------_. 530 Chap. 29. An Ex.pofstion upon the Bookof Verf.14, Circum- vólvit,circutn- de,3: 'aY Cidarls, ùarl.acircum- Robes and Diadems are not for ordinary wearing. As God alz ndo bath made a citf,:rence among mer^, fo he allows a difference in mens apparel and habit. Some fay why fhould Magi(lra-es be in pomp ? Why fhould they Aare fcarlet Robes, and Gold chains Is it not enough that they have righteoufnefs for their Robe, and judgement for their ornament ? Ianfwer, Robes and Diademsare but extrinfecai and circum(lenrial to a Mtgif}rare ; yet'tis argu- ment enough -to prove bot h their ufe and their uiefulnefs, in that righteoulnefs is compared to a Robe and judgment to a ¡Diadem. Ii Magi(lrates had not tiled there ornaments of old, thole better ornaments had never beenexpreíled by their. And as there are honourrble additions to their office, fo they draw reverential thoughts upon their perlons in the execution of their oflìce.IfMa- gi(Irates fhould goe in a vulgar garbe, they wvotild be flighted and res;leCted by the vulgar, though the wife wcít'd know their duty. As God bath letup i:gi(}races for the necefsiry of,fo he bath fet them our in a fuitablene(s to mankind, they are not only to go- vern godly men,bet mankind,the world, which is mixed of good and bad , and is for the molt parr bad ; and therefore they ,.t, theflous "'a have fomewhat ro rake the eye, Come outvva d fplendor and in Egyn:ü. ,ap grandeur, to ftrike aflonifhmenr. Hiftory makesreporr of a very put,, v i =ref famous King, who coming to Egypt, a mighty corcourfe of peo guafi ad [Peal ple flicked from all parts to fee him, but when they found him ruant r o any without flare, an old man in a mean habit, they went awsy le a p;tio:r rt,lori laughing,none regarding him. 'Tis fo with the generality of peo> rpfiur : s d ubi ple,l_:t a man have never fo much true honour and pover,yet if he bath men-, the righteoufneffe of his Judgement may be (as jabs was) a Robe,and which is yet more, A Diadem. ARobe covers the body, a Diadem the head ; A Diadem or Crown is the chief ornament of Princes. It was al!o the orna- ment of the high Puieft (Exod. 23. 35) The word fignifieth a compafsing about, becaufe the Diadem is round and Cats circling. the Temples of the head. Hence Lv o:e, Fir1 , Magifrates in all ages have bad their fpecial Garments and Emblems of hoeacean
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