THE
BLESSING
OF
A
GOOD
KING
.
Deliuered
in
Eight
Sermons
vpon
the
storie
of
the
Queene
of
the
South
,
her
words
to
Salomon
,
magnifying
the
gouernment
of
his
familie
and
kingdome
.
By
THOMAS
GIBSON
,
Minister
.
Eccles.
10.
17.
Blessed
art
thou
ô
Land
,
when
thy
King
is
the
sonne
of
Nobles
.
AT
LONDON
.
Printed
by
Tho:
Creede
,
for
Arthur
Iohnson
,
Dwelling
at
the
signe
of
the
white
Horse
in
Pauls
Church-yard
.
1614.
TO
THE
RIGHT
HOnourable
the
Lord
Harington
Baron
of
Exton
,
Thomas
Gibson
wisheth
all
true
happines
,
both
in
this
life
and
in
the
life
to
come
.
MY
purpose
(
Right
Honourable
)
in
the
dedication
of
these
sermons
,
was
to
haue
ioyned
your
Honourable
father
with
that
worthy
Citie
,
whereof
he
was
a
principall
member
,
and
had
speciall
command
and
authoritie
:
which
place
he
much
respected
and
loued
,
and
where
he
was
againe
much
respected
and
honoured
.
The
ioy
and
ornament
of
the
Citie
,
was
his
name
and
countenance
,
the
very
report
and
newes
of
whose
decease
,
was
the
cause
of
many
a
watrie
eye
,
and
of
many
a
heauie
heart
.
But
their
speciall
comfort
and
ioy
is
,
that
the
Lord
hath
in
mercy
prouided
so
gratious
an
heire
,
so
worthy
a
successor
,
so
vertuous
a
fauourer
,
as
of
all
,
that
are
honest
religious
:
so
most
of
all
,
such
as
haue
beene
the
faithfull
friends
and
intire
louers
of
your
Honourable
father
:
who
himselfe
was
a
louer
of
all
learning
,
religion
,
and
of
all
good
men
;
a
true
worshipper
of
God
,
zealous
in
the
truth
,
a
sincere
professor
&
friend
of
the
Gospell
;
a
fauourer
of
faithfull
Ministers
;
a
worthie
member
both
of
Church
and
common-wealth
:
a
faithful
,
dutiful
,
seruiceable
,
and
rare
subiect
:
like
Moses
in
faithfulnes
,
in
meekenes
and
in
zeale
against
Idolatrie
:
like
Iob
a
iust
man
,
fearing
God
,
and
eschewing
euill
:
like
Nathaniell
,
a
true
Israelite
without
guile
.
Finally
,
a
man
full
of
grace
,
pietie
,
curtesie
,
humilitie
,
temperance
,
and
other
,
both
morall
and
christian
vertues
.
I
am
not
able
to
commend
him
,
according
to
his
deserts
:
that
requires
a
larger
discourse
,
and
it
would
perhaps
proue
an
increase
of
sorrow
,
which
is
rather
to
be
abated
then
renewed
▪
I
will
therefore
bend
my selfe
to
administer
comfort
for
so
great
a
losse
,
a
losse
so
generall
to
Church
and
common-wealth
.
Friends
and
followers
,
Tenants
and
seruants
,
and
for
my
owne
part
,
I
cannot
but
beare
a
part
in
sorrow
for
the
losse
of
so
kind
a
Patron
and
Benefactor
,
both
to
me
and
mine
.
Yet
this
is
the
vse
of
the
prayses
of
the
dead
,
not
onely
for
imitation
of
their
vertues
,
but
also
for
the
confort
of
friends
aliue
.
And
is
this
a
small
comfort
,
Right
Honourable
,
that
you
had
such
a
father
?
yea
a
comfort
and
blessing
it
is
to
be
of
the
seed
of
the
righteous
.
It
is
a
further
comfort
,
that
you
enioyed
him
so
long
till
your selfe
came
to
ripenesse
of
yeares
,
&
that
he
died
in
a
good
age
,
full
of
daies
,
few
of
his
Auncestors
liued
longer
:
and
howsoeuer
he
left
this
life
in
a
strange
countrey
,
yet
(
no
doubt
)
he
died
in
the
true
faith
of
Iesus
Christ
(
which
he
sincerely
professed
all
his
life
)
and
in
the
honourable
and
faithfull
seruice
of
his
gratious
Soueraigne
the
Lords
annointed
.
It
is
no
wonder
,
that
old
men
die
,
rather
it
is
a
wonder
in
these
latter
daies
that
any
liue
so
long
.
Moses
in
his
time
made
account
of
mans
ordinarie
age
,
to
be
threescore
yeares
and
ten
.
Now
the
world
decayes
,
and
the
daies
of
our
life
is
shortned
.
We
heare
daily
of
the
death
of
Infants
,
children
,
young
men
,
yea
Princes
taken
away
in
the
prime
and
strength
of
their
yeares
:
what
maruell
then
though
the
ancient
●ie
?
when
the
apple
is
ripe
it
must
needs
fall
;
when
the
candle
is
spent
,
the
light
must
needs
goe
out
.
This
vse
we
are
to
make
of
the
death
of
young
or
old
,
to
remember
alwaies
our
mortall
state
,
and
the
vncertaintie
of
our
life
,
to
be
alwaies
readie
and
prepared
,
not
to
regard
but
contemne
the
lusts
of
the
flesh
,
the
lust
of
the
eie
,
and
the
pride
of
life
,
pleasures
,
honours
,
riches
,
and
the
vanities
of
this
wicked
world
.
Many
moe
comforts
we
haue
against
excessiue
and
immoderate
sorrowe
for
the
death
of
our
best
and
dearest
friends
,
as
to
consider
what
they
leaue
,
(
a
miserable
world
)
and
whither
they
goe
,
(
to
the
hauen
of
happinesse
.
)
The
best
sort
of
the
Heathen
vsed
three
remedies
against
such
kind
of
sorrow
.
First
,
to
consider
that
death
is
common
to
all
and
vnauoydable
.
Secondly
,
that
it
is
the
end
of
miserie
and
hauen
of
rest
.
Thirdly
,
that
it
is
likely
,
that
the
soules
liue
and
are
blessed
.
We
haue
the
same
and
more
sure
comforts
.
We
know
that
our
Redeemer
liues
,
and
that
wee
shall
see
him
as
hee
is
.
Wee
know
not
onely
the
immortality
of
the
soule
,
but
the
glorious
resurrection
of
the
body
;
and
that
those
that
dye
in
the
Lord
are
blessed
.
Nothing
comes
to
passe
without
Gods
pouidence
,
who
is
wise
and
mightie
:
We
pray
that
his
will
may
be
done
both
of
vs
and
in
vs
.
It
will
nothing
auaile
vs
to
torment
our selues
,
we
are
borne
to
dye
;
many
thousands
are
gone
before
vs
,
and
we
must
follow
.
Pardon
my
boldnes
(
right
Honourable
)
in
presuming
to
put
you
in
minde
of
these
thinges
,
which
(
both
by
your
own
priuate
reading
,
and
publicke
heauing
of
many
worthy
men
)
you
doe
already
know
and
vnderstand
sufficiently
.
Yet
in
my
loue
to
your
Honour
,
giue
me
leaue
to
adde
some
further
instruction
.
It
hath
alwaies
beene
the
endeuour
of
Sathan
,
the
common
aduersarie
of
mans
saluation
,
by
all
means
possible
,
to
draw
all
sorts
,
degrees
,
and
ages
of
men
,
from
the
true
care
and
studie
of
religion
and
vertue
:
to
the
effecting
whereof
,
hee
hath
from
euery
estate
his
pretended
colours
and
faire
pleasing
shewes
of
perswasion
&
allurement
,
perswading
the
elder
sort
,
that
it
is
a
thing
vnseemely
&
vnbefitting
their
grauitie
,
to
become
schollers
in
Christs
schoole
,
seeing
their
heads
are
filled
with
other
matters
:
namely
,
of
the
Common-wealth
and
affaires
of
this
world
.
Hee
can
tell
the
middle
sort
,
which
are
in
the
prime
of
strength
and
witte
,
that
it
is
against
all
equitie
and
reason
,
that
such
should
bee
depriued
of
the
pleasures
and
delights
of
the
flesh
and
the
world
.
And
as
for
the
younger
sort
,
hee
will
easilie
make
make
them
beleeue
,
that
it
is
not
yet
time
to
serue
God
,
that
the
points
of
religion
are
too
high
for
them
,
and
able
to
dull
and
trouble
their
tender
wits
,
buzzing
into
their
eares
that
wicked
prouerbe
;
A
young
Saint
,
an
olde
Diu●ll
.
Thus
by
his
will
he
would
haue
none
religious
,
because
he
would
haue
none
saued
;
but
rather
that
all
should
perish
and
come
to
vtter
ruine
and
destruction
.
It
is
a
torment
and
vexation
vnto
him
to
see
any
well
disposed
in
religion
:
but
if
wee
hearken
to
the
counsell
of
God
in
his
word
,
wee
shall
soone
finde
Sathan
herein
a
lyer
,
a
murtherer
,
a
seducer
:
For
the
Lord
chargeth
all
sorts
and
degrees
of
men
,
to
giue
themselues
,
and
that
betimes
,
to
religion
and
vertue
:
commaunding
his
law
to
bee
read
and
published
to
men
,
women
and
children
.
The
Kingly
Prophet
,
Iosiah
was
but
eight
yeares
old
when
he
began
to
raigne
in
Ierusalem
,
Sauiour
Christ
came
riding
to
Ierusalem
in
a
base
manner
,
though
the
Scribes
and
Pharises
disdained
him
,
yet
children
cry
,
Hosanna
the
sonne
of
Dauid
:
Blessed
is
he
that
commeth
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
.
Timothie
from
his
childhood
had
knowledge
in
the
scriptures
,
being
instructed
by
his
good
Grandmother
Lois
,
and
his
mother
Eunic●
,
Iohn
the
Baptist
grew
and
●●●ed
strong
in
the
spirit
,
and
Iesus
Christ
being
but
12.
yeares
old
,
increased
in
wisedome
,
in
statute
and
fauour
with
God
and
men
.
God
will
haue
the
first
borne
,
the
first
fruits
,
and
he
that
begins
well
is
halfe
his
way
.
Dimidium
facti
qui
bene
caepit
habet
;
The
tree
that
buds
not
in
the
spring
is
dead
,
and
such
as
are
deformed
in
youth
,
neuer
proue
welfauoured
in
age
.
As
the
arrow
is
first
directed
so
it
flyeth
:
youth
is
compared
to
the
day
,
while
it
is
day
,
let
vs
walke
in
the
light
,
the
night
commeth
when
no
man
can
worke
.
The
time
of
youth
is
the
summer
time
,
with
the
Ant
and
Bee
,
we
must
prouide
in
summer
against
winter
.
The
time
of
youth
is
compared
to
Haruest
,
wherin
men
take
the
occasion
,
&
vse
all
meanes
they
can
,
for
the
reaping
and
enioying
of
the
fruits
of
the
earth
;
if
they
let
that
time
slip
,
all
is
lost
.
He
that
sleepes
in
haruest
is
the
sonne
of
confusion
.
Dauid
in
his
youth
killeth
the
Lyon
,
the
Beare
and
great
Goliah
.
Sampson
in
his
youth
,
killed
the
Philistines
;
let
vs
by
our
spirituall
armour
ouercome
the
wicked
one
,
euen
in
our
young
time
.
Now
besides
all
this
,
giue
me
leaue
(
Right
Hon.
)
to
put
you
in
remembrance
of
one
worthie
example
of
a
noble
young
man
;
Ioseph
full
of
grace
and
vertue
,
worthie
to
be
imitated
of
Kings
,
Princes
,
and
Potentates
.
In
this
famous
patterne
I
obserue
these
sixe
vertues
.
The
first
is
his
rare
chastitie
,
who
being
tempted
to
follie
by
his
mistresse
,
did
flatly
refuse
her
,
saying
,
How
can
I
doe
this
great
wickednesse
,
and
so
sinne
against
God
?
He
knew
with
Iob
,
that
this
was
is
a
wickednesse
and
iniquitie
to
be
condemned
,
yea
that
it
is
a
fire
which
shall
deuoure
to
destruction
,
and
shall
roote
out
all
his
encrease
.
The
second
vertue
in
young
〈◊〉
which
is
the
ground
of
all
the
rest
,
is
his
religion
,
and
the
true
feare
of
God
in
his
heart
.
All
his
actions
,
and
all
his
proceedings
,
doe
sauour
of
the
feare
of
God
.
It
was
this
that
kept
him
from
that
grosse
iniquitie
.
He
ascribes
the
interpretation
of
dreams
,
not
to
himselfe
but
to
God
.
He
protesteth
to
his
brethren
,
that
he
feareth
God
.
And
againe
,
when
he
made
himselfe
knowne
to
his
brethren
,
he
said
,
Be
not
sad
,
neither
grieued
with
your selues
that
you
sold
me
hither
;
for
God
did
send
me
before
you
for
your
preseruation
:
The
fift
vertue
in
noble
Ioseph
is
his
patience
and
magnanimitie
in
suffering
so
great
wrongs
and
iniuries
:
These
are
the
chiefe
and
Princely
vertues
in
a
Noble
person
,
worthie
to
bee
imitated
of
all
the
sonnes
of
Nobles
.
Ambrose
;
Es●
bonorum
adolescentium
timor●m
dei
habere
,
deferre
parentibus
honorem
,
&c.
It
is
required
of
good
yong
men
to
haue
the
feare
of
God
,
to
giue
honour
to
their
parents
,
to
reuerence
their
elders
,
to
keepe
themselues
chaste
,
bee
humble
and
lowly
,
to
loue
kindnesse
and
shamefastnes
,
which
are
ornaments
to
young
age
:
for
as
grauitie
is
commended
in
olde
men
:
so
shamefastnes
in
young
men
,
as
if
it
were
by
the
gift
and
dowry
of
nature
:
Isaacke
a
childe
,
fearing
God
,
the
sonne
and
heyre
of
Abraham
,
giueth
such
honour
to
his
father
,
that
hee
refused
not
death
at
his
fathers
pleasure
.
Ioseph
also
,
when
hee
dreamed
that
the
Sunne
and
Moone
and
Starres
shoulde
worshippe
him
,
yet
was
hee
still
carefull
to
honour
his
father
:
so
chaste
,
that
hee
would
not
haue
an
vnchaste
worde
:
so
shamefast
,
that
hee
fled
from
his
mistresse
:
so
humble
,
that
hee
was
content
to
serue
:
so
patient
,
that
hee
cheerefully
suffered
imprisonment
:
so
readie
to
forgiue
iniurie
,
that
hee
preferred
those
that
sought
his
life
.
These
things
I
write
(
Right
Honourable
)
not
that
I
doubt
eyther
of
your
good
education
or
vertuous
disposition
;
but
hearing
of
your
good
beginning
and
proceedings
in
grace
:
my
purpose
is
onely
to
comfort
and
encourage
you
in
that
good
way
where
you
are
already
entred
.
But
for
further
direction
,
I
referre
you
to
the
Sermons
following
,
which
I
haue
dedicated
to
your
Honour
,
together
with
that
worthie
Citie
where
they
were
preached
,
and
where
your
Honour
now
(
to
the
comfort
of
many
)
doth
succeed
your
worthie
father
in
place
and
authoritie
.
The
cause
of
my
dedication
to
your
Honour
,
is
;
First
,
loue
to
your selfe
,
heartily
wishing
continuance
and
increase
in
grace
,
being
the
speciall
ioy
,
hope
and
ornament
of
our
Countrey
.
An
other
cause
is
,
the
dutie
I
owe
to
your
Ho●ourable
parents
;
to
whom
both
I
and
mine
are
so
farre
obliged
,
that
wee
shall
neuer
bee
able
so
much
as
to
bee
sufficiently
thankfull
,
much
lesse
to
requite
them
.
And
thus
I
beseech
the
Almighty
God
,
the
father
of
all
gifts
,
to
bestow
vpon
your
Honour
the
portion
of
Ioseph
,
all
the
noble
vertues
and
graces
that
were
in
him
;
all
true
prosperitie
and
honour
in
this
life
,
and
an
eternall
inheritance
in
that
blessed
and
heauenly
Canaan
,
prepared
and
purchased
by
the
blood
of
Christ
,
for
all
such
as
truely
beleeue
in
him
.
Your
Honours
to
command
alwaies
in
the
Lord
,
THOMAS
GIBSON
.
TO
THE
RIGHT
Worshipful
M.
Mayor
of
Couentry
,
the
Iustices
,
Aldermen
,
Sheriffes
,
to
all
the
rest
of
that
corperation
,
and
to
all
within
the
liberties
of
that
Citie
,
which
sincerely
professe
and
loue
the
truth
of
Christs
Gospel
,
T
:
G
:
wisheth
all
happines
in
this
life
,
and
euerlasting
glory
,
in
the
life
to
come
.
SVch
is
the
gratious
fauour
&
kindnes
of
our
good
&
mercifull
God
towards
his
children
&
seruants
here
on
earth
,
(
Right
worshipfull
and
beloued
in
the
Lord
)
that
in
his
loue
he
vouchsafeth
to
accept
and
to
approue
their
weake
seruice
and
workes
,
so
that
they
be
done
and
performed
with
honest
,
right
,
and
good
affections
;
And
thus
he
accepteth
our
prayer
,
hearing
,
receiuing
,
almes
,
and
other
actions
being
weakely
and
vnperfectly
performed
by
vs
.
And
if
the
Lord
were
not
of
this
gratious
inclination
and
nature
,
wee
might
be
vtterly
discouraged
to
doe
him
any
seruice
at
all
,
considering
the
manifold
wants
and
infirmities
that
are
in
vs
.
But
being
sure
of
his
fauour
and
acceptance
,
and
of
our
owne
honest
desires
,
and
affections
to
doe
more
and
better
then
wee
can
performe
,
and
being
sorrie
wee
can
doe
no
better
:
we
are
emboldned
to
performe
any
dutie
and
seruice
to
so
good
a
God
and
louing
a
father
,
A
holy
,
gratious
,
and
deuout
speech
:
we
are
all
to
be
of
the
same
minde
and
affection
,
to
desire
increase
of
graces
,
but
yet
to
vse
those
well
which
we
haue
:
knowing
that
God
will
accept
them
being
rightly
vsed
:
yea
he
accepteth
the
meanest
gifts
,
they
are
as
welcome
to
him
as
the
greatest
of
the
richer
sort
:
Non
omnes
possum●●
esse
Cesares
,
We
cannot
be
all
Caesars
.
And
the
very
God
of
peace
sanctifie
you
throughout
:
Yours
alwaies
in
the
Lord
Iesus
,
Thomas
Gibson
.
THE
PRINCIPALL
matters
handled
in
euery
Sermon
.
The
Contents
of
the
first
Sermon
.
-
THe
summe
of
the
Bookes
of
the
Kings
and
Chronicles
.
-
The
exce●lencie
of
the
speaker
:
of
the
par●●e
to
whom
these
words
are
spoken
,
and
the
excellencie
of
the
mat●er
it selfe
.
-
Eight
marks
of
good
hearers
from
the
example
of
this
Queene
.
-
Ver●ue
and
religion
is
to
be
praysed
in
any
.
-
Against
vaine
glorie
,
and
hunting
after
the
praise
of
men
.
-
Diuers
opinions
of
men
touching
true
happinesse
.
-
No
perfection
of
happinesse
in
this
life
,
but
in
another
.
-
Some
description
of
that
happinesse
.
-
Our
chiefe
thoughts
,
desires
and
affections
are
to
be
vpon
that
.
The
Contents
of
the
second
Sermon
.
-
THe
diuision
and
difference
of
wisedome
.
-
Salomons
chiefe
wisedome
reuealed
in
the
Prouerbes
,
Ecclesiastes
,
and
Canticles
.
-
True
wisedome
to
be
found
onely
in
the
Scriptures
.
-
It
consisteth
in
the
knowledge
of
God
and
of
our selues
.
-
No
perfection
of
wisedome
in
this
life
.
-
True
wisedome
alwaies
ioyned
with
religi●n
and
vertue
.
-
Three
kinds
of
hearing
the
word
.
-
The
chiefe
felicitie
of
this
life
,
to
heare
and
obey
wisedome
.
-
The
necessitie
,
excellencie
,
and
profite
of
diuine
●isedome
,
and
of
the
ministerie
of
it
.
-
The
vnhappinesse
of
such
as
want
it
,
or
seek●
to
stoppe
the
course
of
it
,
or
refuse
to
●eare
it
,
or
cont●mne
&
mock●
it
,
or
profite
not
by
it
.
-
Causes
why
men
profit
not
in
wisdomes
schoole
.
The
Contents
of
the
third
Sermon
.
-
THe
vanitie
of
such
as
repose
felicitie
in
riches
,
pleasures
or
honours
.
-
The
word
of
wisedome
to
bee
reuere●tly
and
carefully
heard
.
-
We
are
to
preferre
it
before
all
things
,
eagerlie
thirsting
after
it
,
and
reioycing
in
it
.
-
We
are
to
loue
the
publike
assemblies
,
to
be
arken
to
this
wisedome
,
read
or
preached
,
and
to
despise
no
meanes
of
grace
.
-
Wee
are
often
in
secret
to
conferre
and
meditate
of
it
,
and
to
maintayne
the
credit
of
it
by
godly
conuersation
.
-
Wee
are
to
hate
all
falshood
and
follie
,
as
enemies
to
wisedome
.
-
Wee
are
to
loue
wisedome
when
it
is
most
hated
and
persecuted
in
the
world
.
-
A
comfort
to
the
true
sonnes
and
daughters
of
wisedome
.
-
An
application
to
the
Auditors
.
-
The
happinesse
of
that
Citie
.
-
The
necessitie
and
blessing
of
often
and
pl●sntifull
preaching
.
-
The
example
of
this
Queene
applyed
to
the
shame
of
the
Iewes
and
of
vs
.
The
Contents
of
the
fourth
Sermon
.
-
THe
example
of
the
Niniuites
,
and
of
diuers
others
,
alledged
and
applyed
to
the
further
condemnation
of
this
our
age
.
-
The
power
of
diuine
wisedome
.
-
Signes
of
true
conuersion
in
this
Queene
.
-
Salomon
a
figure
of
Christ
;
but
Christ
more
excellent
then
Salomon
.
-
Religion
belongeth
to
all
women
,
much
more
to
men
;
and
to
great
persons
most
of
all
.
The
Contents
of
the
fift
Sermon
.
-
THe
pietie
of
this
Queene
in
worshiping
the
true
God
.
-
God
to
be
blessed
for
all
his
benefites
.
-
The
loue
of
th●●
Queene
,
not
enuying
the
prosperitie
of
Salomon
but
ioying
and
praysing
God
for
it
.
-
We
are
specially
to
reioyce
and
prayse
God
for
the
Kingdome
of
Christ
.
-
God
the
disposer
of
Cro●nes
and
Kingdomes
.
-
All
things
fall
in
loue
to
Gods
children
.
-
A
testimonie
of
Gods
loue
,
to
bee
called
and
fitted
to
high
places
.
-
God●
benefites
to
Salomon
,
and
his
great
felicitie
.
-
Salomons
great
and
grieuous
fall
in
his
olde
d●y●s
.
-
Some
of
the
learned
doubt
of
his
saluation
.
-
Arguments
to
proue
his
rising
and
repentance
,
and
that
he
could
not
finally
perish
.
-
The
great
danger
of
prosperitie
.
-
Great
and
good
Princes
subiect
to
falling
.
-
Some
begin
w●ll
and
end
ill
.
-
Instructions
for
young
and
old
age
.
-
The
haynonsnesse
of
vncleane
lusts
,
and
of
Idolatrie
.
-
It
is
most
dangerous
to
m●tch
with
Idolaters
.
-
Idolatrie
not
to
bee
tollerated
for
the
sauour
of
any
.
-
We
are
not
to
be
offended
at
the
fall
of
Princes
or
Preachers
.
-
Their
bad
liues
scandalous
.
-
Their
callings
and
doctrines
not
to
be
contemned
.
-
The
right
vses
of
the
falles
of
Saints
.
The
Contents
of
the
Sixt
Sermon
.
-
A
Good
King
is
a
rare
blessing
of
God
.
-
The
originall
of
Kings
,
and
of
diuers
kinds
of
go●ernment
.
-
The
power
of
a
King
Miesticall
.
-
The
rushnesse
and
ficklenesse
of
people
,
loathing
and
misliking
Gods
ordinance
.
-
Bad
Princes
are
of
God
in
wrath
to
a
people
.
-
Their
sinnes
from
themselues
,
their
callings
from
God
.
-
Such
Princes
not
to
be
resisted
.
-
Such
as
are
chosen
in
loue
performe
their
dueties
.
-
Many
glorious
titles
of
Princes
in
Scripture
.
-
The
like
titles
giuen
to
Ministers
.
-
There
is
great
affinitie
&
agreement
betwixt
the
callings
of
Magistrates
and
Ministers
.
-
Good
Rulers
are
to
defend
and
countenance
good
Ministers
.
-
The
duetie
of
Princes
and
Rulers
.
-
They
must
gouerne
themselues
,
their
families
and
the
people
.
The
summe
of
the
seuenth
Sermon
.
-
THe
true
felicitie
of
Princes
.
-
They
are
chiefely
to
regard
the
common
good
of
the
people
.
-
Of
lawes
,
of
Iudges
;
&
of
execution
of
lawes
.
-
All
notorious
offenders
to
bee
grieuouslie
punished
.
-
Good
vses
of
such
punishments
.
-
Idolaters
,
Heretikes
,
and
false
Prophets
are
to
dye
the
death
.
-
All
to
bee
compelled
to
the
outward
seruice
of
the
true
God
.
-
Comforts
to
Magistrates
punishing
offenders
.
-
Great
offences
not
to
be
remitted
.
-
Princes
〈◊〉
to
be
mercifull
not
cruell
.
-
They
are
to
comfort
&
countenance
the
good
;
and
by
kindnesse
to
winne
the
hearts
of
the
people
.
The
Contents
of
the
eight
Sermon
.
-
PRinces
are
to
defend
their
subiects
against
forrayne
enemies
,
and
oppressions
at
home
.
-
Priuate
men
are
not
to
reuenge
themselues
.
-
The
haynousnesse
of
oppression
.
-
Two
worthie
patternes
of
Iudgement
and
Mercie
.
-
Against
oppression
by
vsurie
.
-
That
the
poore
are
to
bee
prouided
for
by
the
Magistrates
.
-
Motiues
to
that
duetie
.
-
Caueats
and
comforts
for
the
poore
.
-
The
care
of
religion
belongeth
to
Magistrates
.
-
Vses
of
the
doctrine
of
Magistrates
.
-
Ioy
and
thanksgiuing
for
the
King
.
-
We
must
be
willing
to
learne
of
any
.
THE
FIRST
SERMON
.
1.
Kings
.
10.
8.
9.
8.
Happie
are
thy
men
,
happie
are
these
thy
servants
,
which
stand
euer
before
thee
,
and
heare
thy
wisedome
.
9.
Blessed
be
the
Lord
thy
God
,
which
loued
thee
,
to
set
thee
on
the
throne
of
Israel
,
because
the
Lord
loued
Israel
for
euer
,
and
made
thee
King
,
to
doe
equitie
and
righteousnes
.
THe
whole
scripture
saith
the
Apostle
is
giuen
by
inspiration
of
God
,
Their
storie
is
large
and
long
,
as
you
may
reade
in
the
two
bookes
of
Samuel
,
and
a
great
part
of
the
first
booke
of
the
Kings
,
and
further
in
the
first
booke
of
the
Chronicles
:
and
the
nine
first
Chapters
of
the
second
booke
.
Touching
Salomon
,
in
those
bookes
,
there
is
set
downe
the
fauour
of
God
towards
him
,
in
appearing
familiarly
twise
vnto
him
,
the
singular
blessings
of
wisedome
,
honor
and
riches
,
bestowed
vpon
him
,
the
care
of
Salomon
in
building
the
Temple
,
Gods
house
,
according
to
his
minde
,
his
ioy
,
praise
and
sacrifices
for
the
same
:
now
this
chapter
in
hand
containeth
two
generall
heads
.
First
a
profitable
and
pleasant
storie
of
the
Queene
of
the
south
.
Secondly
,
the
magnificence
and
greatnes
of
Salomon
.
This
text
is
a
branch
of
the
first
part
,
and
containeth
a
worthie
commendation
of
Salomon
:
First
commending
the
happie
gouernment
of
his
familie
:
secondly
,
of
his
whole
kingdome
:
whatsoeuer
is
in
these
two
short
sentences
of
scripture
,
all
is
worthie
and
excellent
,
and
of
great
force
to
drawe
reuerence
and
attention
,
whether
we
consider
the
person
that
speaketh
,
the
partie
to
whom
it
is
spoken
,
or
the
matter
and
subiect
it selfe
:
the
speaker
no
simple
nor
base
person
,
though
the
weaker
vessell
a
woman
,
yet
of
great
estate
and
maiestie
,
a
famous
,
Royall
Queene
:
the
person
to
whom
this
is
spoken
,
is
no
lesse
a
man
then
Salomon
,
a
most
worthie
and
glorious
King
of
Israel
,
beloued
and
chosen
of
God
,
excelling
all
the
Kings
of
the
earth
in
riches
,
honor
,
and
wisedome
.
A
liuely
tipe
and
figure
of
Christ
Iesus
the
sonne
of
God
,
the
King
of
all
Kings
,
and
Lord
of
heauen
and
earth
.
The
matter
and
subiect
here
handled
and
commended
,
is
neither
riches
nor
pleasure
,
nor
the
pompe
,
nor
the
glorie
of
the
world
,
but
wisedome
,
diuine
wisedome
,
which
she
saw
and
heard
in
Salomon
,
and
for
the
enioying
whereof
,
she
tooke
so
tedious
,
so
long
,
and
costly
a
iourney
,
after
her
conference
with
Salomon
,
and
after
she
heard
him
speake
so
diuinely
to
her selfe
,
and
other
strangers
,
to
his
courtiers
,
seruants
and
people
,
her
heart
being
inamoured
with
loue
of
this
wisedome
,
and
feeling
the
power
and
vertue
of
it
,
working
in
her
soule
,
she
crieth
and
exclaimeth
,
Happie
are
these
thy
men
,
happie
are
these
thy
seruants
,
which
stand
euer
before
thee
,
and
heare
thy
wisedome
,
&c.
Before
we
come
to
this
speech
it selfe
,
it
shall
not
be
amisse
to
say
some
thing
of
the
speaker
,
a
woman
,
a
Queene
of
excellent
vertues
;
the
whole
speech
it selfe
commends
her
,
for
here
she
speaketh
reuerently
of
Salomon
,
commending
and
magnifying
his
wisedome
;
she
confesseth
and
worshippeth
the
true
God
;
she
acknowledgeth
him
to
be
the
disposer
of
kingdomes
,
and
Israel
to
be
his
people
:
she
putteth
Salomon
in
minde
of
the
dutie
of
a
King
.
She
is
a
tipe
of
the
calling
of
the
Gentiles
,
and
finally
,
she
is
commended
by
Christ
himselfe
in
the
Gospell
,
as
we
shall
see
hereafter
.
And
though
all
the
world
,
and
all
the
Kings
of
the
earth
,
sought
to
see
Salomon
and
to
heare
his
wisedome
,
yet
this
woman
is
especially
named
,
&
commended
,
and
a
whole
storie
is
written
of
her
,
because
it
was
a
great
matter
,
and
almost
a
wonder
,
that
a
woman
should
take
so
great
,
so
troublesome
and
tedious
a
iourney
,
and
it
seemeth
her
zeale
,
and
pietie
exceeded
all
the
rest
.
In
the
beginning
of
this
chapter
,
it
is
set
downe
whence
she
came
,
namely
from
Sheba
▪
being
as
Christ
saith
,
from
the
vttermost
part
of
the
earth
:
that
the
fame
of
Salomon
moued
her
to
come
,
that
she
came
with
a
great
traine
,
and
brought
with
her
sweet
odours
,
gold
and
precious
stones
:
the
end
of
her
comming
was
,
to
proue
Salomon
with
hard
questions
in
matters
of
religion
:
and
as
she
spared
neither
paines
nor
cost
,
but
cheerfully
tooke
vpon
her
so
great
a
iourney
:
so
when
she
is
come
,
she
is
carefull
to
learne
and
enquire
,
of
the
true
knowledge
of
God
,
to
be
satisfied
and
resolued
concerning
all
points
she
stood
in
doubt
of
:
she
confesseth
her
ignorance
,
and
neglecteth
no
occasion
to
doe
her
soule
good
.
And
now
after
Salomon
had
answered
all
things
to
the
full
;
she
highly
commends
him
,
she
stirreth
vp
his
courtiers
,
subiects
and
seruants
to
be
thankfull
for
such
a
Maister
,
Lord
and
King
:
she
reioyceth
,
praising
God
for
him
:
and
after
in
token
of
thankfulnes
,
she
bestoweth
vpon
him
,
gold
,
odors
,
and
precious
stones
:
she
could
not
then
perfectly
learne
true
religion
in
her
owne
countrie
,
Ierusalem
was
the
seate
and
schoole
of
religion
,
the
scripture
not
being
then
in
all
tongues
,
as
it
was
after
in
the
time
of
the
Apostles
,
therefore
she
commeth
so
farre
to
learne
true
wisedome
,
both
for
her
priuate
comfort
,
and
the
publike
good
of
her
people
:
and
now
hauing
found
,
felt
and
inioyed
it
,
she
both
blesseth
God
the
Author
and
Salomon
the
teacher
.
In
this
example
,
we
are
to
obserue
diuers
worthie
notes
and
markes
of
gracious
and
good
hearers
:
First
,
in
that
she
seekes
for
wisedome
,
and
such
things
as
concerne
the
name
of
the
Lord
,
and
that
from
Salomon
,
who
was
so
wise
in
so
great
a
measure
.
Good
hearers
must
follow
her
example
,
not
to
seeke
for
follie
or
fables
,
but
for
true
wisedome
,
and
that
from
the
true
Salomon
Christ
Iesus
in
his
word
and
Gospell
:
For
the
scriptures
onely
as
the
Apostle
saith
,
The
lawe
of
the
Lord
is
perfect
,
conuerting
soules
,
and
giueth
wisedome
to
the
simple
.
Salomon
himselfe
giues
this
counsell
,
Incline
thine
eare
,
heare
the
words
of
the
wise
,
and
applie
thine
heart
to
my
knowledge
.
Secondly
,
good
hearers
after
this
worthie
patterne
,
Marie
Magdalen
,
Ioanna
the
wife
of
Cusa
,
Herod
his
steward
,
Such
as
lacke
prouision
at
home
,
goe
to
markets
and
faires
for
it
:
if
our
cattle
want
foode
or
water
,
we
will
seeke
farre
and
neere
for
them
:
how
farre
doe
men
runne
,
what
paines
do
they
take
for
humane
learning
,
how
carefull
are
they
to
get
mony
,
how
painefull
to
finde
it
,
if
they
loose
it
?
many
flie
to
Rome
and
Rhemes
,
not
for
wisdome
,
but
for
foolishnes
;
not
for
truth
,
but
for
errors
;
not
for
foode
,
but
for
poyson
:
many
trudge
many
a
mile
on
pilgrimage
,
to
worship
Idols
,
stockes
&
stones
,
yea
some
to
ioyne
with
the
enemies
,
to
worke
treason
against
their
lawful
Prince
:
this
example
will
not
serue
their
turne
;
There
is
a
lawfull
peregrination
to
visit
good
men
,
to
conferre
,
to
learne
artes
,
tongues
,
religion
:
the
Iewes
were
commanded
to
goe
to
Ierusalem
sundrie
times
in
the
yeare
,
But
the
paines
and
trauell
of
this
woman
is
to
learne
diuine
wisedome
:
teaching
vs
to
refuse
no
paines
in
seeking
for
the
meanes
of
our
saluation
,
but
to
labour
with
all
care
and
diligence
,
for
the
profite
,
the
comfort
,
and
the
good
of
our
soules
.
Thirdly
,
a
good
hearer
must
bee
inquisitiue
and
carefull
to
learne
.
This
woman
(
a
Queene
)
is
not
ashamed
to
confesse
her
ignorance
,
to
aske
questions
,
and
to
bee
taught
.
The
wise
man
saith
,
Hear●
ô
yee
children
,
the
instruction
of
a
Father
,
&
giue
eare
to
learne
vnderstanding
.
The
Apostle
complaines
of
some
women
that
were
euer
learning
,
The
people
must
looke
for
the
Law
:
of
God
at
the
Priests
mouth
:
The
Apostles
aske
of
Christ
their
maister
,
S.
Paul
,
to
be
resolued
in
certaine
doubts
.
The
graces
of
God
are
giuen
for
the
good
of
others
:
the
ende
and
vse
of
the
ministrie
,
is
to
instruct
and
resolue
doubts
.
But
manie
in
the
Church
,
are
vnable
to
teach
;
others
are
vnwilling
;
&
others
both
vnable
and
vnwilling
:
these
are
all
confuted
by
Salomons
example
,
who
both
abounded
in
wisdome
,
and
was
willing
to
impart
it
to
others
.
He
was
as
readie
to
answere
,
as
this
woman
was
to
aske
:
hee
was
as
readie
to
teach
,
as
shee
was
to
learne
.
Fourthly
,
after
her
hearing
and
learning
,
she
comends
her
teacher
highly
,
and
speaketh
reuerently
of
him
;
So
must
good
hearers
,
haue
a
reuerent
estimation
of
such
as
instruct
them
from
the
mouth
of
God
.
Dauid
receiuing
good
counsell
from
Abigail
,
Blessed
is
the
Wombe
that
bare
thee
,
and
the
pappes
that
gaue
thee
sucke
.
The
holie
Apostle
Saint
Paule
commends
the
Galathians
for
this
cause
,
Wee
beseech
you
brethren
,
that
yee
knowe
them
that
labour
among
you
and
are
ouer
you
in
the
Lord
,
and
adm●nish
you
that
you
haue
them
〈◊〉
singular
loue
for
their
workes
sake
:
And
when
you
feele
the
power
and
fruit
of
their
ministrie
,
say
with
this
woman
,
Blessed
be
God
,
blessed
be
such
men
,
blessed
be
such
seruants
,
which
haue
called
me
,
comforted
and
strengthned
me
,
happie
are
those
people
which
may
daily
heare
such
wisedome
.
Fiftly
,
she
acknowledgeth
the
chiefe
felicitie
of
this
life
,
not
to
consist
in
riches
,
honor
,
pleasure
,
but
in
wisedome
.
So
good
hearers
ought
to
esteeme
it
,
the
greatest
happines
vnder
heauen
,
to
haue
a
resident
and
teaching
minister
,
expounding
and
applying
to
them
,
the
wisedome
of
the
true
Salomon
Chrst
Iesus
.
