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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34759	The tomb-stone, and A rare sight	Carter, John, d. 1655.	1653 (1653)	Wing C656A; ESTC R36272	81,644	218

Be you also like the Sun arise and shine Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorifie your Father which is in Heaven Matth. 5. 16. And this you shall do if you will take forth these following and short Instructions 1. Behold behold the Lyon of the Tribe of Judah Eye Christ in all your Government go forth in the strength of Christ and follow him step after step Ever think with your selfe how Christ would govern if he were in my room He loved righteousnesse and hated wickednesse A Scepter of righteousnesse is the Scepter of his Kingdome Heb. 1. 8. He defends the poor and fatherlesse he doth Justice to the afflicted and needy He delivers the poor and needy and rids them out of the hand of the wicked Follow follow your Ensigne 2. Jesus Christ is the Lyon of the Tribe of Judah the King of his Church that 's his charge as Mediator Follow your Banner be a Lyon in the Church Put forth your greatest power lay out your chiefest care for the Church of God defend the Ministers and people of God let not them be made a prey provide faithfull Pastors for every Flock Pastors according to Gods own heart which may feed the people with knowledge and understanding Christs first care was to open the Book Bring into the City such able Divines as may open Gods Book and declare the will and counsell of God concerning mans Salvation Give to faithfull Ministers countenance and maintenance O Norwich if thou perishest it is thine own fault Can you spend so much upon Gorgeous Rayment So much upon Sumptuous Feasts So much for State and no man saith who shall open the Book to us who shall unloose the Seales thereof What shall I part with all to sit under a Soule-saving Ministry Christ was King of Mount Zion Let your main care be of the Church Be a nursing Father be all nursing Fathers to the Church 3. Jesus Christ was a Lyon be you so in the City in the Country in the Common-wealth be a Lyon be Lyons Not in all things I pray take heed of that In some respects you must strive to be unlike to Lyons viz. 1. The Lyon hath a faire out-side His Coat is Or continually of yellow colour and shines like Gold but what 's his inside He hath interiora Canis Entrals like a Dog Take heed of base Hypocrisie to carry a faire face a glorious out-side to Godly Ministers and Godly People and yet within to retaine a dogged heart to them Take heed of being a Saint in the Congregation and a Devil in thy Family and with thy Private and familiar Associates 2. The Lyon is stately Majestical comely in his fore-parts but he degenerates towards his hinder parts the more backwards the more uncomely So Magistrates ordinarily in the former part of their yeare their Government is comely very commendable they shew some zeale for God they roare against the Sins and Scandals of the City against Ale-houses prophanation of the Lords day and contempt of the word but the hinder part of their yeare is often very ugly they are remisse in punishing sin and in the administration of Justice They may be said to be like the Month of March they come in like a Lyon and go out like a Lamb they are just like the yeare when the Sun enters into Leo in July then the season is hot and vigorous but afterwards the yeare declines altogether to an Autumne first and then to a cold Winter Even so too too many Magistrates at their first comming to a place they shew some heat of zeale for the best things but in a little time they decline in all goodnesse I have seen some Magistrates at their first coming into the place have roared as Lyons against scandalous Ministers and silly dumb or at least unprofitable Ministers and have threatned to cast them out of the City and to get able and godly Ministers into their room But I have observed to the end of the yeare and what then Truely some of the most godly and able Ministers they have worried but the scandalous and unprofitable still continued in their places as they were Well some Magistrates if they be Lyons they are like that Lyon in the 1 King Chap. 13. verse 28. The Lyon slew the Prophet indeed but had not eaten the Carcasse nor slain the Asse So there are too many that make away with the faithfull and true Prophets of the Lord but they meddle not with the Carcasse nor with the Asse Some have been better to meet viz. At their first comming on then to follow viz. after their going off But as for you whom God hath lifted up to the chiefe place of Magistracy in this City be you better to follow then to meet leave a good example and let your last works be more then your first 3. The Lyon hath a foule mouth and a stinking breath and a harsh tongue like a Cat or rather like a fire Farr be it from you to be like the Lyon in these Take heed of a foule mouth let your very language be clean and holy Let your speech be alway with grace seasoned with Salt that you may know how to answer every man Light speech vaine speech rotten speech is a signe of a rotten heart a stinking breath comes from putrified entrailes The words of a Magistrate will be watched and his ordinary discourses will be a great ornament or a great deformity to him And take heed of a harsh tongue I know you will meet with many provocations in your administration of Justice yet strive against anger and choler and let your tongue be smooth Let all bitterness and wrath and clamour and evill speaking be put away from you with all malice They are Lyons of the Forest that have such foul mouthes and harsh tongues But learne you of the Lyon of the tribe of Judah full of grace are his lips Learne of him for hee is meek and lowly in heart 4. The Lyon never seizeth upon any except hee be hungry or angry and then they spare neither men women nor children but satiati innoxy But when their bellyes are full they do no more hurt I fear too many Magistrates are such Lyons if they be angry at any mans person they will seize upon him and punish him severely for a small fault but another Delinquent of a greater magnitude being their friend shall go Scot-free And are there not hungry Lyons Yes surely and when they are hungry they will range about and roare against Swearers disorderly houses and prophaners of the Sabbath by buying and selling but when they have gotten a prey a few Barrells of Beer or Runlets of Wine or Capons or bread in secret when they are satisfied with some pretty handsome Bribe they can be as quiet as Lambs But farr be it from you to be such a Lyon Be you a hater of