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Die Mercurii ^U DccemK 1^45.

JRdvttd iy the Commons afcmUed in Parliament^
[that our. Whcclcr, OWr. Hill, and Mr. Milling-
[con, do give thankes from this Houfe to Mr. Fox-
croft, Md Mr. Strongs far the great paines thef
tooke in the Sermons they f reached this day^ at the intreaty of
thisflonfe^at S. Margarets^C it being the day ofpublique
humiliation ) and to defire them to print their Sermons. And
they are to have the likejriviledge tn printing them as others
in the like kind ujvalfy have had.

H- Hfyng Qer. Pari. D. Cooi*

idoaffointThomsis h^Sga Statitmer^to print my Sermons.

10. FOXCROFT.

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THE

Good of a good Government,

And Well Groondcd
OPENED IN A

SERMON

Preached before the Honou.

rable Houfe of C o m m o n 5, in

Margarets Church at Weftminfter^

Defouhtr, $1. i6/^y. being the day of
ihdr Monethly Faft.

JOHN FOXCROFT, One of the Members of the
"* MemblyoiDiriNES.

LONDON,

Printed for Tho. Badger , and are to be fold by G. Badger ^
at his Shop ia Saint Danftans Church-yard,
in Fleetftrcet. 1645.

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y^ ■ V/a.

S^^VO ■ . ■■::

To ?Aff Honottrahle Umfe ef Commem^
JfembledinTarliament,

i HE confluence of fo many
new members (" as dores to
yourwiniowes,) occafioned
^ _, ts of this fub/e(ft; which now

^ (in obedience to your orderj) arepre-
■fented to yoiir view, and the worlds ;
cleane contraric to mine owne refo-
lution, and the genius ofmyfpirit. I
defired, in the delivery of them to
your earesjtoufeallmodefty becom-
ing a Minifler of the Gofpell J- Partly,
from confcioiifnefle,of the tenuity oiF
the man,- ofwhpm no other can eafiiy
Aj entertane

' 'Dedicatory i-
beenetbe place of niyMinifter^c .tfic
longer half e pfm^^lKfe. ' ; .\v \ . .- : ^
•: From her^ttie * ibriijality of ^hisiii^ ^ J5«^-
bappy wianrfffodkjfirft (fete ilajidjev.ei- ^f/i,;^
(ittce flie hath faiFei-ed* the inraadesidf ^-''''^

all armyesi aii3-parxies.v: patfihg tfa-
tweene North, and South ; at this
prefent, two armies lying in her bow^
ells, muftunavoydably devourethat
little left in h^r : :I am loth > to fore-
Ipeake her future ftate : o nly /cannot
cpnceale my fears in reference to the
drefent defigne there,occafioned from
Iwo unhappy journeyes of the lall
yeare, that to Leicejter in. the Spring,
and the other to ^^(evparkfy and backe
agame by Huntington, in Summer.
So that her prefent iState feemes very
queftionable, wether fhee mufl be re-
puted among the living or the dead ;
and humbly craves the expediting of

diredjtions.

M->id»a>iM^

The epifik, &c. ''^■

Jircdtons, dnd mccoiui for her re-
cover y,with thefirft appearance c^clie
fpring, the LirJAlmt^xf blcflc your
Councelles, juidmaikc yx)u happy fa-
^ruments to advance his glory, atid
tlieKjngdoinspeace,fo praycs.

f

-.'The : ■■;
good of a good Goternmeat*

and well grounded Peace.

Daiah 31. i,^
i SthaU, 4King /W r^ffKMrighumfHffi, d/idrrimii
JbtiSultiiifilJgmiat.

flut,MlkjlMlmif»iratMKktirnwi»jlMid.

' >HIS Chapter ^«iaBlMttprrteisag««;«

I f aPiotihccy<rf<heKi(igdoineofcA-//?.-fbr

I He is om true MeUhi^tidtck, as Acae il

, nadK asmay bc^ to \>>(rfr S^ l'^'^ *■
the Text -, and (as vcty Mailer) HisKing-
donK Kfliadowed wdsthetjrpeof/rtuiiiiiuRctgnc;.
and thegeod Piinccs i>id;t Him. Ctmdim a x<^, and
jAtfiHureferittoihchlti;. jKam of that King tnlun
Xwarre being remoKd> tbe Gcnenmien flauri(Md mof^
and the Commonwealth uudei it. For(asounoocleatf;
aiidno&ll e^^eiieiKCKUftbts) Wane batlrfteth both
. B t^lnoouQicff^

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great piety itis,tbey (h^d ever be patted. Their lameatji-
Hee^etience told them fuffiekiidy, what it wa$<;o want
thcfe : as the 1 80 and ip. cheers ofthe boolce of ^ges
i^Uarly diTcover ; nettbcr need wee goe hty tf> iedce evK
dence oS the mifchiefe arifing from Aich a diftra^ion :
which howfoever it ha'.h l>een oceafioncd by the |Mrai^
fes of Tome Tons of BfHsliWd doehinder, aiod d>ftrud,
both the oidinaiy aodclctrao»linyy courfe of jufUce (ia
the Legiflative way) yct/we UxAc upon yoii,(Honoura-
ble SenaCQis^ as Ptinees of God ^ that muft be vepali^ets
of our hreadies. And'who is there an^Qg yoUi that can
this day -fpeake a word for the eSedii^ of Co great »
worke, in the happy uiuon ofthe Head, & Memtieis, of
the gtealL body of thts Kiifidbme < Suteiy jtbe ps^m age
(hall kiflTe the lips ofthotemen, aadthefu^ic^ageiwyi
fall them ble0ed, /eatfarice bleCed, who ha^ ilMde» 9C:
fhs^ foake, this their great ftudy, and moSt ferious ende«
Voun lam not fb vaiiie, as tolayany tMng totheprc'
lent overtures madeto yoti ; that is your-wcvke-, afidiraii
' know, what you haveto doe init ; only to dw: nuuce of
Che bufinefle ,( give me leave ) to exprefle a very few
thoughts, viid thofe, not of y efterday ; but as old, astlus
taiafipy divifion ; it is one ffoihe may im%ine ) that if
this great breach were madcvp, our Stare would be, but
as the ddnnii^ oyer of an old idcer^ but if it be not dotie^
we may coodude fiice enough, we fball be in the cafe
of a wound and fra^tue joyned together , ( the moft
dat^erous ofaUddiercur€s;ior,(bendes all other mif«
cUefes attending fucb a State, as what helps the one, ua«
doe$ the other,^^ every ihiver of the bones, will keepe
the wound from hading, till diey have <m>i^ht thedi*
ielves out of the flefli, with extreame*-and sitdlisrable ^