But
of
this
point
I
meane
to
speake
more
largely
and
fully
after
.
Sixtly
,
she
stirreth
vp
Salomons
Courtiers
and
seruants
,
to
know
this
their
happie
estate
,
it
may
be
some
of
them
scarcely
acknowledged
any
such
thing
,
as
many
carelesse
and
vnthankfull
people
in
our
daies
,
hauing
good
pastors
,
yet
neither
feele
nor
confesse
any
blessing
at
all
:
strangers
can
say
,
happie
are
such
a
people
,
though
they
themselues
knowe
no
such
thing
:
good
hearers
must
by
this
example
,
not
onely
heare
the
word
of
wisedome
,
and
highly
esteeme
it
themselues
,
but
stirre
vp
others
to
the
like
affection
towards
it
:
they
would
haue
others
partakers
of
the
same
graces
with
them
,
and
indeed
if
they
find
it
a
blessing
and
comfort
to
themselues
,
they
will
imparte
it
to
others
,
and
labour
to
make
others
partakers
of
the
same
conforts
with
them
.
Come
,
let
vs
goe
vp
to
the
mountaine
of
the
Lord
,
to
the
house
of
the
God
of
Iacob
,
he
will
teach
vs
his
waies
,
and
we
will
walke
in
his
〈◊〉
.
They
that
duell
in
one
〈◊〉
shall
goe
to
another
,
to
call
their
brethren
saying
,
〈◊〉
let
vs
goe
pray
before
the
Lord
▪
and
seeke
the
Lord
of
Hoasts
:
Euery
one
shall
answere
,
I
will
goe
also
.
Simon
Peter
his
brother
,
and
●hilip
calleth
Nathaniel
,
Come
see
a
man
that
hath
told
me
all
things
that
euer
I
did
:
she
had
beene
a
companion
with
them
in
sinne
,
now
she
would
haue
them
companions
with
her
in
grace
:
this
woman
would
haue
the
courtiers
and
seruants
of
Salomon
,
to
confesse
that
blessing
which
she
had
found
,
in
hauing
so
wise
a
gouerner
and
teacher
.
Seuenthly
,
she
reioyceth
and
blesseth
God
for
Salomons
instructions
,
so
that
is
the
dutie
of
good
hearers
,
as
to
be
thankefull
to
the
men
and
meanes
of
their
conuersion
,
so
much
more
to
God
,
the
author
and
giuer
of
all
good
:
as
Dauid
blessed
Ab●ga●l
so
first
of
all
,
he
blessed
God
for
her
counsell
.
And
the
same
Dauid
saith
to
the
Lord
,
I
will
praise
thee
with
an
vpright
heart
,
when
I
shall
learne
the
iudge●ments
of
thy
righteousnes
.
seauen
times
a
day
doe
I
praise
thee
because
of
thy
righteous
iudgements
▪
And
in
another
place
he
exhorteth
Ierusalem
to
praise
God
,
as
for
peace
and
plentie
,
so
chiefely
for
that
he
had
shewed
his
word
to
Iacob
,
his
statutes
and
iudgements
to
Israel
,
he
hath
not
dealt
so
with
euery
nation
saith
he
,
neither
haue
they
knowne
his
iudgements
▪
praise
ye
the
Lord
.
Our
Sauiour
himselfe
reioyceth
in
his
spirit
,
and
giueth
thankes
to
his
heauenly
Father
for
the
good
successe
of
the
Gospell
:
Eightly
,
good
hearers
after
this
royall
example
,
are
to
be
bountifull
and
thankefull
to
their
teachers
,
she
giues
vnto
Salomon
abundance
of
gold
,
sweet
odours
exceeding
much
:
as
you
may
see
in
the
next
verse
following
this
our
text
.
It
may
be
some
will
say
,
that
Salomo●
had
no
need
of
such
gifts
,
hauing
such
abundance
of
wealth
and
riches
:
It
is
true
,
yet
he
doth
accept
it
,
and
requiteth
her
kindnes
,
with
precious
presents
,
and
gaue
her
whatsoeuer
she
asked
;
so
that
she
went
home
richer
then
she
came
,
richer
I
am
sure
in
grace
,
and
diuine
wisedome
,
yet
in
giuing
Salomon
such
precious
gifts
,
she
shewed
her
thankefulnes
,
thinking
nothing
too
deare
for
such
a
teacher
.
And
though
the
ministers
be
not
able
to
requite
the
kindnesses
and
liberalities
of
men
,
yet
God
is
able
to
doe
it
,
and
he
hath
promised
to
blesse
and
reward
all
true
friends
and
benefactors
to
his
seruants
.
Such
as
labour
in
word
and
doctrine
,
are
worthie
of
double
honor
;
Let
him
that
is
taught
in
the
word
,
make
him
that
hath
taught
him
partaker
of
all
his
goods
:
they
that
sowe
spirituall
things
,
are
worthie
to
reape
temporall
things
.
And
the
Lord
hath
ordained
,
that
they
that
preach
the
Gospell
should
liue
of
the
Gospell
:
It
is
the
law
of
nature
,
equitie
and
thankfulnes
,
that
such
should
be
maintained
,
being
spirituall
pastors
,
fathers
and
souldiers
,
and
spending
themselues
as
a
candle
for
the
common
good
.
The
good
Shunamite
is
kinde
and
liberall
to
Elisha
the
Prophet
,
Peter
,
L●dea
,
euen
constrained
Paul
and
his
companie
to
come
to
her
house
:
And
thus
you
may
plainly
see
in
this
worthie
example
,
eight
notes
and
markes
of
good
hearers
;
Some
before
this
Texte
,
some
in
this
text
,
and
some
after
:
and
these
notes
doe
containe
and
comprehend
the
whole
storie
of
this
worthie
Queene
.
And
now
because
this
whole
text
is
a
praise
and
commendation
of
Salomon
,
let
vs
learne
from
hence
,
that
vertue
and
wisedome
is
to
be
commended
,
Better
is
a
poore
&
nise
childe
(
saith
Salomon
)
then
an
olde
and
foolish
King
,
which
will
no
more
be
admonished
.
And
againe
,
Better
is
Wisedome
then
strength
:
Yet
the
wisedome
of
the
poore
is
despised
.
And
in
an
other
place
,
Better
is
the
poore
that
walketh
in
his
vprightnes
,
then
he
that
peruerteth
his
wayes
,
though
hee
be
rich
.
Saint
Iames
reprooueth
this
parcialitie
in
men
,
who
esteeme
highlie
,
and
magnifie
rich
men
,
bee
they
neuer
so
wicked
,
and
despise
poore
men
:
such
as
are
chosen
of
God
,
rich
in
Faith
,
and
heyre●
of
the
Kingdome
.
Those
that
honor
mee
shall
be
honoured
,
and
those
that
despise
mee
shall
be
despised
;
God
himselfe
commendeth
and
praiseth
such
.
He
saith
of
Iob
that
he
was
an
vpright
and
iust
man
:
one
that
feared
GOD
,
Christ
commendeth
Iohn
the
Baptist
,
saying
;
There
was
not
a
greater
Prophet
amongst
womens
children
.
Smyrna
▪
though
in
persecution
and
pouertie
,
accounting
it
rich
in
grace
,
and
spirituall
treasures
:
So
that
it
is
lawfull
,
and
it
is
our
dutie
to
commend
and
praise
vertue
and
goodnes
in
anie
:
the
behauiour
of
good
men
is
such
as
deserueth
&
draweth
loue
and
praise
:
And
this
doth
incourage
them
to
go
forward
in
goodnes
,
and
doth
prouoke
others
to
follow
their
example
,
as
the
shadow
doth
follow
the
bodie
,
so
Honor
and
praise
doth
follow
vertue
:
sometime
the
wicked
doe
praise
their
vertues
,
and
are
forced
to
commend
them
,
and
though
they
doe
it
not
,
yet
righteous
men
commonly
will
praise
them
,
and
the
more
godly
&
wise
that
men
are
,
the
more
praise
they
deserue
:
and
we
must
take
heed
that
our
praise
be
moderate
,
iust
,
and
without
flatterie
,
&
aboue
all
things
,
we
must
take
heed
that
we
praise
not
without
cause
and
desert
,
that
we
neuer
iustifie
,
nor
commend
the
wicked
,
remembring
that
there
is
a
fearefull
woe
pronounced
against
them
,
that
speake
good
of
euill
,
The
praises
or
dispraises
of
men
are
little
to
be
regarded
;
they
account
some
iust
,
holie
,
vertuous
,
honest
,
which
are
nothing
so
;
what
are
these
men
the
better
for
the
flattering
speeches
of
men
,
when
God
&
their
owne
consciences
can
tell
them
,
that
they
are
no
such
kind
of
men
at
all
?
but
indeed
prophane
,
vniust
,
vile
,
and
naught
.
Some
againe
are
accounted
in
the
mouths
of
men
,
as
wicked
,
and
notorious
hypocrites
,
what
neede
they
care
for
these
speeches
,
when
God
and
their
owne
conscience
doth
witnes
that
they
are
sincere
in
hart
,
desiring
to
liue
honestly
and
vprightly
in
the
sight
of
God
and
men
.
The
testimonie
of
a
good
conscience
,
is
a
sufficient
bulwark
against
all
false
reports
and
slanders
whatsoeuer
:
but
the
common
mischiefe
and
poyson
amongst
men
,
is
the
pleasing
speeches
of
flatterers
and
clawbacks
,
which
doth
feed
them
in
their
humours
,
and
magnifie
them
to
the
skies
,
when
there
is
litle
or
no
cause
at
all
:
Nay
,
when
rather
they
are
to
be
blamed
and
dispraised
.
There
be
two
kindes
of
persecutors
saith
one
,
first
,
of
such
as
doe
dispraise
vs
,
and
secondly
,
of
such
as
doe
praise
vs
:
but
the
tongue
of
the
flatterer
doth
more
hurt
,
and
persecute
vs
,
then
the
hand
of
a
persecutor
:
I
had
rather
to
be
reproued
of
any
,
then
to
be
praised
of
a
flatterer
:
no
reproofe
is
to
be
feared
of
him
that
loueth
the
truth
,
but
he
that
flatteringly
praiseth
,
And
the
wounds
of
a
friend
are
better
then
the
kisses
of
a
flatterer
.
Therefore
saith
Dauid
,
L●ud●m●●
mendacit●r
,
delectamur
inaniter
,
we
are
falsely
praised
,
and
we
delight
in
vanitie
,
so
that
they
which
are
praised
are
vaine
,
and
they
which
doe
praise
are
li●rs
:
man
is
not
to
be
praised
in
his
life
,
which
praise
is
a
temptation
and
tryall
vpon
the
earth
,
yet
is
he
to
be
praised
,
who
is
dead
to
sinne
,
&
liues
to
God
.
It
is
a
vaine
and
a
seducing
praise
,
whereby
the
sinner
is
praised
in
the
desires
of
his
soule
,
yet
he
is
to
be
praised
who
can
truely
say
,
I
liue
not
,
but
Christ
liueth
in
me
,
and
so
not
he
but
the
life
of
Christ
is
praised
,
the
gifts
and
graces
of
God
wheresoeuer
we
finde
them
,
are
to
be
reuerenced
,
honoured
,
and
magnified
,
with
praise
and
ioy
.
And
let
the
best
take
heed
that
they
be
not
desirous
of
vaine-glorie
.
It
is
lawfull
to
receiue
due
praise
when
it
is
offered
,
and
we
are
not
vtterly
to
renounce
and
forbid
it
:
good
men
are
not
ignorant
of
the
goodnes
that
is
in
them
,
and
therefore
they
reioyce
,
that
God
hath
giuen
vnto
men
such
good
affections
,
to
like
so
well
of
those
good
things
which
they
praise
in
others
,
and
it
is
the
gift
of
God
to
allowe
and
approue
of
his
graces
,
and
to
forbid
such
kinde
of
commendations
,
is
not
to
will
nor
desire
,
that
the
faithfull
should
praise
and
approue
those
things
which
are
worthie
of
due
praise
and
approbation
.
Salomon
in
this
place
,
doth
not
refuse
,
but
accept
the
iust
commendation
of
this
woman
,
though
it
be
of
himselfe
in
his
owne
presence
,
and
in
the
hearing
of
many
other
,
and
yet
we
must
beware
that
wee
be
not
moued
to
doe
well
,
for
the
desire
of
praise
,
and
that
we
cease
not
from
doing
good
,
though
wee
be
reuiled
,
and
hardly
spoken
of
,
and
those
praises
which
are
giuen
to
vs
,
let
them
not
rest
nor
die
in
vs
,
but
let
the
glorie
of
them
be
referred
to
God
,
the
author
,
and
giuer
,
of
all
good
gifts
.
A
worthie
Father
writeth
of
himselfe
,
that
in
this
respect
he
had
cause
to
be
much
grieued
,
because
he
was
often
praised
and
hee
could
hardly
auoyde
the
pride
of
heart
:
yet
hee
saith
,
that
this
was
his
comfort
,
that
it
was
appointed
of
God
,
that
praise
should
bee
the
follower
of
a
good
life
:
Let
an
other
man
praise
thee
,
and
not
thine
owne
mouth
,
a
stranger
,
and
not
thine
owne
lippes
:
yet
sometimes
the
Saints
of
God
are
forced
to
praise
themselues
,
not
for
vain-glorie
,
but
for
the
glorie
of
God
,
the
confirmation
of
others
,
and
for
the
stopping
of
the
mouthes
of
the
aduersaries
.
It
is
a
worthy
saying
of
the
same
Father
,
Beholde
(
saith
hee
,
)
Finally
,
this
doctrine
serueth
for
the
comfort
of
vertuous
and
good
men
,
who
haue
small
comfort
and
commendation
in
the
world
,
but
rather
dispraise
and
discomfort
,
they
are
disgraced
and
despised
of
the
most
:
let
them
take
this
as
some
crosse
vpon
them
:
and
howsoeuer
they
haue
not
deserued
it
of
the
world
,
yet
it
may
bee
God
hath
something
against
them
:
and
it
may
bee
if
they
had
the
praise
of
all
men
,
it
would
make
them
proud
and
high
conceited
;
and
God
depriueth
them
of
earthlie
glory
,
that
they
might
more
carefully
seeke
heauenly
and
Eternall
glorie
.
As
for
the
praise
of
men
,
it
is
but
like
a
feather
,
tos●ed
vp
and
downe
by
the
wind
,
hither
and
thither
,
and
therefore
not
to
be
regarded
nor
hunted
after
:
Let
vs
content
our selues
with
the
testimonie
of
a
good
conscience
,
the
praise
of
good
men
,
and
specially
,
and
most
of
all
,
But
let
this
worthie
woman
,
teach
them
the
true
price
,
worth
,
&
estimation
of
wisedome
:
Shee
accounteth
them
happie
that
enioy
it
;
she
reposeth
the
greatest
felicitie
of
this
life
in
it
:
she
might
haue
said
,
happie
are
you
which
haue
so
sumptuous
and
beautifull
a
temple
;
such
a
princely
pallace
,
which
was
twentie
yeares
in
building
,
surpassing
all
that
euer
was
,
either
since
or
before
:
shee
might
haue
said
,
Happie
are
you
which
haue
so
glorious
and
famous
a
King
,
a
mirrour
&
wonder
to
all
the
world
,
in
pompe
,
wealth
,
and
dignitie
:
she
might
haue
saide
,
Happy
are
you
which
haue
such
Vineyards
,
Orchyards
,
gardens
like
Paradice
,
such
pleasures
and
delights
of
all
sorts
and
kinds
:
she
might
haue
said
,
Happie
are
you
which
haue
such
store
of
goodly
Horses
and
Horsemen
,
and
such
abundance
of
gold
and
siluer
▪
so
many
Targets
of
beaten
golde
,
and
all
drinking
vessels
of
golde
and
siluer
,
being
as
common
as
stones
in
the
strectes
;
but
shee
passing
all
these
things
as
nothing
in
comparison
,
she
accounteth
this
as
the
greatest
Happines
,
to
heare
and
enioy
the
wisdome
of
Salomon
;
and
in
this
her
iudgment
,
she
excelleth
and
surpasseth
many
learned
men
,
both
before
,
&
since
her
time
,
who
haue
erred
&
gone
farre
astray
,
touching
the
chiefe
good
and
Felicitie
of
man
.
About
that
question
of
the
finall
good
,
the
Philosophers
haue
kept
a
wonderfull
coyle
among
themselues
,
seeking
in
euery
cranke
and
cauerne
thereof
,
for
the
true
beatitude
,
for
that
is
the
finall
good
,
being
onely
desired
for
it selfe
,
all
their
goods
hauing
in
their
attainements
,
a
reference
out
of
that
alone
:
we
doe
not
call
that
the
finall
good
,
which
endeth
goodnes
,
that
is
,
which
maketh
it
nothing
:
but
that
which
profiteth
it
,
Diuinus
Plato
.
and
some
thinke
,
that
he
had
seene
some
part
of
the
scripture
,
as
Ieremiah
or
Geneses
.
And
a
man
would
thinke
that
he
wrote
and
spake
like
a
Christian
,
and
in
the
things
aboue
named
,
he
and
we
doe
agree
,
but
yet
he
was
vaine
in
his
imaginations
,
and
his
foolish
heart
was
full
of
darknes
,
being
ignorant
of
the
true
wisedome
,
he
held
diuers
grose
errors
,
as
the
worshipping
of
many
Gods
,
the
eternitie
of
the
world
,
and
denied
the
resurrection
of
our
bodies
:
but
this
we
hold
with
him
,
that
there
is
no
true
felicitie
in
this
life
,
but
in
another
,
and
therfore
it
is
rightly
said
,
the
true
beatitud●
is
vnattaineable
in
this
life
,
for
none
liues
as
he
list
,
but
he
is
happie
,
and
none
is
happie
but
he
is
iust
,
yet
the
iust
liueth
not
as
he
list
,
vntill
he
attaine
that
sure
eternall
,
hurtlesse
,
vndeceiuing
state
,
that
he
naturally
desireth
,
and
cannot
be
perfect
till
he
haue
his
desire
,
but
what
man
here
vpon
earth
can
say
hee
liues
as
he
list
,
when
his
life
is
not
in
his
owne
hand
,
he
would
liue
faine
,
and
he
must
die
,
how
then
liueth
he
as
he
list
,
when
he
liueth
not
as
long
as
he
list
,
but
if
he
list
to
die
how
can
he
liue
as
he
list
,
that
will
not
liue
at
all
?
and
if
he
desire
to
die
,
not
to
forgoe
all
life
,
but
to
change
it
for
a
better
,
than
liueth
he
not
yet
as
he
list
,
but
attaineth
that
by
dying
.
But
admit
this
,
he
liueth
as
he
list
,
and
brought
himselfe
to
this
,
to
desire
nothing
but
what
is
in
his
owne
power
,
as
T●●rence
saith
▪
Since
you
cannot
haue
what
you
would
,
Againe
,
earthly
riches
can
neither
blesse
vs
nor
our
Children
with
happines
,
we
must
either
lose
them
in
this
life
,
or
deeme
them
to
be
enioyed
after
our
death
,
by
one
,
we
cannot
tell
whom
,
perhappes
by
those
wee
would
not
should
haue
them
:
Oh
blessed
sight
to
see
God
,
to
see
him
in
himselfe
,
to
see
him
in
vs
,
and
vs
in
him
.
Oh
happie
sweetnes
,
and
sweete
happines
,
whatsoeuer
we
desire
we
haue
it
,
desiring
no
more
at
all
,
and
whatsoeuer
we
shall
haue
,
we
shall
loue
,
with
a
blessed
loue
:
all
things
to
be
desired
are
to
be
found
in
him
,
his
countenance
sweete
and
amiable
,
he
is
sufficient
for
reward
,
we
shall
alwaies
behold
him
,
haue
and
enioy
him
,
delight
in
him
.
This
is
the
whole
good
and
felicitie
of
man
,
to
knowe
and
loue
him
,
that
loued
him
:
what
dost
thou
loue
,
oh
my
soule
?
what
desirest
thou
,
oh
my
flesh
?
whatsoeuer
thou
louest
or
desirest
there
it
is
:
If
thou
louest
and
desirest
beautie
,
there
the
righteous
shall
shine
as
the
Sunne
,
is
the
kingdome
of
the
Father
:
If
thou
desire
health
,
and
life
,
there
it
is
for
euer
:
If
wisedome
,
there
is
wisedome
it selfe
:
If
true
loue
,
then
we
shall
loue
God
more
then
our selues
,
and
one
another
as
our selues
.
If
thou
louest
companie
,
there
is
the
best
,
all
thy
good
friends
and
kindred
,
the
blessed
Saints
,
Martyrs
,
and
Angels
:
If
thou
desirest
honor
and
glorie
,
there
we
shall
be
as
the
Angels
of
God
,
our
bodies
shall
be
like
the
glorious
bodie
of
Christ
,
and
this
mortalitie
shall
put
on
immortalitie
:
If
thou
desirest
riches
,
there
is
an
heritage
and
kingdome
,
that
neuer
fadeth
away
:
If
thou
louest
mirth
,
musicke
and
melodie
,
there
is
a
consort
of
Angels
,
singing
Alleluia
,
glory
,
honor
,
and
praise
be
to
the
Lambe
for
euer
:
If
thou
wouldest
haue
certaintie
,
safetie
,
and
securitie
,
there
we
are
sure
to
loose
none
of
these
things
,
no
enemie
can
assault
vs
,
no
enemie
can
hurt
vs
:
the
Citie
of
God
saith
a
Father
is
eternall
,
no
man
is
borne
in
it
,
because
no
man
dieth
in
it
,
felicitie
is
there
fullie
,
yet
no
goddesse
,
but
a
Gods
gift
,
of
this
habitation
haue
we
a
promise
by
faith
.
As
long
as
wee
are
here
in
this
pilgrimage
on
earth
,
What
a
desire
had
Dauid
to
seeke
and
serue
God
in
the
Temple
,
in
the
assemblie
of
Gods
Saints
on
earth
,
saying
,
As
the
Hart
bayeth
for
the
riuers
of
waters
,
so
panteth
my
soule
after
thee
ô
God
,
my
soule
thirsteth
for
God
,
euen
for
the
liuing
God
,
when
shall
I
come
and
appeare
before
the
presence
of
God
.
And
againe
,
O
Lord
of
hostes
,
O
Lord
saith
Dauid
,
How
manifold
are
thy
workes
?
in
wisedome
hast
thou
made
them
all
,
the
earth
is
full
of
thy
riches
:
he
confesseth
the
abundance
of
Gods
mercies
in
this
world
,
in
his
workes
of
creation
,
prouidence
,
and
preseruation
of
all
mankinde
,
and
yet
if
all
the
world
be
so
full
of
his
mercies
,
his
Church
militant
here
on
earth
,
hath
farre
greater
mercies
,
as
his
word
and
Sacraments
,
election
,
calling
,
redemption
,
and
sanctification
:
so
that
we
may
say
,
how
great
is
thy
goodnes
ô
Lord
which
thou
hast
laid
vp
for
them
that
feare
,
and
done
to
them
that
trust
in
thee
?
And
if
the
earth
be
full
of
so
many
temporall
and
generall
mercies
,
and
the
Church
so
full
speciall
,
and
spirituall
blessings
;
how
full
is
the
life
to
come
,
the
kingdome
of
heauen
,
of
all
perfect
,
glorious
and
heauenly
blessings
?
Indeede
the
holy
meetings
of
the
Saints
,
worshipping
and
praising
God
truely
,
according
to
his
worde
,
hath
some
resemblance
and
shadow
of
our
eternall
happines
in
heauen
,
and
our
felicitie
there
,
must
begin
in
this
life
:
and
there
is
a
way
and
meanes
to
leade
&
bring
vs
thither
.
And
of
this
happines
speaketh
this
worthie
woman
in
this
place
,
and
our
thoughts
and
meditations
may
applie
this
sentence
further
:
For
if
shee
esteme
and
account
the
seruants
and
Courtiers
of
Salomon
to
bee
happie
,
because
they
enioy
the
sight
and
presence
of
so
glorious
a
King
;
Are
not
we
to
esteeme
it
as
the
best
,
&
most
perfect
happines
,
to
enioy
the
presence
of
Christ
,
the
true
Salomon
,
and
to
bee
with
him
in
his
house
,
in
euerlasting
glorie
?
Ierusalem
,
the
citie
of
God
,
the
beautie
and
ioy
of
the
world
,
the
temple
of
Salomon
,
most
glorious
and
beautiful
,
his
owne
house
,
and
Pallace
,
most
sumptuous
,
costly
,
and
pleasant
:
So
that
happie
might
they
be
counted
which
were
citizens
of
such
a
Citie
,
which
might
worship
God
in
that
Temple
,
And
indeed
many
came
farre
&
neere
to
their
great
cost
and
paines
,
to
offer
seruice
to
God
in
that
place
:
and
happy
might
they
seeme
to
be
,
which
liued
and
dwelled
in
such
a
Pallace
:
but
all
these
were
nothing
in
comparison
of
that
Citie
,
of
that
Temple
,
of
that
Pallace
,
whereof
wee
speake
▪
Those
were
earthly
,
outward
,
mutable
▪
and
transitorie
,
and
subiect
to
ruine
&
destruction
:
these
are
Celestiall
,
durable
,
and
euerlasting
.
Our
Pilgrimage
being
ended
,
we
shall
be
indeed
citizens
of
that
heauenlie
and
holy
Ierusalem
,
which
shall
be
all
of
pure
golde
,
like
vnto
cleare
cristall
,
hauing
the
foundations
of
the
Walles
grarnished
with
precious
stones
,
the
gates
of
Pearles
,
which
hath
no
need
of
Sunne
or
Moone
to
shine
in
it
,
because
the
brightnes
of
GOD
shal
be
the
light
of
it
,
and
the
Lambe
himselfe
shall
be
the
Candle
of
it
:
no
defiled
thing
shall
enter
into
it
;
Oh
how
happie
shall
the
Citizens
been
,
that
shall
liue
in
such
a
Citie
?
And
thus
S.
Iohn
,
by
the
description
of
the
most
rich
and
precious
things
of
the
world
,
layeth
out
vnto
vs
the
value
,
glorie
,
and
maiestie
of
the
felicitie
,
prepared
for
vs
in
heauen
.
In
this
miserable
life
,
full
of
sorrowes
and
cares
,
all
sorts
of
men
,
yea
,
most
wicked
men
,
haue
many
commodities
,
pleasures
,
and
delight
.
What
happines
and
ioy
then
,
shal
the
friends
of
God
,
and
all
good
men
haue
,
in
that
life
,
of
all
true
ioy
and
happines
.
Heerevpon
saith
a
Father
,
in
the
secret
speech
of
his
soule
with
God
;
O
Lorde
,
If
thou
for
this
vile
bodie
of
ours
,
giue
vs
so
great
and
innumerable
benefites
,
from
the
Firmament
,
from
the
Aire
,
from
the
Earth
,
from
the
Sea
,
by
light
,
by
darknes
,
by
heate
,
by
shadowe
,
by
deawes
,
by
showers
,
by
windes
,
by
raines
,
by
Byrdes
,
by
Fishes
,
by
beasts
,
by
Trees
,
by
multitude
of
hearbes
,
and
varietie
of
Plants
,
and
by
the
ministerie
of
all
the
Creatures
;
O
sweete
Lord
,
what
manner
of
things
,
how
great
,
how
good
,
and
how
innumerable
are
those
which
thou
hast
prepared
in
our
heauenly
countrey
,
where
we
shall
see
thee
face
to
face
.
If
thou
doest
so
great
things
for
vs
in
our
prison
,
what
wilt
thou
giue
vs
in
thy
Pallace
?
If
thou
giuest
so
many
things
in
the
worlde
,
to
good
and
euill
men
together
,
what
hast
thou
layde
vp
for
only
good
men
in
the
worlde
to
come
?
If
thine
enimies
and
friendes
together
,
are
so
well
prouided
for
in
this
life
,
what
shall
thy
onely
Friends
receiue
in
the
life
to
come
?
If
there
be
so
great
solace
in
these
dayes
of
teares
,
what
ioy
shall
there
bee
in
that
day
of
marriage
?
If
our
Iayle
containe
so
great
matters
,
what
shall
our
countrey
and
kingdome
doe
?
And
as
there
is
no
ende
of
thy
greatnes
,
nor
number
of
thy
wisdome
,
nor
measure
of
thy
benignitie
:
So
is
there
neither
end
,
number
,
nor
measure
,
nor
number
of
thy
rewards
,
towards
them
that
loue
&
fight
for
thee
.
We
may
sooner
set
downe
,
what
that
felicitie
is
not
,
then
what
it
is
:
there
is
no
death
,
no
sorrow
,
no
wearines
,
no
hunger
,
no
thirst
,
no
pouertie
,
no
infirmitie
,
no
corruption
;
all
is
good
,
and
greatly
,
and
excellently
good
:
yea
,
and
surely
,
and
contially
good
.
All
offices
and
callings
,
both
of
Church
and
common-wealth
,
do
there
cease
:
there
is
an
end
of
our
Faith
,
hope
,
patience
,
prayer
,
sacraments
,
there
is
an
end
of
originall
&
actuall
sin
,
of
all
miseries
both
of
bodie
&
soule
;
of
naturall
life
,
&
the
meanes
of
it
:
God
shal
be
vnto
vs
,
King
,
Prince
,
Father
,
riches
,
life
,
&
glorie
;
yea
,
all
things
,
and
such
a
heap
of
happines
,
that
as
sundry
vessels
cast
into
the
middest
of
the
Sea
,
are
full
of
water
,
so
as
they
cannot
neither
want
,
nor
haue
more
;
So
the
Sea
of
the
Deitie
,
being
all
things
in
all
vs
,
we
shall
be
filled
and
satisfied
with
life
and
glorie
:
so
as
wee
can
neither
want
,
nor
receiue
more
.
Then
shall
wee
not
onely
taste
how
sweete
our
God
is
,
but
wee
shal
be
filled
,
&
throughly
satisfied
with
his
most
wonderful
sweetnes
.
A
chiefe
part
of
our
felicitie
,
shall
be
then
to
see
Christ
,
our
brother
,
head
,
and
Bridegroome
,
exalted
in
his
diuine
Maiestie
and
brightnes
.
O
heart
,
humaine
,
poore
,
and
needie
,
ô
hart
exercised
with
miserie
,
&
almost
consumed
of
them
,
what
should
thy
ioy
be
,
if
thou
hadst
the
full
enioying
of
the
abundance
of
these
good
things
?
Aske
of
thy
soule
,
if
thou
were
capable
of
the
ioy
which
thou
shuldst
feele
of
one
such
felicitie
?
but
if
besides
,
anie
other
whome
thou
louest
as
thy selfe
,
should
enioy
the
same
happines
with
thee
,
surely
this
superabounding
ioy
which
thou
shouldst
feele
of
thy
own
happines
,
should
it
not
be
twise
doubled
,
for
the
glorie
and
ioy
of
him
whome
thou
louest
as
thy selfe
:
and
for
whose
hahpines
thou
shouldst
be
as
ioyfull
as
for
thine
owne
?
Now
if
there
were
two
,
three
,
yea
,
a
great
number
enioying
the
same
happines
with
thee
,
whom
,
also
thou
louest
as
thy selfe
,
thou
shouldest
feele
as
much
ioy
for
the
happines
of
each
of
them
as
for
thine
owne
;
what
shall
this
be
in
this
perfect
Charitie
,
when
wee
shall
loue
all
the
blessed
Angels
,
and
the
Elect
,
louing
euery
each
one
of
them
,
euen
as
our selues
,
and
being
no
lesse
ioyfull
of
the
felicitie
of
eache
of
them
then
of
our selues
?
Surely
,
if
neuer
a
one
of
the
Elect
shall
be
capable
of
his
owne
Ioy
,
for
the
greatnes
of
it
,
how
shall
hee
be
capable
of
so
many
ioyes
,
for
the
happines
of
so
many
of
the
Elect
,
for
whome
he
shall
feele
as
much
ioy
as
for
his
owne
.
What
a
Ioye
shall
it
be
,
to
see
such
an
honourable
and
innumerable
companie
in
ioy
with
thee
?
As
,
Angels
,
Archangels
,
Patriarkes
,
Princes
,
Prophets
,
Apostles
,
and
Disciples
of
CHRIST
,
Martyrs
,
and
Saints
of
God
,
but
yet
the
greatest
ioy
of
all
is
,
to
behold
the
glorie
of
Christ
,
whom
wee
shall
loue
more
then
all
these
;
Yea
,
more
then
our selues
;
wee
shall
then
see
him
and
know
him
as
he
is
,
and
so
loue
him
according
as
hee
is
.
Oh
,
blessed
and
glorious
societie
;
ô
holy
Feast
;
ô
delectable
dainties
;
where
there
is
no
loathing
,
but
all
satietie
,
and
fulnes
;
Hee
whome
wee
shall
see
is
wholie
sweete
,
wholy
healthfull
,
wholy
pleasant
,
and
to
be
desired
;
In
him
the
fulnes
of
graces
is
;
the
vniuersalitie
of
mercies
;
the
fountaine
of
Pietie
,
which
cannot
be
dried
vp
.
O
Veritie
,
Charitie
,
Aeternitie
,
ô
blessed
,
and
blessing
Trinitie
;
O
Veritie
,
the
countrey
of
Pilgrimes
,
the
ende
of
banishment
;
Thou
art
true
libertie
,
thou
art
Life
,
thou
art
Glorie
,
thou
art
sufficiencie
,
thou
art
perfect
blessednes
,
whollie
ioye
,
and
the
rest
of
all
blessed
Spirits
.
O
Ioy
aboue
all
Ioyes
,
passing
all
ioy
,
and
without
which
there
is
no
ioy
;
When
shall
I
enter
into
thee
?
when
shall
I
enioy
thee
?
to
see
my
God
,
that
dwelleth
in
thee
?
O
euerlasting
kingdome
,
and
Kingdom
of
all
Aeternities
;
O
light
without
ende
;
O
peace
of
God
,
which
passeth
all
vnderstanding
;
in
which
the
soules
of
Saints
doe
rest
with
thee
,
and
euerlasting
ioy
is
vpon
their
heads
;
they
possesse
ioy
&
exultation
.
O
how
gracious
a
kingdome
is
thine
(
ô
Lord
)
wherein
all
Saints
doe
raigne
with
thee
?
This
made
Moses
to
refuse
to
be
called
the
sonne
of
Pharaohs
daughter
,
&
to
chuse
rather
to
suffer
aduersity
with
the
people
of
God
,
then
to
enioy
the
pleasures
of
sin
for
a
season
,
esteming
the
rebuke
of
Christ
,
greater
riches
then
the
treasures
of
Egipt
;
Many
would
thinke
this
a
foolsh
refusall
,
&
a
foolish
choyce
:
but
the
cause
that
moued
him
followeth
,
he
had
respect
to
the
recompence
of
reward
.
Oh
sweet
Iesus
,
direct
and
leade
vs
in
the
way
to
true
happines
,
that
wee
may
be
happie
with
them
.
We
haue
many
hinderances
,
many
enemies
to
keepe
vs
from
that
Aeternall
Felicitie
;
but
thou
art
the
way
,
the
Truth
,
&
the
life
:
guide
vs
right
,
keepe
vs
from
error
,
leade
vs
to
life
Eternall
:
And
good
Lord
,
remember
vs
,
with
the
fauour
of
thy
people
,
visite
vs
with
thy
saluation
,
that
we
may
see
the
felicitie
of
the
chosen
,
and
reioyce
in
the
ioy
of
thy
people
,
and
glorie
with
thine
inheritance
;
giue
vs
sweet
Lord
,
the
beginning
of
that
true
happines
;
that
so
we
may
be
happie
here
,
and
hereofafter
happy
for
euer
.
Giue
vs
sauing
knowledge
,
peace
of
conscience
,
the
guidance
of
thy
Spirit
:
that
so
heere
we
may
haue
thy
Kingdome
of
grace
,
and
after
this
life
,
thy
Kingdome
of
glorie
.
THE
SECOND
SERMON
.
THough
all
men
naturallie
desire
to
bee
happie
,
yet
most
doe
faile
and
erre
in
the
defining
of
true
happines
:
Some
reposing
it
in
one
thing
,
some
in
another
;
but
fewe
or
none
truely
iudging
what
it
is
;
We
haue
heard
already
,
that
ther
is
no
true
perfect
happines
in
this
life
:
but
the
true
Felicitie
is
to
be
sought
for
,
desired
,
and
wayted
for
in
the
life
to
come
;
yet
there
is
a
meanes
to
come
to
that
,
and
there
is
a
kinde
of
Happines
in
this
life
,
the
which
this
holy
woman
doth
repose
&
fixe
in
true
wisdom
;
of
the
which
now
we
are
to
speak
in
such
manner
and
measure
,
as
God
shall
vouchsafe
grace
vnto
vs
.
There
is
the
wisedome
of
the
worlde
,
and
the
wisedome
of
God
:
a
wisedome
humane
,
and
a
wisdome
diuine
:
Humane
wisedome
,
containeth
the
knowledge
of
Artes
and
liberall
Sciences
,
the
politique
gouernment
of
the
Commonwealth
,
and
families
,
and
the
knowledge
in
Trades
and
handie-craftes
.
All
these
,
yea
the
least
of
these
,
are
the
speciall
gifts
of
God
.
And
therefore
the
Lord
saith
to
Moses
,
Beholde
,
I
haue
called
by
name
Bezaliel
,
By
the
which
place
wee
may
see
,
that
wisedome
and
skill
to
doe
such
workes
,
is
the
gifte
of
GOD
;
and
the
wisedome
of
God
doth
not
take
away
,
or
ouerthrowe
the
wisedome
of
the
worlde
,
in
Sciences
,
gouernments
,
or
Trades
;
but
rather
it
doeth
helpe
and
cure
the
errors
and
faultes
that
are
in
,
humane
wisedome
;
the
preseruation
of
Kingdomes
,
and
Cities
,
consisteth
in
peace
,
iustice
,
and
mercie
:
but
all
these
are
commended
,
and
commanded
in
the
Gospell
.
All
ciuill
vertues
,
as
Chastitie
,
Temporance
,
Iustice
,
Fortitude
;
are
made
better
by
the
Gospell
.
What
is
the
ouerthrow
of
Kingdomes
,
and
of
Countreys
,
but
notorious
vices
and
sinnes
?
As
Prophanenes
,
Atheisme
,
Idolatrie
,
disobedience
,
Murthers
,
Adulteries
,
and
such
like
;
but
Gods
wisedome
doth
reproue
,
contemne
,
and
ouerthrow
all
such
vices
.
There
are
some
things
common
,
betwixt
humane
and
diuine
wisedome
;
as
in
both
there
are
proofes
,
from
causes
and
effects
;
things
necessarie
,
and
things
profitable
,
are
distinguished
;
arguments
are
disposed
in
iust
order
,
and
in
fit
wordes
;
in
both
,
there
are
definitions
,
diuisions
,
collections
,
but
yet
great
difference
betweene
humane
and
diuine
wisedome
.
