1.
Sam.
15.
vers.
23
Rebellion
is
as
the
sinne
of
Witch-craft
,
and
stubbornnesse
as
the
wickednesse
of
Idolatry
.
OVR
all-wise
God
,
who
made
Order
the
measure
of
his
creation
,
placed
man
among
the
creatures
here
below
,
as
the
chiefe
Administrator
of
order
.
Man
was
then
planted
as
a
tree
by
the
riuers
of
waters
,
Psal.
1.
3.
and
,
had
hee
growne
on
in
the
order
wherein
hee
was
planted
,
his
leafe
had
not
withered
,
he
had
brought
forth
his
fruit
in
his
season
,
and
whatsoeuer
he
had
done
,
had
prospered
.
But
alas
!
disobedience
and
order
could
neuer
long
dwell
together
.
The
worme
of
pride
had
no
sooner
corrupted
the
roote
of
mankinde
,
but
instantly
this
goodly
tree
lost
both
leaues
and
fruit
too
;
nay
all
the
stemmes
issuing
from
that
corrupt
stocke
,
haue
euer
since
prooued
naturally
fitter
for
infernall
fuell
,
then
for
the
seruice
of
Gods
Temple
.
Man
in
his
corrupt
nature
,
ioynes
in
this
with
the
other
creatures
;
non
vult
domari
.
If
the
wind
be
stayed
in
his
course
,
it
will
roote
vp
the
strongest
Oakes
:
if
the
water
in
her
motion
,
shee
will
swell
,
and
ouerswell
the
bankes
.
And
though
God
himselfe
be
the
Commander
,
yet
rather
then
men
will
want
their
will
,
they
will
summon
a
whole
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
against
him
,
as
in
the
2.
Psalme
,
The
Rulers
taking
counsell
together
,
and
the
people
imagining
a
vaine
thing
against
the
Lord
,
and
against
his
Anointed
,
saying
,
Let
vs
breake
their
bonds
asunder
,
and
cast
away
their
cords
from
vs
.
Thus
doth
wretched
man
,
by
endeauouring
to
cast
off
the
lighter
yoake
of
Gods
Law
,
pull
vpon
himselfe
an
heauier
:
The
law
of
his
owne
lust
and
will
,
walking
on
thorow
the
paths
of
wilfull
disobedience
,
to
vnauoidable
destruction
.
To
cure
which
swelling
sore
,
as
God
holding
his
Scepter
in
heauen
,
labours
by
all
the
meanes
both
of
his
mercies
and
iudgements
,
to
retract
vs
from
that
fatall
way
:
so
he
establisheth
Scepters
on
earth
,
as
a
ready
meanes
to
helpe
to
reduce
vs
to
the
perfection
of
our
first
rule
:
making
the
duty
of
the
second
Table
,
a
step
to
our
duty
of
the
first
,
subduing
our
will
to
the
will
of
man
on
earth
,
that
so
he
may
the
better
subdue
vs
to
his
owne
Will
in
heauen
.
First
,
as
an
inualuable
blessing
vpon
a
Land
,
God
giues
vs
a
King
;
and
then
as
the
power
of
that
blessing
,
he
prescribes
obedience
to
our
King
.
So
that
in
reference
to
the
God
of
order
,
as
we
should
esteeme
no
day
happier
then
this
whereon
God
hath
blest
vs
with
a
true
Successour
of
his
Father
,
a
iust
and
pious
King
;
so
can
there
be
no
sacrifice
fitter
for
this
happy
I
D●y
,
then
the
sacrifice
of
obedience
both
to
God
and
to
our
King
.
The
breach
of
which
duty
to
either
in
their
degree
,
being
no
lesse
then
as
the
sin
of
Witchcraft
,
and
as
the
wickednesse
of
Idolatry
.
As
faith
is
the
cleerest
glosse
of
the
Gospell
,
so
obedience
the
best
exposition
of
the
Law
,
better
then
the
best
of
sacrifices
,
the
fat
of
Lambes
,
as
in
the
former
verse
.
Better
,
because
the
wickedest
man
aliue
may
offer
Sacrifice
;
none
can
obey
but
the
good
.
Nay
,
euen
from
good
Abraham
,
God
refused
the
Sacrifice
,
To
the
truth
of
which
assertion
,
that
I
may
leade
you
thorow
the
path
of
methode
,
I
shall
first
view
it
generally
and
in
Thesi
,
as
it
may
concerne
all
men
,
High
and
low
,
rich
and
poore
,
one
with
another
.
Then
particularly
,
and
in
Hypothesi
,
as
it
strikes
at
the
offendors
in
this
Chapter
,
Saul
and
his
people
.
In
the
generall
,
we
shall
finde
first
in
positiuo
,
that
rebellion
is
both
a
sinne
and
the
cause
of
all
sinne
:
heare
therefore
and
auoid
it
.
Secondly
,
in
comparatiuo
,
that
it
is
the
foulest
of
sinnes
,
euen
as
Witchcraft
and
Idolatry
.
Bee
pleased
to
hearken
,
that
you
may
hate
it
.
