A
Sermon
preached
at
Charde
.
Psalme
2.
verse
.
10.
Be
wise
now
therefore
,
yee
kings
,
be
learned
yee
that
are
Iudges
of
the
earth
.
FOR
my
better
direction
in
making
a
briefe
rehersal
of
some
of
those
good
lessons
and
obseruations
which
yee
(
honorable
,
right
worshipfull
,
and
dearely
belooued
in
our
Lord
and
Sauiour
Iesu
Christ
)
haue
sundry
times
heard
heretofore
deliuered
by
men
of
greater
grauitie
,
more
exquisite
learning
,
and
riper
iudgement
,
for
your
instruction
and
admonition
,
I
haue
made
choyce
of
this
scripture
now
read
vnto
you
,
being
as
I
may
rightly
terme
it
the
Magistrates
Charge
,
giuen
by
no
worse
man
then
a
king
,
to
be
a
light
vnto
all
princes
and
gouernours
then
liuing
and
succeeding
vnto
the
worlds
end
.
The
order
,
which
I
purpose
to
obserue
in
handling
this
parcell
of
scripture
,
●0
shal
be
this
:
-
First
I
will
speake
of
the
occasion
that
moued
the
king
and
Prophet
to
giue
this
charge
.
-
Secondly
,
of
the
persons
to
whom
it
is
giuen
.
-
Thirdly
,
of
the
charge
it selfe
,
what
it
is
.
-
Fourthly
,
of
the
time
,
when
it
is
to
be
put
in
practise
.
I
am
not
ignorant
that
there
is
nothing
more
pleasing
to
the
common
multitude
then
to
heare
men
in
authoritie
openly
and
sharply
reprooued
:
.19
.
but
this
know
yee
,
that
as
Paule
did
appeale
vnto
Caesar
,
not
that
hee
had
any
thing
to
accuse
his
nation
of
:
so
I
which
stand
before
you
this
day
,
came
not
to
this
place
to
be
any
mans
accuser
,
but
to
be
a
remembrancer
vnto
all
:
your
accuser
is
within
you
,
euery
mans
owne
conscience
.
Whosoeuer
therefore
shall
feele
any
inward
pricking
,
let
him
acknowledge
the
power
of
the
word
of
GOD
,
which
is
mightie
in
operation
and
sharper
then
any
two
edged
sword
.
.12
.
1
The
occasion
that
moued
king
Dauid
to
giue
this
charge
,
was
this
,
because
there
is
a
king
and
a
Iudge
,
whose
throne
is
for
euer
and
euer
,
5.6
.
the
scepter
of
his
kingdome
a
scepter
of
righteousnesse
,
vnto
whose
lawes
and
ordinances
al
earthly
powers
are
strictly
bound
to
yeelde
obedience
:
which
if
they
refuse
to
doe
,
and
of
obedient
subiectes
that
should
not
attempt
any
thing
farther
then
they
are
warranted
by
his
vnreproueable
lawes
,
do
become
rebelles
and
say
desperately
,
Surely
we
will
walke
after
our
owne
imaginations
,
Ier
.
18.11
and
doe
euery
man
after
the
stubbornesse
of
his
wicked
heart
,
they
shall
perceiue
that
an
angry
countenance
from
his
face
is
able
to
crush
al
his
enemies
in
peeces
.
The
disobedient
shall
to
their
cost
vnderstand
that
neither
the
policie
of
the
worldly
wise
,
nor
the
strength
of
the
mightie
,
nor
the
countenance
of
thē
that
are
in
high
places
,
shal
be
able
to
deliuer
them
in
the
day
of
vengeance
:
but
as
an
earthen
pot
is
easily
broken
in
peeces
with
the
stroke
of
an
Iron
hammer
,
so
the
greatest
potentates
in
the
worlde
being
but
as
clay
in
the
hande
of
the
potter
,
if
they
continue
bewitched
with
the
loue
of
their
own
wisdome
and
power
,
&
by
reason
of
their
riches
and
titles
,
blaspheme
the
gospell
,
despise
gods
Ministers
,
contemne
our
Church
and
congregations
,
set
light
of
holy
exercises
,
shall
be
brused
with
the
rod
of
power
and
the
breaking
of
them
shall
be
as
the
breaking
of
a
potters
pot
,
Isai
.
30.1
which
is
broken
without
pitie
,
●sa
.
30.14
and
in
the
breaking
of
it
shall
not
be
founde
a
sheard
to
take
fire
out
of
the
hearth
or
water
out
of
the
pit
.
Sith
there
abideth
for
the
impenitent
so
heauie
&
fearefull
iudgement
,
Be
wise
yee
kings
,
&c.
2
The
persons
,
to
whome
this
Charge
is
giuen
are
Kings
and
Iudges
:
by
these
two
titles
wee
may
vnderstand
not
onely
the
chiefe
rulers
of
countries
and
nations
as
Emperours
,
kings
,
Dukes
and
such
like
,
but
all
others
also
that
are
put
in
authoritie
vnder
them
,
because
it
is
to
heauie
a
burthen
for
one
man
to
decide
all
controuersies
but
this
must
be
remembred
that
by
how
much
the
higher
their
place
and
calling●s
,
by
so
much
the
more
properly
doth
this
Charge
bertaine
vnto
them
.
The
reasons
are
two
:
First
,
men
of
high
place
and
calling
haue
many
lets
and
impediments
,
many
encomberances
that
either
hinder
them
from
turning
into
the
right
way
,
●
.
King
.
12.3
.
or
clogge
them
that
they
walke
very
slowly
therein
,
therfore
it
behoueth
them
to
haue
special
care
to
seek
for
this
spirituall
wisdome
and
heauenly
learning
;
therefore
is
it
that
the
holy
Ghost
forteth
them
out
from
among
othermen
,
and
as
it
were
pointeth
vnto
them
with
the
finger
in
this
place
.
As
a
man
that
hath
a
purpose
to
build
an
house
,
will
first
prouide
the
greatest
timber
which
shal
be
the
most
principal
in
the
work
,
and
the
greatest
stones
that
they
may
be
laide
vnder
in
the
foundation
When
any
king
purposeth
to
make
warre
against
another
king
,
he
will
first
determine
of
his
Generall
,
then
of
his
infuriour
captaines
and
officers
:
this
beeing
done
he
gathereth
togither
his
forces
from
all
parts
of
his
dominions
:
in
like
manner
the
lord
and
king
of
heauen
&
earth
intending
to
erect
the
spirituall
building
of
his
church
,
which
is
grounded
vpon
the
foundation
of
the
Prophets
and
Apostles
,
Eph.
2.20
Christ
himselfe
being
the
head
corner
stone
,
wold
haue
the
men
of
authoritie
,
as
great
stones
to
be
laide
strongly
and
fast
vpon
the
foundation
,
that
the
building
might
goe
the
more
luckily
forward
:
the
same
Lord
&
king
intending
to
ouerthrow
the
kingdom
of
Satan
&
to
driue
him
out
of
his
dominions
,
woulde
that
the
rulers
shoulde
not
play
the
cowards
,
but
should
goe
as
leaders
and
captaines
before
others
,
giuing
encouragement
to
their
inferiours
.
As
Moses
and
Aaron
went
togither
,
so
if
the
Magistrate
which
be
areth
the
sworde
goe
forwarde
with
the
Minister
that
preacheth
the
word
,
the
people
shall
the
more
easily
be
deliuered
from
the
spiritual
AEgypt
&
the
more
willingly
march
towards
the
heauenly
Canaan
.
The
second
reason
is
,
for
their
examples
sake
,
Scilicet
in
vulgus
manant
exempla
regentum
,
their
exampls
,
whither
good
or
euill
,
preuaile
mightily
among
the
people
:
if
good
,
much
to
their
furtherance
;
if
euil
,
more
to
their
hinderance
in
the
encrease
of
vertue
and
godlinesse
:
fire
warmeth
the
things
that
are
neare
vnto
it
,
Deut
.
