AN
ASSISE
SERMON
.
PROV.
29.2
.
When
the
righteous
are
in
authority
,
the
people
rejoyce
:
but
when
the
wicked
beareth
rule
,
the
people
mourne
.
EVen
as
the
Sunne
in
the
Spring
,
by
his
beames
and
influence
,
doth
revive
and
quicken
with
new
beauty
of
life
,
as
it
were
,
things
here
below
;
makes
the
face
of
the
earth
to
flourish
a
fresh
and
smile
;
the
birds
to
fill
the
ayre
with
much
melodious
sweetnesse
,
and
so
proportionably
all
other
treatures
in
their
severall
kindes
,
lying
within
the
Sphere
of
his
springing
warmth
,
to
enlarge
themselves
into
exultations
and
mirth
,
so
a
good
man
graced
with
Authority
,
doth
marvellously
refresh
all
gracious
hearts
.
But
as
a
bitter
tempestuous
storme
,
doth
with
its
unresistable
impetuousnesse
and
violence
,
beat
downe
,
and
teare
,
deface
,
and
bruise
:
So
a
Sh●b●a
,
or
Haman
,
unworthily
mounted
on
horse-backe
,
and
haled
by
the
cords
of
corruption
,
against
the
haire
into
some
high
place
,
undoes
all
by
his
domineering
;
fastens
the
bloody
fangs
of
cruelty
and
hate
upon
the
face
of
the
fairest
vertues
;
and
,
which
is
an
inexpiable
villany
,
makes
the
hearts
of
honest
men
to
bleed
.
And
,
that
which
is
an
equall
mischiefe
,
sets
the
sonnes
of
Belial
on
foot
;
and
causes
good
fellowes
(
as
they
call
them
,
)
I
meane
brethren
in
iniquity
,
Ale-houses
hunters
,
drunkards
,
and
such
refuse
and
riff raffe
of
the
Devil
,
to
lift
up
their
heads
.
It
is
incredible
to
consider
what
a
deale
of
hurt
is
done
,
and
mischiefe
many
times
wrought
insensibly
and
unobservedly
;
when
a
wicked
wit
and
wide
conscience
welds
the
sword
of
Authority
.
For
it
is
easie
to
a
man
so
mounted
,
by
Legall
sleights
,
and
pretence
of
deeper
reach
to
compasse
his
owne
ends
,
either
for
promotion
of
iniquity
,
or
oppression
of
innocency
.
For
the
latter
;
there
is
some
truth
in
that
Hyperbolicall
speech
of
a
great
Moralist
.
Let
any
man
present
me
,
saith
hee
,
with
the
most
excellent
and
blamelesse
action
,
I
will
oppose
it
with
so
vicious
and
bad
intentions
,
all
which
shall
carry
a
face
of
likelihood
.
What
may
he
do
then
,
who
besides
the
habituall
malice
of
his
owne
heart
,
and
wit
at
will
,
hath
power
&
a
pretended
mystery
of
government
,
to
plague
a
man
with
in
this
kind
?
Especially
sith
he
knowes
himselfe
backt
with
that
principle
in
pollicy
.
It
is
not
safe
so
to
reverse
transactions
of
State
,
though
tainted
perhaps
with
some
manifest
impressions
of
miscarriage
&
errour
.
Woe
therefore
to
those
empoysoned
stirrops
,
by
which
so
many
such
servants
rise
aloft
and
climbe
so
high
;
I
meane
bribery
,
simony
,
flattery
,
temporizing
,
base
insinuations
,
and
such
vile
meanes
.
But
I
hope
this
Gangreu
of
going
into
Offices
,
Benefices
,
and
high
roomes
by
corruption
,
is
not
unhappily
crept
into
this
famous
and
florishing
State
;
which
if
it
should
,
it
will
eate
so
farre
into
the
hearts
and
sinewes
of
the
State
,
that
no
wit
of
man
can
foresee
,
into
what
basenesse
and
degenerations
this
noble
Kingdome
would
fall
in
the
next
age
:
It
would
be
the
cause
that
many
vines
,
olive-trees
,
and
sigtrees
should
wither
away
in
obscurity
,
and
brambles
brave
it
abroad
in
the
world
,
wallow
and
tumble
themselves
in
the
pleasures
,
splendour
,
and
glory
of
the
times
.
But
let
such
alone
,
this
is
their
day
:
When
they
have
blustered
a
while
like
mighty
and
boisterous
winds
,
they
breath
out
into
naught
.
Their
breath
is
in
their
nostrils
,
stop
but
their
nose
,
and
they
are
dead
.
Their
big
words
are
but
as
a
vaine
foame
,
&c.
If
they
be
not
humbled
in
their
place
,
and
repent
,
and
turne
the
edge
of
their
sword
the
right
way
,
there
is
a
day
comming
upon
them
,
wherein
they
shall
eate
the
fruit
of
their
owne
way
,
and
be
filled
with
their
owne
devices
.
I
have
intimated
now
upon
purpose
,
which
way
I
would
goe
upon
this
latter
part
of
the
verse
:
When
the
wicked
beare
rule
the
people
mourne
:
Because
I
shall
not
bee
able
at
this
time
to
reach
it
with
a
full
discourse
,
I
returne
to
the
first
branch
,
wherein
I
will
rest
.
When
the
righteous
are
in
Authority
,
the
people
rejoyce
.
In
these
words
we
may
behold
Magistracy
,
Authority
,
Soveraignty
,
like
a
precious
Diamond
set
in
gold
,
I
meane
resting
upon
a
righteous
man
,
sparkling
out
,
as
its
proper
effect
,
amiable
,
noble
and
sweetest
affection
,
that
ever
seaz'd
upon
the
heart
of
man
,
joy
,
contentment
,
a
pleasant
sweetnesse
of
mind
.
Marke
therefore
three
points
in
the
proposition
,
First
,
Authority
,
secondly
,
its
proper
subject
,
A
righteous
man
,
thirdly
,
rejoycing
,
its
native
and
kindly
effect
.
Soveraignety
is
sacred
in
it selfe
;
Authority
even
abstracted
,
is
orient
and
illustrious
.
A
ray
,
and
representation
of
that
great
Majesty
above
.
It
also
ennobles
the
subject
that
receives
it
,
with
a
remarkable
splendour
,
and
a
kind
of
divine
character
.
I
have
said
you
are
Gods
,
Psal.
28.6
.
That
is
,
Lastly
,
it
shining
in
it
proper
subject
,
a
rightteous
man
,
the
true
Sunne
of
Soveraignety
,
it
dispels
sadnes
of
heart
,
in
which
all
objects
of
lightsomenesse
are
drowned
.
The
spirit
of
a
man
is
broken
,
as
Salomon
saith
,
Prov.
15.13
.
As
the
beauty
of
a
Pearle
is
dissolved
in
vineger
,
and
begets
joy
in
a
world
of
people
,
which
is
one
of
the
richest
and
royall
donation
,
which
this
wide
world
can
afford
,
nay
and
that
which
makes
the
effect
more
excellent
,
this
affection
of
joy
is
by
warrantable
propriety
,
and
true
interest
,
onely
peculiar
and
proper
to
honest
and
holy
hearts
.
This
jewell
is
onely
for
such
gracious
and
golden
Cabinets
.
No
wicked
or
unregenerate
man
hath
any
true
cause
at
all
to
rejoyce
,
laugh
,
or
be
merry
.
I
will
make
it
plaine
in
a
word
,
even
to
the
scorner
.
Suppose
a
great
man
convicted
and
condemned
for
treason
,
going
towards
the
place
of
execution
,
a
mile
off
;
and
let
there
a
table
be
furnished
all
along
with
variety
of
dainties
,
let
him
tread
upon
violets
,
and
roses
,
cloth
of
Arras
,
cloth
of
gold
,
or
what
you
will
;
all
the
way
,
let
him
be
attended
on
both
sides
with
most
exquisite
musicke
,
and
honourable
entertainments
;
doe
you
thinke
all
this
will
make
him
laugh
heartily
,
carrying
this
in
his
heart
,
that
he
must
loose
his
head
at
the
miles
end
?
I
trow
not
.
As
farre
lesse
true
cause
hast
thou
to
laugh
,
whosoever
thou
art
,
that
goest
on
impenitently
in
thy
sinnes
,
in
swearing
,
drunkennesse
,
bribery
,
coveteousnesse
,
pride
,
scorning
godlinesse
,
or
any
other
way
of
death
,
as
a
temporall
death
is
easier
then
endlesse
torments
,
for
he
is
but
going
to
loose
his
head
,
and
thou
art
going
towards
hell
.
Now
then
I
collect
in
the
first
place
this
Doctrine
.
I
conclude
it
thus
out
of
the
Text
by
good
consequence
.
Whatsoever
is
illustrious
in
it selfe
,
ennobles
the
subject
wherin
it
resides
,
and
is
attended
with
such
an
excellent
effect
,
is
a
noble
,
glorious
and
goodly
thing
.
I
proceed
to
the
reasons
.
By
me
Kingsraigne
,
and
Princes
decree
Iustice
;
By
me
Princes
rule
,
and
Nobles
,
even
all
the
Iudges
of
the
earth
.
Pro.
8.15
,
16.
There
is
no
power
but
of
GOD.
The
powers
that
be
are
ordained
of
GOD
,
Rom.
13.1
.
[
*
](A16342-e11150-b)
*
See
Moulins
book
of
Faith
,
pag.
557
,
558.
See
him
also
upon
Psa.
124.
pag.
709.
So
that
it
is
GODs
royall
,
and
goodly
creature
.
And
if
it
were
visible
to
our
bodily
eyes
,
it
would
farre
out
shine
the
fairest
,
and
most
glistering
Imperiall
Crowne
,
that
ever
sate
upon
any
Caesars
head
.
It
is
so
soveraigne
,
and
certainly
from
GOD
,
that
in
case
of
Antinomy
,
that
is
,
when
Authority
countermands
where
GOD
hath
commanded
;
we
must
refuse
the
will
,
but
still
reverence
the
power
of
a
lawfull
Magistrate
.
If
the
sword
of
Soveraignety
,
the
exercise
,
and
execution
of
power
be
bent
against
GOD
,
we
must
lay
hold
upon
the
Apostles
Principle
:
Whether
it
be
right
in
the
sight
of
GOD
to
obey
you
rather
then
GOD
judge
yee
.
And
good
reason
,
GOD
is
a
Creator
,
man
a
creature
,
and
in
his
hands
are
onely
life
and
death
;
but
in
GODs
,
heaven
and
hell
.
Between
the
Creatour
and
creature
,
there
is
no
proportion
,
no
comparison
.
Philosophy
tells
us
,
that
betweene
something
and
nothing
,
there
is
an
infinit
distance
,
the
two
ends
,
(
if
I
might
speake
of
infinite
things
,
)
of
which
immeasurable
distance
can
never
be
brought
together
,
but
by
an
infinite
being
.
Nothing
can
produce
something
of
nothing
,
but
an
Almighty
nature
.
And
therefore
as
there
is
an
infinite
distance
betweene
something
and
nothing
,
so
there
must
also
needs
be
an
immeasurable
disproportion
betweene
the
Creating
power
,
and
that
something
created
of
nothing
.
And
so
by
consequence
the
excellency
,
power
,
bindingnesse
and
soveraignety
of
the
Creatours
Law
must
needs
surpasse
and
transcend
above
all
degrees
of
comparison
,
and
measure
of
proportion
that
of
the
creatures
.
You
that
are
conversant
in
all
parts
of
divine
learning
,
and
all
those
that
are
employed
in
the
incomparable
worke
of
the
Ministery
,
ought
to
endeavour
thereafter
.
For
Ministers
had
never
more
need
of
learning
then
at
this
day
;
considering
with
what
variety
and
strength
,
the
truth
of
GOD
is
opposed
on
all
sides
,
by
Atheisme
,
by
Popery
,
that
Hydra
of
all
heresies
,
and
other
brainelesse
exorbitancies
about
matters
of
Religion
.
I
say
those
that
looke
into
Casuists
and
Schoole
Divines
,
know
how
many
degrees
and
kinds
of
lawes
they
make
.
First
,
There
is
the
Law
Eternall
,
resident
in
the
pure
,
glorious
,
infinite
mind
of
GOD
,
which
is
that
order
which
GOD
before
all
ages
hath
set
downe
with
himselfe
,
for
himselfe
to
doe
all
things
by
.
2.
Then
the
Law
of
Nature
,
3.
Then
the
Law
of
Nations
,
Fourthly
,
then
Humane
Lawes
.
The
first
,
is
the
cleare
fountaine
of
all
excellencies
,
order
,
and
equity
,
as
pure
as
GOD
himselfe
:
these
last
passing
thorow
the
polluted
channell
of
mans
braine
,
are
capable
of
muddinesse
,
imperfection
,
and
infirmity
.
Who
doubts
then
,
but
when
we
spy
these
last
muddy
streames
to
crosse
the
current
of
the
divine
Law
,
we
must
have
recourse
unto
the
well-head
.
Divine
Lawes
do
bind
the
conscience
primarily
,
as
they
say
,
properly
,
and
by
themselves
.
GOD
is
the
LORD
of
the
conscience
,
and
onely
able
to
damne
and
save
the
soule
,
for
the
breaking
or
keeping
of
his
Lawes
;
and
therefore
he
alone
hath
an
absolute
and
soveraigne
power
to
binde
the
conscience
.
If
humane
Lawes
,
even
that
are
just
,
doe
any
way
,
it
is
by
the
power
and
precept
of
divine
Law
.
See
Rom.
13.1
.
&c.
I
meane
meerely
humane
.
For
that
is
false
which
Bellarmine
hath
De
laicis
,
Cap.
11.
Par.
5.
that
every
just
Civill
Law
,
is
either
a
conclusion
or
determination
of
the
divine
Morall
Law
.
Iunius
as
all
along
in
his
Animadversions
,
so
here
,
he
hath
also
nobly
conquered
and
confounded
him
.
And
therefore
as
we
would
preferre
the
keeping
of
a
good
conscience
,
before
the
sleeping
in
a
whole
skin
,
and
the
feare
of
him
,
which
can
destroy
bondy
and
soule
in
hell
fire
,
before
him
that
can
onely
kill
the
body
,
let
us
cleave
unto
the
commandements
of
GOD
,
against
the
contradictions
of
the
whole
world
.
Yet
notwithstanding
the
mis imployment
,
and
the
errour
in
the
exercise
of
it
,
Authority
is
still
venerable
in
the
originall
,
and
to
be
reputed
GODs
creature
;
else
had
Daniel
never
spoken
thus
to
Nabuchadnezzar
,
an
ungodly
King
and
scourge
of
Nations
.
Thou
(
O
King
)
art
a
King
of
Kings
,
for
the
GOD
of
heaven
hath
given
thee
a
Kingdome
,
power
,
and
strength
,
and
glory
.
And
hence
it
is
also
,
Hee
that
gave
Soveraignety
to
Augustus
,
gave
it
also
to
Nero.
Hee
that
gave
it
to
the
Vespasians
,
father
and
sonne
,
sweetest
Emperours
,
gave
it
also
to
Domitian
that
bloody
monster
.
In
a
word
(
saith
he
)
hee
that
gave
it
to
Christian
Constantine
,
gave
it
also
to
Iulian
the
Apostata
.
That
infinite
wisedome
of
GOD
,
which
hath
distinguished
his
Angels
by
degrees
;
which
hath
given
greater
and
lesse
light
and
beauty
to
heavenly
bodyes
,
which
hath
made
difference
betweene
beasts
and
birds
,
created
the
Eagle
and
the
Flye
,
the
Cedar
and
the
shrub
,
and
among
stones
,
given
the
fairest
tincture
to
the
Ruby
,
and
the
quickest
light
to
the
Diamond
,
hath
also
ordained
Kings
,
Dukes
or
Leaders
of
the
people
,
Magistrates
,
Iudges
,
and
other
degrees
amongst
men
.
de
Ro.
Leg.
pag.
161.
and
most
flourishing
States
,
first
,
Bribery
,
secondly
,
basenesse
in
comming
to
high
roomes
.
They
had
many
lawes
De
ambitu
,
&
de
pecunijs
repetundis
.
If
a
Senatour
were
found
to
have
used
unlawfull
meanes
for
the
attaining
of
any
Office
,
he
was
to
suffer
ten
yeares
banishment
,
and
so
proportionably
of
bribery
.
No
Kingdome
under
heaven
harbouring
these
two
cut-throates
,
can
stand
long
without
basenesse
or
ruine
.
If
Government
then
hath
such
power
,
and
workes
such
wonders
in
Pagan
Kingdomes
,
what
heavens
upon
earth
,
what
worlds
of
happinesse
,
by
GODs
mercy
,
may
be
comfortably
expected
,
when
it
is
seasoned
and
sinewed
with
the
truth
of
Religion
and
power
of
Christianity
,
which
is
the
chiefest
top
and
well-spring
of
all
true
virtues
,
even
as
GOD
is
of
all
good
things
.
For
all
other
ornaments
and
excellencies
of
Nature
,
Art
,
Pollicy
,
are
as
but
a
dead
and
livelesse
carkasse
,
except
they
be
animated
and
quickned
with
the
true
feare
of
GOD
,
and
religious
forwardnesse
for
his
glory
.
Nay
,
a
gracelesse
Magistrate
is
a
grievous
plague
,
for
when
he
followes
the
publique
administration
of
Iustice
,
onely
as
a
trade
,
with
unquenchable
,
and
unconscionable
thirst
of
gaine
,
and
attaining
his
owne
ends
,
being
not
in
heart
perswaded
that
Iustice
is
GODs
owne
worke
,
and
himselfe
his
Agent
in
this
businesse
;
the
sentence
of
right
,
GODs
owne
verdict
,
and
himselfe
his
Minister
to
deliver
it
.
Formalities
of
Iustice
doe
but
serve
to
smoother
right
,
and
that
which
was
necessarily
ordained
for
the
common
good
,
is
through
shamefull
abuse
,
made
the
cause
of
common
misery
,
which
is
too
manifest
by
too
many
wofull
experiences
.
If
the
choise
and
best
,
saith
he
,
of
those
observations
upon
Texts
of
Scripture
,
which
have
beene
made
dispersedly
in
Sermons
within
this
your
Majesties
Iland
of
great
Britaine
,
by
the
space
of
these
forty
yeares
and
more
,
had
beene
set
downe
in
a
continuance
,
it
had
beene
the
best
worke
in
Divinity
,
which
had
beene
written
since
the
Apostles
time
.
And
thence
conclude
that
happy
consequent
,
the
crowne
and
excellency
of
all
trully
worthy
States
.
How
many
blessed
soules
have
beene
sent
to
heaven
,
and
what
a
number
of
crowned
Saints
have
beene
created
by
such
a
conscionable
ministry
in
all
that
time
,
and
of
both
temporall
and
spirituall
felicity
,
from
King
Iames
his
noble
pen
:
Greater
blessings
of
GOD
,
saith
he
,
greater
outward
peace
and
plenty
,
greater
inward
peace
with
spirituall
and
celestiall
treasures
,
were
never
heaped
upon
my
grea
Britaine
,
then
have
beene
since
my
greate
Britaine
beame
,
great
in
the
greatest
and
chiefest
respect
of
all
;
to
wit
since
my
great
Britaine
hath
shaken
off
the
Popes
yoke
,
Now
to
nullifie
the
nothingnesse
of
the
phranticke
bedlam
Anabaptists
Arguments
,
(
they
are
fitter
to
be
out
of
the
number
of
men
,
and
driven
out
of
the
border
of
humane
nature
,
then
to
be
disputed
with
)
for
abolishing
Magistracy
,
under
,
I
know
not
,
what
Christian
perfection
,
as
a
transient
Mosaicall
ceremony
,
would
not
be
worth
the
while
▪
I
rather
choose
at
this
time
to
deale
with
the
Papist
,
a
more
subtile
and
plausible
adversary
in
the
point
,
and
in
that
regard
more
pestilent
.
And
here
in
the
first
place
,
let
me
point
you
to
the
fountaine
of
those
Popish
fulminations
and
fire
workes
,
lib.
●
.
de
〈◊〉
cap
1
&c.
〈…〉
art.
Prae●e●ea
Prin●ipatus
〈◊〉
ris
institut
usest
●b
hominibus
,
est
q
de
jure
gentium
.
which
the
man
of
sinne
hath
turned
upon
the
face
of
Europe
,
and
torne
and
rent
it
in
a
rufull
maner
.
It
is
this
.
That
the
power
of
Kings
,
Princes
and
Magistrates
,
is
not
ordained
by
the
divine
Law
of
GOD
,
but
an
humane
ordinance
.
This
teacheth
Bellarmine
.
And
they
all
hand
over
head
,
Greg
de
Valendisp
.
1.
●
.
10
.
de
infidelitate
p.
8.
art
.
Si
autem
.
Namut
rectè
ratiocinatur
hic
D
▪
Thomas
jus
Dominij
vet
prelatoinis
introductiiest
jure
humano
gentium
.
Bell.
lib.
1.
de
Clericis
.
cap.
28.
art.
ad
confirmationem
.
draw
this
cunning
and
cut-throate
conclusion
,
for
so
it
proves
in
the
consequents
out
of
the
empoysoned
fountaine
of
[
*
](A16342-e11850-b)
*
In
his
22.
●
.
10.
art.
1.
Dominium
&
prelatio
sunt
introductae●●urchumano
&
●
.
12
.
art.
2.
Dominium
introduc●um
de
jure
gentium
,
quodest
est
ius
humanum
.
Aquinas
.
Their
reasons
for
this
point
are
as
weake
as
water
,
and
flie
but
with
one
wing
.
Those
of
best
shew
are
these
,
which
I
refute
in
a
word
.
First
,
He
that
was
first
King
in
the
world
,
to
wit
Nimrod
,
made
himselfe
King
by
force
,
not
by
the
ordinance
of
GOD.
Ergo
,
&c.
So.
The
Antecedent
is
false
;
before
Nimrod
,
fathers
and
heads
of
families
were
Kings
,
Priests
,
and
soveraigne
Princes
of
their
families
.
For
after
the
floud
men
lived
five
or
six
hundred
yeares
.
Then
it
was
an
easie
matter
for
a
man
to
see
fifty
,
yea
a
hundred
thousand
persons
of
his
posterity
,
over
whom
he
exercised
paternall
power
,
and
by
consequence
,
soveraigne
power
;
then
when
there
was
no
other
forme
of
a
Realme
upon
the
earth
;
to
which
children
,
their
servants
being
added
,
one
family
alone
made
a
great
Common-wealth
.
