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and_o irregular_a principle_n and_o can_v you_o find_v a_o commonwealth_n of_o saint_n yet_o even_o then_o there_o may_v be_v need_n of_o a_o magistrate_n both_o for_o the_o political_a order_n and_o beauty_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o for_o the_o prevention_n of_o evil_n that_o may_v arise_v and_o the_o preservation_n of_o such_o happinesss_n which_o may_v be_v lose_v it_o be_v no_o less_o difficult_a and_o honourable_a to_o preserve_v then_o to_o acquire_v such_o blessing_n as_o he_o must_v cast_v out_o so_o he_o must_v keep_v out_o that_o evill-doer_n and_o there_o be_v require_v no_o less_o wisdom_n and_o watchfulness_n in_o a_o magistrate_n to_o make_v and_o maintain_v a_o fence_n so_o strong_a as_o to_o keep_v out_o such_o person_n that_o may_v ensnare_v these_o happy_a privilege_n as_o to_o extirpate_v and_o suppress_v they_o be_v root_v among_o he_o no_o marvill_a the_o apostle_n require_v we_o to_o pray_v for_o they_o in_o all_o manner_n of_o prayer_n which_o they_o themselves_o stand_v in_o such_o great_a need_n of_o the_o more_o thou_o observe_v the_o commonwealth_n and_o the_o more_o thou_o enquire_v out_o the_o reason_n hereof_o the_o more_o will_v thou_o be_v convince_v of_o the_o necessity_n of_o this_o duty_n chap._n xii_o now_o touch_v the_o magistrate_n himself_o all_o lie_v not_o on_o the_o subject_n himself_o when_o servant_n and_o child_n and_o wife_n be_v exhort_v to_o love_n reverence_n obedience_n etc._n etc._n it_o intimate_v a_o relative_n duty_n owe_v from_o the_o master_n the_o father_n the_o husband_n as_o it_o be_v in_o all_o relation_n there_o be_v mutual_a condition_n that_o both_o of_o they_o be_v bind_v unto_o only_o in_o general_n let_v the_o magistrate_n make_v this_o use_n of_o this_o christian_a practice_n it_o be_v a_o proper_a duty_n of_o a_o subject_a to_o pray_v for_o his_o magistrate_n 1._o here_o you_o have_v the_o
be_v his_o best_a subject_n and_o none_o deserve_v better_a of_o he_o and_o sure_o the_o country_n may_v say_v as_o much_o of_o he_o as_o a_o magistrate_n among_o they_o but_o what_o will_v magistrate_n say_v when_o they_o see_v christian_n walk_v like_o so_o many_o justice_n keep_v court_n in_o their_o own_o conscience_n and_o be_v there_o no_o law_n dare_v not_o offend_v nor_o break_v the_o peace_n of_o common_a society_n sure_o such_o be_v to_o be_v have_v in_o honour_n that_o be_v so_o ready_a to_o every_o good_a work_n i_o know_v that_o there_o be_v many_o in_o authority_n at_o this_o present_a to_o who_o good_a man_n be_v dear_a to_o they_o as_o the_o apple_n of_o their_o eye_n yet_o again_o i_o know_v they_o to_o be_v but_o man_n and_o may_v receive_v accusation_n private_o suggest_v have_v many_o come_n to_o their_o ear_n and_o such_o be_v receive_v and_o the_o mind_n possess_v of_o they_o it_o be_v a_o hard_a thing_n to_o unsettle_v they_o and_o remove_v they_o from_o the_o affection_n anger_n inveterate_v rurne_v to_o malice_n and_o that_o to_o worse_a and_o some_o ruler_n be_v too_o apt_a many_o time_n to_o spend_v their_o judgement_n according_a to_o a_o sudden_a apprehension_n or_o present_a information_n a_o ruler_n ought_v to_o be_v very_o careful_a herein_o against_o whosoever_o he_o receive_v any_o thing_n or_o speak_v especial_o of_o a_o good_a man_n who_o heart_n be_v or_o shall_v be_v thus_o dispose_v present_o to_o peace_n holiness_n and_o honesty_n in_o all_o thing_n and_o in_o some_o particular_n that_o oblique_o seem_v to_o oppose_v some_o of_o these_o give_v he_o leave_v sober_o &_o solid_o to_o