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Ati&oui
Oecon..

Thew come tothe f<*cond cottple,Raigne,aaici rale^ro^
Riifed dlfo asagrcoe bleffiogrand undoubtedly itisfo*
Take govenrmencoatof the world, and you take the
Suit butof the Armament $ and leave h no morea mtiuc^
a beautiftitl ftruduie s hue a x«m> a heape of coiw.
fiifton^lcisafad States (and ooomiueh ours) when evtiy
man doth what is good in bis owne eyes: and therefore
judicious Calvin makes the obfeivatioa, and Cornelius a
Lapide takes it u(^in hia very words^ (thot^h he be not ia
honeft,as to aclbnowledgti yAxesx be had jt)that it is better
to live under a Nero, then undet a Netva ; where nothing
}s lawfiilt, (but a cruelt Tytttntonly feeks hisowneadvao-
In any mam wracK) then where alt thiogiare law-
many RufBani, abufing the floth of a ^ardcflli
iH^iict I who v^ be fute to doenothing welt, becai^
fStity may doe what everdieywilt: BymeKtogsieigne,.
and Princes decree judgment, is the diSbte dTthe vnf*
d<Mneof God, J>vt«i^ 8. i^^andwfllbeacknoidbdeed
by all Ibber minded meiv with attthankefi^ fidiimii&on
to erecv taw of iiMh, M> <^ Loed> and lor his £d(e t e^ei*
^-when both thnc car9iiiidioas,artcwiccn(nck,andl
moove together $ and £> cveiy oocis kept: in hnrigfac
l^aee } not fenrants tmhotfiebacke^aad Prukes oofoote,
astheir lackycs. the mifiny <itf fermertioMs^ lucb foflkl^
«)tlvtoldusthemi£d)eifeof ruchmifcardatge;It:i&iinCu£»
ble,wh^ lack C«in»il teadttfae .BraKr hair togorem:
every meane periba coottele yQDrvote%\aBdordK^
Dss^: A houfe is n6ti^Iiti^ofdeie^i£<racK3rtiuflg be
kept in its woe {^aee;. tanek kifi: k a CommoQ^
hh in f<aae> till eveiy^ one know hiiptace, andfaee
«dticediiitK>ranlttaBdfflc^ &f<»ieihncxr} toad^cMrbce

tiasQccafioomouircs*. .
fik abovftjdl^a Stateis UdTed^ite^tfaoed^^ be sdgKs

in

in righfeou&efire ; they rule in judgement: it bad bceoe,
otherwife in this fta^i i/4/4^ r. aj. Tl^ Princesare fev
beUioiB,aDd cotufHtnions of theeves j every one lovecW
&fts , and fblldWeth after k wards ^ they judge not the far*
» crlefTe, neither doth the cauTe of the widdow come tinto
them : And fure this muft be amo^ <m ioinfdSons ^Vk
d^>thatfuch d)ii%5 bave beene found in our Laddj I lyHbt
there benot fome tlioigs, too like them fiill.

Bui ^hy r^bteoufndde, and judgetneiit t \ ^fi.

Thoi%bthey hcAi fecme hdrto.bddi^totbe fecund ^»f>vtf-
caUe> yet arctbey, Sfeemdi. simcns de/i^ leuned C^hm.
tbey lerveas adedaraciye ofholtnefle» and the.feajreof
God. ipnr Righteoafiiefite teith fotoetbing of equity,

modeiatx^yeaaa^.boiHtyiai£too>and tdbWOL pi^
ment iodines thesttQ^ Jere. 10. 24. O Lord corte^me^ '
but with jodgismcoty not in thinca^cr ^luA iacludb vtif*

domeaUo.i^. 119.; 6tf. Teach nwgoodjte%eit)ett, and* *

knowledge, i . img$ ^ 18. For tbcy faW, that the wiA
dome of Ood was: in bit^ t»der jiidgcaMOt* All tb^filt
joy ned>diac there be not^in^ bqroAd,iiothii% ftofl (tftbci
gdfden mcane ; and extreme ria^, IttonTo not'exneme

IM, is»fiin&biMHeatt JAcrinvf and Pirinca$<Ki.wh(»>idl
tarn waite^ wxaOi ibcmfel«li& atfsndieaDf jidtict. J>iM. iM
do. iKCOi^q? to the JSiArnv na£miS-> jnAiery jlifltic«
flKdttboafollowryeay,as If their worlietitarflothijd^(e]i&:

mycextihotddbeteadsaKh^lba^re^iifrJfoijufticcjtMid
Piiaces flnfi iule fbM»igvMntvQ06 aB^i^^

ribeir aa fl a p c cf evand ii, as compidieadlBg; mit»Iflt»' -b/ivtiimis ;
tade^ aadi inchidii^ in its finxiinfeBeacceyerjr other vi^ 7'*^^
ne .* it will reach, relate, and command aUbi iBi:ttfs '^'^