Likewise
in
Abrahams
time
,
when
mans
life
was
much
shortened
:
he
was
called
by
the
Hethites
,
a
mighty
Prince
,
Gen.
23.6
.
and
he
tooke
out
of
his
family
318.
Souldiers
to
the
warre
,
Gen.
14.14
.
Againe
,
how
could
mankind
be
maintained
,
and
the
world
stand
for
1656.
yeares
,
without
Soveraignty
and
Authority
of
the
Magistrate
?
Then
to
the
consequent
I
say
thus
much
if
a
strange
Prince
should
invade
a
Kingdome
;
they
doe
well
to
defend
themselves
,
and
if
the
usurper
be
slaine
,
he
is
justly
punished
,
but
if
he
conquer
,
and
the
ancient
professours
be
quite
extinguished
,
and
then
the
whole
State
concurre
upon
him
,
and
sweare
fidelity
to
the
new
King
,
then
we
must
thinke
that
GOD
hath
established
such
a
Prince
in
that
Kingdome
.
Then
I
say
that
the
people
ought
to
yeeld
to
the
will
of
GOD
,
who
for
the
sinnes
of
Kings
and
of
their
people
,
transposeth
Kingdomes
,
and
disposeth
of
the
issues
of
warre
.
Ergo
,
&c.
The
question
is
not
,
by
what
meanes
,
whether
by
hereditary
succession
,
or
election
,
or
any
other
humane
forme
,
a
Prince
comes
into
his
Kingdome
,
but
whether
by
the
ordinance
of
GOD
we
ought
to
obey
him
,
when
he
is
established
.
I
hope
the
Pope
is
hoisted
into
his
chaire
of
pestilence
,
by
the
election
of
the
Cardinals
or
worse
meanes
,
Sol.
Most
besotted
and
infatuated
Sophistry
!
By
the
same
reason
Bellarmine
is
not
bound
to
be
an
honest
man
,
because
there
is
no
particular
and
expresse
commandement
in
GODs
Booke
,
that
R.
B.
ought
to
be
an
honest
man
.
Neither
is
there
any
speciall
charge
from
GOD
,
that
Bellarmine
must
obey
Paul
the
8.
Saint
,
yet
I
hope
he
holds
himselfe
subject
unto
him
,
by
the
Law
of
GOD
,
though
no
expresse
word
faith
,
this
or
that
King
rules
by
me
,
yet
know
therefore
,
that
that
Scripture
which
faith
By
me
Kings
raigne
,
saith
also
,
by
me
King
Iames
raignes
,
that
precept
which
bids
us
honour
the
King
,
1
Pet.
2.17
.
Binds
us
also
to
honour
King
Iames.
For
generall
rules
in
GODs
Booke
,
whether
about
precepts
,
prohibitions
,
or
promises
,
bind
and
belong
to
particular
persons
without
naming
them
,
and
particulars
are
necessarily
,
and
personally
conteined
in
the
universals
.
First
,
Now
this
false
foundation
being
thus
laid
in
the
disgrace
and
abasement
of
secular
Soveraignty
,
as
they
call
it
,
marke
the
progresse
and
bloody
gradation
.
Secondly
,
Hence
they
have
proceeded
and
dared
to
rob
,
and
bereave
Imperiall
thrones
,
and
the
crowned
Majesty
of
Kings
of
that
native
reverence
,
due
attributions
and
obligations
of
State
,
which
divine
ordinance
,
and
purest
times
appropriated
unto
them
.
Thirdly
,
They
have
beene
heartned
to
flye
even
in
the
face
of
Majesty
,
and
with
unhallowed
hands
to
decrowne
the
Princely
heads
of
the
LORDS
annointed
.
That
great
Abaddon
in
this
streine
of
rage
and
pride
,
Fourthly
,
Lastly
,
they
are
hardned
(
prodigious
and
execrable
villany
!
)
even
to
kill
,
and
cut
the
throats
of
Kings
;
upon
this
bloody
staire
they
now
stand
;
having
lately
revealed
it
in
the
royall
blood
of
the
two
last
Henries
of
France
.
I
have
discovered
,
and
already
done
with
the
foundation
which
they
have
laid
for
a
Babell
of
confusion
and
blood
.
Now
for
their
second
affront
upon
Soveraignty
,
see
a
selected
Catalogue
of
unworthy
and
base
aspersions
cast
upon
Kings
Crownes
by
Cardinall
Bellarmine
,
Let
me
also
here
in
a
world
tell
you
,
how
that
late
famous
Casuist
Azorius
,
Inst.
Mor.
lib.
10
in
his
treatise
,
de
Imperatore
Romanorum
.
hath
handled
the
Emperour
in
this
kind
.
This
fellow
teaches
,
that
the
jurisdiction
and
power
of
the
Emperour
,
Ibid.
cap.
2.
pag.
1551.
sect.
propterhec
.
Et
hec
sentencia
.
Et
propter
hec
jura
&
decreta
.
hath
its
being
,
existence
and
dependance
,
(
they
are
his
owne
words
,
)
from
the
Pope
of
Rome
.
And
upon
this
occasion
tell
us
de
facto
,
how
many
Emperours
the
Pope
hath
deposed
.
[
*
](A16342-e12590-b)
*
Sect.
hec
sententia
.
Ibid
pa.
1155.
sect.
adea
vero
omnia
.
That
the
Pope
is
he
who
first
gives
right
and
power
to
the
Electors
to
choose
him
,
and
then
himselfe
annoints
,
consecrates
,
and
crownes
him
so
elected
.
That
the
Emperour
is
but
the
Popes
minister
,
sect.
Deindeobjicies
.
one
to
governe
in
the
East
part
of
the
Church
,
the
other
in
the
West
.
And
therefore
having
proposed
this
question
:
Whether
the
power
of
the
Emperour
be
from
GOD
,
the
Bishop
of
Rome
,
or
the
people
:
he
concludes
.
But
certainely
,
saith
he
,
by
the
common
consent
,
Ibid
cap.
2.
of
most
of
the
Doctors
of
the
Law
,
Ibid.
sect.
Propter
.
especially
Pontificall
,
it
is
the
received
opinions
,
that
the
Iurisdiction
and
power
of
the
Emperour
depends
immediatly
upon
the
Bishop
of
Rome
,
and
how
proves
he
that
,
thinke
you
?
even
thus
.
It
was
said
to
Peter
(
sayes
he
)
Feed
my
sheep
;
not
these
or
other
,
but
absolutely
and
simply
,
my
sheepe
,
and
therefore
all
:
but
the
Emperour
is
a
Sheepe
,
Ergo
,
&c.
And
in
the
same
place
,
he
makes
also
Kings
and
Princes
amongst
the
number
of
sheepe
;
and
by
consequent
concludes
their
subjection
to
the
triple
Crowne
.
Now
these
are
strange
passages
against
the
Emperour
,
considering
that
[
*
](A16342-e12810-b)
*
Dalingron
p.
27.
Ad
sinem
.
Guicciardine
the
Popes
creature
in
his
Digression
,
now
effaced
out
of
the
Originall
by
the
Inquisition
Tells
us
,
that
aforetimes
,
the
election
of
the
Pope
did
not
stand
good
without
the
confirmation
of
the
Emperour
,
nay
,
saies
he
,
the
Popes
in
all
their
Bulls
,
priviledges
and
Grants
,
expressed
the
date
,
in
these
formall
words
,
(
such
an
one
our
Lord
the
Emperour
raigning
.
)
Neither
hinders
it
,
saith
he
,
that
thou
say
,
The
Empire
hath
his
being
from
the
Romish
Bishop
,
in
respect
of
those
things
onely
which
are
Spirituall
:
For
it
is
contrary
;
the
Bishop
of
Rome
hath
received
the
keyes
of
both
Kingdomes
,
both
terrene
and
celestiall
;
and
it
is
conformable
to
the
Popes
owne
words
,
Sixtus
the
fifth
,
I
meane
in
his
Bull
against
Henry
the
third
of
France
.
For
he
there
affirmes
,
that
he
hath
obtained
supreme
power
over
all
the
Kings
&
Princes
of
the
whole
earth
,
and
all
people
,
and
Countries
,
and
Nations
given
him
;
not
by
humane
but
divine
Institution
.
de
potestlate
Papae
cap.
13
pa
101.
&
cap
3
p
31.
See
Barclay
de
potestate
Papae
,
cap.
1
pag.
6
,
7.
They
are
the
words
of
the
Bull.
And
to
the
Doctrine
of
Thomas
Bozius
,
one
of
the
most
execrable
flatterers
,
that
ever
the
Pope
had
:
who
teaceth
,
Omnem
vim
Regiam
,
&c.
Vpon
this
point
and
principle
,
Alexander
the
sixth
gave
the
West-Indies
to
the
Spaniards
,
and
the
East-Indies
,
to
the
Portugals
,
placing
the
meridian
which
passeth
by
the
Azores
for
their
limits
.
Barclaius
loco
citato
col.
2.
lib.
2
pag.
670.
And
upon
the
same
ground
Pius
the
fifth
deprived
Queene
Elizabeth
of
England
,
of
her
Kingdome
,
and
gave
it
to
Philip
the
second
of
Spaine
,
as
Azorius
tells
us
.
But
of
all
in
this
point
,
for
a
true
Iesuiticall
straine
,
Father
Binet
shall
take
it
to
him
,
for
sayes
he
,
(
marke
it
well
.
)
It
were
better
that
all
Kings
were
killed
,
then
to
reveale
a
confession
:
and
he
takes
his
ground
from
that
rotten
foundation
,
so
derogatory
to
Kingly
power
,
refuted
before
.
Because
,
saith
he
,
the
power
of
Kings
is
ordained
by
humane
lawes
,
but
Confession
by
divine
law
.
You
have
it
in
Causaubons
Epistle
to
Fronte
Ducaus
the
Iesuite
.
Now
here
is
a
sweet
piece
of
worke
;
Eudaemon
in
Apol.
Garnetti
.
ca.
13
:
&
Suarez
tracta
,
de
panit
.
speakes
to
the
same
purpose
.
See
Moulins
booke
of
Faith
,
p.
547.
It
were
better
that
all
the
Kings
in
Christendome
had
their
throats
cut
,
then
that
a
knavish
secret
,
or
a
traiterous
plot
of
a
Faux
,
or
Ravillacke
confessed
to
a
Sodomiticall
shaveling
,
should
be
disclosed
?
Here
is
a
true
brat
of
the
bloody
whore
,
a
fellow
of
the
right
Ignatian
stampe
.
Thirdly
,
Now
the
third
violence
and
villany
they
offer
to
Kingly
power
,
and
Princely
Thrones
,
is
the
decrowning
and
dethroning
of
Majesty
.
And
to
this
end
the
Pope
doth
pestilently
abuse
that
noble
and
glorious
Engine
of
the
Church
,
Excommunication
,
which
in
it
native
vse
,
ought
to
be
discharged
upon
the
hairy
pate
of
every
wretch
,
that
goes
on
rebelliously
in
his
sinne
,
and
hates
to
be
reformed
;
upon
the
Drunkard
,
Whore-master
,
Swearer
,
Usurer
,
Bribe-taker
,
and
fellowes
of
such
infamous
ranke
,
and
victoriously
to
beate
downe
the
Bulwarks
of
the
Devill
.
But
he
now
makes
it
serve
his
turne
,
to
tumble
down
into
the
dust
the
Imperiall
Crownes
of
Orthodox
Princes
.
Whereupon
his
Majesty
tells
them
,
Person
,
That
the
sacred
heads
of
Kings
,
are
more
churlishly
,
uncivilly
,
and
rigorously
handled
,
then
the
common
hoods
of
the
meanest
churles
.
For
excommunication
should
vexe
none
in
his
temporall
State
.
That
spirituall
sword
,
(
say
our
Divines
)
deprives
of
spirituall
rights
,
that
concerne
the
Kingdome
of
heaven
,
deprives
none
of
his
civill
rights
,
which
he
hath
as
a
member
of
civill
societie
.
Tilen
Synt
p.
2.
p.
287
art.
26
And
that
learned
and
famous
Spalatensis
,
a
man
throughly
verst
in
Popish
Doctrine
,
sayes
;
For
civill
and
humane
commerce
,
no
excommunication
can
hinder
it
;
and
our
Ecclesiasticall
Constitutions
runne
in
the
same
straine
.
The
excommunicated
person
shall
not
be
excluded
from
civill
negotiations
,
See
Resor
Leg.
Ecclesiast
de
excommunicatione
,
cap.
10.
fol.
82.
and
usuall
businesse
,
by
which
things
necessary
to
humane
life
are
supplyed
.
Now
,
shall
not
a
private
person
be
hurt
in
his
outward
estate
by
excommunication
,
and
shall
a
King
loose
all
?
Here
is
a
pure
Popish
mercy
indeed
.
I
need
not
trouble
you
with
any
Popish
Authors
for
proofe
of
the
point
:
this
traiterous
tenent
of
deposing
Princes
,
is
every-where
current
in
their
Schooles
:
they
are
so
farre
from
being
ashamed
of
it
,
that
every
shaveling
insults
in
the
Catalogue
of
dejected
Crownes
:
the
Popes
practise
must
now
prove
the
principle
,
and
his
fact
,
his
right
.
To
this
very
purpose
Azorius
tell
us
p.
2.
Inst.
mor.
lib.
10.
cap.
2.
Sect.
Hac
sententia
.
]
That
Gregory
the
seventh
deposed
from
the
Empire
,
Henry
the
fourth
.
Alexander
the
third
,
Frederick
the
first
.
Innocent
the
third
,
Otho
the
fifth
.
Innocent
the
fourth
,
Frederick
the
second
.
Clement
the
sixth
,
[
*
](A16342-e13580-b)
*
I
have
corrected
Azor.
by
Bellarm.
See
in
the
same
sence
Gregorius
de
Val
lom
3.
lisput
.
1
q.
12.
pa.
2.
Sect.
Quinto
prohatus
.
And
Bel.
lib
5.
de
Rom.
Pont.
6.8
.
Lewis
the
fourth
.
I
will
onely
here
justifie
that
which
a
little
before
I
said
of
Aquinas
,
where
I
called
him
the
fountaine
of
much
Popery
and
rebellion
;
I
say
againe
of
rebellion
also
.
For
all
the
Schoole
spiders
,
As
soone
as
a
Prince
is
denounced
excommunicate
,
for
Apostasie
,
ipso
facto
,
his
subjects
are
freed
from
his
Soveraignty
,
and
absolved
from
the
Oath
of
alleageance
,
by
which
they
were
bound
unto
him
.
Now
his
Schollers
Bannes
,
and
Valentia
tells
us
,
[
*
](A16342-e13770-b)
*
Whatsoever
Gregory
pretendeth
to
the
contrary
,
professing
here
that
he
treads
in
the
steps
of
the
Saints
&
his
holy
predecessors
,
yet
it
is
true
that
Sigibert
saith
,
that
this
was
the
first
Pope
that
ever
presumed
to
depose
any
Emperour
.
This
Pope
excommunicated
Henry
the
4.
Anno
1076.
See
Field
li.
5.
pa
348.
K.
Iam.
Ans.
to
Card.
Person
But
marke
,
I
pray
you
,
the
sinew
of
this
mans
Assertion
.
He
first
brings
against
himselfe
the
authority
of
Ambrose
,
telling
us
,
that
Christian
Souldiers
obeyed
even
Iulian
the
Apostate
:
he
might
have
added
also
an
excellent
speech
of
Austin
to
the
same
purpose
in
Psal.
124.
quoted
by
me
before
;
He
alledges
other
good
reasons
besides
;
but
when
he
comes
to
resolve
and
define
,
he
overthrowes
all
with
a
Sed
contra
Gregorius
septimus
.
]
Gregory
the
seventh
is
of
another
mind
:
and
he
quotes
him
out
of
the
puddle
of
the
Popish
Canon-law
,
Decret.
Par.
2.
cap.
15.
q.
6.
cap.
Nos
Sanctorum
.
]
And
who
I
pray
you
,
was
this
Gregory
the
seventh
?
it
was
Hildebrand
,
the
scourge
of
Emperours
,
the
fire-brand
of
warre
,
the
scorne
of
his
age
.
So
that
a
base
Pope
,
being
a
party
,
and
in
his
owne
cause
,
setting
his
foot
upon
the
necke
of
Henry
the
fourth
,
must
contervaile
and
over-weigh
the
authority
of
GODs
Word
,
two
of
the
worthiest
Fathers
,
that
ever
former
times
enjoyed
,
Reason
,
Conscience
,
Nature
,
grounds
of
common
sence
,
every
thing
,
any
thing
;
for
he
is
a
Pope
forsooth
,
and
therefore
an
infallible
Vicar
upon
earth
.
Fourthly
,
At
length
,
in
the
fourth
place
,
they
are
arrived
at
the
very
height
of
that
prodigious
and
transcendent
rage
,
that
makes
it
very
probable
,
that
the
Pope
is
that
purple
whore
arrayed
in
scarlet
colour
,
Rev.
17.4
.
and
drunken
with
blood
,
ver.
6.
And
it
is
more
then
a
miracle
,
that
Christian
Kings
suffer
that
bloody
beast
to
sit
so
long
upon
the
seven
hills
:
they
are
now
come
,
I
say
,
first
,
to
the
killing
of
Kings
,
secondly
,
to
teach
the
killing
of
Kings
,
thirdly
,
to
defend
the
killing
of
Kings
:
For
that
last
starting
hole
,
and
evasion
of
Cardinall
Peronius
,
And
tells
them
,
that
in
comparison
of
their
religion
and
holinesse
,
all
the
impiety
that
ever
was
practised
among
the
Infidels
,
and
all
the
barbarous
cruelty
that
ever
was
perpetrated
among
the
Cannibals
,
may
passe
hence-forth
in
the
Christian
world
,
for
pure
clemency
and
humanity
.
It
is
not
enough
for
that
man
of
sinne
,
and
stigmaticall
strumpet
,
to
be
drunke
with
the
blood
,
(
for
she
is
said
,
Rev.
17.4
.
and
6.
both
to
bearrayed
in
scarlet
,
and
to
be
drunke
with
blood
)
of
the
deare
and
precious
soules
of
many
thousands
of
her
owne
children
,
who
being
by
her
conceived
,
and
brought
forth
in
spirituall
adultery
,
and
after
nurst
up
,
and
nuzled
in
ignorance
and
superstition
,
have
lived
and
dyed
in
Popish
darknesse
.
But
she
is
also
thicke-cloathed
with
the
crimson
and
crying
blood
of
infinite
Martyrs
of
Iesus
;
nay
,
and
now
in
her
dotage
,
being
growne
a
deformed
Hag
,
and
left
by
most
of
her
lovers
,
she
labours
to
repaire
the
decayednesse
and
ruine
of
her
painted
beauty
with
the
richnesse
of
attyre
,
so
that
she
is
not
now
content
onely
with
garments
of
baser
and
inferiour
dye
,
but
of
late
,
is
new
clad
,
even
with
a
robe
of
blood
Royall
,
deepely
,
and
double
▪
dyed
in
the
sacred
blood
of
Kings
.
In
displaying
this
whore
in
her
bloody
colours
,
I
might
tell
you
of
those
Seas
of
blood
,
which
she
hath
furiously
spilt
in
her
drunken
humour
,
and
powred
upon
the
face
of
Europe
,
almost
all
in
our
remembrance
.
I
might
,
I
say
,
enlarge
those
points
,
but
I
will
at
this
time
onely
hold
me
to
the
present
,
and
deliver
my selfe
in
a
word
.
In
the
first
place
that
they
kill
Kings
;
it
is
cleare
in
the
eye
of
all
Christendome
:
I
will
goe
no
further
then
the
presentage
,
and
the
fresh
bleeding
memory
of
such
dolefull
acts
.
Two
of
the
last
Kings
of
France
,
Henry
the
third
and
the
fourth
,
fell
from
their
Imperiall
Thrones
by
the
bloody
knives
of
two
Popish
villaines
.
Iames
Clement
Iacobin
committed
that
horrible
Parricide
upon
his
Royall
person
.
Ravillacke
was
the
other
Assasin
,
who
rendred
this
reason
for
his
monstrous
and
horrible
attempt
,
That
King
Henry
had
a
designe
to
warre
with
GOD
,
because
he
had
a
designe
to
take
armes
against
his
Holinesse
,
who
is
God
.
Now
besides
how
greatly
did
they
thirst
after
the
virgin
blood
of
the
late
Princely
Elizabeth
,
with
a
prodigious
variety
of
murderous
complotments
:
had
not
the
silver
line
of
her
much
honoured
life
,
beene
hid
in
the
endlesse
maze
of
GODs
bottomelesse
mercy
,
those
bloody
Romish
hunters
,
had
many
and
many
a
time
laid
her
honour
in
the
dust
.
Nay
,
but
for
a
miracle
of
the
same
infinite
mercy
,
they
had
torne
King
Iames
in
pieces
,
his
noble
Queene
,
the
Royall
limbes
of
those
two
sweet
and
orient
Princes
,
and
that
princely
starre
that
now
shines
so
faire
in
Bohemia
,
by
their
powder-mine
.
There
was
no
want
at
all
of
Popish
malice
,
purpose
,
utmost
endeavour
,
to
have
spilt
all
this
Royall
blood
,
as
water
upon
the
ground
,
and
therefore
,
I
also
take
all
these
noble
Princes
,
as
direct
and
proper
Instances
for
Popish
King-killing
.
Yea
,
Nay
,
2.
And
therefore
I
must
tell
you
in
the
second
place
,
that
their
learnedest
Professours
and
greatest
Doctors
,
blurre
their
bookes
with
these
bloody
lines
,
and
teach
this
most
abhorred
Trade
of
King-killing
,
Bellarmine
,
Becanus
,
Suarez
,
Eudaemon
,
Ioannes
,
with
other
like
monsters
,
&c.
are
such
bloody
Doctors
of
the
scarlet
Whore
.
But
above
all
,
me-thinks
[
*
](A16342-e14310-b)
*
Francis
de
Verona
in
his
Apology
for
Iohn
Chastell
.
Francis
de
Verrona
,
and
Mariana
;
[
*
](A16342-e14360-b)
*
Mariana
de
Rege
&
Regis
Institutione
,
li.
1.
cap
6.
are
the
most
mercilesse
Masters
of
this
execrable
Art
,
as
I
shall
shew
you
in
another
Treatise
.
Yea
,
but
yet
for
all
this
,
these
are
but
private
Doctors
,
and
may
erre
.
3.
Well
therefore
,
Iames
Clement
,
upon
Henry
the
third
of
France
.