A
subiect
(
I
confesse
)
it
is
of
such
importance
and
authoritie
,
that
none
so
fit
as
Samuel
himselfe
,
to
haue
deliuered
it
.
Fitter
had
it
beene
for
me
with
Aaron
to
haue
stood
below
among
the
people
:
but
since
with
Moses
I
was
summoned
vp
to
the
mount
,
I
would
not
fall
within
the
censure
of
mine
owne
text
.
Now
,
to
follow
these
steps
as
they
are
laid
,
and
so
to
make
the
passage
more
easie
,
first
in
positiuo
wee
will
consider
the
nature
of
rebellion
in
generall
.
It
is
a
common
rule
in
Diuinity
,
that
in
all
the
sonnes
of
decayed
Adam
,
that
whatsoeuer
is
most
naturall
,
is
to
be
suspected
as
most
sinfull
.
Now
,
by
nature
wee
are
all
as
oxen
vnpliable
to
the
yoake
.
Animam
Regis
quisque
portat
:
that
which
is
the
hope
of
the
Iewes
at
the
comming
of
their
Messiah
,
Euery
mechanick
would
be
a
King
,
no
man
would
be
a
Subiect
.
Man
naturally
hath
such
a
will
as
cannot
be
subiect
.
We
are
all
borne
the
enemies
of
God
,
and
as
the
vnruly
our
tongues
are
our
owne
,
who
is
Lord
ouer
vs
?
Thus
it
fares
with
God
,
and
worse
with
his
Deputy
:
Est
multis
the
saurus
in
lingua
situs
,
vt
quaestui
habeant
disobedience
.
Wherefore
shall
any
men
lift
themselues
vp
aboue
the
congregation
of
the
Lord
?
Well
;
whence
this
fruite
proceedes
the
roote
will
demonstrate
.
Euen
when
God
on
the
Mount
had
taken
obedience
for
his
text
,
then
did
the
Diuell
diuert
his
people
to
Idolatry
and
rebellion
.
Euen
when
Christ
was
giuing
Iudas
the
blessed
bread
of
saluation
,
then
did
Satan
perswade
him
to
plot
his
Sauiours
destruction
.
Thus
did
both
Law
and
Gospell
beginne
with
opposition
a
plaine
argument
,
that
it
is
the
worke
of
the
Diuell
the
Author
of
rebellion
.
A
truth
,
which
will
yet
reflect
far
more
cleerly
,
if
you
behold
it
in
Comparatiuo
,
whether
you
compare
rebellion
with
the
contrary
vertue
Obedience
,
as
in
the
verse
before
;
or
with
the
paralell
vices
in
the
text
,
witchcraft
and
Idolatry
.
First
,
by
the
rule
of
S.
Gregory
,
ex
aduerso
melius
ostenditur
,
the
light
will
best
appeare
through
the
contrary
vertue
.
Now
,
by
the
rule
of
contraries
,
as
Arist.
Eth.
8.
sayes
,
Primus
actus
virtutis
opponitur
maximo
vitio
,
et
minimus
minimo
.
If
obedience
be
the
best
of
vertues
,
then
rebellion
is
the
worst
of
sinnes
.
Looke
then
first
in
the
old
Law
,
Sacrifice
was
the
best
in
that
:
yet
behold
,
obedience
is
better
then
Sacrifice
.
And
the
Adeps
,
the
fat
,
was
the
best
part
of
the
Sacrifice
(
God
alwaies
reserued
that
for
himselfe
)
yet
see
,
obedience
is
better
then
the
fat
of
Lambes
.
To
offer
many
Sacrifices
with
the
Papists
,
without
obedience
,
is
little
other
in
their
owne
Tostats
phrase
then
studium
nequitiae
,
a
kind
of
deuotion
by
which
a
man
takes
much
paines
to
offend
God
.
Sacrifice
?
Alas
,
that
was
commanded
as
the
meere
Schoolemaster
to
obedience
.
Obedience
is
good
in
it selfe
,
Sacrifice
only
in
respect
to
the
Law
that
commanded
it
.
Obedience
did
that
which
all
the
legall
Sacrifices
could
not
doe
,
it
ransomd
vs
from
the
power
of
the
Diuell
.
In
Sacrifice
,
beasts
were
killed
;
in
obedience
,
the
lusts
of
our
owne
flesh
are
mortified
:
to
Sacrifice
our
beastly
affections
,
must
needs
be
much
better
then
to
offer
beasts
.
As
Faith
is
the
best
of
the
Theologicall
,
so
obedience
the
chiefest
of
the
morall
vertues
:
Nay
Legall
Iustice
which
is
nothing
else
but
the
obedience
of
the
whole
Law
,
is
omnis
virtus
,
saith
Aristotle
:
nay
it
excels
,
saith
he
,
all
other
vertues
,
quantum
lucifer
inter
Astra
,
as
the
morning
Star
excels
all
others
in
beauty
.
In
a
word
;
actiue
obedience
,
sai●h
one
,
is
the
Father
,
and
passiue
,
the
Mother
of
all
vertue
.