B 3 » mercies

6 The Gtfd tfagcod Gevemmem^

mercies giudc, bounties ilpre-houfe, and theveiy life,tmS
fiaews of peace : :«7khom i;rKoic motion, peace it felfe;pu'
ttifies 'y as the ft ill watersof aftandii^ Doole $ or the
Uood in the vdnes^ if the fpidts in the arteticsdid not
continually beate under thetxu Now the voice of jufticc,
in the eenerall iSfSiami^que^ let eveiy eneiave what is
hk ; and in particol^, Cod gives Magiftraces a patGeme,
Jfu, 2. 10. li. S/tf ye to the rigbtemu^ thatitjbaSheweu
vithbim : for thejfhMleate the. fruitvf their drills. Womtt
■ the mcke/yit fhmbe iUmtkhim^ fir tl»rMardefhis hands
^aff he-given himJThe Apoftle luith made it ounvamifig, -
Jt«i>. \t> ji. A. Wilt thou then ma hoMfiaid of the tower i do
th4t which is good^ dndthoufbdlt have the praife^ the fame ^
. FarheisthettumfierefCodtothufirgoodtlmt^thitaothaf
vAkhis eyiUjie Afraid '^. for he hearethtm the fioordin;
^tt ».i4 *''***'• The wcBdctovii^niuft be rcwardedjAe innocent
^* ' proteded^and'evillones'pinUhed} andTojthe hoavie
doome avoided, Trov. ly.is* Heethat juHifieththewsf'
kodiaadhe thxeo»denni^ihefufi, eveftfhey Saka^e^O'
imnaion- to fhe±atd,AoA.tcxc,z\sa[^&dd 1^ bdbre
05, mud) might be £dd •of the outgoings of r^hceouf-
ndfe^which miift be, i. Widiout paffiobws. Withcwtcor-

fuptioni^. Wiiii6utadxpdi»orperrons.4.WithQ»it'det
k^or procradipn ofbujSn^.' In oppbmion tja',thd[c»
Cmift our^eatKing is btoi^tl in, fitting upon Ins thrittt
intnah^nthetahernMkrfD*vid',)udgingmlfekeitigjudg'
mm, mid having rigbteoufneffe.Jfu* i6. 5, Neither tnay
die ' wiTdoitne, andinodeiatMMi leqiiired in judg^n:t^ pt
wfaoly P^d byt^iheiid&re,-! flisul Bak ^ p^ lor fp

^ ^"^inaiiy ofthefcf^aswiUbesDoftrcquifitetDourpuq^e^^

. ''[^ ' the next ycdc) afters ihortai^licatlon of what hath brai

"' "" " ''alt»atE)r.obebed» • ) ,'..-. .-. ..[..•.-.•i /•:..■...' ;;./ :: •. ■ '

19^.1. (' Ifi^ iceomi^thi$bki&flg^lthw>astotiiDcsi{»():;

:-"■'■"■. "' " '• -l ' 'or

or mifcarriagcs growing in too plentifall a manrter : If Hof 10. 4,
judgement ff rings up ashemlt^kinthefurrowes ofihejkli'y "*"" *• 7'
ox there be, th4t turne judge/Mm to mrmwoed, andleavt
offrightetnfmffe in the earth: all thisisimtterforourpray-
-€rs, and tears this day ; that we may humbly, affd htari
tily- bcwailc cmr great fins, that have undone us j'^not for
biarmurmurlngs againft,or revillngs of Authority.*

What wee have heretofore enjoyed, or yet do amidft f^e. x.
ib maw diflaradions, muft be matter of praife and. th^mk-
-fuUnefltetdour^cious God.'that he makc^ gbbd-aby
part of hirpromifc to us, by you^ffMimrMi Senktw/yih
ib.great confufions, is an unfpeakeable rnercy ^by this
time , we might have Icenc in cvety part or this Kii^
4Jome, . 00 rulcy bttt rayeoidg, nof^LaW; but ttiat oftW
Sword vGod hath refcrved yoByTftfeepc 1^ in tKrec^y*
ing Kingdpms: anrfthbi^h ttia&y oiP yoiir a^aiohs meet
^wth miuntcipretations, & ap^earc to vulgar eyes, as crcxy-
kcttjs thcftreightcft ftidc will do6, when tbfuftijtothe
waiter J ©i: as redde, andiU cdldored^tbe glorious Swine
when he rireth;:or fcttcs ta'a^cteude j'yet this is your
idomforty^ that Benefiuere^ et i»Mle dtUire^ regiumtH, to be
,evill fpokco of, for.wcU doing, is no leflc then a royalty .•
only, God grant you an unwearied fpirit, togoc oi»i haftf^
ing righteoufneflc, and fcckir^ judgement 5 till thjrgreat
troil^ in your hands bcperfi^ted^he Kingi TTirone ^a-
Jaiitbed in^hteoafi)e(te> and* his Princes ruling under

him in judgement ) the great t^^rttiiete prpmiledi

^ar.?. Now follows thegoiod of this good goVernn^t*
let us firfta little weigh the wdrdi C^ Man] every bfle
beforeniencioBed •, Hiz^kiab, and his Princes 5 Chrift and
his Apoftles ^ yea, all iniplc^ed under any of thefe, forthte
meaoeft in places of at^orit^^^partic1pate(accordit^ 6b
their-aoKafurej^cf that wfalcb ishere^ ^yd>> ofthel^Iit-,

