A88587:208
A modest and clear vindication of the serious representation, and late vindication of the…
A modest and clear vindication of the serious representation, and late vindication of the ministers of London, from the scandalous aspersions of John Price, in a pamphlet of his, entitled, Clerico-classicum or, The clergies alarm to a third war. Wherein his king-killing doctrine is confuted. The authors by him alleged, as defending it, cleared. The ministers of London vindicated. The follies, and falsities of John Price discovered. The protestation, vow, and the Covenant explained. / By a friend to a regulated monarchy, a free Parliament, an obedient army, and a godly ministry; but an enemy to tyranny, malignity, anarchy and heresy.A modest and clear vindication of the serious representation, and late vindication of the ministers of London, from the scandalous aspersions of John Price, in a pamphlet of his, entituled, Clerico-classicum or, The clergies alarum to a third war. Wherein his king-killing doctrine is confuted. The authors by him alledged, as defending it, cleared. The ministers of London vindicated. The follies, and falsities of Iohn Price discovered. The protestation, vow, and the Covenant explained. / By a friend to a regulated monarchy, a free Parliament, an obedient army, and a godly ministry; but an enemy to tyranny, malignity, anarchy and heresie.
London: printed for Stephen Bowtell, 1649
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As for offering violence to the person of a King, or attempting to take away his life, we leave the proof of the lawfulness of this to those profound disputers the Jesuits, who stand engaged by the tenor of their professed Doctrine and Practice, either to make good the lawfulness thereof, or else to leave themselves and their Religion an abhorring and hissing unto the world: As for us who never travailed with any desires or thoughts that way, but abhor both mother and daughter, doctrine and practice together, we conceive it to be a just Prerogative of the Persons of Kings in what case soever to be secure from the violence of men, and their lives to be as consecrated Corn, meet to be reaped and gathered only by the hand of God himself: Davids Conscience smote him, when he came so near the life of a King, as the cutting off the lap of his garment. notwithstanding these high expressions of his against taking away the life of Kings in any case whatsoever, yet had this wretched Apostate a great hand in bringing the King to death. It would be endless to mention all that could be found in their books in print to this purpose;1 I shall only quote the Armies judgement touching the preservation of His Person; their words are these, we clearly profess we do not see how there can be any peace to this Kingdom firm or lasting, without a due consideration of and provision for the Rights, Quiet, and Immunities of His Majesties Royal family, and His late Partakers; and more fully in their Proposals of Aug. 1. 1647. 2they propose, that His Majestic person, Queen, and Royal Issue, may be restored to a condition of safety, honour and freedom in this Nation, without Diminution of their Personal Rights, or further limitation to the exercise of their ⟨p. 57⟩Regal power then according to the particulars aforegoing. Yet there very men in their late Remonstrance, desired that the Capital and grand Author of our troubles, the Person of the King, may be brought to justice for the treason, blood, &c he was guilty of. What lasting settlement can be expected from th••• men who at one time desire one thing, and at another time the quite contrary?
As for offering violence to the person of a King, or attempting to take away his life, we leave the proof of the lawfulnesse of this to those profound disputers the Iesuites, who stand ingaged by the tenour of their professed Doctrin and Practice, either to make good the lawfulnesse thereof, or else to leave themselves and their Religion an abhorring and hissing unto the world: As for us who never travailed with any desires or thoughts that way, but abhor both mother and daughter, doctrine and practice together, we conceive it to be a just Prerogative of the Persons of Kings in what case soever to be secure from the violence of men, and their lives to be as consecrated Corn, meet to be reaped and gathered only by the hand of God himself: Davids Conscience smote him, when hee came so neer the life of a King, as the cuttiag off the lap of his garment. notwithstanding these high expressions of his against taking away the life of Kings in any case whatsoever, yet had this wretched Apostate a great hand in bringing the King to death. It would be endless to mention all that could be found in their books in print to this purpose;