The
one
doth
follow
the
light
of
nature
,
the
other
is
guided
by
the
Spirit
,
and
by
Faith
.
The
one
doeth
drawe
her
principles
from
the
Sences
,
from
Obseruation
,
and
Experience
:
the
other
doeth
altogether
,
wholie
and
onely
rest
vpon
the
worde
of
God
.
The
one
doth
dispose
of
speeches
and
actions
,
according
to
the
nature
of
the
hearers
,
and
businesses
;
The
other
,
is
alwayes
like
her selfe
:
laying
open
the
sinnes
of
men
,
and
the
wrath
of
God
against
them
;
offering
CHRIST
and
his
benefites
to
all
beleeuing
,
and
repenting
sinners
:
and
finallie
,
vrging
amendment
,
and
newnes
of
life
.
This
is
the
summe
and
course
of
Gods
wisdome
without
alteration
.
Againe
,
the
wisedome
of
the
world
,
doth
deuise
&
vtter
eloquent
speeches
,
and
fine
sentences
:
the
wisdome
of
God
,
doth
vse
fit
,
graue
,
simple
,
&
plaine
words
:
the
other
doth
boast
it selfe
,
&
doth
lift
vp
the
mindes
of
men
,
this
doth
humble
and
cast
them
downe
.
Now
seeing
there
are
so
many
and
great
differences
,
how
can
they
agree
together
,
and
euer
be
reconciled
?
And
therefore
the
wisedome
of
God
,
accounteth
the
wisdom
of
the
world
foolishnes
;
and
the
Lord
speaketh
basely
of
the
wisdome
of
this
worlde
,
esteeming
&
counting
it
meere
foolishnes
.
And
yet
there
is
a
lawfull
vse
,
of
ciuill
wisedome
in
this
life
,
but
in
the
life
to
come
,
it
hath
no
vse
at
all
:
this
heere
is
not
to
bee
contemned
,
but
may
bee
vsed
;
and
hath
many
commodities
in
this
world
,
but
it
doth
nothing
profit
to
saluation
:
it
must
not
meddle
with
Gods
wisedome
,
to
check
or
controule
it
,
but
rather
submit
her selfe
to
it
,
as
a
seruant
and
hand-maid
,
and
to
keeepe
her selfe
within
her
owne
compasse
and
limits
;
and
yet
this
wisedome
hath
her
worthinesse
and
excellencie
,
it
is
more
excellent
then
riches
,
pleasure
,
or
strength
;
for
what
are
all
these
without
wisedome
?
and
therefore
the
Wise
man
sayeth
,
That
wisedome
is
good
with
an
inheritance
,
and
excellent
to
them
that
see
the
sunne
:
his
meaning
is
,
that
heritages
,
goods
&
lands
,
are
the
gifts
of
God
,
but
wisedome
is
farre
more
excellent
,
and
may
be
without
them
:
but
riches
or
pleasures
without
wisedome
,
will
doe
vs
more
hurt
then
good
.
Againe
he
sayeth
,
Wisedome
shall
strengthen
the
wise
man
more
then
ten
mightie
princes
that
are
in
the
citie
.
Yet
most
doe
glorie
in
riches
,
and
hunt
after
pleasures
,
and
few
regard
humane
wisedome
and
learning
:
moe
are
foolish
,
simple
,
and
sottish
that
way
,
then
wise
.
Great
good
and
profit
comes
by
the
knowledge
of
naturall
things
,
for
they
doe
publish
the
praise
of
the
Creator
,
and
from
them
we
may
learne
to
know
the
Creator
:
S.
Augustine
applieth
that
in
the
place
before
alledged
,
to
spirituall
eating
and
drinking
,
&
to
the
participation
of
Christs
table
.
For
he
sayeth
,
The
Preacher
cannot
meane
of
carnal
eating
,
because
in
an
other
place
of
that
booke
he
saith
,
It
is
better
to
goe
to
the
house
of
mourning
,
then
to
goe
to
the
house
of
feasting
:
because
this
is
the
end
of
all
men
,
and
the
liuing
shall
lay
it
to
his
heart
.
Againe
,
the
heart
of
the
wise
is
in
the
house
of
mourning
,
but
the
hearts
of
fooles
are
in
the
house
of
mirth
:
yet
sometimes
it
may
be
,
and
it
is
most
likely
,
that
he
speaketh
not
in
his
owne
person
,
but
in
the
person
of
Epicures
,
not
allowing
their
speech
nor
practise
.
If
thou
looke
well
vpon
thy selfe
,
thou
shalt
finde
in
thee
sufficient
matter
to
contemne
thy selfe
.
What
art
thou
in
respect
of
thy
bodie
,
but
a
vessell
of
corruption
?
That
bodie
,
which
thou
so
tenderly
louest
,
it
shall
rotte
,
and
come
to
nothing
.
What
is
more
noysome
then
a
deade
bodie
?
What
is
more
miserable
then
mans
life
?
and
most
of
all
miserable
,
in
respect
of
his
soule
,
being
without
grace
,
an
heire
and
childe
of
perdition
.
This
knowledge
of
our selues
,
the
first
part
of
true
wisedome
,
will
cut
downe
all
Pride
,
Ambition
,
and
Impatience
;
and
from
this
proceedeth
the
knowledge
of
God
;
and
from
the
knowledge
of
our selues
:
knowe
GOD
to
be
most
iust
,
most
mercifull
,
most
wise
,
most
good
,
and
most
powerfull
.
And
if
thou
wouldst
knowe
what
GOD
is
,
see
what
thou
art
to
him
,
and
what
hee
is
to
thee
.
And
if
thou
wilt
rightly
knowe
GOD
,
cast
off
the
loue
and
wisedome
of
the
world
.
This
double
knowledge
of
GOD
and
thy selfe
,
is
necessarie
to
saluation
;
because
,
as
from
the
knowledge
of
thy selfe
,
there
commeth
into
thee
the
feare
of
God
;
and
also
from
the
knowledge
of
God
,
there
proceedeth
the
loue
of
God
.
So
on
the
contrary
,
Thou
hast
found
true
wisedome
,
if
thou
wilt
amend
the
sinnes
of
thy
former
life
;
If
thou
desire
with
all
thy
heart
Eternall
blessednes
,
Good
men
are
grieued
,
because
they
cannot
so
soone
and
so
easily
learn
and
vnderstand
,
as
manie
other
can
.
Wee
reade
&
heare
many
things
,
which
do
cause
much
griefe
vnto
vs
,
as
our
owne
sinnes
,
and
the
sinnes
of
others
;
and
the
fearful
iudgments
of
God
,
which
haue
fallen
vpon
men
for
sin
:
and
the
more
knowledge
we
haue
,
if
we
continue
in
sin
,
without
Repentance
,
the
more
wee
heape
and
multiplie
the
wrath
of
God
vpon
vs
,
to
our
greater
griefe
and
sorrow
:
and
the
more
learning
and
knowledge
that
men
haue
,
the
lesse
ease
and
rest
:
For
many
seeke
vnto
them
,
and
they
are
ready
and
willing
to
instruct
others
as
much
as
they
can
:
which
cannot
be
done
without
studie
and
labour
.
The
calling
of
the
Magistrate
,
and
of
the
Minister
,
though
excellent
&
diuine
callings
,
yet
subiect
to
much
vexation
,
sorrow
,
and
danger
,
and
exceeding
paines
.
The
Apostle
saith
,
Who
is
sufficient
for
these
things
?
And
indeed
,
they
be
heauie
and
intollerable
burdens
for
anie
mortall
man
to
beare
,
without
the
speciall
helpe
and
grace
of
God
.
Besides
,
the
wiser
that
a
man
is
,
the
more
he
searcheth
,
desireth
,
and
seeketh
for
wisedome
still
:
&
the
more
he
sees
his
own
ignorance
;
and
this
is
griefe
and
vexation
of
minde
.
There
is
no
perfection
of
wisdome
in
this
life
;
we
see
here
but
in
part
,
the
best
,
and
holiest
,
and
wisest
,
haue
their
wants
,
infirmities
,
&
ignorances
.
Therfore
the
wise
man
(
hauing
feeling
and
sense
of
this
,
though
he
did
excell
in
vertue
and
knowledge
;
Yet
he
saith
thus
of
himselfe
.
Surely
,
I
am
more
foolish
then
anie
man
,
&
haue
not
the
understanding
of
man
:
I
haue
not
learned
wisdome
,
nor
attained
to
the
knowledge
of
holy
things
,
who
hath
ascended
vp
to
Heauen
,
and
descended
?
The
greatest
wisedome
in
man
,
is
like
a
smoking
Toarch
,
if
it
bee
compared
to
the
beams
of
the
Sunne
,
to
the
height
of
Gods
wisedome
,
which
is
vnspeakable
and
admirable
.
The
best
men
are
wost
humble
,
and
confesse
their
ignorance
;
when
as
the
foolish
proude
people
,
thinke
they
knowe
all
things
,
when
as
they
knowe
nothing
as
they
ought
to
knowe
.
Our
ignoronce
is
much
in
the
things
of
this
life
,
euen
in
common
and
vulgar
matters
,
we
doe
not
so
much
as
knowe
the
names
of
many
tooles
and
wares
,
which
are
to
be
had
,
seene
and
fold
in
many
occupiers
shops
,
in
lawe
,
in
physicke
,
in
mathematick●s
,
&c.
Many
knowe
little
,
some
nothing
,
or
very
weakely
,
or
vnperfectly
:
In
the
matters
of
God
,
how
ignorant
and
senseles
are
we
?
Nichodemus
a
great
Docter
in
Israel
,
cannot
vnderstand
or
conceiue
the
doctrine
of
regeneration
,
Againe
,
he
that
loueth
himselfe
being
a
Foole
,
shall
not
profite
in
wisedome
.
Neither
can
it
be
possible
to
be
such
a
one
,
as
he
desireth
to
be
,
except
he
hate
himselfe
,
as
hee
is
.
Both
these
must
be
ioyned
together
,
Religion
and
wisdome
:
but
men
are
deceiued
,
that
will
seeke
religion
without
wisedome
:
and
therefore
they
fall
into
false
Religions
,
because
they
haue
left
true
Wisedome
:
And
some
giue
themselues
to
wisedome
without
religion
,
but
therefore
their
wisdome
is
false
&
vaine
,
because
they
haue
no
●are
of
the
religion
of
the
true
God
,
who
would
guide
&
instruct
them
in
the
way
of
the
best
and
happiest
wisedome
.
Of
this
vniting
of
religion
and
wisdome
together
,
The
necessitie
and
commoditie
of
wisedome
,
all
trees
,
plants
,
hearbes
,
all
fruits
and
creatures
,
haue
neede
of
water
,
for
comforting
,
nourshing
,
and
sustaining
them
;
but
this
water
is
farre
more
excellent
then
all
fountaines
,
wells
,
or
water
in
the
world
;
this
is
true
Aqua
vitae
,
the
water
of
life
;
that
other
water
commeth
out
of
the
earth
,
this
from
heauen
;
that
common
to
the
most
vile
&
wicked
,
and
to
all
creatures
and
beasts
:
this
peculiar
and
proper
to
the
sonnes
and
daughters
of
God
:
that
water
not
to
be
found
euery
where
,
sometimes
it
quite
fadeth
and
faileth
in
time
of
drought
:
but
this
is
offred
to
all
,
and
doth
neuer
vtterly
decay
:
that
water
cannot
preserue
life
against
violence
,
diseases
and
age
;
This
doth
defend
vs
against
Sathan
and
sinne
,
and
maketh
vs
alwaies
strong
and
liuely
:
those
waters
may
be
stayed
and
stopped
by
the
policie
&
malice
of
man
,
as
the
Philistimes
stopped
the
wells
which
Abrahams
seruants
digged
in
his
time
,
but
this
well
can
no
mortall
man
stop
.
This
wisedome
is
also
compared
,
to
foode
,
to
bread
,
to
a
feast
and
banquet
of
most
dilicate
costly
dainties
:
wisedome
hath
built
her
a
house
,
and
hewne
out
her
seuen
pillars
,
she
hath
killed
her
victuals
,
drawne
her
wine
,
prepared
her
table
,
she
inuiteth
and
calleth
her
guestes
to
eate
and
drinke
with
her
:
What
is
your
Felicitie
saith
S.
Paul
to
the
Galathians
?
For
I
beare
you
record
,
And
what
happier
thing
can
wee
haue
in
this
life
,
then
to
know
the
Lordes
minde
?
then
to
haue
his
priuie
counsell
reuealed
to
vs
,
and
to
bee
made
wise
to
Saluation
,
through
Faith
,
(
which
is
)
in
Christ
Iesus
?
Nay
,
Is
it
not
eternall
life
,
to
know
GOD
,
and
his
Sonne
IESVS
CHRIST
?
and
all
this
we
receiue
,
if
we
be
gratious
hearers
,
from
the
messengers
of
wisedome
.
And
will
not
all
confesse
,
that
this
is
the
greatest
good
:
and
the
happiest
thing
in
the
world
,
to
haue
the
wrath
of
God
pacified
,
to
bee
in
his
fauour
;
so
that
hee
is
become
our
Friend
and
Father
;
and
we
are
taken
and
accounted
as
friends
to
him
.
And
there
is
a
true
reconciliation
betwixt
vs
,
so
that
we
need
neuer
doubt
of
the
saluation
of
our
soules
.
Now
this
comfort
and
assurance
we
haue
,
And
finally
,
Is
it
not
true
Felicity
to
haue
that
good
part
,
which
shall
neuer
be
taken
from
vs
?
That
one
thing
needfull
,
yea
,
so
needfull
indeed
,
that
wee
had
better
want
all
other
things
in
this
life
,
then
be
without
it
.
And
is
it
not
true
happines
,
to
haue
that
happines
restored
and
encreased
,
which
Adam
had
in
Paradise
,
and
lost
by
his
Fall
?
to
haue
that
Image
of
GOD
,
wherein
hee
was
first
created
,
to
bee
restored
vnto
vs
;
and
in
some
some
sorte
,
to
be
made
like
to
GOD
himselfe
,
in
true
holines
and
Righteousnes
?
And
is
not
all
this
true
happinesse
,
and
the
way
to
that
Eternall
and
perfect
blessednes
,
which
wee
shall
enioy
in
the
Hea●ens
?
whereof
wee
haue
spoken
largely
before
.
And
thus
we
conclude
from
the
premises
,
as
from
infallible
reasons
,
taken
from
the
necessity
,
excellencie
,
power
,
and
fruite
of
Wisedome
;
that
this
position
and
doctrine
which
heere
is
holden
and
collected
,
by
the
wordes
of
this
Woman
,
is
most
true
and
sound
:
Namely
,
that
the
way
to
make
a
people
happie
,
is
to
heare
,
receiue
,
and
imbrace
this
true
wisedome
.
This
is
the
ioye
and
Felicitie
of
Gods
children
in
this
life
.
This
doctrine
serueth
for
many
excellent
vses
;
And
first
,
it
serueth
to
set
out
the
miserable
estate
of
such
as
are
destitute
of
this
gratious
meanes
:
For
if
they
be
happy
that
heare
this
wisdome
,
vnhappy
are
they
,
and
cursed
,
which
cannot
heare
it
,
which
are
cleane
without
it
,
&
haue
no
taste
or
knowledge
of
it
:
And
in
an
other
place
;
The
Lorde
threatneth
it
,
And
as
our
SAVIOVR
CHRIST
saith
,
That
if
the
blind
leade
the
blind
,
both
shal
fall
into
the
ditche
,
Ignorance
&
blindnes
is
a
wretched
&
vnhappy
thing
,
both
in
Minister
&
people
:
Knowledge
,
a
part
of
Gods
Image
,
Ignorance
defaceth
it
.
Knowledge
,
the
Eye
of
the
soule
:
Ignorance
,
the
very
blindnes
and
darknes
of
the
soule
.
It
is
the
cause
of
all
sinne
and
error
:
And
if
it
bee
Eternall
life
to
knowe
God
,
it
is
eternall
death
,
destruction
,
and
damnation
,
not
to
know
him
.
And
heauy
is
that
sentence
of
the
Apostle
against
such
,
when
he
saieth
;
That
when
the
LORD
IESVS
shall
shewe
himselfe
from
heauen
,
with
his
mighty
Angels
,
hee
will
(
in
flaming
fire
)
render
vengeance
vnto
them
that
do
not
know
GOD
;
&
which
obey
not
the
Gospell
of
our
Lorde
Iesus
Christ
;
Some
are
maliciously
ignorant
,
misliking
and
hating
the
Truth
:
Some
are
sloathfull
,
idle
,
&
carelesse
:
They
will
take
no
paines
for
Wisedome
.
Some
are
proude
,
thinking
scorne
to
learne
:
and
that
they
neede
not
bee
taught
,
but
knowe
enough
alreadie
:
These
are
none
of
the
sonnes
and
daughters
of
Wisedome
:
but
rather
those
Fooles
,
of
whom
Salomon
often
speaketh
in
the
Prouerbes
;
And
indeed
the
Diuell
may
begge
them
for
fooles
,
these
haue
no
part
in
this
happines
,
but
are
vnhappy
here
,
and
shall
be
most
vnhappy
hereafter
.
This
doctrine
also
serueth
for
the
reproofe
of
such
as
seeke
to
hinder
and
stoppe
the
course
of
wisedome
:
these
are
vnhappy
themselues
,
and
seeke
to
hinder
the
happines
of
others
:
they
are
like
to
the
malicious
Philistimes
,
It
may
be●
(
some
will
say
)
that
they
hold
the
same
Iesus
,
and
Gospell
with
vs
;
Let
it
be
graunted
that
they
and
wee
agree
in
all
matters
concerning
Faith
and
saluation
,
as
it
may
appeare
by
their
owne
confession
of
Faith
,
wherin
there
is
nothing
,
that
is
sound
and
Orthodoxall
,
but
they
receiued
it
from
vs
:
Many
of
them
,
specially
of
their
founders
,
and
first
beginners
,
were
bredde
and
borne
amongst
vs
;
they
had
their
faith
,
if
they
haue
any
:
their
knowledge
,
the
word
and
Sacraments
from
vs
;
they
confesse
,
they
holde
the
same
things
with
vs
,
and
other
Churches
,
touching
matters
of
Faith
;
the
more
shame
for
them
,
to
flie
and
run
away
from
vs
,
as
though
they
had
some
better
Iesus
,
some
better
Gospell
then
wee
haue
:
where
as
all
may
see
,
that
they
haue
no
other
:
And
therefore
their
separation
is
most
vnkinde
and
ridiculous
.
Let
the
best
reformed
churches
in
the
world
,
who
haue
giuen
vs
the
right
hands
of
fellowship
.
Let
them
(
I
say
)
be
Iudges
between
vs
&
them
:
or
let
the
scriptures
themselues
,
truly
opened
&
applied
,
be
the
true
touch-stone
&
triall
betweene
vs
.
Let
them
shew
&
bring
forth
one
scripture
,
commanding
,
or
one
holy
example
approuing
,
such
a
separation
,
from
such
a
church
,
from
such
ministers
,
holding
,
professing
,
&
teaching
that
which
they
do
:
from
whence
,
you
your selues
,
haue
receiued
all
the
good
things
which
you
holde
,
maintaine
,
or
professe
,
in
matters
of
Religion
.
So
that
you
might
say
as
Carneados
a
Philosopher
was
woont
to
say
of
his
Maister
and
reader
Chrisippus
;
If
it
had
not
bene
for
Chrisippus
,
I
neuer
had
bene
any
body
.
So
might
you
say
,
If
the
pride
of
your
heart
will
suffer
you
:
If
it
had
not
beene
for
the
church
of
England
,
many
of
you
could
neuer
haue
had
,
Bible
,
Faith
,
nor
knowledge
,
in
the
matters
of
your
saluation
.
Now
you
doe
very
ill
requite
the
fathers
that
begot
you
,
the
mother
that
bare
you
,
thus
to
flie
from
them
,
to
accuse
,
slaunder
,
reuile
,
and
curse
them
.
Herein
you
deale
,
as
Aristotle
dealt
with
his
maistar
Plato
;
who
hauing
gotten
great
Learning
from
his
master
,
did
after
oppose
himself
against
him
,
and
by
all
meanes
sought
his
disgrace
and
discredit
:
Therfore
Plato
was
wont
to
call
Aristotle
a
Mule
;
because
when
shee
hath
filled
her self
with
her
mothers
milke
,
she
will
beate
her
damme
with
her
heeles
.
Plato
signified
by
this
,
the
ingratitude
of
Aristotle
;
for
when
he
had
receiued
from
Plato
the
principles
of
Phylosophie
,
and
encrease
of
knowledge
therein
,
he
became
enemy
to
the
schoole
of
Plato
;
and
with
his
Familiers
and
Schollers
,
did
alwayes
contend
and
striue
against
Plato
.
If
the
dealing
of
these
men
bee
not
as
harde
and
vnkinde
against
our
Church
,
let
any
reasonable
&
indifferent
men
iudge
:
And
are
they
not
too
neere
like
the
Viper
,
who
gnaweth
out
the
dammes
bellie
,
and
so
liueth
by
the
death
of
her
damme
?
But
of
the
vnthankfulnes
of
these
men
,
to
God
,
their
Prince
,
and
this
Church
,
we
shall
speake
of
it
in
an
other
place
;
For
this
time
I
referre
them
to
the
iudgment
of
two
worthy
men
,
writing
iointly
vpon
the
13.
chap
:
of
the
Prouerbs
,
13.
verse
,
the
words
are
these
:
He
that
despiseth
the
word
shall
be
destroyed
:
but
he
that
feareth
the
commandement
,
hee
shall
be
rewarded
.
This
sentence
(
say
they
)
will
presse
so
vpon
the
Brownists
,
who
are
become
bitter
despisers
of
the
Ministrie
of
Iesus
Christ
,
by
separating
themselues
from
the
Churches
of
God
,
and
deprauing
all
the
holy
meanes
of
saluation
;
howsoeuer
they
pretend
to
stand
for
sinceritie
,
yet
they
resist
it
:
&
taking
vpon
them
to
be
champions
for
Christ
his
kingdom
,
they
fight
against
it
:
&
though
their
arguments
seeme
to
be
grounded
on
the
word
,
yet
being
well
sifted
,
they
proue
meere
falacies
&
haue
no
agreement
with
the
meaning
of
the
holy
Ghost
,
in
the
word
,
they
are
strongly
illuded
by
Sathan
,
and
made
his
Agents
;
(
as
much
as
may
be
)
to
〈◊〉
the
right
wayes
of
the
Lord
.
Finally
,
this
Doctrine
,
that
happinesse
consisteth
in
the
right
hearing
of
wisdome
,
it
maketh
directly
against
all
contemners
&
mockers
:
ye●
,
against
all
vnprofitable
and
vnfruitfull
hearers
.
There
hee
some
in
the
Church
,
which
doe
heare
sometimes
,
&
yet
are
no
friends
to
wisdome
:
but
either
open●y
or
closely
despise
it
,
&
scoffe
at
it
.
And
to
such
contemners
,
our
Sauiour
Christ
threatens
,
THE
THIRD
SERMON
.
FRom
this
worthy
sentence
of
a
most
worthy
and
gratious
woman
,
we
haue
alreadie
,
deliuered
and
handled
,
this
worthy
doctrine
,
namely
,
that
the
chiefe
felicitie
of
this
life
,
consisteth
in
hearing
and
obeying
true
wisedome
:
this
we
haue
largely
confirmed
and
proued
,
and
haue
made
some
vse
of
it
:
gathering
from
hence
as
a
necessarie
consequence
,
the
miserable
&
wretched
estate
of
such
as
are
destitute
of
this
wisdome
,
of
such
as
seeke
to
hinder
and
stoppe
it
,
of
such
as
refuse
to
heare
it
,
of
such
as
are
contemners
and
mockers
,
and
of
such
also
,
as
are
idle
and
vnprofitable
hearers
:
and
yet
still
we
are
to
make
some
further
vse
of
this
doctrine
,
it
serueth
directly
,
to
reproue
&
confute
the
vanity
and
follie
of
such
as
repose
their
chiefe
felicitie
,
either
in
carnal
wisdome
,
or
in
the
glory
of
the
world
,
or
in
riches
,
or
in
pleasures
:
Of
al
these
we
haue
spoken
something
already
,
yet
let
vs
say
something
more
of
the
two
latter
,
namely
riches
and
pleasures
:
because
most
men
doe
repose
true
happines
in
them
:
this
is
taken
as
a
principle
,
that
those
are
the
happiest
men
in
the
world
,
which
abound
in
wordly
wealth
,
&
spend
their
whole
life
,
in
mirth
and
Iollitie
,
in
earthly
delights
,
and
carnall
Ioyes
,
but
the
vanitie
of
these
men
shall
easily
appeare
,
if
true
wisedome
may
be
iudge
;
Trauell
not
too
much
to
be
rich
,
saith
the
wise
man
,
but
cease
from
thy
wisedome
:
Those
bee
true
Riches
,
The
sonnes
of
Adam
(
saith
Bernard
)
are
a
couetous
generation
;
What
haue
you
to
doe
with
earthly
Riches
,
It
is
a
true
saying
of
these
Earthly
riches
,
Hic
gig●untur
,
Hic
amittuntur
,
Hic
dimi●tuntur
.
Heere
they
are
gotten
:
here
they
are
lost
,
and
heere
they
are
left
.
Those
then
,
which
repose
Felicitie
in
Riches
,
haue
neither
true
Wisedome
,
nor
true
Happinesse
,
nor
true
Riches
:
They
are
as
much
deceiued
,
which
put
anie
happinesse
in
Earthly
pleasures
.
Some
of
these
are
Carnall
,
Of
this
speaketh
Salomon
,
Of
this
speaketh
our
Sauiour
CHRIST
,
when
hee
saith
;
Woe
bee
to
you
that
now
laugh
,
But
to
let
these
sinfull
pleasures
passe
,
wherein
yet
manie
,
too
wholie
spend
their
time
,
and
count
it
their
chiefe
Felicitie
:
And
to
come
to
honest
,
lawfull
,
and
ciuill
pleasures
,
yet
there
is
no
true
Felicitie
in
them
:
Let
the
best
,
the
greatest
,
ioye
and
delight
bee
named
,
yet
it
is
but
transiorie
;
It
is
not
true
and
perfect
ioy
;
It
doth
not
satisfie
and
content
vs
.
After
wee
haue
it
,
we
loath
it
;
It
is
common
both
to
good
&
euill
;
It
doth
leade
to
corruption
,
&
it
doth
oftentimes
cause
grief
and
sorrow
:
The
other
pleasures
,
indeed
they
come
from
hel
,
and
these
are
but
from
the
earth
:
They
are
but
pettie
ioyes
,
bitter
sweetings
,
seeming
Ioyes
,
earthly
and
bastardly
ioyes
,
in
comparison
of
true
and
perfect
ioy
:
we
are
not
borne
to
spend
our
time
in
mirth
&
ioy
,
but
rather
to
mourne
and
lament
,
Loue
not
this
world
saith
S.
Iohn
,
The
glorie
of
this
worlde
(
saieth
one
)
is
deceitfull
,
Oh
wicked
worlde
:
who
doest
wont
so
to
blesse
thy
onely
Friendes
,
that
thou
doest
make
them
the
enemies
of
God
.
There
is
small
ioy
to
a
man
,
when
hee
seeth
his
Neighbours
house
on
Fier
.
Hee
is
vaine
which
spendeth
the
dayes
of
his
Repentance
in
pleasure
:
when
he
seeth
daylie
before
his
eyes
,
both
his
Friendes
and
others
to
die
,
and
so
seeth
that
Death
is
certaine
:
Is
hee
not
vaine
then
,
that
(
forgetting
the
feare
of
God
)
doeth
giue
himselfe
to
vaine
delights
?
Parents
do
more
grieue
then
ioye
,
when
they
see
their
Childe
borne
,
and
die
in
one
day
:
The
ioy
of
this
worlde
is
short
,
It
is
a
foolish
thing
to
delight
in
our
owne
Foolishnes
.
It
is
a
vaine
thing
to
fill
our
hearts
with
delights
,
which
are
ended
,
before
they
beginne
.
It
is
a
vaine
ioye
of
the
Byrdes
,
in
the
middest
of
Nettes
,
Trappes
,
and
Snares
,
set
for
them
:
And
it
is
a
foolish
thing
in
the
Fishes
,
to
delight
in
the
bayte
of
the
hooke
,
which
bringeth
present
sorrow
and
death
.
And
they
are
as
vaine
as
those
vnreasonable
creatures
,
which
glorie
in
the
vaine
delights
of
this
world
;
Seeing
that
Death
is
so
neere
them
.
The
very
Heathen
haue
proued
,
and
mocked
this
follie
of
men
;
Some
saying
:
That
we
come
into
the
world
weeping
;
we
goe
out
of
the
worlde
wailing
:
And
yet
we
liue
heere
laughing
:
others
,
saying
,
that
the
desire
of
pleasures
are
griefe
,
that
the
fulnes
of
pleasure
is
full
of
repentings
;
that
the
end
of
pleasures
is
heauy
and
grieuous
:
And
nowe
before
I
passe
to
other
matter
,
(
by
your
Patience
,
)
in
respect
of
the
premises
:
Let
mee
make
some
Application
to
this
Citie
;
God
hath
blest
you
with
many
speciall
fauours
and
mercies
a
long
time
,
farre
aboue
and
beyond
many
other
places
:
I
will
not
speake
of
your
outward
Priuiledges
,
Freedomes
,
Donations
,
order
of
gouernment
,
wherein
,
it
may
be
,
you
excell
some
others
.
But
I
will
speak
of
your
chiefest
Priuiledge
,
the
beautie
and
Ornament
of
your
Citie
,
and
the
best
flower
of
your
Garden
:
and
that
is
indeed
,
the
plentifull
and
sincere
preaching
of
the
Gospell
:
In
respect
whereof
,
some
doe
truly
thinke
,
and
say
(
with
this
woman
)
Happy
are
you
,
which
may
daily
heare
such
wisedome
;
And
they
may
truely
say
in
respect
of
so
many
heauenly
visions
,
This
is
the
house
of
God
,
this
is
the
gate
of
heauen
:
and
though
many
other
places
,
are
in
some
sort
,
partakers
of
this
happines
,
yet
but
fewe
are
equall
with
you
in
this
gracious
blessing
.
First
then
,
consider
how
long
a
time
you
haue
had
a
certaine
,
setled
,
and
resident
ministrie
,
for
the
space
of
no
lesse
then
fiftie
yeares
;
many
in
the
meane
time
haue
beene
destitute
,
as
poore
sheepe
without
a
shepheard
.
Some
haue
had
this
meanes
of
saluation
very
seeldome
:
and
sometimes
interrupted
,
and
eclipsed
.
O
happy
are
you
,
that
haue
had
so
great
a
blessing
,
so
many
yeares
continued
;
and
the
greater
blessing
it
is
,
not
onely
that
you
haue
had
this
word
of
Wisedome
preached
amongst
you
,
but
also
soundly
and
sincerely
by
faithfull
Pastors
and
teachers
:
diuiding
the
word
of
Truth
aright
.
Others
it
may
be
,
haue
had
the
Word
preached
:
but
corruptly
,
and
erroniously
,
mixing
Chaffe
and
Wheate
together
:
and
flattering
the
people
in
their
sinnes
.
This
is
also
a
further
blessing
,
that
you
haue
the
Word
preached
,
not
onely
so
long
,
and
so
sincerely
,
but
also
in
such
variety
of
gifts
&
teachers
,
of
strangers
,
of
yout
owne
Countrey-men
:
of
young
and
olde
:
variety
of
teachers
amongst
your selues
,
this
is
a
speciall
blessing
.
Thus
you
haue
experience
of
the
diuers
graces
and
gifts
of
God
,
in
diuers
men
:
and
heerein
God
is
good
vnto
you
,
if
one
can
doe
you
no
good
,
another
may
.
A
worthy
Father
holdeth
it
profitable
,
that
of
the
same
questions
,
many
Bookes
should
bee
made
by
sundry
men
,
in
a
differing
stile
,
though
not
in
a
differing
faith
,
all
stomaches
(
wee
see
)
are
not
alike
.
One
kinde
of
dressing
pleaseth
one
,
which
hath
no
relish
with
an
other
:
and
yet
the
same
meate
,
ordered
after
another
fashion
,
may
fitte
his
appetite
.
As
differences
of
meates
,
so
of
humors
and
dispositions
of
men
:
the
same
matter
diuersly
handled
,
may
find
entertainment
with
diuers
men
,
which
yet
disgested
after
one
only
fashion
,
would
haue
acceptance
with
feare
;
All
fishes
are
not
taken
with
the
same
baite
,
all
birds
are
not
caught
by
the
same
kind
of
voyce
and
singing
:
I
speake
not
this
to
please
▪
vaine
and
curious
humors
,
who
without
iust
cause
distaste
and
dislike
their
faithfull
teachers
;
Loue
your
Pastors
,
reuerence
the
gifts
of
God
in
any
,
be
they
more
or
lesse
:
yet
know
that
it
is
a
blessing
which
many
want
,
to
be
in
such
sort
as
you
are
partakers
of
the
labours
of
sundrie
teachers
.
And
herein
also
your
blessing
is
the
greater
,
because
you
haue
such
preaching
,
so
often
and
so
plentifully
,
both
vpon
the
Saboth
day
,
and
at
other
times
:
howsoeuer
some
may
thinke
this
too
much
,
and
some
murmer
at
it
,
and
some
loathe
it
,
so
that
much
preaching
is
loathsome
&
odious
to
some
,
yet
is
this
a
rare
blessing
,
which
God
hath
not
imparted
to
many
.
In
other
things
we
count
plentie
a
blessing
,
and
we
neuer
care
how
much
we
haue
,
the
more
the
better
:
we
neuer
thinke
we
haue
too
much
or
enough
:
God
himselfe
doth
promise
it
as
a
blessing
to
his
children
,
Euery
day
we
are
to
preferre
Heauen
before
earth
:
things
most
necessarie
,
before
things
lesse
necessary
:
things
publike
,
before
things
priuate
.
This
care
and
pollicie
we
haue
in
the
matters
of
the
world
.
Euery
day
wee
must
remember
and
practise
these
holy
scriptures
;
Thou
shalt
loue
the
Lord
thy
GOD
,
with
all
thy
minde
,
with
all
thy
soule
:
That
wisedome
is
the
beginning
,
that
wee
must
first
seeke
Gods
kingdome
,
and
labour
for
the
meate
that
neuer
perisheth
;
and
that
there
is
one
thing
needfull
.
Oh
that
wee
would
often
thinke
with
our selues
,
how
much
we
are
bound
to
God
,
how
many
duties
he
requireth
of
vs
,
how
many
graces
we
want
,
how
weake
we
are
in
faith
and
knowledge
;
Oh
that
wee
would
seriously
remember
the
vanity
of
riches
and
pleasures
,
the
shortnes
of
this
life
,
the
comforts
of
the
Worde
,
the
great
necessity
and
vse
of
it
,
in
all
the
occasions
of
our
life
:
And
that
we
would
consider
how
dull
and
forgetful
we
are
,
what
measure
of
knowledge
,
zeale
,
loue
,
and
sanctification
is
required
of
vs
:
what
account
wee
are
to
make
,
for
not
hearing
,
for
losse
of
many
Sermons
,
which
we
might
haue
heard
,
and
what
a
blessing
the
plentifull
preaching
of
the
word
is
,
then
would
wee
thinke
no
time
too
much
,
nor
too
long
,
that
is
spent
about
it
:
but
would
say
with
this
woman
;
Happy
are
they
that
may
alwayes
heare
such
wisedome
.
And
if
it
be
a
happy
thing
to
heare
,
then
are
they
vnhappy
which
heare
not
.
Those
that
keep
themselues
from
hearing
,
they
hinder
their
owne
happines
.
Some
say
,
they
goe
to
a
Sermon
,
when
they
haue
nothing
to
doe
:
As
who
should
say
,
they
would
not
goe
,
if
they
had
anie
thing
to
doe
at
all
:
but
these
doe
not
rightly
esteeme
of
wisdome
,
preferring
it
before
all
things
;
Nay
,
as
it
seemeth
,
they
preferre
all
things
before
it
.
There
is
a
promise
of
blessednes
made
to
such
as
come
,
though
they
be
neuer
so
small
a
number
:
But
there
is
no
such
promise
made
to
them
,
which
vppon
light
occasions
,
absent
themselues
from
holy
meetings
.
Nay
,
our
Sauiour
Christ
threatneth
such
,
There
is
nothing
lost
,
by
seruing
of
God
at
any
time
,
to
such
onely
,
he
promiseth
all
blessings
;
godlines
is
great
gaine
,
and
hath
a
promise
of
this
life
,
and
the
life
to
come
.
We
must
not
leaue
any
dutie
vndone
which
God
commands
,
for
feare
of
losse
.
When
the
man
of
God
,
forbad
Amasiah
the
king
,
to
take
the
Armie
of
Israell
with
him
to
battell
,
It
is
the
Lorde
that
doeth
blesse
our
Trades
and
calling●
:
and
hee
will
requite
any
losse
,
that
we
endure
for
his
sake
:
And
indeed
nothing
is
gotten
by
negl●●cting
his
seruice
:
you
may
put
all
such
gaines
in
your
eies
,
and
see
neuer
the
worse
:
the
cause
of
●osse
,
is
the
contempt
and
neglect
of
Gods
●eruice
▪
Others
deceiue
you
,
because
you
deceiue
God
:
your
seruants
are
deceitfull
,
●loathfull
and
vnfaithfull
,
because
you
are
so
to
God
.
The
Lord
threatens
to
plague
his
people
with
drought
and
scarcitie
,
And
it
is
a
speciall
part
of
Gods
diuine
seruice
,
required
of
all
true
Christians
,
diligently
,
and
carefully
to
heare
his
word
preached
;
Finally
,
remember
,
that
the
slacknes
and
the
negligence
of
the
people
in
hearing
,
is
a
wound
and
Corosiue
to
the
heart
of
the
minister
,
their
forwardnes
,
their
zeale
&
diligence
,
is
no
small
i●oy
and
comfort
to
him
:
but
when
he
seeth
them
negligent
,
slacke
and
vntoward
,
it
doth
discourage
and
discomfort
him
,
it
troubleth
his
studie
,
it
disquieteth
his
heart
,
and
maketh
him
thinke
,
that
such
people
haue
small
loue
,
to
him
or
his
ministrie
;
seeing
they
will
not
vouchsafe
to
heare
and
reuerence
,
those
fruitfull
doctrines
and
exhortations
,
which
he
hath
gathered
from
the
holy
scriptures
;
and
that
with
great
paines
,
care
and
labour
.
