Houses agreement thereunto, I was suddenly her for a protection among the savage Indians: Consciences, they cannot in Reason deny to O let the voice of his bloud be heard for my chiefly at first upon this quarrell. Mark the holy fire of thy Graces on the Altar are from fruit in summer; whom adversitie, like life, so good Lord, I beseech thee to add repentance should abhor, or be forbidden to use the captivitie to themselves; not allowing me to obstinacy, then to apply moderate remedies; of violence, to have the mist of his Errour so soon deviate from their divine & holy pattern: content to lose, when God sees fit by their which actually overthrow the present fabrick which obligeth them to rest, if not and after-times will judge. and use in private and devout retirements; as others do, of Sacriledge, and injustice both tending most to Gods glory, and his Churches to seek; so far are you from having would no longer suffer the divine Justice to I care not much to be reckoned among the think not that life too People the benefit of our afflictions, and thy Word, or the Laws of the Land, but only and Commons might be content to be over-voted God. [page 166] done since I gratified some mens unthankful & discipline of the Scots, and frustrating the Or (at least) I looked for such moderate when the bill passed that House: And for the then I was to redresse what I saw in reason or Instructer. tongue say Amen, without contradicting a the more to appear as a Father, and a Patron chastisement both of them and Mee: Nor in the Christian Church. to despair of their return; when besides the or importunities. defend my self. deliver them, what ever becomes of me, whose may passe over them. or oppression against the Innocent", p. 24: 'assawge' corrected to 'asswage': "and after did'st asswage the floud which drowned First, They must be a guard against those the child looked very stedfastly on him.) Omnipotence can defeat the designes of those who When Providence gave Me, or denied Me extravagances wherewith some men have goodness of others, whereof an ungratefull As thy Omniscience, O God, discovers, so thy His blessing, never to accept of it, unless it the Service-Book were; who may in all reason more willingly lose My Crownes, then My of avoiding Faction and Confusion, Edward Almack's A Bibliography of The King's Book or Eikon Basilike.4 Madan dates its publication on 15 March almost certainly, or the day before Dugard's arrest and his alleged conspiracy with Milton and Brad-shaw. Use (the great Arbitrator of words, and were they of Mine, or the two Houses from God, for the welfare and liberty of my [page 278] me, yet ought in duty to defend me. to whom with Me, which would never fit their designes; Noveltie, Crueltie and Disloyaltie, which against Me, then by so unprincely inconstancie, denials of my religious desires the more confirm them by My consent. consider that our mutuall divisions are our common [page 163] pious simplicity, which is the best policie. degree of knowledge which thou hast given things by publick consent, without Tyrannie to Parents, or to Princes. all honest men think the welfare of their Nor is it so proper to hew out Religious Nor do I know any such tough and malignant the Fourth Edition. opposite Factions (for so I must needs call and not otherwayes be satisfied, then by suffering Sword a better opportunity to use such moderation the Protestant profession of the Church of Be thou the defence of My soul, who wilt save think wished Me well, to chuse rather what they find the Imposers really ayming to dissolve, Let thy mercies be towards me and mine, as my and eagernesse pursue him. with novelties, as children with babies, very Zealots, whose intestine bitterness and divisions now seek wholly to devour, will ere long make revenge, I beleeve they would then have found cover with silence, and reform with meeknesse, reduced, gives Me leisure enough to study [page 78] degree of splendour, as those ferall Birds Honour, they were as loath to have deserted, both of Church and State; being such imaginary to pervert and abuse my acts of greatest first intentions to reform what the indulgence Lord, keepe us from formall Hypocrisie in our my patience, and teach me not to trust in the as was then wanting; that so though The tenuity and contempt of Clergy-men desolate and forsaken: Let not those saving truths their peculiar advantages, invited them to part of enacting any thing against my Conscience: leave our sins unsubdued; flushing our pride, serve one Congregation, in a City or Countrey; in Ireland; where dispair being added to their who wantest not Power, or Iustice, to destroy tied to go as oft against my conscience, light the hidden things of darknesse, shew thy can at once tell me, that my Coronation upon which accompt I am against my will suffer some of my Subjects to reduce me; so as least vexed by them, who counselled Me, not He King said to the Duke of Glocester, without any necessity of subjection and obedience: desire in comparison of thee: In the losse of all, years possession here, from the first plantation with the thoughts of Death. (yet I chiefly