4-51- Togoaernewdits Vpon theMondayafter incident tofew getherwee fliallfee in our Sauiour Chrift the print or ftampe of amoll perfee` Prince, who proceeded with exceeding great equallitie, without accepting of perfons, or anyother partialitie in the world. Not permitting that either ha- tred, loue, fear`, or his owne private intereft (which, according to Ifclore) are tholefoure enemiesto Iuflice) fliould make thebeame of theballance to fway awrie. There isnot any bufinefï'eofgreater diflïcultie in the world,than ro gouerne, itis theArt of Arts ; and the Scienceof Sciences ; not onely, becaufe to hit the vainearight offich variotis difpofitions, is a thingas it were impollible, foin- fcrutablea thing istheheart ofman : butalto, for that man amongft all other creatures is the molt vngrarefull , and forgetfull. In that pretenfion of the Priefthood, therewas great debate and contention amongft Gods people; for thebetter according whereof, and to appeafe this tumult, God commanded, that euery one fhouldput arod or wand into the Tabernacle and that which they fliould find tobebudded forth the next morning, he whofeit was, should enioythat dignitie. And in the end,therewas but oneonely rod that was bud - ded.Gregory N;naskes thequeflion, Why inthe paffage of Iordan, God tom- manded,Thateuery Tribe fliould put a (tone into the bed ofthe riuer; and would herehauebut one onely rod to bud ? whereunto he makes anfwer :That it is not much, that the remembranceand acknowledgement ofa common be- nefit fliouldbe common:but togouern with perfeétion,& for the budding forth offuch faire flowers,ir is cnough,ifamongfr manythere be but one to be found. For this is a whitecrow, ablacke Ewan, &c. And it was fit that the perfon of ourSairiourChrift fhouldbe a pattern andexample which they fhould looke upon and imitate, whogouerne the world ; to the end,that thoughthey do not atraine pa-the perfcEtion of gouernment, nor reach to thetrue heigth thereof; yet atíeaft, hey may loue it and defire the fame; according to that of W[1.Liue iúßice, ye thátiudge the (firth. Manythings may he that gouernes,drawfrom this patterne. Maoifrates The firfl is Courage andValour. There wasnot thatman, though neuer fo txua behold in reforming publikeabu- ; valiant inIerufàlem no nor in thewhole world the authoritie of the Priefts would not make to turne cow. And here ur Sauiour Chrift with awhip fcs. ofcords chafes them all away, leauing them amazed,afhamed,and confounded. TheScripture blazons out the noble deeds ofDauid, and thevaliant Asof his Ecclef47. Captains. Ecclefraftreus faith ; That Dauidplayd with Lyonsas with Kids, and sStt.as. with Beares as withLambes . And that vidino of Ezni, one ofhis mightie `'cbro6. men,flew eight hundred at onetime. That t lbifhai thebrother of bob,lifted vp his fpeare againftthree hundredand flew them. That Benaiabflewtwomigh- tie Gyants ofMoab, and flew a Lyon in the midft ofapit in thetimeofSnow; and another/Egyptianman of great flature; he hauing afpeare in his hand,and theother but a Raffe, rirumdignumfpec7aculo : Whohada lance like a Weauers beame. All thefewere famous acts ; but none of them came neere to that of Sampyfon, who with the iawe-bone of anaffe, did fet vponthree thoufandarmed Philiftims which came totake him,&flew athoufandofthem.Godhad famous Captains amongu his people, whowith celefliall furydid fet vponhis enemies, killed menofmouftrous might and ftature, and valiant huge Gyants. But that one with awhiponly fhould cartout fuch a rabbleof Iewes, force out foma- nymerchants, and driue fo many Priefts out of the Temple, none but ourSa. uiourcould doe this. If(faith Saint Jerome) with abarewhip in his hand, fuck a fearefull number fled fromhis prefence, Whatterrour fhall he caufe in the day of
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