Therefore
obey
them
that
haue
the
ouer●ight
of
you
,
and
submit
your selues
,
for
they
watch
for
your
soules
,
as
they
that
must
giue
accounts
;
THE
FOVRTH
SERMON
.
MAny
worthy
and
excellent
things
we
haue
heard
alreadie
,
of
this
gracious
woman
,
her
great
care
,
desire
,
and
loue
,
to
knowe
the
truth
,
in
comming
so
great
a
iourney
to
her
great
paines
and
charge
,
her
reuerencing
and
magnifying
of
Salomon
,
and
accounting
,
the
hearing
and
obeying
true
wisedome
,
as
the
greatest
felicitie
in
this
life
.
We
haue
heard
her
example
commended
by
our
Sauiour
Christ
,
and
alledged
by
him
,
to
the
shame
and
condemnation
of
the
Scribes
and
Pharises
,
and
all
the
obstinate
and
vnbeleeuing
Iewes
,
who
did
not
receiue
,
but
reiect
him
,
that
was
far
greater
then
Salomon
.
Now
let
vs
adde
the
other
example
of
the
Niniuites
,
applied
also
by
our
Sauiour
to
the
same
purpose
,
against
the
Iewes
,
and
so
let
vs
make
some
vse
of
them
both
to
our selues
.
The
men
of
Niniuie
saith
Christ
,
shall
rise
in
iudgement
with
this
generation
,
and
shall
conemne
it
,
for
they
repented
at
the
preaching
of
Ionas
,
Heere
is
a
like
comparison
as
before
,
to
the
same
vse
and
ende
;
the
Niniuites
being
Gentiles
,
strangers
from
the
common-wealth
of
Israel
:
yet
at
the
preaching
of
Ionas
,
suffer
themselues
to
be
reproued
&
reformed
:
these
were
Israelites
,
the
seede
of
Abraham
,
to
whom
pertained
the
Adoption
,
the
couenant
,
the
promises
,
the
law
,
the
oracles
of
God
,
&
yet
they
wil
not
harken
to
the
voyce
of
the
sonne
of
God
,
the
sauiour
of
the
world
.
They
had
but
one
Preacher
of
the
word
,
the
prophet
Ionas
:
these
had
manie
prophets
,
yea
Iohn
the
Baptist
,
&
Christ
him selfe
,
&
yet
they
did
not
belieue
them
.
The
Niniuites
in
one
day
,
at
one
Sermon
,
were
touched
&
conuerted
;
To
them
the
word
had
bin
preached
a
long
time
,
many
yeres
,
&
yet
they
were
not
the
better
.
They
repented
at
the
preaching
of
Ionas
,
being
confirmed
by
no
signe
nor
miracle
:
they
saw
daily
new
signes
and
wonders
wrought
among
them
,
such
as
neuer
any
did
before
,
&
yet
they
contemned
both
his
Doctrine
and
miracles
.
Theywere
moued
at
the
preaching
of
Ionas
a
stranger
,
being
a
Iewe
,
comming
from
the
Iewes
,
a
nation
odious
to
them
:
but
these
loathed
CHRIST
,
being
their
owne
Countryman
,
borne
among
them
.
The
Niniuites
endured
Ionas
his
sermon
,
threatning
most
fearfull
and
general
destruction
vpon
them
;
but
they
hated
Christ
,
and
could
not
abide
him
,
but
thought
him
worthie
of
death
,
though
he
preached
,
&
offered
to
them
,
the
treasures
&
grace
of
mercie
.
Finally
,
they
belieued
Ionas
,
a
mortall
and
sinfull
man
:
these
would
not
belieue
Christ
,
being
not
onely
man
,
but
God
,
whom
they
could
not
reproue
of
any
sinne
,
hauing
so
many
witnesses
from
the
Law
,
from
the
prophets
,
from
God
the
Father
,
from
Iohn
the
Baptist
,
and
from
his
owne
glorious
works
.
And
very
notably
doth
one
knit
vp
this
comparison
together
in
these
words
.
The
Niniuites
saith
he
,
a
nation
strange
from
God
,
Ionas
,
a
wan
vnknowne
,
&
of
a
base
condition
,
came
to
them
:
No
man
commended
him
vnto
them
before
hee
came
,
none
foretold
his
comming
,
he
wrought
no
miracles
at
all
,
hee
got
no
mans
fauour
by
any
benefites
,
hee
promised
no
great
matter
,
he
onely
threatneth
destruction
,
and
he
preached
no
longer
then
three
dayes
:
but
CHRIST
was
promised
long
before
,
by
the
Oracles
of
the
Prophets
,
often
commended
by
the
testimonie
of
Iohn
,
and
his
Father
,
proceeding
from
the
same
progenitors
,
of
whom
they
gloried
:
he
had
taught
them
a
good
while
,
and
wrought
many
miracles
among
them
,
he
bestowed
many
benefites
vpon
many
,
both
vpon
their
soules
and
bodies
,
he
did
not
thunder
or
threaten
h●a●ie
iudgements
,
but
freely
promise
remission
of
sinnes
,
and
freely
offereth
the
inheritance
of
eternall
life
:
and
yet
they
say
,
he
hath
a
diuell
,
and
they
pursue
and
hate
him
to
death
:
so
farre
are
they
from
being
drawne
to
repentance
by
his
heauenly
doctrine
.
Therefore
most
iustly
doth
our
Sauiour
,
both
alledge
the
example
of
this
woman
,
and
the
example
of
the
Niniuites
,
to
their
shame
and
condemnation
.
This
may
seeme
very
hard
and
heauie
to
some
,
but
it
is
most
true
,
and
confirmed
by
common
sense
and
reason
,
that
those
shall
be
most
seuerely
punished
,
which
are
not
moued
,
by
such
meanes
,
as
haue
moued
many
other
;
those
I
say
are
in
most
heauie
case
,
which
haue
moe
and
greater
meanes
of
repentance
,
and
yet
haue
not
repented
;
this
will
lye
heauie
vpon
all
contemners
of
the
word
,
vpon
all
false
Christians
,
vpon
all
vnprofitable
and
vnthankefull
hearers
,
though
they
come
of
Christian
parents
,
though
they
professe
,
heare
,
and
be
partakers
of
the
Sacraments
:
yet
this
will
not
serue
the
turne
,
if
they
be
inferiour
to
them
in
grace
and
goodnes
,
and
so
condemned
by
their
example
,
that
had
either
no
knowledge
of
religion
,
or
lesse
meanes
then
they
:
such
men
sometimes
,
to
their
shame
,
the
Lord
sendeth
them
,
not
onely
to
the
heathen
,
but
also
to
the
very
bruite
beasts
,
to
learne
of
them
;
Our
forefathers
,
who
liued
in
blindnes
,
shall
condemne
vs
:
who
were
full
of
good
deeds
,
abounding
in
hospitalitie
,
liberalitie
and
almes
deeds
,
dealing
iustly
,
honestly
,
and
vprightly
in
their
contractes
,
and
bargaines
.
Many
amongst
vs
vnder
the
Gospell
,
are
couetous
,
miserable
,
and
vnmercifull
,
full
of
deceit
,
and
crueltie
.
These
miserable
worldlings
shall
condeme
vs
:
who
doe
so
much
followe
the
world
,
and
bestowe
so
much
care
and
paines
vpon
it
,
neglecting
no
time
,
or
occasion
of
gaine
:
whereas
we
are
sloathfull
,
carelesse
,
and
negligent
in
heauenly
things
.
These
two
examples
of
the
Niniuites
,
and
this
woman
alledged
by
our
Sauiour
Christ
in
the
Gospell
,
against
the
vnthankefull
and
disobedient
Iewes
,
may
as
truly
and
as
iustly
be
applied
against
vs
.
The
Niniuites
shall
rise
in
iudgement
and
condemne
this
generation
;
They
hearing
but
one
Ionas
▪
and
one
sermon
,
threatning
destruction
,
beleeued
God
,
repented
of
their
sinnes
,
and
shewed
the
fruites
of
their
faith
and
repentance
:
but
how
many
sermons
haue
we
heard
,
and
that
by
sundrie
men
,
and
a
long
time
?
sermons
of
mercy
,
alluring
vs
by
the
sweet
promises
of
God
;
and
sermons
of
iudgements
,
threatning
&
thundring
euerlasting
damnation
:
and
yet
where
is
our
repentance
?
where
are
the
fruites
of
our
faith
and
obedience
?
A
fewe
sermons
,
or
one
sermon
,
was
sufficient
to
witnes
against
vs
;
how
much
more
such
a
multitude
of
sermons
,
so
long
continued
?
By
the
mouth
of
two
or
three
witnesses
euery
thing
shall
be
established
:
And
the
Apostle
accounteth
his
sermons
and
Epistles
,
as
witnesses
against
the
Corinthians
:
And
if
the
very
shaking
off
the
dust
of
the
feete
of
Gods
seruants
,
be
a
sufficient
witnes
against
an
vnthankfull
people
:
how
much
more
shall
they
themselues
,
their
continuall
labours
and
sermons
,
testifie
against
them
,
to
their
vtter
shame
and
confusion
?
And
if
our
Sauiour
Christ
pronounce
so
hard
a
sentence
against
Chorazin
,
Bethsaida
&
Capernaum
,
amongst
whom
he
preached
but
a
small
time
:
what
shall
become
of
vs
,
that
haue
had
the
Gospell
preached
so
often
,
and
so
long
a
time
.
Our
Sauiour
preached
publikely
in
the
world
,
but
three
yeares
onely
:
he
taught
in
many
other
places
,
he
bestowed
but
some
of
that
time
in
those
Cities
.
Now
if
one
yeares
preaching
,
two
or
three
yeeres
preaching
be
sufficient
,
to
drawe
vpon
an
impenitent
people
,
such
heauie
iudgements
and
damnation
:
what
shall
become
of
those
,
which
haue
had
the
Gospell
preached
,
some
tenne
yeares
,
some
20.
some
30.
some
40.
some
50.
yeares
?
and
yet
haue
beene
,
and
are
still
most
vnthankfull
,
and
vnprofitable
hearers
.
The
lawe
of
nature
was
sufficient
to
make
vs
inexcusable
,
much
more
the
morall
lawe
of
God
written
,
and
most
of
all
,
if
to
these
two
be
ioyned
the
Gospell
of
Christ
,
these
are
three
heauie
witnesses
against
vs
.
But
to
come
to
the
example
we
haue
in
hand
,
and
to
make
some
speciall
vse
of
it
to
our
owne
soules
;
This
woman
the
Queene
of
the
South
,
shall
rise
in
iudgment
,
&
condemne
this
generation
wherin
we
liue
.
She
trauelleth
far
,
taketh
vpon
her
a
great
,
long
,
teadious
,
dangerous
,
painefull
and
costly
iourney
:
but
many
amongst
vs
,
are
secure
,
idle
,
and
sloathfull
;
fewe
or
none
will
labour
for
it
.
Nay
,
they
will
scarce
haue
it
,
receiue
it
,
though
they
may
haue
it
with
ease
,
without
any
cost
or
labour
.
If
any
haue
care
and
conscience
to
seeke
for
wisedome
abroad
,
wanting
it
at
home
:
such
are
derided
,
scoffed
,
hated
,
and
persecuted
,
by
the
most
sort
of
men
.
This
woman
reuerenceth
her
teacher
,
and
thinketh
nothing
too
deare
for
him
.
Many
despise
their
faithfull
teachers
,
little
regarding
their
doctrine
,
seeking
their
discredit
,
and
offering
them
iniuries
:
and
as
for
maintenance
,
they
thinke
a
litle
,
too
much
,
they
grudge
to
giue
that
little
,
which
the
lawe
alloweth
,
in
many
places
,
and
hardly
can
any
be
drawne
to
voluntarie
contributions
,
and
if
they
be
,
they
are
soone
wearie
of
it
.
And
let
vs
pray
with
the
Prophet
Ieremie
;
She
speaketh
not
like
a
Pagan
,
Heathen
or
Idolater
:
but
like
a
worshipper
of
the
true
God
:
she
blesseth
him
,
and
confesseth
him
to
be
the
disposer
of
kingdomes
;
and
acknowledgeth
Israell
to
be
Gods
people
;
and
howsoeuer
before
,
either
by
secret
inspiration
,
or
by
report
,
she
heard
of
the
true
God
,
of
his
worship
,
and
of
Salomons
wisedome
:
yet
now
she
doth
fullie
taste
the
truth
of
it
,
in
her
owne
soule
:
the
secrets
of
her
hearts
are
made
manifest
,
shee
worshippeth
God
,
and
saith
plainely
,
that
God
was
in
that
place
.
The
diuine
wisedome
of
Salomon
had
parswaded
this
daughter
of
Iapheth
,
to
come
to
the
tents
of
Shem
,
to
be
a
member
of
the
visible
Church
,
and
to
imbrace
the
truth
of
religion
,
and
no
doubt
she
went
ioyfully
home
,
and
indeuoured
(
by
all
meanes
possible
,
)
to
establish
the
lawe
and
worship
of
the
true
God
in
her
owne
countrie
.
Our
Sauiour
(
as
you
haue
heard
)
commended
this
woman
,
and
ioyneth
her
with
the
Niniuites
,
who
no
doubt
truely
repented
,
though
many
of
them
fell
away
afterwards
.
It
is
true
,
that
all
the
Kings
of
the
earth
sought
the
presence
of
Salomon
,
I
doe
not
say
that
all
these
were
called
and
conuerted
.
It
may
be
many
of
them
came
to
heare
and
see
newes
,
rather
for
humane
then
diuine
wisedome
;
to
see
the
glory
and
royaltie
of
Salomon
:
the
beautie
of
the
Temple
,
and
his
Pallace
,
which
he
had
builded
,
or
vpon
some
other
sinister
respects
:
Among
so
many
,
this
woman
is
especially
named
,
singled
out
,
and
commended
,
yea
a
whole
storie
is
recorded
of
her
,
and
not
of
the
rest
:
the
cause
of
her
comming
was
religion
:
She
lost
not
her
labour
,
but
got
fruit
and
profit
by
her
comming
,
and
sheweth
plaine
testimonies
of
her
conuersion
.
Indeed
something
is
said
of
King
Hyram
,
that
he
euer
loued
Dauid
,
and
when
he
hard
the
words
of
Salomon
,
And
as
Salomon
doth
kindly
accept
the
gifts
and
presents
of
this
woman
,
though
hee
had
no
neede
of
them
;
so
doth
Christ
as
kindly
accept
the
seruice
of
his
Church
.
And
therefore
this
should
encourage
vs
,
to
giue
him
the
best
things
we
haue
▪
with
willing
and
chearefull
hearts
,
seeing
he
is
as
willing
to
accept
of
them
,
a●
Salomon
doth
the
gifts
of
this
Queene
.
Againe
,
Salomon
bestoweth
on
her
euery
pleasant
thing
,
which
she
asketh
;
Christ
giueth
to
his
,
whatsoeuer
they
aske
in
his
fathers
name
;
he
giueth
vs
better
thing●
then
Salomon
should
giue
this
Queene
;
namely
,
hee
giueth
to
vs
himselfe
,
his
body
and
blood
,
his
spirit
,
his
word
,
all
spirituall
graces
,
yea
life
eternall
.
For
howsoeuer
there
is
some
resemblance
betweene
Salomon
and
Christ
,
yet
he
is
more
excellent
then
any
Patriarke
,
Prince
,
Prophet
,
or
Saint
whatsoeuer
.
Salomon
a
King
of
the
earthly
Ierusalem
:
Christ
the
King
of
the
spirituall
and
heauenly
Ierusalem
,
of
the
militant
and
triumphant
Church
.
Salomon
a
King
of
peace
,
of
outward
and
earthly
peace
.
Christ
the
King
of
inward
and
euerlasting
peace
.
Salomon
excelled
all
Kings
of
his
time
in
wisedome
and
knowledge
:
Christ
the
founder
and
treasurer
of
wisedome
:
Of
his
fulnes
haue
we
all
receiued
,
grace
for
grace
,
for
God
hath
not
giuen
him
the
spirit
by
measure
.
Salomon
a
Prophet
,
a
Preacher
;
Christ
as
the
King
of
all
Kings
,
so
the
Prince
of
all
Prophets
and
Preachers
.
Salomon
and
all
the
rest
spake
by
him
,
Salomon
but
a
man
:
Christ
both
man
and
God
,
Omnipotent
,
Creator
of
all
things
.
Salomon
a
greeuous
sinner
:
Christ
pure
,
vndefiled
,
without
sinne
;
the
Sauiour
of
repenting
sinners
,
meriting
life
for
them
,
and
making
his
word
effectuall
in
them
.
And
now
let
vs
further
note
,
from
this
religious
woman
,
that
religion
belongeth
to
women
:
God
is
their
Creator
,
and
therfore
they
are
to
serue
him
.
The
first
woman
was
created
in
the
image
of
God
,
which
is
true
wisedome
,
holines
,
and
righteousnes
,
which
was
lost
by
the
fall
of
their
first
parents
,
and
they
must
seeke
to
recouer
it
in
Christ
▪
who
died
for
them
,
as
well
as
for
men
.
They
are
partakers
of
both
the
sacraments
:
they
haue
soules
to
saue
as
well
as
others
:
they
are
the
weaker
vessels
,
and
sooner
ouercome
of
Sathan
:
they
haue
many
speciall
infirmities
:
they
are
partakers
of
many
blessings
and
deliuerances
from
God
.
Therefore
religion
,
the
feare
of
God
,
and
diuine
wisedome
,
appertaineth
to
them
.
THE
FIFTH
SERMON
.
Vers.
9.
ver.
9.
Blessed
be
the
Lord
thy
God
,
which
loued
thee
,
to
set
thee
on
the
throne
of
Israel
,
because
the
Lord
loued
Israel
for
euer
,
and
made
thee
King
,
to
doe
equitie
and
righteousnes
.
WE
haue
heard
alreadie
many
things
in
commendation
of
this
worthie
and
famous
Queene
:
and
yet
still
we
must
persist
vpon
that
argument
.
For
as
the
words
before
,
so
still
,
the
words
of
this
text
are
greatly
to
her
praise
and
commendation
.
She
praiseth
the
true
God
,
she
confesseth
that
it
was
of
his
meere
goodnes
,
that
Salomon
was
preferred
to
the
kingdome
;
She
gathereth
thereby
,
that
God
loued
Israel
,
and
would
preserue
it
:
She
sheweth
the
end
,
why
he
was
placed
in
his
throne
:
she
speaketh
diuinely
of
the
blessing
,
dignitie
,
and
dutie
of
a
good
King
.
The
words
containe
a
thanksgiuing
and
congratulation
,
for
the
preferment
of
Salomon
,
to
the
kingdome
of
Israel
:
wherin
,
we
are
first
to
obserue
her
pietie
to
God
;
and
her
loue
to
Salomon
.
Her
pietie
to
God
,
in
that
she
distinguisheth
him
from
Idols
,
and
false
Gods
;
and
worshippeth
and
blesseth
him
,
as
the
true
God
:
She
calleth
him
the
God
of
Salomon
:
not
that
he
was
proper
,
and
peculiar
to
him
,
(
for
he
is
the
God
of
all
the
world
)
but
because
he
shewed
speciall
loue
,
and
fauour
to
Salomon
;
so
is
he
called
the
God
of
Abraham
,
of
Isaacke
and
Iacob
,
the
God
of
Daniell
.
It
is
an
honour
to
vs
,
in
that
he
vouchsafeth
so
to
be
called
.
It
is
the
glory
of
Saints
,
that
as
the
Apostle
saith
,
their
God
is
not
ashamed
of
them
,
to
be
called
their
God
.
It
is
a
happie
thing
then
,
to
be
the
friend
of
God
,
he
hath
such
in
memorie
,
they
are
within
his
speciall
care
and
protection
.
And
as
the
Psalmist
saith
:
non
●ola
miseria
care●
invidia
.
Onely
miserie
is
free
from
enuie
.
This
sinne
is
almost
common
in
all
.
One
Prince
enuieth
the
glory
of
an
other
.
One
rich
man
,
the
wealth
of
an
other
.
One
minister
the
gifts
of
an
other
.
And
the
meanest
sort
the
better
state
of
an
other
.
But
loue
enuieth
not
,
but
reioyceth
at
the
prosperitie
of
others
;
Enuie
(
saith
one
)
is
the
daughter
of
pride
;
But
this
mother
pride
cannot
be
barren
:
wheresoeuer
she
is
,
she
doth
continually
bring
forth
:
Suppresse
the
mother
,
and
there
will
be
no
daughter
.
This
woman
is
so
full
of
loue
and
humilitie
,
that
though
Salomon
doth
farre
excell
her
in
wisedom
,
in
glory
,
in
wealth
:
yet
she
grieueth
not
at
it
,
but
reioyceth
,
praysing
and
blessing
God
for
it
.
And
if
she
doe
thus
reioyce
for
the
gouernment
of
Salomon
;
how
much
more
cause
haue
we
to
praise
God
continually
,
for
the
gouernment
of
Christ
?
for
his
kingdome
of
grace
and
glory
:
And
if
Salomons
subiects
and
seruants
,
whe●
he
was
annoynted
King
,
CHRIST
sayeth
to
Pilate
,
Thou
couldest
haue
no
Power
ouer
mee
,
except
i●
were
giuen
thee
from
aboue
.
The
Powers
that
are
,
they
are
●●
God
.
Hee
that
gaue
Marius
rule
,
gaue
Caesar
rule
.
He
that
gaue
August●●
it
,
gaue
Nero
it
.
Hee
that
gaue
Vespasian
rule
,
or
Titus
has
sonne
,
both
sweete
natured
men
,
gaue
it
to
Domi●●an
that
cruell
blood-sucker
.
And
to
be
briefe
,
He
that
gaue
it
to
Constantine
the
Christian
,
he
gaue
it
to
Iulian
the
Apostata
.
All
these
,
did
the
true
,
sacred
,
&
onely
wise
God
,
dispose
and
direct
as
he
pleased
.
And
if
the
causes
be
vnknowne
,
why
he
did
thus
or
thus
,
is
hee
therefore
vniust
?
His
meaning
is
,
that
God
is
iust
,
in
the
disposing
,
and
placing
Kings
or
Kingdomes
.
An
other
cause
of
this
womans
ioy
,
and
thanksgiuing
is
:
Because
she
saw
the
loue
of
God
to
Sa●omon
,
and
to
Israel
,
in
placing
such
a
king
.
The
cause
of
all
blessings
and
fauors
,
is
not
any
merit
in
vs
,
but
the
loue
of
God
.
The
Lord
chose
Israel
aboue
other
nations
:
The
Apostle
counteth
it
a
blessing
to
be
made
an
able
minister
of
the
New
Testament
.
(
Salomon
saith
)
as
snowe
in
summer
,
and
raine
in
haruest
,
are
not
meete
,
so
is
honour
vnseemely
for
a
foole
.
Now
let
vs
see
the
manifold
testimonies
of
Gods
loue
to
Salomon
.
Before
he
was
borne
,
God
chose
him
to
build
his
house
,
preferred
him
before
his
father
in
that
worke
,
and
promised
to
establish
his
kingdome
.
So
soone
as
he
was
borne
,
he
was
called
Iedidiah
,
because
the
Lord
loued
him
.
He
had
a
good
father
Dauid
,
a
good
mother
Bethseba
,
and
Nathan
the
Prophet
as
his
tutor
and
teacher
.
While
his
father
liued
,
he
was
annoynted
King
with
ioy
and
consent
of
his
father
and
people
.
He
was
a
yonger
brother
,
therefore
had
no
right
to
the
crowne
by
birth
;
yet
was
chosen
extraordinarily
to
be
King
,
by
God
himselfe
,
(
in
like
sort
was
both
Saul
and
Dauid
chosen
)
but
afterward
Kings
were
created
by
election
,
or
blood
.
God
appeared
twise
to
him
,
and
spake
familiarly
with
him
.
He
gaue
him
his
desire
,
and
more
too
.
He
was
King
not
of
heathen
or
infidels
,
but
of
Israel
,
Gods
chosen
,
of
Ierusalem
,
that
holy
Citie
.
He
built
a
most
glorious
Temple
,
prefiguring
the
true
spirituall
Temple
of
God
.
He
had
peace
in
all
his
countries
from
Dan
to
Bersheba
.
The
Amorites
,
Hittites
,
Perezites
,
Hiuites
,
Iebusites
(
which
the
children
of
Israel
were
not
able
to
subdue
)
he
made
them
all
tributaries
and
bondmen
.
He
had
wisedome
and
vnderstanding
exceeding
much
,
and
a
large
heart
,
euen
as
the
sand
,
that
is
on
the
Sea
shore
;
being
wiser
then
any
man
:
and
hee
was
famous
throughout
all
Nations
round
about
,
and
there
came
of
all
people
of
the
earth
to
heare
his
wisedome
,
and
hee
exceeded
all
the
Kings
of
the
earth
,
and
all
the
world
,
both
in
riches
and
wisdome
,
and
all
the
world
sought
to
see
Salomor
,
to
heare
his
wisedome
,
which
God
put
in
his
heart
.
So
that
whatsoeuer
God
promised
to
Sal●mon
,
he
performed
faithfully
to
the
full
;
Wee
thinke
him
famous
,
whose
●ame
passeth
but
through
a
countrey
or
kingdom
;
but
his
passed
through
the
world
:
and
that
not
lightly
,
but
with
such
a
power
,
that
not
onely
his
subiects
,
but
strangers
,
Infidells
,
Kings
,
and
Queenes
,
came
from
the
farthest
part
of
the
world
to
see
&
admire
him
.
As
this
Queene
in
this
place
.
But
some
may
obiect
and
say
,
Is
Salomon
aboue
all
men
and
kings
?
was
he
wiser
then
Adam
or
Moses
?
I
answere
,
these
were
not
Kings
,
neither
had
they
that
kinde
of
glory
and
power
that
he
had
.
But
was
hee
more
wise
then
the
Egipti●n
kings
?
or
more
mightie
and
wise
then
his
father
Dauid
?
or
more
powerfull
,
glorious
,
and
worthie
then
the
Babylonian
,
Persian
,
and
Macedonian
Kings
?
Was
hee
more
famous
then
Alexander
,
the
Conqueror
of
the
world
,
or
mightier
then
Iulius
Caesar
,
or
Augustus
?
or
richer
then
Croesus
?
Hee
is
compared
onely
with
the
Kings
of
Israel
.
He
had
not
onely
wisdom
,
not
onely
glorie
,
not
onely
power
:
but
all
those
together
;
and
herein
is
no
king
comparable
to
him
:
what
should
we
say
more
?
his
felicitie
was
admirable
&
vnspeakable
,
and
is
largely
set
out
in
this
chapter
,
and
in
the
former
chapters
of
this
book
:
So
that
he
had
sundry
&
singular
testimonies
of
Gods
loue
towards
him
.
But
some
will
say
,
why
did
God
loue
him
?
or
how
could
hee
loue
him
?
and
why
did
he
bestow
so
many
gifts
vpon
him
?
to
his
own
ruine
&
destruction
(
as
it
may
seem
)
.
For
into
what
horrible
&
monstrous
sinnes
did
he
fall
,
as
we
may
see
in
the
next
chap
:
of
this
book
,
thus
it
is
written
of
him
.
King
Salomon
loued
many
outlandish
women
,
both
the
daughter
of
Pharaoh
,
&
the
women
of
Moab
,
Ammon
.
Edom
,
Sydon
,
&
Heath
:
Of
the
nations
wherof
the
Lord
had
said
to
the
children
of
Israel
,
Goe
not
you
in
to
them
,
nor
let
them
come
to
you
:
To
them
(
I
say
)
did
Salomon
ioyne
in
loue
:
And
he
had
seuen
hundreth
wiues
,
that
were
Princesses
,
&
three
hundreth
concubines
:
And
his
wiues
turned
away
his
hart
,
after
other
Gods
:
so
that
his
hart
was
not
perfect
with
the
Lord
his
God
,
as
was
the
hart
of
Dania
his
Father
.
And
his
Idolatrie
,
in
following
diuers
gods
,
is
after
described
;
&
also
the
anger
of
God
against
him
,
threatning
to
rent
his
kingdome
,
and
stirring
vp
diuers
aduersaries
against
him
,
to
vexe
him
a
long
time
,
one
after
another
:
and
rent
his
kingdome
,
and
gaue
away
ten
Tribes
from
him
,
to
●eroboam
,
to
the
great
trouble
,
discredit
,
and
vexation
of
Salomon
.
Wee
haue
spoken
much
already
of
Salomons
great
felicity
,
but
now
all
is
turned
into
miserie
:
his
wisedome
into
folli●
,
his
honor
into
shame
,
the
great
ioy
that
many
had
of
him
,
is
now
no
doubt
turned
into
generall
sorrow
and
lamentation
.
What
a
fearfull
fall
is
this
of
such
a
great
person
?
of
such
a
King
,
a
Prophet
,
a
Preacher
;
and
that
in
his
olde
age
,
euen
then
he
falleth
into
follie
and
vncleannesse
:
euen
then
his
heart
was
turned
from
the
Lorde
after
other
Gods
.
The
loue
of
out-landish
women
drewe
his
heart
from
the
loue
of
God
:
His
sinnes
are
directly
against
the
written
law
of
God
,
against
his
owne
doctrine
,
&
he
is
most
vnkinde
&
vnthankful
to
God
,
who
had
twise
appeared
vnto
him
,
and
had
bestowed
so
many
priuiledges
,
&
excellent
graces
vpon
him
.
And
therefore
the
Lorde
is
iustly
angrie
with
him
,
and
grieueth
him
,
and
vexeth
him
with
diuers
aduersaries
,
all
the
daies
of
his
life
.
He
troubled
and
vexed
the
Lord
,
therefore
the
Lord
vexeth
him
.
Hee
diuided
Gods
worship
,
and
therefore
the
Lord
diuided
his
kingdome
.
This
fall
of
Salomon
is
most
fearfull
,
horrible
,
and
lamentable
;
Nay
,
it
is
incredible
,
that
such
a
man
(
hauing
spent
his
younger
time
in
building
Gods
house
,
in
writing
bookes
,
in
diuine
instructions
and
meditations
)
,
should
in
his
latter
dayes
fall
so
grossely
,
into
such
monstrous
wickednesse
Who
would
belieue
this
?
or
thinke
it
possible
?
but
that
it
is
written
and
recorded
by
the
holy
Ghost
,
the
spirit
of
truth
.
The
remembrance
,
the
reading
,
hearing
,
or
thinking
of
such
a
fowle
fall
,
in
such
a
man
,
it
may
trouble
vs
,
and
make
our
hearts
to
quake
and
tremble
.
O
Sathan
,
subtile
serpent
,
cruell
dragon
,
mighty
and
roaring
Lyon
,
the
aduersary
of
mans
saluation
:
great
is
they
power
,
thy
subtilty
,
and
boldnesse
,
that
couldest
preuaile
so
far
with
such
a
man
.
But
what
wilt
not
thou
,
or
what
canst
thou
not
doe
,
if
the
Lord
let
thee
loose
?
who
didst
seduce
Adam
in
Paradise
,
and
wast
not
afraide
to
tempt
our
SAVIGVR
CHRIST
in
the
wildernesse
,
though
thou
couldst
not
preuaile
against
him
:
but
all
thy
desire
,
endeuour
,
&
labour
is
,
to
destroy
the
soules
and
bodies
of
sinfull
mortall
men
:
But
the
Lord
reproue
thee
(
ô
Sathan
)
and
stay
thy
insatiable
rage
and
furie
.
O
the
corruption
and
sinfulnes
of
mans
nature
:
what
are
wee
the
best
of
vs
all
,
if
the
Lord
leaue
vs
to
our selues
?
Into
what
monstrous
and
beastly
sinnes
doe
wee
fall
?
O
Salomon
,
how
art
thou
degenerated
?
how
hast
thou
forgotten
thy selfe
?
who
hath
bewitched
thee
?
In
thy
young
time
,
all
admired
thee
,
sought
to
thee
,
commended
and
magnified
thee
for
thy
wisedome
;
now
all
may
admire
and
scoffe
thy
follie
and
madnes
.
The
enemies
of
God
,
the
Heathen
may
say
,
Is
this
the
great
wise
man
,
whome
all
the
world
admired
?
Thou
hast
bene
a
ioy
to
all
good
men
,
they
reioyced
at
thy
prosperitie
,
wisedome
,
and
pietie
:
Now
they
figh
,
they
are
greeued
&
wounded
at
their
heart
,
for
thy
follie
&
wickednes
.
Hast
thou
forgotten
thine
education
?
And
(
Oh
Salomon
)
hast
thou
forgotten
thine
owne
counsell
and
doctrine
,
inspired
by
the
holy
Ghost
,
and
deliuered
to
the
instruction
of
others
:
And
may
it
not
be
said
to
thee
;
And
is
not
this
thine
owne
sweete
counsell
?
that
the
commandement
is
a
Lanthorne
,
and
Instruction
,
and
Light
,
and
Corrections
,
for
instructions
,
and
the
way
of
life
,
to
keepe
thee
from
the
wicked
woman
,
and
from
the
flattery
of
the
tongue
of
a
strange
woman
:
desire
not
her
beautie
in
thy
heart
,
neither
let
her
not
take
thee
with
her
Eye-liddes
:
For
because
of
the
whorish
woman
,
a
man
is
brought
to
a
morsell
of
bread
;
and
a
woman
will
hunt
for
the
precious
life
of
a
man
.
And
doe●●
thou
not
describe
,
and
cunningly
lay
out
,
the
folly
of
those
young
men
,
that
suffer
themselues
to
bee
abused
,
and
seduced
by
the
baites
,
temptations
,
and
allurements
of
harlots
?
saying
,
that
such
are
as
Oxen
going
to
the
slaughter
,
and
as
a
foole
to
the
stockes
of
correction
;
till
a
dart
strike
thorow
their
liuer
.
As
a
bird
hasteth
to
the
snare
,
not
knowing
that
hee
is
in
danger
:
saying
,
Againe
,
by
this
example
we
see
,
that
great
and
good
Princes
are
subiect
to
falling
;
some
haue
good
beginnings
,
and
continue
long
,
and
yet
in
the
end
they
decline
and
fall
away
.
Nero
in
the
first
fiue
yeares
of
his
raigne
,
was
of
such
liberatie
,
clemencie
and
gentlenes
,
that
he
passed
all
Princes
that
were
before
him
,
he
either
for
gaue
or
else
diminished
all
taxes
and
payments
.
He
was
so
gentle
and
fauourable
to
all
degrees
,
that
he
would
admit
them
to
come
to
salute
him
,
and
also
did
salute
them
himselfe
by
name
:
He
made
many
good
lawes
:
but
although
he
did
these
and
such
like
things
,
with
great
honour
at
the
beginning
of
his
raigne
:
yet
(
at
the
last
)
forgetting
the
Imperiall
dignitie
,
he
opened
his
wantonnes
,
his
fleshly
pleasures
,
his
riot
,
his
Auarice
,
his
crueltie
:
Oftentimes
he
attempted
to
kill
his
owne
mother
Agrippina
:
She
escaped
often
,
at
last
the
Centurion
(
comming
towards
her
with
a
naked
sword
in
his
hand
)
slew
her
;
she
putting
forth
her
belly
,
cried
out
,
That
hee
would
strike
that
part
first
,
for
this
bellie
(
saith
she
)
is
to
be
pierced
through
with
Iron
,
which
brought
forth
such
a
monster
.
Then
the
(
Centurion
thrust
his
sword
into
her
bellie
,
and
so
slew
her
with
many
woundes
;
after
this
horrible
murther
was
done
,
Nero
being
both
without
feare
and
shame
,
beheld
the
Carkasse
of
his
mother
being
slaine
.
He
killed
Seneca
his
maister
,
and
Burrus
one
of
his
gouernours
.
What
will
you
more
?
he
ceased
not
to
kill
whom
he
pleased
,
and
that
for
what
cause
soeuer
he
pleased
.
Tyberius
(
who
succeeded
Augustus
)
raised
vp
of
himselfe
,
(
at
the
beginning
of
his
raigne
)
no
small
hope
of
goodnes
:
but
afterwards
,
proued
a
very
Tyrant
,
and
most
filthy
man
.
Alexander
the
great
,
at
the
first
ruled
iustly
and
valiantly
:
but
after
he
was
so
effeminated
with
the
daintie
delicates
of
Pasia
,
that
he
became
proud
,
leacherous
,
a
drunkard
,
a
murtherer
:
by
the
which
vices
he
both
shortned
his
owne
daies
,
and
made
himselfe
to
be
detested
of
his
owne
Macedonians
.
Constantine
the
great
,
vnhappily
ended
his
empire
,
He
pursued
the
good
Bishop
Athanasius
:
He
brought
home
the
Heritike
Arrius
,
and
became
an
Apostata
.
Mauritius
of
a
long
time
gouerned
happily
,
but
afterwards
he
became
so
cruell
,
so
couetous
,
so
violent
;
that
he
was
hated
of
his
owne
subiects
,
and
slaine
by
Phocas
.
There
be
many
such
examples
;
but
there
is
one
before
our
eies
,
the
wisest
Prince
that
euer
was
,
a
long
time
gouerning
religiously
and
vertuously
:
but
in
his
old
daies
,
falling
in
most
grosse
and
beastly
manner
.
Of
whom
it
may
be
said
,
as
it
was
said
of
Origen
.
Vbi
bene
nemo
melius
,
vbi
male
nemo
peius
,
where
he
did
well
,
none
did
better
:
where
he
did
euill
,
none
did
worse
:
I
meane
in
respect
of
his
vnbrideled
and
filthy
lust
,
seeing
therefore
,
that
the
best
and
the
wisest
Princes
,
are
subiect
to
the
temptations
of
Sathan
,
to
the
allurements
of
the
world
,
flesh
and
sinne
,
and
may
decline
and
fall
away
from
good
beginnings
and
proceedings
;
let
all
good
Christians
and
good
subiects
,
pray
hartily
and
continually
to
God
;
not
onely
to
make
their
Princes
good
,
but
also
to
hold
,
keepe
,
continue
,
and
encrease
them
in
goodnes
.
And
seeing
that
all
of
vs
,
are
subiect
to
the
like
temptations
,
let
vs
all
be
carefull
,
not
onely
to
begin
well
,
but
also
to
holde
on
and
continue
to
the
end
:
remembring
that
fearefull
sentence
of
God
,
saying
:
If
the
righteous
turne
away
from
his
righteousnes
,
and
committeth
iniquitie
,
and
doe
according
to
all
the
abhominations
,
that
the
wicked
man
doth
;
shall
hee
liue
?
all
his
righteousnes
which
hee
hath
done
,
shall
not
be
mentioned
,
Happie
is
that
young
man
,
that
hath
liued
well
;
but
more
happie
is
that
old
man
that
hat
liued
well
.