eft*

mi mt irmmltd tmt. i

wTih the wiftJt, m tdnpcft^bdbre he cm recover. Hie
flielter bfawall.or hourc:ali this layed together, rcpre-
lencs. the uTcfulndre of a nun in place of authority, and
truftjand fctsthis truth dcarcly before us 5 Thjtagoodjj/^
great man isacommon good. He is JIbimiUeh, aKit^
&ther, Tiiier fMntc, a father of his couutrey 5 K»mit«^
%f>Sn<, a common benc&<9aur, as Ftih lidaiaSiHus
M%iftiate;inthatvciytermejWhichour SaviourteUsu^
the great meniimongthe Gentiles foanbitiouflylolight
after; take >i. >;. Hee muft cany hhhfclfe asafeUoW
cicizen,and £ithcr to all, pnivid i<>taII,n)ore then for faiA>
fdfe, aiid not be troubled with his ovniecalanuties,.buC
witbthepubliqueniifcriesjas CLmdia, to Himmi.
Tit cmm, fttrtrnqiu gmts^tn tmfide cnnHit
Timtthi^ tiatiiaum»veaut,fedfi0lntditmiu^'.- ' -:«:
The people fay Of i>«/;<t Hi ii mnh taithmpaitf
tfeffi. tS«»>.i8. a. And c^ \wa The light ^IfittS.iv. _-
thtf.li 17 ver^ofthefamcbooke. HeittraMfttffHlfKs

tiPttif fMth ■Pfii.nt 9' Afirtorvvl r,WMM'hi<nTtnMerhi*M,(1^,«f ■* .^'

16 rhtSkHi ifupoi^hwiiimem,

eamj firmmSMOaaifbefoaif Hdkkth r AndiyiiHiibii
trim withibjn^e^wml ^r^^nUmwithVhjgiriiie^nud^
ini cmmit *h^ gwthnmm mta Ins hJmJi, mdht^d^hA
fideratht iM/Hms if IcritfdeRi) M to the htfetf
iwDiit; jittidtieicji ofikekmifitf'Dtcnivittiigfiifaint

mdiim fikdl ^pek, Jltti ImS 0m Sim m mnailin n^
fiMn^MHdbefi^iefii'yilrtmmul^rafetohs fittJkribtkJi^
Jai^ miutgMfnimm aOnht'tlm ^ha fmhm hawfi^

lifi%ie§ik^xup^9'ikKnvSth-9^Sdsif.€Ag^^ .

^•^ ' kSiKhiiiiMn, ii tHe mikiir^ and^m 6f Peace :
by nnins wlkteof^tfaft^ peoQiert and of imaii bsoteie
great, efpetbUy "Mfaea igomneflc n joysed to it « and
made tlKfawoBitfott t tt^efere ^ iy>ftte-iie^piHc^»^4^ .
yrtfn^smdfkffUmim iie Mk fir Knm akifir^h att»

iTi«.s; thirhff^mmif1eide>»iftiAMif^

^^''^yfe^iJi^^

h^4tfi^f«kjmk^^tbiitU^fii0FiS,

laipt, «rtien liie haoeiHanbi^iivellafieded taak is de^iH^
Hj^^doft hi» udjoKt aiiGl inmily neigfafaowr .' or bi^lkfiik
rirhidiirtafeeattaiiicd, *
"'• i ^4oa&m^ ioAtncfiiofKi, and cAmitm miSX(m^

Jfi^lM^diiima,etfeihr»tfmi(n».

•^ *Bya«Sngoff,cufl%,«irwdttimlngHiifoiiikfit^^
>a,Md.fCi«wiiD|^orat4eiirfkpilo^^ aod ibibcdtf.

wging

by reducing thgigt at OQW (6 M cqaall t?mp^r, and J9
m^«% a tiapB" W fiat)>ste3J?igof^i'ftrenc«;:thaf
»11 rwy (ec ihe good of a KJngdfliiif: is ifctaafid iBjt
private ii!(wcftt, eithetia ChwejU pt State, ; (br the inprff
Qf (hat_ afptiaf;* 00 eii hs mfyhe We wMg wil the cotw

dNwaif im^ittsw i[!i«ii)aWc,tMt apyraanwcpn-

tiWK iH.aB|tf^qBdBM(m(IPgjlI!CCS(?tatcdtp3C?m^ irji
?5V IwigW rfwsi (lie (w W iK|l(j5 him 5 whifh liow
t«diJe« pppt (t li nq KiogdpBin ipt!icyib.ttd(i4iih|ia(h
pptf.ajd mpi^mifciatikci^irvw?. 'l^en W

Zirvji nAi<« 4 B«n ffibe Enibailadois ff the Fri-.N«te,

mhffmstiiiM'm'iH

mlfi ^ ; met mfl

i4»Se8ate, w.lit,m <m

imncmti <f. Iff mi

tml^it i >&fwr»«?fMW!^«'V?W'iCiPac™ildcJ<:-
nis ^imii e; fi4>'>ti hi^ebitts {«r{);tMi(m ; Un inalanv
bani) diulHniam .' ifmi, •« tlv S^» <;i;!/« v^i, yen;
fao«iinis,^Iitifri.

«i«(>r<rfi!( i«««r4, W'lo^MponyW Ss 'he State
HlkoXi of CHiratnipft WncW "WPp: wd tKc great hufjr
,8{ffe. aov isypnt '•W^Bfhe E^vitifijroiB potion, ^c^te- ^^^
coiietadying King$W :(J»wli^ pity it' is there flwuldjWj*''
bg too litye ja^ too ini^h odm iii|tcqient, in fp preciois fgn,
acm^olj!^: if) liBlse it ijttufcfiUl, or .( \frhich is fere
C i - - mile

Gtumi.

Sen,dt
Cmrfdd

*

t% The Good ^d good Gtvertmm^

(worfe mortdl: by enraging the difeafc, or retarding the
cure till Confumptive Sy cnptomes be upon us.

3 ^y g^i^^ the love oi fortAine States^ and poflefling
(hem with a ^ood opinion of our afiaires : by a heedcfull
prevention ot their malice, or overawing their force.

