felfe:inric,hing examination. ·pleafures of a Kings Courr;l he might nave ruffled ir amongfi: the proudeft, and overtop in refpefr. and honour, the moft filken and glittering Cour•· tiers : Hemight have rm\fed in wealth and plenty, . < and wallowedin foftdl: delicacies, and courtly da:– liance : ·Nay, hee might have lived in tliemeane time ennobled and erriparadifed with the·titleof young Prince, and thef~nneofaKings daugh~er.; not without hopeofbeingcrowned at length with the 8overaignty.and command ofa Kingdome. Strong temptations, powerful! ·enticements ; and''yet .bleifed man, by the power and perfwaGon o f fiving faich, Hee chofe rather to fuffir admr.fi~'Ywith the · .people ofG!Jd, than to enji?J the p!eafttres·ofji!Jnefor a t ft.afo,J, efleenling the rebukgo{Ohrifl greaterriche.rthrm · tbetreafore.r of.£gypt; for hehadrefpe{J If! tht reco!Jt– pe~tce afthereward. ACrowne ofimmortalicywas in fight to the eye of his faith) which was more.deare .. and precious to him than the ·power; glory and , M:1jeftie of all the Kingdofl.les 0frhe earrn,-firh ' they fiood upon tearmes of precedencie, and rhe one mu£1: needs carry it away. :&lis private tempo-· rallhappoineffe fl:o~ps- and vailes·bon_ner,_ fubmits j' andyeelds to theglory of God, and pubhkegood of rhe Church. 1u11athaN was tbrewdly affaulted with the authority)Majefrie:>and·frownings-of the Kin~and his father, upon the·very-poi-nt e>f lofle, or gainoof a Kirigdome., to breake offhis Chrifti– an love':' and courfes ·ofgrace with David .• The~t wa1 saula?tgrywith Io--n~tthan, ·andfai{l!/tntohim ;.Thou · fotJne ofthe'I¥Jick.:Jd rebe!!ltJTHwonJae~ ·doe?Jot I f<!tow.that tfJOJt. h~ chofm t!Je fonne of Ijhai tuthy,confujo!J , and · /haJIJ(j .
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