It
is
not
sufficient
that
we
haue
bene
good
,
except
we
continue
so
still
:
the
righteous
(
saith
Dauid
)
shall
flourish
like
a
palme
tree
,
and
shall
growe
like
a
Cedar
in
Libanon
.
Such
as
be
planted
in
the
house
of
the
Lord
,
shall
flourish
in
the
Courts
of
our
God
,
they
shall
bring
forth
fruit
in
their
age
.
Young
men
must
remember
their
Creator
in
their
youth
,
the
powers
of
their
body
and
minde
is
then
fittest
for
the
seruice
of
God
:
They
are
subiect
to
death
,
as
well
as
others
:
they
must
giue
their
best
time
,
and
first
fruites
of
their
age
to
God
;
They
cannot
tell
how
soone
they
may
die
,
and
they
must
come
to
iudgement
as
well
as
others
,
and
the
pietie
of
their
young
age
will
be
a
comfort
and
a
credit
to
them
in
their
old
age
;
and
therefore
let
them
be
carefull
of
religion
,
and
holy
conuersation
in
their
tender
yeares
▪
and
let
old
men
and
women
take
heed
of
vices
,
and
doe
nothing
,
that
is
vnseemely
to
their
age
:
And
(
in
very
deed
)
the
beautie
and
ornament
of
the
elder
sort
is
the
true
knowledge
of
God
,
and
heauenly
wisedome
,
and
an
vnblamable
life
:
they
may
set
,
that
no
age
is
free
from
danger
;
If
the
diuell
cannot
deceiue
vs
in
our
youth
,
he
will
not
leaue
vs
,
but
will
deceiue
vs
in
our
age
(
if
he
can
)
some
in
this
age
,
are
guiltie
of
Salomons
sinnes
,
both
of
vncleannes
and
Idolatrie
.
Some
are
ignorant
,
some
prophane
,
some
vniust
,
some
ouercome
with
lying
,
some
with
drunkennes
,
and
the
most
in
their
olde
age
,
are
subiect
to
impatience
,
and
couetousnes
,
and
are
vnwilling
to
die
,
and
leaue
this
sinfull
world
:
but
let
them
of
all
other
be
examples
of
wisedome
&
vertue
,
let
them
flie
from
the
lusts
of
youth
,
&
follow
after
righteousnes
,
faith
,
loue
&
peace
,
with
them
that
call
on
the
Lord
with
a
pure
heart
.
THE
SIXT
SERMON
.
WE
haue
heard
the
reioycing
and
thanksgiuing
of
this
woman
,
for
the
Raigne
of
Salomon
,
and
specially
,
because
she
sawe
the
loue
of
God
,
both
to
Salomon
and
to
Israel
,
in
placing
such
a
King
:
We
haue
heard
the
happines
of
Salomon
,
the
great
and
extraordinarie
gifts
of
God
bestowed
vpon
him
,
and
manifold
signes
of
Gods
fauour
towards
him
,
and
that
God
by
his
owne
mouth
and
promise
,
and
by
a
speciall
name
giuen
to
Salomon
,
professeth
his
loue
towards
him
.
And
therefore
howsoeuer
he
fell
,
most
grieuously
,
and
therefore
deserued
no
loue
,
but
rather
hatred
,
and
to
be
cast
off
for
euer
:
yet
no
doubt
,
but
God
did
loue
him
still
,
and
in
time
brought
him
to
repentance
and
saluation
.
Now
let
vs
from
these
words
,
of
this
blessed
woman
(
seeing
Gods
loue
in
placing
Salomon
)
let
vs
(
I
say
)
learne
and
obserue
from
hence
,
that
a
good
King
,
is
a
rare
,
and
a
speciall
gift
of
God
,
and
a
token
of
his
loue
to
the
people
.
For
it
is
said
here
,
Because
God
loued
Israel
to
establish
it
for
euer
:
therefore
he
made
Salomon
King
ouer
them
.
When
God
meanes
to
blesse
a
land
,
and
to
doe
any
good
vnto
it
,
he
giueth
it
good
Princes
;
when
he
meaneth
to
correct
and
punish
a
people
,
he
sendeth
wicked
men
to
Raigne
ouer
them
.
So
that
it
is
God
that
giueth
Kings
,
sometimes
in
loue
,
sometime
in
anger
.
Therefore
(
saith
Salomon
)
In
the
prosperitie
of
the
righteous
,
The
necessitie
and
commoditie
of
kings
,
may
be
seene
in
the
vniuersall
order
of
nature
.
The
chiefe
Philosophers
,
Plato
,
Aristotle
,
and
Apollonious
,
did
see
and
feele
,
that
as
generally
there
is
one
chiefe
Creator
,
and
maker
of
all
things
,
and
as
among
the
starres
,
the
sunne
beareth
the
chiefe
light
;
as
among
Bees
,
there
is
one
chiefe
king
;
as
the
flockes
and
heards
of
beasts
haue
one
guide
and
ruler
;
finally
,
as
the
cranes
doe
follow
one
leader
;
So
there
ought
to
be
in
a
common-wealth
one
king
as
head
,
by
whom
all
the
members
may
consent
.
And
this
reason
of
the
common-wealth
(
declared
by
the
instinct
of
nature
)
God
hath
more
euidently
opened
in
the
holy
scripture
,
and
maketh
mention
of
kings
,
and
doth
approue
and
allowe
their
authoritie
with
his
owne
mouth
,
as
we
haue
heard
before
;
and
the
words
of
this
woman
doth
approue
and
testifie
the
same
.
She
blesseth
God
for
this
king
,
who
had
set
him
in
his
owne
throne
.
She
acknowledgeth
God
the
author
of
this
kind
of
gouernment
:
so
that
the
authoritie
of
kings
is
a
sacred
and
diuine
ordinance
.
But
it
will
be
obiected
:
How
is
God
the
author
of
this
kind
of
gouernment
?
when
as
Salomon
was
but
the
third
King
that
Israel
had
:
they
had
no
King
at
all
before
Saul
,
who
was
a
wicked
King
,
giuen
to
them
not
in
loue
,
but
in
wrath
,
and
that
at
the
vnlawfull
and
turbulent
desire
of
the
people
:
wherein
they
sinned
both
against
God
and
Samuel
.
For
thus
it
is
written
:
That
the
Elders
of
Israel
,
This
principalitie
or
kingdome
was
first
begun
(
as
it
is
thought
)
by
the
Egyptians
,
who
could
liue
no
while
without
a
king
.
And
we
finde
(
in
the
booke
of
Geneses
which
is
most
ancient
)
that
the
Aegyptians
had
their
kings
,
one
after
an
other
.
And
whereas
in
the
administration
of
a
common
weale
,
there
hath
beene
(
long
since
)
three
sortes
or
kindes
of
gouernments
set
downe
,
the
one
Monarchie
,
an
other
Aristocratie
when
the
best
gouerne
;
the
third
Democrati
,
or
popular
state
,
when
the
common
people
haue
a
stroake
,
in
ruling
the
publike
weale
.
The
first
kinde
of
gouernment
is
thought
as
good
as
any
,
if
not
the
best
of
all
:
For
when
counsell
or
gouernment
is
in
the
power
of
one
:
In
the
gouernment
of
the
common-wealth
,
all
things
are
more
easily
performed
.
In
the
other
two
kinds
of
gouernments
,
one
oftentimes
saith
one
thing
,
and
others
will
not
graunt
it
,
and
they
are
not
easily
agreed
:
Heere
one
hath
a
stroake
,
the
preheminence
and
prerogatiue
of
commaunding
and
graunting
.
The
whole
world
is
ruled
and
gouerned
by
one
,
and
what
can
be
better
or
more
wisely
gouerned
?
The
gouernment
by
Iudges
,
was
not
very
strong
;
but
almost
voluntarie
,
and
therefore
more
contemptible
:
but
in
the
gouernment
of
a
king
,
there
is
more
maiestie
in
their
kingly
pompe
,
and
glory
,
which
is
a
more
admiration
and
a
wonder
to
the
people
,
and
is
a
meanes
to
keepe
them
in
better
order
and
subiection
:
The
name
of
a
king
hath
beene
alwaies
famous
,
great
,
most
glorious
,
and
sacred
,
amongst
all
nations
of
the
world
:
But
ye●
s●e
the
madnesse
,
and
inconstancie
of
this
people
:
They
egerly
desired
a
king
,
and
when
they
had
him
,
they
would
not
receiue
him
,
but
many
of
them
despised
him
.
And
thus
they
dealt
with
the
Lord
,
many
times
before
and
after
this
.
They
desire
deliuerance
out
of
Egypt
,
and
when
they
are
deliuered
,
they
desire
to
returne
thither
againe
They
desire
Manna
from
heauen
,
when
they
were
in
the
wildernesse
:
when
they
had
it
,
being
sweete
and
heauenly
food
,
they
loathed
it
,
and
made
light
account
of
it
.
They
desire
to
turne
out
of
Babilon
into
their
owne
countrey
:
when
their
returne
is
graunted
,
a
great
part
of
them
refuse
to
returne
.
So
in
this
place
,
It
is
the
chiefe
end
of
the
office
and
calling
of
a
good
Magistrate
,
to
defend
and
countenance
all
good
and
honest
men
,
much
more
the
faithfull
and
paynefull
Ministers
of
God
.
And
seeing
Magistrates
and
Ministers
haue
the
same
authour
,
the
same
names
and
dignitie
,
let
them
ioyne
together
for
the
beating
downe
of
sinne
,
and
bee
helpers
and
comforters
one
to
another
;
and
let
the
highest
of
all
remember
,
specially
those
which
make
small
account
of
our
calling
;
let
them
remember
and
lay
vp
in
their
hearts
these
worthie
places
of
Scripture
.
Remember
that
caueat
which
GOD
giueth
to
his
people
:
Si
libet
lice●
:
If
thou
list
it
is
lawfull
:
for
Princes
doe
giue
lawes
,
and
not
receiue
lawes
.
A
most
vntrue
speech
in
things
concerning
the
law
of
nature
;
as
well
confessed
Dionisius
,
when
his
mother
would
haue
maried
otherwise
then
became
her
age
:
saying
,
Oh
mother
,
the
ciuill
lawes
of
man
may
bee
changed
and
altered
,
but
the
law
of
nature
cannot
bee
changed
.
Herodotus
writeth
;
That
Cambises
,
King
of
Persia
,
coueting
to
marry
with
his
sister
,
asked
his
Counsellers
whether
there
were
any
law
to
permit
the
brother
to
marry
with
the
sister
.
They
answered
,
after
deliberation
,
that
they
could
finde
no
such
law
;
but
they
found
a
law
,
whereby
it
was
permitted
to
the
King
of
Persia
to
doe
what
he
listed
.
A
most
wicked
answer
,
when
the
question
was
of
the
law
of
nature
.
Oh
vild
flatterers
and
pernitious
parasites
,
the
very
bane
and
poyson
of
Kings
and
Rulers
.
It
is
sinne
and
wicked
affections
,
which
are
as
rebels
and
traytors
,
which
Christian
Rulers
are
first
of
all
to
subdue
in
themselues
.
Hoc
opus
hic
labor
est
:
This
is
the
greatest
worke
,
the
greatest
labour
,
cunning
,
victorie
&
conquest
.
Sampson
ouercame
many
of
the
cruell
&
mightie
Philistims
;
yet
was
hee
ouercome
by
filthie
lust
.
Alexander
conquered
a
great
part
of
the
world
;
but
yet
he
could
not
conquer
nor
tame
his
owne
drunkennes
,
lust
and
anger
.
Hercules
ouercame
and
tamed
many
monsters
;
but
at
last
hee
became
a
seruant
and
slaue
to
Omphala
:
of
whom
one
writeth
thus
:
Hercules
(
sayth
hee
)
famous
for
his
vertue
,
and
counted
as
it
were
a
god
amongst
the
gods
:
but
he
defiled
the
world
with
filthie
lusts
and
vncleannesse
.
How
could
there
bee
any
diuine
thing
in
him
,
that
was
a
seruant
to
his
owne
vices
?
and
those
things
which
hee
did
are
not
to
be
counted
diuine
vertues
:
for
what
great
matter
was
it
to
ouercome
a
Lion
or
a
Beare
,
to
kill
wilde
and
fierce
Horses
with
their
rider
?
Presilla
:
Aquila
the
husband
a
Tent-maker
,
Presilla
his
wife
:
Saint
Paul
sayeth
of
them
;
THE
SEVENTH
SERMON
.
VERSE
9.
And
made
thee
King
to
doe
equity
and
righteousnesse
.
IT
is
the
duety
and
part
of
good
Gouernours
,
(
as
wee
haue
heard
already
)
to
begin
first
with
themselues
,
to
iudge
and
rule
their
owne
affections
and
wayes
,
and
then
also
so
to
gouerne
their
families
,
that
they
be
as
lights
and
lanthornes
to
others
,
shining
before
them
in
religion
,
in
piety
,
in
all
honesty
and
good
conuersation
.
This
is
some
part
of
the
duty
of
good
Rulers
,
but
this
is
not
all
;
It
is
not
enough
that
he
rule
himselfe
and
his
houshold
,
that
hee
performe
these
common
duties
of
Christianity
,
which
are
required
in
all
other
priuate
persons
,
but
hee
hath
a
greater
and
a
more
publicke
charge
,
as
the
gouernement
of
Townes
,
Cit●ies
,
or
Countries
,
hee
must
faithfully
and
wisely
discharge
his
publicke
place
&
calling
,
which
is
laid
vpon
him
.
It
is
not
sufficient
that
the
Magistrate
doe
reproue
publicke
disorders
,
and
lament
for
them
,
as
priuate
persons
may
doe
;
but
also
hee
must
punish
and
reforme
all
publike
abuses
,
so
farre
as
it
lieth
in
his
power
.
Many
Phylosophers
haue
written
of
the
states
of
Kingdomes
,
how
they
may
be
happily
gouerned
,
and
flourish
in
this
world
:
Amongst
sundry
men
there
are
sundry
iudgements
,
some
hold
,
that
the
safety
&
felicity
of
gouernment
consisteth
in
this
,
that
the
Gouernours
serue
the
time
:
Others
,
that
they
bee
in
league
with
other
Princes
and
Kingdomes
:
Others
,
that
they
be
well
furnished
with
money
,
with
Armour
,
with
men
.
But
this
Queene
reposeth
the
safety
of
Salomons
▪
Kingdome
in
Iudgement
,
in
Iustice
,
in
Equity
and
Righteousnesse
.
And
herein
Salomon
himselfe
is
iust
of
her
minde
,
Iustice
exalteth
a
Nation
,
but
sinne
is
ashame
to
the
people
.
Againe
,
a
King
by
iudgement
maintaineth
a
Countrey
,
but
a
man
receiuing
gifts
,
destroyeth
it
.
That
which
Augustine
speaketh
truly
of
the
state
of
a
Christian
Emperours
felicity
,
may
be
as
well
spoken
of
the
felicity
of
Kings
,
Princes
,
Rulers
and
Gouernours
;
And
withall
,
and
before
all
,
giue
God
the
due
sacrifice
of
prayer
for
their
imperfections
:
Such
Christian
Emperours
we
call
happy
,
here
in
hope
,
and
hereafter
,
when
the
time
we
looke
for
commeth
,
indeed
.
O
happy
and
thrise
happy
are
such
Kings
and
Gouernours
that
bee
thus
qualified
;
and
they
are
(
no
doubt
)
a
great
blessing
to
the
people
that
haue
them
,
and
enioy
so
happy
a
gouernment
vnder
them
.
By
that
which
hath
beene
said
,
and
by
the
words
of
this
Text
,
we
learne
that
Rulers
do
reigne
not
for
themselues
,
not
for
their
owne
gaine
,
profite
,
and
pleasure
,
but
for
the
good
of
others
,
for
the
common
benefite
of
the
Church
&
Common-wealth
.
As
the
head
careth
for
the
body
,
the
sheepheard
for
the
sheepe
,
the
father
for
the
children
:
so
must
Magistrates
chiefly
be
carefull
for
the
common
good
of
their
people
.
The
Heathen
could
say
that
wee
are
not
borne
for
our selues
,
but
for
our
Countrey
and
for
others
.
If
this
be
required
in
euery
priuate
person
,
to
seeke
the
common
good
of
others
so
farre
as
they
may
,
how
much
more
is
it
required
of
Kings
,
Magistrates
and
Ministers
,
who
are
not
priuate
,
but
publicke
persons
?
As
the
Candle
spendeth
it selfe
for
the
comfort
&
directions
of
others
,
and
as
a
tree
bringeth
forth
fruit
,
not
for
her selfe
,
but
for
others
:
so
Magistrates
and
Ministers
are
to
spend
themselues
,
to
employ
their
wits
,
their
study
,
their
labour
,
and
care
for
the
common
benefite
of
the
Church
and
Common-wealth
.
all
sought
their
owne
,
and
not
that
which
is
Iesus
Christs
.
But
of
himselfe
,
and
of
his
faithfull
Ministers
,
We
preach
not
our selues
,
but
Christ
Iesus
the
Lord
,
and
our selues
your
seruants
for
Iesus
his
sake
.
And
he
saith
further
,
was
combred
daily
with
the
care
of
all
Churches
.
And
in
another
place
,
I
seeke
not
yours
,
but
you
,
and
I
will
most
gladly
bestow
,
and
will
bee
bestowed
for
your
cause
This
should
be
the
care
and
resolution
of
euery
good
Minister
and
Magistrate
.
The
King
of
Sodom
said
to
Abraham
,
Giue
mee
the
persons
,
and
take
the
goods
thy selfe
.
This
King
preferreth
his
people
before
all
worldly
substance
.
The
office
of
good
Gouernours
is
for
the
common
good
,
benefite
and
commodity
of
all
their
subiects
,
to
comfort
and
countenance
the
godly
,
to
restraine
and
punish
the
wicked
,
and
this
is
to
doe
equity
and
iudgement
;
And
for
this
end
and
purpose
God
hath
chosen
,
called
,
ordained
and
placed
them
in
his
throne
,
and
this
they
must
doe
,
and
will
doe
,
if
they
bee
placed
in
loue
ouer
the
people
,
and
as
a
blessing
to
them
.
The
Heathen
haue
taught
,
that
Magistrates
are
ordained
to
liue
and
serue
,
he
looked
for
iudgement
,
but
behold
oppression
;
for
righteousnes
,
but
behold
a
crying
.
And
in
another
place
he
saith
;
Let
iudgement
run
downe
as
waters
,
and
righteousnesse
as
a
mighty
riuer
.
Righteousnesse
and
Iustice
doth
containe
all
vertues
in
them
:
Now
Law
is
defined
to
bee
a
constant
and
perpetuall
good
thing
,
without
which
no
House
,
no
Citty
,
no
Country
,
no
state
of
men
,
no
naturall
creature
,
not
the
world
it selfe
can
consist
firme
and
stable
.
Chrisippus
cals
it
a
knowledge
of
all
Diuine
and
Humae
matters
,
commanding
equity
,
and
expulsing
wickednesse
and
wrong
:
Ius
Gentium
,
the
Law
of
Nations
,
generally
vsed
through
the
world
,
as
to
shew
a
man
the
way
to
communicate
to
men
,
the
commodity
of
the
Elements
as
Water
and
Fire
,
to
this
appertaineth
the
Law
of
Armes
.
The
third
kind
of
Law
is
called
the
Ciuill
Law
,
that
is
the
priuate
Law
of
euery
Country
or
Citty
,
as
of
the
Romanes
,
Lacedemonians
,
Athenians
,
this
consisteth
in
Decrees
of
Princes
,
Statutes
,
and
Proclamations
;
Such
Lawes
Ceres
made
first
,
or
as
some
thinke
Radamanthus
,
and
afterward
others
in
diuers
Countries
,
deuised
and
ordained
Lawes
,
as
in
Athens
,
Draco
,
and
Solon
;
in
Egypt
,
Mercury
;
in
Creet
,
Minos
;
in
Lacedemony
,
Lycurgus
;
in
Tire
,
Tharandes
;
in
Argoes
,
Phorones
;
in
Rome
,
Romulus
;
in
Italy
,
Pythagoras
,
or
as
some
thinke
the
Arcadies
,
that
were
vnder
Leuander
,
as
their
Soueraigne
Lord
and
chiefe
Captaine
.
Notwithstanding
the
true
Authour
of
Lawes
was
God
,
which
first
planted
in
vs
the
Law
of
Nature
,
and
in
processe
of
time
,
when
that
was
corrupted
by
Adam
and
his
Posterity
,
hee
gaue
by
Moses
the
Law
written
,
to
reduce
vs
againe
to
our
first
state
.
Lawes
must
bee
knowne
,
and
they
must
bee
agreeing
to
the
Lawes
of
God
,
and
Nature
.
The
end
of
Lawes
the
publicke
good
and
safety
of
all
,
which
consisteth
in
the
worship
of
God
,
in
honesty
and
righteousnesse
;
such
Lawes
are
to
forbid
and
to
restraine
,
false
worship
,
Idolatry
,
and
prophanesse
,
disobedience
,
murther
,
adultery
,
theft
,
and
all
wickednesse
,
such
Lawes
must
be
common
to
all
,
there
must
be
no
priuiledge
,
no
immunity
,
no
impunity
,
the
greatest
and
the
highest
must
be
subiect
to
such
lawes
,
and
bee
willing
to
performe
them
,
as
well
as
the
meanest
,
for
such
Lawes
are
more
necessary
then
the
walles
in
a
Citty
,
which
are
for
beauty
and
defence
;
but
a
Citty
may
stand
without
wals
,
it
cannot
stand
without
Lawes
,
such
good
Lawes
of
equity
and
righteousnesse
,
they
are
the
very
Life
and
Soule
of
a
Citty
or
Kingdome
.
To
Lawes
there
must
bee
ioyned
of
necesssity
.
Iudges
and
Officers
,
which
giue
vigour
and
life
to
Lawes
,
the
Office
of
these
is
to
doe
Iudgement
and
Iustice
;
that
is
,
to
know
Causes
and
then
to
pronounce
sentence
accordingly
,
that
so
euery
man
may
haue
right
,
this
is
properly
Gods
Office
,
they
are
in
his
place
,
&
therefore
to
deale
vprightly
:
Worthy
is
that
counsell
of
Moses
to
the
Iudges
in
his
time
,
Heare
the
controuersies
betweene
you
brethren
,
and
iudge
righteously
betweene
euery
man
and
his
brother
,
and
the
stranger
that
is
with
him
;
yee
shall
haue
no
respect
of
persons
in
iudgement
,
but
shall
heare
the
small
as
well
as
the
great
,
yee
shall
not
feare
the
face
of
Man
,
for
the
Iudgement
is
GODS
.
The
like
counsell
giueth
good
King
Iehosaphat
to
his
Iudges
:
saying
;
Take
heed
what
yee
doe
,
for
yee
execute
not
the
iudgements
of
man
,
but
of
the
Lord
,
and
hee
will
bee
with
you
in
the
cause
and
iudgement
:
Wherefore
now
let
the
feare
of
the
Lord
be
vpon
you
,
take
heed
and
do
it
,
for
there
is
no
iniquity
with
the
Lord
our
God
,
neither
respect
of
persones
nor
receiuing
rewards
.
And
remember
that
counsells
Consider
the
matter
,
consult
and
giue
sentence
:
Iudgement
must
proceed
from
the
light
of
reason
,
and
not
from
Passion
,
both
parties
must
be
heard
,
euery
one
must
haue
freedome
to
speake
,
that
there
may
bee
true
and
vpright
iudgement
;
the
corruptions
of
Iustice
are
these
,
negligence
,
and
want
of
skill
,
vnnecessarie
,
and
vniust
delaies
,
desire
of
gaine
,
respect
of
friends
and
kindred
,
foolish
pitty
,
and
sometimes
slauish
feare
;
but
all
these
and
such
like
hinderances
of
Iustice
,
good
Magistrates
must
auoide
and
cast
off
.
To
Lawes
and
Iudgement
there
must
be
added
Execution
,
for
what
are
Lawes
without
of
Execution
,
but
euen
like
bels
without
clappers
.
Lawes
are
like
vnto
young
children
and
Infants
,
which
are
left
desolate
without
parents
,
and
yet
haue
portion
and
patrimony
,
but
would
soone
consume
it
,
or
others
would
deceiue
them
of
it
,
except
they
haue
faithfull
Tutors
and
Guardians
to
guide
and
protect
them
;
so
haue
Lawes
need
of
faithfull
Patrones
and
Keepers
,
or
else
they
will
bee
brought
into
contempt
,
by
the
forgetfulnesse
,
negligence
,
and
corruption
of
some
,
and
the
malice
of
others
.
For
what
better
is
it
to
haue
Law-makers
,
and
faithfull
Intepreters
of
the
same
,
except
they
bee
carefully
kept
and
defended
.
Therefore
due
punishments
to
offenders
,
are
to
bee
iustly
and
rightly
executed
.
To
this
purpose
,
saith
Salomon
;
A
King
that
sitteth
on
the
throne
of
Iudgement
chaseth
away
all
euill
with
his
eyes
.
A
wise
King
scattereth
the
wicked
,
and
causeth
the
wheele
to
turne
ouer
them
.
And
in
another
place
;
Take
the
drosse
from
the
siluer
,
and
there
shall
proceed
a
vessell
for
the
finer
;
take
away
the
wicked
from
the
King
,
and
his
Throne
shall
bee
stablished
in
righteousnesse
.
The
Apostle
saith
:
If
thou
do
euill
,
fear
;
for
hee
beareth
not
the
sword
for
nought
,
for
hee
is
the
Minister
of
God
to
take
vengeance
of
him
that
doth
euill
.
This
is
one
speciall
end
of
the
Magistrates
calling
,
to
punish
,
to
restraine
,
and
represse
the
wicked
.
The
Magistrate
is
a
minister
of
Iustice
and
Law
,
the
iudgements
is
the
Lords
and
not
his
;
the
impunity
of
the
wicked
is
hurtfull
to
themselues
,
by
this
meanes
they
runne
into
further
sinne
,
and
they
do
encourage
others
to
do
the
like
;
it
were
better
to
turne
loose
,
wilde
Boares
,
Beares
,
and
Woulues
,
amongst
the
people
,
then
such
pestilent
men
,
by
the
punishment
of
such
,
the
Common-wealth
and
the
Church
,
is
freed
from
the
note
of
infamy
,
and
it
is
no
small
honour
to
God
.
And
by
this
,
many
others
are
terrified
from
sinne
,
and
are
brought
to
repentance
,
and
so
to
saluation
;
yea
,
the
danger
of
infection
is
remoued
and
taken
away
:
a
little
leuen
sowreth
the
whole
lumpe
,
and
a
few
wicked
men
do
much
hurt
,
in
drawing
,
seducing
,
and
infecting
others
;
yea
,
by
such
execution
of
Iustice
,
the
wrath
of
God
&
his
heauy
iudgements
vpon
a
Land
,
are
stayed
&
remoued
.
That
they
ioyned
themselues
vnto
Baal
Peor
,
and
did
eate
the
offrings
of
the
dead
;
thus
they
prouoked
him
to
anger
with
their
owne
inuentions
,
and
the
plague
brake
in
vpon
them
,
but
Phinies
stood
vp
and
executed
iudgement
,
and
the
plague
was
staied
,
and
it
was
imputed
to
him
for
righteousnesse
,
from
generation
to
generation
for
euer
.
Salomon
,
Hee
that
saith
to
the
wicked
thou
art
righteous
;
him
shall
the
people
curse
,
and
the
multitude
shall
abhorre
him
;
but
to
them
that
rebuke
him
shall
be
pleasure
,
and
vpon
them
shall
come
the
blessing
of
goodnesse
.
Againe
,
They
that
forsake
the
Law
,
raise
the
wicked
;
but
they
that
keepe
the
Law
set
themselues
against
them
:
Wicked
men
vnderstand
not
iudgement
,
but
they
that
seeke
the
Lord
vnderstand
all
things
.
Againe
,
This
Iustice
is
a
sweete
sacrifice
pleasing
to
God
,
it
is
the
Magistrates
sacrifice
,
it
is
more
acceptable
then
other
sacrifices
.
Therefore
saith
the
wise
man
,
To
do
iudgement
and
iustice
is
more
acceptable
to
the
Lord
then
sacrifice
:
And
the
Lord
saith
thus
to
hypocrites
,
I
hate
and
abhorre
your
feast
daies
,
and
I
will
not
smell
in
your
solemne
assemblies
;
though
you
offer
mee
burnt
offerings
and
meate
offrings
,
I
will
not
accept
them
,
neither
will
I
regard
the
peace
offrings
of
your
fat
beasts
,
take
thou
away
from
me
the
multitude
of
thy
songs
,
for
I
will
not
heare
the
melody
of
thy
Viols
,
and
let
iudgements
runne
downe
as
waters
.
And
in
another
place
to
such
hypocrites
as
abounded
with
plenty
of
sacrifices
,
it
is
said
:
He
hath
shewed
thee
,
ô
man
,
what
is
good
,
and
what
the
Lord
hath
required
of
thee
;
surely
to
do
iustly
,
to
loue
mercy
,
to
humble
thy selfe
,
and
to
walke
with
thy
God
.
By
this
Iustice
the
states
of
Citties
and
Kingdomes
are
preserued
and
established
.
Therefore
Dauid
exhorteth
his
son
Salomon
,
To
walke
in
the
Waies
Statutes
and
Iudgements
of
God
;
that
so
hee
might
prosper
in
all
things
he
went
about
.
Shalt
thou
raigne
because
thou
closest
thy selfe
in
Cedar
?
Did
not
thy
father
eate
and
drinke
and
prosper
,
when
hee
executed
Iudgement
and
Iustice
?
when
hee
iudged
the
cause
of
the
afflicted
and
the
poore
hee
prospered
:
was
not
this
because
hee
knew
mee
saith
the
Lord
;
but
thine
eies
and
thy
heart
are
onely
for
thy
couetousnesse
:
And
therefore
the
Lord
threatneth
in
the
next
wordes
to
destroy
him
.
This
iustice
is
profitable
to
the
whole
Common-wealth
,
thou
shalt
take
away
the
euill
from
among
you
,
that
all
Israel
may
heare
it
and
feare
.
Where
Iustice
is
neglected
sin
raigneth
:
Because
sentence
against
an
euill
worke
(
saith
the
Wise-man
)
is
not
executed
speedily
,
therefore
the
heart
of
the
children
of
men
is
fully
set
in
them
to
doe
euill
.
On
the
contrary
it
must
follow
,
that
where
there
is
true
execution
of
Iustice
,
there
the
hearts
of
men
are
drawne
and
terrified
from
euill
.
The
blewnesse
of
the
wound
serueth
to
purge
the
euill
,
and
the
stripes
within
the
bowels
of
the
belly
.
To
the
Horse
belongeth
a
whip
,
to
the
Asse
a
bridle
,
and
arod
to
a
Fooles
backe
:
His
meaning
is
,
that
by
such
sharpe
correction
foolish
men
are
stayed
and
kept
in
order
.
And
in
another
place
;
Smite
a
scorner
,
and
the
foolish
will
beware
:
Meaning
that
simple
and
ignorant
men
will
bee
warned
when
they
see
the
wicked
punished
,
they
will
take
heed
by
others
mens
harmes
.
And
the
Lord
hath
ordained
iudgements
for
the
scorners
,
and
stripes
for
the
backe
of
fooles
.
To
this
duty
of
Iustice
the
example
of
God
,
may
incite
and
moue
all
Christian
Magistrates
,
they
are
in
his
steed
,
and
therefore
are
to
follow
his
example
in
punishing
offenders
:
Hee
is
a
most
iust
and
seuere
Iudge
,
and
a
very
consuming
fire
against
sinne
and
wickednesse
:
Hee
is
a
God
that
loueth
not
wickednesse
,
neither
shall
euill
dwell
with
him
,
the
foolish
shall
not
stand
in
his
sight
,
hee
hateth
all
them
that
worke
iniquity
.
The
Lord
will
try
the
righteous
,
but
the
wicked
and
him
that
loueth
iniquity
doth
his
soule
hate
:
vpon
the
wicked
hee
shall
raigne
snares
,
fire
,
and
brimstone
,
storme
and
tempest
,
this
is
the
portion
of
their
cup.
And
in
another
place
,
Surely
God
will
wound
the
head
of
his
enemies
,
and
the
hairy
pate
of
him
that
walketh
in
his
sinnes
.
Most
fearefull
examples
of
his
iustice
and
iudgement
wee
haue
vpon
the
first
world
,
Noah
:
Who
so
sheddeth
mans
bloud
,
by
man
shall
his
bloud
bee
shed
,
for
in
the
Image
of
God
hath
hee
made
him
.
And
in
the
Law
Written
,
The
man
that
committeth
adultery
with
another
mans
wife
,
because
hee
hath
committed
Adultery
with
his
neighbours
wife
,
the
Adulterer
and
the
Adulteresse
shall
die
the
death
.
Theft
was
not
so
seuerely
punished
,
but
they
were
to
make
restitution
,
and
restore
foure-fold
that
which
they
had
stolne
:
Theft
,
in
our
age
,
is
more
seuerely
punished
,
it
is
certaine
that
Theft
is
a
grieuous
sinne
against
the
Law
of
God
,
against
Equity
and
Iustice
;
but
I
see
no
reason
,
why
the
Theefe
shall
dye
a
shamefull
death
,
and
the
Whore-maister
escape
with
lesser
punishment
,
seeing
that
Salomon
compareth
the
Theefe
and
the
Whore-maister
together
,
&
sheweth
in
diuers
respects
that
Adultery
is
a
greater
and
more
grieuous
sinne
then
Theft
,
because
the
Theefe
may
make
restitution
,
Thus
saith
the
Lord
God
of
Israel
,
put
euery
man
his
sword
to
his
side
,
go
to
and
fro
from
gate
to
gate
through
the
Host
,
and
s●ay
euery
man
his
brother
,
and
euery
man
his
companion
,
and
euery
man
his
neighbour
:
so
the
Children
of
Leuic
did
as
Moses
had
commanded
,
and
there
fell
of
the
people
the
same
day
about
three
thousand
men
:
For
Moses
had
said
,
consecrate
your
hands
vnto
the
Lord
this
day
,
euen
euery
man
vpon
his
sonne
,
and
vpon
his
brother
,
that
there
may
bee
giuen
you
a
blessing
this
day
.
Iehu
slew
all
the
Priests
of
Baal
,
I
will
cut
off
the
names
of
the
Idols
out
of
the
Land
,
and
they
shall
no
more
bee
remembred
:
And
I
will
cause
the
Prophets
and
vncleane
Spirits
,
to
depart
out
of
the
Land
,
&
when
any
shal
yet
Prophesie
,
his
father
and
his
mother
that
begat
him
shall
say
vnto
him
,
Thou
shalt
not
liue
,
for
thou
speakest
lyes
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
.
And
his
father
and
mother
that
begot
him
,
shall
thrust
him
through
when
he
prophesieth
.
He
speaketh
of
the
time
of
the
Gospell
,
wherein
people
shall
haue
such
zeale
,
that
they
cannot
abide
nor
endure
a
false
Prophet
.
Christian
Gouernours
haue
power
from
God
to
compell
and
drawe
men
to
the
outward
worship
and
seruice
of
God
:
Better
are
the
wounds
of
a
friend
,
then
the
kisses
of
an
enemy
.
It
is
better
to
loue
with
seuerity
,
then
to
deceiue
with
too
much
lenity
.
He
that
bindeth
a
mad
man
,
and
hee
that
raiseth
him
vp
that
is
in
a
deadly
sleepe
,
he
is
troublesome
to
both
,
but
he
loueth
both
.
God
doth
not
onely
teach
,
but
punish
.
Let
heretickes
first
bee
ouer-throwne
and
confuted
;
if
that
will
not
serue
,
vse
religious
seuerity
.
The
same
Father
saith
;
first
I
was
of
this
mind
,
that
none
were
to
be
compelled
to
the
vnity
of
Christ
,
that
men
were
to
be
dealt
withall
by
the
word
,
by
disputation
,
by
reason
,
least
those
which
we
knew
to
bee
open
Heretickes
,
should
become
feigned
Catholickes
:
but
this
my
opinion
was
ouercome
by
examples
before
mine
eyes
;
for
this
my
Citty
Hippo
,
being
altogether
of
Donatus
side
,
was
conuerted
to
the
Catholicke
vnity
,
by
the
feare
of
Emperiall
Lawes
.
Princes
and
Gouernours
are
in
no
case
to
suffer
any
hereticall
or
false
worship
in
their
kingdomes
.
And
therefore
let
them
hearken
to
this
counsell
,
giuen
them
by
a
learned
man
:
Let
Princes
(
saith
he
)
take
heed
,
how
they
suffer
any
wicked
rites
and
ceremonies
to
Infidels
,
within
their
Dominions
.
Salomon
was
guilty
of
this
fault
,
not
that
he
compelled
any
of
his
subiects
to
worship
Idols
,
but
that
he
granted
to
his
Wiues
and
Concubines
,
being
out-landish
women
,
places
and
altars
,
wherein
they
might
worship
strange
Gods
.
But
God
was
angry
with
him
,
and
requited
him
according
to
his
fall
:
for
as
he
diuided
Gods
worship
,
so
God
diuides
his
kingdome
,
giuing
part
of
it
to
his
sonne
,
and
part
of
it
to
Ieroboam
.
This
fault
of
his
did
spread
it selfe
to
the
posterity
:
for
Achas
,
Manasses
,
and
diuers
other
wicked
Kings
,
had
diuers
wicked
and
detestable
worships
at
Ierusalem
,
and
were
sharply
reproued
of
the
Prophets
for
them
:
And
surely
the
Magistrate
cannot
be
but
reproued
and
condemned
,
when
he
suffereth
Idolatry
,
seeing
he
hath
the
sword
for
the
punishment
of
wickednesse
;
therefore
it
must
be
granted
,
that
either
Idolatry
is
no
sinne
,
or
else
the
Magistrate
is
to
punish
it
as
well
as
other
sinnes
.
The
Magistrate
must
bee
carefull
to
defend
the
Common-wealth
,
and
to
prouide
as
much
as
may
be
,
that
no
danger
nor
hurt
come
vnto
it
.