And
therefore
if
Christs
example
will
mooue
vs
,
perdidit
vitam
,
ne
perderet
obedientiam
,
he
chose
rather
to
lose
his
life
then
his
obedience
.
Why
,
see
then
the
issue
of
this
first
comparison
;
if
obedience
to
God
and
his
Law
,
be
not
onely
a
vertue
,
but
omnis
virtus
,
all
vertue
:
then
rebellion
to
God
and
his
Law
is
not
only
a
sinne
,
but
omne
vitium
,
all
sinne
:
so
that
take
it
generally
,
and
to
compare
any
sinne
with
it
,
is
to
compare
a
part
with
the
whole
.
Nor
is
this
yet
enough
.
The
holy
Ghost
yet
farther
aggrauates
it
in
m●
text
,
by
a
second
comparison
;
with
the
paralell
sinnes
,
as
well
as
with
the
contrary
vertues
.
Rebellion
causeth
all
sinne
in
generall
,
and
is
as
great
as
the
foulest
sinnes
in
particular
,
euen
as
witchcraft
and
Idolatry
.
Such
is
the
monstrous
nature
of
mans
disobedience
,
that
simple
and
positiue
notions
cannot
expresse
it
,
it
must
be
heightned
by
comparisons
;
nor
can
euery
comparatine
reach
it
:
nothing
can
arriue
at
the
top
of
mans
sinne
,
but
the
sinne
of
man
;
and
no
sinnes
will
paralell
rebellion
,
but
those
of
witchcraft
or
Idolatry
.
In
taking
the
height
of
which
comparison
,
Peter
Martyr
and
others
conceiue
,
that
Samuel
here
aymd
not
at
the
equality
of
the
sinnes
,
but
of
the
punishment
:
but
to
him
that
well
eyes
it
,
it
will
appeare
plainely
,
that
as
the
Prophet
had
spoken
before
of
the
contrary
vertue
obedience
it selfe
,
so
here
he
aymed
directly
at
the
sinne
it selfe
;
that
rebellion
was
as
the
wickednesse
of
Idolatry
.
Now
,
Witch-craft
being
an
high
kinde
of
Idolatry
,
I
neede
not
compare
them
seuerally
;
the
greater
implyes
the
lesser
.
Nor
are
we
to
expect
,
the
comparison
should
runne
euen
vpon
all
feet
:
It
is
not
comparatio
aequalitatis
,
sed
similitudinis
,
t
is
a
comparison
of
quality
,
not
of
equality
.
But
first
,
as
all
comparatiues
should
doe
,
these
sinnes
they
meete
in
vni●oco
,
they
both
communicate
in
the
same
forme
;
they
are
both
primarily
sinnes
against
the
first
Table
;
both
haue
the
same
beginning
from
Infidelity
;
both
the
same
end
,
the
contempt
of
Gods
Ordinance
.
The
Romish
Idolater
adores
the
true
God
with
false
worship
:
so
doth
he
who
worships
God
according
to
the
will
of
man
.
The
Witch
,
hee
makes
the
deuill
his
God
:
little
better
doth
he
that
makes
his
owne
will
his
God
.
Idolatry
?
why
,
t
is
the
highest
of
sinnes
,
it
being
against
God
,
not
onely
as
he
is
a
Law-giuer
,
so
the
breach
of
the
second
table
is
against
God
:
but
a
sinne
directly
against
God
as
he
is
God
:
And
so
doth
the
Rebell
oppose
him
.
The
Idolater
makes
a
plurality
of
gods
,
and
that
includes
a
nullity
;
Dicite
plures
,
dicite
nullum
:
and
neere
as
good
no
God
,
as
no
obedience
to
God
.
In
the
breach
of
the
Sabbath
,
Gods
honour
is
diminished
;
in
Idolatry
his
essence
is
denied
;
In
swearing
Gods
name
is
vilified
;
in
Idolatry
t
is
annihilated
.
Diminishing
,
vilifying
,
denying
,
annihilating
,
all
are
included
in
rebelling
.
In
Idolatry
they
offer
to
Idols
;
in
Witch-craft
they
sacrifice
to
deuils
;
yet
behold
,
rebellion
a
sinne
comparatiue
to
both
;
nay
,
superlatiue
aboue
both
,
and
the
cause
of
both
.
For
were
there
no
rebellion
against
God
and
his
Law
,
there
could
be
neither
Witchcraft
nor
Idolatry
.
But
if
this
generall
glosse
seeme
yet
too
large
,
let
vs
now
contract
it
in
the
particular
,
and
consider
the
truth
of
this
comparison
in
Hypothesi
,
the
sinne
here
of
Saul
and
of
his
people
.
Which
being
done
,
t
is
to
be
feared
lest
finding
Israel
in
rebellion
,
we
shall
finde
our selues
likewise
in
Israel
;
both
guilty
of
a
prodigious
sinne
,
like
to
that
of
witchcraft
or
idolatry
.
Now
,
in
Sauls
offence
cleerely
characterd
in
this
Chapter
,
two
points
are
most
remarkable
.
His
foule
commission
,
his
false
submission
.