11.10
.
the
ouerflowing
of
the
riuer
Nilus
did
water
the
lande
of
Egypt
,
in
the
time
of
Noahs
flood
as
long
as
the
moumtaines
were
couered
with
water
,
the
vallies
could
not
be
dry
:
so
if
the
superiours
be
zealous
,
their
heate
will
kindle
the
zeale
of
their
inferiours
,
their
godlinesse
and
righteousnesse
will
allure
others
to
bring
forth
fruites
worthy
of
amendment
of
life
:
and
on
the
other
side
,
if
the
great
men
of
the
worlde
be
wicked
and
prophane
for
the
most
part
(
but
not
altogither
)
the
multitude
is
vngodly
and
vnholy
.
Mat
.
11.5
.
A
mote
is
easily
passed
ouer
though
it
be
in
a
very
darke
place
,
but
a
great
block
in
a
straite
and
a
narrow
way
causeth
many
to
stumble
euen
in
the
light
and
at
noone
day
;
the
fall
of
a
mightie
oake
or
a
Cedar
may
be
heard
a
farre
off
,
and
in
their
fall
they
breake
downe
many
tender
shrubs
that
grow
vnder
them
;
though
many
small
stones
fall
out
of
a
wall
,
yet
the
breach
may
be
but
small
;
whereas
the
falling
out
of
one
great
stone
maketh
a
very
greate
breach
,
because
that
falleth
not
alone
,
but
many
small
rush
out
with
it
:
Yee
are
these
greate
blocks
,
these
Oakes
,
and
Cedars
,
yee
are
these
great
stones
.
Ioh
.
7.49
.
Doe
any
of
the
rulers
or
Pharisees
beleeue
on
him
?
but
this
people
which
knowe
not
the
lawe
are
cursed
.
So
in
these
daies
it
is
saide
,
how
fewe
of
our
gentlemen
,
of
our
great
men
doe
esteeme
the
Gospell
as
they
should
?
How
doe
they
recken
of
the
preaching
and
preachers
therof
?
1.
King
.
22.8
.
How
few
of
thē
had
rather
hearken
to
Michah
thē
Zidkijah
?
Pro
.
22.6
.
How
few
of
them
teach
their
children
in
the
trade
of
their
way
,
that
when
they
are
olde
they
may
not
depart
from
it
?
Hence
it
commeth
to
passe
that
both
olde
and
young
for
the
most
part
delight
in
such
Prophets
as
will
flatter
them
,
Michah
.
2
11.
telling
pleasant
tales
and
speaking
of
their
commodities
,
and
are
with
Herode
wearie
of
Iohn
Baptist
his
preaching
as
soone
as
he
speaketh
one
word
against
their
Herodians
?
How
many
lead
their
liues
as
Esau
and
Sardanapalus
?
In
health
they
forget
God
,
2.
Chron
.
16.12
.
〈◇〉
d
.
〈◇〉
.
9.
in
sicknesse
they
seeke
not
the
Lord
,
but
with
the
foolish
king
Asa
,
seeke
to
the
phisitians
,
next
send
for
the
Lawyer
to
make
deuises
,
long
entailements
and
perpetuities
,
Psa
.
127.1
.
as
though
euery
man
could
builde
an
house
at
his
pleasure
:
at
last
,
when
all
hope
and
likelyhood
of
longer
life
is
past
,
then
perhaps
they
call
for
a
spirituall
counseller
,
who
when
he
commeth
,
must
not
be
troublesome
,
that
is
,
must
speake
nothing
but
of
mercie
,
mercy
:
if
he
speake
of
gods
iudgements
against
sinne
,
it
must
bee
in
generall
termes
,
in
any
case
must
not
a
worde
be
spoken
of
any
restitution
of
things
vniustly
gotten
,
this
is
trouble
some
to
the
sicke
,
and
irkesome
to
the
whole
,
whereby
it
plainelie
appeareth
how
hard
a
thing
it
is
for
a
rich
man
to
enterinto
the
kingdome
of
heauen
.
The
beholding
of
this
kinde
of
behauiour
,
causeth
many
fooles
to
say
in
their
hearts
,
Psal
.
14.1
.
there
is
no
God
.
Mat
.
18.7
.
It
must
needes
be
(
saith
our
Sauiour
)
that
offences
come
,
but
woe
be
to
that
ma●●
by
whome
the
offence
commeth
:
the
readie
way
to
escape
this
woe
and
to
bee
deliuered
from
the
wages
of
our
sinnes
,
Rom.
6
,
23.
is
by
this
wisdome
and
learning
in
my
text
commended
vnto
vs.
Before
I
come
to
speake
thereof
,
I
wil
briefly
obserue
one
very
necessarie
note
,
that
is
,
that
the
holy
Ghost
saith
not
,
O
ye
Kings
and
Iudges
giue
ouer
your
places
,
for
your
authoritie
is
vnlawfull
,
but
directeth
them
how
to
behaue
themselues
in
their
seuerall
places
:
Psal
.
82.1
.
Mat
.
22.21
Rom
13.1
.
Tit
.
3.1
.
1
,
Pet
.
2.13
whence
it
is
verye
leare
,
that
as
wel
in
this
place
as
in
many
others
,
their
authoritie
is
allowed
to
be
lawfull
;
therefore
the
doctrine
of
the
Anabaptistes
and
Maniches
,
and
whatsoeuer
else
they
be
that
deny
the
lawfulnesse
of
Magistrates
authoritie
,
is
to
bee
reiected
of
all
christians
,
being
most
pernicious
and
wicked
.
3
The
Charge
it selfe
what
it
is
,
that
the
forenamed
persons
be
wise
&
learned
,
S.
Barnard
in
his
first
Sermon
de
aduentu
Domini
,
saith
,
the
men
that
trust
in
worldly
comfortes
,
are
like
vnto
those
that
fall
into
some
deep
water
,
&
being
in
danger
of
drowning
,
take
holde
of
whatsoeuer
commeth
first
to
hand
,
as
weeds
or
rootes
of
trees
,
or
whatsoeuer
else
,
though
they
doe
more
hurt
then
profit
them
;
yea
&
though
better
helpe
be
offered
;
they
wil
hardly
leaue
their
first
holde
:
by
meanes
whereof
,
many
times
it
commeth
to
passe
that
they
perish
.
All
men
that
are
borne
into
this
worlde
,
fall
into
a
deepe
sea
of
miseries
,
if
wee
take
wrong
holde
,
wee
shall
without
doubt
perish
euerlastingly
,
〈◇〉
ad
●●dvult
d
.
Cap.
9.
vnlesse
in
due
feason
wee
shall
be
content
to
followe
this
wisedome
which
as
a
cloude
by
day
and
as
a
pillar
of
fire
by
night
will
conduct
vs
fafely
through
middest
of
the
tempestuous
waues
of
this
world
.
Exod
.
14.
For
our
better
instruction
in
this
point
,
wee
must
vnderstand
that
there
is
a
twofold
wisedome
,
Ier
.
4.22
.
one
whereby
men
are
wise
to
doe
euill
,
but
to
doe
well
haue
no
vnderstanding
,
Ier
.
4.22
.
this
is
the
wisdome
of
the
flesh
as
Saint
Paule
calleth
it
,
Rom.
8.6
.
Iam
.
3.15
.
and
Saint
Iames
saith
it
is
earthly
,
senselesse
and
diuelish
,
in
this
the
children
of
this
worlde
are
most
expert
and
cunning
.
The
other
kinde
of
wisdome
is
an
holy
vnderstanding
whereby
we
lay
vp
the
precepts
of
the
Lord
in
our
hearts
that
wee
might
not
sinne
against
him
,
Deut
.
4.6
.
this
is
the
wisdome
of
the
spirit
and
descendeth
from
aboue
,
this
,
none
,
but
the
children
of
God
doe
enioy
.
This
matter
would
require
a
large
discourse
,
but
that
I
may
haue
time
to
make
application
to
ou●
seuerall
vses
and
not
keepe
you
too
long
from
your
businesse
which
brought
you
vnto
this
place
,
I
will
deliuer
it
as
briefely
as
possibly
I
may
.