But
Idolatry
is
the
cause
of
famine
,
pestilence
,
warres
,
and
other
most
grieuous
iudgements
,
and
therefore
in
no
case
to
be
suffered
,
or
tollerated
in
a
Christian
kingdome
,
and
all
such
transgressors
of
the
first
and
second
Commandement
,
and
of
the
rest
of
the
Commandements
of
the
first
table
,
are
to
bee
punished
,
as
well
as
the
transgressors
of
the
Commandements
of
the
second
Table
;
and
indeed
false
Prophets
,
heretickes
,
Idolaters
,
Papists
,
Iesuites
,
Seminarie
Prists
,
do
more
hurt
to
a
kingdome
then
murtherers
,
adulterers
,
or
theeues
,
seducing
,
killing
&
poysoning
the
soules
of
many
thousands
;
neither
is
it
to
bee
counted
cruelty
to
cut
off
these
and
such
like
offendors
,
seeing
it
is
warranted
by
the
authority
and
commandement
of
God
himselfe
:
It
is
not
cruelty
to
cut
off
the
cruell
,
though
they
account
it
so
;
but
hee
that
smiteth
and
taketh
away
the
euill
,
in
that
they
are
euill
,
is
the
Minister
of
God
,
and
of
the
Law
;
therefore
the
Magistrates
doe
not
defile
themselues
with
bloud
,
in
punishing
and
executing
wicked
persons
:
for
they
haue
a
warrant
from
the
Lord
so
to
do
,
the
Lord
is
with
them
,
and
doth
assist
them
;
and
such
executions
of
notorious
persons
,
by
the
hand
of
the
Magistrate
,
is
as
a
sacrifice
pleasing
to
God
.
And
least
it
should
be
a
trouble
to
the
Magistrates
minde
,
or
a
corsie
to
his
conscience
,
or
any
impairing
to
his
credit
to
deale
so
seuerely
as
may
be
thought
with
such
offendors
;
the
Lord
himselfe
doth
comfort
and
encourage
the
Magistrate
;
for
whereas
he
commandeth
,
that
wicked
children
cursing
their
parents
,
shall
dye
the
death
;
and
likewise
adulterers
,
and
other
offendors
,
he
addeth
and
repeateth
it
often
to
the
comfort
of
the
Magistrate
,
His
bloud
be
vpon
him
;
as
if
he
should
say
,
let
not
Iudges
and
Magistrates
trouble
themselues
at
the
death
of
such
offendors
,
as
though
they
were
guilty
of
their
bloud
:
nay
,
their
bloud
is
vpon
themselues
,
they
are
guilty
of
their
owne
bloud
,
they
haue
deserued
death
,
and
are
worthy
of
it
;
they
haue
cast
away
themselues
,
and
haue
iustly
drawne
vpon
themselues
such
grieuous
punishments
,
by
their
owne
wickednesse
and
iust
deserts
.
It
is
my
commandement
and
will
that
such
shall
dye
,
and
therefore
I
cleare
you
as
innocent
and
guiltlesse
;
you
are
in
my
place
,
you
are
my
seruants
and
ministers
,
and
in
this
work
of
iustice
you
haue
done
me
faithfull
seruice
.
But
here
may
be
a
question
propounded
,
whether
Princes
and
Rulers
may
not
remit
and
pardon
the
faults
of
great
offendors
.
To
remit
iust
punishments
is
against
the
direct
law
of
God
,
and
procureth
and
draweth
the
wrath
of
God
vpon
the
Magistrate
.
Cursed
be
he
that
hindereth
the
right
of
the
stranger
,
the
fatherlesse
and
the
widow
,
and
all
the
people
shall
say
,
So
be
it
.
Againe
,
You
shal
not
doe
vniustly
in
iudgement
,
but
thou
shalt
iudge
thy
neighbour
iustly
.
O
house
of
Dauid
,
execute
iudgement
in
the
morning
,
and
deliuer
the
oppressed
out
of
the
hand
of
the
oppressour
,
least
my
wrath
goe
out
like
fire
,
and
burne
,
that
none
can
quench
it
,
because
of
the
wickednesse
of
your
workes
.
The
Magistrate
is
the
keeper
of
Iustice
he
is
to
do
right
to
euery
one
,
and
therefore
hee
may
not
realease
whom
hee
list
.
To
execute
iudgement
is
a
good
worke
,
it
is
profitable
to
the
Common-wealth
,
it
decaieth
and
taketh
away
sin
;
and
therefore
not
to
be
hindered
or
stopt
of
any
.
It
is
a
speciall
part
of
the
office
of
a
Magistrate
,
to
punish
the
offendors
,
and
therefore
he
is
iustly
,
without
partiality
,
to
performe
it
.
Iust
iudgement
is
the
Lords
,
&
not
his
,
and
therefore
not
in
his
power
to
remit
it
;
he
is
the
Minister
of
the
lawes
,
&
therefore
to
do
nothing
contrary
to
law
.
When
Themistocles
was
requested
of
Simonides
the
Poet
,
to
pronounce
a
certaine
vniust
sentence
,
in
his
fauour
;
he
answered
vertuously
:
As
making
verses
contrary
to
the
Rules
of
poetry
,
thou
canst
bee
no
good
Poet
:
so
can
I
bee
no
good
Prince
,
if
I
giue
sentence
contrary
to
law
.
Solon
said
,
that
the
safety
of
the
Common-wealth
consisteth
in
these
two
points
,
that
rewards
be
distributed
after
the
desert
of
vertue
,
and
punishments
after
the
quality
of
the
offence
.
Iustice
(
saith
one
)
knoweth
not
father
,
knoweth
not
mother
,
but
knoweth
the
truth
;
accepteth
no
person
,
but
followeth
God
.
God
is
a
iust
Iudge
against
wicked
persons
,
and
if
any
do
stay
Iustice
and
Iudgement
through
bribes
or
rewards
,
their
sinne
and
corruption
is
the
greater
;
and
a
Iudge
may
be
ashamed
to
say
to
any
offender
,
What
wilt
thou
giue
me
to
shew
thee
fauour
,
or
doe
thee
Iustice
?
Is
not
this
as
if
it
should
bee
said
;
What
wilt
thou
giue
me
to
deny
my selfe
,
to
loose
my
Office
,
and
to
sell
God
himselfe
?
There
bee
three
things
(
saith
one
)
which
hinder
Iustice
;
the
fauour
of
friends
,
flattering
praise
,
and
receiuing
of
rewards
.
But
this
latter
is
of
greater
force
then
the
two
other
.
There
may
be
causes
,
why
punishments
may
be
delayed
,
or
lessened
:
some
offenders
are
greater
then
others
,
and
are
ring-leaders
to
wickednesse
:
these
deserue
more
sharpe
punishment
.
Others
are
seduced
,
and
fall
by
occasion
:
these
are
more
mildly
to
be
dealt
withall
.
But
the
inferiour
Magistrates
can
do
nothing
in
such
cases
,
without
the
direction
and
counsell
of
the
superiour
.
As
there
be
differences
of
offenders
and
offences
,
so
there
be
differences
of
lawes
against
the
which
they
doe
offend
.
Some
lawes
haue
their
ground
&
warrant
from
the
law
of
God
and
Nature
:
to
the
transgressers
of
these
,
there
should
bee
granted
no
fauour
or
remission
.
There
be
other
positiue
written
lawes
of
the
countrey
,
concerning
lesser
and
smaller
matters
:
in
these
the
Magistrates
haue
power
sometimes
vpon
good
occasion
,
to
remit
and
pardon
;
so
that
it
be
not
against
the
glory
of
God
.
To
this
agreeth
the
words
of
his
Maiesty
to
his
gracious
sonne
:
There
be
some
horrible
crimes
(
saith
he
)
not
to
be
pardoned
,
as
Witch-craft
,
wilfull
murther
,
incest
,
poyfoning
,
false
coine
;
and
so
hee
concludeth
,
that
fauour
is
to
be
shewed
in
lesser
matters
,
and
specially
in
such
as
concerne
our
owne
priuate
causes
.
But
see
here
the
corruption
of
our
nature
,
we
are
more
seuere
in
our
owne
causes
,
then
in
Gods
cause
:
wee
striue
and
contend
,
and
make
a
stirre
for
our
riches
,
possessions
,
glory
and
credite
,
if
any
goe
about
to
diminish
and
impaire
them
,
how
violent
,
cruell
and
implacable
are
we
?
But
if
it
be
the
cause
of
God
,
how
modest
,
how
gentle
and
milde
are
we
?
Is
not
this
to
preferre
our selues
before
God
?
The
children
of
Israel
,
contrary
to
Gods
commandement
,
Amalecke
;
I
will
vtterly
put
out
the
remembrance
of
Amalecke
from
vnder
heauen
.
Yea
the
Lord
sware
,
that
he
would
haue
a
warre
with
Amalecke
from
generation
to
generation
.
And
he
chargeth
his
people
Israel
,
that
when
they
had
rest
from
their
enemies
,
Goe
and
smite
Amalecke
,
and
destroy
all
that
pertaines
vnto
them
,
and
haue
no
compassion
on
them
,
but
slay
both
man
and
woman
,
both
infant
and
suckling
,
both
Oxen
and
sheepe
,
both
Cammell
and
Asse
.
But
Saul
vpon
a
foolish
pitty
spared
Agag
the
King
,
and
some
of
the
fattest
beasts
:
but
the
Lord
did
not
spare
him
,
but
thrust
him
out
of
his
kingdome
for
his
disobedience
.
And
Samuel
said
to
Agag
:
As
thy
sword
hath
made
women
childl●sse
,
so
shal
thy
mother
be
childlesse
among
other
women
.
And
Samuel
(
being
a
Iudge
)
hewed
Agag
in
peeces
before
the
Lord
in
Gilgall
.
Ahab
a
King
,
spared
another
King
,
whom
God
would
not
haue
spared
;
but
the
Lord
said
to
him
:
Because
thou
hast
let
goe
out
of
thy
hands
a
man
whom
I
appointed
to
dye
,
thy
life
shall
goe
for
his
life
,
and
thy
people
for
his
people
.
These
be
fearefull
examples
for
Kings
and
Princes
,
that
they
take
warning
by
them
,
how
they
spare
any
vpon
any
sinister
respect
,
whom
God
in
his
iust
iudgement
would
haue
smitten
with
the
stroke
of
death
:
and
this
is
no
cruelty
to
follow
the
example
and
commandement
of
God
himselfe
.
Hee
saith
to
a
wicked
and
rebellious
people
;
If
I
whet
my
glistering
sword
,
and
my
hand
take
hold
on
iudgement
,
I
will
execute
vengeance
on
mine
enemies
,
and
will
reward
them
that
hate
mee
.
I
will
make
mine
arrowes
drunke
with
bloud
,
and
my
sword
shall
eate
flesh
,
for
the
bloud
of
the
slaine
,
and
the
captiues
,
when
I
begin
to
take
vengeance
of
the
enemy
.
And
the
people
pray
thus
to
God
against
the
seede
of
Esau
,
because
they
conspired
with
the
Babylonians
,
Remember
(
say
they
)
the
children
of
Edom
,
ô
Lord
,
in
the
day
of
Ierusalem
,
which
said
,
Raze
it
to
the
foundation
thereof
.
O
daughter
of
Babel
,
worthy
to
bee
destroyed
,
blessed
shall
he
be
that
rewardeth
thee
,
as
thou
hast
serued
vs
.
Blessed
shall
he
bee
that
taketh
and
dasheth
thy
children
against
the
stones
.
No
pitty
nor
mercy
is
to
bee
shewed
to
such
as
bee
sworne
enemies
to
the
Church
and
their
owne
Countrey
,
to
bloudy
Babylonians
,
grosse
Idolaters
.
And
yet
as
there
must
bee
vpright
iustice
in
all
good
Magistrates
,
so
to
this
also
there
must
bee
ioyned
clemency
and
mercy
;
there
is
vse
and
place
of
both
,
and
Iustice
and
Mercy
both
of
them
may
bee
abused
;
but
true
Mercy
and
Clemency
is
an
excellent
vertue
to
all
Christian
Princes
and
Gouernours
.
They
are
in
the
place
of
God
,
who
is
full
and
rich
in
mercy
and
compassion
,
and
whose
mercie
is
ouer
all
his
workes
;
they
are
to
follow
,
the
example
and
nature
of
God
,
whose
Image
they
represent
and
carry
;
they
gouerne
and
rule
,
not
beasts
,
but
men
;
and
therefore
all
humanity
is
to
bee
vsed
towards
them
,
they
are
to
punish
with
griefe
and
compassion
.
A
Physition
giueth
to
a
patient
,
his
friend
,
some
bitter
potion
,
which
hee
could
bee
content
in
loue
to
cast
away
;
but
onely
that
hee
knoweth
,
that
it
will
bee
for
the
good
and
health
of
his
friend
.
And
thus
Magistrates
are
to
thinke
of
punishments
,
as
of
medicines
,
whereby
the
guilty
may
be
amended
,
and
others
by
their
examples
terrified
.
When
the
guilty
is
to
be
condemned
,
the
Magistrate
is
to
thinke
thus
with
himselfe
;
This
punishment
this
party
hath
deserued
,
and
God
hath
decreed
it
for
him
,
and
therefore
it
is
for
his
good
:
It
is
cruelty
to
delight
in
the
punishment
and
torment
of
others
,
If
so
be
the
wicked
be
worthy
to
bee
beaten
,
the
Iudge
shall
cause
him
to
lye
downe
,
and
to
bee
beaten
before
his
face
,
according
to
his
trespasse
,
to
a
certaine
number
.
Where
there
is
mercy
and
discretion
,
there
punishments
are
according
to
the
trespasses
:
But
it
is
cruelty
,
for
small
faults
and
offences
,
to
enioyne
extreme
,
seuere
,
and
rigorous
punishments
;
and
it
is
the
greatest
cruelty
of
all
,
to
punish
in
body
or
goods
,
such
as
haue
not
deserued
it
,
and
such
as
are
honest
and
innocent
.
Therefore
Magistrates
must
remember
,
that
not
onely
he
that
iustifieth
the
wicked
,
but
he
also
that
condemneth
the
iust
,
Thou
shalt
not
slay
the
innocent
and
the
righteous
.
Surely
it
is
not
good
(
saith
Salomon
)
to
condemne
the
iust
,
nor
that
Princes
should
smite
such
for
equity
.
Righteous
men
are
Gods
children
,
seruants
,
and
members
,
deare
and
pretious
in
his
eyes
:
hee
saith
of
them
;
Hee
that
toucheth
you
,
toucheth
the
apple
of
mine
eye
.
It
is
a
grieuous
sinne
,
and
a
signe
of
reprobation
,
to
hate
or
persecute
the
seruants
of
God
:
therefore
Cain
hateth
Abel
,
Esau
hateth
Iacob
,
and
seeketh
to
kill
him
,
Ismael
persecuteth
and
mocketh
Isaac
,
Saul
hateth
&
pursueth
Dauid
.
It
is
comfort
and
credit
euen
to
Princes
,
to
haue
the
loue
and
the
testimony
of
the
faithfull
.
This
is
the
commendation
of
Demetrius
,
Yee
shall
not
(
saith
God
)
trouble
any
widdow
,
nor
fatherlesse
childe
:
If
thou
vexe
or
trouble
such
,
and
so
hee
call
and
cry
vnto
me
,
I
will
surely
heare
his
cry
;
then
shall
my
wrath
bee
kindled
,
and
I
will
kill
you
with
the
sword
,
and
your
wiues
shall
bee
widdowes
,
and
your
children
fatherlesse
.
As
God
hath
a
speciall
care
of
widdowes
and
fatherlesse
children
,
so
hee
hath
a
care
of
all
his
sonnes
and
daughters
,
hee
will
regard
their
iust
complaints
,
which
they
offer
into
his
bosome
,
and
in
time
will
hearken
to
their
cryes
.
It
is
a
sin
not
to
encourage
,
countenance
and
defend
such
;
but
it
is
a
greater
sinne
to
spoyle
them
,
and
vndo
them
,
or
to
offer
them
any
wrong
.
He
will
reproue
Kings
for
their
sakes
,
Touch
not
mine
annointed
,
and
doe
my
Prophets
no
harme
.
Kings
are
the
Lords
annoynted
in
a
speciall
respect
;
but
yet
all
the
people
of
God
are
also
in
their
place
,
the
Lords
annointed
,
because
of
the
oyle
of
spirituall
graces
,
plentifully
powred
vpon
them
;
and
because
they
are
precious
and
deare
in
the
eyes
of
God
.
And
therefore
the
Lord
said
to
Pharaoh
;
Israell
is
my
sonne
,
euen
my
first
borne
,
wherefore
I
say
to
thee
,
let
my
sonne
goe
,
that
hee
may
serue
mee
:
If
thou
refuse
to
let
him
goe
,
behold
I
will
slay
thy
sonne
,
euen
thy
first
borne
.
Marke
(
saith
a
learned
Father
vpon
that
place
)
marke
the
Title
that
God
giueth
to
his
Church
,
and
meditate
on
it
earnestly
,
hee
calleth
it
his
Sonne
,
yea
his
first
borne
,
noting
therein
to
all
flesh
,
that
it
is
to
him
,
as
a
man-childe
to
the
father
,
yea
as
the
the
first
borne
,
which
commonly
is
loued
most
tenderly
,
Tell
Pharaoh
hee
had
best
take
heede
what
hee
doth
:
for
I
will
make
his
Sonne
and
first
borne
feele
it
,
if
hee
hinder
mine
,
and
will
not
let
them
goe
to
serue
mee
.
The
world
you
know
,
contemneth
and
despiseth
vs
,
counting
vs
the
Refuse
of
the
people
,
or
what
may
bee
base
and
vile
;
but
this
loue
is
life
,
and
this
regard
with
God
is
honour
most
high
:
In
the
comfort
whereof
wee
may
suppe
vp
these
earthly
scornes
,
if
his
Grace
bee
with
vs
.
And
so
much
the
rather
wee
may
doe
this
,
because
hee
accounteth
all
the
reproches
,
iniuries
,
stormes
and
hard
dealings
done
to
his
seruants
,
as
done
vnto
himselfe
.
And
therefore
there
came
a
voyce
from
heauen
to
Saul
,
then
a
Persecuter
,
but
after
,
Paul
a
Preacher
;
that
voyce
sayd
then
vnto
him
:
Saul
,
Saul
,
Why
persecutest
thou
mee
?
And
when
hee
sayd
;
Who
art
thou
Lord
?
The
Lord
said
;
I
am
IESVS
whom
thou
persecutest
;
It
is
hard
for
thee
to
kicke
against
prickes
.
Christ
was
then
ascended
into
heauen
,
Saul
did
not
,
neither
could
if
he
would
,
persecute
him
,
but
because
hee
persecuted
his
poore
members
on
earth
,
Christ
taketh
their
cause
to
bee
his
owne
,
and
he
counteth
the
cruelty
offered
to
them
,
to
be
offered
to
himselfe
.
All
good
Princes
and
Gouernours
euen
in
pollicy
,
as
much
as
may
be
,
are
to
seeke
and
procure
the
good
will
,
loue
and
liking
of
all
their
subiects
;
and
much
more
of
the
better
sort
.
Rulers
are
so
to
gouerne
the
people
,
as
the
soule
gouerneth
the
body
,
and
as
God
gouerneth
the
world
;
that
is
,
not
onely
iustly
,
but
also
kindly
and
gently
.
In
God
there
is
not
onely
power
,
iustice
and
wisdome
,
but
also
he
is
full
of
goodnesse
and
mercy
Pastors
&
sheapheards
are
not
only
with
discretion
,
but
also
with
lenity
,
to
lead
&
guid
their
flocke
.
A
good
father
doth
bring
vp
and
rule
his
children
in
as
much
loue
and
kindnesse
as
may
be
.
A
good
ruler
must
be
of
the
same
mind
to
the
people
,
as
the
good
father
of
a
family
is
to
the
houshold
.
And
what
is
a
ruler
of
a
City
,
or
a
kingdome
,
but
the
father
of
many
children
,
he
is
not
to
abate
his
authority
by
too
much
lenity
,
nor
the
peoples
loue
by
too
much
seuerity
.
Hearts
of
honest
men
are
gotten
by
mercy
,
kindnesse
and
goodnesse
,
so
they
wish
well
,
and
speake
well
;
and
they
desire
the
continuance
and
increase
of
their
Rulers
aduancement
.
There
bee
three
things
(
saith
Augustine
)
in
a
Gouernour
.
First
,
a
Calling
:
Secondly
,
a
feare
of
him
:
Thirdly
,
a
loue
towards
him
.
Calling
is
requisite
,
to
the
end
hee
may
beare
himselfe
chearefully
in
a
good
conscience
;
yet
if
hee
bee
not
both
loued
and
feared
,
hee
cannot
subsist
in
his
Calling
:
Let
him
therefore
aduise
himselfe
to
procure
loue
by
benefits
,
and
feare
by
punishing
wrong
done
,
not
against
himselfe
,
but
against
the
Law
.
The
Heathen
man
could
say
,
that
a
Ruler
must
bee
affable
in
speech
,
easy
to
bee
seene
,
and
spoken
to
,
in
countenance
amiable
,
kind
to
the
iust
,
sharpe
to
the
wicked
.
Such
a
Ruler
is
beloued
,
defended
,
and
reuerenced
by
the
whole
Citty
;
such
a
Ruler
,
by
his
owne
benefite
is
safe
,
hath
no
need
of
defence
,
the
heartes
of
the
people
are
his
armour
,
Moses
,
Samuel
and
Dauid
,
haue
shined
and
excelled
in
loue
to
their
people
.
Others
haue
said
,
that
preseruation
of
Princes
consisteth
in
the
integrity
of
Religion
,
&
in
the
loue
of
their
Subiects
,
and
these
things
procure
the
loue
of
the
people
:
Not
to
bee
too
strange
to
them
,
to
be
humble
and
courteous
,
to
speake
kindly
to
them
,
to
bee
willing
to
see
their
Subiects
,
and
to
shew
themselues
to
them
as
much
as
may
bee
;
to
heare
causes
in
their
owne
persons
,
not
to
burthen
the
people
too
much
,
but
to
ease
them
of
vnnecessary
burthens
;
to
bee
liberall
and
bountifull
,
where
there
is
need
and
desert
.
Absolon
,
though
hee
was
a
wicked
man
,
and
had
a
wicked
cause
,
yet
he
had
this
pollicy
by
kindnesse
to
draw
the
hearts
of
the
people
to
him
.
When
any
man
came
neere
to
him
,
and
did
him
obeysance
,
hee
put
forth
his
hand
,
and
tooke
him
and
kissed
him
;
and
on
this
manner
did
Absolon
to
all
Israel
,
that
came
to
the
King
for
iudgement
,
so
Absolon
stole
the
hearts
of
all
the
men
of
Israel
.
This
was
a
wicked
action
in
him
,
but
this
pollicy
may
bee
followed
of
lawfull
Magistrates
,
by
kinde
words
and
deeds
,
to
winne
and
hold
,
the
hearts
of
their
owne
people
.
Good
was
that
counsell
,
which
the
ancient
men
gaue
to
King
Rehoboam
.
If
thou
bee
a
seruant
to
this
people
(
say
they
)
this
day
,
and
serue
them
,
and
answere
them
,
and
speake
kinde
words
to
them
,
they
will
bee
thy
seruants
for
euer
.
They
shew
by
this
their
counsell
,
that
kindnesse
is
the
way
to
winne
the
hearts
of
the
people
:
but
that
King
forsooke
that
good
counsell
,
and
hearkened
to
the
counsell
of
yong
men
,
and
by
their
direction
gaue
the
people
this
answere
.
My
father
made
your
yoke
grieuous
,
and
I
will
make
your
yoke
more
grieuous
;
my
father
hath
chastised
you
with
rods
,
but
I
will
correct
you
with
scourges
.
And
see
what
followed
;
When
all
Israel
saw
the
King
regarded
them
not
,
the
people
answered
the
King
thus
:
What
portion
haue
wee
in
Dauid
,
wee
haue
none
inheritance
in
the
son
of
Ishai
,
to
your
Tents
oh
Israel
,
now
see
to
thy
house
Dauid
,
and
Israel
rebelled
against
the
house
of
Dauid
vnto
this
day
.
This
was
wickednesse
in
the
people
,
to
rise
and
rebell
against
their
King
,
and
a
iust
iudgement
of
God
:
But
yet
,
as
the
Apostle
saith
to
naturall
fathers
,
so
say
I
to
you
that
are
fathers
of
the
Country
;
You
fathers
prouoke
not
your
children
to
wrath
,
by
austerity
and
hard
dealing
:
Giue
no
occasion
to
the
people
,
but
rather
as
much
as
may
bee
draw
their
hearts
to
you
,
by
humility
and
kindnesse
.
If
I
had
oppressed
others
,
how
should
I
haue
escaped
Gods
Iudgements
?
What
then
shall
I
do
when
God
standeth
vp
,
and
when
hee
shall
visite
me
,
what
shall
I
answere
?
hee
that
hath
made
mee
in
the
wombe
,
hath
hee
not
made
him
?
hath
not
hee
alone
fashioned
vs
in
the
wombe
?
This
moued
him
to
pitty
,
and
respect
his
basest
seruants
,
because
they
were
Gods
creatures
as
well
as
he
.
Dauid
prayeth
for
the
peace
of
Ierusalem
,
saying
;
Let
them
prosper
that
loue
thee
,
peace
bee
within
thy
Wals
,
and
prosperity
within
thy
Pallaces
;
for
my
brethren
and
neighbours
sakes
I
will
wish
thee
now
prosperity
,
because
of
the
house
of
the
Lord
our
God
,
I
will
procure
thee
wealth
.
Hee
prayeth
heartily
for
his
Subiects
,
wishing
them
the
fauour
of
God
and
all
happinesse
,
and
promiseth
to
do
them
what
good
hee
can
,
and
hee
counteth
them
as
his
brethren
,
neighbours
,
and
companions
.
Let
all
Christian
Rulers
remember
that
saying
of
the
Apostle
:
There
is
neither
Iew
nor
Grecian
,
there
is
neither
bond
nor
free
,
there
is
neither
male
nor
female
,
for
yee
are
all
one
in
Christ
Iesus
;
In
the
world
there
must
needs
bee
difference
and
degrees
,
it
must
needs
bee
so
,
for
pollicy
and
order
,
but
in
Christ
all
are
one
.
For
God
is
no
accepter
of
persons
,
but
in
euery
Nation
hee
that
feareth
him
,
and
worketh
righteousnesse
is
accepted
of
him
,
whether
hee
bee
poore
,
or
rich
,
Prince
or
Subiect
.
Mordechai
the
Iew
was
the
second
vnto
King
Ahashuerosh
,
and
great
among
the
Iewes
,
and
accepted
among
the
multitude
of
his
brethren
,
who
procured
the
wealth
of
his
people
,
and
spake
peaceably
to
all
his
seed
.
Wherein
wee
are
to
obserue
three
things
necessary
in
good
Rulers
,
first
to
haue
the
fauour
of
the
people
:
secondly
,
to
procure
their
wealth
:
and
thirdly
to
bee
gentle
and
louing
to
them
.
This
good
Ruler
being
aduanced
,
hee
doth
not
forget
himselfe
,
hee
is
not
high-minded
,
hee
is
not
carelesse
of
his
place
,
but
imployeth
all
his
trauell
,
for
the
good
and
preseruation
of
the
Church
.
This
care
had
good
Nehemiah
,
who
though
hee
was
safe
himselfe
,
and
great
with
the
King
,
yet
when
hee
heard
of
the
distresse
of
his
Countrimen
,
hee
is
moued
with
compassion
,
hee
mourneth
,
weepeth
,
and
fasteth
for
them
,
hee
prayeth
heartily
to
God
,
hee
goeth
to
the
King
for
his
fauour
,
and
protection
,
and
vseth
all
meanes
that
hee
can
,
and
endureth
many
reproches
and
dangers
,
for
the
comforting
of
the
people
,
and
for
the
building
of
the
wals
of
the
decayed
Ierusalem
.
And
thus
wee
see
,
describing
the
duties
of
good
Kings
and
Gouernours
,
we
see
(
I
say
)
the
necessity
,
the
authority
,
the
excellency
,
the
blessing
of
good
Kings
,
&
the
happinesse
of
good
gouernment
;
by
them
the
wicked
,
and
notorious
transgressours
of
the
first
and
second
Table
are
cut
downe
.
Good
Subiects
are
countenanced
,
Iustice
,
Peace
,
Honesty
,
and
all
vertue
is
maintained
and
cherished
.
In
this
gouernement
,
the
Wisedome
,
Justice
,
and
Goodnesse
of
God
,
towards
mankind
,
is
most
cleerely
to
bee
seene
.
His
Wisedome
is
declared
by
order
,
which
is
in
deserning
vertues
and
vices
,
and
in
the
Societies
of
Mankind
,
vnder
lawfull
gouernment
,
and
in
contracts
,
guided
and
disposed
by
meruailous
Wisedome
.
The
Iustice
of
God
appeareth
in
Ciuill
Gouernment
,
in
that
hee
will
haue
open
sinnes
punished
by
the
Magistrate
,
and
when
they
that
are
in
authority
do
not
take
punishment
on
offenders
,
then
God
himselfe
miraculously
draweth
them
vnto
punishment
,
and
proportionably
doth
lay
vpon
grieuous
sinnes
,
grieuous
punishments
euen
in
this
life
,
as
it
is
said
;
whosoeuer
taketh
the
sword
shall
perish
with
the
sword
,
and
Whore-mongers
,
and
Adulterers
God
will
iudge
.
In
these
punishments
God
will
haue
to
bee
seene
the
differences
of
vertues
and
vices
,
and
will
haue
vs
learne
that
God
is
Wise
,
Iust
,
True
,
and
Chaste
.
The
goodnesse
of
God
also
towards
Man-kind
,
is
seene
,
in
that
hee
preserueth
the
society
of
men
after
this
order
,
and
for
that
cause
doth
hee
maintaine
it
,
that
from
thence
his
Church
may
bee
gathered
,
and
will
haue
Common-wealthes
to
bee
places
,
for
the
entertainement
of
his
Church
.
THE
EIGHTH
SERMON
.
VERSE
9.
And
made
thee
King
to
doe
equity
and
righteousnesse
.
THE
Princely
Prophet
Dauid
,
the
Predecessour
and
Father
of
Salomon
,
speaking
of
the
gouernment
of
himselfe
,
of
his
houshold
,
and
also
of
the
Church
and
Common-wealth
committed
to
him
from
God
,
hee
saith
on
this
manner
:
I
will
sing
Mercy
and
Iudgement
,
vnto
thee
ô
Lord
will
I
sing
.
In
which
words
hee
promiseth
and
protesteth
openly
to
God
,
that
when
hee
should
place
him
in
the
throne
of
his
kingdome
,
he
would
be
in
his
whole
gouernment
,
both
iust
and
merciful
;
that
is
,
executing
iustice
and
iudgement
against
the
wicked
,
and
shewing
all
kindnesse
and
mercy
to
the
good
and
godly
.
In
these
two
words
of
Iudgement
and
Mercy
,
is
comprised
the
whole
duety
of
good
Gouernours
,
they
must
with
Dauid
strike
vpon
these
two
strings
,
Iudgement
and
Mercy
,
not
onely
of
Iudgement
,
but
also
of
Mercy
;
and
not
onely
of
Mercy
,
but
also
of
Iudgment
:
for
iudgement
without
mercy
is
but
cruelty
,
and
mercy
without
iudgment
,
is
but
foolish
pitty
:
Salomon
:
Mercy
and
Truth
preserue
the
King
,
for
his
throne
shal
be
stablished
with
mercy
.
And
in
another
place
,
A
King
by
Iudgement
maintaineth
a
Countrey
.
Againe
,
A
King
that
iudgeth
the
poore
in
truth
,
his
throne
shall
be
established
for
euer
.
This
blessed
Queene
in
describing
the
office
of
a
King
,
ioyneth
with
these
two
blessed
Kings
,
Dauid
and
Salomon
,
saying
;
That
God
hath
placed
Salomon
in
his
Throne
to
doe
Equity
and
Righteousnesse
.
Though
shee
doe
not
name
Mercy
,
yet
no
doubt
it
is
included
:
for
this
Equity
and
Righteousnesse
doth
containe
an
vpright
gouernment
both
in
pollicy
and
religion
,
a
gouernment
(
I
say
)
according
to
the
rule
of
Gods
law●
;
punishing
the
wicked
,
comforting
and
defending
the
godly
.
The
very
proper
&
principall
obiect
of
the
Magistrate
are
all
the
wicked
vnder
his
gouernment
.
Not
that
he
is
to
be
carelesse
of
the
good
,
for
those
that
be
good
themselues
,
will
haue
a
care
of
those
that
are
good
,
seeing
God
himselfe
is
carefull
of
them
.
And
as
for
the
good
,
they
are
soone
and
easily
ruled
:
the
greatest
care
,
trouble
and
labour
is
about
the
ordering
and
gouernment
of
the
wicked
;
and
the
remouing
,
punishing
,
and
ordering
of
them
,
is
for
the
defence
,
comfort
,
peace
,
and
good
of
the
godly
.
As
the
head
is
to
defend
the
body
from
all
wrong
and
iniury
so
farre
as
it
may
:
and
as
the
sheapheard
is
to
defend
his
flocke
against
Wolues
,
Foxes
,
and
wilde
beasts
,
so
are
good
Magistrates
to
defend
their
people
from
all
oppressours
at
home
and
abroade
.
And
therefore
all
worthy
Kings
and
Rulers
haue
fought
in
open
field
against
rebels
and
cruell
enemies
,
in
defence
of
their
subiects
.
Ehud
,
Deborah
,
Barak
,
Gedeon
,
Iephtah
deliuer
the
children
of
Israel
out
of
the
hands
of
their
cruel
enemies
.
And
thus
did
Iosua
,
Ammon
,
Moab
,
and
mount
Seir
,
which
were
come
against
Iudah
,
and
the
Lord
gaue
him
a
meruailous
victory
against
these
enemies
.
This
blessed
King
feared
God
,
and
both
he
and
his
subiects
gaue
themselues
first
to
fasting
and
prayer
,
and
repentance
:
and
so
the
Lord
blessed
their
Armies
against
their
enemies
.
It
is
lawfull
for
Kings
to
defend
and
maintaine
their
owne
liberties
,
and
to
recouer
by
warres
,
that
which
hath
beene
vniustly
taken
away
from
them
.
And
as
in
warres
there
must
bee
a
good
cause
,
and
a
good
affection
,
if
we
looke
to
speede
:
so
the
authority
and
example
of
the
chiefe
Gouernours
doth
much
encourage
the
people
,
and
put
life
into
them
.
And
as
Rulers
are
to
defend
their
people
from
the
force
and
violence
of
enemies
abrode
:
so
they
must
not
suffer
them
to
bee
oppressed
at
home
by
their
owne
Countrey-men
.
And
indeed
this
is
most
vnnaturall
and
intollerable
,
that
one
subiect
should
oppresse
another
,
that
Christians
,
Countrey-men
,
and
brethren
should
vexe
and
torment
one
another
by
hard
and
cruell
dealing
in
the
time
of
the
Gospell
,
vnder
Christian
Gouernours
.
Wee
haue
not
this
many
yeares
(
blessed
be
God
)
beene
much
troubled
with
violence
of
forraigne
foes
,
but
haue
liued
peaceable
a
long
time
.
And
though
our
enemies
haue
sometimes
made
attempts
and
assaults
against
vs
,
yet
the
Lord
himselfe
hath
fought
for
vs
,
to
his
great
glory
,
and
to
the
shame
of
our
Aduersaries
.
Our
greatest
troubles
,
exactions
,
and
oppressions
are
amongst
our selues
one
with
onother
.
Now
this
is
a
speciall
part
of
the
Magistrates
calling
to
relieue
and
defend
the
oppressed
.
And
he
may
more
easily
,
and
sooner
,
with
lesse
charge
and
danger
defend
his
owne
subiects
,
against
domesticall
oppressours
,
then
set
himselfe
in
combate
against
mighty
,
many
,
and
cruell
enemies
abrode
.
Priuate
men
may
not
reuenge
their
owne
wrongs
,
but
they
are
in
place
to
doe
it
for
them
.
It
is
their
office
to
relieue
the
oppressed
,
and
to
auenge
their
cause
.
As
a
father
ouer
his
children
is
both
Lord
and
Iudge
,
forbidding
that
one
brother
should
auenge
himselfe
of
another
,
but
if
any
cause
of
strife
bee
betweene
them
,
hee
will
haue
it
brought
to
himselfe
,
or
his
Assignes
,
to
haue
it
iudged
and
corrected
:
So
God
forbiddeth
all
men
to
auenge
themselues
,
and
takes
that
office
into
his
owne
hand
.
Therefore
saith
the
Apostle
;
Dearly
beloued
,
auenge
not
your selues
,
but
giue
place
to
wrath
:
For
it
is
written
:
Vengeance
is
mine
,
and
I
will
repay
,
saith
the
Lord
.
But
yet
in
the
next
Chapter
the
same
Apostle
sheweth
,
that
God
hath
appointed
Princes
and
Magistrates
as
reuengers
of
wrongs
:
For
hee
saith
,
that
the
Prince
is
the
Minister
of
God
for
thy
wealth
:
but
if
thou
doe
euill
,
feare
:
For
hee
beareth
not
the
sword
for
naught
:
for
he
is
the
Minister
of
God
,
to
take
vengeance
on
him
that
doth
euill
.
It
is
almost
impossible
that
a
manshould
be
an
equall
and
indifferent
iudge
in
his
owne
cause
,
lusts
&
appetites
do
so
blind
vs
.
And
when
thou
auengest
thy selfe
,
thou
makest
no
peace
,
but
stirst
vp
more
debate
.
God
therfore
hath
giuen
lawes
to
all
nations
,
and
hath
in
all
countries
placed
Kings
,
Gouernours
and
Rulers
in
his
owne
stead
,
to
rule
the
world
through
them
,
and
hath
commanded
all
causes
to
bee
brought
before
them
;
and
they
are
to
determine
and
iudge
of
such
causes
,
according
to
the
rules
of
equity
and
righteousnesse
.
This
is
part
of
the
counsell
which
Salomons
mother
gaue
vnto
him
:
Open
thy
mouth
for
the
dumbe
in
the
cause
of
the
children
of
destruction
:
Open
thy
mouth
,
iudge
righteously
,
and
iudge
the
afflicted
and
the
poore
.
The
Prophet
saith
to
the
Gouernours
of
Israel
:
Therfore
such
as
were
distressed
,
were
wont
in
their
distresse
,
to
flye
to
the
refuge
of
the
chiefe
Magistrate
,
for
their
protection
and
defence
.
The
Shunamite
returning
from
the
land
of
the
Philistims
,
called
vpon
the
King
for
her
house
,
and
for
her
land
,
which
had
beene
wrongfully
taken
away
from
her
,
and
the
King
said
to
an
officer
:
Restore
thou
all
that
are
hers
,
and
all
the
fruits
of
her
lands
,
since
the
day
she
left
her
land
,
euen
till
this
time
.
Hee
caused
that
to
be
iustly
restored
,
which
was
wrongfully
holden
away
from
her
.
And
herein
good
Magistrates
should
follow
the
example
of
God
,
and
resemble
his
Nature
,
whose
Name
and
Image
they
carry
:
Therefore
saith
the
Lord
,
Againe
hee
saith
,
Remoue
not
the
ancient
bounds
,
and
enter
not
into
the
fields
of
the
fatherlesse
;
for
hee
that
redeemed
them
is
mighty
,
he
will
defend
their
cause
against
thee
.