The
first
is
aggrauated
by
two
cleere
circumstances
:
The
worth
of
the
Gifts
which
God
gaue
him
;
the
vnworthinesse
of
his
ends
,
for
which
he
rebelled
against
him
.
First
,
for
his
person
;
there
was
not
a
more
comely
among
all
the
sonnes
of
Israel
.
Secondly
,
for
his
Head
of
the
Tribes
of
Israel
.
Thirdly
,
For
his
endowments
;
The
Spirit
of
the
Lord
came
extraordinarily
vpon
him
,
and
hee
prophecied
.
Thus
much
did
God
giue
h●m
,
and
therefore
expected
to
receiue
much
from
him
.
He
did
from
him
,
he
doth
from
vs
.
Donorum
promptus
quidem
Author
,
sed
importunus
exactor
.
God
requires
his
owne
with
vsury
,
Matth.
25.
27.
Where
God
performes
mighty
workes
,
hee
lookes
for
effectuall
obedience
.
Otherwise
woe
to
Israel
here
,
woe
to
Chorazin
,
woe
to
Bethsaida
,
it
shall
bee
more
tolerable
for
Trye
and
Sidon
then
for
you
.
And
here
,
O
English
Israel
,
let
the
staine
of
Israels
vnthankfull
rebellion
mooue
thee
to
ready
obedience
.
The
Lord
hath
exalted
thee
as
the
King
among
the
nations
.
For
temporall
blessings
,
hee
hath
hitherto
made
fast
the
barres
of
thy
gates
.
Whereas
other
more
thankfull
people
haue
beene
oppressed
with
bloody
warre
;
Peace
and
the
Princes
of
peace
haue
flourished
within
our
palaces
.
Our
wiues
haue
beene
as
the
fruitfull
vine
,
and
our
children
as
the
oliue
branches
about
our
table
.
The
God
of
our
gladnesse
hath
crowned
the
yeere
with
his
goodnesse
,
and
there
hath
beene
no
leading
into
captiuity
,
no
complaining
in
our
streets
.
Nay
,
God
with
an
higher
hand
,
hath
blest
vs
with
all
spirituall
and
heauenly
blessings
;
hee
hath
giuen
vs
meanes
to
be
good
as
well
as
safe
;
his
Word
most
freely
,
which
is
his
power
to
Saluation
;
the
Preachers
of
his
Word
most
abundantly
,
in
number
and
knowledge
,
exceeding
all
other
reformed
Churches
.
Our
Land
,
she
is
as
a
mother
in
Israel
,
a
refuge
to
all
the
distressed
members
of
Christ
abroad
:
As
a
Queene
in
a
vesture
of
Gold
wrought
about
with
diuers
colours
:
here
are
the
seates
of
Iustice
;
here
the
Schooles
of
the
Prophets
;
here
the
Temples
of
the
liuing
God
;
the
offertories
of
our
daily
prayers
and
praises
;
the
exercise
whereof
,
(
besides
our
priuate
Soliloquies
)
we
haue
in
euery
Parish
Church
euery
weeke
thrice
,
in
euery
Cathedrall
euery
day
thrice
.
Nay
,
so
frequent
are
they
in
our
great
Cities
,
that
euery
houre
of
the
day
may
bee
spent
in
publike
deuotion
.
Lastly
,
as
the
crowne
of
all
;
God
,
as
vpon
this
day
,
hath
giuen
vs
a
carefull
Guardian
of
all
these
blessings
,
who
studies
nothing
more
,
then
to
make
them
as
secure
as
they
are
profitable
.
Oh
let
vs
take
heede
,
that
with
these
Israelites
here
,
wee
rebell
not
against
so
gracious
a
God
,
so
bounteous
a
Benefactor
.
It
hath
euer
beene
a
Practick
Maxime
in
Theology
,
Ingentia
beneficia
,
ingentia
vitia
,
ingentia
supplicia
:
Great
benefits
,
answered
with
foule
sinnes
,
and
in
fearefull
iudgements
.
And
if
we
,
through
disobedience
,
shall
despise
the
riches
of
Gods
grace
vpon
vs
,
what
can
remaine
,
but
a
fearefull
consummation
of
Iudgements
already
begun
,
that
as
God
rent
here
from
Saul
a
temporall
Kingdome
,
so
according
to
our
Sauiours
owne
prophecy
,
he
should
take
from
vs
a
spirituall
Kingdome
,
and
conferre
it
vpon
a
people
that
will
bring
forth
the
fruits
thereof
?
The
greatnesse
of
Gods
blessings
being
abused
,
they
prooued
to
Israel
here
the
aggrauation
both
of
their
sinne
and
punishment
.
All
which
light
the
heauier
vpon
them
,
because
they
did
it
for
such
poore
and
vnworthy
ends
.
Lord
!
How
streight
a
charge
had
God
giuen
them
,
concerning
the
Amalekites
,
though
it
bee
against
the
law
of
Armes
,
that
women
and
children
,
who
cannot
beare
Armes
,
should
be
slaine
?
yet
God
,
saith
Samuel
,
bade
smite
Amalek
,
slay
both
man
and
woman
,
infant
and
suckling
,
oxen
and
sheepe
.