This
wisdome
is
a
free
gift
of
God
,
the
holy
Ghost
enspyring
and
sowing
it
in
our
heartes
thereby
enlightning
the
eyes
of
our
vnderstanding
,
that
we
may
make
a
holy
vse
of
all
the
things
which
wee
haue
seene
heard
and
learned
.
Though
Israell
saw
all
the
wonders
which
the
Lord
did
in
the
land
of
Egypt
to
Pharaoh
and
to
all
his
seruants
,
Deut
.
29.2.4
.
yet
the
Lord
hath
not
giuen
you
(
saide
Moses
)
an
heart
to
perceiue
,
and
eyes
to
see
,
Ioh
.
12.40
.
and
eares
to
heare
vnto
this
day
:
whence
we
may
learne
that
it
is
not
in
our
own
power
to
make
profit
of
the
things
which
are
most
manifest
euen
before
our
eyes
,
except
God
endue
vs
with
wisdome
from
aboue
:
with
this
wisdome
the
Wisardes
of
the
world
are
not
acquainted
,
they
account
it
stark
foolishnesse
&
madnesse
,
there
is
not
an
vnregenerat
person
,
no
not
one
,
that
enioyeth
the
companie
thereof
,
and
that
for
two
causes
;
Math
.
7.6
.
First
because
it
is
a
pearle
that
is
neuer
cast
before
swine
,
so
holy
a
thing
that
it
is
neuer
giuen
to
dogges
,
Wisd
.
1.4
.
wisdome
cannot
enter
into
a
wicked
heart
,
nor
dwell
in
the
bodie
that
is
subiect
to
sinne
;
for
it
is
the
very
stampe
and
print
of
that
sacred
seale
,
Ioh
.
3.33
.
2.
Tim
.
2.19
.
wherewith
the
holy
Couenant
indented
betweene
God
and
man
is
interchangeably
sealed
.
Secondly
the
vngodly
enioy
it
not
,
because
they
seeke
it
not
;
They
that
seeke
mee
shall
finde
mee
:
Pro
.
7.17
.
Aug.
ad
quodvult
d
.
Cap.
9.
Wisdome
must
be
sought
for
,
wherefore
wee
must
not
be
like
the
Anabaptists
,
qui
Enthusiasmos
&
Priuntas
reuelationes
expectant
,
which
neglect
all
meanes
,
and
looke
to
haue
giftes
of
grace
enspired
into
them
as
the
breath
of
life
was
breathed
into
Adam
when
he
was
created
,
Gen.
2.7
.
but
we
must
all
seeke
,
for
seeking
is
the
ordinary
meanes
to
finde
wisdome
.
That
we
may
so
seeke
,
that
wee
may
finde
,
wee
must
obserue
these
two
things
:
first
where
we
must
seeke
for
wisdome
,
and
secondly
after
what
manner
we
must
seeke
for
it
.
When
we
neede
medicines
,
we
goe
to
the
Apothecaries
shop
,
for
gould
and
siluer
wee
visite
the
Indies
,
for
pearles
(
as
trauailers
report
)
men
goe
downe
to
the
bottom
of
deepe
waters
:
Whosoeuer
desireth
this
wisdome
without
which
mens
soules
pine
away
and
dy
,
let
him
repaire
to
the
holy
Scriptures
,
they
are
a
shoppe
full
of
all
spirituall
medicines
:
this
wisdome
,
more
pretious
then
all
gold
or
siluer
,
out
of
the
word
of
God
is
to
be
mined
,
if
we
will
,
or
at
leastwise
if
wee
can
descend
into
the
depth
thereof
,
there
shall
we
finde
this
pearle
which
is
not
to
be
valued
with
the
wedge
of
golde
of
Ophir
,
nor
with
the
pretious
Onix
,
nor
with
the
Gabish
,
nor
with
the
Topaz
of
Aethiopia
,
al●ewels
are
nothing
in
comparison
thereof
:
Psal
.
19.7
.
The
testimonies
of
the
Lord
giue
wisdom
vnto
the
simple
.
Now
we
know
where
,
next
we
are
to
consider
how
we
must
seeke
this
heauenly
treasure
.
The
first
steppe
of
searching
for
it
,
is
earnest
and
hearty
prayer
according
to
the
lesson
that
Saint
Iames
teacheth
vs
,
Iam
.
1.5
If
any
man
want
wisdome
,
let
him
aske
of
God
which
giueth
to
all
men
liberally
;
herein
the
Apostle
shewed
himselfe
a
good
scholler
of
his
and
our
master
and
Sauiour
Christ
,
Mat
.
7.7
.
who
taught
his
disciples
this
lesson
;
Aske
and
it
shall
be
giuen
you
,
seeke
and
yee
shall
finde
,
knocke
and
it
shall
be
opened
vnto
you
.
The
next
step
is
an
ordinarie
and
humble
hearing
of
the
worde
sincerely
preached
,
ioyned
with
an
earnest
desire
to
profit
thereby
,
for
many
there
be
that
hear
&
are
very
little
or
nothing
the
better
,
as
they
that
come
to
the
places
of
holy
exercises
,
for
custome
,
or
for
companie
,
bringing
hearts
full
fraught
with
settled
purposes
and
determinations
to
do
that
which
seemeth
good
in
their
owne
eyes
,
whatsoeuer
they
shall
at
any
time
heare
taught
:
of
these
men
,
the
wise
man
speaking
,
saith
thus
;
Pro
.
14
.
●
A
scorner
seeketh
wisdome
and
findeth
it
not
.
That
wee
may
not
lose
our
labour
,
let
vs
remember
our
Sauiour
his
watchwords
,
bidding
all
men
take
heede
how
they
heare
,
and
to
this
purpose
also
let
vs
keepe
in
minde
,
that
bitter
checke
giuen
to
the
vnprofitable
seruant
,
To
him
that
hath
shall
be
giuen
,
at
.
25.29
and
from
him
that
hath
not
,
shal
be
taken
away
euen
that
which
he
hath
.
The
third
step
in
seeking
,
is
Meditating
on
the
things
that
we
haue
heard
,
by
this
meanes
the
Bereans
made
profit
of
the
Apostles
preaching
,
●ct
.
17.11
.
they
did
not
onely
receiue
the
worde
of
God
with
all
readinesse
,
but
searched
the
scriptures
daily
whether
the
things
were
so
or
no
:
this
is
the
way
to
fasten
in
our
heartes
the
things
that
we
haue
heard
.
As
the
beasts
that
chewed
not
the
cud
were
vnclean
by
the
law
:
●●eu
.
11.26
so
if
we
meditate
not
of
the
worde
that
we
may
remember
it
,
and
remembring
,
wee
may
practise
it
,
though
we
spend
our
whole
life
in
hearing
,
Pet
.
1.22
wee
are
vncleane
still
.
By
chewing
,
the
sweetnesse
is
the
better
tasted
,
the
meate
the
sooner
digested
,
the
bodie
the
better
nourished
,
and
the
strength
the
more
encreased
:
So
the
meditating
on
the
worde
of
the
Lord
,
will
yeeld
vs
so
liuelily
a
taste
of
the
sweetenesse
thereof
,
that
wee
shall
confesse
with
Dauid
,
●sal
.
19.10
that
it
is
sweeter
than
the
hony
comb
:
this
sweetnesse
wil
breed
in
vs
an
vnsatiable
desire
to
be
continually
fed
therewith
,
by
feeding
theron
we
shal
grow
from
strength
to
strength
,
from
vertue
to
vertue
,
Psal
.
●
.
1
1.
Kin
.
1
&
so
come
to
the
●oyfull
estate
of
blessed
men
.
For
our
encouragement
in
this
good
course
,
let
vs
marke
wel
what
wisdome
herselfe
saith
,
Pro
.
8.
●
1.
