344 Remember the benefits of Government. Andare not your Tongues employed too often' in revenge ? What are all yoar fecret refleaions, and endeavours to difhonour thofe that have wronged you , but revengeful fpeecbes ? Railing. andbackbiting , and nibl ing at anothers honour and good name may be a&s ofrevenge as truly as the aaiontof the hand. DIRLCT. LIII When - vu are exafperated at the hurt which you feelfrom 1iagiflrates , remember the good which the Church recciveth 4y them, as well as the burr. F you look all at the evil it any man, and over I look the good , you cannot choofe but hate h m : And if you thinkonlyof what you freer by Magiftrates, you may eafCly know what the of fed muffbe. And the fin is fo great , that it Mould not be made light of, by a tender confci- ence. The good of the Office and ofthe perfon is of Cod; and the evil is ofSatan : And íhould you fo look at Satans part, as to pafs by all gods part? What ingratitude is it, to take notice fo deeply ofyour.fuffèring, and to take no notice ofyour mercies. There are few Heathen Ma- gifirates, fromwhom thofe Chriflians who live un- der them , receive snot much more good than hurt. Much more Chriftian Magiftrates are a bleffing to believers. For if they perf cute Come, . yet they dually pratee`t more, from the fury ofthe yulgav
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