With
how
strong
a
reason
was
this
commission
backt
?
Remember
how
Amalek
laid
waite
for
Israel
,
in
the
way
as
they
came
vp
from
Aegypt
.
Here
is
command
backt
with
reason
,
but
all
notwithstanding
,
Saul
and
his
people
destroyed
that
only
which
was
vile
;
but
spared
Agag
the
King
and
all
that
was
good
.
The
conceiued
motiues
of
which
their
disobedience
,
though
many
&
courtly
,
are
all
,
in
comparison
to
the
reward
of
obedience
,
most
poore
and
contemptible
.
Some
thinke
they
did
it
for
couetousnesse
of
the
spoyle
,
and
of
Agags
ransome
;
and
so
made
Mammon
their
god
,
which
is
expresse
Idolatry
Some
fatlings
of
the
cattell
,
to
feast
after
victory
;
and
so
they
made
their
belly
their
King
Agag
▪
that
they
might
leade
him
as
their
vassall
in
triumph
,
after
victory
;
and
so
they
made
their
glory
their
god
:
and
that
s
flat
Idolatry
.
At
the
15.
verse
it
is
alle●dged
,
that
they
spared
the
best
of
the
cattell
,
to
sacrifice
them
vnto
the
Lord
:
and
so
they
made
Religion
a
stalking
horse
to
rebellion
;
and
that
s
the
knowne
badge
of
Idolatry
.
At
the
24.
verse
Saul
confesseth
,
that
he
did
it
for
feare
of
the
people
,
and
so
made
popular
applause
his
god
.
Now
,
to
worship
a
monster
with
so
many
heads
,
is
grosse
Idolatry
.
Iosephus
writes
,
he
spared
King
Agag
,
because
he
was
a
comely
and
a
beautifull
Prince
;
and
Abule●sis
,
that
he
did
it
out
of
pitty
;
fearing
lest
the
tables
being
turn'd
,
and
the
dice
new
cast
,
it
might
one
day
proue
his
owne
case
.
And
such
indeed
are
oft
the
turnes
in
humane
affaires
:
as
England
by
computation
wonne
Normandy
,
the
same
day
fortie
yeeres
wherein
Normandy
ouercame
England
.
Well
,
graunt
which
you
will
,
or
all
these
coniectures
to
be
true
:
yet
that
Saul
and
his
people
,
for
such
vnworthy
ends
as
these
,
should
reiect
the
Word
of
the
Lord
,
and
runne
a
whoring
after
their
owne
inuentions
,
what
was
all
this
,
but
the
worst
of
Idolatry
,
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
Will-worship
,
Selfe-seruice
,
Sacrificing
to
their
nets
?
They
made
Thus
foule
was
Sauls
rebellion
in
the
commission
of
his
fault
;
And
if
you
looke
with
a
true
Christian
eye
,
either
vpon
his
false
excuse
,
or
his
hypocriticall
repentance
;
t
will
prooue
rather
worse
then
better
in
his
submission
:
for
whereas
obedience
should
be
no
disputant
,
no
murmurer
,
no
framer
of
excuses
;
yet
Saul
,
who
would
not
be
obeying
,
would
be
excusing
,
and
that
with
a
notorious
falsity
,
saying
,
I
haue
fulfilled
the
Commandement
of
the
Lord
.
Now
,
falsity
is
a
foule
fault
in
a
man
,
much
more
in
a
Magistrate
:
bleating
sheep
and
lowing
oxen
confuted
him
.
Yet
still
the
sinne
riseth
higher
:
for
as
he
excused
his
fault
falsly
,
so
he
repented
hypocritically
.
How
Politicke
designe
,
all
for
vaine-glory
onely
;
the
aime
of
his
ambition
was
,
that
the
Prophet
would
honour
him
before
the
Elders
of
his
people
.
Thus
did
sinne
thrust
on
sinne
,
as
one
waue
driues
another
.
And
if
by
these
degrees
his
rebellion
clymd
not
high
enough
to
reach
the
sinne
of
Idolatry
,
behold
yet
two
steps
more
,
by
which
it
will
arriue
at
the
very
top
of
it
.
First
,
it
was
a
sinne
of
knowledge
,
not
of
ignorance
:
For
he
had
a
precept
inioyned
,
Goe
smite
Amalek
.
He
had
a
reason
adioyned
;
Remember
that
which
Amaleck
did
,
how
he
layed
waite
for
Israel
oft
.
Why
behold
,
Abraham
obeyed
God
euen
against
reason
;
dispensing
with
all
his
deare
and
neere
affections
:
at
Gods
command
,
ready
to
kill
his
owne
and
onely
sonne
:
yet
see
disobedient
Saul●
though
he
haue
the
Lords
expresse
warrant
,
backt
with
vnanswerable
reason
,
will
to
the
contrary
,
spare
Agag
,
a
stranger
,
an
Amalckite
,
a
profest
enemy
to
God
and
his
chosen
Israel
.