Kin
.
it
They
that
seeke
me
earely
,
shall
findeme
:
riches
&
honour
are
with
me
;
euen
durable
riches
&
righteousnesse
;
she
is
not
as
a
woman
sitting
alone
desolate
and
forsaken
,
as
one
that
had
seene
widowhoode
and
losse
of
children
,
but
as
the
kings
daughter
all
glorious
within
,
her
clothing
all
of
brodred
gold
,
her
raiment
of
needle
worke
,
her
ornaments
and
her
iewels
are
about
her
.
The
generation
of
them
that
shall
finde
her
are
they
that
feare
God
.
Psal
.
111
The
beginning
of
wisdome
is
the
feare
of
God
&
a
good
vnderstanding
haue
all
they
that
doe
thereafter
.
Whether
we
haue
alreadie
attained
any
portion
of
this
wisdome
or
no
,
we
shall
know
by
the
fruites
therof
,
which
are
in
generall
two
,
to
witte
zeale
of
Gods
house
,
and
integritie
of
manners
:
which
two
cannot
be
separated
the
one
from
the
other
,
no
more
then
heat
from
the
fire
,
moisture
from
thewater
,
&
light
from
the
sunne
.
If
our
zeale
be
not
such
as
that
,
Ex.
32.
●
Rom.
9
ouerpassing
all
loue
of
our selues
,
our
owne
pleasure
and
profit
(
I
omit
to
say
our
owne
saluation
and
damnation
with
Moses
and
Paule
)
we
doe
not
absolutely
with
an
heartie
affection
seeke
the
glory
of
God
,
by
the
aduancement
of
the
scepter
of
his
kingdomne
:
if
in
the
course
of
our
liues
we
walke
not
as
be
commeth
them
that
would
be
called
the
sonnes
of
God
,
howsoeuer
we
would
be
esteemed
,
wee
are
ignorant
and
foolish
.
What
then
shall
we
say
of
them
,
who
asmuch
,
as
in
them
lyeth
,
continue
the
course
of
that
floode
which
the
Serpent
cast
out
of
his
mouth
after
the
woman
that
she
might
be
carried
away
of
the
same
?
●u
.
12.15
What
of
them
,
that
as
the
Philistins
would
not
suffer
any
smith
in
Israell
,
Sam
.
13.
least
the
Hebrewes
make
them
swords
or
speares
,
will
take
away
all
the
meanes
whereby
we
should
make
prouision
for
our
defence
and
safetie
against
our
ghostly
enemies
.
It
may
be
many
of
these
are
accounted
wise
in
the
world
,
and
they
recken
themselues
to
do
all
things
well
,
no
maruaile
;
Salomon
saith
,
●o
.
12.15
their
be
many
that
thinke
their
owne
wit
best
.
To
withhold
the
pay
from
thē
that
go
a
warfare
,
to
muzzle
the
mouth
of
the
oxe
that
treadeth
out
the
corne
,
to
deny
the
fruite
of
the
vine
to
him
that
planteth
it
,
to
forbid
them
to
be
partakers
of
the
altar
which
attend
at
the
altar
,
are
these
the
effectes
of
zeale
in
these
daies
?
they
haue
bin
contrarie
in
former
times
.
When
Moses
built
the
tabernanacle
by
gods
appointment
,
there
was
so
great
an
offering
,
Exo
.
36.
that
there
was
too
much
brought
,
&
Moses
bad
the
people
cease
from
giuing
.
In
the
darke
daies
&
blacknesse
of
olde
superstition
,
men
were
so
forwarde
in
giuing
towards
the
maintenance
(
as
they
thought
)
of
true
religion
,
that
as
ye
know
well
,
they
were
restrained
by
lawe
.
That
was
the
time
of
giuing
,
this
is
the
time
of
taking
away
,
that
was
the
time
of
enriching
,
this
is
the
time
of
impouerishing
,
that
was
the
time
when
men
thought
all
too
little
,
this
is
the
time
when
men
thinke
all
too
much
,
so
that
there
is
no
sweeter
bread
then
that
which
is
stolne
from
vs
:
wee
haue
lawes
for
our
defence
strong
enough
to
protect
vs
from
all
iniuries
,
were
it
not
for
that
olde
prouerbe
;
If
a
man
hewe
ouer
his
heade
,
chips
will
fall
into
his
eyes
.
Well
,
men
cannot
liue
by
the
ayre
alone
as
it
is
saide
of
the
Camelion
,
therefore
ministers
must
of
necessitie
require
a
part
of
their
lawfull
due
:
by
so
doing
they
oftentimes
purchase
to
themselues
many
reproches
;
to
be
called
couetous
,
greedie
,
troublesome
,
the
most
lewde
men
vpon
the
earth
.
Are
there
not
such
,
say
our
accusers
?
I
will
not
deny
the
truthe
,
surely
there
are
the
sons
of
Ely
,
〈…〉
am
.
2.12
〈…〉
n
.
12.31
〈…〉
t
.
26.15
Tim
.
3.8
Ioh
.
9.
〈…〉
c
.
34.3
.
Ierobohams
priests
,
Iudas
,
Diotrephes
,
Demas
,
many
that
eare
the
fatte
and
cloath
themselues
with
the
woll
,
but
feede
not
the
sheepe
.
I
will
shewe
you
a
way
how
many
of
these
great
faults
may
bee
amended
;
if
yee
that
are
Patrons
woulde
deale
faithfully
in
your
Patronage
,
and
not
regarde
the
giftes
of
the
handes
more
then
the
gifts
of
the
minde
:
Your
Patronage
is
but
an
enfaithment
in
trust
,
they
that
make
gaine
thereof
,
sell
that
which
is
none
of
theirs
,
and
are
vnfaithfull
in
the
trust
to
them
committed
.
I
say
,
praysed
bee
God
for
them
that
haue
shewed
themselues
faithfull
.
As
for
such
as
account
their
gaine
godlinesse
,
and
their
theft
honest
dealing
,
let
them
remember
what
reward
Gehezi
had
for
receiuing
giftes
at
the
hands
of
Naaman
the
Syrian
:
〈…〉
King
.
5.
●7
let
them
remember
the
punishment
of
Ananias
and
Saphyra
for
embeaselling
a
part
of
their
own
possession
,
Act.
5.5.10
.
which
they
sould
when
is
was
in
their
choyce
whither
they
woulde
haue
solde
it
or
no
:
let
them
remember
the
counsaile
that
Saint
Peter
gaue
vnto
Simon
Magus
,
saying
,
Repent
therefore
of
this
thy
wickednesse
,
〈…〉
8.22
.
&
pray
God
,
if
it
be
possible
,
that
the
thought
of
thine
heart
may
be
forgiuen
thee
.
Is
mercilesnesse
no
sinne
?
Seemeth
it
a
small
thing
to
betray
,
Iam
.
2.13
nay
to
murther
soules
?
Is
it
none
offence
to
nourish
the
seede
of
errors
,
heresies
,
idolatry
,
treason
,
and
rebellion
:
all
which
budde
and
spring
out
of
ignorance
?
1.
Sam
.
5.3
Exod
.
7.1
:
As
Dagon
fell
down
before
the
Arke
,
Aarons
rod
deuoured
the
rods
of
the
Enchaunters
,
the
beames
of
the
Sunne
do
disperse
the
darkesome
clouds
;
euen
so
,
surely
if
the
Gospell
were
sincerely
preached
,
as
it
might
haue
beene
in
many
places
more
then
it
is
,
were
not
the
labourers
portion
deuoured
by
the
deuourers
,
the
Idols
of
mens
hearts
would
fall
downe
in
the
presence
of
the
trueth
,
superstitious
blindenesse
which
as
yet
couereth
the
hearts
of
manie
thousands
within
this
lande
,
no
lesse
then
it
did
the
very
first
day
of
her
Maiesties
ioyfull
and
happie
Raigne
,
should
haue
beene
put
to
flight
long
agoe
.
In
all
this
,
I
haue
yet
saide
nothing
of
Impropriations
,
because
I
knowe
that
the
possessors
of
them
will
straightway
fly
to
the
lawe
of
the
lande
,
as
to
a
most
safe
citie
of
refuge
.