I
tell
you
no
,
it
was
put
out
by
the
Papists
,
and
printed
at
Paris
,
Nicholas
Nivelle
,
and
Rollin
Thierry
,
with
approbation
of
their
Doctors
,
Boucher
,
de
Creil
,
and
Ancelin
,
and
doe
you
thinke
he
would
not
have
approved
Faux
his
fire-worke
,
if
it
had
blowne
up
the
Parliament
?
if
not
why
suffers
he
Garnet
and
Oldcorne
,
powder-miners
,
both
by
bookes
and
pictures
saleable
under
his
nose
in
Rome
,
to
be
enrolled
in
the
Canon
of
holy
Martyrs
?
but
the
old
Fox
is
wily
enough
,
not
so
directly
,
and
heartily
,
to
commend
a
mischiefe
untill
it
be
done
.
The
Powder-plot
was
of
the
nature
of
those
Acts
,
Quae
nunquam
laudantur
nisi
per-acta
:
as
Tacitus
speakes
.
You
see
then
at
length
,
by
what
degrees
these
Romish
Locusts
are
fallen
soule
upon
Government
,
upon
all
Imperiall
,
Regall
&
Princely
power
.
So
that
at
this
day
,
to
the
inexpiable
shame
and
dis
honour
of
the
whole
Christian
world
,
they
teach
,
act
,
and
approve
,
the
bloody
killing
of
crowned
Potentates
.
Which
things
sith
they
are
thus
;
you
are
an
honourable
,
wise
and
worthy
Auditory
;
I
say
no
more
but
this
.
Me-thinkes
it
is
an
astonishment
beyond
the
comprehensions
of
nature
,
reason
,
Religion
,
Policies
of
State
,
that
such
an
intollerable
generation
,
so
odious
,
both
to
heaven
and
earth
,
for
abominable
Idolatry
,
so
visibly
infamous
both
to
this
and
the
other
world
,
with
many
capitall
characters
of
blood
,
so
endlesse
and
implacable
in
their
ragefull
designements
against
the
crowned
Majesty
of
the
Kings
Throne
,
so
prodigious
in
their
plots
,
that
they
have
cast
an
inexpiable
and
everlasting
aspersion
upon
the
innocency
of
Christian
Religion
,
such
furious
Assasins
and
Incendiaries
,
for
murdering
of
Princes
,
butcheries
of
people
,
and
fiering
of
States
:
so
inraged
,
even
like
Woolves
in
the
evening
to
swallow
us
up
quicke
if
the
time
did
serve
;
I
say
,
that
such
,
in
so
Orthodox
a
Church
and
noble
a
State
,
should
by
allowance
,
toleration
,
connivence
,
or
remissenesse
,
be
suffered
to
receive
increasement
and
multiplication
,
both
in
number
and
insolency
,
to
the
great
dis-honour
of
GOD
Almighty
,
the
continuall
vexation
of
GODs
Children
and
good
subjects
,
and
the
most
certaine
hazzard
of
the
whole
Estate
,
and
the
peaceable
succession
of
the
Kings
posterity
.
And
the
more
strange
it
is
for
these
three
reasons
.
First
,
What
conceit
doe
you
thinke
out
of
the
congruity
of
Popish
principles
,
is
it
likely
they
hold
of
this
forbearance
,
and
what
thankes
doe
they
returne
to
the
State
?
undoubtedly
,
to
thinke
that
it
is
infatuated
for
their
sakes
,
and
that
the
hands
of
Iustice
are
manacled
by
GODs
over-ruling
providence
;
that
it
cannot
be
executed
so
fully
and
freely
,
upon
such
a
loving
,
holy
,
and
unbloody
generation
.
Secondly
,
They
daily
doe
their
utmost
at
home
,
&
a
broade
,
to
crosse
King
Iames
his
princely
Admonition
unto
them
,
in
his
first
speech
in
the
Parliament
;
wherein
he
admonished
the
Papists
that
,
they
would
not
so
farre
presume
upon
his
lenity
,
as
thereupon
to
thinke
it
lawfull
for
them
,
to
increase
their
number
&
strength
in
his
Kingdome
,
whereby
if
not
in
his
time
,
yet
at
least
in
time
of
his
Posterity
,
they
might
be
in
hope
to
erect
their
religion
againe
.
Thirdly
,
If
the
day
should
come
they
have
so
long
looked
for
,
(
but
I
hope
in
the
LORD
,
all
their
eyes
shall
drop
out
of
their
holes
with
confusion
and
rottennesse
,
before
they
see
that
day
.
)
They
would
questionlesse
lay
hold
upon
Veronensis
woolvish
and
bloody
[
*
](A16342-e14710-b)
*
If
publicke
meanes
be
wanting
of
making
away
hereticks
by
the
ordinary
Magistrate
,
he
gives
allowance
&
leave
to
every
private
man
to
murder
the
hereticke
as
he
meetes
him
,
Franciscas
de
Verone
.
Constantinus
in
Apology
for
Iohn
Chastell
.
History
of
the
Counsell
of
Trent
p.
●48
.
conclusion
;
especially
being
animated
thereunto
by
the
example
of
the
Massacre
:
Resolution
of
Pope
Vrbane
,
Cau.
23.9
.
5.
Can.
Excommunicatorum
.
]
We
esteeme
them
,
(
saith
he
,
)
not
to
be
murtherers
,
who
being
possessed
with
zeale
of
their
mother
,
the
Catholique
Church
,
against
those
that
are
excommunicated
,
shall
happen
to
kill
any
of
them
:
and
by
the
edge
of
their
owne
Popish
blood
thirstinesse
,
really
eneagerd
,
by
fained
conceits
of
their
pretended
persecution
.
Decree
of
the
Parliament
of
Paris
:
That
it
should
be
lawfull
to
slay
all
the
Hugonots
;
which
by
publicke
order
was
read
every
Sunday
in
every
Parish
.
And
therefore
to
tell
you
in
one
word
,
the
end
why
at
this
time
I
have
stood
so
long
upon
this
point
.
It
is
to
aske
you
this
question
,
at
close
,
whether
it
be
not
now
true
and
honourable
mercy
,
(
for
GOD
forbid
,
that
I
should
perswade
any
cruell
thing
,
)
nay
,
and
the
contrary
,
extreme
cruelty
to
the
State
,
to
execute
exactly
,
just
and
holy
lawes
upon
such
a
generation
:
and
let
every
one
be
judge
that
heares
me
this
day
,
if
he
be
not
a
party
in
that
bloody
faction
,
or
hanker
that
way
.
And
yet
one
word
more
,
and
I
have
done
.
I
know
Parsons
in
his
miserable
shifting
booke
about
Equivocation
,
against
Doctour
Morton
.
Cardinall
Perronius
,
Beltarmine
in
his
Apology
against
the
Kings
Monitory
Preface
,
Tully
;
Verres
himselfe
was
a
very
notorious
theese
,
and
knew
that
Tully
had
much
against
him
in
that
kind
;
and
therefore
,
he
very
knavishly
and
impudently
calls
Tully
,
a
true
man
,
and
that
noble
Oratour
theese
first
:
But
above
all
,
heare
King
Iames
in
the
point
:
we
glory
,
(
and
well
we
may
,
)
that
our
Religion
affords
no
rules
of
rebellion
;
nor
allowes
and
grants
any
dipensation
to
subjects
for
the
oath
of
their
Alleageance
;
and
that
,
none
of
our
Churches
give
entertainement
unto
such
monstrous
,
and
abominable
principles
of
disloyalty
.
And
as
concerning
Iunius
Brutus
,
If
we
were
in
the
same
predicament
with
the
Papists
this
way
:
how
comes
it
to
passe
;
that
our
English
Popelings
have
made
so
many
bloody
assaults
against
the
sacred
persons
of
Queene
Elizabeth
and
King
Iames
;
and
the
Protestants
of
France
having
farre
better
opportunity
,
and
more
power
,
have
never
stird
rebelliously
against
their
Kings
:
I
could
never
yet
learne
by
any
good
and
true
intelligence
,
that
in
France
those
of
the
Religion
tooke
armes
at
any
time
against
their
King
,
much
lesse
then
,
offered
they
,
to
butcher
or
blow
him
up
with
gun-powder
.
I
have
thus
farre
discovered
in
the
first
Use
the
most
pestilent
opposites
and
cut-throates
of
Government
and
Kingly
Majesty
,
at
this
day
in
Christendome
.
I
now
come
to
a
second
Use.
What
staid
or
restrained
the
Omnipotent
arme
of
GOD
,
from
creating
any
of
us
,
and
planting
us
upon
earth
,
in
the
unhappy
dayes
of
Queene
Mary
,
when
we
might
either
have
beene
damned
or
burned
,
or
in
the
bloody
times
of
Lancaster
,
and
Yorke
;
or
when
the
mists
of
Popery
,
and
insolent
domineering
of
that
man
of
sinne
,
enthrald
under
the
most
grievous
yoke
of
miserable
bondage
,
both
the
Crowne
and
consciences
of
this
Kingdome
:
or
under
some
Pagan
,
Turkish
,
or
Tyrannicall
Government
,
or
neighbouring
Popish
Country
;
or
(
which
also
had
not
beene
so
comfortable
,
)
in
the
persecuted
,
or
Schismaticall
parts
of
the
Church
?
it
was
nothing
but
GODs
owne
meere
mercy
,
respiting
and
remitting
our
being
upon
earth
,
to
better
and
more
blessed
times
and
place
:
It
was
that
and
that
alone
,
which
ordered
and
appointed
our
lot
of
living
here
,
in
that
golden
knot
of
time
,
as
it
were
,
and
the
very
Diamond
of
the
ring
,
of
that
happier
revolution
,
since
CHRISTS
dayes
,
I
meane
in
the
most
orient
and
comfortable
breaking
out
of
GODs
holy
truth
,
from
under
the
cloudes
of
Antichristian
darkenesse
:
and
in
this
little
nooke
of
the
world
,
where
the
Gospell
shines
with
such
glory
,
truth
and
peace
,
and
under
the
kindly
warmth
and
influence
of
two
the
most
glorious
What
beasts
are
they
then
,
that
daily
doe
their
utmost
to
bereave
and
rob
us
,
both
of
GODs
blessing
,
and
this
warme
Sunne
:
and
hale
downe
all
they
can
with
strong
cart-ropes
of
iniquity
,
the
vengeance
of
GOD
upon
the
face
of
this
noble
and
famous
Kingdome
?
and
such
are
all
the
wicked
amongst
us
,
and
those
that
hate
to
be
reformed
;
Ale-house-hunters
,
pot-companions
,
good-fellowes
drunkards
,
are
the
most
pestilent
,
and
cursed
canker-wormes
,
that
gnaw
at
the
very-heart
,
and
sinew
of
the
glory
and
strength
of
the
State
.
And
like
audacious
and
outragious
Giants
even
wrastle
with
heaven
;
and
by
powring
in
of
strong
drinke
,
labour
might
and
maine
,
to
pull
downe
the
full
viols
of
GODs
fiercest
wrath
The
cruell
Usurer
is
the
cut-throate
of
the
Country
where
he
kennels
.
See
what
a
deale
of
compassionlesse
miseries
and
confusion
,
a
company
of
such
caterpillers
brought
upon
the
infant
Replantation
of
the
new
returned
Iewes
,
Neh.
5.
2
,
7.
The
swearer
,
and
tearer
of
GODs
glorious
Name
by
his
blasphemous
breath
,
gives
wings
to
the
flying
booke
of
GODs
curse
,
Because
of
swearing
,
faith
Ier.
cap.
13.10
.
The
Land
mourneth
,
the
pleasant
places
of
the
wildernesse
are
dried
up
.
If
you
will
not
hearken
to
me
,
saith
GOD
,
Ier.
17.27
.
to
hallow
the
Sabath
day
,
then
will
I
kindle
a
fire
in
the
gates
of
Ierusalem
,
and
it
shall
devoure
the
Palaces
thereof
,
and
it
shall
not
be
quenched
.
Blessed
be
GOD
therefore
,
that
hath
put
yet
into
the
heart
of
my
Lords
the
Iudges
,
to
be
such
an
honorable
president
to
the
whole
Country
,
of
forbearing
the
Sabbath
.
I
am
perswaded
they
may
justly
make
men
of
inferiour
ranke
fouly
ashamed
.
Ignorant
,
dissolute
,
and
disordered
Ministers
,
cause
GOD
to
cry
aloud
for
the
destroyer
,
All
ye
beasts
of
the
field
,
saith
GOD
,
Isa.
56.9
.
come
to
devoure
,
yea
all
ye
beasts
in
the
forrest
,
his
watch-men
are
blinde
.
The
Bribe-taker
,
or
man
of
gifts
,
(
as
he
is
called
originally
in
the
fourth
verse
of
this
present
Chapter
,
)
shakes
the
very
Pillars
,
and
master
Timber
of
the
Kingdome
:
but
he
that
receives
gifts
overthrowes
it
;
ordinarily
,
basenesse
in
comming
to
high
places
,
and
bribery
,
are
sworne
brethren
.
Neither
must
you
conceive
,
as
father
Austin
excellently
admonisheth
in
Psal
25.
pag.
144.
That
onely
money
,
gold
and
silver
,
or
presents
,
as
they
call
them
,
are
bribes
;
but
the
guilt
of
bribery
also
may
be
justly
imputed
,
even
to
any
exorbitant
affection
,
which
swayes
a
man
aside
,
from
the
impartiall
execution
of
Iustice
:
as
love
,
feare
,
hatred
,
&c.
desire
of
praise
,
and
applause
,
for
that
is
Austins
instance
in
the
fore
cited
place
:
For
example
,
the
party
hath
great
,
and
many
friends
,
&
therfore
if
thou
leane
a
little
that
way
,
thou
shalt
be
honoured
with
many
thankefull
acknowledgements
,
and
flattering
entertainements
:
or
on
the
other
side
,
the
party
is
poore
,
and
if
thou
be
impartiall
,
it
will
lightheavy
on
his
side
;
and
then
the
Country
will
be
ready
to
censure
thee
,
as
no
friend
to
the
poore
.
Now
in
these
cases
,
if
for
such
respects
,
thou
encline
either
to
the
right
hand
,
or
to
the
left
hand
;
thou
pervertest
Iustice
,
and
justly
encurres
the
censure
of
a
corrupt
Iudge
.
For
heare
GODs
charge
in
the
case
,
Levit.
19.15
.
Ye
shall
not
doe
unjustly
in
Iudgement
:
Thou
shalt
not
savour
the
person
of
the
poore
,
nor
honour
the
person
of
the
mighty
:
but
thou
shalt
judge
thy
neighbour
justly
.
Pilate
perhaps
could
wash
his
hands
of
bribes
,
but
not
of
CHRISTs
blood
.
That
cry
of
the
Iewes
,
if
thou
let
this
man
goe
,
thou
art
not
Caesars
friend
;
striking
cold
unto
his
heart
,
and
swaying
him
awry
,
was
equivalent
to
a
bribe
,
and
shall
cause
him
to
be
condemned
,
not
onely
as
a
cruell
,
but
also
as
a
corrupt
Iudge
.
The
Iudges
of
Israell
who
sentenced
Naboth
to
death
,
were
not
corrupted
with
downe
right
bribes
,
for
any
thing
we
know
,
but
there
was
something
equivalent
:
Izabel
ruled
the
roast
at
the
Court
,
and
was
potent
either
to
advance
,
or
deject
them
,
which
brought
them
to
the
bent
of
her
bloody
mandate
,
and
Naboths
blood
upon
their
owne
heads
.
Mockers
and
misusers
of
the
faithfull
Ministers
,
(
you
would
little
thinke
it
)
draw
GODs
flaming
wrath
upon
a
people
without
remedy
,
see
2
Cro.
36.16
.
Spirituall
cowards
,
and
those
who
having
given
their
names
to
Religion
,
are
fallen
away
from
their
first
love
,
are
the
speciall
men
to
remoove
our
Candle
sticke
,
Scornefull
persecutors
of
GODs
people
,
as
though
they
were
the
very
filth
of
the
world
,
and
the
of
▪
scouring
of
all
things
,
the
plagues
of
the
times
,
and
the
troublers
of
Israel
,
whereas
in
truth
the
world
is
not
worthy
of
them
,
they
are
the
very
chariot
and
horse-men
of
Israel
;
they
are
the
onely
jewels
,
starres
,
Sunnes
,
Saints
,
Angels
of
the
earth
:
for
their
sakes
,
and
safety
alone
,
the
Sun
holds
out
his
glorious
unwearied
course
;
the
earth
springs
,
and
is
over-spred
with
such
beauty
and
sweetnesse
;
the
ayre
inspires
her
lively
and
refreshing
breath
;
that
great
and
restlesse
body
of
the
Sea
,
keeps
within
her
bounds
;
States
and
Kingdomes
turne
not
into
confusions
of
blood
,
in
a
word
,
the
world
stands
.
If
their
number
were
once
made
up
,
this
goodly
frame
would
flame
about
our
eares
.
I
speake
not
for
any
whited
Tombes
,
supercilious
Pharisies
;
but
I
say
,
such
are
very
pestilent
instruments
to
betray
and
expose
a
Kingdome
to
the
ambitious
rage
of
forraine
Nations
,
and
fury
of
their
enemies
,
whether
they
vexe
and
persecute
GODs
people
by
fire
,
faggot
,
sword
,
power
,
purse
,
pollicy
in
their
hearts
and
affections
,
by
their
tongues
,
nay
,
brow-beating
,
a
contracted
fore-head
,
a
soure
coutenance
,
and
fleering
face
,
and
other
scornfull
gestures
,
For
in
the
multitude
of
people
is
the
Kings
honour
,
but
in
the
want
of
people
is
the
destruction
of
the
Prince
,
Pro.
14.28
.
But
above
all
the
shedder
of
blood
,
fetch
the
very
live
▪
blood
out
of
the
heart
of
the
State
,
and
doth
impresse
such
a
bloody
staine
upon
the
face
of
the
Kingdome
,
that
cannot
be
raz'd
out
,
but
by
his
blood
that
shed
it
.
For
blood
,
saith
GOD
himselfe
,
it
defiles
the
Land
,
and
the
Land
cannot
be
cleansed
of
the
blood
that
is
shed
therein
,
but
by
the
blood
of
him
that
shed
it
,
Numb
.
35.33
.
For
your
sakes
my
honourable
Lords
,
have
I
purposely
instanced
in
some
of
the
common
,
and
crying
sinnes
of
the
Country
,
hoping
in
the
LORD
,
you
will
helpe
us
all
you
can
.
But
know
also
,
that
all
sorts
of
sinners
,
and
haters
to
be
reformed
,
are
the
Devils
cursed
Enginers
,
to
undermine
,
and
ruine
the
State
;
and
inkindlers
of
that
fiery
indignation
in
the
bosome
of
GOD
,
which
if
it
once
begin
,
will
burne
unto
the
bottome
of
hell
,
Hos.
4.1
.
FINIS
.
THE
SECOND
ASSISE
SERMON
.
PROV.
29.2
.
When
the
righteous
are
in
authority
,
the
people
rejoyce
:
but
when
the
wicked
beareth
rule
,
the
people
mourne
.
I
Have
heretofore
upon
the
same
solemne
occasion
,
observed
from
the
first
point
,
this
Doctrine
,
Government
is
a
goodly
thing
,
I
proved
it
,
and
applyed
it
.
Onely
give
me
leave
,
before
I
fall
upon
the
second
point
,
to
adde
a
word
or
two
to
the
first
Use
of
the
former
Doctrine
,
which
fell
directly
,
and
with
full
edge
upon
the
Papists
,
the
most
pestilent
opposites
and
cut-throates
of
Government
,
and
Kingly
Majesty
,
at
this
day
in
the
whole
Christian
world
.
For
they
teach
(
as
I
then
shewed
at
large
,
)
that
the
power
of
Kings
,
Princes
&
Magistrates
,
is
not
ordained
by
the
divine
Law
of
GOD
,
but
an
humane
ordinance
;
out
of
which
fountaine
have
issued
all
those
Popish
fulminations
,
and
fire-works
,
which
have
most
unworthily
at
one
time
or
other
,
beaten
upon
,
and
blasted
all
the
Imperiall
,
and
Regall
Thrones
of
Christendome
.
Nay
,
a
fellow
in
the
Counsell
of
trent
,
did
fiercely
labour
to
confute
that
passage
of
de
Ferrieres
Oration
:
That
Kings
were
given
by
GOD
;
as
hereticall
,
and
condemned
by
the
Extravagant
of
Boniface
the
eight
;
Vnam
sanctam
]
if
he
did
not
distinguish
,
[
*
](A16342-e15770-b)
*
Ibid
p●
.
766.
as
appeares
,
obtrude
13.
Articles
for
the
reformation
of
Princes
;
all
p●ring
from
Imperiall
Crownes
,
to
patch
up
the
most
unjust
usurpations
of
their
shavelings
.
I
will
trouble
you
with
one
or
two
,
One
of
the
Articles
is
this
,
that
the
Ecclesiastikes
shall
not
be
forced
to
pay
taxes
,
gabels
,
tiths
,
passages
,
subsidies
,
though
in
the
name
of
gift
or
loane
,
either
in
respect
of
the
Church
goods
,
or
of
their
Patrimoniall
,
&c.
Another
is
this
,
The
rest
also
sound
the
same
way
,
and
all
tend
to
the
[
*
](A16342-e15870-b)
*
Ibid.
p.
237.
shaving
of
Imperiall
Crowne
;
but
these
two
are
sufficient
to
represent
to
the
weakest
understanding
,
the
unsufferable
indignity
and
villany
offered
to
Regall
Soveraignty
,
by
these
Antichristians
,
sith
in
those
Kingdomes
where
the
Pope
doth
tyrannise
,
and
domineere
,
almost
the
[
*
](A16342-e15880-b)
*
Kings
Premonit
.
p.
21.
third
part
of
subjects
and
Territories
is
Church-men
and
Church-livings
.
Porrò
u●esse
Romano
Pontifici
omni
humane
creature
,
declara●us
,
dicimus
,
definimus
&
pronunciamus
,
omninoesse
de
necessitate
salutis
Extra
.
cap.
vnam
,
sanctam
de
major
:
&
Obel
.
See
also
B●ll
.
de
Eccl
milit.
lib.
3.
ca.
2.
sect.
Nostra
autem
sentencia
,
pag.
195.