Secondly
,
which
was
the
pitch
of
his
iniquity
;
it
was
not
a
sin
of
knowledge
only
,
but
of
stubbornnes
;
a
sinne
of
the
will
;
plaine
rebellion
;
a
wilfull
desperate
contumacy
.
Gods
dearest
children
fall
euery
day
by
sinnes
of
infirmity
;
but
they
in
their
offences
are
passiue
,
rather
then
actiue
;
they
doe
not
that
which
they
would
,
they
doe
that
which
they
would
not
.
Haue
they
Why
God
accepts
according
to
that
a
man
hath
.
There
is
as
great
a
difference
betwixt
stubborne
presumption
and
a
slip
of
frailty
,
as
betwixt
murther
and
chance
▪
medly
.
Saint
Paul
makes
it
the
property
of
Antichrist
himselfe
to
be
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
one
whose
will
is
his
law
;
and
his
children
,
the
children
of
disobedience
,
are
stiled
by
the
holy
Ghost
,
The
sons
of
Belial
,
the
sons
of
perdition
.
Deus
est
sua
cuique
cupido
.
Of
all
Idolaters
he
is
the
most
incorrigible
,
who
makes
his
will
his
God
.
Euery
siune
is
so
voluntary
,
that
it
were
no
sinne
,
if
it
were
not
voluntary
.
Sinnes
of
infirmity
are
especially
said
to
bee
committed
against
God
the
Father
,
whose
especiall
attribute
is
power
;
sinnes
of
ignorance
against
God
the
Sonne
,
whose
especiall
attribute
is
wisedome
:
but
sinnes
of
malice
are
sinnes
against
God
the
holy
Ghost
,
whose
especiall
attribute
is
loue
.
T
is
ill
to
offend
in
the
former
;
t
is
fearefull
,
with
Saul
and
his
people
here
,
to
offend
in
the
latter
kind
.
If
therewere
no
wil
,
saith
holy
Bernard
,
there
would
be
no
hell
.
Not
but
that
if
our
will
be
subiect
to
Gods
will
,
it
is
in
one
respect
the
best
of
all
the
soules
faculties
;
it
being
the
faculty
by
which
we
enioy
all
other
good
things
.
Neuer
sacrifice
more
acceptable
to
God
,
then
that
of
Christ
to
his
Father
,
non
quod
ego
volo
:
Not
as
I
will
,
but
as
thou
wilt
.
Whereas
on
the
contrary
,
nor
witchcraft
nor
Idolatry
could
be
more
displeasing
to
God
then
Sauls
Rebell●on
:
insomuch
as
Gods
Spirit
forsooke
him
,
because
he
would
not
forsake
his
owne
will
.
Non
obedire
,
not
to
haue
done
the
will
of
the
Lord
,
this
might
haue
beene
only
a
sinne
of
errour
or
infirmity
:
but
nolle
obedire
,
(
as
it
is
here
in
this
Text
)
rebelliously
to
reiect
his
Word
,
&
resist
his
Spirit
,
and
not
to
be
so
much
as
willing
to
doe
his
will
,
such
stubbornnesse
and
contumacy
was
as
the
iniquity
of
witchcraft
and
Idolatry
.
So
that
now
I
am
come
to
the
very
ayme
of
my
text
,
and
could
wish
I
had
no
occasion
to
proceed
:
I
would
to
God
that
Saul
and
his
people
were
only
guilty
of
this
sinne
:
but
I
feare
(
too
iustly
)
that
I
haue
beene
all
this
while
but
telling
our
owne
tale
,
mutato
nomine
de
nobis
fabula
.
I
professe
in
verbo
Sacerdotis
,
that
my
conscience
apprehends
nothing
so
likely
to
prouoke
yet
Gods
heauier
Iudgements
vpon
this
Land
,
then
our
wilfulnes
and
disobedience
;
our
stubbornnesse
and
contumacy
,
first
,
against
God
in
heauen
:
secondly
,
against
his
Deputy
on
earth
.
For
the
first
;
how
often
hath
the
Lord
called
vs
by
his
Word
?
how
often
by
his
Iudgements
?
yet
,
at
what
easie
rates
haue
we
sold
our
obedience
to
our
good
God
?
Though
Caesar
permitted
a
man
to
breake
his
oath
,
yet
hee
would
haue
it
done
for
a
kingdome
.
Siluester
the
second
,
as
Platina
reported
,
gaue
his
soule
to
the
diuell
;
but
it
was
for
a
Popedome
.
Fearefull
bargaines
these
!
Alas
,
What
profits
it
a
man
to
winne
the
whole
world
,
and
to
lose
his
owne
soule
?
Yet
see
!
our
contracts
are
more
wickedly
ridiculous
:
We
wretched
wormes
will
disobey
our
God
,
for
the
least
interest
of
gaine
;
the
least
wantonnesse
of
the
flesh
;
the
least
punctilio
of
honour
;
the
least
atome
of
vanity
;
for
very
vile
and
wretched
things
,
that
vanish
as
smoake
:
and
if
wee
compare
them
,
either
with
the
eternity
of
God
in
Heauen
,
or
with
the
incertainty
of
our
life
on
earth
(
things
that
are
,
as
if
they
were
not
at
all
)
yet
,
for
their
sakes
doe
we
become
worse
then
Iudas
himselfe
;
for
hee
sold
Christ
but
once
,
and
that
for
thirtie
pieces
of
siluer
;
we
daily
sell
him
thirty
times
;
and
that
scarce
for
the
price
of
one
piece
.