Though
outlaw
do
allow
thē
,
as
the
law
of
Moses
allowed
diuorcement
,
yet
I
am
surely
perswaded
that
such
propriatories
as
haue
both
the
best
and
the
worst
tithes
,
and
the
whole
pastorall
charge
withall
,
and
yet
make
no
conscience
of
prouiding
&
giuing
spirituall
things
for
their
temporall
,
that
these
offende
against
the
law
.
〈…〉
stcheap
〈…〉
e
accoū
〈…〉
d
best
.
Our
lawes
aboue
all
things
desire
that
God
may
be
glorified
,
but
to
yeeld
such
slender
and
beggerly
allowance
to
the
ministers
of
the
gospell
,
as
that
they
be
enforced
not
only
to
liue
by
the
deuotion
of
others
,
but
sometimes
to
vse
filthy
and
vnlawfull
meanes
to
supply
their
wants
,
it
is
the
readie
way
to
cause
the
enemies
of
the
Lord
to
blaspheame
.
Well
sith
the
neglect
of
corporall
prouision
for
the
poore
shall
be
remembred
when
euery
man
shall
receiue
according
to
his
workes
,
〈…〉
at
.
25.35
without
all
doubt
the
famishing
of
soules
will
not
be
forgotten
.
Then
shall
many
irreligious
professors
plainely
perceiue
that
they
haue
accounted
wisdome
foolishnesse
,
and
foolishnesse
wisdome
,
and
then
too
late
they
shall
wish
that
they
had
beene
wiser
in
season
.
The
second
fruite
of
true
wisdom
,
is
integritie
of
manners
,
the
practise
of
our
Christian
knowledge
in
performing
our
duetie
towards
our
neighbour
.
This
consisteth
of
two
parts
,
the
one
in
the
execution
of
publicke
offices
,
the
other
in
the
course
of
euery
mans
priuate
life
.
Vnto
publicke
dueties
there
doe
pertaine
the
deciding
of
controuersies
betweene
partie
and
partie
,
&
the
due
punishment
of
malefactors
according
to
their
offences
:
for
the
performance
of
these
things
,
yee
are
assembled
at
this
present
,
Iudges
cheefe
labourers
in
the
businesse
,
Iustices
assistants
&
coadiutors
,
Aduocates
to
lay
open
causes
,
Iurors
to
make
diligent
enquirie
for
the
trueth
,
and
according
to
the
rule
of
a
good
conscience
to
returne
verdictes
to
them
that
haue
authoritie
to
giue
sentence
.
All
these
must
take
heede
what
they
doe
:
for
they
execute
not
the
iudgements
of
man
,
but
of
the
Lord
,
2.
Chron
.
19.6
.
and
he
wil
be
with
you
in
the
cause
and
iudgement
.
I
wil
set
before
you
two
examples
,
as
two
most
cleare
glasses
of
Crystall
wherein
you
may
see
how
to
addresse
your selues
to
the
discharging
of
your
dueties
.
The
one
is
the
example
of
the
Leuites
out
of
the
book
of
Deuteronomie
,
Deut
.
33.9
who
regarded
neither
father
nor
mother
,
nor
brethren
,
nor
children
,
that
they
might
obserue
the
worde
of
the
Lord
:
the
other
out
of
the
booke
of
Iob
,
Iob
.
29.14.15
.
the
example
of
that
holy
man
Iob
,
he
said
that
he
put
on
Iustice
,
and
it
couered
him
,
iudgement
was
as
a
robe
and
a
crowne
vnto
him
,
hee
was
the
eyes
of
the
blinde
and
the
feete
to
the
lame
,
he
was
a
father
vnto
the
poore
,
and
when
he
knewe
not
the
cause
,
he
sought
it
out
diligently
.
So
the
setting
a
part
of
affection
&
the
knowledge
of
the
trueth
are
the
two
eys
of
Iustice
:
that
these
may
continue
cleare
&
single
,
all
lets
and
impediments
that
may
any
way
dasel
or
dimme
their
sight
must
be
carefully
remooued
.
I
speake
these
things
(
honourable
)
to
stir
vp
&
warne
(
I
am
perswaded
)
your
pure
mindes
.
2.
Pet
.
3.1
.
Your
assistants
may
be
lets
vnto
you
,
if
forfauor
or
affection
,
grudge
or
displeasure
,
they
shold
enforme
you
otherwise
then
the
trueth
is
:
and
your
good
opinion
of
the
man
may
leade
you
from
the
right
of
the
cause
,
but
I
trust
they
haue
not
so
learned
Christ
:
leauing
them
to
God
&
their
own
consciences
I
passe
to
other
more
comon
&
apparantlets
.
These
are
the
Aduocates
&
the
Iurors
:
such
Aduocates
as
haue
taught
their
tongs
to
cal
euil
good
,
&
falshood
truth
,
that
can
by
their
smooth
speaches
steale
away
&
lead
captiue
the
harts
of
the
simple
,
to
keep
back
the
poore
from
iudgement
,
that
widows
may
be
their
prey
,
&
that
they
may
spoyle
the
fatherlesse
.
Born
the
theefe
&
the
true
man
that
trauaile
on
the
way
,
haue
their
swords
girt
to
them
,
but
to
diuers
ends
,
the
theef
to
oppresse
others
,
the
true
man
to
defend
himselfe
:
so
the
end
of
the
law
is
to
defend
the
innocent
from
wrong
,
but
it
is
oftentimes
abused
to
oppresse
the
harmelesse
There
are
without
all
question
very
doubtfull
cases
&
both
parties
may
seeme
to
defende
right
:
but
when
the
cause
shal
be
so
apparant
,
that
men
contrary
to
their
own
knowledge
shal
maintaine
wrong
,
this
bewrayeth
that
in
these
daies
there
are
such
as
were
spoken
of
long
agoe
,
that
regard
not
the
cause
but
the
persons
,
respect
not
the
law
,
but
the
rewards
,
consider
not
what
reason
leadeth
them
vnto
,
but
think
euery
thing
lawful
that
is
gaineful
.
These
follow
the
steps
of
one
Hyperides
an
Athenian
Lawier
,
who
pleading
in
the
behalfe
of
an
harlot
,
when
he
saw
hee
could
not
preuaile
by
words
,
he
vnlaced
her
clothes
&
shewed
forth
her
whitebrests
,
&
by
that
means
moued
the
foolish
Iudges
to
compassion
:
Others
by
commending
their
clyents
&
dispraising
their
aduersaries
,
assay
to
colour
euill
causes
as
harlots
paint
their
faces
,
to
entise
wantons
,
forgetting
that
lesson
.
Nec
bonis
aduersariorum
detrahendum
,
nec
amicorum
laudanda
vitia
.
That
good
law
which
was
carefully
obserued
at
Athens
,
is
necessarie
and
profitable
for
all
countries
.
The
graue
Senators
did
forbid
such
as
pleaded
other
mens
causes
to
mooue
affection
,
or
to
speak
any
thing
besides
the
matter
,
or
by
any
meanes
to
stirre
vp
the
minde
of
the
Iudge
to
anger
,
enuie
or
pittie
:
though
it
be
notan
easie
matter
to
mooue
the
mindes
of
Iudges
in
these
daies
,
yet
the
multitude
whose
affections
and
passions
are
as
the
waues
of
the
sea
,
may
soon
be
drawn
from
the
trueth
by
the
enticing
speaches
of
mans
wisdome
.
The
impediments
in
Iurors
are
,
if
Iuries
be
pickt
or
packt
of
purpose
,
of
those
Mercenarie
men
which
trudge
from
place
to
place
,
thinking
it
long
while
they
be
not
impanelled
:
there
are
a
dangerous
company
which
little
or
nothing
weigh
the
cause
,
but
make
all
speede
to
receiue
the
wages
.
In
great
mens
causes
it
is
specially
to
be
foreseene
with
all
carefull
diligence
,
what
manner
of
men
they
bee
that
are
Iurors
,
1.
