Sermon z.,, . Ofthe N A 't r vI T lE. . - 1; -~mcs, as make amends fonhemnnger.? That he is not only Puer, ac.hilde; and Filiit!,a sorme ; but Princeps,a Prtnce. . . . ,. · · . Truth is-, other office! wee finde.bdidcs. But, tl11s you fhal1 obferve, that tQe.Prophets (peakin" of CH R s s T ,mgooll !:Ongrume,ever apply themfelves, to the!bte of them 1hey fpeake ~0; and ufe that ojfiee, andName, which befi agreerh to the matterin hand. H,re, that which was fought, byAbaz, wasproteEit,on: that(weknow) tsfora Kmg: As aKing therefore he fpeaketh 0f Him, ·Elfe-where He is brought forth by Davtd, as,, Prieft : .and 1 againeeHl:-where, by !llofes, .as a frophet. If it be1natterof fin, for whiCh famjice ta,beof. PC:U, 1,,.; fered,HeisaPrieft fir everafttr;6eortler·ofM ~ L c 1-t I z •n • K· If thewt//of Go D,tf +· His great Cot~n(ellto be re_ve;ikd~ <A Propf~etwtll the Lordraift; &c. Hedre Hun. BJt he.re1s o,.,.,, ::· macrer of delwery (only) thhand : here therefore; he reprefemed Him, Crml i'rmctpati<? With . ' a.Principalitie. . .• >• ·, • • • • • • • • ' ,. , APrincip4litie,notofehu_ world. Herodneed not feare ',t,nor env1e tr.I~tt had, Hts offiGers, as they would have (eeneHimb_erter defended at Hts Death! fo wouldmey havefeenc Htm :: . betrerlodged 3.~ Hisl!irth,thanfnaftablewtthbeafts: for,tt the·lnne were fu//~rheJlable (we Luk.•. 7 • may be fure) w:asnbtempne; _Of what worldnh,en ~ Of thar, He_ts FatiHr; F."tflri, f~etillll, _ Of tHat Meis Father ;.andHe.LS~Prmce of thagovernment, that gmderh us rhtth~r• . ,. · " Yet aPrinfieHe fli;and [o He i'S fryled-:·borve; andgiven, toe!tabli11J.ago·vernment .·:rh at none im~oine,rhey fhalllivelike Libertines under Him :ev~r.y man bekeve,and liv<:>, as helifi. ' leis CH~ IS T, nor .Belial,rhat is.bornero day: He bringeth,agoverJ1mMt with Hiin~rhey, that be His,mufllive in fubjeEiion underagovernment· elfe,neithcr in Childe,nor<Son; rnBirth, norGi{t,haverht~anyimerefi-.: ' . .- . . . . . . . , ,, : A:ndthisgpvernment ts, h>.y:~e;an:ncipalttte: ~hereto,netther thepoptJ!ar confufion of rrw1y; nor the fattrou.r,atnbllli?n;.of a-few~ b~Jreall rhc fway; but, where on'e..ts Suve- ,, J raigne; $\.mhis_\hegovernme!Jt'oi:\'Heaven, c ·,Suchts,CHRISTsgovernment~ , , : l .. With aPriNC!J!dJtle,;or C!overrmunt; and that uponHts.jlfoulders · Somewhat-mQrange ftttllltiM; It iswiffome, that •gMI~rn~s .• that i~, ·in' ·t.he.