We
sinne
,
because
we
will
sinne
;
for
euery
trifle
,
swearing
by
his
precious
wounds
;
abusing
his
gracious
blessings
;
being
as
bad
as
Pilate
also
,
crucifying
againe
the
Lord
Iesus
,
to
giue
life
vnto
Barabbas
a
murtherer
;
that
is
,
vnto
our
sinfull
will
that
slayes
our
soules
.
That
will
and
heart
of
ours
,
which
we
should
giue
vp
to
God
,
our
lust
hath
it
,
or
our
ambition
:
either
new
Wine
hath
where
our
Treasure
is
,
there
is
our
heart
also
.
Would
we
but
looke
conscienciously
into
our selues
,
we
should
finde
that
there
are
two
willes
in
man
:
the
will
of
the
flesh
,
and
the
will
of
the
spirit
;
the
one
from
our
selues
,
the
other
from
God
.
If
we
will
follow
that
only
which
is
our
owne
,
(
the
will
of
the
flesh
)
we
are
meere
Monothelites
,
as
bad
as
beasts
themselues
:
but
if
wee
submit
the
will
of
the
flesh
,
to
the
will
of
the
spirit
;
Tunc
erit
vera
pax
hominis
,
quando
&
caro
animo
iudice
regitur
,
&
animus
Deo
praeside
gubernatur
.
Then
is
there
perfection
of
happinesse
in
the
soule
of
man
,
when
the
flesh
is
gouern'd
by
the
Spirit
,
and
the
Spirit
by
God
.
At
which
Christian
perfection
if
wee
will
ayme
;
when
God
commands
,
we
must
not
spare
to
slay
our
Agag
,
to
mortifie
our
neerest
&
dearest
sinnes
.
Nay
,
Obedire
est
obaudire
:
so
to
captiuate
our
wils
to
God
,
that
we
must
heare
him
not
only
against
our
sinnes
,
but
against
our selues
too
:
And
that
not
only
in
prosperity
,
but
in
aduersity
also
:
otherwise
we
shall
be
like
a
bow
,
which
will
bend
in
the
belly
only
,
but
not
in
the
backe
.
In
a
word
,
Obedience
to
God
is
a
Royall
Sacrifice
;
The
feare
of
the
Lord
,
is
the
glory
of
the
King
.
Though
Kings
Though
yee
are
the
children
of
the
most
high
,
yet
,
yee
shall
die
like
men
,
Psal.
82.
No
foundation
of
a
King
so
sure
,
as
obedience
to
him
that
made
him
King
.
No
Sacrifice
so
acceptable
,
as
for
the
King
to
lay
downe
his
will
at
Gods
Altar
.
As
nothing
more
hatefull
in
a
subiect
then
rebellion
to
his
King
:
So
nothing
more
dangerous
in
a
King
,
then
rebellion
to
God
:
but
if
the
King
trusts
in
the
mercy
of
the
Lord
,
he
shall
not
slide
.
For
he
giueth
deliuerance
to
Kings
,
and
reskues
Dauid
his
seruant
Nor
doth
the
benefit
of
Royall
obedience
to
God
redound
to
the
King
alone
;
the
King
by
his
righteousnesse
Dauid
,
I
will
hearken
what
the
Lord
God
will
say
vnto
our
holy
Guardian
stands
like
the
good
Angell
,
like
Moses
in
the
gap
,
to
diuert
Gods
plagues
from
vs
.
Oh
,
that
therefore
His
example
,
and
the
consideration
of
our
owne
good
,
would
mooue
vs
to
expresse
our
thankfulnesse
in
our
obedience
to
God
first
and
chiefly
!
Secondly
,
and
by
a
true
rule
of
subordination
to
Gods
Deputy
our
King
.
To
which
we
are
not
onely
sweetly
inuited
by
his
goodnes
,
but
vndenyably
obliged
by
the
rule
of
Conscience
;
for
Kings
are
Gods
Christs
on
earth
,
(
as
the
Psalmist
cals
them
,
)
They
are
neither
from
Pope
nor
people
,
as
some
would
haue
it
;
but
hold
in
Capite
immediately
from
God
:
By
me
Kings
raigne
.
If
with
Israel
thou
reiectest
Samuel
,
Pope
Sixtus
Quintus
,
to
iustify
treasons
and
parricides
,
as
rare
and
memorable
Acts.
God
forbid
any
such
Zimries
or
Doegs
should
lurke
within
the
tents
of
our
Israel
.
The
Gospell
cannot
suffer
vs
to
swell
to
this
height
of
rebellion
.
Yet
,
that
wee
may
not
too
much
ouer-valew
our selues
,
giue
mee
leaue
to
wish
;
I
would
there
were
none
among
vs
,
who
place
their
conscience
too
much
in
their
will
;
who
are
all
for
faith
and
the
first
table
,
nothing
for
obedience
and
the
second
table
.