come_v up_o unto_o they_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n let_v he_o not_o lose_v that_o esteem_n and_o good_a affection_n that_o be_v due_a from_o thou_o to_o he_o which_o another_o day_n thou_o shall_v be_v force_v to_o acknowledge_v 3._o this_o show_n in_o what_o a_o perilous_a estate_n the_o magistrate_n stand_v his_o foot_n be_v set_v upon_o a_o hill_n which_o if_o either_o to_o wet_v or_o to_o dry_a may_v prove_v ill_a for_o he_o he_o therefore_o have_v not_o only_o need_v of_o his_o own_o prayer_n and_o watch_n but_o of_o other_o of_o all_o good_a subject_n under_o they_o of_o whole_a congregation_n minister_n and_o people_n that_o their_o prayer_n ascend_v with_o the_o great_a strength_n and_o force_n to_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n god_n require_v we_o thus_o to_o act_n and_o intercede_v to_o himself_o for_o they_o the_o great_a danger_n they_o be_v in_o appear_v by_o the_o the_o necessity_n of_o their_o &_o our_o prayer_n and_o the_o great_a care_n that_o god_n take_v of_o they_o who_o can_v thus_o bless_v and_o prosper_v from_o himself_o yet_o not_o without_o mean_n this_o must_v not_o be_v forget_v above_o all_o thing_n this_o do_v first_o of_o all_o and_o this_o must_v be_v constant_o at_o all_o time_n be_v a_o general_a direction_n first_o of_o all_o slight_v not_o this_o god_n himself_o have_v put_v up_o a_o bill_n into_o thy_o hand_n every_o time_n thou_o go_v into_o the_o pulpit_n pray_v for_o all_o that_o be_v in_o authority_n and_o good_a reason_n their_o temptation_n be_v so_o many_o and_o so_o great_a satan_n wait_v on_o minister_n and_o magistrate_n at_o all_o time_n to_o be_v a_o lie_a word_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o a_o false_a sentence_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o ruler_n for_o if_o they_o err_v many_o err_v with_o they_o and_o in_o their_o ruin_n many_o perish_v moreover_o they_o do_v judge_n and_o speak_v for_o the_o lord_n and_o as_o in_o his_o stead_n and_o place_n and_o thence_o do_v their_o sin_n much_o reflect_v upon_o the_o lord_n and_o they_o do_v judge_v the_o lord_n people_n and_o his_o inheritance_n which_o ought_v tender_o to_o be_v respect_v there_o be_v many_o extraordinary_a and_o occasional_a employment_n that_o they_o need_v constant_o to_o stand_v under_o the_o dropping_n of_o the_o olive_n tree_n and_o we_o always_o to_o be_v put_v up_o our_o supplication_n for_o they_o for_o supply_v influence_n of_o courage_n integrity_n clearness_n of_o judgement_n and_o wisdom_n and_o here_o again_o be_v teach_v they_o that_o as_o the_o care_n of_o the_o people_n lie_v on_o they_o so_o good_a people_n bear_v much_o care_n for_o they_o they_o be_v afraid_a lest_o they_o shall_v slip_v or_o fail_v in_o the_o discharge_n of_o their_o place_n if_o they_o do_v they_o mourn_v over_o they_o they_o seek_v to_o restore_v they_o be_v very_o sensible_a of_o their_o condition_n know_v what_o loss_n the_o people_n of_o god_n may_v suffer_v by_o they_o and_o if_o such_o be_v the_o charge_n of_o other_o for_o they_o how_o great_a need_n have_v they_o in_o humility_n godly_a temperance_n and_o vigilancy_n to_o be_v overseer_n of_o themselves_o and_o frequent_o to_o examine_v their_o own_o heart_n and_o way_n and_o fall_v full_o to_o attend_v the_o lord_n in_o prayer_n and_o all_o other_o mean_n for_o strength_n and_o direction_n chap._n xiii_o herein_o by_o way_n of_o reflection_n the_o magistrate_n may_v take_v a_o view_n of_o his_o own_o duty_n to_o the_o subject_a what_o the_o subject_n be_v bind_v to_o seek_v for_o of_o god_n what_o