i·)S Tile H;flory of ~e(n ESTBR~ 'By him th~t made the Law comp4!at-and jufl:; No,t to be ch~ng'd as brain.fick mprtals luft? Is not heaverl~cepefi; curfe, with death t0 boot, Denounc'd to hinl that' takes from, or ad~s to't ? True 'tis, the Lawof God's the ntle an~ fquir~ · Whereby to limit mans uncurb'd detire, Andwith a gem;le hand doth ju!lly paize The ballances of his unbevdl'd'ways. . Tx:ue, 'tis accurs'd, and thrice accur-s'd be l1e, That !hall derract, or change fuch Laws as be DireCtive for his wor!hip, or concern (lis holy Service, thefe we firiB:ly learn, Withinour confram breft to keep infhrin'u, Thefe in all feafons, and for all times bi.nd : 'But taws ( alth~Jugh Divi.nc) rha~ do refp~Gl: - .' The p'ublick refl:, and properly dirett, .. ( As Statutes politkk. do ~pake relation To times~ and perfons, places, and occafien. . 'TheBr~zen Serpent, which by God'£ comrnana Was builded up, was by the Pr,aphcts hand · ; . '. , B€at dowo again, as impious·and impure, Whet) it became an ld~l, FJ.ot a Cure. A mor~l Law needs n~ more warranty, . · Than Lawful givers, and conveniency,. ( N~ croffing·rhe•Divine:) lt li~s in Kings , .• To aet~ and to inhibit all fllch things · f-· As in his P.rin£cly wifdom fhall fcem beft, .And ~oft .vamag~ous to the p~blick refi, And.what before was an ind;fferem thing, . ••t His Law makes good or bad : A lawful King Is Qod,s Lievte~ant; in hi£ facred·ear God whifpers oft, and keeps his prefcnce there~ .. To break a lawful Princes juft Command, Isbrobge of a fin, at fccond hand., . • ' I ., '•
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