Rules TO KNOW A royal King, From a disloyal Subject. WITH An exact account given of the Jewels of the crown of ENGLAND. Whereunto is added, A touchstone for a Traitor. Written by the King's friend, and a Lover of the commonwealth, Tho: Jordan.  
LONDON, Printed for Robert Wood and Edward Christopher. 1642.   

Rules to know a royal King, from a disloyal Subject.  
A King is our Father which is on earth, in that he is the Father of his country, and made God's vicegerent by that All-giving Power, Our Father which is in heaven. This being allowed, we are the King's Children, (as he is King, and we good Subjects) in that we are his country: And (according to this sense) none but a traitor can be illegitimate.  
There is this near affinity betwixt a royal King and a natural Father; they have both a like power ascribed by Divine Ordinance, and but one word to express that power; Honour thy Father and Mother, likewise Honour the King; and I may join the sequel of the first to them both, That thy days may be long in the land, (I pray heaven we turn not this blessing to a curse, and shorten our own days) There is such a sympathy in their equal power, & our filial obedience, that I conclude he cannot truly honour his Father and Mother, that doth not honour the King: I am so confident of it, that were I the father of a knowing son, I should guess how much his duty were to me, by his observation of this command, Honour the King. Grace must take precedency of Nature, though (according to Creation) to the last we are most lenitive. And since we are commanded one form of obedience to our King and Father, Father and King, I have some assurance there is an unity in their form of government. First, in justice, a Father and a King have equal power to correct offences, and mercy to remit: They both make Precepts, and (according to their piety) are themselves Examples: They assimilate in the way of Providence; As a father is master of a Family, and protecteth the least member of it; so doth a King protect his Family, (which is his Country) surrounding it with Fortifications to prevent all barbarous invasions; which if it cannot be effected by his own proper charges, it is no more than duty the son should help the father. As no wise father will destroy his own household; so no right royal King will ruin his own country. With bowing reverence I record the words of Jesus Christ, or what man is there of you whom if his son ask bread will give him a stone? or if he ask fish will give him a Serpent? This is one perfect rule to know a royal King from a disloyal Subject. Honour and obey him in his Laws. He cannot be a royal King, that lets a Subject rule him. His royalty consisteth in your obedience, or in suppressing your disobedience: in which the King still appears royal, and the Subject disloyal.  
As it is inhuman, and startles Nature itself to see a son draw weapons against the father; so it should do in the opposition of a Subject to his King: And because the Lord would secure him, foreknowing the wickedness of the people, (who constantly rebel against their Maker) he gave them this strong and most infallible Prohibition in these words,  Touch not mine Anointed, and do my Prophets no harm. 
That is, do not assault the King, nor his Orthodox Divines. This sense is thus expounded. Some still-standing Neuter will answer me very seemingly honest, He will obey that Text; heaven defend that he should lift a hand against his sovereign. But let me justly inform him, He is as guilty in standing still to see another do it. He that doth no good, (where his ability can maintain it, and the cause require it) doth harm; and he that proceedeth not in that good, (having begun it) goeth backwards. He is no honest man that is a coward, and he must needs be a coward that is a Neuter, (a john-indifferent) who would peaceably live in the Truth; but in case of necessity, when the cause requires it, he dares not hazard his life & fortunes for the protection of this Truth, there lies the cowardice, and (consequently) the dishonesty. Is it not strange a man dares not wear a sword for fear of being beaten? it hath been a coward's policy, who hath lived secure upon the valour of his adversary; and his word is, I hope you will not strike a disarmed man: he shall never be John for the King I'll warrant him, therefore I'll leave him.  
The Royalty of a King doth mightily consist in the loyalty of a Subject: True Princes will not be injured: The great unquestioned power that made the Universe, did make a King, but evil Subjects first made him a Tyrant. (A lion will not be roughly handled) A Prince's anger to a Subject should be received as wool embraceth flint, or any ponderous substance cast upon it. This is my fixed resolution, Who loveth not truly a pious Prince, and such a one is our most gracious sovereign Lord King Charles, I will scarce believe that he can love his Maker. If any man be offended with it, let him do his pleasure; as he useth me, he would do my Master, for whom I'll lay my life down.  

Wipe your eyes clear, and I will show you the Jewels which illustrate and illuminate the crown of England.  
1. THe first you fix your eyes upon, is the Jewel Innocence; so clear, that crystal would be a spot in it. The virtue is this, It darkens others eyes, but can itself receive no blemish; it is no colour, but a lustre.  
2. The next Jewel is Fortitude, a round stone, the virtue lies within; where if you look you shall see to your thinking the beauty of a glorious creature crowned, and armed cap-à-pie with many stout Commanders; the Banners bearing this Motto in them, Vive le Roy: a stone of most unvalued price, and worth your seeing.  
3. The third Jewel is Patience, a stone that can cure the disease of a whole Nation, if it be not abused by too much handling.  
4. The fourth Jewel is Peace, a Jewel not for every eye to look on, for it hath made some blind; in itself glorious, and of much virtue.  
5. The fift Jewel is Love, a stone very scarce, but in the Diadem, and some few other Coronets. He that can truly view it, shall find it work upon the soul; it is the only thing in the earth to cure a man corrupted with idle jealousies.  
6. The sixt Jewel is termed royal Anger, a stone that shows a clear flame, yet appears burning and dangerous. It is not to be touched, but discerned at a distance. As you stand and look on it, it looks flaming; when you kneel, the fire seems to vanish.  
7. The next Jewel to this, is the Jewel Justice; a stone foursquare: you can stand no way, but it seems to be in your eye, and appears square, which way soever you turn it. It is a stone so full of glory, many are afraid to look on it; yet they that have good eyes, may view it freely. Let any Traitor look upon it, his eyes will presently be bloodshot: therefore it is called by some, A touchstone for a Traitor. I would not have a Brownist look on it, for fear of spoiling his eyes.  
8. The eighth and last Jewel is called Mercy, a stone of a most delicious colour, and pleaseth every eye; It preserveth good eyes, and cureth sore eyes, if they be not too dangerous. It contenteth a good nature, but many times makes a bad one worse. I have now shown you the Treasury of the regal Diadem: if these please your eye, next I'll content your ear with a sonnet:  

To a Tune composed by W. L.  

— PEace, Peace,  
The glory of a kingdom doth  
Consist in well agreeing:  
Faction is the worm that can ruin straight,  
A growing commonwealth.  
Cease, cease,  
And jar no more ye valiant Britain's,  
Lest you lose your Being:  
Turn your weapons against such as daily wait  
The ruin of your health.   

Think abroad there be foes  
That will come when your Drum  
Calls for blows,  
Who have often misht the jar  
Of an English civil war.  
France and Spain are full of those.   

Let the King have his due,  
Lest the dangers of Strangers ensue,  
Though ye had a Laud and Wren,  
Bishops may be honest men,  
And preach almost as well as you.   

So shall the commonwealth increase  
In wholesome laws, in Love and Peace,  
Which private mutiny would mar:  
Deep pierce the wounds of civil-war.  
Let us embrace with arms stretched wide,  
And throw our Iron Coats aside,  
They were not made for us to jar,  
Or to contend in civil-war.  
Let's bend our weapons against those  
Who are proclaimed our country's foes.  
You would forsake these homebred jars,  
Had you but read Pharsalia's wars.   
Tho: Jor:  
God save the King.    
FINIS.