Downame - Puritan-02038 v2

Ofthe v.enitie of wrldly power and autheritie. 315 man good;but doing of good things makes him great. Finally,this worldly power and potencie,doth not hclpe §.Sef.Z.4. Vs to the obtaining that molt efleemeabie vicdorie ofouer- That be r.bo comming a mans felfc; neither doth it alfìfl reafon in fubdu bath mofìau. ing and ruling of our affeelions and pallions ; yea rather tboritieouer when the vnrefiflable flood ofpower,is ioyned with the vio_ otherr,batble4 lent flreame of our owne.paffions, it caufeth themrnore tOfe1ferltxgbim- el fe. fwell and rage,bearing downe al where there is but theleafl apparance of oppofition; whether it bee the inward flop ofconfcience, or the outward flop of admonition or re- firaint; making their will to Eland for law,and all that to be lawfull,whatfoeuer liketh them.Neither doe theynow mea- lure their defgnes and aalions by the rule ofequitie and iu- flice,but by their owne power and abilitie, thinking that they may doe,what they can doe; and often defiring more uótFxox pe- power,to doe that which they cannot nowatchieue,where- teft,vult pe,/fe as they haue alreadie more then they can well vfe, their par gainimiumPo. lion and power ouerruling their reafon, which fhould be in ref. Senec. in fubieólion,and obedient vntoit. And whereas the doubling Hypollit. of theirauthoritie and power, fhould make themredouble their careto vfe it with fobrietie and moderation, and their abilitie CO doe what they lifl,fhould the more 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:. onin wilfullcourfes, 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 ,who haue but in Grègor.boral... the leafl degree difpleafed them., So that whereas before lib.ao.cap.sq. their anger and wrath,like aflafh oflightning,appeared and vbi com_pota- vanifhed,without doing any great hurt; now power like a ßatehabitatira, thunderbolt being ioyneçk with it maketh,it to become è3adia,fulmeìt deadly and pernicious. Lafily, this worldly power and au. ' thoritiedoth vs no good in attaining vnto our chiefe good,. neither haue we our heauenly happineffe by command, but byintreatie,not by atrthoritie, but by humilitie and fubmif -. Line fuite. So that in this regard wee haue- greater caufe of glorying