446 it qualities fora King. Courteous behauiour isthegreateff gaine. VpQn the fourth _ makehim theirKing, not onlyo eyinghimthe Crowne, but feeking perforce tofetthe fame on his head. And ifthe confideration of hismiracles had beene theoccafion thereof;they could nothaue takenamore difcreet refolution ; and not onely they,but all theworld hada great dealeof reafon to puttheir helping handthereunto. Forfiat of all,he is painted forth to be fowife,that all lerufalemwas ftrucken dumbeat the wifedome of hiswords. Secondly, Hee was as faire andbeautifull to fee to, as the Sunne in all his glorie. Thirdly, Hewas of that forceand power, that he diddriueout ofhis temple withwhips and fcourges, the greateft powerofthe world. Fourthly,Hewas fo openhanded, foliberall,and fobountiful!, that with flue Loaues andtwo Fifties, hee did fill the bellies of fifteene or twentie thoufand perlons. Fiftly, He Iouedman fo well , that for his fakebeewillingly layddown his life,andoffered vp his molt precious bodieandbloudvponthe Croffe. So that there beeing fo many ftróngand forciblereafbns to draw vs to loue him,Whowould notwillinglymakechoiceof him tobe their King a But let vsthat are Chriftians,acknowledge him to be our King, and fhew our felues fo louingandobedient vnto him, thatwe feruing him inholineffe and trueneffe of life, and wholly relying vpon his loue and fauour towards vs, may come at thelaft tqbeheires ofthathis heauenlyKingdome. Which God grant for his mercies fake. * *) THE _A
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