Ofthev.enitie ofwrldlypowerandautheritie. 315 man good;but doingofgood thingsmakes him great. Finally,this worldlypower and potencie,doth not hclpe §.Sef.Z.4. Vs to the obtaining that molt efleemeabie vicdorie ofouer- That ber.bo comming amans felfc; neither doth it alfìflreafon in fubdu bath mofìau. ing and ruling of our affeelions and pallions ; yea rather tboritieouer when thevnrefiflable floodofpower,is ioyned with thevio_ otherr,batble4 lent flreame ofour owne.paffions, it caufeth themrnore tOfe1ferltxgbim- el fe. fwell andrage,bearing downeal where there isbut theleafl apparance ofoppofition; whether it bee the inward flop ofconfcience, or the outward flop ofadmonition or re- firaint; making their will to Eland for law,andall that to be lawfull,whatfoeuer liketh them.Neither doe theynowmea- lure their defgnes and aalions by the rule ofequitieand iu- flice,but by their owne power and abilitie, thinking that theymay doe,what theycan doe; and often defiring more uótFxoxpe- power,to doe that which they cannot nowatchieue,where- teft,vult pe,/fe astheyhaue alreadie more then theycan well vfe, their par gainimiumPo. lionand power ouerruling their reafon, which fhould be in ref. Senec. in fubieólion,andobedient vntoit. And whereas the doubling Hypollit. oftheirauthoritie and power, fhould make themredouble their careto vfe it with fobrietie and moderation, and their abilitie CO doewhat they lifl,fhould themore reflraine theirM ;stimum deber lifl,and will,withinthe bounds ofhoneflie and equitie;now libere eu: mul- hauing the raines oflibertieput into their hands,they runne turn lice:. oninwilfullcourfes, oppreffing and bearing downe with violence,whatfoeuer flandeth in their way,and but feemeth to hinder them; fretting and fuming againll any that dare 4micapot4ati prefumeto fay they do amiffe; and thundring in their pride pn orem!'" im' and impatienciefharpereuengeagainflall ,whohaue but in Grègor.boral... the leafl degree difpleafed them., So that whereas before lib.ao.cap.sq. their anger andwrath,like aflafh oflightning,appeared and vbi com_pota- vanifhed,without doing any great hurt; now powerlike aßatehabitatira, thunderbolt being ioyneçk with it maketh,it to become è3adia,fulmeìt deadly and pernicious. Lafily, this worldly power and au. ' thoritiedoth vsno good in attainingvnto our chiefegood,. neitherhaue we our heauenly happineffe by command, but byintreatie,not byatrthoritie, but by humilitie andfubmif -. Line fuite. So that in this regard wee haue-greater caufe of glorying
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