Nay
,
more
then
this
,
from
the
ground
of
that
fellowes
reply
,
to
the
fore-named
passage
of
de
Ferrieres
Oration
,
concerning
the
Articles
for
the
reformation
of
Princes
,
I
doe
not
see
how
any
true
Papist
,
either
Ecclesiasticke
,
or
Laicke
,
can
possibly
be
a
true
subject
,
to
any
monarchicall
Soveraigne
:
my
reason
is
this
at
this
time
,
Boniface
the
eight
,
guided
(
as
they
dreame
,
and
damnably
lie
,
)
by
an
infallible
spirit
,
pronounceth
peremptorily
in
the
fore-cited
Extravag
▪
unam
sanctam
]
that
it
is
altogether
of
the
necessity
of
salvation
to
be
subject
to
the
Pope
of
Rome
.
How
then
is
it
possible
,
that
any
one
of
those
mighty
swarmes
of
stinging
[
*
](A16342-e15980-b)
*
Against
P●●son
,
pag.
255.
Locusts
,
and
busie
waspes
,
which
lye
at
ease
in
the
bowels
of
this
Kingdome
,
ready
and
addrest
,
when
time
serves
,
to
cut
the
very
heart
strings
of
it
,
should
be
a
sound
subject
to
King
Charles
,
sith
upon
paine
of
damnation
,
and
as
they
would
be
saved
in
the
Romish
Church
,
they
must
be
absolutely
subject
to
a
forraine
,
Antichristian
,
and
sometimes
Sodomiticall
,
and
Atheisticall
Priest
,
of
whom
,
(
as
they
[
*
](A16342-e16010-b)
*
Hist.
of
the
Councell
pag.
775.
See
Mortons
dissert.
adversus
Bell
pa.
84.
say
)
he
immediatly
holds
his
Crowne
,
and
who
may
for
many
causes
,
depose
,
and
butcher
him
?
Bellarmine
names
six
,
De
officio
Chr.
Principis
.
One
of
them
is
;
If
he
offer
injury
to
the
Pope
,
who
many
times
will
complaine
without
cause
;
so
that
if
King
Charles
perhaps
should
refuse
to
kisse
his
cursed
toe
,
(
a
thousand
times
more
worthy
to
trample
upon
his
triple
Crowne
)
he
might
lye
open
to
the
bloody
stroke
of
some
Clement
,
or
Ravillac
:
Nay
,
and
had
not
CHRIST
IESUS
given
this
power
to
that
holy
father
,
saith
the
Glossator
upon
the
fore-named
Extravagant
,
(
prodigious
blasphemy
!
)
he
should
have
beene
undiscreet
.
Besides
,
the
Romish
Locusts
falling
foule
upon
Government
,
upon
all
Imperiall
,
Royall
,
and
Princely
power
;
by
debasing
the
originall
of
it
,
by
disroabing
it
of
that
native
reverence
,
due
attributions
,
and
obligations
of
State
,
which
divine
ordination
,
and
purest
times
appropriated
unto
it
;
by
teaching
,
acting
,
and
approving
the
bloody
killing
of
crowned
Potentates
,
as
appears
before
.
There
is
another
monstrous
engine
of
Popish
imposture
,
hammerd
in
the
heads
of
those
hellish
firebrands
,
which
if
it
were
generally
entertained
,
were
able
in
short
time
,
to
cut
in
pieces
and
dissolve
the
sinewes
,
and
ciment
of
all
humane
society
,
I
meane
Equivocation
,
and
mentall
reservation
.
Many
cunning
shifts
and
evasions
have
they
coined
from
time
to
time
,
to
cousen
the
State
,
and
delude
the
Magistrate
,
in
their
oaths
and
answers
before
our
just
Tribunals
.
They
have
vainely
laboured
to
dawbe
over
,
and
still
their
consciences
against
their
lyes
and
perjuries
,
sometimes
,
first
,
by
the
supposed
benefit
of
popish
dispensation
.
2.
Somtimes
by
a
wicked
conceit
of
our
Magistrates
incompetency
.
3.
Or
pretended
unauthenticalnesse
of
our
Bibles
in
English
,
upon
which
they
sweare
.
Fourthly
,
but
at
this
day
,
they
rest
most
upon
this
last
Iesuiticall
strategem
,
which
was
wont
to
be
confined
to
Courts
of
Iustice
and
more
publike
cases
;
but
now
the
Popish
Casuists
,
by
their
Conclusions
,
begin
to
convey
this
damnable
Doctrine
,
and
accursed
poyson
of
mentall
reservation
,
into
the
common
passages
of
ordinary
negotiations
,
and
conversation
amongst
men
.
Now
I
come
to
the
next
point
,
the
subject
of
Soveraignety
,
a
righteous
man
,
whence
I
briefly
,
and
plainely
ground
this
point
.
That
you
may
understand
a
right
,
what
I
meane
by
righteous
,
take
notice
of
a
double
righteousnesse
,
first
,
imputed
;
second
,
inherent
.
Inherent
two-fold
,
first
,
morall
;
second
,
religious
.
By
imputed
,
I
meane
the
glorious
justice
of
IESUS
CHRIST
,
purchased
by
his
blood
,
and
obedience
,
and
imputed
as
his
owne
,
most
sure
for
ever
to
a
truly
humbled
sinner
,
wherewith
being
richly
and
compleatly
arrayed
from
top
to
toe
,
as
with
a
Royall
and
everlasting
Robe
,
he
stands
thereby
acquit
,
justified
and
accepted
at
the
strictest
Tribunall
of
the
ever-living
GOD
world
without
end
,
and
so
ipso
facto
,
(
as
they
say
)
becomes
ever
after
favourite
to
the
mighty
LORD
of
heaven
and
earth
;
one
of
his
jewels
,
as
the
apple
of
his
owne
eye
,
the
dearely
beloved
of
his
soule
,
a
Royall
Diademe
in
his
hand
,
(
for
so
are
GODs
Children
,
though
vilified
by
the
world
,
yet
stiled
in
the
World
.
)
This
righteousnesse
is
required
in
Rulers
,
and
such
as
are
placed
above
their
brethren
,
to
wit
,
that
themselves
be
reconciled
unto
GOD
in
IESUS
CHRIST
:
For
sense
of
this
alone
is
able
to
beget
that
right
noble
,
and
well-composed
temper
of
spirit
,
those
high
and
unshaken
resolutions
,
which
onely
are
fit
to
make
a
Magistrate
,
and
create
earthly
Gods
,
as
Iudges
are
called
,
Psal.
82.1.6
.
Without
this
righteousnesse
,
assuredly
whatsoever
faire
pretexts
and
representations
to
the
contrary
,
may
dazle
and
deceive
the
worlds
eye
,
yet
all
is
rotten
at
the
heart-roote
.
And
the
executions
of
their
places
,
though
they
may
carry
things
smoothly
and
palliate
with
much
art
and
pollicy
,
yet
questionlesse
,
in
case
of
strong
temptation
,
great
advantage
,
rising
,
and
enriching
themselves
,
gratification
of
some
great
one
,
hazard
of
temporall
happinesse
,
&c.
will
be
exorbitant
and
yeelding
and
at
the
best
,
but
formall
.
The
cry
of
that
happy
soule
,
which
leanes
,
and
hath
taken
up
his
everlasting
resting
place
,
upon
the
rocke
of
eternity
,
is
constant
,
and
still
the
same
in
all
cases
and
causes
.
Vt
fiat
iustitia
,
ruat
coelum
.
Let
right
be
done
,
and
a
good
conscience
discharged
,
and
then
come
what
come
will
.
Let
me
not
onely
loose
my
place
and
the
favour
of
the
times
,
but
let
even
the
heavens
fall
,
and
they
will
,
all
is
one
to
me
;
by
the
mercy
of
GOD
I
shall
stand
upright
under
the
ruines
,
and
rejoyce
in
the
testimony
of
a
good
conscience
,
amidst
the
confusions
both
of
heaven
and
earth
.
But
to
speake
in
Scripture
phrase
,
(
for
the
other
was
the
speech
,
even
of
an
honest
heathen
.
)
Ever
,
when
standing
on
the
better
side
,
and
keeping
a
good
conscience
,
threatneth
danger
and
disgrace
,
he
growes
into
Hesters
happy
resolution
:
well
,
whatsoever
comes
of
me
,
I
will
take
GODs
part
,
and
if
I
perish
,
I
perish
.
But
not
to
perish
so
,
is
to
perish
everlastingly
:
and
so
to
perish
,
is
to
be
eternally
saved
.
But
now
on
the
other
side
,
he
which
hath
not
made
his
peace
with
GOD
,
nor
hath
any
part
upon
good
ground
,
in
the
Person
,
Passion
,
and
promises
of
CHRIST
,
will
most
certainely
,
especially
in
stormy
times
,
and
such
tryals
which
search
whether
he
be
steele
to
the
backe
or
no
,
manifest
and
make
plaine
by
his
practise
,
that
in
the
height
of
his
counterfeit
courage
,
his
heart
did
hold
in
earnest
that
pestilent
principle
;
It
is
better
to
sleepe
in
a
whole
skin
,
then
with
a
good
conscience
.
If
he
be
put
unto
it
indeed
,
(
for
alas
)
no
heavenly
strength
as
yet
,
doth
steele
his
spirit
,
he
will
warpe
,
winde-out
one
way
or
other
,
and
shrinke
in
the
wetting
.
Againe
,
it
is
a
cause
of
great
comfort
,
and
matter
of
much
joy
to
have
a
favourite
to
the
highest
Majesty
,
and
one
whom
GOD
accepts
graciously
in
his
Sonne
,
to
sit
in
a
high
place
,
and
beare
sway
over
others
.
It
is
a
goodly
sight
,
right
pleasing
unto
GOD
,
applauded
of
Angels
,
amiable
and
admirable
in
the
eyes
of
all
good
men
.
And
thrice
happy
is
that
people
,
which
breathes
under
the
influence
of
such
a
blessed
Authority
,
and
all
those
who
are
judged
,
ordered
and
over-ruled
by
him
,
be
he
Iudge
,
Iustice
of
Peace
,
Minister
or
Magistrate
in
any
kind
,
whom
GOD
ownes
for
his
servant
,
who
entered
into
his
office
,
Benefice
,
Bishopricke
,
or
any
other
publicke
employment
,
in
GODs
Name
,
and
not
by
bribery
,
symony
,
flattery
,
temporizing
,
or
any
other
base
and
unblessed
meanes
;
and
afterward
in
every
passage
of
his
place
,
aimes
principally
at
GODs
glory
,
and
not
at
his
owne
particular
,
to
advance
the
Kingdome
of
CHRIST
and
not
his
kindred
and
outward
estate
.
And
it
is
the
better
with
them
,
and
they
are
the
more
blessed
,
besides
many
other
,
in
these
two
respects
.
First
,
He
that
growes
into
familiarity
with
GOD
,
by
the
favour
of
IESUS
CHRIST
;
besides
an
universall
and
impartiall
integrity
in
the
managing
and
discharge
of
the
particulars
in
his
publike
calling
,
may
comfortably
,
and
with
a
good
conscience
presse
daily
to
the
Throne
of
grace
,
and
bring
downe
abundance
of
blessings
,
both
upon
himselfe
,
and
those
that
are
under
him
.
He
doth
not
onely
watch
over
his
owne
heart
,
but
also
wrastle
with
GOD
continually
by
prayer
,
for
himselfe
,
that
he
may
not
disparage
the
Majesty
of
his
place
,
by
any
personall
lightnesse
,
or
make
his
person
odious
,
by
partiality
in
his
publicke
deportment
;
that
he
may
neither
poyson
his
people
by
any
scandalous
example
,
or
plague
them
by
private
revenge
;
that
he
neither
lessen
his
Authority
,
or
loose
good
mens
love
by
serving
the
time
,
or
servile
yeelding
,
or
swell
over
the
banks
of
patience
and
moderation
,
with
selfe-wild
sowrenesse
,
and
unseasonable
severity
.
In
a
word
,
that
he
may
doe
just
so
as
GOD
would
have
him
;
and
therefore
begs
not
onely
generall
ability
,
to
weld
aright
the
great
body
of
his
publick
charge
,
but
also
,
speciall
direction
,
and
resolution
in
every
severall
affaire
which
passeth
his
hand
,
that
it
be
ever
carryed
faire
,
and
never
crookned
to
his
owne
ends
:
For
his
people
,
that
he
may
ever
preferre
his
peoples
spirituall
welfare
,
before
the
wealth
of
the
whole
world
.
Now
,
whether
doe
you
thinke
,
were
it
more
happy
,
and
comfortable
living
under
that
Minister
,
Magistrate
,
or
man
of
Authority
whatsoever
,
who
thus
acquaints
himselfe
with
GOD
,
and
walks
with
him
as
with
his
friend
,
or
under
that
fellow
who
is
an
alient
,
and
meere
stranger
to
any
such
precise
mystery
and
might
of
prayer
,
who
never
thought
with
comfort
of
comming
to
this
place
,
it
being
empoysoned
unto
him
,
(
as
he
knowes
full-well
himselfe
,
though
he
tell
no
body
,
)
with
basenesse
or
indirection
,
never
aimed
so
much
in
the
discharge
of
it
,
at
GODs
glory
,
and
the
good
of
his
people
,
as
at
his
owne
particular
;
his
rising
,
enriching
or
revenging
;
is
so
far
from
discharging
Samuels
duty
,
in
constant
praying
for
those
commited
to
his
charge
,
that
he
prayes
not
even
in
his
owne
family
constantly
,
not
in
private
to
any
purpose
,
was
never
feelingly
humbled
for
his
owne
sinnes
,
or
the
abominations
of
the
Kingdome
in
any
day
of
humiliation
.
Give
me
an
Angell
upon
earth
,
and
an
incarnate
Devill
,
a
faire
coole
shaddow
under
a
goodly
tree
,
in
a
sweltring
heate
,
and
a
scurvy
thorny-bush
,
to
which
the
poore
sheepe
never
flies
for
succour
in
a
storme
,
but
looseth
some
of
her
fleece
,
a
showre
of
raine
in
a
great
drought
upon
the
new
Moone-grasse
,
and
the
scorching
Sunne
upon
a
dry
parched
heath
,
an
Obadiah
,
and
a
Shebna
,
GODs
dearling
,
and
the
Devils
drudge
,
and
you
have
made
the
difference
.
Secondly
,
Consider
the
difference
of
the
Kings
eye
,
I
meane
in
respect
of
anger
,
and
amiablenesse
,
cast
upon
a
desperate
Traitour
and
his
nearest
Favourite
;
proportionably
,
but
with
infinit
more
loathing
or
liking
,
the
aspect
of
GODs
pure
eye
is
diuersified
,
looking
upon
an
enemy
to
the
power
of
Godlinesse
and
profession
of
the
Saints
,
and
that
happy
one
who
hath
made
his
peace
with
him
,
and
is
cloathed
with
the
righteousnesse
of
his
Sonne
:
that
glorious
eye
of
his
,
which
is
ten
thousand
times
brighter
then
the
Sunne
,
and
cannot
looke
on
iniquity
,
doth
cast
downe
a
direct
perpendicular
raye
,
as
it
were
,
upon
every
wicked
man
,
without
any
diversion
or
retraction
(
that
I
may
so
speak
)
of
its
fierce
edge
,
and
fiery
pointednesse
;
and
therefore
sees
him
in
his
colours
,
a
very
vile
,
sinnefull
,
cursed
,
loathsome
beast
,
(
though
he
seem
to
himself
,
and
the
great
of
the
world
,
a
brave
and
jolly
fellow
)
abhorred
of
GOD
and
man
,
heaven
and
earth
,
and
by
consequent
as
an
object
of
infinite
indignation
and
hatred
.
But
he
ever
lookes
upon
his
owne
Child
,
through
the
meritorious
sufferings
and
satisfactions
of
the
Sonne
of
his
love
,
in
whome
all
his
discontents
against
him
are
done
away
and
drowned
for
ever
;
and
so
beholds
him
such
,
and
so
lovely
,
as
the
blood
and
righteousnesse
of
IESVS
CHRIST
hath
made
him
.
Even
as
to
a
man
looking
through
a
red
glasse
,
all
the
world
appeares
red
and
orient
in
his
eye
.
So
to
the
eye
of
GOD
the
Father
,
looking
from
his
throne
of
mercy
upon
a
godly
man
,
through
the
bleeding
wounds
of
his
blessed
Saviour
,
he
is
rendered
,
and
represented
right
faire
,
and
ruddy
,
deeeply
impressioned
with
an
heavenly
dye
of
acceptation
and
grace
.
Now
tell
me
,
whether
a
people
be
liker
to
prosper
under
him
,
upon
whom
the
mighty
LORD
of
heaven
lookes
amiably
,
or
angrily
?
2.
By
morall
righteousnesse
,
I
meane
all
those
perfections
and
possibilities
of
civill
honesty
,
and
upright
dealing
,
attaineable
by
the
light
of
naturall
understanding
,
generall
notions
of
right
and
wrong
,
and
practice
of
morall
precepts
,
inlarged
,
improoved
,
and
husbanded
to
the
height
;
hereby
many
ancient
Heathens
went
farre
,
and
did
many
admirable
and
excellent
things
,
even
such
,
and
so
worthy
,
that
may
justly
make
the
best
of
our
meere
civill
honest
men
hang
downe
their
heads
,
and
be
horribly
ashamed
.
For
instance
.
Fabricius
,
that
famous
Roman
,
was
so
precise
,
that
(
as
it
is
reported
of
him
)
it
was
easier
to
turn
the
Sunne
from
his
course
,
then
to
draw
Fabricius
from
just
and
honest
dealing
.
King
Pyrrhus
could
with
no
gold
or
gifts
,
no
not
with
promise
of
the
fourth
part
of
his
Kingdome
,
possibly
corrupt
this
man
;
And
yet
how
many
miserable
men
in
this
very
mid-day
of
the
Gospell
will
be
easily
drawn
by
a
secret
bribe
,
office
,
honour
,
preferment
,
some
earthly
favour
,
to
doe
villanously
,
to
betray
a
good
cause
,
a
good
man
,
and
a
good
conscience
to
shame
himselfe
for
ever
,
grow
odious
to
GOD
and
man
,
and
goe
to
hell
.
In
these
dissolute
and
formall
times
,
would
it
not
be
deemed
to
draw
towards
too
much
strictnesse
,
if
a
Minister
should
presse
this
duty
upon
Lawyers
;
that
every
time
before
they
goe
out
of
their
doores
to
plead
at
the
Barre
,
they
should
prostrate
themselves
in
private
,
and
besides
other
passages
,
pray
unto
GOD
,
that
he
would
so
guide
their
tongues
that
day
,
that
they
may
speake
nothing
but
advisedly
,
and
to
the
purpose
.
And
yet
Pericles
that
famous
Oratour
of
Greece
,
who
for
the
excellency
of
his
eloquency
,
and
mightinesse
of
his
speech
,
was
said
to
thunder
,
and
lighten
at
the
Barre
,
out
of
the
very
principles
of
nature
,
and
naturall
sense
of
of
a
Deity
,
ever
before
he
went
to
plead
a
cause
,
(
as
Plutarch
tells
us
in
his
life
)
intreated
his
GODs
,
that
not
a
word
should
fall
from
him
besides
his
purpose
;
which
he
practised
no
doubt
,
out
of
conscience
of
Platoes
principle
in
Tim.
Hooker
pa.
63.
That
in
all
things
we
goe
about
,
GODs
helpe
by
prayer
is
to
be
craved
.
In
the
administration
and
execution
of
Iustice
,
many
of
them
,
though
led
onely
and
inlightned
by
the
conduct
of
reason
,
were
extraordinarily
exact
,
and
of
admirable
integrity
.
Walter
Rauleigh
lib.
2.
pag.
549.
Tit.
A.
&
C.
ad
Leg.
Ful.
Repetund
.
Carion
.
Chron.
pag.
89.
Zaleneus
made
a
law
that
every
adulterer
should
loose
his
eyes
,
his
sonne
was
first
taken
in
the
fact
;
least
that
law
should
be
violated
,
he
was
content
to
part
with
one
of
his
owne
eyes
,
and
his
sonne
was
punished
with
the
losse
of
another
.
Cambyses
King
of
Persia
,
having
detected
the
corruption
of
a
Iudge
in
his
Kingdome
,
commands
him
to
be
put
to
death
,
his
skin
to
be
plucked
off
,
and
spread
upon
the
Iudgement
Seate
as
a
Carpet
,
his
sonne
to
sit
in
the
fathers
throne
so
adorned
,
that
he
and
all
posterity
might
feare
for
ever
to
pervert
Iustice
,
and
to
deale
untruly
in
judgement
.
The
Roman
lawes
,
called
the
lawes
of
the
twelve
Tables
,
Vol.
lib.
2.
pag.
668.
Aemilius
Paulus
his
love
to
the
publicke
,
and
Hannibals
also
D.p.
570.
And
also
that
of
Canutus
,
See
Drexel
Infernus
Rogus
Epi.
Dedicur
.
so
often
magnified
by
Tully
,
appoints
,
That
if
a
Iudge
,
or
any
other
in
Authority
,
for
that
purpose
,
should
take
money
in
the
point
of
administring
Iustice
,
he
should
die
for
it
.
If
any
should
beare
false
witnesse
,
hee
should
be
throwne
downe
from
the
Tarpeian
rocke
.
Thus
you
heare
in
a
few
particulars
,
that
Morall
righteousnesse
,
guided
onely
by
the
light
of
naturall
conscience
goes
farre
,
and
yet
it
comes
farre
short
of
that
righteousnesse
required
by
my
Text
,
and
in
Christian
rules
,
it
is
many
wayes
defective
First
,
There
wants
a
right
roote
,
Faith
in
IESUS
CHRIST
,
and
therefore
all
its
productions
,
famous
atchievements
,
and
excellencies
were
stiled
by
the
Fathers
,
but
beautifull
abominations
,
having
no
better
grounds
,
then
selfe-love
,
vaine
glory
,
rules
of
policy
,
naturall
notions
at
the
best
;
they
all
withered
and
came
to
nothing
.
Secondly
,
There
wants
speciall
grace
,
as
the
soule
and
life
,
to
quicken
and
sanctifie
it
in
every
passage
,
and
particular
circumstance
,
to
Christianize
it
,
that
I
may
so
speake
,
and
crowne
it
.
Thirdly
,
There
wants
supernaturall
principles
,
and
divine
light
to
irradiate
,
enlarge
,
and
fortifie
it
.
Fourthly
,
There
wants
the
right
end
,
GODs
glory
.
Liberty
,
and
immortall
fame
,
(
saith
Austin
,
)
were
the
aime
in
the
Actors
of
those
admirable
things
amongst
the
Romanes
.
Adde
then
these
,
and
we
have
,
Thirdly
,
religious
righteousnesse
,
which
ever
strikes
the
stroke
,
doth
the
deed
,
and
goes
through
stitch
indeed
,
in
all
comfortable
Christian
government
.
