s to dronWe SAINTS. to the greateft Nobleman of the Kinndome by the hand of a meane roan ; and he is to hearken to it : though the metièn- ger in himfelfe be his underling, yet his meflage is above him, and he loofes his head if he dilpife it. So, beloved, we are over you in the Lord, that is in regard ofour mefíage. Though we be your inferiors, and forne 0f you be our bet- ters, and wee are to itand with Cap in hand to you yet yee loofe your foules, ifye will not heare us, and obey our Embaflàge. We mutt not bow to your humors, nor make the Spirit of Chrift in the Golpe II to bend and.comply with human lulls. If Ponces and Potentates were by, we mutt not fpare their fins. Nathan dcales roundly with King David. Thou art the man. John, with King Jehafaphat,wrath is upon thee from the Lord, bccaufe thou haft helpt the ungodly, We p ach,üis i world above them all, wee mutt not proftitute Scepter, no not at a Monarchs foot. If we be men-plea- fers, we are not the fervants ofChrift. We muft not tùfter Chritls word to be bound, whofoeuer is ou r hearer, whether high or low. We defae popith Divinity that exalt their An- tichriftian Clergy , above the civili Magiltrate. Belar- n ines Martin is but a fóyfted Rory. But yet in this fcnfe we are above all the Kingdomes of men , as God fares, Behold 1 have put mywords in thy month, and loe ! have fet thee thie day over Nations and Kingdemes, to plant and to root up, to build and to throw down,. Jer.r .9 .1 o. Let no man thinke we are faucy, though we reprove the greateft of you all, as long as we doe it in Chrift, and from Chrift, w e are the mouth of the Judge of quick and dead, and he will make orir words good ; The meaneft Sergeant in the Kings name dares arref the greateft Duke. So, my Brethren, we come in the Kings name, in Chrift his name, and therefore we mut nqt be afraid of your faces, As Paul told Philemon. J have great authority in Chrift to command thee, that which is convenient. Phi/em.8. We have great authority to com- mand every one of you, to doe your Duties towards G d ,11
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