When
the
Children
of
Israell
,
were
sore
afflicted
by
Pha●aoh
,
and
the
Aegiptians
,
the
Lord
in
pitty
said
:
I
haue
surely
seene
the
trouble
of
my
people
,
which
are
in
Aegypt
,
and
haue
heard
their
cry
,
because
of
their
Taske-maisters
:
for
I
know
their
sorrowes
therefore
I
am
come
downe
to
deliuer
them
out
of
the
hands
of
the
Egyptians
,
&c.
And
afterwards
when
they
were
vexed
by
sundry
enemies
one
after
another
,
though
they
sinned
against
him
grieuously
and
sundry
times
,
yet
when
they
cryed
vnto
him
in
their
distresse
and
repented
them
of
their
sinnes
,
hee
heard
their
cry
,
and
sent
them
Iudges
and
Deliuerers
,
to
deliuer
them
,
and
ease
them
of
their
oppressions
.
Most
excellent
and
worthy
,
is
that
worthy
speech
of
that
good
Queene
Elizabeth
,
our
gracious
Soueraigne
of
famous
memory
.
A
speech
(
I
say
)
recorded
by
reuerend
Iewel
,
in
his
answere
to
Pope
Pius
his
seditious
Bull
:
Thus
shee
speaketh
to
the
Councell
and
Iudges
:
Haue
care
of
my
people
,
you
haue
my
place
,
doe
you
that
which
I
ought
to
doe
:
They
are
my
people
,
euery
one
oppresseth
them
,
and
spoyleth
them
,
without
mercy
;
they
cannot
reuenge
their
owne
quarrels
,
nor
helpe
themselues
.
See
to
them
,
see
to
them
,
they
are
my
charge
.
I
charge
you
,
as
God
chargeth
mee
;
I
care
not
for
my selfe
,
my
life
is
not
deere
to
mee
,
my
care
is
for
my
people
.
O
blessed
and
gracious
speech
beseeming
a
gracious
Prince
,
a
patterne
of
piety
.
Wee
may
obserue
in
that
speech
,
the
tender
care
,
pitty
,
and
loue
of
her
Maiesty
,
to
her
distressed
Subiects
;
and
that
in
those
times
,
being
in
the
beginning
of
her
Maiesties
raigne
about
fifty
yeares
ago
,
there
were
sundry
oppressions
,
and
wrongs
in
the
Land
:
How
more
grieuously
are
they
increased
,
and
augmented
since
that
time
?
Citties
,
Townes
,
and
Countries
,
are
full
of
exclamations
,
of
the
cryes
,
and
teares
,
of
the
oppressed
,
and
few
or
none
to
pitty
,
or
relieue
them
.
Is
not
this
lamentable
and
monstrous
,
that
one
Christian
should
vexe
,
spoyle
,
and
oppresse
another
,
being
a
sinne
against
nature
,
reason
,
and
all
humanity
?
yea
such
a
sinne
as
the
best
sort
of
the
Heathen
do
detest
,
and
abhorre
:
The
Scripture
doth
reckon
any
kind
of
oppression
,
amongst
grieuous
and
crying
sinnes
.
And
God
himselfe
doth
denounce
most
greiuous
and
fearefull
iudgements
against
all
oppressours
whatsoeuer
.
The
Lord
shall
enter
into
iudgement
with
the
Ancients
of
his
people
,
and
the
Princes
thereof
:
for
yee
haue
eaten
vp
the
vineyard
,
the
spoyle
of
the
poore
is
in
your
houses
.
What
haue
yee
to
do
,
that
yee
beate
my
people
,
and
grinde
the
faces
of
the
poore
?
saith
the
Lord
,
euen
the
Lord
of
Hoasts
.
And
againe
,
Woe
vnto
them
that
ioyne
house
to
house
,
and
lay
field
to
field
,
till
there
bee
no
place
,
that
yee
may
bee
placed
by
your selues
in
the
midst
of
the
earth
.
This
is
in
mine
eares
,
saith
the
Lord
of
Hoasts
.
Surely
many
houses
shall
bee
desolate
,
euen
great
and
faire
without
inhabitant
.
Woe
to
thee
that
spoylest
,
and
wast
not
spoyled
:
and
dost
wickedly
,
and
they
did
not
wickedly
against
thee
;
when
thou
shalt
cease
to
spoyle
,
thou
shalt
bee
spoyled
,
when
thou
shalt
make
an
end
of
doing
wickedly
,
they
shall
doe
wickedly
against
thee
.
Forasmuch
as
your
treading
is
vpon
the
poore
,
and
yee
take
from
him
burdens
of
wheate
;
yee
haue
built
houses
of
hewen
stone
,
but
yee
shall
not
dwell
in
them
:
yee
haue
planted
pleasant
Vine-yards
,
but
yee
shall
not
drink
wine
of
them
.
Woe
vnto
them
that
imagine
iniquity
,
and
worke
wickednesse
vpon
their
beds
;
when
the
morning
is
light
they
practise
it
,
because
their
hand
hath
power
;
And
they
couet
fields
,
and
take
them
away
by
violence
,
and
houses
,
and
take
them
away
.
So
they
oppresse
a
man
and
his
house
,
euen
a
man
and
his
heritage
.
Therefore
thus
saith
the
Lord
;
behold
,
against
this
family
haue
I
deuised
a
plague
,
where
out
yee
shall
not
plucke
your
neckes
,
and
yee
shall
not
go
so
proudly
;
for
this
time
is
euill
.
And
againe
the
same
Prophet
saith
:
Heare
I
pray
you
ô
heads
of
Iacob
,
and
yee
Princes
of
the
house
of
Israel
:
Should
not
yee
know
iudgement
?
but
they
hate
the
good
,
and
loue
the
euill
:
they
plucke
of
their
skinnes
from
them
,
and
their
flesh
from
their
bones
:
And
they
eate
also
the
flesh
of
my
people
,
and
flay
of
their
skinnes
from
them
,
and
they
breake
their
bones
.
And
chop
them
in
peeces
as
for
the
pot
,
and
as
flesh
with
in
the
caldron
:
Then
shall
they
cry
vnto
the
Lord
,
but
hee
will
not
heare
them
.
Hee
will
euen
hide
his
face
from
them
at
that
time
,
because
they
haue
done
wickedly
in
their
workes
.
When
the
eare
heard
mee
it
blessed
mee
,
when
the
eie
saw
mee
it
gaue
witnesse
to
mee
;
for
I
deliuered
the
poore
that
cryed
,
and
the
fatherlesse
and
him
that
had
none
to
helpe
him
.
The
blessing
of
him
that
was
ready
to
perish
came
vpon
mee
,
and
I
caused
the
widdowes
heart
to
reioyce
,
I
put
on
iustice
and
it
couered
me
,
my
iudgement
was
a
Robe
and
a
Crowne
;
I
was
the
eie
to
the
blind
,
and
I
was
the
feete
to
the
Lame
,
I
was
a
father
to
the
poore
,
and
when
I
knew
not
the
cause
,
I
sought
it
out
diligently
.
I
brake
also
the
lawes
of
the
varighteous
man
,
and
plucked
the
prey
out
of
his
teeth
.
A
worthy
example
for
Iudges
,
Iustices
,
and
Magistrates
to
imitate
and
follow
.
Iob
sheweth
before
in
what
credite
and
fauour
hee
was
among
the
people
:
when
hee
came
to
the
place
of
Iudgement
,
yong
men
being
ashamed
of
their
loosenesse
feared
his
grauity
,
great
persons
were
silent
and
acknowledged
his
wisedome
;
all
that
heard
him
praised
his
vpright
dealing
,
all
loued
him
and
reuerenced
him
,
and
admired
him
,
all
were
affraid
to
offend
him
;
By
what
meanes
came
hee
to
such
authority
,
and
credite
?
hee
got
it
not
by
any
corrupt
meanes
,
as
by
pride
,
pompe
,
flattery
;
but
by
vertue
,
by
good
gouernment
,
by
iustice
,
and
mercy
.
Another
worthy
example
is
Nehemiah
,
who
though
hee
was
a
Courtier
,
and
liued
in
the
Kings
Pallace
at
case
and
pleasure
,
yet
hee
pittieth
his
deere
countrimen
the
Iewes
,
he
mourneth
and
prayeth
for
them
.
And
afterward
when
the
poore
people
laied
open
their
want
and
extremity
,
in
time
of
dearth
,
and
complained
of
the
hard
dealing
of
the
rich
men
,
oppressing
them
by
Vsury
;
he
heareth
their
cries
,
pitties
their
estate
,
reproueth
the
oppressours
,
and
reformeth
them
.
The
poore
people
complaine
that
the
times
were
so
hard
,
that
they
were
faine
to
pawne
their
Lands
,
to
make
their
sonnes
and
daughters
bond-slaues
,
and
that
their
owne
Country-men
would
lend
them
nothing
freely
to
serue
their
necessity
withall
;
but
dealt
thus
hardly
with
them
,
with
pinching
and
oppressing
them
with
Vsury
;
the
reason
to
moue
pitty
is
,
that
they
were
of
the
same
nature
,
of
the
same
flesh
and
bloud
with
them
.
Nehemiah
vpon
the
complaint
of
these
distressed
people
is
moued
with
inward
compassion
,
chargeth
the
rich
men
with
their
oppressions
,
setteth
an
assembly
against
them
;
to
shame
them
hee
alleageth
the
example
of
Gods
mercy
,
who
hath
redeemed
them
from
the
Heathen
,
and
therefore
that
they
should
bee
mercifull
to
their
brethren
;
Hee
chargeth
them
that
their
doings
is
euill
and
wicked
,
that
they
feared
not
God
,
that
they
gaue
the
Heathen
cause
to
blaspheme
God
,
that
they
dealt
as
cruelly
as
the
Infidels
;
Hee
causeth
them
to
bind
themselues
with
an
oath
to
restore
that
which
they
haue
vniustly
taken
,
hee
curseth
those
that
will
not
keepe
their
oath
,
hee
moueth
them
,
by
his
owne
example
,
to
mercy
,
liberality
,
and
hospitality
;
hee
and
his
lend
money
and
corne
to
the
needy
,
hee
kept
at
his
Table
an
150.
Salomon
:
In
the
multitude
of
the
people
is
the
honour
of
a
King
,
and
for
want
of
the
people
commeth
the
destruction
of
a
Prince
.
Increase
and
aboundance
of
people
is
a
great
blessing
of
God
,
and
a
credite
and
strength
to
the
Prince
.
They
are
not
Oxen
or
Sheepe
,
but
men
,
that
must
fight
for
Prince
and
Country
,
if
the
enemies
arise
and
assault
the
Land
.
And
there
be
many
oppressions
amongst
vs
besides
these
:
Oppressours
in
the
Church
and
in
the
Common-wealth
,
oppressions
in
euery
Court
,
in
buying
and
selling
,
and
in
other
dealings
amongst
men
to
the
hinderance
and
vndoing
of
many
poore
people
.
But
to
let
passe
the
many
kinds
of
oppressions
(
which
the
true
Magistrate
is
to
looke
into
,
and
so
farre
as
hee
can
to
redresse
and
remoue
)
I
speake
onely
of
that
one
kind
of
oppression
(
that
is
)
biting
and
cruell
vsury
,
which
Nehemiah
reformed
among
his
people
:
I
will
speake
of
this
because
it
is
most
common
and
generall
,
&
yet
most
pernicious
&
detestable
,
though
many
do
count
it
no
sin
at
all
.
Vsury
had
wont
to
be
called
the
woe
and
sin
of
Citties
,
and
it
seemeth
that
as
pride
,
and
other
sinnes
,
had
their
beginnings
in
great
Citties
:
so
had
vsury
,
but
it
hath
passed
from
Citties
to
the
Country
,
to
Townes
and
Villages
.
Euery
place
,
&
all
sorts
of
persons
in
the
Land
are
infected
with
this
pestilence
&
leprosy
;
high
,
&
low
,
rich
and
poore
,
men
,
women
,
and
children
,
fathers
&
mothers
,
Maisters
,
and
Dames
,
sons
&
daughters
,
men-seruants
and
maide-seruants
,
husband-men
,
trades-men
,
and
Labourers
;
yea
,
&
some
that
go
from
dore
to
dore
,
to
beg
and
craue
of
others
,
haue
learned
this
trade
of
vsury
.
Free
lending
is
hardly
to
be
found
;
charity
is
waxen
cold
,
&
this
iniquity
hath
gotten
the
vpper
hand
:
so
that
this
sinne
is
not
onely
now
a
woe
to
Citties
,
but
a
woe
to
Townes
,
to
Villages
,
and
to
priuate
houses
.
It
is
the
ruine
and
decay
of
many
poore
people
in
most
places
of
the
Land
;
nay
,
it
is
the
decay
&
ouerthrow
of
many
worthy
and
great
houses
and
families
in
the
Land
.
It
hath
bitten
them
,
it
hath
eaten
them
,
it
hath
deuoured
&
consumed
them
to
nothing
;
It
is
pittifull
and
lamentable
,
that
such
a
destroying
and
murdering
sin
should
bee
suffered
,
or
tollerated
in
a
Christian
Land
.
Those
that
be
true
Christians
indeed
are
to
abstaine
from
all
appearance
of
euill
:
How
much
more
from
so
grosse
and
apparant
euill
,
directly
and
expresly
against
the
Law
of
God
?
If
thou
lend
money
to
my
people
(
saith
God
)
that
is
,
to
the
poore
with
thee
,
thou
shalt
not
bee
as
an
Vsurer
vnto
him
,
yee
shall
not
oppresse
him
with
Vsury
.
Againe
,
If
thy
brother
bee
impouerished
and
fallen
into
decay
with
thee
,
thou
shalt
releiue
him
,
thou
shalt
take
no
vsury
of
him
nor
aduantage
,
but
thou
shalt
feare
thy
God
,
that
thy
brother
may
liue
with
thee
;
thou
shalt
not
giue
him
thy
money
to
vsury
,
nor
lend
him
victuals
for
increase
.
Whatsoeuer
you
would
men
should
do
to
you
,
euen
so
doe
yee
to
them
,
for
this
is
the
Law
and
the
Prophets
.
Giue
to
him
that
asketh
,
and
from
him
that
would
borrow
of
thee
,
turne
not
away
.
A
Heathen
man
being
asked
what
Vsury
was
,
hee
answered
,
what
is
it
to
kill
a
man
?
Another
saith
that
it
is
robbery
,
Another
that
it
is
the
death
of
life
.
The
ancient
learned
fathers
do
vtterly
condemne
it
:
One
saith
that
Vsury
swalloweth
vp
mens
goods
and
Lands
,
&
large
Patrimony
,
as
it
were
a
Sea
,
&
yet
the
Sea
is
neuer
filled
.
The
Seas
,
for
the
most
part
,
are
for
profite
and
gaine
,
but
the
Vsurer
can
no
man
vse
but
to
his
owne
hinderance
:
In
the
Sea
there
is
profite
of
many
things
,
but
with
the
Vsurer
shipwracke
of
all
things
.
Againe
,
hee
that
taketh
vsury
,
committeth
extortion
,
rauen
,
and
pillage
.
If
hee
will
say
,
I
haue
nothing
else
to
liue
by
;
so
may
the
Theefe
say
,
the
Bawde
,
the
Witch
,
the
Sorcerer
.
Some
compare
the
loane
of
mony
vpon
vse
to
the
poyson
of
Aspes
:
Whosoeuer
is
strucken
and
stung
of
the
Aspe
,
he
falleth
into
a
sweet
pleasant
sleep
,
and
so
by
sweetnesse
of
that
sleepe
dyeth
,
for
then
the
venemous
poyson
disperseth
into
euery
member
:
So
he
that
beginneth
with
vsury
,
thinketh
for
a
time
that
hee
hath
a
great
benefite
,
but
vsury
runneth
through
all
his
riches
,
and
conuerteth
all
he
hath
to
debt
.
Another
father
being
asked
what
vsury
is
,
saith
;
It
is
a
poyson
of
patrimony
:
And
being
asked
what
is
vsury
permitted
by
Law
,
hee
saith
that
it
is
a
Theefe
that
before
hand
giueth
warning
what
he
mindeth
to
do
.
Some
say
that
a
Vsurer
is
worse
then
all
sinners
:
hee
is
worse
then
a
theefe
,
for
he
robbeth
in
the
night
,
but
the
Vsurer
robbeth
day
and
night
.
He
is
worse
then
hel
,
for
in
hel
onely
the
wicked
shall
bee
punished
;
but
the
Vsurer
spoyleth
and
punisheth
both
the
good
and
bad
,
&
spareth
neither
holy
nor
vnholy
.
He
is
worse
then
a
Iew
,
for
one
Iew
will
not
take
vsury
of
another
,
but
the
Vsurer
will
take
vsury
of
his
Christian
brother
.
Hee
is
worse
then
death
,
for
death
killeth
but
the
body
,
the
Vsurer
killeth
bodies
and
soules
.
He
is
worse
then
Iudas
,
for
he
sold
Christ
but
once
for
thirty
pence
;
but
they
sell
Christ
continually
as
often
as
they
can
.
Iudas
restored
that
which
he
had
vniustly
taken
:
but
the
vsurers
neuer
make
restitution
.
Some
compare
the
vsurer
to
an
hogge
or
pigge
,
that
while
he
liueth
,
is
profitable
and
good
for
nothing
:
hee
will
euer
be
rooting
vp
the
earth
,
running
through
hedges
,
and
eating
vp
good
corne
:
So
doth
the
vsurer
much
hurt
while
hee
liueth
.
Indeed
when
the
hog
is
dead
there
is
some
profite
:
So
it
may
be
when
the
vsurer
dyeth
,
the
poore
shall
get
somthing
.
How
many
Sermons
haue
been
preached
in
this
and
other
places
against
vsury
?
how
many
Bookes
and
Treatises
both
long
since
,
and
of
late
haue
beene
written
by
the
best
learned
men
of
our
owne
Countrey
,
against
this
monstrous
sinne
?
Giue
mee
leaue
to
put
you
in
minde
of
some
of
them
,
to
the
further
shame
and
condemnation
of
greedy
vsurers
.
Worthy
and
reuerend
Iuell
(
whose
workes
are
now
to
be
seene
in
euery
Church
)
writing
vpon
the
Epistle
of
the
Thessalonians
,
the
fourth
chapter
,
doth
bitterly
inueigh
against
vsury
,
saying
;
That
no
good
and
godly
man
will
vse
it
:
that
all
that
feare
Gods
iudgments
abhorre
and
condemne
it
:
that
it
is
filthy
gaine
,
and
a
worke
of
darknesse
,
a
monster
in
nature
,
the
ouerthrow
of
mighty
kingdomes
,
the
destruction
of
flourishing
states
,
the
decay
of
wealthy
Citties
,
the
plague
of
the
world
,
the
misery
of
the
people
.
It
is
theft
,
the
vsurer
is
worse
then
the
thiefe
,
it
is
the
curse
of
God
,
and
the
curse
of
the
people
:
this
is
vsury
.
There
was
neuer
any
religion
(
saith
he
)
nor
sect
,
nor
state
,
nor
degree
,
nor
profession
of
men
,
but
they
haue
disliked
it
a
Phylosophers
,
Greekes
,
Latines
,
Lawyers
,
Diuines
,
Catholickes
,
Heretickes
,
all
tongues
and
nations
haue
euer
thought
an
vsurer
as
bad
as
a
thiefe
;
Nature
proueth
it
,
if
stones
could
speake
,
they
would
say
as
much
.
He
threatneth
to
excommunicate
all
vsurers
of
that
Citty
where
hee
preached
,
to
publish
their
names
,
&
shame
them
,
that
all
men
may
know
them
and
abhorre
them
,
as
the
plagues
&
monsters
of
the
world
.
And
thus
hee
concludeth
;
Tell
mee
,
thou
wretched
wight
of
the
world
,
thou
vnkinde
creature
,
which
art
past
all
sence
and
feeling
of
God
,
which
knowest
the
will
of
God
,
and
doest
the
contrary
:
how
darest
thou
come
into
the
Church
?
It
is
the
Church
of
God
which
hath
said
;
Thou
shalt
take
no
vsury
.
How
darest
thou
reade
or
heare
the
word
of
God
?
It
is
the
word
of
God
that
condemneth
vsury
,
and
thou
knowest
it
,
how
darest
thou
come
into
the
company
of
thy
brethren
?
vsury
is
the
plague
and
destruction
,
and
vndoing
of
thy
brethren
,
and
this
thou
knowest
:
How
darest
thou
look
vpon
thy
children
,
thou
makest
the
wrath
of
God
fall
downe
from
heauen
vpon
them
:
thy
iniquity
shall
bee
punished
in
them
to
the
third
&
fourth
generation
,
this
thou
knowest
.
How
darest
thou
looke
vp
vnto
the
heauens
?
thou
hast
no
dwelling
there
.
Thou
shalt
haue
no
place
in
the
tabernacle
of
the
most
high
.
In
many
other
Treatises
vsury
is
arraigned
,
conuicted
,
condemned
by
sundry
verdicts
,
it
is
proued
scandalous
,
and
of
bad
report
,
against
the
law
of
God
,
against
the
law
of
nations
,
against
iustice
,
honesty
and
charity
.
All
shifts
,
excuses
,
obiections
and
exceptions
are
taken
away
and
remoued
.
And
whereas
some
learned
men
do
seeme
to
fauour
,
&
in
some
sort
to
tollerate
this
sin
,
yet
it
is
with
these
and
such
like
cautions
and
limitations
,
To
deale
as
he
would
be
dealt
withall
,
to
lend
freely
where
they
borrow
vpon
necessity
,
and
that
the
borrowers
gaines
be
so
much
more
as
the
interest
,
at
least
that
the
Common-wealth
haue
no
hurt
by
it
.
But
before
the
vsurer
will
be
tied
to
these
conditions
&
exceptions
;
he
will
first
giue
ouer
his
trade
.
And
that
all
that
hath
beene
spoken
might
at
least
perswade
some
vsurers
to
lead
a
new
course
,
to
restore
their
ill-gotten
goods
,
to
lend
freely
,
in
mercy
,
loue
and
compassion
.
These
vsurers
to
whom
Nehemiah
spake
,
were
touched
at
this
one
speech
,
and
as
it
seemeth
,
confessed
their
fault
,
&
amended
it
,
and
shall
men
which
confesse
Christ
,
after
so
many
bookes
written
,
and
so
many
Sermons
preached
against
them
,
shall
they
yet
continue
in
this
enormious
sin
without
repentance
and
restitution
?
how
shall
they
then
escape
the
vengeance
and
damnation
to
come
?
Howsoeuer
,
let
Magistrates
,
as
their
duty
requires
them
,
after
the
example
of
Nehemiah
,
be
carefull
to
ease
their
people
of
this
heauy
burden
and
oppression
.
Let
the
Magistrate
(
I
say
)
by
counsel
,
by
example
and
reproofe
,
and
by
all
possible
meanes
that
they
can
,
seeke
(
if
it
may
be
)
to
reforme
these
oppressors
,
at
least
to
shame
and
restraine
them
.
And
pitty
it
is
that
there
be
not
seuere
&
sharp
lawes
for
the
punishment
of
these
,
as
well
as
of
other
notorious
offenders
.
We
may
wish
(
as
one
long
since
)
Good
Lord
God
send
to
England
some
Solon
for
the
redresse
of
this
,
who
took
away
the
vsurers
bookes
and
their
gaines
from
them
,
and
forbad
such
filthy
lucre
,
and
brought
in
an
easement
of
this
burden
,
for
that
all
debters
were
discharged
from
all
such
creditors
which
had
lent
their
money
for
vsury
and
gaine
;
or
at
leastwise
were
eased
from
the
vsury
of
it
.
Thus
did
Solon
in
the
detestation
of
vsury
.
A
sharpe
kind
of
dealing
no
doubt
,
and
a
strange
,
but
in
great
diseases
sharpe
corrosiues
must
needes
bee
vsed
,
when
lenitiue
salues
will
not
serue
.
I
reade
that
long
before
the
Conquest
King
Edgar
that
iust
gouernour
,
and
seuere
Magistrate
against
all
leud
officers
in
this
Land
,
did
amongst
other
his
good
deedes
,
make
proclamation
,
that
all
the
Wolues
should
bee
killed
in
England
and
Wales
,
because
they
were
rauenous
beasts
,
and
deuourers
of
sheepe
and
other
cattel
,
to
the
great
hinderance
and
harme
of
his
subiects
.
And
to
haue
this
the
beter
done
,
he
apointed
many
to
bring
for
their
fines
and
reuenues
Wolues
heads
yearly
,
some
more
,
some
lesse
,
and
such
as
could
not
bring
Wolues
heads
in
,
paid
their
fines
and
reuenues
in
money
.
Now
such
force
tooke
this
good
order
in
this
Land
,
that
within
a
while
there
was
not
a
Wolfe
to
bee
had
nor
found
,
neither
in
England
nor
Wales
.
That
learned
man
wisheth
,
that
likewise
all
vsurers
should
suffer
the
paines
of
death
,
or
be
banished
this
realme
for
euer
,
that
there
might
hereafter
no
more
vsurers
bee
found
in
England
,
then
are
Wolues
to
bee
had
this
day
.
He
doth
not
see
but
that
it
is
as
necessary
to
haue
a
law
against
vsurers
,
as
against
theeues
,
and
a
great
deale
more
▪
for
theeues
steale
many
times
for
necessity
,
whereas
vsurers
rob
and
vndo
all
men
for
greedy
gluttony
:
the
one
stealeth
a
crowne
in
the
high
way
,
the
other
robbeth
men
in
the
high
street
of
all
that
they
haue
:
the
one
stealeth
a
little
to
sustaine
nature
,
the
other
scratcheth
vp
the
whole
treasure
of
England
to
serue
his
owne
couetous
and
wretched
desire
,
to
the
vtter
vndoing
of
thousands
.
And
if
these
lawes
seeme
bloudy
(
although
the
hanging
of
poore
wretches
for
smal
matters
,
is
counted
nothing
bloudy
at
all
)
then
would
I
that
the
old
lawes
of
England
were
put
in
execution
,
such
as
are
called
King
Edwards
lawes
of
the
common
lawes
of
England
,
whereof
one
was
,
that
the
goods
of
an
vsurer
after
his
discease
should
turne
to
the
benefite
of
the
Prince
,
when
twelue
men
had
found
by
proofe
,
that
the
party
disceased
was
an
vsurer
in
his
life
time
.
Finally
,
that
learned
man
in
that
learned
discourse
against
v●ury
,
to
execute
righteousnesse
and
iudgement
to
all
that
are
oppressed
.
And
not
onely
such
as
be
oppressed
with
wrongs
and
iniuries
are
to
bee
respected
of
the
good
Magistrate
,
but
also
all
they
whosoeuer
,
that
be
in
want
and
necessity
,
not
being
able
to
maintaine
themselues
.
All
these
(
I
say
)
are
to
be
prouided
for
by
the
care
and
prouidence
of
good
Gouernours
;
and
this
is
a
part
of
Iustice
,
Equity
and
Righteousnesse
.
This
is
a
speciall
part
of
their
office
to
relieue
and
helpe
the
poore
,
by
their
example
,
counsell
and
power
to
draw
others
,
and
if
need
require
,
to
constraine
them
to
the
helping
and
aiding
of
the
needy
.
Magistrates
are
Pastors
,
Fathers
and
Nurses
;
they
must
see
that
all
their
sheepe
and
children
bee
fed
and
nourished
.
God
is
the
creator
of
the
poore
,
and
by
his
prouidence
they
are
poore
.
Christ
is
their
Redeemer
,
and
died
for
them
as
well
as
for
the
rich
;
and
therefore
they
must
not
bee
contemned
,
but
much
regarded
as
men
;
yea
as
Christian
men
.
God
is
the
God
of
the
poore
,
of
the
●●iect
,
of
the
fatherlesse
,
and
widdowes
,
he
is
full
of
compassion
to
such
,
&
hath
a
care
of
them
,
hee
hath
made
many
lawes
,
giueth
many
precepts
,
for
the
defence
and
reliefe
of
the
poore
,
hath
ordained
Kings
,
Iudges
,
Magistrates
,
and
other
officers
in
the
Church
&
Common-wealth
,
for
the
comfort
,
succour
,
and
help
of
the
poore
and
needy
:
and
because
there
shall
be
alwayes
some
poore
in
the
land
,
therefore
he
commandeth
,
saying
;
Thou
shalt
open
thy
hand
to
thy
brother
to
the
needy
,
&
to
the
poore
in
the
land
.
And
he
saith
a
litle
before
:
Thou
shalt
giue
him
,
and
let
it
not
grie●e
thine
heart
to
giue
him
:
for
because
of
this
,
the
Lord
thy
God
shall
blesse
thee
in
all
thy
workes
,
and
in
all
that
thou
doest
take
in
hand
to
doe
.
Salomon
may
be
commended
to
bee
the
poore
mans
King
,
for
he
doth
commend
the
poore
vnto
vs
by
many
exhortations
and
precepts
.
There
is
(
saith
hee
)
that
se●ttereth
,
and
is
more
increased
,
but
hee
that
spareth
more
then
is
right
,
surely
commeth
to
pouerty
.
The
liberall
person
shall
haue
plenty
,
and
he
that
watereth
shall
haue
raine
.
He
that
●ppresseth
the
poore
,
reproueth
him
that
made
him
:
but
hee
honoureth
him
that
hath
mercy
on
the
poore
.
He
that
stoppeth
his
eare
at
the
crying
of
the
poore
,
shall
also
cry
and
not
be
heard
.
Hee
that
hath
mercy
on
the
poore
,
lendeth
vnto
the
Lord
;
and
the
Lord
will
recompence
him
that
which
hee
hath
giuen
.
He
that
giueth
vnto
the
poore
,
shall
not
lacke
:
but
he
that
hideth
his
eyes
shall
haue
many
curses
.
Many
such
counsels
and
prouerbes
he
deliuereth
for
the
comforting
and
relieuing
of
the
poore
.
And
as
he
gaue
this
counsell
to
others
,
so
hee
was
carefull
to
follow
it
himselfe
.
Dauid
his
father
prophesieth
of
him
;
Hee
shall
deliuer
the
poore
when
hee
crieth
,
the
needy
also
and
him
that
hath
no
helper
,
He
shall
be
mercifull
to
the
poore
and
needy
,
and
shall
preserue
the
soule
of
the
poore
.
Christ
the
true
Salomon
giueth
the
like
counsell
touching
the
poore
,
and
practiseth
the
same
in
himselfe
,
being
a
most
liuely
and
perfect
patterne
of
mercy
and
compassion
to
the
distressed
.
Blessed
are
the
mercifull
,
for
they
shall
obtaine
mercy
.
Againe
,
Be
mercifull
as
your
father
is
also
mercifull
.
Giue
almes
of
those
things
which
are
within
,
and
behold
all
things
shall
be
cleane
to
you
.
Sell
that
yee
haue
,
and
giue
almes
:
make
you
bagges
which
waxe
not
old
,
a
treasure
that
can
neuer
faile
in
heauen
,
where
no
thiefe
commeth
,
neither
moth
corrupteth
.
And
when
wee
make
a
feast
,
hee
biddeth
vs
call
the
poore
,
the
maimed
,
the
lame
,
and
the
blinde
,
and
so
(
saith
he
)
thou
shalt
bee
blessed
,
because
they
cannot
recompence
thee
:
for
thou
shalt
bee
recompenced
at
the
resurrection
of
the
iust
.
He
sheweth
the
fearefull
and
damnable
estate
of
the
rich
man
,
When
he
saw
the
multitude
hee
had
compassion
vpon
them
,
because
they
were
dispersed
,
and
scattered
abroad
,
as
sheepe
hauing
no
Sheapheard
.
And
when
he
saw
another
great
multitude
which
had
nothing
to
eate
,
he
called
his
Disciples
to
him
,
and
said
vnto
them
:
I
haue
compassion
on
the
multitude
,
because
they
haue
now
continued
with
me
three
dayes
,
and
haue
nothing
to
eate
:
and
if
I
send
them
away
fasting
to
their
owne
houses
,
they
will
faint
by
the
way
,
for
some
of
them
came
from
farre
.
And
presently
hee
wrought
a
miracle
:
for
with
seuen
loues
▪
and
a
few
small
fishes
,
he
fed
about
foure
thousand
soules
.
He
is
like
that
good
Samaritane
,
who
when
hee
saw
that
man
that
fell
among
the
theeues
,
beeing
robbed
and
wounded
,
came
nere
vnto
him
,
and
when
hee
saw
him
,
he
had
compassion
on
him
,
and
bound
vp
his
wounds
,
and
powred
in
oyle
and
wine
,
and
put
him
vpon
his
own
horse
,
and
brought
him
to
an
Inne
,
and
made
prouision
for
him
.
Finally
,
wee
know
the
grace
of
our
Lord
Iesus
Christ
,
that
he
being
rich
,
for
our
sakes
became
poore
,
that
through
his
pouerty
wee
might
bee
made
rich
.
All
the
Apostles
had
speciall
care
of
the
poore
,
they
put
one
another
in
minde
of
this●
duty
,
Paul
confesseth
that
hee
had
warning
from
others
to
remember
the
poore
;
which
thing
also
he
was
diligent
to
doe
.
Hee
doth
in
many
places
put
the
Church
in
minde
of
this
duty
.
Concerning
the
gathering
for
the
Saints
(
saith
hee
)
as
I
haue
ordained
in
the
Church
of
Galatia
:
And
in
another
place
hee
bestoweth
two
whole
Chapters
in
perswading
them
by
sundry
reasons
to
the
cheerefull
relieuing
of
the
poore
Saints
.
The
end
of
riches
is
not
onely
to
serue
our
owne
necessities
▪
but
specially
the
glory
of
God
,
and
also
the
necessity
of
others
.
The
possession
of
riches
is
vncertaine
,
our
life
vncertaine
,
our
state
vncertaine
,
being
subiect
to
the
same
calamities
that
others
are
:
And
therefore
while
wee
haue
time
let
vs
doe
good
to
all
men
,
and
specially
to
the
houshold
of
faith
.
And
consider
(
I
pray
you
)
who
it
is
that
hath
need
,
and
requireth
thy
helpe
:
It
is
Man
,
euen
one
like
thy selfe
,
of
the
same
nature
,
and
it
may
bee
of
the
same
Spirit
and
Grace
.
And
what
doth
hee
aske
of
thee
?
but
onely
that
which
God
doth
giue
thee
,
not
onely
fo●
thine
owne
vse
,
but
for
the
good
of
others
.
Nay
,
it
is
God
himselfe
that
asketh
,
and
is
become
petitioner
to
thee
for
the
poore
.
It
is
God
(
I
say
)
that
asketh
,
who
hath
giuen
thee
body
and
soule
and
goods
;
who
hath
giuen
his
sonne
for
thee
who
loueth
the
poore
;
and
whatsoeuer
is
done
to
them
for
his
sake
,
hee
accounteth
it
as
done
to
himselfe
.
And
he
asketh
nothing
but
his
owne
:
for
the
earth
is
the
Lords
,
and
all
that
therein
is
;
and
all
the
beasts
of
the
forrest
are
his
,
and
all
the
beasts
on
a
thousand
mountaines
.
And
he
doth
not
aske
it
to
thy
hurt
and
hinderance
,
but
to
thy
greater
gaine
and
aduantage
.
He
that
is
mercifull
rewardeth
his
owne
soule
:
And
he
that
hath
mercie
on
the
poore
,
lendeth
to
the
Lord
,
and
the
Lord
will
recompence
him
that
which
he
hath
giuen
.
This
is
the
best
vsury
,
to
put
out
money
and
riches
to
good
and
holy
vses
,
to
put
them
into
the
hands
of
God
,
to
bestow
them
according
to
his
will
,
and
then
they
shall
be
increased
and
multiplied
.
We
are
all
debters
to
God
,
we
owe
him
all
we
haue
,
he
hath
ordained
all
things
for
our
vse
,
and
therefore
it
is
reason
we
should
trust
him
,
and
commit
all
we
haue
into
his
hands
.
A
wise
creditor
will
trust
a
faithful
debter
with
any
thing
.
And
shall
not
wee
trust
our
God
who
is
most
sure
of
his
word
,
and
the
best
pay-maister
of
all
others
?
He
is
God
,
the
faithfull
God
,
which
keepeth
couenant
and
mercy
vnto
them
that
loue
him
,
and
keep
his
Commandements
,
Abraham
;
I
am
thy
Buckler
,
and
thy
exceeding
great
reward
.
God
saith
to
thee
:
Giue
,
and
I
will
giue
,
thou
hast
had
mee
a
giuer
,
make
me
now
thy
debter
.
The
poore
man
(
saith
a
Father
)
is
a
fruitfull
field
,
and
quickely
and
plenteously
returneth
that
which
it
hath
receiued
.
The
Husband-man
buyeth
Oxen
,
Horse
,
and
feedeth
them
,
he
tilleth
the
ground
,
he
casteth
in
his
seede
,
and
all
vpon
hope
of
a
doubtfull
haruest
:
but
almes
is
a
seed
to
be
sowen
,
the
crop
and
haruest
will
certainly
follow
.
Againe
,
If
thou
wilt
bee
a
good
Merchant
,
and
an
excellent
vsurer
,
giue
forth
that
thou
canst
not
keepe
,
that
thou
maist
receiue
that
thou
canst
not
loose
:
Giue
a
little
,
that
thou
maist
receiue
an
hundred
times
as
much
:
giue
a
temporall
possession
for
an
euerlasting
inheritance
.
What
a
folly
is
it
(
●aith
another
)
there
to
lay
vp
thy
goods
from
whence
thou
must
depart
,
and
not
rather
to
send
them
before
thee
to
the
place
where
thou
must
go
to
inhabite
.
Let
thy
goods
be
where
thy
country
is
,
hee
that
hoordeth
vp
treasure
in
earth
,
hast
nothing
to
looke
for
in
heauen
:
Why
lookest
thou
vp
to
heauen
where
thou
hath
laid
vp
nothing
?
Charge
them
that
are
rich
in
this
world
(
saith
the
Apostle
)
that
they
bee
not
high-minded
,
and
that
they
trust
not
in
vncertaine
riches
,
but
in
the
liuing
God
,
which
giueth
vs
aboundance
of
all
things
to
enioy
;
that
they
do
good
,
and
bee
rich
in
good
worke
,
and
ready
to
distribute
and
communicate
,
laying
vp
in
store
for
themselues
a
good
foundation
against
the
time
to
come
,
that
they
may
obtaine
eternall
life
.
God
hath
ordained
(
saith
one
)
for
men
two
Crownes
;
for
the
poore
the
Crowne
of
Patience
,
for
the
rich
the
Crowne
of
Liberality
.
As
the
poore
do
depriue
themselues
of
their
Crowne
by
Impatiency
and
murmuring
;
so
ought
the
rich
by
helping
the
poore
,
to
striue
to
obtaine
the
Crowne
of
Liberality
.
