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Heroick and Generous Actions, both at Home and Abroad, enough to make the whole World your Friend.
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My Lord, When a Nation grows weary of Government, it's high time for the Prince to look narrowly after the little Polititians that are Deſigning its Alteration and Ruine; And no one can better ſerve the Intereſt of his Prince and Country, then by finding out, and diſcovering the Intrigues of ſuch Men; And when found out, to make them Loathſom and Obnoxious to the People. This ought to be the Duty of every Loyal hearted Subject: And, as I am ſure 'tis your Graces Duty, ſo 'tis highly Your Interest; For by the Deſtruction of the Monarchy of England, and Government thereof no Ends can be ſerved, but thoſe that lead down to the Chambers of Death.
That ſuch Men are abroad, and now at work in order thereunto, is not unknown to many of the Kings old and true Friends; who, though they have not been advanc'd to ſuch high places in the Government, nor rewarded for old Faithful Services, (through the Artifice of ſome late cunning Statesmen,) as others that never were (or ſcarce ever will be) Faithful to the King and Kingdoms Interest; yet have they both Hearts, and Wills, and Abilities too, (when ever lawfully commanded,) to op
When My Lord, We ſeriouſly Conſider, and Reflect on the past Actions of Men of ſuch Principles as theſe, We cannot but Loath and Abominate them: Oh how Happy is our Government, What a Good King, What Admirable Laws, What an Excellent Religion have we? (if rightly and truly obſerv'd,) and yet not contented, but ſeek after new Paths that lead to Confuſion and Ruine of all. My Lord, Before Government was ſettled in the first Ages of the World, that Eternal Rule of Juſtice of Doing to all Men as you would they ſhould do unto you, was an Obligation even to the very Heathens themſelves; That bound Contracts, kept Promiſes, affirrender to Caeſar his Tributes and Dues; It's true, in all other particulars it was neceſſary that the Inſtances and Minutes of Justice be appointed by the Laws and Customs of the ſeveral Kingdoms and Republicks, and therefore it was that Chriſtianity ſo well combined with the Government of Heathen Princes; Becauſe, whatſoever was natuPolitical Power, their Religion bound them to obſerve, making Obedience to be a double Duty; a Duty both of Justice and Re—Thus the Chriſtian Loyal Subject.—But for the Democratical Man,
My Lord, Theſe are the Men that have made ſuch a Buſtle of late, with their Plots and Contrivances to bring Common Good; You are in the Eye of the People, and Belov'd by all, for thoſe Expreſſions of Goodneſs, and Valiant Acts You have perform'd both at Home and Abroad; It's much Lamented, and taken to Heart by your beſt Friends, that there are a ſort of Men who have made it their Buſineſs of late to advance You Higher than the Wiſdom and Favour of the King has made you; We do ſay They are Your Enemies, and ſeek after Your Ruine, though We doubt not at all that any of their pernicious and Self-deſigning &c.
Theſe are the Men, that would (with Joab) ſend for the Wiſe Woman, to perDavid to admit of a Return for Abſalom his Son; and when they had effected it, leave him to himſelf, till Anger and Paſſion had ſet Fire to the Field of Joab: Theſe are the Men, that would have adviſed Abſalom to make Chariots, and to take 50 Men to run before him, and appoint his Time and Station, beſides the way of the Gate, to enquire of the Tribes of Iſrael that came up to the King for Juſtice, what their Controverſies and Matters were; Theſe are the Men that would adviſe young Abſalom, that ſince David had appointed no one to hear their GriePolitical Lie,) and relieve their Oppreſſions, to wiſh, O that I were made Judge in the Land, that every Man that hath any Suit or Cauſe, might come to Me, and I would do him Juſtice. In ſhort, theſe Principled Men were they that ſet on Abſalom to ſteal away the Hearts of the People from the King; Theſe are they that adviſed him to go to Hebron to pay his Vow; And Theſe were the Men that led him into Actual Rebellion againſt his Father, and to be deſtroy'd by ſome of the very Hands that had aſſiſted him in thoſe pernicious Councels.
So that from hence we may conclude, that the greateſt ſafety in this World conſiſts in being Peaceable, and of a Submiſſive Spirit; A Spirit ſo Eminently ſeen by all People in Your Grace under the preſent Circumſtances, that You have won the Hearts of all Worthy Perſons, and Loyal Hearts.
Now from what has been ſaid, I hope it will not give the leaſt Offence to You; For I do proteſt to Your Grace, I am ſo much Your Intirely Affectionate, and De