~ea1; imd tl~er~ ts•tl\e. Crown;.w.ornc: . , '' 1 What havethefi~"ldm todoc.v,.uub 11 ~ &rn:unl.y,fom~whatby thts Defcrt!'ltlon.TheSb.ou!. , '.l dr. ~s\ve 'know-) Is the·hdarmg.memb'er ,.and unldfe-it be.fot he_avie things,\ve 'ut:e ir rroo. 1Q t– din:trfth!ngs wecarrr iri our:IJimdJ,dr1if~ at .thearmoAertd: It mufi be 'very-hcavy,if we mull: put/h8rtf?itY,·and a:H-r«Nt,: Btlik~Giiverl:ments havetheit,.Pti~ht; be ne~vie ;And fo ,they Be: they' R~dnot-ettti.agoad~iul, bmgvvdfooultkrs, tl:Jar fuihme them. But that not f., n'llj~h. while they be irt-good.ulnoa:nclltethper ;- tl.dh, rliey need tro grcar cartinge;; but whc.n<hey grow unwealdie, (be it weakeneffe, or way-w~rdneffeof the governed; ) in that cafe they need: And inthat cafe, there is noGo·vernour, but, atone rime or other, he beares hisgovern- . tiNt upon'his jbi!tclders.his a,moral;the;y give;ofAam1s 'Appnrelc· He carved thetwelv~ 'rh/>es Exp~- • s' inhi~Brcfo•ptJreylll!:r.this hean~a.o,lhew,:Hat·i~·care he \vas tobearer~am: .But,the l:udfhi!ln Ex~. :ff: alfo e~gravea mtwo onyx-Hone•~ mid trnofofen upon htwenyjlJut~ldei-s i, ra !he)V', helfl\luft o. ''·&c. tha,wnite·bl"att'tqe)niilfluiinc4·roo• .An.:J-i,inis-not <..Anro/11<G:af~alb!le; 'il:wa;s fa.wit+J':M.i>{es . '" foo.A'le -liiare Hisgovj»nment.ds ill 'l'(;or{e dot~<klr childc,.(as He faith!, Nilmb;;xi.k) th:~r i$ 1 fuU Num.' i; tenderly. But, when they fell amttrmtering(as they didbfc(n;) H~ ban:r.hem npon His fhwtl.. · n~ itli~:.<;iri g\leJ:t 'p;gMDG'el·add Iong.fu.!Ji:riu!J.I Y.eaj he coin plilr\ed, ~b'p9jfnm 'fDrtArc,- I am nor ' :thle(~>ille•l'l"ll.lhhis~ol?le>&c.·;o./: ..;., .1 "-'>' .. . . . ..· .' ~- ·. Num.~'; • 1 Ih>R~re, (fu~e:)Jto· l:ie~ 'Wijhd, .:that they, ,tha~ are .ul placey mighu~t;r E>reopl!lttO-lt. ·· 1 Bear~ their p~ople?nly in theira!'!!,es, bJ: l~vc;;tnd in their brefts, byc:"e· Yet ifneed ~t;'thejf ~fl:tf~\()W ~li<lt·TSexampJeaoo patt~nt:(!}'httli:; ancfeVCU tflat W3,Y j bcttr6'thiml'l not.onJy b'rare»~Jhthelf! {l!ni~l!ven-b-eJitlthem·alfo. ' •, ·: ; .. , , ; ' ·'": ' ::'\e!: is- adtiillJ~ <1: H " I s rnrl~oarit:~g'1(~hough this He did too ~J' 'tht<re i'syer a fartl1<'r t~,-J.lleliith"<l'Patilfu'Ge patalnSunr,.beyoodu~hhe refl. Two diff~uwts r linde, behveehe Htm and others: I . The faults and errours of their goverl'lm'tflt, othe'I"s'dof.J;eatt, .tocUt~ff<lr . lii <"f?ti'd) [ujfer t/fDiil; b1Ir, f11ff<Wtl~/-or rh!nt."'He dtd bt<>th:,Endt,ted them ;'and thdur~'d, for ~~m-, heav.,e~htil~~: ·A lh'ange s:;p~rliflilierlllf; ~he print wheroofw<ts r<;llb~ feeh'eoh ltis')haiil- • (('"'t ~fe C h}ffrfeef arapiJra JP tr<!fltl'a'i:et>Wi6th~;· Th~ .i:a.P lf;aM<p~n Ji'H:fh•tttrkfsl: t A;n_d [c;!'tt ";a~-~?~i) A Mi'IAer.:cfairl\ SMn~Pmr) nmT.Ir He, nor'th<! A]ill}les', "or·~/itiP,FaPhe~s w~leJahle A.,l.t. 'f· tf "',.e, '!lilt lie did' : and l!>ar~i~ fu evehly~ ~sHebtakr,t naj'~r~(ifuloot<ikt,mmA!Tdrih~rk. •!· C B!!t,
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