_6_6_:4_ _____ ---c_:-:-Spiritual Perfeelion. ~~~":lei:~i~!~• f~~ :~·t~~ ~~~~: ~ri~~;i/h~~~~s ~~ ~~tc~~~;..r;o~dc~~\ti:h~[rt~~r~ole jt will deflroy _the ~orce of the moll inflaming Eloquence, and render rhe Dotl:rines"~f · the grcatelt Punty wtthout Efficacy. 0 that all who arc engaged in this holy, (and with- ;;;~.~,';,;;· ~\~.t~f"t~~:['::::~:~~~~e2fir:r;~dt~; g~~·sh~vpohuel~d ~~~,'~~~:~:~;._Account they mull _The Duty of the People is to_ obey, to 1mitar_e, to honour their Faithful Pa!lors: other- ~r'7~~~~~n~~rmon they hear wtll be an Accufauon and Argument againll them in the day l·. The Ci~il Relation between the!Magiflrates and People bind them to the refpellive Dunes of thett different ltates. Magtltrares fupremeand fubordinatc, inthefcalcofGo. vernment, are the Mmillers of God for the good of the People. They derive their A ut homy from I ut!', and are fltled Gods, by an Analogy and Deputation, which necelf,. rily in fer. they mutt rule for his glory. The end of the Magifiracy fhould be the end of th~ M~gill:ares in th~ exercife of Government, that their SubjeB:s may lead .c ptace4/;J14nd 1 Tim. '-· 1. qrutt ttfe, tn aU godlm_efs. and honrfly. The Prince, as the Natural Head, has the fupre~ macy m Place and Digmtyover all the Parts of the Body, and is vigilant for theirPrefervation, fo being the Political Head, highly exalted above all degrees in the Kingdom, mull be provident and (ohcttous for the temporal Interell, and the eternal Benefit of his Su bjeCls. He mull make Laws holy, jull and good, as becomes his Lieutenancy to Chrift and to command the Execution ofthem. He is to confider that the Aaions of Kingsar; Examples, and their Examples Rules, more influential unto the Lives of rheir Subjeils than their Laws. Thole who arc in the Seat of Judicature; niuft difpence Judgment with a clear ferenity, with calm tranquility of Mind, without Partiality and !'a!lions; they mull not honourrhe Rich, nor favour the Poor, but be_ true to their Light and Integrity. A 11 that are concern'd, in their feveral flat ions, fhould difpence a vigorous Influence for the fuppref!ing Vice, and encouragementofVertue: and according to the Apoltle's Rule, f/;ould be • terror to wil doers, and a prai[< to tho/e "ho do w<il. Efpecially they fhould be cloth'd with Zeal in punifhing Offenders, that do not hide their horrid Abominations, but commit them without fear of the Light of the Sun or of Nature, and out~dare Satan: when Impudence, and Incontinence, and Intemperance, triumph in the Ruins of Mode. fly, Chaltity, and Sobriety. Srn<ea tells of fame in old Rome, that were not a!ham'd of the foulefl fins, but when defcrib'd and reprefented on the Theatre, gloritd in their jbtJmt. ~::E£~~{~ ~~:~i~;~g~~~~:t~~1s~nyiyv~; j~~~~~~~~~;~ f~~hA#~b~fc~:~d ~:;i~~ ~~\sc~:~~~fsi~e v~~; fupprefl, what reafon is there to fear rhatthc Righteous Judge of the World will make the Nation a !pellicle of vif.ble Vengeance, and vindicate the honour of his defpis'd Deity? How will Magiflrates, that are carelefs in the Execution of the Laws, appear before the Impmial Tribunal above, when bef.des the .guilt of their fins by perianal Commiflicn, t hey fh all be charg 'd with the fins committed by their connivance, fuch heap'd damnation will f.nk them into the lowefl Hell. The duty of SubjeCls , is the higheft Reverence of the facred Authority wherewith Princes are invefled. They mu{! pay Tribute for the fupport of the Government. They mull obey for God, as Princes mufi rule for God; bu t in finful things, as Princes have no Power to command, fo the Subjects an: under no obligation to obey. To conclude thi s Argumenr, There is no Counfel more directive and profitabiefor our arriving to an excellent degree of holinefs, than this : let our Progrefs in the way to hea· ven be with the fame Zeal, as we felt in our firft cncrance into it, and with the fame fe~ rioufnef., as when we fhall come to the end of it The firfl and lafi ACl ions of the Saints, 2 Sam. 23 . r.t are ufUally the moll Excellent. David's firft and Iafl \V~ys were moll exceflent; ~ee his 1 Per 2. 9· divine Frame near his End: Altho11gh m7 ho1'.{r bt not fo JVttb God, ytt ht httth madt wah mt zCh1011 • 17· 3· an evtrlajling Covmam, order'd in allrhin?,s, and ji1n : thU U all m1 drjire, althougb hemalu it not lOf!.To:v. NewConvtrts 1vhm ctt!l'dout of dark , t{s into tht m::rvtUom light of tht ~oa {ptl, art mere zralom in their oppojition to fin, and more a8:ive and cheerfu l io the ferv1ce of God. The birrernefS of Rcpeotance, be fore Reconciliation. Caufes an abhorrence of Sin. They n:member the Prayers and ~ears, the Anx~c tiesof Coofcience, the Refi.lefs Hours that Sin colt them. As one rbar IS faved from F1re that wasrcady wde~·our h1m, rera i n~ !0 !lrong an impreffion of the danger, that makes him fta rful ~ver afcer. They an: flll 'd with the Affection~ of love and. than l~ fulncfs to God, and glonlie Mercy that fpu 'd them, when Ju fticc ~1ght have deflroy'd them. When no Eye had com pa ffi· on, and no relief was aftOrdt:d 10 their" extreme Mifery: when they lathed themfclv:s, frighre::d widl the Image of Satan printed on their Soul~, then God did regard themte:d~';
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