6to Chap.34: An Expofltion upon the Book, of Jo B. Verf.g; undertakeyour cure, Iwill not be a healer to you, or Iwill not 6e, your binder; or as the reafon of his refufal is there givenby the. Prophet, from his own inability or incompetency for, that under- taking ; In my houfe is neither bread nor clothing, make me not Ruleror thepeople. Thus the word veryfignificantly holds out the office and ufe of Governours ; they are o: ought tobe binders or healers : the woundsof theBody politick need ahealer as much as thnfe of the body natural ; Governours are Stare-Phyfncians and therefore.we read very well, Shall he that hateth right go- . tern ?, Mr Broughton faith, Cana fee to judgement rule well ? ta- king,this fence, lihu Both two things in this verfe. Firft, He fheweth how unfit an unjuft perfon is to rule ; this he loth in the former part of . the verfe. Secondly, He fheweth howunfit it is to condemn or cenfure æ juft Ruler ; this he doth in the latter part of the verfe. Shall evens he that hatech right govern ? He ought not. And (hall he that governeth rightly,behated ? Shall he fall under unrighteous con- demnations, who condemneth others rightly ? He fhould not As he that is unjull is unfit to govern, fo 'tis not only uncomly, but abominable tocondemn a jut+ Governour. This is the fum of thewholeverfe. From the former part of italreadyopened,Shd he that hateth right govern ?. Obferve. Firft, Somemen are haters ofJuftice, Right, andRighteoufnefs. What is there fo good, but anevil man hateth it ? and the bet- ter it is, the morehe hateth it : How precious a thing is righte- oufnefs, yet 'tis hated ; (Mic. 3, t, 2.) Hear,Ipray you, 0 heads ofJacob, &c. Is it not for you to knowjudgement, whohate thegood and love the evil ? How precious a thing is peace ? and yet there are peace-haters ; Myfoul (faith David, Pfal. t 20. 6.) kath long dwelt withhim that hatethpeace. Howfweet a thing is light ? the light of the Gofpel, yet there are many light-haters, (feh.3. io.) He thatdothevil, (loving todo it) hateth the light: How precious a thing is holinefs ? andyet there arehàlinefs-haters ; how preci- ous a thing is truth ? and yet there are truth-haters ; how infi- nitely preciousis God ? and yet there are God-haters; (Rom.T. 3e).) How lovely, how defireable is Jefus Chrift,both as a Saviour and as, aSanitifiet ? yet even Jefus Chrift (whohath loved us,atid wafhed.;
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