It
onely
steeres
aright
in
all
publicke
employments
,
stands
upright
in
all
stormes
,
and
is
steele
to
the
backe
.
Either
there
must
be
an
addition
of
Religion
to
reason
,
piety
to
policy
,
counsell
out
of
GODs
Booke
,
to
the
light
of
naturall
conscience
,
sanctified
righteousnesse
to
civill
honesty
:
or
as
tho
preferred
party
himselfe
though
otherwise
of
never
so
good
parts
,
never
so
universally
and
excellently
enriched
with
all
endowments
of
all
kinds
,
naturall
,
morall
,
politicke
,
learned
,
is
but
as
a
dead
man
,
a
rotten
carrion
stucke
over
with
flowers
;
so
certainely
with
whatsoever
outward
flourishes
and
formalities
he
may
seeme
to
dazle
the
eyes
of
underlings
;
he
will
poyson
his
place
,
by
preferring
his
owne
particular
and
private
ends
,
by
putting
sometimes
hatefull
businesse
into
good
language
,
for
his
owne
advantage
and
further
advancement
,
and
ever
by
temporizing
,
rather
then
hazard
his
temporall
happinesse
.
Heare
what
judicious
Master
Hooker
did
happily
let
fall
from
his
pen
to
this
purpose
.
So
naturall
(
saith
he
,
)
is
the
union
of
Religion
with
Iustice
,
that
we
may
boldly
deeme
there
is
neither
,
where
both
are
not
.
For
how
should
they
be
unfainedly
just
,
whom
Religion
doth
not
cause
to
be
such
,
or
they
religious
which
are
not
found
such
by
the
proofe
of
their
just
actions
?
If
they
which
employ
their
labour
and
travaile
about
the
publicke
administration
of
Iustice
,
follow
it
onely
as
a
trade
,
with
unquenchable
and
unconscionable
thirst
of
gaine
,
being
not
in
heart
perswaded
,
that
Iustice
is
GODs
owne
worke
,
and
themselves
his
Agent
in
this
businesse
;
the
sentence
of
right
,
GODs
owne
verdict
,
and
themselves
his
Priests
to
deliver
it
,
formalities
of
Iustice
doe
but
serve
to
smoother
right
,
and
that
which
was
necessarily
ordained
for
the
common
good
,
is
through
shamefull
abuse
,
made
the
cause
of
common
misery
.
It
is
no
peculiar
conceit
,
This
explication
thus
premised
,
I
come
to
confirme
the
point
,
first
by
Scripture
.
And
first
take
notice
of
GODs
owne
words
to
King
David
,
2
Sam.
23.3
.
The
GOD
of
Israel
said
,
the
Rocke
of
Israel
spake
to
me
:
He
that
ruleth
over
men
must
be
just
,
ruling
in
the
feare
of
GOD.
And
why
a
Rocke
?
upon
purpose
to
intimate
,
&
give
assurance
of
an
all
sufficiency
,
and
omnipotent
arme
,
for
protection
in
such
cases
:
And
why
so
?
because
all
that
set
themselves
to
governe
graciously
and
as
GOD
would
have
them
,
shall
be
sure
to
be
mightily
set
against
by
all
the
powers
of
darkenesse
,
all
the
Devils
in
hell
,
and
all
their
wicked
instruments
upon
earth
.
Magistrates
that
are
no
medlers
,
as
they
say
,
but
onely
seeke
themselves
,
and
a
name
,
and
an
honour
in
their
places
,
neede
no
Rocke
.
The
Governour
of
a
Corporation
,
who
will
suffer
himselfe
to
be
intreated
,
for
the
erecting
and
supporting
of
those
bloody
dens
of
swinish
drunkards
,
schooles
of
misrule
,
and
nurceries
for
the
gallowes
,
resolves
to
take
no
notice
of
those
sonnes
of
Belial
,
who
belch
out
their
blasphemies
in
the
street
,
against
that
blessed
law
provided
in
such
a
case
,
is
willing
to
be
accessary
to
all
those
sinnes
through
his
whole
yeare
,
which
out
of
cowardlinesse
or
connivency
,
he
left
unpunished
;
I
say
such
a
one
is
like
enough
to
sleepe
in
a
whole
skinne
,
he
needes
no
Rocke
.
The
negligent
and
unconscionable
Minister
,
which
never
goes
about
to
stirre
the
Devill
in
the
ignorant
,
prophane
,
and
those
that
hate
to
be
reformed
,
but
is
well
enough
content
,
that
so
he
may
rise
and
jovialize
it
in
the
meane
time
,
to
treasure
up
the
bloody
cries
of
so
many
murdered
soules
against
the
day
of
wrath
,
he
shall
not
have
so
much
as
a
drunkard
to
open
his
mouth
,
or
wag
his
finger
against
him
,
he
needes
no
Rocke
.
The
idoll
Iustice
,
that
onely
hunts
after
plausiblenesse
and
popularity
,
and
for
the
good
word
of
all
the
good-fellowes
about
him
,
to
serve
his
owne
turne
for
some
intents
when
the
time
serves
,
and
for
that
purpose
upholds
as
much
as
he
can
for
shame
,
or
dare
for
law
,
all
prophane
sports
,
rotten
Ale-houses
,
I
say
,
there
where
the
Iustice
of
Peace
is
milde
,
and
the
drunkard
merry
,
as
they
say
,
there
is
mischiefe
enough
,
he
needes
no
Rocke
.
But
now
that
man
of
Authority
,
who
in
love
to
the
LORD
IESUS
and
out
of
the
Lion-like
boldnesse
of
a
good
conscience
,
dare
and
will
draw
the
sword
of
Iustice
against
the
proudest
Nimrod
,
if
neede
require
,
sets
his
breast
from
the
beginning
to
the
end
of
his
yeare
,
with
impartiality
and
resolution
against
all
the
flouds
of
Belial
,
bends
himselfe
with
such
an
universall
sincere
severity
against
all
sinne
,
that
he
is
now
become
the
drunkards
song
,
&c.
That
man
of
GOD
which
being
sensible
of
the
horrible
sinne
of
killing
soules
,
dares
not
but
discover
unto
his
people
,
the
damnablenesse
of
their
state
,
all
kinds
of
hypocrisie
,
all
sortes
of
unregeneration
,
the
whole
counsell
of
GOD
,
and
so
dwell
upon
their
bosome
sinnes
with
terrour
,
and
truth
,
and
still
beate
upon
those
barres
,
with
the
hammer
of
the
Word
,
which
keepes
them
from
CHRIST
,
untill
the
Devill
be
driven
out
of
them
.
(
Which
you
know
,
what
a
world
of
ungodly
opposition
,
bedlam
rage
and
railing
it
will
raise
against
a
faithfull
Minister
.
)
The
Iustice
of
Peace
which
resolves
to
be
serious
and
reall
to
doe
his
Country
good
indeed
,
and
to
discharge
a
good
conscience
undauntedly
without
all
feare
or
faction
,
and
lookes
upon
blasphemers
,
drunkards
,
whore-masters
,
railers
against
Religion
,
&c.
as
the
North
winde
upon
raine
,
&c.
I
say
such
as
these
,
and
in
a
word
,
all
who
deale
uprightly
,
and
rule
in
the
feare
of
GOD
,
have
neede
of
a
Rocke
,
against
the
rage
of
all
ungodly
oppositions
.
And
such
a
Rocke
will
the
GOD
of
Israel
be
unto
them
all
;
that
set
against
them
,
shall
set
their
shoulders
against
a
Rocke
;
all
their
cunning
and
close
projects
,
and
open
base
practises
of
all
prophane
opposites
and
underminers
;
the
plausible
,
politicke
tyrannise
of
those
that
sit
in
the
gate
,
all
the
scurrill
,
dunghill
rimes
and
railings
of
deboist
Bilial
drunken
jesters
.
All
that
man
or
Devill
can
any
wayes
doe
against
them
,
shall
all
be
but
like
so
many
proud
and
swelling
waves
,
which
dash
themselves
against
a
strong
impregnable
rocke
,
which
the
more
boisterously
they
beate
against
it
,
the
more
desperatly
are
they
dissolved
,
and
broken
into
a
vaine
sonne
or
froth
.
The
ever
glorious
Princesse
of
sweetest
,
and
dearest
memory
,
Queene
Elizabeth
,
is
a
most
memorable
,
and
matchlesse
instance
of
protection
in
this
kind
.
The
mighty
arme
of
GOD
was
as
a
Rock
of
brasse
,
to
beate
backe
from
her
sacred
and
Royall
person
,
Ra●ot
lib.
2.
pag.
432.
defending
the
Gospell
of
IESVS
CHRIST
,
such
variety
of
murderous
complotments
,
as
no
age
,
or
story
can
possibly
parallell
.
Whereas
on
the
other
side
,
that
knife
,
that
could
but
strik
out
the
teeth
of
Henry
the
fourth
,
while
he
stucke
to
the
truth
of
GOD
and
true
Religion
;
upon
the
pulling
downe
the
Pyramis
for
their
gratification
,
and
admitting
againe
those
bloody
firebrands
and
cut-throats
of
Christendome
,
the
Iesuits
,
had
power
to
take
away
his
life
.
Secondly
,
consider
that
counsell
given
to
great
ones
,
Psal.
2.10
,
11
,
12.
Be
wise
now
therefore
O
yee
Kings
,
be
instructed
yee
Iudges
of
the
earth
,
serve
the
LORD
with
feare
,
and
rejoyce
with
trembling
.
Risse
the
Sonne
least
he
be
angry
.
Here
Princes
,
Iudges
,
and
all
that
beare
Authority
,
are
charged
to
lay
hold
both
upon
imputed
and
inherent
righteousnesse
.
Kisse
the
Sonne
]
entertaine
and
embrace
IESUS
CHRIST
,
blessed
for
ever
,
bleeding
upon
the
Crosse
for
your
sinnes
and
sakes
,
and
sweetly
,
and
amiably
offering
himselfe
to
all
broken
hearts
,
in
the
armes
of
your
faith
,
love
,
and
everlasting
affection
.
And
serve
the
LORD
in
feare
]
Let
the
feare
of
GOD
be
ever
before
your
eyes
in
all
places
,
at
all
times
,
about
all
affaires
,
and
thereupon
;
neither
thinke
,
nor
speake
,
nor
doe
,
neither
judge
nor
plead
,
nor
being
in
verdict
,
&c.
But
so
,
as
you
would
be
content
,
when
it
is
new
done
,
to
goe
immediatly
to
give
an
account
of
it
,
before
the
high
and
everlasting
Iudge
,
otherwise
this
Sonne
whom
you
should
Kisse
,
and
to
whom
all
Iudgement
is
committed
,
Iohn
5.22
.
will
be
angry
,
and
if
once
a
fire
be
kindled
in
his
anger
,
against
an
impenitent
wretch
,
that
hates
to
be
reformed
,
it
will
burne
unto
the
bottome
of
hell
,
and
set
on
fire
the
foundations
of
the
mountaines
.
And
howsoever
you
may
carry
things
faire
to
the
worlds
eye
in
the
meane
time
,
yet
assure
your selves
very
shortly
,
(
for
that
day
hasteneth
apace
,
)
all
the
judgements
,
pleadings
,
sentences
,
verdicts
,
which
have
passed
against
IESUS
CHRIST
,
the
truth
,
any
good
cause
,
or
a
good
conscience
,
they
shall
all
be
reversed
and
repealed
before
that
last
,
and
highest
Tribunall
,
in
the
face
of
heaven
and
earth
,
before
Angels
,
men
,
and
Devils
;
and
there
,
and
then
you
shall
be
horribly
,
universally
,
and
everlastingly
shamed
:
be
then
advised
before
hand
,
and
in
the
Name
of
GOD
,
take
heed
what
ye
doe
.
Thirdly
,
for
our
purpose
,
let
us
ponder
well
those
properties
,
which
the
Scriptures
require
in
a
man
of
place
,
Exod.
18.21
.
Deu.
1.13
.
They
are
seven
in
all
,
foure
in
the
first
,
three
in
the
second
place
.
I
name
them
not
in
their
order
;
you
shall
finde
them
all
in
the
Text
,
Magistrates
should
be
,
First
,
Able
men
,
apt
to
fill
the
place
with
some
competency
of
parts
and
equallity
of
worth
,
to
answer
and
sustaine
,
the
heat
and
burthen
of
it
,
with
a
fit
sufficiency
of
endowments
,
ability
,
activenesse
,
and
industry
.
There
ever
ought
to
be
a
convenient
correspondency
betweene
the
importance
of
the
place
,
and
the
capacity
of
the
party
.
It
is
a
thousand
pitties
to
see
in
a
Church
,
and
Common-weale
,
many
places
full
,
and
yet
so
few
filled
,
when
there
is
no
proportion
,
nay
a
vast
distance
betweene
the
height
,
or
rather
the
weight
of
the
place
,
and
the
weakenesse
,
worthlesnesse
,
if
not
the
notorious
wikednesse
,
of
that
unworthy
person
,
who
either
by
a
golden
violence
,
or
temporising
basenesse
,
hath
most
impudently
thrust
himielfe
into
it
.
Secondly
,
Wise
,
sapient
men
,
Such
as
are
skil-full
in
the
Theory
,
nature
,
mystery
and
meaning
of
the
place
,
and
Office
into
which
they
are
to
be
preferred
.
A
man
can
never
happily
execute
,
and
successefully
,
any
function
,
office
,
or
Art
,
which
is
not
learned
in
the
speculative
part
,
before
he
descend
unto
the
practicke
.
Is
it
fit
thinke
you
,
for
a
man
to
plead
at
the
Barre
,
before
he
hath
well
studyed
,
and
profitably
passed
thorow
the
course
of
the
Common-law
?
If
a
Physician
should
fall
to
practise
,
before
he
be
skilled
in
Hypocrates
&
Galen
,
in
the
natures
,
causes
,
signes
,
symptoms
,
prognosticks
,
and
remedies
of
diseases
,
he
is
like
enough
to
kill
all
before
him
.
Proportionable
miseries
and
mischiefe
,
may
be
expected
,
and
ensue
,
when
important
places
are
prest
into
,
and
undertaken
without
habituall
understanding
,
and
speculative
skill
what
belongs
unto
them
.
It
is
a
pittifull
thing
,
when
a
man
will
needes
thrust
into
publicke
imployments
,
onely
for
the
gaine
and
honour
,
and
depend
upon
others
for
the
discharge
of
them
,
or
else
doe
them
beastlily
.
Thirdly
,
Prudent
,
So
fitly
rendred
by
Iunius
,
approved
also
by
Vatablus
,
that
great
Professour
of
the
Hebrew
tongue
.
They
must
not
onely
be
Sapient
,
if
I
may
so
speake
,
and
it
cannot
possibly
be
otherwise
exprest
in
the
English
tongue
,
but
also
Prudent
,
endowed
with
a
practicall
dexterity
and
discretion
,
to
order
wisely
all
the
particulars
in
the
execution
of
their
place
.
This
prudence
,
which
is
,
as
the
Moralists
speake
,
the
generall
Queene
,
superintendent
,
and
guide
of
all
other
vertues
,
Auriga
virtutum
,
without
which
there
is
nothing
good
,
beautifull
,
fit
and
decent
,
being
sanctified
especially
,
will
enable
them
,
by
comparing
one
thing
with
another
,
by
well
weighing
all
accidents
,
circumstances
,
appurtinances
,
times
,
persons
,
places
,
&c.
to
guide
and
manage
all
the
severall
passag●●f
their
publicke
charges
,
with
wisdome
,
equity
,
and
impartiality
.
It
consists
principally
,
in
three
things
,
which
are
all
of
one
ranke
;
to
consult
,
&
deliberate
well
,
to
judge
and
resolve
well
;
to
conduct
and
execute
well
.
It
hath
a
chiefe
stroke
in
affaires
of
judicature
to
moderate
rigour
with
equity
.
That
you
may
more
clearely
apprehend
the
necessity
of
adding
this
,
to
the
former
requisite
in
a
good
Magistrate
,
take
an
instance
or
two
.
It
is
not
enough
for
a
Minister
of
GOD
to
be
a
good
Scholler
,
and
preach
generall
truths
,
(
though
I
confesse
a
great
deale
of
learning
is
required
in
euery
Minister
of
our
times
)
I
say
besides
his
speculative
Divinity
and
ability
to
preach
,
he
must
exercise
a
prudent
zeale
to
winde
himselfe
by
the
Word
,
into
the
consciences
and
affections
of
men
,
to
convince
,
and
cast
them
downe
,
and
so
conduct
them
thorow
the
pangs
of
the
new
birth
into
the
holy
path
;
he
must
labour
to
adde
to
the
excellency
of
learning
,
the
art
of
converting
,
else
woe
unto
the
people
that
are
under
him
.
It
is
not
enough
for
a
Iustice
of
Peace
,
to
have
a
good
revenew
and
rich
attire
,
and
to
present
himselfe
solemnly
upon
the
Bench
every
Sessions
and
Assize
:
but
he
must
be
skilfull
in
the
duties
of
his
office
and
Statutes
,
so
farre
as
they
concerne
it
:
other
wise
he
will
sit
but
as
an
Idoll
,
or
cipher
upon
that
Tribunall
,
which
requires
a
great
deale
of
understanding
,
and
action
.
Nay
,
and
not
onely
so
,
knowledge
in
the
duties
of
his
place
,
though
never
so
univer●●●l
and
exact
,
will
not
serve
the
turne
,
except
he
be
also
active
,
and
imployed
.
Being
thus
furnished
with
speculative
abilities
,
and
wisdome
for
that
purpose
,
he
must
take
to
heart
the
good
of
the
Country
,
out
of
conscience
;
labour
,
and
pray
for
an
holy
dexterity
,
to
discover
and
dive
into
the
depth
of
the
Devils
Agents
,
their
combinations
,
haunts
,
and
hypocrisies
,
to
search
businesses
that
are
brought
before
him
to
the
bottome
,
and
that
with
gravity
and
in
earnest
;
out
of
a
spirituall
prudence
to
take
all
advantages
,
and
fit
opportunities
,
to
suppresse
the
flouds
of
Belial
,
to
disgrace
a
gracelesse
,
and
honour
an
honest
man
;
otherwise
he
will
be
so
farre
from
being
a
good
Patriot
,
that
he
may
prove
a
very
plague
to
the
Country
.
There
is
not
a
more
notorious
villany
,
there
can
be
no
greater
wrong
and
greater
indignity
offered
to
an
ingenious
and
free
people
,
then
to
have
a
Magistrate
set
over
them
,
which
adding
craft
to
his
power
and
skill
,
welds
them
all
three
to
worke
his
owne
ends
,
and
practise
his
private
revenge
from
time
to
time
upon
his
supposed
opposites
.
Fourthly
,
Men
of
of
truth
,
Let
them
be
true-hearted
Nathaniels
in
their
private
and
personall
conversation
:
let
them
prize
and
preferre
the
truth
,
in
all
causes
that
are
brought
unto
them
,
and
all
matters
they
medle
with
,
before
gold
or
friend
,
favourite
,
or
richest
fauour
.
There
is
a
truth
in
things
when
they
are
conformable
to
the
divine
Idea
.
There
is
a
truth
in
the
mind
,
when
there
is
an
adequation
betweene
the
conceit
,
and
the
thing
apprehended
out
of
the
understanding
.
There
is
a
truth
in
the
tongue
,
when
there
is
an
agreement
betweene
the
speech
,
and
the
thought
.
There
is
a
truth
in
the
action
,
when
there
is
a
correspondency
betweene
a
mans
word
,
and
deed
;
let
me
adde
a
fist
,
fittest
for
the
present
,
to
make
you
compleatly
true
.
There
is
also
a
truth
,
(
let
them
consider
of
it
seriously
whom
it
neerely
concernes
,
)
when
the
verdict
answers
exactly
,
and
punctually
to
the
evidence
,
and
the
Sentence
to
the
true
meaning
of
the
Law
.
Fifthly
,
Haters
of
covetousnesse
,
For
assuredly
if
these
Kite-footed
corruptions
domineere
in
the
Magistrate
,
all
is
mard
;
then
must
his
high
place
,
honour
,
friends
,
favourites
,
servants
,
dependants
,
officers
,
all
occasions
,
circumstances
,
advantages
,
wit
,
pollicy
,
nay
,
religion
,
conscience
and
all
,
be
made
to
serve
and
feede
this
unsatiable
daughter
of
the
horse-leach
.
Sacriledge
,
that
monstrous
incongruity
of
Laymens
taking
Titnes
,
and
not
preaching
to
the
people
,
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*
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*
Praees
ut
de
subditis
crescas
?
nequaquamsed
ut
ipsi
de
te
.
Bernard
to
Eugenius
;
So
rule
that
the
people
may
prosper
and
grow
rich
under
thee
,
and
not
thou
wealthy
by
them
.
Sixtly
,
Such
as
feare
GOD
;
Here
is
the
life
and
crowne
,
which
gives
a
spirituall
being
and
gracious
beauty
to
all
the
rest
,
which
were
it
possible
,
a
man
could
possesse
in
perfection
,
yet
without
this
,
they
would
be
but
as
matter
without
forme
,
a
body
without
a
soule
,
a
soule
without
IESVS
CHRIST
.
Nay
in
this
case
the
greater
sufficiency
would
prove
,
but
as
a
sharper
sword
in
a
madder
hand
,
ever
the
greater
man
without
grace
,
the
greater
beast
,
as
a
good
Divine
concludes
from
that
Psal.
49.20
.
Man
that
is
in
honour
,
and
understandeth
not
,
is
like
the
beasts
that
perish
.
If
the
feare
of
GOD
be
not
planted
in
the
heart
,
to
season
and
sanctifie
the
other
severall
endowments
.
They
will
all
degenerate
;
wisdome
into
craft
;
power
into
private
revenge
;
valour
into
violence
;
prudence
into
plotting
for
his
owne
ends
;
courage
into
foole
hardinesse
,
to
uphold
a
faction
;
pollicy
into
putting
faire
pretences
upon
soule
businesses
;
all
his
abilities
and
sufficiencies
,
into
setting
foreward
,
and
securing
his
owne
temporall
happinesse
.
If
this
holds
him
not
in
,
and
serves
him
as
a
load-starre
to
steere
still
aright
,
we
cannot
looke
for
an
universall
uprightnesse
,
and
constancy
of
just
dealing
in
any
man
of
place
;
but
sometimes
at
least
,
especially
in
time
of
some
great
tryall
,
and
when
he
is
put
to
it
indeede
,
he
will
slinke
and
fall
off
.
