Gen. 3(s. 2.7.8t 9 2.1,22,2 3, 2441 41. ON'. 2 King. 2,12; Pfal. 106. 2 3. N nrn,16.46.49 Though I $o , no, I dare not iay,that every publick fpirit ii.s a. gracious I 1 ipirit, yet this inuftfky, that every gracious, fpirit is a pub- lick fpiriti, The Epiftlibedicatory. of men that my felf, and all the world, are bound, r. Highly to prize. 2, Cordially to love. And, 3.Great. ly to honour above all other men in the world, and they are the fe Firfl, men of publick fpirits. Secondly, men of charitable fpirits, men of merciful fpirits, men of tender and compaffionate fpirits. Fir/f, men of publick fpirits, my felf and all others are bound, 1. Highly to prize. z. Cordially to love. And, 3. Greatly to honour above all other men in the world, and that, Firft,Becauft 4 publick fpirited man t a common good, a common blejing ; all in the Family, all in the Court; all in the City, all in the Countrey, fare the better for that hriftians fake that is of a publick fpirit. All in Labli's- it did faro the better for Jacob's fake land friiiii all in the City =Z oar did fare the better for Lot's fake , and all Pharoah's Court, and the whole Countrey of Egypt did fare the better for Joleph's fake. Sodom was- late whiljl Lot was in it; Eliah was a man of a publick fpirit, and he n' the chariots and horfemen of I frael Moles was a man of a publick fpirit, and he often di- verted ruining judgments from falling upon lfrael. Phineas Wad a man of a publick fpirit, and,he takes up kis Confer anstflands between the living and the dead, and the Plague was flayed. Men of publick fpirits are publick mercies, publick bleffings ; a man of a publick fpirit is poivor ocyccedv.) a publick, cliffofive bleffing in the place where he lives ; men of publick-fpirits are the true Addles both of Church and State, they are the Pillars on whom all do-reA the Props on whom all do lean-; do bAft.overturn there Pillars, and all wilt fall about y007
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