Worthy
is
the
example
of
the
Primitiue
Church
,
of
whom
it
is
said
there
was
such
order
and
charity
amongst
them
that
none
of
them
lacked
;
for
as
many
as
were
possessours
of
lands
and
of
houses
sold
them
,
and
brought
the
price
of
the
things
that
were
sold
,
and
laid
it
downe
at
the
Apostles
feete
,
and
it
was
distributed
to
euery
one
as
he
had
need
:
The
number
of
beleeuers
at
that
time
was
about
fiue
thousand
.
They
liued
in
time
of
persecution
,
they
wanted
the
helpe
of
a
good
Magistrate
.
All
Kings
and
Princes
were
enemies
to
the
Church
at
that
time
,
yet
they
tooke
such
good
order
,
and
were
so
charitable
that
they
suffered
none
to
lacke
among
them
.
It
is
a
shame
then
for
vs
to
suffer
any
to
want
necessary
sustenance
;
wee
(
I
say
)
liuing
in
the
daies
of
peace
and
plenty
vnder
a
Christian
King
,
hauing
so
many
good
Lawes
for
the
prouision
and
reliefe
of
the
poore
.
There
is
a
memorable
example
of
the
Christians
vnder
Maximinus
the
Emperour
.
In
the
time
of
famine
many
of
the
Heathens
were
preserued
and
saued
from
death
,
by
the
mercy
and
liberallity
of
the
Christians
,
whereupon
it
came
to
passe
,
that
those
which
did
deadly
hate
them
before
,
did
now
require
their
helpe
,
and
did
openly
confesse
that
the
bowels
of
mercy
were
onely
found
amongst
Christians
,
that
therefore
Christian
Religion
was
the
true
Religion
,
which
taught
her
worshippers
true
piety
and
godlinesse
:
The
which
,
when
Iulianus
the
Apostata
,
afterwards
obserued
and
marked
,
least
Christian
Religion
should
bee
the
more
esteemed
,
because
of
such
incredible
kindnesse
and
mercy
,
shewed
to
all
sorts
of
people
;
Iulienus
(
I
say
)
euery
where
erected
Hospitals
,
and
endewed
them
with
yeerely
reuenues
.
And
hee
setteth
downe
this
reason
of
his
purpose
,
writing
to
one
Arsatius
an
Idolatrous
Bishop
:
It
is
a
shame
(
saith
hee
)
that
the
worshippers
of
the
Gods
should
neglect
their
owne
,
when
as
the
wicked
Galileans
(
for
so
he
had
wont
to
call
Christians
)
releiued
not
onely
their
owne
,
but
also
strangers
;
yea
,
●uen
the
enemies
of
their
Religion
,
and
suffered
none
of
their
owne
to
beg
from
dore
to
dore
.
The
most
vnhappy
Nation
of
the
Iewes
,
hauing
no
certaine
resting
place
,
nor
any
forme
of
Common-wealth
,
yet
do
they
mainetaine
and
seed
their
owne
,
least
they
should
be
constrained
to
craue
help
from
Christians
.
The
French
and
Dutch
Churches
in
this
our
Land
,
they
set
all
their
owne
on
worke
,
they
suffer
none
to
beg
nor
to
want
among
them
.
The
Papists
our
Fore-fathers
,
they
did
excell
in
liberallity
to
the
Church
and
Common-wealth
,
in
Hospitality
and
Almes
to
the
poore
:
Wee
haue
many
Monuments
of
their
liberality
amongst
vs
,
as
Hospitals
and
Almes-houses
for
the
releiefe
of
the
needy
,
with
good
Reuenues
adioyned
to
them
.
Nay
,
the
Papists
adorned
,
beautified
,
and
cloathed
,
their
dumbe
Idols
and
Images
,
and
shall
wee
suffer
poore
people
to
want
food
and
cloathing
,
which
carry
vpon
them
the
liuely
Image
of
God
?
All
these
examples
are
to
our
shame
and
condemnation
,
and
shall
bee
iudges
and
witnesses
against
vs
at
the
day
of
the
Lord
.
Wee
professe
the
glorious
Gospell
of
Christ
,
wee
haue
the
light
of
Gods
word
shining
before
vs
,
wee
haue
daily
Sermons
and
Exhortations
stirring
vs
vp
to
the
workes
of
mercy
,
wee
haue
many
good
and
godly
Lawes
,
agreeing
to
the
Lawes
of
God
,
and
to
the
true
discipline
of
the
Church
,
commanding
and
enioyning
prouision
and
reliefe
of
the
poore
,
forbidding
all
idlenesse
,
commanding
all
to
bee
set
a
worke
,
and
all
that
want
to
bee
releiued
,
according
to
their
necessity
,
and
yet
there
be
many
idle
persons
amongst
vs
,
many
would
worke
and
cannot
get
it
,
many
though
they
do
worke
,
labour
,
and
toyle
,
night
and
day
,
as
much
as
may
be
,
yet
in
respect
of
the
hardnesse
of
the
times
,
all
that
they
get
will
hardly
prouide
bread
for
them
and
theirs
.
Others
there
bee
that
cannot
worke
at
all
,
and
others
but
a
very
little
,
yet
these
in
many
places
are
little
regarded
or
prouided
for
.
Good
Lawes
wee
haue
,
and
in
this
place
,
I
know
there
is
good
order
and
care
taken
for
the
poore
.
Here
bee
many
meanes
for
their
reliefe
,
which
others
want
:
And
I
know
there
bee
many
tender
,
mercifull
,
and
pittifull
hearts
,
pittying
the
needy
estates
of
their
brethren
,
stretching
forth
their
hands
to
their
releife
;
yet
considering
the
hardnesse
of
the
time
,
and
how
vnmercifull
and
hard
hearted
some
are
,
which
yet
are
of
great
estate
and
ability
,
and
considering
also
the
multitude
and
great
number
of
the
poore
,
which
increase
daily
.
Your
care
your
pitty
,
your
liberallity
,
your
collections
and
almes
,
publicke
,
or
secret
,
had
need
bee
more
then
ordinary
:
And
therefore
I
beseech
you
(
deerely
beloued
)
in
the
bowels
of
Christ
,
as
the
Elect
of
God
,
put
on
you
the
bowels
of
mercy
,
consider
your
owne
abilities
,
and
the
great
necessitie
of
so
many
,
and
let
it
not
grieue
you
to
helpe
and
releiue
them
,
but
freely
,
frankly
,
and
cheerefully
shew
forth
the
fruite
of
your
compassion
,
loue
,
and
mercy
to
your
distressed
brethren
,
and
especially
you
(
Right
Worshipfull
Magistrates
&
Gouernours
,
)
do
your
best
endeuours
according
to
your
place
and
callings
,
to
see
this
seruice
and
worke
performed
;
by
your
counsell
and
example
to
perswade
and
draw
as
many
as
you
can
to
this
duty
.
And
as
for
those
that
are
rich
;
yet
cruell
,
couetous
,
hard-heartd
,
and
vnmercifull
,
compell
and
force
them
by
rigour
of
Law
,
to
giue
that
to
good
vses
which
they
are
vnwilling
to
giue
at
all
.
All
the
poore
vnder
your
gouernement
be
they
neuer
so
many
,
they
are
your
cure
and
charge
,
you
must
see
them
prouided
for
,
if
any
of
them
perish
through
your
default
,
their
bloud
shall
bee
required
at
your
hands
.
The
good
Minister
is
to
be
a
mouth
for
the
poore
to
speake
and
entr●ate
for
them
,
and
also
by
his
example
as
much
as
he
may
,
to
go
before
others
in
the
duties
of
mercy
:
But
the
good
Magistrate
is
not
onely
to
bee
a
good
mouth
for
the
poore
,
but
an
hand
,
an
eare
,
an
eye
,
and
a
foote
for
them
;
to
speake
,
to
heare
,
to
see
,
to
go
,
to
do
what
lyeth
in
him
,
both
for
the
defence
and
reliefe
of
the
poore
.
As
God
forbiddeth
all
cruelty
and
priuate
reuenge
in
the
sixth
Commandement
;
so
he
commandeth
all
care
and
meanes
to
preserue
the
liues
of
our
brethren
;
now
releife
of
the
needy
is
a
meanes
to
preserue
life
,
he
that
releeueth
not
when
he
may
,
and
when
there
is
great
necessity
offendeth
against
this
Commandement
,
and
is
a
murtherer
.
Non
pauisti
,
occidisti
▪
thou
hast
not
fed
(
saith
one
)
therefore
thou
hast
killed
.
A
Lampe
is
quenched
not
onely
by
blowing
it
out
,
but
by
keeping
away
the
oile
to
feed
it
:
A
fire
is
quenched
,
not
onely
by
water
but
by
keeping
away
wood
from
it
;
In
a
great
drought
many
hearbs
do
die
,
not
onely
by
plucking
vp
,
but
for
want
of
watring
;
So
,
many
poore
people
for
want
of
food
which
they
should
haue
by
the
care
of
good
Gouernours
and
charitable
good
people
;
many
(
I
say
)
for
want
of
meanes
and
prouision
,
doe
decay
,
pine
,
and
perish
,
which
is
most
shamefull
,
fearefull
,
lamentable
,
and
intollerable
in
a
Christian
State
.
But
I
nothing
doubt
of
your
care
and
dilligence
to
performe
this
so
worthy
and
necessary
duty
:
I
know
you
are
dayly
put
in
minde
of
these
things
,
and
therefore
I
will
cease
to
vrge
this
point
any
further
.
Onely
by
the
way
let
mee
giue
some
few
instructions
and
caueats
,
and
some
comforts
to
the
poorer
sort
.
These
must
know
that
God
hath
so
ordained
,
and
appointed
in
his
prouidence
,
that
there
shall
bee
some
poore
as
long
as
the
world
endureth
.
Let
them
therefore
bee
content
with
their
state
,
seeing
God
(
who
knoweth
what
is
best
for
them
)
hath
so
decreed
it
in
his
Wisedome
:
It
may
bee
if
they
had
riches
they
would
abuse
them
in
pride
and
wantonnesse
;
he
can
(
if
he
see
good
)
turne
their
want
into
plenty
,
Let
them
know
that
many
worthy
men
haue
beene
in
want
and
necessity
;
Let
them
take
their
pouerty
as
a
crosse
,
and
let
them
be
patient
and
humble
,
the
rather
because
sometimes
their
owne
idlenesse
and
loosenesse
of
life
hath
caused
it
,
let
them
repent
of
their
sinnes
past
,
let
them
take
heed
hereafter
of
pride
,
en●y
,
slothfulnesse
,
and
vnlawfull
shifts
and
meanes
;
Let
them
depend
vpon
God
and
cast
their
whole
care
vpon
him
,
and
though
they
bee
poore
in
the
world
,
let
their
chiefe
care
bee
to
bee
rich
in
grace
,
in
knowledge
,
and
in
faith
,
and
so
they
shall
bee
sure
to
bee
greatly
in
the
fauour
of
God
:
I
haue
learned
in
what
state
I
am
,
there-with
to
bee
content
;
I
can
be
abased
,
and
I
can
abound
,
euery
where
in
all
things
,
I
am
instructed
both
to
bee
full
and
to
be
hungry
,
and
to
abound
and
to
haue
want
,
I
am
able
to
doe
all
things
through
the
helpe
of
Christ
which
strengthneth
mee
.
Let
them
bee
kind
and
pittifull
to
those
which
bee
in
like
case
with
them
,
seeing
they
are
in
the
same
misery
:
Let
them
bee
thankefull
towards
their
Benefactors
;
and
though
some
rich-men
bee
hard-hearted
&
vnmercifull
to
them
,
let
them
not
curse
,
but
blesse
,
and
pray
to
God
for
them
,
who
is
able
to
mollifie
and
soften
their
hard
hearts
:
for
it
may
bee
God
in
his
iustice
doth
turne
the
hearts
of
men
from
them
,
because
they
haue
turned
their
eares
and
hearts
from
him
:
they
haue
beene
hard
hearted
against
God
,
against
Gods
word
,
and
against
their
brethren
,
and
therefore
the
hearts
of
others
are
iustly
hardened
against
them
.
Let
them
remember
and
follow
the
example
of
poore
Lazarus
,
which
though
the
rich
man
dealtmore
cruelly
with
him
than
did
his
dogs
,
&
had
no
pitty
at
all
of
so
poore
a
creature
,
yet
this
poore
man
did
neither
grudge
,
repine
,
nor
curse
:
and
therefore
being
full
of
faith
and
patience
,
he
was
receiued
into
Abrahams
bosome
.
And
finally
,
seeing
that
God
hath
such
a
great
care
of
the
poore
in
making
so
many
Lawes
for
them
,
in
giuing
so
many
preceps
for
their
reliefe
,
and
taketh
their
cause
to
be
his
owne
,
and
seeing
he
hath
appointed
Ministers
to
speake
for
them
,
and
Officers
and
Magistrates
;
yea
,
Kings
and
Princes
for
their
defence
and
reliefe
:
Let
the
poore
(
I
say
)
bee
carefull
to
serue
&
feare
that
God
,
which
is
so
carefull
of
them
;
let
them
reuerence
and
loue
the
Ministers
&
louingly
embrace
that
word
which
doth
perswade
,
moue
&
prouoke
all
men
to
the
duties
of
mercy
,
loue
,
&
liberality
;
Let
them
honor
the
Magistrates
who
are
appointed
as
fathers
vnto
them
,
who
take
care
and
watch
,
and
take
continuall
paines
to
comfort
and
helpe
them
:
And
let
them
say
in
their
soules
,
blessed
be
God
for
good
Gouernours
:
And
thus
we
haue
heard
many
good
parts
of
good
Gouernours
,
that
by
their
meanes
the
wicked
are
punished
,
the
good
are
praised
and
countenanced
,
euery
man
possesseth
his
owne
;
oppressions
and
wrongs
are
suppressed
,
the
poore
and
needy
are
comforted
and
relieued
,
and
all
these
benefits
&
duties
this
gracious
Queene
includeth
in
these
words
Equity
and
Righteousnesse
.
One
duty
yet
remaineth
,
which
is
also
a
part
of
Equity
,
and
that
is
to
establish
and
mainetaine
true
Religion
;
this
is
the
first
&
chiefe
duty
of
a
good
Prince
,
though
I
haue
referred
it
to
the
last
place
.
Good
Princes
are
not
onely
to
haue
a
care
of
iustice
in
punishing
the
wicked
,
&
of
mercy
in
defending
the
good
,
and
releeuing
the
distressed
;
but
also
to
plant
and
maintane
the
worship
of
God
in
their
Kingdomes
.
Thus
much
wee
haue
heard
already
,
that
Religion
&
Diuine
Wisedome
belongeth
to
all
sorts
&
degrees
of
men
,
to
rich
and
poore
,
to
yong
&
old
,
to
men
,
women
&
children
,
and
most
of
all
to
Princes
&
Gouernours
,
who
are
to
be
giudes
and
ringleaders
to
others
.
We
haue
examples
before
our
eyes
of
a
religious
Queene
comming
so
great
and
long
a
iourny
to
be
resolued
in
the
truth
of
religion
,
&
reposing
the
greatest
happines
in
true
&
heauenly
wisedome
:
Here
also
is
the
example
of
Salomon
a
mirrour
of
Religion
and
Diuine
Wisedom
to
all
the
world
;
who
also
planted
and
established
the
true
worship
of
God
in
his
Kingdome
.
We
haue
heard
also
that
God
is
the
authour
of
the
callings
of
Kings
and
Princes
,
that
they
are
in
his
steed
and
carry
his
Name
and
Image
;
&
therfore
they
,
of
all
others
,
are
to
be
most
Religious
,
&
to
be
most
carefull
that
the
true
God
,
who
hath
so
highly
aduanced
them
,
may
bee
worshipped
and
serued
in
their
Kingdomes
:
And
this
is
Equity
and
Righteousnesse
to
command
&
establish
the
Law
and
Seruice
of
their
Creator
and
Protector
:
And
further
wee
haue
heard
,
that
it
is
the
duty
of
Gouernours
to
ouerthrow
and
roote
out
all
false
worship
,
all
false
doctrine
,
heresie
,
and
idolatry
:
as
all
these
are
to
bee
remoued
;
so
in
steed
of
these
,
good
Princes
are
to
plant
true
Religion
,
&
to
establish
faithfull
Teachers
in
their
Kingdomes
:
They
must
be
examples
of
Religion
and
Piety
to
others
,
they
must
guide
their
families
so
carefully
,
religiously
,
that
they
may
be
patternes
and
presidents
to
others
,
If
Religion
be
first
in
their
owne
hearts
,
&
also
planted
in
their
houshold
and
families
,
they
will
be
also
carefull
that
all
the
people
committed
to
their
charge
may
feare
God
,
&
be
truely
Religious
.
This
is
part
of
the
counsell
of
Iethro
,
Moses
father
in
law
,
wishing
him
that
hee
should
prouide
not
onely
men
of
courage
,
and
iust
men
,
hating
couetousnesse
,
but
also
such
as
feared
God
.
There
be
generall
places
in
the
Scripture
,
as
;
Loue
God
with
all
thine
heart
,
with
all
thy
soule
,
with
all
thy
strength
:
Feare
God
,
and
keep
his
Commandements
.
Seeke
for
Gods
Kingdome
.
Labor
for
the
meat
that
neuer
perisheth
.
These
,
&
such
like
commandements
,
&
exhortations
,
as
they
belong
to
all
Christians
,
so
also
to
Magistrates
:
They
are
keepers
of
both
the
Tables
of
the
Commandements
,
&
therfore
to
maintaine
the
one
as
well
as
the
other
:
they
must
see
as
well
the
duties
to
God
,
performed
to
him
,
as
the
duties
to
men
one
to
another
.
They
must
haue
a
care
not
only
of
iustice
,
peace
,
&
ciuil
honesty
;
but
also
of
the
sincerity
of
Religion
:
The
King
is
commanded
to
haue
the
book
of
the
Law
,
to
reade
in
it
continually
;
that
so
he
may
learne
to
feare
both
his
God
,
and
to
keep
al
the
words
of
the
Law
.
Be
wise
ye
Kings
,
be
learned
ye
Iudges
of
the
earth
,
serue
the
Lord
in
feare
,
&
reioyce
in
trembling
,
kisse
the
sonne
least
hee
bee
angry
.
Kings
of
the
earth
,
all
people
,
Princes
,
&
all
that
iudge
the
world
▪
●ong
men
&
maids
,
old
men
&
children
,
let
them
praise
the
Lord
:
his
Name
is
onely
to
bee
exalted
,
and
his
praise
aboue
the
earth
,
&
the
heauens
.
Dauid
before
his
death
chargeth
his
son
Salomon
,
to
walke
in
the
Waies
of
God
,
and
to
keepe
his
Statutes
,
that
so
he
might
prosper
in
that
he
tooke
in
hand
.
Princes
we
heard
are
fathers
of
the
Country
,
of
the
Church
,
&
Common-wealth
:
Now
,
the
Apostle
exhorts
fathers
to
bring
vp
their
children
in
the
feare
of
the
Lord.
Dauid
Prepared
a
place
for
the
Arke
of
God
,
and
pitched
for
it
a
Tent
,
and
gathered
all
Israel
together
to
Ierusalem
,
to
bring
vp
the
Arke
of
G●d
to
his
place
which
he
had
ordained
for
it
;
so
he
&
they
brought
it
with
great
ioy
.
Hee
blessed
the
people
,
hee
praiseth
the
Lord
,
hee
prayeth
to
God
for
those
that
should
pray
in
the
Temple
.
destroyeth
Idolatry
,
and
commandeth
his
people
to
serue
the
true
God
;
and
they
made
a
couenant
to
seeke
the
Lord
God
of
their
fathers
with
all
their
heart
,
and
with
all
their
soule
,
and
whosoeuer
will
not
seeke
the
Lord
God
of
Israel
shall
be
slaine
,
whether
hee
be
great
or
small
,
man
or
woman
,
&
they
sware
vnto
the
Lord
with
a
loud
voyce
,
and
all
Iuda
reioyced
at
the
oath
.
he
walked
in
the
waies
of
his
father
Dauid
,
&
sought
the
Lord
God
of
his
fathers
,
and
walked
in
his
Commandements
,
and
tooke
away
Idolatry
,
and
sent
forth
Teachers
with
the
book
of
the
Law
of
the
Lord
,
who
went
about
through
the
Citties
of
Iudah
,
&
taught
the
people
.
In
time
of
distresse
he
prayed
vnto
the
Lord
,
and
proclaimed
a
fast
throughout
all
Iudah
,
and
humbled
his
soule
and
asked
counsell
of
the
Lord
.
repaireth
the
Temple
,
aduertiseth
the
Leuits
of
the
corruption
of
Religion
,
the
King
and
his
Princes
sacrifice
ian
the
Temple
,
he
commandeth
the
Passe-ouer
to
be
k●pt
&
exhorteth
his
people
to
returne
to
the
Lord
.
Iosiah
destroyeth
Id●l●
,
repaireth
the
Temple
,
took
away
all
the
abhomination●
out
of
all
the
countries
that
pertaine
to
the
children
of
Israel
,
&
compelled
all
that
were
found
in
Israel
to
serue
the
Lord
their
God
.
reproueth
,
and
reformeth
the
prophanation
of
the
Sabboath
.
The
Lord
stirred
vp
Cyrus
King
of
Persia
,
Nebuchadnezzar
maketh
a
decree
that
euery
People
,
Nation
,
and
Language
,
which
speake
any
blasphemy
against
the
God
of
Shadrach
,
Meshech
,
and
Abednego
,
should
be
drawne
in
●●eces
,
&
their
houses
should
bee
m●de
a
I●kes
,
because
there
is
no
God
that
can
del●●●r
after
this
sort
.
maketh
a
Decree
that
in
all
the
Deminions
of
his
Kingdome
men
tremble
and
feare
before
the
God
of
Daniel
,
for
hee
is
the
liuing
God
,
and
remaineth
for
euer
.
The
King
of
Niniue
after
hee
heard
the
Preaching
of
Ionah
,
hee
beleeued
God
,
hee
proclaimed
a
fast
,
and
commanded
his
Subiects
to
cry
mightily
vnto
God
,
and
to
turne
from
their
euill
way
.
Thus
wee
see
by
all
these
examples
that
good
Princes
are
to
haue
a
care
of
Religion
both
in
themselues
and
others
.
And
here
is
a
further
blessing
of
a
good
King
,
that
wee
haue
not
onely
by
his
meanes
,
iustice
,
peace
,
and
ciuill
honesty
,
protection
of
body
and
goods
;
but
also
true
Religion
,
and
the
worship
of
the
true
God
,
and
the
Gospell
of
Christ
commanded
,
and
enioyned
,
and
established
amongst
vs
by
many
good
Lawes
and
Statutes
.
Now
for
a
conclusion
of
the
duties
of
good
Gouernours
,
let
them
remember
these
counsels
,
directions
,
and
examples
.
A
worthy
King
by
his
last
will
gaue
this
aduise
to
his
son
and
successour
,
saying
;
Be
deuout
in
the
seriuce
of
God
,
bee
in
heart
pittifull
,
&
charitable
to
the
poore
,
&
comfort
them
with
thy
good
deeds
,
keep
the
good
Lawes
of
the
Realme
,
take
no
Subsidies
,
nor
releise
of
thy
Subiects
,
but
vpon
vrgent
necessity
,
&
for
to
profite
the
Common-wealth
vpon
iust
cause
voluntarily
.
Iulius
Pollux
,
Gouern
or
of
the
Emperour
Commodus
in
his
youth
,
giueth
him
these
titles
,
calling
him
Father
of
the
people
,
Gentle
,
Louing
,
Merciful
,
Wise
,
Iust
,
courteous
,
Couragious
,
despising
Mony
,
not
subiect
to
Passion
,
but
commanding
ouer
himselfe
,
ouercomming
Lust
,
vsing
reason
,
quick
of
conceit
,
Sober
,
Religious
,
carefull
for
his
Subiects
,
Constant
,
no
deceiuer
,
adorned
with
Authority
,
ready
in
his
affaires
,
prouided
to
doe
well
,
slow
to
reuenge
,
Affable
,
gracious
in
speech
,
open-hearted
,
a
louer
of
the
vertuous
,
desirous
of
peace
,
valiant
in
warre
,
an
example
of
good
manners
to
his
subiects
,
a
maker
of
good
lawes
,
and
an
obseruer
of
the
same
.
There
was
a
worthy
Table
(
as
is
recorded
)
found
at
Thebes
,
by
Marcus
Aurelius
,
and
at
his
death
giuen
to
his
sonne
as
a
precious
Iewell
,
conteining
these
protestations
and
sentences
following
:
I
neuer
exalted
the
proud
rich
man
,
neither
hated
the
poore
that
was
iust
:
I
neuer
denied
iustice
to
the
poore
for
his
pouerty
,
neither
pardoned
the
wealthy
for
his
riches
:
I
neuer
benefited
nor
gaue
reward
for
affection
,
nor
punished
for
passion
onely
:
I
neuer
suffered
euill
to
escape
vnpunished
,
neither
goodnesse
vn-rewarded
:
I
neuer
committed
the
execution
of
manifest
iustice
to
another
,
neither
determined
that
which
was
difficult
by
my selfe
alone
:
I
neuer
denied
Iustice
to
him
that
asked
it
,
neither
Mercy
to
him
that
deserued
it
:
I
neuer
punished
in
anger
,
nor
promised
benefite
in
mirth
:
I
was
neuer
carelesse
in
prosperity
,
neither
faint-hearted
in
aduersity
:
I
neuer
did
euill
vpon
mallice
,
nor
commited
villany
for
couetousnesse
:
I
neuer
opened
my
gate
to
the
flatterer
,
nor
gaue
care
to
the
backe-biter
:
I
alwayes
sought
to
be
loued
of
the
good
,
and
feared
of
the
wicked
:
Lastly
,
I
alwayes
fauoured
the
poore
,
that
were
able
to
doe
little
,
and
God
,
who
was
able
to
do
much
,
fauoured
me
.
A
mirrour
for
Magistrates
,
a
patterne
for
Princes
,
and
happy
are
they
that
in
the
end
of
their
gouernement
can
truely
say
thus
:
at
least
let
Gouernours
striue
and
endeuour
to
the
vtmost
of
their
power
,
to
learne
and
practise
these
lessons
,
and
to
performe
all
other
duties
of
their
callings
.
And
thus
we
haue
heard
the
chiefe
and
principall
doctrines
concerning
the
Magistrate
,
as
the
necessity
,
authority
,
and
dignity
,
and
duty
of
their
callings
.
This
doctrine
is
necessa●y
and
profitable
often
to
bee
vrged
,
and
serueth
for
many
good
vses
.
By
this
the
Magistrate
may
be
encouraged
and
comforted
in
the
execution
of
all
the
parts
of
his
calling
,
hauing
his
allowance
and
warrant
from
God
.
By
this
hee
is
stirred
vp
and
prouoked
to
zeale
,
and
religion
,
and
holinesse
of
life
,
seeing
hee
carrieth
vpon
him
the
name
,
the
place
and
Image
of
God
.
By
this
doctrine
he
may
see
the
greatnesse
,
the
difficulty
,
and
the
heauy
burden
of
his
calling
,
which
may
bee
a
cause
sufficient
to
humble
him
in
the
sight
of
God
and
men
.
In
consideration
wherof
he
may
say
with
the
Apostle
,
who
is
sufficient
for
these
things
?
And
let
him
pray
with
Salomon
;
Giue
vnto
thy
seruant
an
vnderstanding
heart
,
to
iudge
thy
people
,
that
he
may
discerne
betweene
good
and
bad
:
For
who
is
able
to
iudge
this
so
mighty
a
people
?
This
doctrine
serueth
also
to
reproue
,
conuince
,
and
condemne
all
rebels
,
traytors
,
and
seditious
spirits
,
which
make
insurrection
against
their
lawfull
Soueraigne
.
And
hereby
all
good
subiects
are
encouraged
to
loue
,
honour
and
obey
their
lawfull
Rulers
;
and
with
this
Queene
,
to
blesse
and
praise
God
for
the
happinesse
of
good
Gouernement
.
And
considering
the
manifold
blessings
which
wee
receiue
by
good
Rulers
,
as
Iustice
,
peace
,
punishment
of
euill
doers
,
defence
against
forraigne
and
domesticall
foes
,
reliefe
for
the
poore
,
comfort
to
the
good
,
fruition
of
liberty
,
yea
freedome
of
the
Gospell
,
and
true
Religion
.
Considering
(
I
say
)
so
many
and
so
great
benefites
which
wee
enioy
vnder
Christian
Magistrates
,
let
vs
all
with
this
Queene
,
blesse
God
for
so
happy
gouernement
.
And
indeede
all
true
English
Christian
hearts
haue
iust
cause
to
reioyce
and
praise
God
for
his
Maiesties
happy
reigne
amongst
vs
,
both
for
his
entrance
and
continuance
.
What
feares
?
what
perplexities
,
and
doubts
had
we
at
the
death
of
our
late
Soueraigne
?
What
boasting
,
what
hopes
and
triumphing
of
the
Aduersaries
?
who
made
account
they
had
that
day
which
they
long
looked
and
gaped
for
.
They
had
spoken
it
often
,
and
thought
it
often
in
their
hearts
,
saying
and
thinking
with
Esau
;
The
dayes
of
mourning
for
my
father
wil
come
shortly
,
then
wil
I
slay
my
brother
Iacob
.
The
best
had
cause
to
feare
,
in
respect
of
the
horrible
and
manifold
sinnes
of
the
Land
,
deseruing
such
a
iudgement
.
But
blessed
bee
God
,
who
cared
for
vs
,
though
we
little
cared
for
him
:
He
presently
prouided
another
gracious
Soueraigne
for
vs
,
the
next
in
bloud
,
a
Christian
Prince
,
a
man
of
wisedome
and
experience
in
Gouernement
.
After
Moses
succeded
Iosuah
,
after
Dauid
Salomon
.
Let
vs
say
with
the
Prophet
:
It
may
be
said
of
diuers
other
Countries
:
But
it
may
be
said
of
vs
as
the
Lord
saith
to
Dauid
:
And
that
which
the
Prophet
Ieremy
speaketh
,
is
fulfilled
amongst
vs
:
Behold
the
dayes
come
(
saith
the
Lord
)
that
I
wil●
raise
vnto
Dauid
a
righteous
branch
,
and
a
King
shall
reigne
and
prosper
,
and
shall
execute
iudgment
and
iustice
in
the
earth
.
In
his
daies
Iudah
shall
bee
saued
,
and
Israell
shall
dwell
safely
.
How
much
are
wee
beholden
to
God
,
that
so
soone
and
suddenly
turned
our
sorrow
and
feare
into
ioy
and
gladnesse
,
and
doth
still
continue
and
confirme
the
same
vnto
vs
?
Though
weeping
was
in
the
euening
,
O
that
we
had
hearts
to
think
seriously
of
these
benefits
which
we
enioy
vnder
his
Maiesty
,
and
that
we
were
truly
thankfull
for
them
:
then
might
we
hope
for
the
continuance
and
increase
of
these
blessings
:
But
our
iniquities
haue
turned
away
these
things
,
O
that
we
had
such
hearts
and
tongues
that
wee
might
continually
with
ioy
say
in
our
soules
:
Blessed
be
God
for
his
so
great
and
vndeserued
blessings
bestowed
vpon
this
sinfull
land
:
blessed
be
his
name
for
all
good
Lawes
,
good
Gouernours
,
and
good
Gouernement
vnder
his
gracious
Maiestie
.
One
thing
more
I
obserue
worthy
of
commendation
,
both
in
this
Queene
,
and
in
Salomon
:
It
is
worthy
of
memory
in
her
that
shee
made
choyce
of
such
a
Teacher
and
Schoole-maister
:
And
indeede
shee
could
not
at
that
time
make
a
better
choyce
in
the
world
.
Dionysius
made
choyce
of
Donatus
for
his
Schoole-maister
in
Grammer
,
and
Victorinus
for
Rhetoricke
,
and
Gregery
Nazianzene
for
Theology
.
Theophrastes
made
choyce
of
Aristotle
to
be
his
teacher
:
Aristotle
made
choyce
of
Plato
,
and
Plato
made
choyce
of
Socrates
.
These
were
all
wise
in
their
choyce
,
but
this
Queene
goeth
beyond
them
all
,
choosing
Salomon
for
her
Teacher
,
who
excelled
all
men
in
the
world
,
both
in
humane
and
Diuine
wisedome
.
And
as
she
made
choyce
of
him
,
so
she
was
content
to
bee
taught
by
him
,
and
profited
much
by
his
instructions
,
as
wee
haue
already
heard
.
Yea
she
so
profited
,
that
in
some
sort
she
teacheth
him
,
and
putteth
him
in
minde
of
his
duety
:
Shee
remembreth
Gods
mercies
towards
him
,
and
admonisheth
him
of
the
end
of
his
place
and
calling
.
And
it
is
worthy
of
commendation
in
Salomon
,
that
as
hee
was
willing
to
teach
her
,
so
he
is
content
to
bee
taught
by
her
.
And
if
Salomon
had
but
remembred
this
her
admonition
,
it
might
haue
beene
a
pretious
preseruatiue
against
those
horrible
and
grosse
sinnes
,
into
which
he
most
fearfully
fell
in
his
old
dayes
.
But
he
forgot
the
loue
and
mercies
of
God
towards
him
,
he
forgot
his
high
place
and
dignity
,
he
forgot
the
end
why
God
had
placed
him
,
and
the
rules
of
Equity
and
Righteousnesse
.
Yet
this
is
worthy
of
commendation
in
him
,
that
at
this
time
hee
doth
not
,
as
some
would
haue
done
,
reiect
the
admonition
of
this
woman
,
being
farre
his
inferiour
.
He
might
haue
said
;
Doest
thou
take
vpon
thee
to
teach
me
,
seeing
thou
camest
to
learne
of
me
?
I
know
my
duty
wel
enough
,
I
need
no
teaching
.
But
Salomon
doth
take
in
good
part
her
good
counsell
,
and
doth
still
most
louingly
and
kindly
entertaine
her
.
From
hence
we
are
to
learne
,
that
wee
must
be
content
to
receiue
good
counsel
,
admonition
,
and
instruction
from
any
,
though
they
be
farre
our
inferiours
.
Such
as
bee
truely
humble
and
lowly
in
their
owne
eyes
,
are
content
to
receiue
good
doctrine
from
meane
persons
:
they
are
not
ashamed
to
learne
of
any
,
yong
or
old
,
learned
or
vnlearned
,
good
or
bad
,
men
or
women
,
they
are
not
ashamed
to
confesse
their
ignorance
,
wants
and
infirmities
,
they
do
not
contemne
the
plaine
stile
of
teaching
,
which
is
agreeing
to
Scripture
:
they
can
be
content
to
receiue
good
drinke
,
not
onely
in
cups
of
gold
&
siluer
,
but
also
in
cups
of
pewter
,
wood
and
stone
.
Worthy
is
that
counsell
of
an
ancient
Father
:
Take
heed
to
the
Ministery
that
thou
bast
receiued
in
the
Lord
,
that
thou
fulfill
it
.
The
vse
of
this
doctrine
is
chiefly
for
reproofe
of
proud
and
scornfull
persons
,
which
either
scorne
all
instructions
,
or
at
least
they
reiect
the
counsels
of
meane
persons
,
and
of
their
inferiours
.
Gouernours
scorne
to
learne
of
their
subiects
,
the
old
disdaine
to
learne
of
the
yonger
,
parents
wil
not
hearken
to
their
children
,
no●
maisters
to
their
seruants
:
Ministers
scorne
to
receiue
admonition
from
the
people
;
yea
from
their
fellow-ministers
,
if
they
be
of
meaner
gifts
,
or
lesse
account
in
the
world
.
And
this
is
the
cause
that
so
many
holy
counsels
and
Sermons
of
godly
Ministers
are
reiected
,
or
little
regarded
,
because
they
themselues
are
men
of
no
great
estimation
in
the
world
.
Worthy
is
that
example
of
the
Eunuch
,
Treasurer
of
Aethiopia
,
who
did
so
willingly
hearken
to
Philip
,
The
Oxe
knoweth
his
owner
(
saith
he
)
and
the
Asse
his
Maisters
cribbe
,
but
Israel
hath
not
knowne
.
the
Storke
in
the
Aire
knoweth
her
appointed
times
;
the
Turtle
,
the
Crane
,
and
the
Swallow
,
obserue
the
time
of
their
comming
,
but
my
people
knoweth
not
the
iudgement
of
the
Lord
.
Aske
now
the
beasts
and
they
shall
teach
thee
,
and
the
fowles
of
the
heauen
and
they
shall
tell
thee
.
Our
Sauiour
Christ
,
to
draw
his
Disciples
to
humility
,
setteth
a
child
before
them
to
bee
their
Teacher
,
saying
:
Verily
I
say
vnto
you
,
except
yee
bee
conuerted
and
become
as
little
children
,
ye
cannot
enter
into
the
Kingdome
of
heauen
;
whosoeuer
therefore
shall
humble
himselfe
as
this
little
child
the
same
is
the
greatest
in
the
Kingdome
of
heauen
.
Wee
must
bee
lowly
,
tractable
,
docible
,
and
willing
to
learne
,
as
good
children
are
.
Salomon
,
so
execellent
a
man
,
so
extraordinarily
wise
,
so
famous
in
all
learning
,
is
content
to
receiue
the
instruction
and
admonition
of
this
woman
,
a
stranger
,
his
scholler
,
nothing
comparable
to
him
in
any
grace
,
yet
doth
hee
take
in
good
part
her
counsell
,
teaching
him
nothing
but
that
which
he
knew
well
enough
before
.
And
thus
at
last
we
haue
gone
through
and
finished
,
as
wee
could
,
this
short
,
sweete
and
worthy
Story
,
wherein
wee
haue
laid
before
our
eyes
an
example
of
a
blessed
Queene
,
of
a
blessed
Hearer
,
of
a
blessed
Teacher
,
and
of
a
blessed
King
.
Now
the
Lord
,
the
most
wise
God
,
the
Father
of
all
good
giftes
,
make
vs
all
the
true
children
and
schollers
of
true
Wisedome
,
that
wee
may
esteeme
that
as
our
chiefe
felicity
in
earth
;
that
so
the
King
in
ruling
,
the
Nobles
and
Magistrates
in
assisting
,
Ministers
in
teaching
,
People
in
hearing
and
obeying
,
may
bee
truely
blessed
in
this
life
,
and
fully
blessed
for
euer
in
the
life
to
come
,
in
the
place
of
eternall
blessednesse
,
in
the
Kindome
of
the
true
Salomon
CHRIST
IESVS
who
sitteth
at
the
right
hand
of
his
Father
,
and
with
Equity
and
Righteousnesse
shall
iudge
the
quicke
and
dead
at
his
appearing
.
Amen
.
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.
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