I
would
there
were
none
to
tell
vs
,
that
to
obey
our
Prince
,
is
to
betray
our
country
;
none
,
who
stampe
it
as
a
maine
brand
vpon
the
Clergy
,
That
they
preach
obedience
.
Well
,
Christians
,
let
it
be
more
practised
,
I
dare
promise
that
it
will
be
lesse
preached
.
Whence
we
that
preach
it
,
haue
our
warrant
,
I
am
sure
:
but
in
what
Catechism
these
men
learne
their
religion
,
I
know
not
.
From
Rome
they
are
ashamed
to
take
it
;
from
Consciencious
performance
of
the
second
table
is
the
true
touch
▪
stone
of
hypocrites
.
Much
lesse
from
Iudicious
Luther
,
who
profest
in
a
point
of
Canonicall
obedience
,
Mallem
obedire
,
quàm
miracula
facere
:
That
he
had
rather
obey
,
then
doe
miracles
.
And
therefore
these
men
,
who
will
doe
nothing
without
Text
,
might
find
Text
enough
for
their
obedience
,
not
onely
in
my
Text
here
,
but
in
1.
Peter
2.
Chapter
,
where
they
are
enioyned
to
obey
for
the
Lords
sake
:
and
for
conscience
sake
,
in
the
13.
to
the
Romanes
2.
where
to
disobey
is
damnation
.
In
the
whole
current
of
the
old
Testament
,
where
we
find
that
for
mans
disobedience
,
the
pestilence
hath
deuoured
them
;
Fire
from
heauen
hath
consumed
them
;
The
earth
hath
opened
her
mouth
and
swallowed
them
.
Filthy
dreamers
(
as
holy
Iude
cals
them
)
who
despise
Dominion
,
and
speake
euill
of
Dignities
,
woe
vnto
them
:
for
they
haue
perished
in
the
gaine-saying
of
Core
:
Raging
waues
of
the
sea
,
foming
out
their
owne
shame
,
to
whom
is
reserued
the
blacknes
of
darkenes
for
euer
.
It
was
the
speech
of
a
man
renowned
for
wisedome
in
our
age
,
That
if
he
were
commanded
to
put
forth
to
the
sea
in
a
ship
that
had
neither
mast
nor
tackling
,
he
would
doe
it
.
And
being
asked
what
wisedome
that
were
?
replied
,
The
wisedome
must
be
in
Him
that
hath
power
to
command
,
not
in
him
that
conscience
bindes
to
obey
.
Heare
yet
a
wiser
then
he
.
My
Sonne
,
feare
God
and
the
King
▪
and
meddle
not
with
them
who
are
giuen
to
change
:
for
their
calamity
will
rise
suddainly
,
and
who
knowes
the
ruine
of
them
?
To
conclude
;
pretend
these
men
what
they
will
,
Sine
obedientia
quisque
infidelis
esse
conuincitur
.
S.
Gregory
had
no
faith
in
their
faith
who
profest
against
obedience
.
Nemo
humanam
potestatem
contemnit
,
nisi
qui
prius
Diuinam
contempsit
.
No
man
hath
learn'd
to
disobey
his
King
,
but
he
had
learn'd
before
to
disobey
his
God
.
Oh
,
let
vs
all
therefore
take
heed
,
That
while
we
flye
from
Idolatry
,
we
runne
not
into
Rebellion
.
Farre
be
it
from
vs
to
be
found
with
Israel
a
disobedient
and
gain-saying
people
.
But
as
God
with
one
hand
,
hath
as
vpon
this
Day
,
deriued
to
vs
an
Inualewable
blessing
,
a
true
Defender
of
the
Faith
,
and
Protector
of
the
Gospel
;
a
King
resolued
to
pursue
Amalek
,
who
hath
so
often
laid
in
waite
for
Israel
:
so
let
vs
with
another
hand
offer
on
the
same
Day
,
the
best
of
Sacrifices
,
Obedience
.
Obedience
to
God
,
who
hath
blest
vs
with
such
a
King
:
Obedience
to
our
King
,
who
is
such
an
example
of
Obedience
to
God
.
To
conclude
,
Let
vs
pray
for
our selues
,
that
wee
may
resist
all
sinne
,
especially
presumptuous
sinne
,
especially
Rebellion
,
The
sinne
paralell
to
Witchcraft
and
Idolatry
.
And
let
vs
pray
for
our
King
,
that
wee
long
and
constantly
obeying
Him
,
and
Hee
long
and
constantly
obeying
God
;
may
liue
and
prosper
in
the
fauour
of
God
,
and
the
loue
of
his
subiects
;
to
the
confusion
of
our
malicious
aduersaries
,
and
to
the
glory
of
the
Gospel
.
This
graunt
,
O
Thou
eternall
King
of
Kings
,
God
the
Father
,
Sonne
,
and
holy
Ghost
;
to
whom
eternall
Trinity
in
Vnity
;
be
all
Praise
,
Power
,
Glory
,
&c.
AMEN
.
FINIS
.