Kin
.
21.13
least
feare
or
fauour
cause
them
to
bee
like
the
two
vnthrifts
which
Iezabell
suborned
against
poore
Naboth
,
that
spake
&
auouched
against
the
innocent
that
which
was
altogither
vntrue
.
Wherefore
the
best
way
were
,
when
men
of
might
shall
see
their
neighbours
or
tenants
in
their
causes
empanelled
,
to
vse
meanes
that
they
may
be
discharged
,
the
matter
in
question
shall
thereby
purchase
credite
,
the
suspicion
of
oppression
shall
be
taken
away
,
siely
men
shal
be
freed
from
danger
,
or
at
least
wise
from
exceeding
feare
.
Let
the
statutes
of
the
Lord
be
your
continual
counsellers
,
then
shall
ye
be
sure
to
guide
all
your
waies
with
discretion
,
and
wisdome
shall
appeare
in
all
your
actions
.
The
other
part
of
your
office
(
honourable
and
right
worshipfull
)
is
the
punishing
of
malefactors
.
Because
the
world
is
come
to
that
passe
now
,
that
if
there
be
two
or
three
men
of
courage
within
a
shire
that
striue
mightily
to
put
downe
sinne
,
while
the
rest
follow
their
owne
profit
or
pleasure
,
or
studie
to
bee
popular
,
they
are
accounted
busie
,
hard
,
or
cruell
men
.
I
will
lay
before
you
a
few
reasons
which
should
incite
and
stirre
vp
all
that
are
in
authoritie
without
any
respect
of
persons
or
foolish
pittie
to
drawe
forth
the
sword
that
it
rust
not
in
the
scabberd
of
securitie
,
and
play
the
men
in
cutting
downe
of
sinne
and
wickednesse
.
First
,
Magistrates
should
not
leaue
sinne
vnpunished
for
their
owne
good
&
safeties
sake
,
for
grieuous
plagues
haue
fallen
on
them
that
haue
beene
negligent
through
too
much
pittie
in
doing
the
worke
of
the
Lord
:
Ely
winked
at
his
sonnes
wickednesse
,
1.
Sa
.
3.14
&
15.19
.
1.
Kin
20.34.42
.
1.
King
.
11.6
Saule
spared
Agag
,
Acab
spared
Benadab
and
it
was
to
them
all
the
occasion
of
turne
:
Salomons
dotage
on
his
women
in
suffering
them
to
haue
Temples
to
serue
Ashtaroth
Milcom
,
&
strange
gods
:
this
renting
of
gods
seruice
rent
his
kingdome
a
part
to
Reboam
his
own
son
;
but
the
greater
part
to
Ieroboam
the
son
of
Nebat
.
1.
Kin
12.20
.
Secondly
,
if
offenders
be
not
punished
,
iniquitie
will
abound
and
sin
will
multiply
daily
.
The
wise
preacher
saith
,
Eccle
.
11.8
Because
sentence
against
an
euill
work
is
not
spedily
executed
,
therfore
the
heart
of
the
children
of
men
is
fully
set
to
doe
euill
.
Doubtlesse
there
is
nothing
that
doth
so
much
incourage
men
in
these
daies
to
doe
that
which
is
vnlawfull
,
as
the
hope
of
fauour
:
one
thinketh
if
he
be
espyed
,
hee
hath
friends
that
wil
not
faile
him
in
a
time
of
need
,
another
recounteth
with
himselfe
that
his
goodly
personage
will
moue
some
or
other
to
pittie
him
,
so
they
runne
headlong
into
mischiefe
.
The
next
way
to
purge
the
land
of
hainous
offences
,
is
to
execute
the
lawe
alike
on
all
,
that
none
may
be
emboldned
thorough
hope
.
As
the
Chronicles
of
this
land
do
testifie
,
Alfred
a
king
of
the
Saxons
had
his
lawes
so
executed
,
that
men
might
hanggolden
bracelets
&
Iewels
at
crosse
waies
and
no
man
durst
to
touch
them
for
feare
of
the
law
,
there
was
no
hope
of
fauour
,
no
nor
yet
in
the
daies
of
Edgar
another
king
of
the
Saxons
,
who
is
commended
to
be
so
excellent
in
Iustice
&
sharpe
in
correction
of
vices
aswel
in
his
Magistrates
as
other
subiects
,
that
neuer
before
his
daies
was
vsed
lesse
fellonie
by
robbers
or
extortion
,
or
bribery
by
false
officers
.
It
is
also
recorded
,
that
in
William
the
Conquerers
daies
,
a
yong
wench
might
carry
a
burthen
of
golde
through
the
whole
land
without
danger
,
there
was
no
hope
of
fauour
:
the
lawes
of
those
fornamed
princes
could
be
no
more
comparable
to
the
lawes
of
England
now
,
then
the
discretion
of
a
child
of
two
yeares
age
to
the
wisdome
of
a
graue
Senator
,
god
grant
the
fault
may
be
amended
where
it
is
.
Thirdly
the
neglect
of
Iustice
is
damgerous
to
the
whole
people
,
where
it
is
so
neglected
:
as
long
as
the
people
committed
abhomination
against
the
Lord
without
punishment
,
the
wrath
of
the
Lord
was
hote
against
Israel
&
the
Lord
plagued
thē
,
that
there
died
24000.
Num
.
25.8
but
when
zealous
Phinees
had
done
the
execution
vpon
them
that
wrought
wickednesse
in
the
Campe
,
the
plague
ceased
from
the
children
of
Israell
.
Iosu
.
7.26
.
When
Achan
was
stoned
,
the
Lord
turned
from
his
fierce
wrath
.
When
the
sinne
of
the
bloudie
house
of
Saule
was
punished
,
2.
Sam
.
21.14
.
the
officers
hauing
performed
all
that
the
king
commaunded
,
God
was
then
appeased
with
the
land
.
All
this
standeth
well
with
the
rule
of
christian
charitie
,
for
it
is
not
vnknowne
that
a
magistrate
sustaineth
a
double
person
:
as
hee
is
a
christian
brother
,
Mat
.
18.24
so
indeede
hee
must
forgiue
,
as
God
hath
forgiuen
him
,
be
meeke
&
patient
:
sith
he
himselfe
hath
had
ten
thousand
talents
forgiuen
him
,
not
to
take
his
brother
by
the
throate
for
an
hundred
pence
:
as
he
is
a
magistrate
,
Psal
.
82.1
.
he
is
gods
vice
gerent
,
and
in
that
respect
God
vouchsafeth
him
his
owne
name
,
and
he
is
strictly
bounde
to
execute
his
office
as
occasion
shall
be
offered
:
sometimes
inflicting
easier
,
sometimes
sharper
punishments
vpon
euill
doers
.
A
wise
king
scattereth
the
wicked
and
causeth
the
wheele
to
turne
ouer
them
,
Pro
.
20.26
and
in
so
doing
,
hee
doth
a
deede
of
charitie
,
for
who
so
spareth
the
wicked
oppresseth
the
godly
.
I
will
by
your
fauourable
patience
,
put
you
in
minde
at
this
time
of
one
sinne
by
name
,
that
it
may
be
the
better
lookt
vnto
,
that
is
euen
that
great
&
capitall
sinne
of
this
land
,
Recusancie
.
The
suffering
of
the
Canaanits
&
the
making
of
peace
with
thē
,
was
an
occasion
that
the
children
of
Israell
called
the
name
of
the
place
Bochim
,
that
is
,
Iud.
2.5
.
weeping
or
lamentation
.
If
our
open
and
professed
enemies
abroade
doe
looke
for
any
assistance
heere
at
home
,
to
make
this
lande
of
England
Bochim
too
,
they
,
they
,
euen
our
Recusants
,
are
the
men
at
whose
handes
they
looke
for
great
matters
.
Wee
are
sute
that
the
Lord
will
not
giue
the
soule
of
his
turtle
vnto
dogs
,
nor
his
darling
into
his
enemies
hands
.
