Beliall are gone out from among you, &c. then thou shalt search and enquire, and aske diligently, and behold if it be a truth and the thing certaine, that such abomination is wrought among you, then thou shalt smite the Inhabitants of the Citie &c. Reports and probabilities will not beare up a righteous Judgement, there must be proofe, and proof from men approved; for Iezabel got witnesses.
The third Rule, Judgement which is by the Righteousness of God, doth always stand between these two extremes, Rigour and Remissness. The Moralists emblem this Rule by the place of that sign in the Zodiac, which they call the Virgin, standing (according to the Doctrine of the Astronomers) between the L•on and the Balance; the Lion bids the Virgin Justice be stout & fearless, the Balance minds her to weigh all with moderation, and be cautious. Judgment is remiss when it spares, where it ought to punish; such sparing is cruel. Judgment is rigorous, when it punisheth where it ought to spare, such punishing is blood: Judgement is rigorous if at any time it be more then the Law requires, and if at all times it be so much. Extreme right often ⟨p. 15⟩proves extreme wrong; And he who always doth as much as the Law allows, shall often do more then the Law requires. For what is odious in making promises, is commendable in making penalties; namely to express more then we intend shall be ever strictly executed. The enraged Jews whipped Paul thrice unjustly, but they never whipped him to the height of Justice, they bared one stroke, he had 40. stripes save one, whereas the Law admitted forty,