A
great
man
,
his
friend
,
his
enemy
;
his
feare
,
cowardlinesse
;
affection
,
faction
;
covetousnesse
,
malice
,
or
something
will
ever
and
anon
transport
inordinately
,
and
sway
him
away
.
So
that
he
will
be
in
great
danger
of
turning
judgement
into
gall
,
and
righteousnesse
into
hemlocke
.
Seventhly
,
Men
well
knowne
,
And
that
two
wayes
principally
,
for
the
present
purpose
.
1.
To
be
honest
in
their
personall
conversation
;
if
there
be
but
any
one
sinne
that
corrupts
their
conscience
,
staines
their
life
or
disgraces
their
calling
,
to
which
they
give
allowance
in
themselves
,
it
will
not
onely
hinder
and
discourage
them
from
drawing
the
sword
against
that
,
but
also
the
sence
of
its
guiltinesse
,
will
put
such
an
universall
faintnesse
in
the
arme
of
Iustice
,
that
they
will
be
much
disabled
from
a
resolute
execution
of
their
place
,
and
cordiall
punishment
of
sinne
.
2.
To
rule
well
their
owne
house
.
If
a
man
,
saith
the
Apostle
,
knoweth
not
how
to
rule
his
owne
house
,
how
shall
hee
take
care
of
the
Church
of
GOD
?
or
indeed
any
publicke
charge
at
all
?
Is
it
fit
,
thinke
you
,
for
one
to
be
a
Iustice
of
Peace
,
who
is
a
swearer
himselfe
?
&c.
and
harbours
under
his
roofe
drunkards
,
swearers
,
scorners
of
Religion
,
Papists
,
&c.
Is
such
a
man
fit
or
like
to
execute
with
any
heart
or
resolution
those
excellent
acts
against
swearing
,
drunkennesse
,
Recusancy
,
&c.
upon
offenders
abroad
?
Is
it
fit
for
a
man
to
undertake
any
Ministeriall
charge
,
who
is
an
haunter
of
Ale-houses
,
a
fashion-monger
,
an
idle
fellow
himselfe
,
and
a
patrone
of
good-fellowes
,
and
if
he
hath
a
family
,
had
never
any
care
to
pray
evening
and
morning
,
sing
Psalmes
,
&
c
?
Is
such
a
companion
like
to
lift
up
his
voyce
like
a
Trumpet
,
against
the
sinnes
of
the
time
,
and
stand
at
swords
point
against
the
severall
corruptions
,
all
the
sinfull
prophanations
of
his
Parish
,
himselfe
being
a
notorious
delinquent
?
A
Magistrate
thus
endowed
,
as
the
Scripture
appoints
,
is
a
man
after
GODs
owne
heart
,
and
a
starre
in
his
right
hand
;
he
that
wants
any
of
these
is
but
a
blazing
Comet
,
how
high
soever
he
seemes
to
soare
.
2.
By
Reasons
,
The
first
,
may
be
taken
from
the
maine
,
and
principall
end
of
all
government
,
Regall
,
or
subordinate
.
To
wit
,
the
advancement
of
the
Kingdome
of
IESUS
CHRIST
,
and
the
cherishing
of
his
Children
.
For
let
men
of
the
world
which
have
their
portion
onely
in
this
life
,
thinke
,
and
say
what
they
list
,
it
is
for
the
sakes
,
and
safety
of
the
Saints
alone
,
whom
they
looke
upon
so
disdainefully
,
themselves
being
extremely
contemptible
,
and
would
if
they
might
have
leave
,
trample
them
into
the
dust
with
the
feet
of
pride
&
malice
,
who
ordinarily
become
the
drunkards
song
,
a
by-word
to
men
,
viler
then
the
earth
,
and
Musicke
at
the
tables
of
gracelesse
great
ones
.
I
say
,
it
is
onely
for
them
,
that
the
mighty
LORD
of
heaven
,
not
onely
supports
and
preserves
,
all
the
States
,
and
Monarchies
,
all
the
Common-weales
,
and
Kingdoms
of
the
earth
,
but
even
the
world
it selfe
.
Assuredly
,
when
the
last
of
these
Elected
ones
,
whom
GOD
hath
everlastingly
loved
from
before
all
worlds
,
shall
be
called
,
converted
,
and
fitted
for
heaven
,
the
world
shall
stand
no
longer
,
but
the
heavens
shall
shrivell
together
like
a
scrole
,
and
passe
away
with
a
noise
,
the
whole
frame
of
this
inferiour
world
,
shall
be
turned
into
a
ball
of
fire
,
the
Imperiall
Crownes
of
the
greatest
Monarchs
upon
earth
,
shall
flame
about
their
eares
;
you
that
carry
now
all
before
you
,
and
wallow
impenitently
in
the
glory
,
pleasure
,
applause
,
and
wealth
of
the
world
,
shall
tire
the
rockes
and
mountaines
with
bootlesse
cries
,
and
intreaties
to
fall
upon
you
,
the
Trumpet
will
sound
,
and
we
shall
all
come
to
the
Iudgement
of
that
great
,
and
last
day
.
This
serviceablenesse
,
and
subordination
of
all
Imperiall
,
Regall
,
and
inferiour
power
whatsoever
to
the
Kingdome
of
CHRIST
,
King
Iames
of
famous
memory
,
clearely
intimates
,
and
acknowledgeth
in
his
Royall
remonstrance
,
when
he
speakes
thus
:
To
that
GOD
,
that
King
of
Kings
I
devote
my
Scepter
,
at
his
feeete
in
all
humblenesse
of
spirit
,
I
lay
downe
my
Crowne
,
to
whose
service
,
as
a
most
humble
homager
,
and
vassall
,
I
consecrate
all
the
glory
,
honour
,
splendor
,
and
lustre
of
my
earthly
Kingdome
.
And
what
will
become
of
all
the
power
&
pollicy
,
that
opposeth
the
people
of
GOD
,
we
may
see
in
the
second
of
Daniel
,
ver.
34
,
35
,
44
,
45.
Those
foure
strongest
Monarchies
,
and
mightiest
States
,
that
ever
the
Sunne
saw
,
shaddowed
by
Nabuchadnezars
great
Image
,
setting
themselves
against
the
servants
of
GOD
,
were
beaten
upon
,
and
blasted
by
the
curse
of
divine
wrath
,
and
so
sunke
in
their
severall
times
,
into
the
jawes
of
ruine
,
and
irrecoverable
desolation
.
They
blustered
a
while
like
mighty
winds
with
much
threatning
,
and
impetuous
rage
,
but
presently
breathed
out
into
naught
,
and
vanished
for
ever
.
That
stone
,
saith
the
Text
,
which
was
cut
out
without
hands
,
smote
the
Image
upon
his
feete
,
that
were
of
yron
,
and
clay
,
and
brake
them
to
peeces
.
Then
was
the
yron
,
clay
,
the
brasse
,
and
silver
,
and
the
gold
,
broken
to
pieces
together
,
and
become
like
the
chaffe
of
the
Summer
threshing
flower
,
and
the
wind
carried
them
away
,
that
no
place
was
found
for
them
.
And
so
let
all
the
implacable
enemies
of
IESUS
CHRIST
perish
to
the
worlds
end
.
Selah
.
Thus
you
see
what
is
the
maine
end
of
Magistracy
:
which
necessarily
requires
righteousnes
in
Rulers
.
For
A
wicked
Magistrate
or
Minister
entering
into
this
place
,
not
by
GODS
doore
,
but
by
the
Devils
window
,
as
they
say
,
which
is
ordinary
with
men
of
ill
conscience
;
if
they
be
of
a
medling
and
malignant
humour
,
sense
of
his
guiltinesse
in
comming
in
basely
,
and
at
a
backe-doore
,
enraging
him
,
or
the
curse
of
GOD
for
his
Symony
or
bribery
justly
hardning
his
heart
;
it
is
his
wont
to
vexe
and
fall
soule
upon
honest
men
,
to
stand
for
rotten
causes
,
to
take
the
worse
part
without
repentance
all
the
dayes
of
his
domineering
.
But
if
he
be
of
a
duller
,
and
more
unactive
spirit
,
and
given
to
the
world
;
he
is
resolved
to
medle
as
little
as
he
may
,
to
live
reservedly
,
make
a
shew
,
grow
rich
,
and
there
is
an
end
;
of
what
temper
soever
they
be
,
if
they
feare
not
GOD
,
they
are
so
farre
from
seeking
his
Kingdome
,
and
righteousnesse
in
the
first
place
,
that
it
is
least
,
and
lowest
in
their
thoughts
.
Nay
,
doth
not
every
spirituall
eye
see
,
that
they
are
upon
the
matter
close
Agents
,
or
publicke
acto
urs
against
the
power
,
and
holy
precisenesse
of
it
?
Their
seeking
is
themselves
,
their
serving
,
is
the
time
,
their
heaven
is
their
high
place
.
But
now
give
me
a
godly
man
indeed
,
and
as
he
would
rather
lye
in
the
dust
,
all
the
dayes
of
his
life
,
and
dye
in
obscurity
,
then
be
advanced
by
any
wicked
,
or
unworthy
meanes
:
So
being
pulled
into
any
place
of
publicke
employment
,
his
holiest
and
highest
desire
,
&
ambition
is
,
to
be
as
a
refreshing
comfortable
shower
in
a
great
drought
,
to
every
honest
man
:
but
as
a
terrible
tempest
upon
the
face
of
every
sonne
of
Belial
,
and
hairy-pate
of
every
one
that
hates
to
be
reformed
,
to
stand
no
longer
in
his
slipery
place
,
then
he
may
continue
an
upright
industrious
instrument
to
advance
GODs
glory
,
promote
good
causes
,
protect
good
men
,
ever
most
willing
,
rather
to
part
with
the
highest
promotion
in
the
world
,
were
it
crowned
with
the
riches
and
revenewes
of
all
the
Kingdomes
upon
earth
,
then
with
a
good
conscience
.
It
was
aright
noble
&
worthy
answer
,
and
exemplary
of
Benevolus
to
Iustina
an
Arrian
Empres
,
Secondly
,
The
righteous
man
onely
will
be
thorowly
,
and
universally
resolute
,
for
he
knowes
full
well
,
and
feeles
,
that
he
cannot
possibly
have
any
higher
preferment
then
IESVS
CHRIST
,
whom
he
already
happily
possesseth
in
the
armes
of
his
faith
,
nor
any
greater
crosse
then
a
wounded
conscience
,
and
therefore
he
dare
by
no
meanes
either
hurt
the
one
,
or
hazard
the
other
.
Hence
it
was
that
Moses
casting
the
eye
of
his
faith
upon
the
recompense
of
reward
,
refused
to
be
a
favourite
in
Pharohs
Court
,
and
that
Ioseph
did
so
invincibly
withstand
the
impure
,
and
impudent
sollicitations
of
his
wicked
,
and
wanton
Mistresse
;
he
clearely
foresaw
what
horrour
was
like
to
scaze
upon
his
heart
,
by
so
sinning
against
his
GOD.
Now
the
reason
that
the
righteous
man
is
so
resolute
;
is
the
sense
of
his
reconcilement
to
GOD
,
and
the
clearenesse
of
his
conscience
:
and
the
cause
that
every
wicked
man
is
a
coward
,
and
will
so
conforme
to
the
current
of
the
time
,
is
his
ill
conscience
.
The
wicked
flee
,
saith
Salomon
,
when
no
man
pursueth
;
but
the
righteous
are
bold
as
a
Lion
,
Prov.
28.1
.
The
word
in
the
originall
signifies
a
young
Lion
,
which
as
a
Lion
feares
neither
man
nor
beast
,
great
nor
small
,
he
turneth
not
away
for
any
.
Prov.
30.
But
as
young
,
by
the
fresh
and
furious
boyling
of
his
abundant
,
native
heat
,
is
more
audacious
,
and
undaunted
for
any
adventure
then
other
Lions
,
so
lion-like
bold
,
should
every
Magistrate
be
,
for
he
must
pull
the
prey
out
of
the
Lions
mouth
,
and
rescue
the
oppressed
from
the
man
that
is
too
mighty
for
him
,
he
must
not
be
afraid
either
of
mortall
,
or
immortall
adversaries
,
he
must
not
feare
the
face
of
man
,
or
frownes
of
greatnesse
,
the
losse
of
preferment
,
present
or
promised
:
he
must
hold
to
the
death
,
such
principles
as
these
:
Let
Iustice
be
done
,
and
let
the
heavens
fall
;
if
I
perish
,
I
perish
;
Should
such
a
man
as
I
flee
,
and
bee
faint-hearted
?
lively-hood
,
liberty
,
life
,
and
all
for
a
good
conscience
,
&c.
And
so
bold
can
a
Ruler
never
be
,
unlesse
he
be
righteous
,
and
reconciled
unto
GOD.
It
is
the
comfort
of
a
good
conscience
alone
,
which
is
able
by
a
secret
,
and
sacred
influence
,
not
onely
to
fill
the
body
with
marrow
,
and
fatnesse
,
inspire
the
affections
with
a
calme
,
and
composed
sweetnesse
,
but
also
begets
in
the
spirit
,
that
strong
,
and
heavenly
vigour
,
which
inkindles
,
and
keepes
in
life
all
such
true
courage
,
and
noble
resolution
.
There
may
be
a
brazen-face
,
and
much
foole-hardinesse
without
grace
,
but
never
a
brave
mind
indeed
,
and
spirit
of
steele
.
A
wicked
man
advanced
,
and
hoisted
into
some
high
place
,
may
looke
bigge
,
domineere
,
and
give
foule
words
,
Nay
,
to
be
plausible
,
and
please
he
may
doe
many
good
things
,
stand
to
it
stoutly
a
good
while
;
but
bring
him
once
to
a
strong
temptation
,
or
tryall
,
put
him
upon
the
push
of
the
Pikes
,
and
he
will
presently
pull
in
the
hornes
,
and
start
a
side
like
a
broken
bow
.
He
that
is
a
slave
to
his
lusts
,
and
slavishly
serves
the
time
,
will
be
sure
to
hide
his
head
at
the
rising
of
every
storme
,
and
ever
turne
true
coward
,
when
his
temporary
happinesse
is
hazarded
.
And
cowards
as
a
worthy
Divine
hath
characterized
them
,
are
slaves
to
their
superiours
,
fellow-fooles
to
their
equals
,
tyrants
to
their
inferiours
,
and
wind-mills
to
popular
breath
,
not
being
able
to
any
of
these
to
say
so
much
as
,
No.
Thirdly
,
unrighteous
Rulers
are
the
onely
men
to
ruine
a
Kingdome
:
wicked
Magistrates
,
and
Ministers
,
are
able
in
a
short
time
to
dissolve
the
sinewes
of
the
strongest
State
in
Christendome
,
and
to
bring
the
most
flourishing
Church
of
the
world
into
confusion
;
Many
wayes
,
is
the
measure
of
a
peoples
rebellion
,
made
up
and
full
;
ripe
,
and
ready
for
the
Sicle
of
GODs
vengeance
,
and
beesome
of
utter
destruction
;
by
many
abominations
is
the
LORDS
indignation
set
on
fire
against
a
Nation
,
but
I
know
not
whether
by
any
more
,
set
Idolatry
aside
,
then
by
perverting
of
Iustice
:
when
judgement
is
turned
away
backward
,
and
Iustice
standeth
a
farre
off
,
when
truth
is
fallen
in
the
street
.
(
Alas
for
pitty
!
where
so
many
passe
by
,
and
not
put
to
their
helping-hand
,
)
and
equity
cannot
enter
.
O
the
LORD
the
righteous
Iudge
of
all
the
world
,
is
extremely
angry
,
when
judgement
goes
not
forth
,
and
Iustice
is
turned
into
gall
,
when
those
that
sit
in
his
place
,
either
judge
not
at
all
,
or
judge
unjustly
,
punishing
the
innocent
,
which
should
be
cleared
,
and
clearing
the
guilty
who
should
be
punished
.
When
private
men
do
wrong
,
the
sinne
is
their
owne
,
it
is
their
personall
offence
,
and
they
must
answer
it
with
their
heads
;
but
if
private
mens
enormities
and
abominations
passe
unpunished
,
be
borne
with
,
or
boulstred
out
by
authority
;
if
the
wicked
be
justified
,
and
the
just
condemned
,
if
execution
be
not
done
upon
Achans
,
if
he
be
saved
,
whom
GOD
hath
appointed
to
dye
,
if
publicke
power
be
villanously
abused
to
private
revenge
,
profit
,
or
pleasuring
of
great
ones
,
if
good
Lawes
be
not
executed
for
the
protection
of
the
innocent
,
and
punishing
of
the
wicked
.
In
a
word
,
if
publicke
Tribunals
,
and
seates
of
Iustice
,
be
any
wayes
corrupted
,
if
Iustice
that
glorious
ciment
of
all
societies
be
neglected
or
perverted
,
if
truth
fall
in
the
streete
,
and
equity
grow
lame
,
I
say
then
the
offence
growes
publicke
,
even
the
sinne
of
the
whole
Kingdome
,
and
causeth
GOD
to
enter
into
judgement
,
not
with
the
Elders
of
his
people
,
and
Princes
alone
,
but
with
the
whole
Land
,
even
with
the
State
in
generall
.
Heare
the
Prophets
of
old
,
expressing
GODS
mind
herein
.
Esayah
,
59.14
,
15
,
16
,
17.
Let
us
take
notice
,
and
tremble
,
Iudgement
is
turned
away
backward
,
and
Iustice
standeth
a
farre
off
;
for
truth
is
fallen
in
the
streete
,
and
equity
cannot
enter
.
Nay
,
truth
faileth
,
and
be
that
departeth
from
evill
maketh
himselfe
a
prey
,
and
the
LORD
saw
it
,
and
it
displeased
him
,
that
there
was
no
judgement
.
And
he
saw
there
was
no
man
,
and
wondered
that
there
was
no
Intercessour
.
Therefore
his
arme
brought
salvation
unto
him
,
and
righteousnesse
,
it
sustained
him
.
For
hee
put
on
righteousnesse
as
a
brest-plate
,
and
an
helmet
of
salvation
upon
his
head
,
and
he
put
on
the
garment
of
vengeance
for
cloathing
,
and
was
clad
with
zeale
,
as
a
cloake
.
Ier.
5.27
,
28
,
29
,
30
,
31.
As
a
cage
is
full
of
birds
,
so
is
their
houses
full
of
deceit
:
He
meanes
wealth
hoarded
up
by
dishonest
gaine
,
therefore
they
are
become
great
,
and
waxen
rich
.
They
are
waxen
fat
,
they
shine
,
yea
,
they
overpasse
the
deeds
of
the
wicked
:
they
judge
not
the
cause
of
the
fatherlesse
,
yet
they
prosper
,
and
the
right
of
the
needy
,
they
doe
not
judge
.
Shall
I
not
visite
these
things
,
saith
the
LORD
?
Shall
not
my
soule
be
avenged
on
such
a
nation
as
this
?
as
if
he
had
said
,
I
will
be
most
certainely
,
and
severely
revenged
of
it
.
A
wonderfull
and
horrible
thing
is
committed
in
the
Land
,
the
Prophets
prophecy
falsely
,
and
the
Priests
beare
rule
by
their
meanes
,
and
my
people
love
to
have
it
so
.
And
what
will
you
doe
in
the
end
thereof
?
Mich.
3.9
,
10
,
11
,
12.
Heare
this
,
I
pray
you
,
ye
heads
of
the
house
of
Iacob
,
and
Princes
of
the
house
of
Israel
,
that
abhorre
judgement
,
and
pervert
all
equity
.
They
build
up
Ston
with
blood
,
and
Ierusalem
with
iniquity
.
The
heads
thereof
judge
for
reward
,
and
the
Priests
thereof
teach
for
hire
;
and
the
Prophets
thereof
divine
for
money
,
yet
will
they
leave
upon
the
LORD
,
and
say
,
is
not
the
LORD
amongst
us
?
None
evill
can
come
upon
us
.
Therefore
shall
Sion
for
your
sake
be
plowed
up
as
a
field
,
and
Ierusalem
shall
become
heaps
,
and
the
mountaines
of
the
house
as
the
high
places
of
the
forrest
.
Unrighteous
Ministers
also
,
as
well
as
wicked
Magistrates
doe
a
great
deale
of
mischiefe
to
a
State
,
and
hasten
captivity
.
Their
unjust
dealings
in
their
place
,
are
by
so
much
the
more
pestilent
,
by
how
much
the
condition
of
their
calling
is
of
its
owne
nature
most
excellent
,
Degeneratio
optimi
pessima
.
See
the
perniciousnesse
of
their
unrighteous
ruling
in
two
or
three
passages
.
First
,
when
they
take
temporary
things
from
their
people
,
but
make
no
conscience
,
take
no
care
to
give
them
spirituall
.
The
blood
of
those
soules
which
perish
under
the
unconscionable
,
and
cruell
negligence
of
an
unfaithfull
Pastour
,
pierceth
the
heavens
with
a
more
horrible
crye
,
then
the
lowdest
thunder
,
able
to
pull
downe
plagues
,
and
dreadfull
judgements
upon
a
whole
Land
,
especially
,
where
such
bloody
sloath
is
pleaded
for
,
and
not
punished
.
O
but
will
some
say
,
when
the
Sermon
is
done
:
these
are
great
words
indeed
,
swelling
phrases
,
&c.
Projicit
ampullas
&
sesqui
pedalia
verba
.
No
,
no
,
that
is
not
it
,
it
is
the
true
,
and
piercing
sense
of
these
honest
words
meeting
with
your
galled
,
and
guilty
consciences
,
which
makes
you
rage
,
and
stampe
,
and
rayle
.
I
assure
you
if
we
were
able
to
compose
words
of
thunder
and
lightnings
,
they
would
be
too
weake
to
awake
a
great
number
out
of
their
cursed
cruelty
of
horred
blood-shed
in
this
kind
.
Secondly
,
When
Ministers
like
those
dawbers
with
untempered
mortar
,
and
pillow-sowers
under
mens
elbowes
.
Ezech.
13.
make
the
heart
of
the
righteous
sad
,
whom
GOD
hath
not
made
sad
,
and
strengthen
the
hands
of
the
wicked
,
that
he
should
not
turne
from
his
wicked
way
,
by
promising
him
life
.
As
it
is
in
the
last
verse
but
one
of
that
Chapter
.
Thirdly
,
By
tampering
with
our
Articles
of
Religion
,
(
as
sound
and
orthodoxe
,
for
any
thing
I
know
,
as
any
,
since
the
Apostles
times
,
which
make
our
Church
as
happy
at
this
day
,
as
any
under
the
cope
of
heaven
.