Neuerthelesse
,
we
may
not
neglect
lawfull
meanes
to
auorde
danger
,
by
reforming
that
great
company
of
Papists
which
lurke
,
nay
which
liue
openly
,
re●using
to
communicate
with
vs
in
the
word
&
Sacraments
.
1
Ioh
.
4.6
.
Sith
it
is
most
euident
that
the
cause
of
Recusancy
is
ignorance
,
and
the
best
remedy
thereof
the
hearing
of
Gods
worde
sincerely
preached
:
it
is
much
to
be
wished
that
they
were
al
compelled
to
come
where
they
might
heare
,
and
learne
that
their
pretence
of
conscience
is
but
a
deceiptfull
iugling
trick
of
the
deceiuer
.
As
the
Donatists
loued
their
errors
better
then
their
liues
,
so
these
loue
their
ignorance
better
then
their
goods
.
For
the
curing
of
bodily
diseases
both
in
men
and
beastes
,
if
they
refuse
to
receiue
medecines
,
we
will
manacle
,
bind
and
fetter
them
that
they
may
receiue
medicines
:
and
should
we
not
much
more
enforce
our
sicke
brethren
to
receiue
the
medicines
of
the
soule
?
In
my
simple
iudgement
,
this
is
euery
mans
case
,
we
are
all
bound
to
seeke
the
good
one
of
another
,
and
the
greatest
good
is
the
saluation
of
our
soules
:
Wherefore
none
may
passe
ouer
this
matter
with
the
excuse
of
Gallio
,
who
would
not
meddle
in
Paules
cause
,
Act.
18.15
.
because
it
was
a
matter
of
religion
:
but
let
vs
all
know
for
a
certainty
that
God
would
haue
kings
and
Iudges
to
be
wise
and
learned
,
that
the
earth
might
be
filled
with
knowledge
as
the
waters
couer
the
sea
,
that
religion
might
be
planted
from
Dan
to
Bersheba
.
The
second
part
of
our
practise
,
is
the
ordering
and
guiding
of
our
priuate
life
after
the
rule
of
gods
holy
word
,
for
as
it
is
truely
said
of
Philosophical
vertues
,
omnis
virtutis
laus
in
actione
consistit
,
so
it
is
to
be
held
of
Christian
profession
and
diuine
knowledge
;
Iam
.
1.2
The
dooer
of
the
worke
shall
be
blessed
in
his
deede
,
saith
Saint
Iames
.
Wherefore
Christianitie
doth
not
consist
in
bare
hearing
,
or
reading
the
scriptures
,
nor
in
talking
or
disputing
of
them
,
for
notwithstanding
these
things
,
a
man
may
be
a
reprobate
:
1.
Pet
.
1.
●
but
herein
consisteth
the
commoditie
and
right
vse
of
our
religion
,
Iam
.
1.2
that
we
reforme
our
waies
and
keep
our selues
vnspotted
of
the
worlde
.
When
our
Lord
and
Sauiour
came
into
the
coastes
of
Caesarea
Philippi
,
hee
asked
his
disciples
,
Mat
.
16.
●
saying
;
Whom
doe
men
say
that
I
the
sonne
of
man
am●
In
like
sort
saith
Origen
,
be
that
is
a
Bishop
or
a
Magistrate
may
aske
this
question
;
What
doth
the
world
say
of
me
?
But
he
must
aske
of
him
that
will
answere
without
flattery
.
Vpon
the
wisemans
warrant
who
saith
,
Pro
.
28.2
that
he
that
rebuketh
a
man
shall
finde
more
fauour
at
the
length
,
then
he
that
flattereth
with
his
tongue
,
I
wil
shew
you
plainly
what
the
world
saith
of
you
.
Men
say
som
are
Esaus
,
som
Nimrods
,
some
Sodomits
,
many
the
schollers
of
Macheuill
,
few
Lots
,
Gen.
25.
●
10.9
.
1.
Ki
.
18.1
Act.
10
Luk
32.
few
Iosephs
,
few
Obadiahs
,
few
Cornelij
,
fewe
Zachees
,
these
are
the
common
whisperings
abroad
:
there
is
also
a
common
outcry
to
bee
hard
almost
in
euery
place
,
&
this
is
against
couetousnesse
,
because
poore
mens
tents
are
daily
racked
,
their
fines
intollerable
,
their
ancient
tenures
altered
,
their
new
leases
stuffed
with
ambiguous
&
damgerous
clauses
,
Rehoams
little
finger
is
heauier
then
his
fathers
loynes
,
this
yee
call
Improuement
.
It
is
also
reported
that
by
how
much
the
greater
cost
the
tenants
bestowe
in
manuring
their
tenements
,
in
erecting
houses
necessarie
,
planting
Orchards
,
&
such
like
,
it
is
by
so
much
the
more
vnlikely
that
their
post
eritie
shall
euer
enioy
the
same
,
especially
by
how
much
the
nearer
they
dwell
vnto
their
landlords
.
For
as
Eue
,
though
shee
had
an
infinite
number
of
most
delicate
fruites
giuen
her
of
the
Lord
in
Paradise
,
●en
.
3.2.3
.
yet
she
most
earnestly
desired
one
that
was
forbidden
,
&
thought
it
good
for
meate
:
and
vnto
Achab
,
who
without
doubt
wanted
no
gardens
,
the
vinyarde
of
Naboth
seemed
very
commodious
to
make
him
a
garden
of
hearbes
:
so
fareth
it
in
these
daies
,
this
mans
tenement
with
other
his
neighbours
liuings
are
very
fit
to
enlarge
their
Landlords
demaines
,
such
a
manner
hath
good
pastures
within
it
,
for
recouering
of
them
there
shal
not
want
a
Ionadab
to
lay
a
plot
:
if
there
be
no
other
meanes
,
then
it
must
serue
to
make
a
parke
,
which
will
both
take
away
the
suspicion
of
couetousnesse
,
and
also
be
a
good
meanes
to
drawe
in
more
next
adioyning
,
which
after
a
few
yeares
may
bee
imployed
to
vses
more
profitable
both
for
the
owner
,
and
also
for
the
common
wealth
.
Whether
it
be
more
reasonable
that
they
that
haue
aboundance
should
bee
content
with
their
lot
,
or
that
such
as
haue
but
little
should
depart
from
all
that
they
possesse
,
iudge
yee
.
For
an
answere
vnto
the
common
excuses
vsed
in
this
behalfe
,
I
beseech
you
consider
how
the
holy
Ghost
hath
penned
the
storie
of
Achab
&
Naboth
.
Achab
was
the
king
of
the
land
,
1.
Kin
.
21.2
a
man
would
haue
thought
it
a
small
fault
in
him
to
desire
any
thing
of
his
subiecte
for
his
pleasure
,
yea
no
fault
at
all
,
sith
hee
offered
him
his
choyce
either
to
take
so
much
money
as
it
was
worth
,
or
a
better
vineyarde
than
that
was
,
in
another
place
,
so
that
hee
was
,
not
so
rigorous
to
take
from
another
man
his
right
without
full
recompence
:
Yet
the
very
desire
of
hauing
,
is
there
noted
to
bee
euill
,
and
laide
before
vs
for
our
admonition
,
that
wee
shoulde
take
heede
that
wee
doe
not
transgresse
after
the
like
manner
.
Achab
though
he
were
a
king
,
had
a
high
Lord
aboue
him
which
maintained
the
cause
of
the
poore
helplesse
:
this
high
Lord
is
he
that
hath
pronounced
by
his
Prophet
a
woe
to
them
that
will
leaue
no
place
for
the
poore
to
dwell
in
,
say
.
5.8
.
he
can
thrust
these
earthen
Lords
out
of
doores
at
his
pleasure
,
as
he
did
Nabuchadnezer
,
hee
can
take
their
soules
from
them
euen
when
they
haue
set
vp
their
rest
,
as
he
did
to
the
rich
man
in
the
Gospell
.
