I occafion to doubt thereof. As C hryfoflome nateth Hom, madpp. in thole Minifters that Cupplicated co the Judges for An'. thole that had offered diCgrace to the Emperours Statues. When the Judges (seemed more difficult, then they ufed great liberty and boldnefs of (speech, and fpake roundly to them; but when once they became flexible, and yeelded to their requeft,then they fell downe and kiffed their knees and hands abundantly, fhewing both true courage and bold- neffe, and crue meeknefhe and mildeneffe. Here both their actions were as a commentary each to other.Did any man doubt of their liberty oflpeech, whether it were not malepart fancinefl'e and pre - fumption ? Their humility in killing the Judges knees , was enough to free it from that fufpirion. Againe, might their humbling of themfelves at the Magiftrates feet , feeme to favour of too bare and (servile a fpiric ? their former truly minifteriall bold - nefe Cufficiently alto acquired them of this impu- tation. Thus when there is fo (sweet a proportion , and godly a harmony betwixt our anions , that they are fofarre from confuting or confounding one another, that they anfwer one for another, juftifie and approve one another,This is a good triall of our uprightneffe indeed. 5 Is when thole are taken away which are our S' Dircovery, chiefeft props and ftayes to uphold us in godli- removall of neffe; If then we, wholly, Orin part, goe back , it our chicfeft argueth unfoundneffe. Thus were the Ifraelires ai in god - dereEted by Mots his abfence in the Mount : For E áe3:. r. then they fell to Idolatry. So Toafh was a good King as long as Iehoiada lived ; but after his death bee i Chro.14.17 Z 2 (hewed The deceitfrrine.ge of Matti heart. 3 3 9
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