2 Such a man is the firft mover in all publique af&ires •*
the life of the Laws and maintainer of commerce, and the
great wheele in the docke : Ommftmfonmos ittins vigilan--
tia i defimiity omnimn otium, ittius l^or^ &c. T^eo remijfum
sliqumdo dmmum hahtbit^ folmum ntmquam. He wakes^
that all may ftcep^ he labours, that others -may play^ ^c.
therefore he may fome times unbend^ biit never unftring
hisbowe.

Hr^mii. 3 He is Gods gift, and therefore is, (jffdmOftrive n
h)Vkc the giver j good to all, making all good, byhis^
influence •, aiS never weary of doing good.

4 Such arc ft akes in the hedge of the State, keeping up
the fence,that wilde beafts enter not ; jrea the Lord lookes
^ any one of them, as able to mainjtaine a breach againfl
Ainiielfe, E&cK 22 . 30. 3 1# Mdtfi^gh fir a tnan among
them that ^ouldmake up the htdgeydndflandin the gap btfiri
^me for the landy that I fhould not deflroy it^ and I fiund ttone^
. Therefan haue IfomeJ mine indignation ufon them^ I have
confimed them tvith the freof my fVTii/^. Hadthert; beenc
but fuch a man among Uiem, be had beene aii a banke^ to
"^urne away the Landfloode of Gods judgements front
them ; and might haue helped to quench the fire of his in-
dignation^ as thinehas did .P/^/. \o6. 3 a. Then Hood np
Phmchds^and executed judgement^andthefUgne ivasfiajeA

yti u i f ? Now give race leave to fliew ybq What may be of^fe^
to the making up of this good great man, who may
prove a comn^on good •, and is to be, as the man of my
fexc^^ a biding place from the winde, acovert frpm tt^

^ ^ tempefl

-t

* m^ weU grmdedTeaci. ' u

tethpcft &c.mmy cxccUent x^jjmk kte required to the

I A clearc uodcrftandii^ of Gods will out of his word,
and a pious care to walkc accordii^ to it •, and therefore *
Ddvia intending to exprcfle his pubfique deportment, in
the affaires of the Kii^dome ^ firft acquaintes uS) with his
care to draw nearc to God in his ownrparticular, PfaL
106.2.3. Im&l^havemf felfemfefywaperfiffp^^
walke within my houfe mth a pemlt heart. I mil ftt no
wicked thinghejort mine eyes : I methewwktof themthAt
turne apde^it' fUU mi cleave umomee •• And the Kiqg ill
Ifrael) was commanded to have a booke of the Law by
him continually, and Co reade it diligentl]^, that he might
accordin^y governeboth himfelfi: and ms Kingdoms Is
dc nobis omnmsyndicet^ qui omnihns eB. melior-^ faid the '
people in the choice of a nQhicCenfotii iaad Xenofhon
makes him unfitt to govern, ' who is not better, then thofe %ll
that are to be governed •

2 Zeaie for Gods honour, a moft excellent grace in
great ones^ there bein^ too many o^diUiis inind, meti
that care not at all^for thofe thinesy that tende nraft to
Gods glory : indeed zeale muft follow knowledge, and
be guided by it •, and then, it may not unfidy be compared
to Gunpouder in a Muskcit or peece of Oidhance, which
therefore carries. the Bidlet 'iledd2y -ta the Marked
becaufe the whole force of it felfi^ Is Icept in order t^ the
iUid b^y, in Y^iich it is pent iip v otherwife zeale witn^
outknowledee, is too Kkethefathe powder, by unhappy
Boves, triail: upina Sqiiib, .v^^uch wildly fly^s ateut^
and many times indaf^ers all that aretiearc it. Twould
be very loth this fhould l)e interpreted, as acaftihg(£
water upon the true Zeale of God, in anyx)f his people ; -
My de(kcisohty;tb.ibew/hawnecdraryiiti^ dbatitbe

C 3 well

gndmliirmukdPtMi. ts

fhcr fcto thcfca of ileligion* . then he might be fore to ««
tiiracfefeiotothcba^en.. No^gillonepf Wstcinpcr)^,^^
ac «I1 iitfv*fltore to put out to l^in ailormc, thc» A it tft, « lu-
inight beefor the fafety of fievw fo maoy -,, Mucfaicfle ;;^|j™«^_.
cipofe hittifclfc » a ftormc^ that oti^ere nwy tfcape it : as vamU
*c ttxaft of this hOUfc 18 th«B4ered.on by |he tonpcftj c$&r.

diatth^withinmyfitdfyaridbcfaft. ' . . ^

I HtraMlity^ wkhoutwWchaMaiiUiallflevetiloope
folow, astQdol«viC«5totte poore weadierbeate% Ian-
feuiAifffiitfQm»,oti;Ofoltoiir Chnft^or,9at??rae,inwA . ^,
lBghi& Atoftlciftcl, th»the;miflh£tca<^^hc^«oi»M^ '*• '^'
dame the w€aocft, ©rtteny todoaay fctvicctotbeOToft
Wrtit^ptiblefeihcGharCh* Honour, makes Mcafotgc?
^cHifclVes;^ «44ii«^^^^i^ gr«vqhi?f«pwicterxfflh^^
jfa.iiAe. Minding onely the Chariots of his owtglory,
tttthccoinctlQWhlO)thc4ba9e<>£hB'L9r4»houfci!^^
ftand in tttcde bf ^MM^/iadraonition ^ giv9 me leave to
fchai«c Aft miWbcr, and «>^y it- ;5n^/,«w«*, ««? Smea «te*

f2ro&M» wafer *Mf^«» «ftM*'^'*!!^''^W^^*^^ "^
wOrmi^^ftiiVffMifmc!^: I Iwwschyou know, tha^
tS peopkarc^iwiftiittcsd to yop,: not to be ufcd as flfcvcs,
r r .. -• '^•ijij^he Cpm?a^wdiii yours, bqt

iM fiit,

ffllndfliouM be iaii|5vfothatrGodswofl^<Wirv!ra?4?hc
fccwttditiJci&CKjalc^thni CNftiofrinqKJdc./*^
And you<H6iiduiabk S«u»|Q»> will (we weperfiwd^
for ttoB puWiquc good b«e*«il p|eaftdto^om?^wnf
aeaine, to thofe ordiWMiy mn^^Qitmogmfm m^i

