Chap. 34. An Expofition upon the Book, of j o B. Verf. 17, 629 togive true fubmiffion to his ordinance. Whatfoever the perfon is;the power muff be reverentially fubmitted to. Secondly , It is high wickedneffe to fpeak evill of the perfoi ofjuf} and righteous Princes ; that every man will acknowledge, Thirdly , Kings andPrinces muff not be reproved for pericilk- all orprivate faultspublickly. Tó doe fo is again(} the rule In any mans cafe fnuch more in the cafe of Kings and Princes. Fourthly , Kings are not tobe reproved for anyof their faults, but by thofe who have a Call to it ; that was the reafon'of the li- berty which the old Prophetsufed towards Kings, they were fpe- daily commanded andCommiflìonedbyGod for it,and the peril was upon their own heads if they did it not ; it is not for every one to reprove Princes, but for thofe that are called to it. Laffly , Even thofe that are called' to it muff doe it with much fubmiffion ; though they muff not doe it to halves and deceitful- ly, yet they are todoe is refpe&fully,It is not fit to fay to a King, Belial ; fuch rough and unhewne language is not for Princes : their faults muff only be infinuated, if that may ferve,as Nathan dealt with David, who though he knew what his fin was, yet he did not fay tohim, Thou murtherer, thou Adulterer, but intimated the matter by a parable, and madehim covertly, or in'a third per- fon charge himfelfe, before he charged him, or applyed the para- ble perfonally to him, with , Thou art the man. When Miriam the Sifter and Aaron the Brother of Mofes fpake againf} him, be- caufe of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married (Namd: r. ) though they were thus neerely related, yet fpeaking irreve- rently of Mofes the Chiefe Magiftrate, the Lord faydto them v. 8.) wherefore were yenot afraid tofpeakagainft my fervant Mofes ? Yet how common is this fn.? the tongues of men walke exceeding loofly in their difcourfes about theperfons.and powers of Princes ; Andwe everywhere find molt pleafed to beare well of themfelves, and ill ofothers, onto fpeake well of themfelves, and ill of others, and the higher they are whoare fpoken of, or of whom they fpeake evill .the.more they are pleafed-both in hear- ing and fpeaking evil! of them.- How unruly are their tongues, who cannot forbearetheir rulers l Thus much ofElihu's queftion, as it is refolved into a Negative propofition, h'is not fit to fay to,u king, thou artungodly. We may further confider it as anargu- ment from the greater to the leffe, to prove , That iris: a moll: wicked .?
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