If
we
be
so
happy
as
to
hold
them
in
that
purity
,
and
true
sence
,
as
we
received
them
of
our
predecessours
,
and
as
they
came
streaming
downe
to
us
in
the
blood
of
our
glorious
Martyrs
)
by
labouring
to
put
false
glosses
upon
them
,
&
talking
of
some
reconcilement
of
our
Church
to
the
Romish
Synagogue
,
which
is
as
impossible
,
as
to
reconcile
CHRIST
unto
Antichrist
.
Besides
the
concurrent
judgement
of
those
uncomparable
,
and
renowned
Divines
in
Queene
Elizabeths
time
,
our
present
orthodoxe
Divines
,
and
Doctours
,
apprehend
aright
and
acknowledge
the
infinite
antipathy
and
utter
impossibility
,
speaking
thus
;
Roma
is
irreconciliabilis
,
saith
the
Bishop
of
Exceter
:
Light
and
darknesse
may
meete
,
saith
another
,
in
the
twilight
,
but
mid-day
and
mid-night
can
never
possibly
come
together
;
and
such
is
Popery
,
and
Protestancy
.
The
truth
is
,
saith
Doctour
Worship
,
such
is
the
antipathy
betweene
a
Protestant
and
a
Papist
,
as
there
is
betweene
the
two
birds
in
Plutarch
,
the
Siskin
,
and
the
Muskin
,
which
will
fight
eagerly
alive
,
and
being
dead
,
if
you
mixe
their
blood
it
will
runne
apart
,
and
dissociate
.
They
are
like
the
two
poles
of
heaven
,
saith
another
,
which
stand
for
ever
directly
,
and
diametrically
opposite
.
If
any
by
the
way
,
marvell
why
I
meete
with
Ministers
,
let
them
know
,
First
,
That
many
of
my
Breethren
are
in
mine
eye
,
and
a
worthy
part
of
this
great
Auditory
.
Secondly
,
That
the
Civill
Magistrate
may
see
,
whereas
we
preach
impartiallity
to
them
,
we
are
not
partiall
towards
our
owne
Tribe
.
As
we
desire
to
deale
faithfully
with
them
,
so
we
spare
not
our
owne
Coat
.
And
that
all
the
world
may
know
,
that
we
approve
no
Ministery
in
this
Church
,
but
that
which
is
honest
,
orthodoxe
,
and
painefull
.
Thirdly
,
Ministers
lye
directly
within
the
verge
of
my
Text.
For
we
are
called
Rectours
,
Rulers
,
and
our
Personages
,
Rectories
.
Case
lib.
3.
●ap.
3.
pag.
215.
Even
honest
Politicians
require
righteousnesse
in
Rulers
,
for
many
reasons
.
1.
Because
they
are
as
it
were
,
earthly
Gods
,
and
represent
the
person
of
GOD
himselfe
in
their
places
of
Authority
,
and
upon
their
just
Tribunals
.
2.
For
the
eminency
of
their
honour
,
which
is
due
not
to
the
man
,
but
to
his
vertue
.
3.
For
imitation
to
those
who
shall
succeede
them
in
their
places
,
who
will
looke
backe
upon
them
,
as
paternes
,
and
presidents
,
for
themselves
to
follow
.
4.
For
feare
of
scandall
and
giving
offence
,
which
inferiours
will
be
very
apt
,
and
eager
to
take
.
5.
For
the
universall
good
of
those
they
governe
,
which
is
the
end
of
all
Authority
over
others
.
This
point
thus
proved
by
Scriptures
,
and
Reasons
,
I
come
to
the
Use
of
it
,
which
may
be
three-fold
.
1.
For
Reprofe
.
2.
Instruction
.
3.
Exhortation
.
The
time
runnes
away
so
fast
,
that
I
can
but
onely
name
the
two
first
,
because
I
desire
to
insist
the
longer
,
&
enlarge
my selfe
the
more
upon
the
last
.
First
,
Reprofe
to
all
unrighteous
Rulers
,
Ministers
,
Magistrates
,
or
whatsoever
they
be
.
Many
now
a
dayes
runne
a
madding
after
promotions
,
and
serve
themselves
,
Vijs
&
modis
,
into
Offices
,
Benefices
,
preferments
,
high
roomes
,
and
being
most
unworthily
advanced
,
they
hold
in
a
speciall
happinesse
to
have
an
hand
over
men
,
farre
worthyer
then
themselves
.
Let
them
alone
,
this
is
their
day
,
a
day
of
domineering
,
and
of
their
fooles
Paradise
,
and
serving
themselves
sensually
,
but
assuredly
without
speedy
repentance
,
turning
on
the
better
side
,
taking
GODS
Childrens
part
,
There
is
a
day
a
comming
upon
them
,
it
is
neere
,
it
is
neere
,
it
hasteneth
greatly
,
saith
the
Prophet
,
when
the
mighty
man
shall
cry
bitterly
.
That
day
is
a
day
of
wrath
,
a
day
of
trouble
,
and
distresse
,
a
day
of
wastnesse
,
and
desolation
,
a
day
of
darknesse
,
and
gloominesse
,
a
day
of
clouds
,
and
thicke
darkenes
;
(
they
are
the
words
of
the
holy
Ghost
,
)
which
no
earthly
glory
,
no
glittering
of
outward
pompe
,
no
shining
heapes
of
gold
and
silver
,
not
the
Prince
of
all
the
lights
in
heaven
,
nor
the
whole
starry
Firmament
shall
ever
be
able
to
enlighten
,
or
refresh
;
though
they
swell
never
so
bigge
with
pride
,
and
disdaine
,
looke
they
never
so
high
,
should
they
exalt
themselves
as
the
Eagle
,
and
set
their
nest
among
the
starres
,
they
shall
certainely
downe
with
a
vengeance
,
GOD
shall
suddenly
shoote
at
them
with
a
swift
arrow
,
it
is
already
in
the
Bow
;
even
a
Bow
of
steele
shall
send
forth
an
arrow
,
that
shall
strike
them
thorow
,
shive
off
their
gall
,
as
Iob
speaketh
,
throw
them
downe
into
the
dust
.
Their
pride
,
and
their
power
shall
be
overthrowne
in
the
turning
of
an
hand
,
then
must
they
lay
downe
their
cold
carkases
among
the
stones
of
the
pit
,
at
the
rootes
of
the
rocke
,
and
their
poore
sinfull
soules
,
must
presently
be
presented
at
that
last
,
and
stricktest
Tribunall
,
where
never
bribe
,
or
bigge
looke
,
gold
or
greatnesse
,
beares
any
sway
.
O
then
they
will
gnash
the
teeth
,
and
roare
,
and
wish
that
they
had
lyen
in
the
dust
all
the
dayes
of
their
life
,
and
never
knowne
what
preferment
had
meant
,
when
they
shall
finde
by
wofull
experience
,
but
too
late
,
that
to
mighty
men
there
are
mighty
torments
prepared
,
and
that
they
shall
be
horribly
plagued
,
proportionably
to
the
pestilent
abuse
of
their
high
places
,
and
those
publicke
employments
,
into
which
they
have
corruptly
thrust
themselves
without
cleare
entrance
,
and
due
calling
.
Then
will
they
tremble
,
Who
amongst
us
shall
dwell
in
everlasting
fire
?
who
amongst
us
shall
dwell
in
everlasting
burnings
?
The
day
of
recompence
is
now
come
upon
them
.
They
have
had
their
heaven
in
this
world
,
and
therefore
they
must
now
have
their
hell
in
another
.
They
have
domineered
for
a
while
upon
earth
,
done
what
they
list
,
and
had
what
they
would
,
yet
now
must
they
downe
into
a
land
of
darknesse
,
of
horrour
,
and
confusion
,
whence
they
shall
never
rise
up
againe
.
Onely
repent
,
and
you
may
prevent
all
this
;
but
doe
it
to
day
,
we
little
know
what
sad
newes
the
evening
may
bring
.
If
thou
die
in
an
impenitent
estate
,
thou
art
damned
everlastingly
:
and
in
this
passage
I
value
all
men
alike
,
of
what
cloath
soever
his
coate
be
made
.
He
that
layes
his
foundation
with
fire-worke
,
must
looke
to
be
blowne
up
at
last
,
he
that
doth
not
confesse
his
sinnes
,
forsake
them
,
enter
into
the
narrow
way
,
lead
a
new
life
,
stand
on
CHRISTS
side
,
love
the
Brother-hood
,
he
can
never
be
saved
.
I
know
not
how
my
words
be
taken
or
mistaken
,
yet
sure
I
am
,
before
any
man
can
deny
this
to
be
true
,
or
say
any
thing
against
that
I
have
said
,
he
must
turne
Atheist
,
and
prove
Scripture
is
false
,
and
that
there
is
no
GOD
,
no
heaven
,
no
hell
,
which
would
be
a
brainelesse
and
bootelesse
taske
of
the
most
desperate
,
and
prodigious
incarnate
Devill
upon
earth
.
Secondly
,
And
furthermore
consider
,
if
thou
shouldst
have
thy
hand
in
the
preferment
of
any
wicked
,
and
unworthy
man
to
a
place
,
whether
thou
hast
not
thy
hand
also
in
some
sort
,
in
all
the
miseries
,
and
mischiefes
which
may
fall
out
and
follow
upon
his
ill
discharge
of
the
place
.
Doe
you
not
thinke
,
(
for
the
purpose
)
if
a
Patrone
should
preferre
corruptly
to
a
living
,
an
idle
,
dissolute
Minister
,
a
selfe-preacher
,
temporizer
,
enemy
to
GODs
people
,
&c.
that
he
should
not
in
some
measure
be
accessary
to
the
blood
of
all
those
soules
,
which
should
perish
by
the
default
,
and
under
the
cruell
hand
of
such
a
negligent
unconscionable
fellow
?
But
here
before
I
enter
upon
the
particulars
,
give
me
leave
to
prevent
an
exception
,
remove
a
scruple
,
which
may
perhaps
arise
already
in
some
mens
hearts
,
and
so
dull
their
attention
,
and
blunt
the
impression
of
the
ensuing
points
.
What
?
may
some
say
,
here
is
nothing
but
IESUS
CHRIST
,
pure
preferment
,
holy
truth
,
divine
light
,
I
know
not
how
many
kindes
of
righteousnesse
,
cleare
conscience
,
sad
fore-thoughts
of
the
last
day
,
&c.
All
(
for
any
thing
I
see
)
tending
wholly
to
Puritanisme
;
I
thinke
he
would
have
us
all
so
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.
righteous
,
that
we
should
turne
Puritans
,
&c.
Before
I
speake
to
the
point
,
let
me
tell
you
,
that
I
am
right
glad
,
that
I
have
now
in
mine
eye
,
such
an
honourable
,
noble
,
judicious
,
and
understanding
Auditory
,
who
I
know
will
doe
me
right
,
were
there
now
before
me
a
number
of
drunkards
,
whore-masters
,
deboist
swaggerers
,
scorners
of
Religion
,
sensuall
Epicures
,
Stigmaticall
scurrill
jesters
;
O
how
would
they
take
on
,
stampe
,
and
play
the
Bedlams
!
how
they
would
rage
,
raile
,
and
cavill
:
though
by
the
mercy
of
GOD
,
they
should
be
no
more
able
to
overthrow
by
any
sound
reason
what
I
say
,
then
to
remove
the
mightiest
rock
,
when
they
are
reeling
drunke
,
either
with
wine
or
malice
.
Now
upon
this
occasion
let
me
acquaint
you
with
the
truth
,
about
this
unhappy
imputation
,
ordinarily
laid
by
Protestants
at
large
upon
the
power
of
godlinesse
.
Now
a
dayes
,
See
Nazian
,
pag.
552.
and
308.
every
boisterous
Nimrod
,
impure
drunkard
,
and
selfe-guilty
wretch
,
is
ready
with
great
rage
to
fly
in
the
face
of
every
professour
,
with
the
imputation
of
puritanisme
;
if
he
doth
but
looke
towards
Religion
,
labour
to
keepe
a
good
conscience
in
all
things
,
he
is
presently
a
Puritane
,
and
through
this
name
,
many
times
by
a
malicious
equivocation
,
they
strike
at
the
very
heart
of
grace
,
Boys
.
post
pag.
579.
and
power
of
godlinesse
,
at
GODs
best
Servants
,
and
the
Kings
best
subjects
.
For
there
is
none
of
them
all
,
but
in
their
sence
,
with
all
their
hearts
,
they
would
be
the
stricktest
Puritanes
in
a
Country
upon
their
beds
of
death
;
I
meane
,
that
their
consciences
should
be
enlightned
,
and
they
not
sealed
up
with
the
spirit
of
slumber
,
like
drunken
Naball
,
for
a
day
of
vengeance
.
But
let
none
here
out
of
humour
,
malice
,
faction
,
or
mistake
,
straine
,
and
wrest
,
for
I
meane
not
,
First
,
the
naturall
Puritan
intimated
.
Prov.
30.
12.
There
is
a
generation
,
&c.
You
shall
finde
many
of
these
,
especially
among
the
common
and
ignorant
people
;
charge
them
with
sinne
in
generall
,
and
they
will
confesse
,
and
yeeld
:
but
descend
to
particulars
,
and
you
can
fasten
nothing
upon
them
,
they
are
true
Iusticiaries
;
presse
one
of
these
with
the
first
Commandement
,
and
how
he
stands
in
his
carriage
towards
it
,
oh
he
is
infinitely
free
,
he
never
served
any
GOD
,
but
one
,
&c.
with
the
second
,
Images
,
I
never
worshipped
any
Images
in
my
life
,
I
defie
them
,
&c.
They
are
excellently
layd
out
in
their
colours
,
and
to
the
life
,
by
that
reverend
man
of
GOD
,
They
are
a
kind
of
people
who
yet
lye
in
the
darknesse
of
their
naturall
ignorance
,
and
dung
of
their
owne
corruption
,
and
yet
with
their
owne
testimony
,
confirme
themselves
in
a
great
opinion
of
their
owne
integrity
.
Secondly
,
I
meane
not
the
morall
Puritane
,
who
thinkes
himselfe
as
safe
for
salvation
by
the
power
of
civill
honesty
,
as
if
he
were
already
a
Saint
in
heaven
;
whereas
it
is
cleare
.
Heb.
12.14
.
without
addition
of
holinesse
to
civill
honesty
,
and
conscionable
dealing
with
our
Brethren
,
none
shall
ever
see
the
LORD
.
Thirdly
,
I
meane
not
the
superstitious
Puritane
,
who
out
of
a
furious
selfe-love
to
his
owne
will-worship
,
and
sencelesse
doting
upon
old
Popish
customes
,
thinkes
himselfe
to
be
the
onely
holy
devoid
man
,
and
all
forward
professours
prophane
.
You
shall
heare
a
knot
of
such
fellowes
speake
.
Esa.
65.5
.
Come
not
neere
to
me
,
for
I
am
holyer
then
thou
.
Fourthly
,
I
meane
not
the
Pharisaicall
Puritane
,
characterized
to
the
life
,
Luke
18.11
,
12.
Who
being
passingly
proud
of
the
godly
flourish
of
out-side
Christianity
,
thinkes
himselfe
to
be
in
the
onely
true
spirituall
temper
,
and
whatsoever
is
short
of
him
,
to
be
prophanenesse
,
and
whatsoever
to
be
above
him
to
be
precisenesse
.
Now
these
kinds
are
true
Puritanes
indeed
:
for
they
thinke
themselves
to
be
the
onely
men
,
and
all
others
hypocrites
;
whereas
poore
soules
,
they
were
yet
never
acquainted
with
the
great
mystery
of
grace
,
but
are
meere
strangers
to
that
glorious
worke
of
conversion
,
pangs
of
the
new
birth
,
wrastling
with
inward
corruptions
,
breaking
their
hearts
,
and
powring
out
their
soules
every
day
before
GOD
in
secret
,
open
heartednesse
,
and
bountifull
doles
to
distressed
Christians
,
and
the
poore
members
of
CHRIST
,
selfe
denyall
,
heavenly
mindednesse
,
walking
with
GOD
,
&c.
Fiftly
,
I
meane
not
the
true
Catharists
,
pestilent
heretikes
about
the
yeare
of
our
LORD
253.
Epiphapa
.
pag.
222.
See
Euseb.
Hist.
Eccles
lib.
6.
cap.
42.
pag
79.
See
Hos.
Cent.
4.
lib.
2.
ca.
25.
pag.
173.
&c.
See
Hos.
Cent.
4.
ibid.
pag.
17.
They
were
also
called
Novatians
,
of
Novatus
their
Authour
,
but
Cathari
,
from
their
opinions
,
and
profession
,
who
wickedly
denyed
to
the
relapsed
,
reception
into
the
Church
upon
repentance
,
&c.
and
called
themselves
pure
.
Sixtly
,
I
meane
not
the
African
Donatists
,
about
the
yeare
of
our
LORD
331.
who
were
also
called
,
Circumcelliones
,
Circuitores
,
Paermeniani
,
Montanistae
,
Montenses
.
Seventhly
,
Not
the
furious
Anabaptists
,
of
our
times
,
who
are
as
like
the
ancient
Donatists
,
as
if
they
had
spit
them
out
of
their
mouth
.
Eightly
,
Not
the
giddy
Separist
.
Ninthly
,
Nor
the
unwarrantable
Opinionist
,
quâ
talis
,
as
ungroundedly
disopinionated
;
I
speake
thus
,
because
I
am
perswaded
,
good
men
may
differ
in
things
indifferent
without
prejudice
of
salvation
,
or
just
cause
of
breach
of
charity
,
or
Disunion
of
affections
.
If
I
see
the
power
of
grace
soundly
appeare
in
a
mans
whole
carriage
and
a
constant
partaking
with
GOD
,
good
causes
,
and
good
men
,
he
shall
for
my
part
,
be
ever
right
deare
unto
my
heart
,
though
he
differ
from
me
in
some
indifferent
things
.
By
Puritanes
,
Blessed
are
the
pure
in
heart
:
And
to
whom
alone
his
beloved
Apostle
promiseth
the
blessed
vision
of
GOD
in
glory
,
1
Iohn
3.3
.
Now
that
the
name
of
Puritanes
(
which
is
,
as
you
may
conceive
by
that
which
hath
beene
said
,
a
very
equivocall
terme
)
is
put
upon
such
as
these
in
contempt
,
Abrahams
Tryall
,
pag.
72.
to
have
lived
as
one
of
them
.
And
through
the
name
of
Puritane
,
by
a
malicious
equivocation
,
they
strike
at
the
very
heart
of
grace
,
and
the
power
of
godlinesse
.
What
Doctor
Hackwell
saith
of
Carrier
.
Thus
those
whom
we
call
Papists
,
he
calls
temperate
Protestants
,
and
those
whom
we
call
Protestants
,
he
calls
State
Puritanes
,
Epist.
Dedicator
.
He
concludes
it
by
good
consequent
,
that
by
Carriers
assertion
,
And
now
I
come
to
tender
my
counsell
to
men
in
Authority
,
and
all
those
who
are
,
or
may
be
hereafter
put
into
any
place
,
preferment
,
or
publicke
employment
over
their
brethren
,
that
they
may
governe
righteously
,
and
make
the
people
rejoyce
.
In
the
first
place
,
let
them
be
sure
to
get
possession
of
IESUS
CHRIST
,
and
assurance
upon
good
ground
,
that
the
all-sufficient
GOD
is
their
owne
.
Else
say
,
or
doe
what
ye
will
,
men
will
be
ambitious
,
covetous
,
sensuall
,
they
will
hunt
after
preferments
,
profits
,
honours
,
precedency
,
or
whatsoever
will
adde
to
their
outward
happinesse
.
But
plant
once
the
eye
of
faith
in
the
face
of
the
soule
,
which
will
utterly
darken
with
its
heavenly
brightnesse
,
the
eyes
of
sence
,
and
carnall
reason
,
as
the
presence
of
the
Sunne
obscures
the
starres
,
and
then
,
and
then
alone
,
and
never
before
,
we
shall
be
able
to
looke
upon
the
world
,
set
out
in
the
gandiest
manner
,
with
all
her
baites
,
and
bables
of
riches
,
honours
,
favours
,
greatnesse
,
pleasures
,
&c.
as
upon
an
unsavoury
rotten
carrion
.
For
all
true
Converts
desire
,
and
endeavour
,
and
have
in
some
good
measure
the
world
crucified
to
them
,
as
they
are
to
the
world
,
IESVS
CHRIST
embraced
in
the
armes
of
their
faith
,
so
fills
,
and
satisfies
the
soule
,
that
so
they
may
please
him
,
they
are
at
a
point
for
any
worldly
preferment
,
except
it
comes
fairely
by
good
meanes
,
and
his
allowance
.
Here
then
it
will
be
very
seasonable
to
give
some
light
for
tryall
,
whether
you
have
IESUS
CHRIST
already
or
no
,
if
not
how
to
get
him
:
for
both
which
purposes
,
know
that
,
that
blessed
LORD
of
life
,
is
brought
into
the
soule
by
such
saving
workes
of
the
Spirit
,
such
degrees
,
and
acts
as
those
,
described
in
my
booke
of
Comforting
afflicted
consciences
.
Secondly
,
Let
them
enter
into
their
Offices
,
Benefices
,
preferments
,
high
roomes
,
in
GODs
name
,
I
meane
not
by
money
,
or
any
wicked
meanes
;
not
by
Symony
,
bribery
,
flattery
,
temporising
;
not
by
any
trickes
,
over-reaching
,
undermining
,
supplanting
competitours
,
imployment
in
any
vile
service
;
not
by
any
basenesse
or
iniquity
at
all
,
no
,
not
so
much
as
by
ambitious
seeking
.
Neither
am
I
now
upon
a
precise
point
,
except
the
prodigious
iniquity
of
the
times
in
this
kinde
represent
it
so
,
thorow
the
false
glasse
of
commonnesse
and
custome
,
to
the
covetous
and
carnall
eye
;
be
but
honest
Heathens
,
but
ingenious
Turkes
,
and
that
is
not
much
I
require
of
those
who
professe
Christianity
,
and
you
will
be
on
my
side
●
witnesse
,
Peter
Mar.
Common
places
,
pag.
2●7
.
Iust
intan
.
Iust.
and
Pacius
Annot
at
p.
4●3
.
That
famous
Iulian-law
De
ambitu
,
amongst
the
ancient
Romanes
,
whereby
it
was
enacted
,
that
if
any
man
should
attaine
honour
,
or
magistracy
by
money
,
he
should
both
be
punished
with
a
great
pecuniary
mulct
,
and
also
made
infamous
.
