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monarchy--A34420	Cook, John, d. 1660.	Monarchy, no creature of Gods making, &c. wherein is proved by Scripture and reason, that monarchicall government is against the minde of God, and that the execution of the late king was one of the fattest sacrifices that ever Queen Iustice had ... / by Iohn Cooke ...	1651.0		.xml	application/xml	46550	899	46	In that Samuel is commended for telling Eli the destruction of his house , it argues that the best part of faithfulnes is to discover the abuses and errors in any profession as being best knowne unto them , for the end of the professors and of every ones profession ought to be the same ( viz. ) the welfare of the body politique ; therefore whereas there are many Ieofailes & rubs that lie in the Allies of Iustice , that poore men are overborne in their righteous causes by full purses which the Reverend Iudges proceeding regularly as they find the course of the Court , cannot remedie without the power of Parliament ; I have seriously thought that oppressions in Courts of Iustice have been spun by the late Courtiers with so fine a threed that few but those that daily meet with it in practise can see it , and therefore unlesse it please God to move the hearts of the honorable Iudges in pure love to Iustice to propound fit remedies to the Parliament , plaisters that may be large enough for the wound , I meane an Act of Retranchement to cut off all unnecessary delayes , and expences in matter of Iustice , between man and man ; that poore men may have it for Gods sake , & the rich for reasonable consideration ; it will lye very remote from the understandings of many worthy publike spirited men what course to take therein ; without which all the warres have been but as purgings and vomitings ; the health of a State consisting in the equallity and harmony of Iustice ; and all Martiall Iustice is sanctified by the Civill Iustice ; as for example , if one of the Reverend Iudges would make it his suite to the Parliament , that a bargaine and sale might be as strong , as a fine & Recovery , that a poore Farmer , or Cottager might leave some small portions to his yonger Children without paying one or two yeares purchase for the charge of a fine , and recovery , what an ease might this be to men of small estates to passe them from one to another , and to cut off Intailes by a deed in writing without so much solemnitie and expence ; if another would set forth the unprofitablenes of Outlawries which are to no purpose but to multiply expence ; A man whose maine resolution of his soule is to know God as accounting it the most honorable thing in the world for the Creature to know its Creator that counts it his chiefest good to promote the glory of God ; to doe good if it were possible , to every visible object , and living creature , at least to pray for them : A man that loves the Saints as his owne soule for Christs sake , knowing he will reward him , and puts forward every good motion withall his might , that will renounce his owne honour and become of no reputation and thinke himselfe highly honored if by the meanest office of love he may be serviceable to any , specially to the Elect , if such a man had a plenartie of power to doe what he pleased without controle from a blessed principle of love to God what aboundance of good might an E. 6. have done had his dayes been numerous whom God onely shewed to the world , and recalled him as not worthy of him , I say , what aboundance of good might one such rare incomparable person doe in a short time when great Councells can move like great bodyes but slowly , but this is but worldly wisedom to be wise above what is written , for man to be wiser then God , who sayes , it is dangerous to trust any single person ( though never so singular ) with an unlimitted power ; for the best men are but men at the best , and there is no grace but may be counterfeit , he that seemes to be a Paul to day , may be a Saul to morrow , the heart of man is deceitfull above all things , and the very conceit of such a power is enough to corrupt the best man living , therefore the best goverment is to have Princes of the congregation , godly & righteous men to be chosen , governors , and Iudges , ( a Iosua to lead and conduct their Armies against their Enemies which Iob calls a King in the Army , Iob 29.	cache/monarchy--A34420.xml	txt/monarchy--A34420.txt