they_o be_v bind_v in_o duty_n to_o endeavour_v to_o perform_v to_o he_o for_o the_o subject_n pray_v that_o he_o he_o may_v lead_v a_o quiet_a godly_a and_o honest_a life_n under_o he_o and_o to_o enable_v the_o magistrate_n so_o to_o rule_v and_o govern_v that_o his_o government_n may_v conduce_v hereunto_o which_o ought_v to_o be_v his_o study_n shall_v he_o not_o pray_v for_o he_o and_o this_o call_v upon_o i_o to_o handle_v the_o other_o part_n the_o ruler_n duty_n and_o how_o just_a the_o expectation_n of_o the_o subject_n be_v from_o he_o for_o their_o blessing_n but_o i_o must_v leave_v this_o for_o another_o opportunity_n which_o i_o hope_v god_n may_v cast_v into_o my_o lap_n only_o in_o present_a receive_v these_o brief_a observation_n 1._o let_v the_o magistrate_n endeavour_v a_o confluence_n of_o these_o three_o peace_n holiness_n and_o honesty_n let_v he_o not_o satisfy_v himself_o as_o a_o political_a person_n with_o peace_n and_o honesty_n but_o if_o it_o please_v god_n to_o bless_v he_o with_o they_o strive_v by_o way_n of_o gratitude_n to_o return_v the_o other_o for_o thyself_o upon_o the_o subject_a you_o have_v a_o duteous_a interest_n in_o they_o all_o though_o somewhat_o different_a yet_o so_o great_a as_o to_o promote_v the_o remote_a from_o your_o power_n truth_n and_o holiness_n you_o see_v how_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o join_v they_o in_o promise_n jer._n 33.6_o behold_v i_o will_v give_v unto_o they_o health_n etc._n etc._n what_o we_o have_v lay_v up_o in_o promise_n we_o ought_v to_o strive_v each_o of_o we_o in_o our_o call_n which_o may_v confer_v something_o to_o it_o to_o draw_v that_o forth_o those_o that_o establish_v a_o last_a peace_n must_v build_v it_o upon_o these_o two_o column_n without_o which_o it_o will_v inevitable_o ruin_v and_o those_o will_v be_v ruin_v that_o lie_n under_o it_o let_v it_o otherwise_o be_v lay_v upon_o the_o strong_a basis_n of_o policy_n i_o never_o read_v otherwise_o in_o the_o history_n of_o any_o church_n either_o jewish_a or_o christian_a but_o where_o either_o of_o they_o two_o perish_v either_o the_o government_n itself_o or_o at_o least_o the_o magistrate_n perish_v when_o god_n will_v in_o a_o vision_n represent_v to_o nebucadnezar_n and_o therein_o to_o every_o magistrate_n his_o charge_n he_o adumbrate_v he_o by_o a_o tree_n it_o be_v in_o it_o self_n great_a and_o strong_a though_o make_v so_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n that_o for_o beast_n it_o may_v be_v both_o for_o food_n and_o shadow_n and_o for_o foul_a to_o build_v their_o nest_n in_o the_o spacious_a and_o love_a arm_n of_o it_o the_o interptetation_n be_v clear_a 2._o that_o the_o corruption_n of_o a_o magistrate_n or_o his_o tyranny_n as_o some_o term_n it_o consist_v as_o much_o in_o the_o no-execution_n of_o his_o power_n as_o in_o the_o licentious_a exceed_n of_o the_o bound_n of_o his_o just_a power_n it_o be_v a_o hard_a thing_n to_o keep_v in_o measue_v though_o he_o must_v exceed_o endeavour_v it_o that_o he_o neither_o two_o much_o slacken_v nor_o too_o much_o straighten_v his_o golden_a rein_n for_o beside_o his_o own_o sin_n and_o danger_n herein_o it_o be_v too_o subject_a to_o the_o unadvised_a subject_n to_o murmur_v without_o just_a occasion_n sloth_n and_o baseness_n of_o spirit_n be_v as_o much_o detestable_a as_o ridgidness_n and_o pride_n there_o be_v partiality_n in_o both_o loose_v not_o what_o you_o can_v do_v where_o it_o be_v good_a or_o safe_a overact_v not_o what_o you_o may_v do_v though_o to_o your_o own_o profit_n yet_o there_o be_v less_o