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Show 2. 6. 7· 8. . A Speech, in the Parliament, to the Speakers Exc_U:fe· Whereb his Mttjefly,is become, the Jl.1onarch)ofthe mofr _putiTat:r, M.IY Nat1 · 0-s of tfie T~'orld: And if one,of the Ancient w1fe and 1 Jtar, '" ' d !d Men was not deceived, Iron comnzan ~Go • . .. Se~ondly, the rla1ttatio11'J and R.edu[/~on, to ~tvtlrty, of Ire~an~l. (the fecond Tjtand, of the ocean. Atlantrq~e,) dtd, by Gods PrC?VIde nee wait for his Majeflies Ttmes: Bemg a wor~, refemblmg, indeed the Wor/z.u of the ancient Heroei: No new ptece) of that kind in' Jl1odern Tu. nes. . ,(} . h h . Thirdly, this Kingdom, now firfr, in hts Maje.ries Ttmes, . at gotten a Lot, or Portio11, in the New World, ~y th~.P~anta.tJ01t of p:· g"nia and the summer Ijlands. And ccrtamly, 1t IS WI h tht: ;;n~do:res on Earth, as it ts, in the Kingdom of HN!Jen. Som~· times, a Grain of Muflardfeed, proves a great Tree. W~~an tell. Fourthly his Jl.faje.fty hath made that Troth, wni~h was before Titula~y; In ~hath~ h~th verified the Stile,of Dejender of the Faith; Wherein, h_ts ]J1a;ejhes Pen, ha_th been(~ ba ppy,as though, the Deaf Adder, will not he~r, yet he IS charmed, that he.doth n~t Hifl.I mean=> in the graver fort of thofe, that have anfwered) h1· Majeflies Wr~tings. . f . Fiftly, it ts mofi certam, !hatfin~e tbe ConquVl, ye~ ca_nnot_a · Ggn Twenty years, (which Is the Ttme, that Ius MaJe.ftres Ratgn, now drawes fall: upon,) of Inward, and Outward Peace. ln~omuch, as the Time of .ff2!!.een Eliz. of happy memory; ~nd al watts magnified for a peaceable Raign, was, neverthelefs, Interrupted, the firfi: T~enty )'ears, with a Rebellion, in England. And both firft and lail: Twenty years, with Itebdltans, in Ireland. And yet, I knC:w,th3thisMajeftywillma~egood,both his Word~; A_s ~ell chat, ofNemo me laji:e.f{et imp~ne_;. As-that other, ~fBeatt p~cifi_cr. Sixthly, that true, and pnmltlve, office) ofiCmgJ, whtch JS·, !r fit in the Gate, and to j11dge the !.eopleJ was ~ever p~rfonned, t_n like oerfefrion by any of the Kmgs Progemtors : Whert·by, h1~ Maj;_rty hath fl;ewed himfelf, to be Lex loq11en~; And to fit upon the '1 hrone not as a dumb flatua, but as a Speal{zng Oracl~. Sev.enthly, for his Maje.fties. ~~ercy, (as you not~d it well,) fhew me a time wherein, a King, of thts Re4-lm, hath Re1 gNed, almoft 20. years, (as I [aid,) in his Wh!te Robes, without tlt.e Blood, of any Peer, of this Kin!',dom: The Axe, turned) once or twtce,towards a Peerc,. but never {l:rook. Lafily: The Flouri.fhing, of Arts, and Sciences, recre~ted b17 his Majeflies Countenance, and Bounty, was never In that Heighth; efpecially, that Art of .Art.~, Divinity: For th~t '· ~ve may, truly, to Gods great glory, confefs; That lince the P1-w11t1Vt! times, there were never, fomany Stars,(for fo the Scripture calleth them,) in that Firmament. . Tbefe Thirtgs, Mr. Speak_er, I. have, partly, chofen, ou~ ofyo~r Heap·; and are fo far, from bemg vulgar, as they are, tn effeCt, fin gular, and proper, to his lUajejly) and his Timer. So that, I have made good, as I take it, my firfi Ajfertion; That the only wor-th"/ A Speech, in the Parliament, to tiJe Speakers Exc1tfe. 9 7 tby Commender ·of hi.-r MtLjejly h Time: Which hath fo fet off his .11-iajejiies Merits, by the shadowes of comparijo?Z, as it paifetb the L11ire, or commendation, ofWotds. How t~e~ fhaJl I con:Iude? Shall I fay, o Forl1matos ?timiwn jiM ft Ecna nOJ_"m~: No, Fc:n I fee, ye are happy, in in joying them,and h~ppy agaw, 1_n knowmg them. B~t, I will conclude, thjs part, wtth that Say,ng, turned to the R1ght Hand; Si gratum dixerir omnia dixerir. Your gratitude con taines in a word all that Ica1 ; fi1y to you, touching this Parliament. ~ ' Touching the Third Point~ of yonr Speech, concerning Parlitt - mentr,f fhall need to fJy little: For there was never that Honour 3· Part . done; to theinftit~ttio': o~Ptzrliament, that hi£ !ttaj_efiJ did it, in his lafr Speech; rnaktng It, m efie&, the pe~fcllion of ll1onarchy: Foi· that, although Monar~hy, was the more Ancient, and be indepen-dant; yet by the Advtce, and Afiifrance of Ptzrlla»Jott it is the fhonger, and the furer built. ' A~:id the!efore,I fl1all fay no more, of this roint,but as you, (Mr. spea/zer>) d1d well note: That when the King Gt~ in rarliament,ttnd h1s Trelates, reeru, and Commons, attend him, he is in the Exaltrt · tion of hi~ orb; So, I wifh things, may be fo carried, that he may be then, m greatefi Serenity, and Bmignity, of AfpetJ; fhining upon his People, . b?th in Glory, an_d Grace. Now you know well, that tha~ thefommgofthefon, fatrupon tbe8rmmd,whcrebyall things exh1I~rate, and do fructifie; is either hindered by Clouds above, or Mifls bel?w; perhaps by Brambles, and Eriars, that grow upon the Grou1!d It felf.All which, I hope, at this time, will be difpelledJ and removed. I come now, to the bfi part of your speech> concern ina the Pet'i- ~ions: ~ut before, I deliver, his JJ.1ajefties Anfwer, refpecrively, 4· Part. tn parrtcular? I_am to fpeak unto you, fome few words in gene-rail: Wherem, 1n effect, I !ball out glean; His Majefty having fo excellently, and.fully3 expreffed himfelf. ' For. that, that. can be fpoken, pertinently, mull be, either touchmg the Sub!ea, or Matter, of P arliamcnt Bujinej[e; Or of the _Manner,.and Carnage of the fame; Or laCl:ly, of rhe Time, and the 1 Husbandmg, and Jl.1ar[!Jalli1tg, of Time. For the ll1atter.r, to be handled, in l't~r!iament, they are, either of Church, State, Lawe.r'j or Grievances. For _the F_irfr two, concerning church, or Stt~le1 y~ have heard, the !(rng hu~felf fpeak, and as the Scripture faith; fPho h he, that m fitch thrngs fhall come after the King .2 For the other two, I fl1all fay fornewhat, but very fhortly. For Lawes, they are Things proper, for your own Element: .A?d there\ore therein, ye are rather to lead, then to be led.On Iy, tt Is not am1lfe,to ~ut you in mind, of two Thinga: Theone,that you d? not. multiply, or dccumulate, Lawu, more then ye nee·d. There IS a Wtfe, and Learned, Civilian, that applies, the CHife of the Prophet, PIN_et .foper eof Laqueos, To Multiplicity of Lawes; For 0 they |