Thtfi{th-cummmdemtnl. 18·s· we would teAifie our owne loue and fubiection to them: If weewouldhaue out feruices Cl'omfortable to them, and ac– ceptable to God:-tben let it appeare.,that wearenot drawne eo them,bycompulHon·, but led byconfdcnce, with due re- . ga·-rd of: their perfon~, and th.e plac~,~herein God.hach fet them. \Vhen IDfeph was to gtue matntenance to ht_s far her~ -and his whole fanulie; he neither did ic with arrpgancic, in refpeet ofhis-owneabilitie and greatneffe, nor wlth difcon– tentment at th.e charges he was put to:. but fo minHtred to . lAr:olu neccffiti~;as that he detraa:ed nothing from hii·repu.. ca'tion. NotwithHanding)his great dignit~e andpreferment, hee did relieue hi~ father with as great humilitie and reue– renc~, as bee would haue rccciued reliefeat his hands, ifhee hadhcen call vpon his finding. And fo for feruaf!tS :·The A– po!llc req.uiretlahemJ I.Timoth.6~ I. n~t one"ly td doetheir M>a:Hers:worke::, but a.lfo, to honour them in behauiour, and ·· .: tO· account ·themWOrthie ofall ho'nour in their hearts :.for.. ,,, '"' theycotilil nodh-ew~on tempt to theirg{)uernours, without difhonourto-Ru!igion. If.Peter.scounfell had beengood for Chrilho follow,as it was no:t;yec:hee was- much·to·bec bla- ··· med for the manner ofir, ~ n .~h a ~ h.ee deliuered it to his Mat ·1 '.'. Her with a rebuke. And ·ft>r the ch'Jt·ifulncffe ofaSobieCt;wee. ·· haueaworthle pr.tfidcnt it1 Nat.h~n,wh:o, .whenhee came to Da~tid._t6 oftcc his counfeH •vn.to him, for the benefit ·ofthe Kingdo.mc · and :pofletit ie ;: madc( obe.ifa:nce Jto. the King downe "'-t~ the .ground',. t -;K1og•r-. 23'. fil:ee yc'elded him -as much reueren~e Jcomming~ [o,do.e him.:good, as hee would baue done, ifhe -had.fought r.referment_at his hands. And· the~o.ntr,a,rie w.asJQ)Uthiirrleak~who· iildeede aduifed Dttuid to;that· ~ii=ibiw~~~f\~i~n.t to: be don-e,vi~ . that he thould thew hiitll~p; Phul~f~;ll ?d hisp~ople,that.fou,ght for -him,_ hu,~ Wit~ ·f~~{<t-?Bl~m\~!i~us; tauhts,.and i~iurious .and f~lfe 2 .sam 19 • ac"ufatton~)as d~~no tha.tiks wasdue to l:um for hts fermce. s;~. , It i~ teq~aired ofvs,that we fhoufd h~nour-all men,.euen in– f(riour~tas. wiues and widowes, in· doing ih·e.m> good with.. · • AUt ·thelr dtfgra<.ie ,~~and. therefor-e-muchmore is ie: due toour ;~~rnours and rulers. ~ · - · __ , . · · ~ 't This fc1'Ueth,foJ>thc :rcproofe ofmanyJft.rua.ntl and. chit. Pfi··. T) -, . . ..J e .;. •• t ~' n~
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