. A 0>ui*eti to^oftpofe aU ^angors^ vrmch our me^
/M»tn«^> tot i«ai,iftthfccaMfcpf<rfiW

/^ 4k ♦«».»\«'^

lioiis^

f

I

lions mouth .• and ipkjjhoagh a man much ftsared, and
teverenced ) (hall hav^^y much adoe, to keepe them in

order i^wAsa fatbcr tothe pifre, and the caufi which J knew
mt^lfearchtd out : and I brake tht jams efthemeked^and
f lucked the ^oile $Ht of his teeth. Ub 79. 16. ly. Sclf-fcek-
mg men, in danger to lofe a morfell which their hopes
had well-nigh (wallowed , will bee fbll as madde, as
Demetrius \s\ the cafe of Bii^ta ^ mingling heaven and
•'^'*^ earth together, rather then tRey will quit the gaine of un-
righteoufneflfe, whidi their hands have once layed hold
on \ here our great man, mnft beare up aeenft ali ftormes,
and refolve, to be as a rocke^ that yelds not, thou^ the
billows dafh nsoft fiercely againft it. 7W ne cedenmlis^
fed cmra andentius ite, mtyi be his metto, andrefiintien in
thiscafe. • ^ / • ••".■-

5 Pure Jand piibiiqoe aime&, Gods, gloty, and the
jpublique goodjinuft ever be in his eye. lehu will do Gods
worke( though he love it not) t6 gel a Kiiigdano j and
Jacob fcrve his iJhde Lakan for RaciHtMy and the ipottoi
flieepe .• to come to the feivicc of the ftate^becaufc we
fieecl it vor are refolved'^ to licke our^npfers, and prcyyidc
for our felyes out (^thepubUqueoffaIls*,ycEiorohlyto
fceke great matters f6rourf<ilves,intiiiieisbffuch com***
HKiU' calamity, and tm{iny-,im to S^nibsxla^

dihg,/(nr^m454«5. The ]j3rd faith thtb», &&^ thatwhick
ihwebHilf.mBlbre/t^ki^

td vrill I fli$eke up^ even this whok Land : and fxke^ them
P^ffl*^^^^ f^*hfi^f^ ^ fi^kethHnHot^^ . J. ^ ' /
' ^ itf love td tM'ChutiJh^ ^nd^ C^BittMipiwedltb :^ the
want whereof, makes manya^eat nifi,Imeagiif86trce
'*wi&h fbclfides the large roots Iprcad under gk>und,
liickirig-tlle heart of the e«h)fbwdes^ dixqf^M
';^.^bout ititbir^iidd^ it; thnj^

*^"*'-^ Centurion

■ ad ml^mM Pua. x^

XJimiiriut vm build the ^tut > Syngnnie becauTc he
love* their [ution. -Lnhj, ;. And ^hrmlw/downehis
Hfc for his fliKpe. For Iniejt is HrmgimliMh; Cmi. 8. S.

.yca,aa honed heathen will not be bribed by the offer of
iramottality, to do his country injuiy. Ne immrfliiif-

.ttmcontrapatriamaeceftrim*. . ,. .'

7 Wifdome, S4mem ba^y ch<^M,mhen free Kbiny

was civen him to aske what he would. iKm^s^jp.Give

jhreftrt tby ftrvMttn Ihderjtmdin^ heart to j«%« thy

' IPecfU : tha I mtf itifierrK iamene gaa ajid hud :ftr wUis

be^edjn
his asking,
c Prince in
itanocca-
wifdome;
tS) which
thefeem-
xs,byhis
tiereupoii.

It chapter.
ndted,in
layknowe
ft curious
Legerde-

tyfetylce

dextenty

ities, and
ma)ie the —
reU^yt

• »

i«:dmr(A. 'Sbitdlfe iffei^(»is tothofb '.6fjhrm ^ meode
have. finned, m

tlXMmk wmj i»kfjcrj rJVMj^9 ^vwr» ac|m l f ji &iw ,j./v\/|/iv Aiait

*tMt .tanIcdUr Y^ft ^nd Cdttwatttivly to 'hinitelfe > itb
^i^kes of fhem isfeiiWdFc : ' ihat Iftefnight'havfe aUwfl-
'ger argprnatttf ititfdit GbcPfor thdn. -Our Saviour wii^

'^Kti&ffaUihy'Lifke is.yfi' tvAn'iJito, ^htti I'heewas
'brought to it as ifl^drciti tthlhwh: 'And -Nefiimiah , ^*

%e'<ia^ivity wwein at fth»jf2Ww. 'So bUrPw^htttfbtfc-

..&4»/«?for«<dijgdttifei'ftHftri», 'that Wttc'ta Ifc-updh
therto, ift<h:1hek taurwe-,w:is'fo 'iifcfted'Wiai'h^ttiif his
•&l#itf^edlTitaL 'he'febti^ , 'dhdwss ficktt^bhhfe be^

WtoIhgdate:Ghflp.i^iY.tlffifeprd^c(y, ' '
"thisc<5ittJ>diiiot»*WifI 'be'tHc fttote'bf.wodtt^fbttij
'jrntnibldif bflt, 6Vgfitttih<dfe ti^htf Hgwc^cftittyedtheftF.
1[elv'es;aftdthclCiMgJtoffie'tb6, by theSi*ati*ftidoatf wafcs;

if they returoc in any tinf<^ , !froih'"fqibM5laciHev(«jriioiii*'

than yet 'fUfiJhtftlto'e t« bftthlnlte 'ihtwRh^ , ahd= i*fc
M'Wiiesfo]t'thefefutfe,'^^flite'tt6rfba^f^tatefw^Imv.
Ifeci ifirolilooayan'd de'ft«ifti^ pathfis, 'tkftf ihctc fiewei

ii»Wno hop^'af &eit';itbv^/ ' 'iWtlcii^'teittieft'tfitft

* ' " ^ COD*.

