neuer nteth eini VponPafíìoñ Sonday. Ser. 33. q.,1 even for herwoth defignes. 5 Theyfintoffrcers,ác. Minifters forill, are neuer wanting. A Tyrant fliall neuer want Executioners to torment 5 nor a Iudge, Sergeants to arreft; nor an Vfurer, knights ofthePoll to lieand fweare ; a Lady, a waitingmaid to toner her finnc ; aNobleman Pages, to bring him Loue-letters;a Gamefter, cheaters to foift in falfe dice and cards ; Dancers,Fidlers; norPrinces, Minifters. Lucifer hadno fooner propounded inhell,who amongftthemwould aduentureto tempt Chrift, but innumerablenumbersofthe principali diuells flood forth, offering him their feruice, with promifè oftheir heft endcauours and diligences. Saul had nofooner asktthe queftion, who wouldvndertake toapprehendDauid, but prefentlyall the Courtiers belonging to the Paiace,proferedhim their linesand their perfons tobring himin.King dbaziah hadnofooner fpokethe word,Who will ridmeofthis fametroublefonte Etiah who will not let mee line inquiet; when forthwith yourQl.linquagenarians andCaptaines ouer fifties,euery oneof them proffered him their feruice; one Paying, I will feruethee; andanother, I will feruethee,&c. That feruants thouldobeyand ferue their Lords, the Law ofGod commands it : Saint Paul faith, Seruants obeyyour Lords accordingto the flefh,açyewouldobeyChrifl. And Saint Peterfurther addeth, Seruants befubiecl to your Mafters withallfeare, not onely tothegood and curteout, -but sift tothe froward. r'P`r''' By froward aremeant thofe that are auftere, fharpe, f uere, rough,and harfh : as likewife thofethat are wickedmen, and great (inners. Salomon tellsvs flee that feareth the commandement, heThal/ be rewarded. But we arenotto obey themagainft God : And this theApoftle noted forth vntovs in that word, Carnalibue, in the fefh, thatis, That they hauenotone dram'ne of iurifdi&ion ouer the fpirit,or fouleoftheir feruant. And not contentedwith this, he goes a little further and addeth, Tanquam Chr/o. For, as Chrift will not command you any thingthat is againft the good ofyourfoules 5 foneither is a mailer otherwife to command his feruant. And ifhe (hold command you thecontrary, yeare not to obey him. And this was that which theTribes laid to their Generali lofhua, As we loft, r. obeyedMofes in all things, fo will weobey thee,affuring our felues, that God is with theeas he was with him. There aremany Courtiers that thinkethat their,Princes doe themagreat fa- uou r when they commandthem this or thing a ainft God that theymay Rona (entice y g y y littlerefoeaed Thewwhat hazard theywould runne todoethem feruice : Whereas he that will by eanhiy ferue him in onlyLicitú, et honflu,Thofe things thatare lawfull andhonefl,'gets no princes. preferment, nor is not held by the worldto beea fit feruant to attend a Prince. Though indeed(ifit be duly confidered) heought for that tobe the moreeftee- No ualent"a. med by him : gain(} the Firft,becaufeto ferue a Lord againft amans King, isCrimenleft maiefiattr, cóá'° of Treafon againft ahumane Maieftie,fo, to ferne aking againft God, is treafonin God mnlbbe thehigheft degree againfta Diuine maieflie. ferriedby Y, Secondly,becanfe yourinftrutnenrs,although they be inanimate andwith- befotenran. out a foule,yet God is wont topunifh them with a feuere and heauy hand : As he did theSerpent, 'pon:hy (haltthousee, anddull (,alt thou eate all thedayes Gea.;e ofthy life. And ifupon theSerpent which finned not, God doth lay fo heauy a hand;what (ball become ofthatinftrumcnt thatis apartner and (haret in thefine Our Sauiour Chrift curled the figge-tree : and Athanafitm faith, That at that ve- rytime that hecurl! it, it came intohis mind that it had couered thole with its tt is bad ter' leaues,that hadfohighlyoffendedhim in Paradife.Aheauy iudgment for thole ocmeáe that will ferne to be cloakes and bawdes to thofe finnes which are committed "UM againft Godand his holy Lawes. Z z Thirdly,:
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