-\ ____ Th_e_W,~a_t_ch_m_e_n~)&_c_.____ \ 279 1 watchmenofthe State, J:Ainifiers are the watch- ~ s-;;:}(L ! men for Soules, watchmg over our Souks for Heb.q•• 7 • good. . Why doth GodnfeWatchmm? ~d1. Not for any de feet of power in him, but for ; A n}W. x demonfiration of his goodnes;,for he is the great : Watchman, who watcheth over ourCommon~ \ J wealths, Churches and Perfons; he harh an eye \ ; that never ileeps, H~ that watcheth Ifrael veither Pfal. n·H·· l flumhers nor jleeps ; yet notwithfianding he hath l , 'fubordinate Watehmen,not for defect ofpower, but for demonftration of goodnefle ; hemani. fefis his goodneffe in that he will ufe variety of , I fubordinate Watchers. And likewife to fbew his power in uling many l infrruments, and his ca!'e for us when he keeps us togetherwithhis owne fubordinate means. And in this that God hath fet over NS Watch.– ers(Miniflers efpecially) It implyes th:.1t rmr fouls J 11rc in dan:;,tr ; and indeeq there is nothing in the world fo befet as the foule of apoore Cbrillian; who hnth fo many and fo bad enemies as aChri– fiian ~and amongO: them all,the worfl andgrea- . tefi enemy he bath is nearefi to him,and conver– \ feth daily with him, even h.imfelfe .Therefore there muil: needs be TIVatcFJmen to difcover the deceits of Satan and his infiruments, and ofour ownehearts, to difcover the dangers ofIerufo– lem, and the errours and fins ofthe times where. . in we live. The Church is indanger, for God ' hath fet Watchmen, now Godandnatu.redoth nothing in vaineor peedldly. Againe, ,
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