j>iti(uu: aid ind(Kd, the vciy drift rfWyjieai^toi^eis^
giCTH ones, : what tjiey, Jipuld W: W the nrfftrablp : ' ari
Eidiqg placc,a.c.ovat5. rivers, of watoiandthc cpofing;
ftadpiyofigfcstrockc, tothcvi(sa;5;af!d, copfortlfCei
whether they te perfons.cities, tpiyjif 5, cpuntf^s, a|injss5
j!ea,Qtvrhirield%d«nK5, .thifareijilalpMilK&'cpfi-
ditiop, afld pant aftet eaft arid. rcfi;cft,in^. Nowfcr.Mif;
fen$» God. h?th..to,a%qiallinjniierooi|i{eiiout four^'
16Ws,whpjn he woiijd nBfcbyaiiv uiewbhave oc^efled;
To^arA ' ,

I. The. poore-, whole ptefiMg^ntcelltties come u^'it
Iuin,li|EC a vjglf p! tfimpeft : which, will ferce a tjw.to takq
iotoa houfe, or har,bpu^ •, if :it Ije p9(Iiblq,,tq coipe af onej
an(|, V?-as. unre/iillbl? aS, an a[iiied,,"fflan. Ifts thatwai

fSenry iadcbted> w*-W.ojiftobeaccoUnteiJ!i[ll,(ipiii<>ft
'tiwcfioditipnr: Thecafe is Dowaltered with many of
em ! and indy; njany crediWrs^ in%ht ve^. wiqll'prerent
pirTiiitA tnv-ti-inm, lAfi^wIfK fhrttJ*; uihn' /Mir«» ir^rtt

• • • •

lei . . . .ThGted^dgitd^Givtnmh^,

kinde/sre pleotidili : aod your goodqeue hath jMrovi<ic(f
fiw ywy niihy of them already.

J. The widow, a helplcffe creature, one that hath loft
the better part of her feife ; God takefis care of her, and fo
have you done marw waies .^ andtheLordmakeyou a-
bdutid in it nipre andinore;

4. The fathifleffc orphan , whom God foi^efs not,
though inany men doe ; andl befeech you (Honourable
Senators) be lie him herein. Remember crpecially'theic
conditions, whoft whole livelihood is (Wept away, to^
;etherwich thccftate of a delinquent friend m whofe
lands they were Itft by parents J or others, whofe care
they had c)pmpitted them utito : and who could not pof-;
fibly,for?fccjthde diftra^ions, or the piifcry of their
PQQre off-fbriiig : who npw are ready to imbrace (fuCg-
lifs ,, fhbi^ they were brought up ih SCarrd: ,' by tW6fe
frieodv to whom God did gracioufly vouichfafe that
jper^y, thattljey went to their graves in peace.* and la W
po^t^:daybr<iu^; calamify. ' K will be| WiSft pjoiis work'
Cowiiwet^cfe,^ whom no hand of 'marfcan hclpfe , til!
your great publiquc affaires win give you leave', to corii
fidcr their cafe. And generally , whoftlfbcveryou fliall

» finde.inChorchorStatfVwindfljayji^^^^^^^^

we$her>beaten,br in i languifhf tig iM^mjti $' owti.that

perfdn, as anjobjc^ of yoiir ComftiilerdtibA, by the cfhars'

^ tcr of my Text. How nwicti more then, muft your hearts

melt, apq blc.ed over three dying kingdoni^; that hea-

„^ fc ling hdtids infty be api?lif d tp the.m, if there be any lialai

»*♦ 'hj Cttfead.^ or any Phy mian t'6 recover their health.JTkndw
Jtisyoiif great and daJly worke : and therefore your great

.^^ praif^ to be unwearied in it.

j^ . J V^at Qial WP/l^y th'ep,;i. p ^h^ed^at oilakethis com;

^^ good a coimhon 'ev^ir iind lo'tuitie 6he of thei>efl

things

tiling^ inthc world, bto onciof the greafeft'tnircMefes'
to it t JSurc they have forgotten taOiestiikyMgderdtor^
tieifubliUf teata civiumvitapropopd iff- mea ophuffrma^
cofiisUcuvUs^glrm^amftii^virttttt honeftdjit.' As before,'
in the firrfr grourfd of rhe point. But much more, have:
they forgottenthe charge God gave to i«f(?/?/,whicB him-!
icrfetemembetsinaefcat bang of paffion. .^^ro;* I cpn^

l.tfj t*rnu tmy ytfr IJ v^irr ttt *wtj vftj urmyltv <• niffjutv /atr^fr mf,-

riethihe fiie^in^cB^in fjis hafofe'i Num.ij. 12. 'M»JB
clearly faw tbejvcigWbf the butdpn, *at licsonthd
Magiftrates flioulders J ifhewillanfwer Godsappointi
tnentj andbelikehisNfalccr:. Butthefe, feeking therri-
ielves oncly; and labouring to rrfe,tothe highcft,that,thcy
maydocrooftmifphicfe, aildbcatcributtoajl; (hew^
CO vrardjy and degenerate ip&it fiiiting the nature, of
tfieraveninjg ^uo mifque ejt nn^or^magU efi flacabilk ira\
Wolfe, and BtpuHefmotMmensgenerofacmt. ,
fatrebelpw torfofamd^mmofi^iseffl pdjlrk^^^^ \
i?he :'l^oble . Pi^ndfuHrhfnemcum]Hcei(i(r^shiA'et^
Lyons tem-^ At LufUs^fj^ ^riiftfin^int mmeptiiXfs wji^ .
per. Such. Etquacunqtie miner Nobiliwefera.
arc they, i, who proftitute th,epower of the Sword,(o the
abcttii^ of all rapines, murto, and execrable villaniesf
wherewith almoH: every corner of the three Kingdoincs'
have fo abounded •, that innumerable bookes of lanienta^
tiwis might be written of this fiib/e^l -and were it fuitable
to this audience mtic^ might be^d of it, Bt^tyotrall
(Worthy Patriots ) knbw niorcthenra good'dealeofi^
and it were fit matter for another place,and compatjy.'

