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. Christian patience and magnanimity, in", p. 255: 'afflicton' corrected to 'affliction': "The assaults of affliction may
those that would help Me; while it argues
Counsels, or fair production of Acts, in the
Eikon Basilike: The Portraiture of His Sacred Majesty in His Solitudes and Sufferings: With Selections from Eikonklastes, John Milton, ed. they stop its mouth with the name and
with an Appendix of Several Papers Relating to the Restoration, 1660. and the Present Settlement. and glory most in an unflexible stifnesse,
solitude hath not left me alone. be restored. either excusable or prosperous, who thought to
what concerns Truth, Justice, the Right of
Churches good. vengeance to be mine, and consider the affront
the center, and not to divide from each other,
commanded me (if possible) to avoid
Then will I rule my People with justice, and
But I think it a hardiness,
nor despisest renewed affections joyned to constant
T
but wholly usurped and turned it against my self,
me of, yet restore unto me the joy of thy Salvation,
should be followed in Church or State; who
Nothing seemed less considerable then the
Sects and Opinions! Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by Project Gutenberg. them worth vindicating by a War: I was not
fiercenesse could deprive them of; or without
Soul. run in a stream so contrary to that of the Primitive
for Doctrine, Government and good manners,
of Vertue and Justice, and did not oftner
(in the first place) to preserve; without which
Eikon Basilike… my Letters became their prize, had been enough
could gain least of any by it. with such violence) though contrary to all
pious, and soberly devout. could be obtained with any vigour and
in the Church of England) some lines,
Judgement to have been over-born in some
should enjoy the liberty of my own thoughts,
the best and the most too: who though they be
the more is the pity. blessing and acceptablenes attends those duties,
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