EpitleofS. Paulto ristar. CHARM s. after they take nopaints by meditation , repetition , or conference to 543 make theword their own, it isnot worth any fuch labour:and therefore I complaine no longer ofthy memory,butachy finnefull fecurity,negli_1 gence,and profaneneffe,accule thy felfe,and bewaile thy Gnne,who haft suffered thy memoryand mind to be taken vpwitholde worne lulls and delights, with reckonings offummes ofmoney,withearthly profits and commodiries;and thus had (pent thy daies in theforgecfulneffeofGod. And for time to come,performe the forenamed duties carefully , andal- thoughthou cananot remember euery particular thouheaved :yet God by his ipirit will fallen fo much in thy memory,as (hall be meet for thee topraeuife,and fuffrcient for thy comfort , efpecially when thou inalt (land to greatenneed of it , as in temptation, danger,difIreffe,in the day ofthy death, and iudgement. But fuf}er now in thy profperity the' things belowe to take vp thy fenfes , it (hall be iud withGod in the day ofthy darkneffe and mifery, toleaue thee without the comfort of any one place of Scripture; that what thou wouldet not take vp into thy mind when thoumightea, thou (halt not be able,then when it is offred, and thou gladly woulda. So muchof themanner of deliuering this do- etrine,nowwe come to thematter of it. In the matter, confider I. theduties required: which are two, r.frb- iffian, z. obedience. The dif}crence I take to be this t Theformer is an acknowledgement offubie&ion,vnder whichGods ordinancebathne- ceffarily pur a man, which therefore he cannot cefif : for it is vied in Laoarw). egnifi. Scripture commonly, not only tonote that inferiority which the Lord f.,biedio,lary bath laid on wiues,feruanrs, children, inferiours, and lubieóts, which in very natural] hght cannot but be acknowledged Gods ordinance ; but alto that powerful! fubduing evenof fuch as are vnwilling,and refitting: forthe fame word is vied there where it is faid,thac Chrid fubie&ed,& fubdued all things vnder his fecte : and the Apodle, Rom.' 3. 5. fad_ dry x.vroî,'e' neth this neceffity vpon . The it, it is nece arse to bee ubsctîhe latter ra- oar aru9pxúa fig. ther intendeth a tree and voluntarie obedience voto the lawfull corn- ', ece ,,arc free, andvo. mandements , then fuch neceffary fubiedìion vnto theperlons : which mnta,yobcai. may be confidered as an effeel of the former, and a branch of the lame °°Ce roote: for where there is a confeienceof fubredion,therewill be cheer- fulnes in obedience. The fecond point in thematter and fubaance of the precept, is the perfons, fir}( to whom the duties belong namely, all Magiarates, who are here diflribuced into, r. princrpn!itie.t, a. powers. The former of 01'fXa1 gntmero which two meaneth choiewho haueprimarieand plenary power under i npenuvain- God,and by their proper power andcommand adminiaer within their r°d feuerall dominions: loch are Kings, Cefars, and cheefe gouernours in free
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