That
right
noble
carriage
of
mighty
Tamerlane
,
a
Scythian
,
and
commander
of
the
Tarrars
,
who
is
reported
in
the
Turkish
Story
,
never
to
have
bestowed
his
preferments
upon
such
as
ambitiously
sought
them
,
(
as
deeming
them
in
so
doing
,
unworthy
thereof
,
)
but
upon
such
as
whose
modesty
or
desert
,
he
thought
worthy
of
those
his
great
favours
.
We
are
come
unto
a
strange
passe
,
that
it
should
be
holden
a
Puritanicall
point
,
to
condemne
all
corrupt
comming
into
places
of
preferment
,
and
publicke
charge
,
sith
even
politicke
Pagans
,
and
barbarous
Nations
,
out
of
light
of
reason
,
and
ordinary
notions
of
nature
,
did
abhorre
it
.
And
no
marvell
,
for
besides
motives
of
piety
,
and
the
feare
of
GOD
,
which
they
wanted
,
even
grounds
of
policy
,
give
us
to
understand
,
that
this
base
,
and
accursed
course
,
was
able
to
become
the
bane
,
and
breake-necke
of
the
strongest
States
upon
earth
in
short
time
.
I
leave
it
to
your
wisdomes
to
weigh
well
in
your
owne
bosomes
,
what
strange
degenerations
from
worth
,
and
honour
;
what
fearefull
Apostasie
from
orthodoxenesse
,
and
zeale
,
it
may
bring
upon
a
Common-weale
in
few
yeares
.
If
the
world
once
take
notice
,
Those
who
should
rise
into
high
roomes
in
the
Common-wealth
,
will
labour
rather
to
furnish
themselves
with
heavy
purses
,
then
noble
parts
.
Ministers
will
study
more
to
become
pragmaticall
Traders
about
Benefices
,
and
other
Ecclesiasticall
promotions
,
then
compleat
Divines
,
and
powerfull
Preachers
;
and
having
learned
the
Trade
,
they
would
heape
living
upon
living
,
cry
downe
preaching
,
plunge
into
the
world
,
and
secular
employments
,
gather
a
hoard
,
hoping
thereby
at
length
,
to
be
hoisted
into
some
higher
place
,
&c.
which
you
know
were
a
very
horrible
thing
,
would
marre
all
,
and
undoe
us
quite
.
Againe
,
These
two
Reasons
I
have
insinuated
unto
me
,
in
the
French
Story
,
where
the
Authour
gives
this
excellent
eulogy
of
Lewis
the
ninth
.
The
Realme
was
corrupted
with
the
unjustice
,
and
extortion
of
former
raignes
,
by
the
sale
of
Offices
:
being
most
certaine
that
what
we
buy
in
grosse
,
we
must
sell
by
retaile
.
He
did
therefore
expresly
prohibit
these
sales
,
&
supplyed
such
places
as
were
void
,
according
to
the
merit
of
persons
,
after
due
examination
;
to
draw
good
men
,
and
of
understanding
,
to
apply
themselves
to
study
;
otherwise
they
would
have
beene
shrowdly
tempted
,
rather
to
have
stored
themselves
with
money
then
merite
,
with
gold
then
goodnesse
.
Wise
,
and
gracious
then
,
is
the
counsell
,
which
the
fore-named
noble
and
learned
*
The
Princes
eye
,
saith
he
,
and
care
should
be
upon
the
best
sort
of
people
,
to
set
them
in
offices
,
and
bestow
charges
upon
them
.
He
should
take
this
course
.
Those
that
shall
affect
such
places
,
he
should
alwayes
suspect
them
,
their
persons
,
and
practises
;
for
certaine
it
is
,
that
he
that
very
earnestly
aimeth
at
an
office
,
or
living
,
hath
laid
his
plot
already
;
and
without
doubt
,
he
desireth
it
for
the
profit
,
and
not
for
the
charge
.
GOD
defend
,
saith
he
,
that
ever
any
such
enormity
(
take
notice
,
he
takes
it
for
an
enormous
sin
,
)
should
be
in
England
,
that
civill
offices
should
be
bought
,
and
sold
,
whereas
men
should
have
them
given
for
their
worthinesse
.
And
a
little
after
,
the
holy
Scripture
qualifieth
the
Officers
,
and
sheweth
what
manner
of
men
they
should
be
,
men
of
courage
,
wise
,
fearing
GOD
,
&c.
Oh
,
if
Latimer
had
lived
in
our
times
!
I
am
sure
,
if
he
had
,
he
would
have
beene
a
great
honour
,
and
ornament
to
our
Church
.
Nay
,
Fer
legem
quam
ipse
tuleris
.
The
title
is
,
None
shall
obtaine
offices
by
suite
,
or
for
reward
,
but
upon
desert
.
The
Chancelour
,
Treasurer
,
or
Keeper
of
the
privy
Seale
,
Steward
of
the
Kings
house
,
the
Kings
Chamberlane
,
Clarke
of
the
Roles
,
the
Iustices
of
the
one
Bench
,
and
of
the
other
,
Barons
.
of
the
Exchequer
,
and
all
other
that
shall
be
called
to
ordaine
,
name
,
or
make
Iustices
of
Peace
,
&c.
nor
other
officer
or
Minister
of
the
King
,
shall
be
straightly
sworne
,
for
any
gift
,
nor
brocage
,
savour
nor
affection
;
nor
that
any
which
pursueth
by
himselfe
,
or
by
other
privily
,
or
openly
,
to
be
in
any
manner
of
office
,
shall
be
put
in
the
same
office
,
or
any
other
;
but
that
they
make
all
such
officers
,
and
Ministers
of
the
best
,
and
lawfullest
men
,
and
most
sufficient
to
their
judgement
and
knowledge
.
Now
blessed
be
GOD
for
this
blessed
law
,
holding
such
a
comfortable
conformity
to
GODS
holy
Word
;
complying
so
exactly
,
with
the
grave
counsels
of
all
truely
learned
,
and
godly
Divines
,
the
auncient
uprightnesse
of
morall
Puritanes
,
reason
,
honesty
,
common
sence
,
rules
of
naturall
equity
,
and
necessity
of
holding
up
States
,
Kingdomes
,
and
humane
society
,
for
the
contrary
overthrowes
them
all
,
and
crossing
directly
the
mighty
torrent
of
the
times
corruptions
.
You
see
here
,
as
in
the
former
passages
,
not
onely
the
viler
,
and
baser
,
and
more
grosse
wayes
,
of
getting
into
places
of
preferment
,
and
rising
,
as
by
gifts
,
brocage
,
affection
,
favour
,
&c.
are
forbidden
,
and
condemned
,
but
even
ambitious
seeking
also
.
For
howsoever
it
may
seeme
a
strange
paradoxe
,
compared
with
the
strong
corruptions
of
the
times
,
yet
notwithstanding
it
is
a
true
principle
in
godly
policy
;
that
he
which
ambitiously
seekes
a
place
,
even
in
so
doing
,
makes
himselfe
most
unworthy
of
it
.
An
excellent
Interpretour
of
Ioshuah
,
intimating
that
GODS
extraordinary
earnestnesse
,
and
iteration
of
encouragements
to
Ioshuah
,
implyed
his
lothnesse
,
and
backwardnesse
,
to
be
advanced
into
Moses
roome
,
though
he
was
a
man
of
invincible
spirit
,
and
incomparable
wisdome
,
le
ts
fall
upon
consideration
thereof
this
conclusion
;
That
none
are
lesse
worthy
of
advancement
,
then
those
who
hunt
most
eagerly
after
it
;
that
those
who
ambitiously
seeke
an
office
,
or
honour
,
doe
ipso
facto
,
by
that
very
Act
discover
their
extreme
unworthinesse
,
and
that
of
all
other
men
,
they
deserve
it
not
.
Nay
,
the
very
light
of
sounder
reason
led
Tamerlane
to
a
right
conceit
herein
as
I
told
you
before
.
And
Mornay
tells
Henry
the
fourth
of
France
,
that
such
have
laid
their
●●●t
already
,
and
most
certainely
seeke
the
place
,
fo●
their
owne
profit
,
not
for
the
publicke
good
.
Excellently
then
doth
our
Law
,
exclude
such
fellowes
,
not
onely
from
that
office
,
they
so
greedily
gape
after
,
but
also
from
all
other
.
It
is
great
pitty
,
so
goodly
a
body
should
want
a
soule
.
And
it
must
needs
be
so
,
by
that
observation
from
men
of
best
conscience
,
greatest
worth
,
and
deepest
understanding
,
and
noblest
parts
,
if
truly
sanctified
unto
them
are
most
unambitious
,
loth
to
rise
,
and
fearefull
ever
to
enter
upon
,
and
undertake
any
publike
charge
.
A
modest
under-valuing
of
themselves
,
an
ordinary
attendant
upon
true
worth
,
sensiblenes
of
the
burthen
,
doubtfulnes
of
a
thorow
discharge
of
the
place
,
fearefulnesse
of
being
ensnared
,
and
overcome
by
temptations
,
a
right
apprehension
and
fore-conceit
of
the
great
account
,
&c.
easily
take
them
off
from
too
much
forwardnesse
,
coole
their
courage
for
over
eager
pursuit
,
and
quite
extinguish
all
ambitious
heate
;
nay
,
many
times
thereupon
,
they
draw
backe
,
and
retire
.
A
rare
thing
in
this
age
,
but
former
times
afford
many
examples
.
It
is
reported
of
father
Austin
,
a
man
of
more
incomparable
learning
then
thousands
that
thinke
themselves
worthy
of
a
Bishopricke
,
that
he
would
runne
from
those
Cities
which
wanted
Bishops
,
least
they
should
lay
hold
upon
him
.
Nazianzen
having
all
the
voyces
heaped
upon
him
,
stoutly
refused
the
advancement
,
and
at
the
length
,
saith
the
story
,
very
hardly
after
many
intreaties
,
and
perswasions
of
the
Emperour
yeeled
.
Great
Basil
was
hald
into
the
Bishoprike
with
much
adoe
:
[
*
](A16342-e19730-b)
*
See
the
Argument
before
Chrysost.
De
incerdot●o
.
Chrisostome
hid
himselfe
,
and
desired
to
be
excused
.
And
this
their
practise
is
answerable
to
the
principle
intimated
before
;
That
men
of
honesty
,
and
sufficiency
are
more
sensible
of
the
burthen
,
carefull
of
the
charge
,
and
apprehensive
of
the
account
,
then
affected
with
the
honour
,
or
in
love
with
standing
in
a
slippery
place
.
These
Fathers
that
feared
these
great
charges
,
were
resolved
to
preach
every
day
,
twice
a
day
sometime
thrice
a
day
;
and
they
did
take
to
heart
aforehand
that
account
,
they
must
give
for
the
soules
commited
to
their
charge
:
the
terrour
of
that
commination
,
saith
Chrisostome
,
Heb.
13.17
.
For
they
watch
over
your
soules
,
as
they
that
must
give
account
,
makes
me
quake
and
tremble
.
From
such
grounds
as
these
,
men
of
innocency
,
and
true
worth
,
especially
enjoying
the
comforts
of
a
good
conscience
,
and
communion
with
IESUS
CHRIST
,
are
well
enough
content
to
continue
in
a
private
estate
,
and
would
not
willingly
stirre
,
except
by
a
direct
and
comfortable
calling
,
GOD
would
have
them
to
doe
him
service
,
in
a
more
publicke
employment
,
and
higher
place
;
and
they
ordinarily
undertake
them
with
much
feare
,
selfe-distrust
,
and
extraordinary
prayer
.
Full
little
doe
you
know
,
who
in
the
meanetime
stop
the
cries
of
your
guilty
consciences
with
gold
,
good-fellowship
or
great
place
,
what
the
pleasures
of
an
appeased
conscience
are
;
had
you
ever
truly
tasted
their
sweetnesse
,
and
soundly
smarted
with
the
anguish
of
a
troubled
one
in
conversion
,
I
dare
say
you
would
not
by
your
good
wills
wound
it
for
a
Kingdome
,
for
a
world
.
A
good
conscience
(
saith
one
well
)
is
of
the
same
mind
with
the
trees
in
Iothams
Parable
Iudges
9.
It
will
not
with
the
Olive
loose
its
fatnesse
,
nor
with
the
Fig-tree
loose
his
sweetnesse
,
nor
with
the
Vine
,
its
wine
of
chearefulnesse
,
to
have
the
fattest
,
and
sweetest
preferments
,
and
pleasures
of
the
world
:
no
though
it
were
to
raigne
and
domineere
over
all
the
trees
in
the
forrests
.
Onely
the
Bramble
as
you
know
,
the
most
base
,
and
contemptible
,
a
dry
saplesse
kexe
and
weed
,
will
needs
up
into
a
high
roome
.
Weake
,
and
worthlesse
men
,
ordinarily
are
the
onely
men
,
old
excellent
,
as
they
say
,
most
active
,
and
pragmaticall
to
serue
themselves
by
bribes
,
and
base
tricks
into
benefices
,
Offices
,
and
other
undeserved
places
of
preferment
.
For
they
want
honest
wit
to
conceive
&
fore-see
the
waight
of
the
charge
,
and
conscience
to
discharge
it
faithfully
,
their
onely
aime
,
and
aspiration
out
of
an
ambitious
itching
humour
,
is
to
advance
their
owne
particular
private
ends
,
&
although
they
be
many
times
as
empty
of
all
true
worth
,
as
the
vainest
Idoll
,
yet
they
desire
to
sit
aloft
,
and
be
adored
above
others
.
Though
they
may
take
some
directions
,
and
motives
from
the
grounds
of
reason
,
and
light
of
naturall
conscience
,
to
deale
honestly
and
ingeniously
in
their
places
,
yet
for
a
thorow
universall
,
unshaken
stoutnesse
and
integrity
in
the
discharge
of
them
;
let
them
principally
be
enlightned
,
guided
,
quickned
,
by
the
supernaturall
principles
of
divine
truth
,
and
dictates
of
a
conscience
sprinkled
with
the
blood
of
CHRIST
,
and
sanctified
by
speciall
grace
.
The
ordinary
temptations
to
which
the
profession
of
Lawyers
is
sometime
subject
,
are
such
as
these
.
Iust
as
advocatus
injustus
ciuisas
nullo
mo
lo
suscipit
.
Greg.
Hom.
8.
in
Ezechi
.
First
,
Patronage
of
bad
causes
,
which
they
know
out
of
their
Legall
skill
,
and
in
their
owne
consciences
are
rotten
at
the
roote
,
and
will
prove
naught
at
the
last
.
2.
Pleading
against
the
right
.
3.
Mercenary
silence
.
4.
Wire-drawing
their
Clients
suites
for
their
owne
advantage
,
using
causes
,
as
unconscionable
Surgeons
doe
sore
legs
,
hold
them
long
in
hand
,
not
for
the
difficulty
,
but
for
the
gaine
of
the
cure
.
5.
Taking
unreasonable
fees
.
6.
Tampering
about
their
Law
buisinesse
upon
the
LORDS
day
.
7.
Receiving
the
fee
,
and
not
speaking
in
the
Clients
cause
.
The
last
of
which
,
I
could
never
yet
beleeve
of
any
:
because
in
my
conceit
,
for
any
thing
I
know
,
he
might
as
well
take
their
swiftest
horse
,
and
keenest
sword
,
and
lye
by
the
high-wayes
for
a
rich
usurer
,
or
wealthy
clothier
:
what
?
to
sell
so
much
as
in
them
lyes
,
to
a
poore
man
the
ruine
of
his
lively-hood
,
for
his
owne
peece
of
gold
!
where
is
the
valuable
consideration
so
much
talked
of
?
nay
unvaluable
is
the
wrong
,
whereas
if
they
had
not
trusted
in
him
,
he
might
perhaps
have
prevented
the
mischiefe
.
But
for
my
purpose
to
instance
in
two
of
them
,
pleading
for
a
bad
,
and
against
a
good
cause
,
are
both
upon
the
matter
,
and
in
plaine
English
,
lying
against
the
truth
.
Now
if
any
palliate
and
pretend
,
that
an
officious
lye
,
especially
accompanied
with
so
much
gaine
,
is
no
such
great
matter
.
Let
them
looke
then
upon
the
light
of
sounder
reason
,
which
inforced
the
very
heathen
Philosopher
Aristotle
,
to
affirme
that
a
lye
is
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
evill
per
se
,
in
it
owne
nature
,
and
therefore
no
consideration
,
circumstance
,
or
Religion
can
possibly
legitimate
it
;
but
it
is
still
a
base
and
loathsome
vice
.
But
principally
let
them
cast
their
eye
upon
GODs
blessed
Booke
,
and
tremble
and
be
for
ever
frighted
from
all
false
dealing
in
this
kind
,
by
such
places
as
these
.
Isa.
5.20
.
Woe
unto
them
that
call
evill
good
,
and
good
evill
,
&c.
Rev.
21.8
.
All
Lyers
shall
have
their
part
in
the
Lake
which
burneth
with
fire
and
brimstone
,
which
is
the
second
death
.
Iudges
may
be
accessary
to
blood-shed
two
wayes
,
especially
if
they
doe
it
knowingly
,
and
swayed
away
by
by-respects
.
1.
By
condemning
the
innocent
,
which
is
cleare
,
and
2.
By
letting
the
guilty
escape
,
which
appeares
by
GODs
owne
words
,
1
Kings
20.42
.
Because
thou
hast
saved
him
whom
I
appointed
to
dye
,
thy
life
shall
be
for
his
life
,
&c.
And
by
that
Advocates
speech
to
a
Iudge
in
Germany
,
aggravating
the
fault
of
a
murtherer
,
that
had
killed
sixe
men
,
No
my
Lord
,
saith
he
,
he
hath
killed
but
one
,
you
are
guilty
of
the
blood
of
the
other
five
,
because
you
let
him
escape
upon
the
first
murther
.
Now
in
this
case
let
them
take
a
curbe
,
and
restraint
from
consideration
,
that
the
very
heathens
,
to
shadow
out
their
torment
,
did
faine
hellish
furies
to
follow
such
hainous
offenders
with
burning
firebrands
,
&c.
But
especially
let
the
Booke
of
GOD
beate
them
off
,
from
any
tainture
that
way
.
Amongst
many
others
,
that
place
,
Numb.
35.33
.
is
able
to
pierce
an
heart
of
adamant
,
where
the
Spirit
of
GOD
tell
us
,
that
besides
personall
guilt
,
blood
involves
,
even
the
whole
Kingdome
in
the
staine
and
mischiefe
:
for
blood
,
saith
he
,
defileth
the
Land
,
and
the
Land
cannot
be
cleansed
of
the
blood
that
is
shed
therein
,
but
by
the
blood
of
him
that
shed
it
.
I
intend
nothing
in
these
last
passages
,
to
the
prejudice
,
or
offence
of
any
.
For
my
part
I
honour
the
reuerent
Iudges
,
and
worthy
Lawyers
of
this
Land
,
at
this
day
,
as
one
of
the
noblest
limbes
of
the
State
.
And
I
cannot
but
looke
upon
the
Lords
my
Iudges
,
with
more
then
ordinary
respect
,
for
Iustice
Nicols
sake
,
my
worthy
Patron
,
that
reverend
and
renowned
Iudge
,
whom
I
honour
in
the
dust
.
And
yet
for
all
this
,
I
must
tell
you
the
truth
,
deale
plainely
I
must
and
will
,
from
this
place
,
in
this
place
,
though
I
should
dye
in
it
.
Me
thinkes
the
very
providence
of
reasonable
men
should
move
you
that
are
Magistrates
,
in
this
and
other
corporations
,
to
relieve
your
poore
with
the
forfeitures
of
oathes
,
and
Ale-houses
:
But
when
you
have
besides
GODs
blessed
Law
,
so
mighty
against
drun●ards
,
blasphemers
.
And
that
King
Charles
also
hath
so
graciously
confirmed
those
blesed
Acts
provided
in
that
case
,
to
sharpen
the
sword
,
and
strengthen
the
arme
of
Authority
for
that
purpose
,
you
ought
to
be
extraordinarily
vigilant
,
active
,
and
conscionable
in
the
execution
of
them
,
otherwise
assure
your selves
,
you
rob
GOD
of
his
honour
,
the
King
of
his
service
,
and
the
poore
of
their
almes
,
and
your selves
of
good
consciences
.
And
this
fourefold
cord
without
repentance
,
and
quickning
,
is
able
to
bind
the
curse
of
GOD
fearefully
to
the
consciences
of
t●ose
which
should
be
faulty
this
way
.
I
charge
none
in
this
point
,
but
onely
them
,
whose
consciences
if
they
will
give
them
leave
to
speake
out
,
ma●
justly
accuse
;
if
any
of
your
hearts
should
condemne
you
,
GOD
is
greater
then
your
hearts
,
and
will
pay
you
home
:
be
not
deceived
,
nor
flatte
your selves
with
any
ungrounded
selfe
conceit
.
It
is
a
principle
,
even
in
morall
policy
,
that
an
ill
executour
of
the
Lawes
is
worse
in
a
State
,
then
a
great
breaker
of
them
.
Not
to
punish
an
offence
,
Calvina
.
lib
2.
pag.
249.
being
under
your
charge
,
and
in
your
power
,
is
●o
commit
it
.
We
that
are
Ministers
,
and
called
Rectours
,
are
bound
,
and
may
b●
stirred
up
by
the
grounds
of
common
equity
to
feed
the
flocke
,
if
we
take
the
fleece
;
to
give
spirituall
things
,
where
we
have
temporall
.
But
that
dreadful
charge
of
Paul
to
Timothy
,
1
Tim.
4.1
.
is
able
to
trouble
,
and
affright
ever
a
Chrysostome
,
a
Calvin
,
who
preached
every
day
,
and
such
others
illustrious
lights
,
and
earthly
Angels
,
for
powerfull
,
and
plentifull
preaching
;
what
terrour
and
trembling
then
should
it
put
into
the
hearts
,
(
if
they
be
not
turned
into
rocks
,
)
of
silken
,
seldome
,
negligent
,
and
no-Preachers
?
I
charge
thee
before
GOD
,
saith
Paul
,
and
the
LORD
IESUS
CHRIST
,
who
shall
judge
the
quicke
and
the
dead
,
at
his
appearing
,
and
his
Kingdome
.
Preach
the
Word
,
be
instant
in
season
,
out
of
season
,
reprove
,
rebuke
,
exhort
,
with
all
long
suffering
,
and
Doctrine
.
When
I
seriously
ponder
the
everall
effectuall
enforcements
of
this
terrible
obtestation
,
me
thinkes
Ministers
should
doe
nothing
but
study
,
preach
,
and
pray
.
FINIS
.