624 Chap. 34. An E;ipofition upon the Book,of J o B Verf. Ille protection) then tocall himBelial, or one that will net keep the Law at all by wayof obfervation ? There are two wayes of keep- ing the Law, Firf+, By Çonfervation ; foKings preferve the Laws that theymay have their free courfe toothers, andbe obeyed by others ; in which fence Kings are commonlycalled Keepers ofboth Tables. Secondly, Byobfervation ; and as in the former fenfe 'tis the prerogative of Kings to be Keepers of the Law, fo it is their piety and their goodnefs to be Keepers of them in the lat- ter. 'Tis poffible a King may bea Keeper of the Law by Confer- vation, and yet not be a Keeper of it by Obfervation ; but then he (hines mold bright in the fphear of hisRoyal Soveratgnty,when he is everyway akeeper of theLaw of God, and (fo far as they refpedt himfelf) of his own. Further, Is it fit to fay to a King, Belial ? As Belial defigns an unprofitable perfon, a man good for nothing, a man of no ufe ; what? Upon the Throne, and yet of no ufe to aNation ? How high an indignity is this to Regal dignity ? Kings are fet up for the greareaufe, for the mote important fervices,evenfor the pro- fit and advantageofmánkinde, efpeciallyof all within their King- doms and Dominions ; as all are to ferve, them in their Bate, fo they countit their chiefefl honour to advance the peace and profit of all their peaceable and profitable fubjects : Therefore nothing canbe faid moredifhonottrably to aKing then this, Thou art good for nothing, an unprofitable perfon, Bcltal. Is it fit to fay to a King, Thou are wicked ? And to Princes,yeare ungodly ? Theword rendred Princes, lignifies munificent, bountiful,free, Principes hit willing ; lò Princes arecalled, to Phewwhat they are or fhould vocantur be, men of bountiful,noble, munificent, heroick, free fpirits,open a a ieralitate 6, hearted, and open ; handed they who are fo, arePrinces in truth y, manif#cemia : as well as inTitle. The holy-Spirit of God, or God theholy Spi- qufto diem rit, is called aPrincelySpirit, (Pfal. ç t. 12.) we read it Free Spi- 1°4F347u1, rit; and this free PrincelySpirit ofGod, makes all his people of .Druf, a free Princely fpirit, of a large heart, both as to duty God- wards, and as ro charity man-wards ; (Pfal. 11o. 3 .) In theday of thy power thepeople fhall be willing; they {hall be as 'rinces ; they Ihall ferve thee as Eons, not as haves ; aRoyal Spirit is con- veyed into themby-the Spirit in the day of the Power of Jefus Chrtfl,
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