Sith
the
case
standeth
thus
,
it
is
no
wisdome
for
the
workers
of
iniquitie
to
eate
vp
gods
people
as
they
eate
bread
,
it
is
no
wisdome
to
set
our
affections
on
things
here
belowe
,
as
ioyning
of
land
to
land
,
and
house
to
house
,
that
wee
may
be
placed
by
our selues
on
the
middest
of
the
earth
,
it
is
no
wisdome
to
vnpeople
parishes
and
countries
.
Though
husbandmen
&
tillers
of
the
earth
be
not
asked
their
iudgement
in
the
counsell
of
the
people
,
neither
are
they
high
in
the
congregation
,
neither
sit
they
vpon
the
iudgement
seats
,
yet
without
these
cannot
common
weales
continue
,
cities
cannot
be
maintained
nor
inhabited
nor
occupied
.
As
for
such
whose
consciences
doe
acquite
them
from
this
sinne
of
couetousnesse
,
let
them
search
and
examine
themselues
whether
there
be
any
other
sin
that
raigneth
in
them
,
for
he
that
is
an
adulterer
is
in
the
same
condemnation
that
the
couetous
is
,
the
drunkard
and
glutton
and
proude
man
is
also
in
as
dangerous
estate
as
the
others
:
one
raigning
sinne
whatsoeuer
it
be
without
repentance
,
shall
be
more
bitter
vnto
our
soules
then
the
Colliquintida
was
to
the
taste
of
the
children
of
the
Prophets
,
when
it
caused
them
to
cry
,
2.
Kin
.
4
,
40
Death
is
in
the
pot
.
Let
vs
all
embrace
true
wisdome
which
teacheth
all
men
to
consider
their
waies
,
and
to
turne
their
feete
vnto
the
testimonies
of
the
Lord
,
to
make
haste
and
delay
not
to
keepe
his
commaundements
:
it
teacheth
vs
to
make
bags
which
waxe
not
old
,
a
treasure
that
cannot
faile
in
heauen
,
where
no
theefe
commeth
nor
moath
corrupteth
,
〈…〉
●9
.
in
a
worde
to
denie
vngodlinesse
and
worldly
lustes
,
and
to
liue
soberly
and
righteously
and
godly
in
this
present
world
,
●●t
.
12.23
.
as
becommeth
the
peculiar
people
of
God
,
zealous
of
good
workes
.
4
The
last
member
of
my
first
diuision
is
,
the
time
when
men
should
put
in
practise
the
charge
before
spoken
of
,
a
thing
not
to
bee
omitted
:
for
many
that
consent
to
all
the
rest
,
trifle
very
dangerously
about
the
time
:
therefore
it
is
worth
our
obseruation
that
the
Prophet
leaueth
vs
not
at
our
libertie
,
but
saith
,
Now
be
wise
as
God
himselfe
is
alwaies
,
I
am
:
so
they
that
are
gods
should
thinke
it
little
worth
to
say
,
they
haue
beene
wise
,
holy
,
and
righteous
,
or
that
they
will
bee
so
hereafter
,
but
that
true
wisdome
consisteth
in
present
obedience
vnto
her
wordes
which
calleth
the
fooles
from
their
foolishnesse
,
&
the
scornfull
from
ta●ing
pleasure
in
scorning
.
That
wee
may
without
delay
,
by
our
holy
obedience
shewe
our
godly
wisdome
,
there
are
three
most
forcible
arguments
ready
at
hand
to
perswade
vs.
First
,
the
shortnesse
of
our
liues
and
the
vncertainetie
of
our
estates
,
the
rich
man
that
built
his
barnes
wider
,
and
bid
his
soule
take
rest
,
because
of
his
greate
store
laide
vp
for
many
yeares
,
that
same
night
had
his
soule
taken
from
him
.
There
is
no
man
here
present
this
day
,
or
liuing
vpo
the
earth
,
that
can
absolutely
say
vnto
himselfe
,
that
he
wil
doe
this
or
that
tomorrow
.
Secondly
,
gods
iudgements
are
neerer
then
wee
thinke
of
,
Mat
.
3.10
.
according
to
the
saying
of
Iohn
the
Baptist
,
The
axe
is
laide
to
the
roote
of
the
tree
,
hee
saith
not
,
that
it
shall
be
laide
,
but
that
it
is
:
so
was
it
with
the
Amalekites
when
they
lay
scattered
vpon
the
earth
,
eating
and
drinking
and
dauncing
,
1.
Sam
.
30.16
.
because
of
all
the
greate
prey
that
they
had
taken
out
of
the
land
of
the
Philistines
and
out
of
the
Lande
of
Iudah
,
Dauid
came
vpon
them
and
smote
them
from
the
twilight
euen
vnto
the
euening
of
the
next
morrow
,
so
that
there
escaped
not
a
man
of
thē
,
saue
400.
Dan
4.22
.
young
men
which
rode
vpon
Camels
and
fled
:
so
was
it
with
Nabuchadnezar
,
while
hee
vaunted
vpon
his
palace
of
Susan
,
he
heard
a
voice
saying
;
Thou
shalt
eate
grasse
with
the
beastes
of
the
field
,
and
so
it
came
to
passe
.
2.
King
.
19.37
While
Sanacherib
was
in
the
Temple
worshipping
Nisroch
his
God
,
Adramelech
and
Sharezer
his
sonnes
slewe
him
:
Act.
12.23
.
While
Herode
was
in
his
royall
apparell
sitting
on
the
iudgement
seate
,
being
tickled
with
the
vaine
commendations
of
the
people
,
the
Angell
of
the
Lord
smote
him
,
so
that
he
was
eaten
of
wormes
,
and
gaue
vp
the
Ghost
.
Lastly
,
Esa
.
55.6
.
the
day
of
visitation
,
the
day
of
saluation
,
the
time
of
grace
lasteth
not
for
euer
:
to
this
purpose
wisdome
her selfe
speaketh
of
them
that
deferre
their
amendment
,
Pro
.
1.28
.
they
shall
call
vpon
me
,
but
I
will
not
answere
:
they
shall
seeke
mee
earely
,
but
they
shall
not
finde
mee
,
because
they
hated
knowledge
and
did
not
chuse
the
feare
of
the
Lord
.
This
was
performed
in
Hierusalem
euen
that
citie
which
the
Lord
did
chuse
out
of
all
the
tribes
of
Israell
,
Zach.
7.12.13
.
to
put
his
name
there
,
in
their
prosperitie
the
inhabitants
therof
made
their
harts
as
an
Adamant
stone
,
least
they
should
heare
the
lawe
,
and
the
words
which
the
Lord
of
hostes
sent
in
his
spirit
by
the
ministerie
of
his
Prophets
:
therfore
it
came
to
passe
,
that
as
he
cryed
and
they
wold
not
heare
,
so
they
cryed
and
I
would
not
heare
saith
the
Lord
of
hostes
,
Luk
.
19.42
Because
Hierusalem
would
not
embrace
Christ
their
Sauiour
,
therefore
was
their
citie
brought
to
desolation
.
The
fiue
foolish
virgines
followed
after
the
bridegroome
,
but
the
wedding
chamber
doore
was
shut
before
they
came
,
and
they
could
not
enter
in
while
they
were
buying
of
oyle
the
time
passed
,
Mat
.
25.12
.
and
they
came
to
late
.
Well
,
let
vs
all
know
this
,
that
as
the
night
succeedeth
the
day
,
and
winter
followeth
sommer
,
so
iudgement
commeth
after
mercie
,
and
where
this
is
not
accepted
,
there
that
will
not
bee
resisted
:
God
giue
vs
his
grace
to
be
wise
in
season
.
Now
vnto
the
king
euerlasting
,
immortall
,
inuisible
,
vnto
God
onely
wise
be
honour
and
glorie
for
euer
and
euer
,
Amen
.
Ecclesiastes
.
12.11
.
The
wordes
of
the
wise
are
like
goades
and
like
nailes
fastned
by
the
masters
of
the
assemblies
,
which
are
giuen
by
one
Pastour
.
FINIS
.