Oftn4agilltates,dndMa i ràcié: g that the Lord in mercie would votrcbíafeto giuethefe propertiesCo allMagiftrates,Whicli now arefet ouer his people,and tofurnifh themplenteoufly therewith. 9 When the Lord gaue the Ifraelites water in. Repbidtni ,,hee Mimed-the'placeafter their fiune Molla, and not after the miracle that bee wrought , that they might both fee hismercie, and beeallò put inminde of their finne. And thisought Magiftrates to doe in punifhing finne. The Lord had often before forgiven them, and now when they had finnedmolt grieuoutly hee punifiled them, fo as they might flip perceiuchis mercie. So ought the Magiftrate to rebuke the''feople for their finne, and let them TheMagiJleate knowe it, yet to as they mingle mercie and loue; with iuftice. And this ought to bee muff temper alto in the difcipline of theChurch, all =ants mull bee vied, and all kindnelfe fhe.v- lene,mercie, ed, fo that the fault be reprooued, before we come to the laft-meanesofe;ccouimuni= end:oJticeec cation. ..' grrher,. ao As euerie one is higher in degree, fo ought bee to Ihewe a greater meafure ofD`fctpkne. faith. t I lofeph faith,Godmade him father vetoPhäraoh, that is, Ruler: forfo itis after expoundsd,and ruler of all his land, SoEliakim theRuler of thepeople is called a Father, TheMegiffrate. becaufe be lhouldnot hate loch a care for himfelfe äs Shobnahad,v ho negleóîed the peo- ísfpeciai, to ple, and hewedout fepulchers for himfelfe, but fhould 1pecially feeke far the glorie of careforGodr God, and the fafetie of the people : and todid lofph Winne the hearts Odle Egyptians glorie,and the by his curteous dealing : bee went not about to prouideany thing for his children after fäfetiiefbeds him. By this wee are taught what manner of men ourMagiftratesthould be :for ifthey Jeopbe. haue a fpeciall loue to their countrie, fife-loue will be decreafed : but ifthey bee..giuen to heape vp for themfelucs and their polteritie, the loueof their countrie will be quickly shaken off. And this is tomoue vs to pray for OurMagiftrates,andaltoin ourfelues to be profitableto others fo much as in vs lyeth : forwe are not borne(as the very.Heathen Pfalm.16.3. confelfe) toour felues,but forthe benefit ofothers alfo.Theavant thereforeofthe feelingof this,inay féruevs fora trial' ofourreligion andgodlipes. ra The Lord often cloth vs much good when wee fee it, not, bee giuetb vs.manie benefices and bleflings by his Minifters and Magiftrates which wee perceiue..not: yet this is a puni(lunent when wee cannot fee the tneanes whereby the Lorddothvs good:and therefore wee mull take beede to this, for when the café is thus, itia dan- gerous. 13 This is to be noted generally inChriftianitie :itisa!nallmattertoreceiuereh- gion,when plenticofall things doe come with it. And fo inparticular callings wee fee: whowould not beaMaeiftrate orMinifter,folongas he may bein credit, and bane all o- bedience yeelded to bunwithout trouble?But ifcontempt come with afiétion,bow few contempt of be there that will Band and abide in their callings, togiue God theglorie in lookingfor alagifirates; that iilue whichhechinked, good ? Who would not be amarriedman, ifall his life might beas the mariageday ? but whena man is married, bee muffprouide forhis wife and chil- dren, yet with heede that he doe nothing with an euill confciencefor them. Againe,for thata man muff forbearethe manifolde infirmitiesofhis wife, and overcome them with wiledome ; how feware there that will continueinmariage, givingGod theglorie ? So is it in theMagid racieand Miuilterie. 14 Exod.chap. i 6.17.28. it is written, that there went out forte of the peopleto ga- ther Manna, but found none : whereupon it is Paid that the Lord reprouedMafi in thefe s aíe, words : The Lordftid to Mops, How long refufeye to keepemy commandements? Mofeshad notprophaned tins Sabboth,but thepeople,and notall but fame: yet theLordrebuketh Motes, becaufe this people were committed to his charge. Thus wee fee what waigh- tie accounts the Lorde will require at their bands, who hate the ouerfight ofothers, they mutt giue an account for them. Again, inferiours mutt bee often admonifh- Tefins ofthe ed, out to defpife the gouernment and inftruc`tions of fuch as the Lorde hat's let o- teilleinlputec, ter them, but willingly receiue them, and carefully followe them. Ifany be fo care- leffe, that hee refprllrth not his owne health and welfare, yet let this mooue him to mtinillé d Ia 3 foals
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