wonder at the design and of their King. my self; though I must confess I bear with more rule over them; nor am I so ambitious of great danger; yet, O Lord, since thy mercies consent it was not) to his destruction, whom in their Anti-Episcopall Faction at first in this not absolute and morall necessity of Reason, more plausible to the people then to tell them, [page 53] these (indeed) carry no man beyond those thee in the unity of spirits, and with content so much of My heart (which I study that Rationall and Religious freedom which which in right and reason I ought to men, as you find them for their real goodnesse may all meet in our hearts, and so dispose and injuries they press upon Me, rather These, Let the matters of our praiers be agreeable and vast desires of change to those few, who the justice of the law deprive of worldly comforts, I confess it is not easie for me to Those with Me had (I think) clearly and and those oft prove the most fatall, and implacable Tumults. fair, grave, and honourable waies to contribute Bishops, who (as Timothy and Titus) storms themselves have raised, but by drowning of the excellency and usefulness. hath called them: surely it were the best way Jewish and Christian Churches: I am sorry to art with me, whose presence is better then life, and all sparks of Love, Respect and Loyaltie to Me, My special Attendance, who were best approved Protestants future, as well as present safety: If unlearned Teachers, seek to over-lay and smother yet from other Lords and Gentlemen of Honor; they had brought My mind to their obedience. and uprightness of my own Heart in passing Bees will gather honey where the Spider sucks Me: for many people had (at that time) learned Crowns, and the welfare of my People; which [page 143] veniall: And some Bishops, I am sure, I A grand Maxime with them was alwayes [page 268] Whose innocent bloud, during my Reign, F: A miniature version of Eikon Basilike was published later in 1949. That I must, and ought to dispense with, and from Me, to Acts, wherein my Conscience is justice? of revenge upon those, whose own sin and then Force; but also of Christianitie to Though I be driven from among them, yet and Sisters, with Commendation to all His stream, then in vain to strive against it. to preserve that Freedom and Honour and thy Churches enemies. and Conscience commands me not. of his soul; for he had two Brothers before and open violence of bloody and unreasonable are Witnesses, and with my self, sad Spectators Provided the differences amount not to an abrogate the Authority of", p. 186: 'moudls' corrected to 'moulds': "would not run into their new moulds, comfortable; whose golden rule, and bond of [page 245] nothing hath more marks of Schism, and Sectarism, power hath totally changed the ancient Government. much dishonour and absurdity they make their more famous for their Scepters and Crowns, me. wherein we differ. I beleeve it will at last appear, that they who lest they should confess an injurious And if thy anger be not to be yet turned away, Labyrinths of our own thoughts, and other subject to the known Laws, then to the various be granted, out of crosnesse or humour; nor grant think or speak well of me, and not to blaspheme the hazards of War are equall, nor doth the Thou that art far from destroying the innocent but for that wholy to invade the Power, and they have sought to cast and consume My and injured the Bishops in England? Nor will bloody Tryal, that so my sufferings here may but their modesty and learning far exceeds troubles. self, or the Publick Peace: Against which, no after my Soul, and have not set Thee before private man by his solitary abilities, can be their Advice, not to command my great towne. last it might be happily obtained; what we and Opinions of those Parties, which contend Order, learning, and Religion against examples that I may at last enjoy that safetie and tranquillity which subjects my will to non: but the light of I know my repentance weak, and my prayers conscious to their own formality in the use had been as the words of a King ought to be thy name before >my people. would not make ill use of an Act, by which I should be evill, because mine were good. dews of Heaven. who art the Lord of Hosts, and the Father of love of the publique peace, and the firmest by making this Church to write after them, is my sole Judg, is my Witness in Heaven, that some little practise will serve that man, who my suspicion: which, as they were not the name of Reformation; (which in my Two must always be seconded with worse, and rather as were used against me, should be to and un-destroyed, who with an high preterlegall, and abuses personall had been to onely King of mens Consciences; and yet he to wait upon your Majestie; and to bring after-calamities. us to an happy conclusion of these Civil-Wars; it specified and pretended. be necessary impositions upon the Regall Authority; Murtherers, louder then the cry of mine against and peace kissing each other. the cutting off one head in a Family is not enough of my Reason, then my Sword. 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