i. They alfo make thircommon good^ commcm,eviU,
whodrive a defignc fa raifc themielvcs. By the- r^ineot
three Kingdbmes •; pretend the Piih'ces and^fatcs f^Hrfc«
to^oe their owne,* sffld care tioc how nany ne'i^ffiBei

D3 tho

*.**

' /

/

tbeCemtnoiH«»Uh.be brp)^l)ti0(o»(b,t]Ky,t|i^i^ ^

thcrehavc hpoiamQngft you (HfooQurable S«utai:j);bMt
many QiFtbc!H:havc.alKcaoy waipcdtbefiaiit of tbar-ownsi
4aiijgs.i 3q44oJnkc *c driakc thonfelvcs. bxiJieii.: OtbeiS;
bwttupqft thcnoktbat brawl, <?«r*/#/A t^m.^ffsim^t^e,
bcft thwg connptfid becomes tbc worfl: .: 35. Wiee
watesthciowrcfk Viocigcji r M:«%bfi43{.tljetjo^.foriiefli
cardon .* a{K)tbpcbpic£ft.m(»($»aa4d):mkcsvC.eQ(eci^
aHjii wfacnirfdiwtwnpaatdy ). nt i|»«?« Jfoi: tbcwojit

i)^diJG»li»/lannoctlK fo uochfl]:it9b^a^bc;li
. anjr olE. tbat kindred am- yet neruJunin^ befc. t pfCr«
imsi 2^ yqur fphitsr wiU tifeu^ In^ k)digoatk»i a^inff
fiickartboiight, oc any tbing tending tbgcvR^ » ^ Im

<yQiifi^(; IfAc.tfjpmrUitms / ' '.

lo-M^iS^e.a^.^^^ n^'of hpnoDf, ^ 64<%^
Onely give mcile*^ to fey,, thatyow owneihands muft
nQ((atoQisb^ckaQe ao4um()Otted^an4V.ouf baitj^iipr^djei
but tbjcrft iftial^'io^cei^nr, tbaty<v<mv« a mpftvieukiie
cy« upon all tbat 9^ unqei y0i4*eQ)CCjaJJy inli^fcJcriof
Offices of the Exdfe-and SeqndKwtfons^ OthjjTwife jti^
wjJi(4n.a,veiyibprtt|ajcV'^J03^^o4.<;rod|twi^

pcopk?, 3sl>beP^b^c3nsand ocl^cr Roman O^mwci^
onyQpgftthe l(ewesv ApdwiUfewc.njamjf c^ ypiir.cm-
i^» a» fV4» did ih(j,iicb Psovinceof if/w^^. HeccanKi
5Q0fic ipttxit, but wckpnttifib , kavi|«it poore«noug^
If^frftfifpffo^; Bntj,^batei;akiogin;t|>i5ipdj«^hiIs,, afl4

liesi^y^takeepealiwprigjWinibeiRplace^, ^
?;, j,^;3FI?cy.cawK)t eicapettk4ike blaro

a^^pcbei3,^iapd*JoF(]^,.,Miwftets, and
, . . - . 4}9m««»ncDcy 5 abiifcf tfaeij:t;ft.^e5,tp)e»;^^4

>; - game

>_^ T

^t^m lilndtfr 'thdt vMlettt eiiflb : 'tM*iriglnheIt»bnm

to'feffc ddi«idUlfy'<«t*y'day,i»aUoWli%'ln^ltf^i3iie, '^n^^
|^iittii% *faf fe awayifeotti'thttti tte'tivai 'Hay / ifadfe'mbbb
hUttiJlfle '{b<^fety rff thaitjWttihtJn'ayti it Mfcf Kdve^fitrtii
theiii, itftl MliV«tiheftKatitoci£iacoi»ifaito'g6(5^iiito^fi.

*fiut a i^t wjiy : Wiaybftlfctn,^ofiirc'fiaiflbk'bt

^dl^hcdjgc 'wiil be a|)«jfc Mfer Jgainfra%afp^
itjjttiytjf theftrafelike^bitodkS;. Jnwifltet, all JWeHc&atift
ta^fiSttltr updtrttViefyddih'df «ltt^, ^hent we'cO(ifd*wiifi
<h«h'1^5'bat'd!yte<tujj'ln 'Saftfrti6i',M(fhtniviVW(Jul£^bt
mdft'^tad'df ii«^'<romp%/imH.(fend% rtet Je*^^

thfc ^cfitfiife^^f^i '6^^^h^tt^«wt teeipfe(idvefe(i;'^ul<

us ail K&'nilE^tf 'vjki!^2^j^ ;<itti<etdc6ttve : 1^ f6 lata
feUctfWttehliid Vfe.,

a few words <Jf eJihtMiatkJfl ?Sf i^iVc >^6W dtl to be a hiding
place jfrom windy and tempefts, and the meanes of fweet-
eft tefrefliing to three^o<M«(ha%r«d Kin^oms • and let
every one, that fuffcfS^my ^^(itire/or extieoihy, findi»
you fomethii^ Adpim^ at leaft to quench his thirft $ if
not toiatisfic his appetite; yea> let all fare the better for
iheii Bcaxoes to you*, let healing vktue go out &o you,thae

your