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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10515	Moses and Iethro: or the good magistrate containing sundry necessary admonitions to all maiors, gouernours, and freemen of townes corporate, as they were deliuered in a sermon at S. Maries in Douer on the election day. By Io: Reading.	Reading, John, 1588-1667.	1626 (1626)	STC 20791; ESTC S115680	13,902	23

The Lord did beare them in the wildernesse at a man doth beare his sonne The Lord had promised Moses his assistance Deut. 1.31 Exod. 3.12 certainly I will be with thee to dictate what he should speake in his seruice Exod. 1.12 15 I will be with thy mouthy and will teach thee what thou shalt say and to direct in all cases of deliberation I will teach you what yee ought to doe and lest Moses should still distrust his own ability God confirmeth his promises by miracles peculiar to Moses sense Thus was Moses enabled by the spirit of counsell but as for Iethro whether hee were Prince Exod. 4. or Priest of Midian or both I dispute not it was an ancient manner among the nations for Kings to bee sacrificers Aristot Polis 3.10 and though Dauids sonnes are called Cohens 2. Sam. 8.18 which is interpreted Chron. 18.17 Primi ad manum regis Psal 1 ●0 4. 〈◊〉 3. P●●l 1●2 9 ●●r 32.32 chiefe about the king yet the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 doth vsually import the same which is in Greek 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which the Apostle vseth Hebr. 7. so called of sacrificing and doing of sacred workes admit he were a Prince yet in this new forme of a trauelling common-wealth which could borrow neither modell nor rules from any other state then in being but was immediately dependent for lawes policies and gouernment on the word and commandement of God hee could not be acquainted with any such mysteries of state as might serue to declare him a fit counseller for an vnknowne gouernment yet Moses hearkened vnto his voice How abundance of knowledge especially attained by immediate reuelation puffeth vp the messenger of Sathan buffeting Paul 2. Cor. 12. to preuent that mischiefe doth sufficiently declare how authority greatneth the mind Pauls prescription to Timothy may serue to intimate a bishop saith he may not be a yong scholler 1. Tim. 3.6 lest be being puffed vp fall into the condemnation of the diuell he prohibited not his youth as vnapt for that office 1. Tim. 4. let no man contemne thy youth but the inexperience of such a man as was nouiter instructus and as it were nouella plantatio Chrys●●●o 10 The diuell doth mainely labour to bring men downe the same way by which himselfe fell therefore he tempteth the ignorant to presumption till such a mind like the rising smoke Omnia vitia in male faclis timend a sunt superbia in benefactis c. Aug. in Ps 58 2 Cor. 12.10 Chrys ib. hom 26. by greatning it selfe vanish and come to nothing He tempteth the learned and good to pride and contempt of others therefore when all vices els are to be feared in euill workes pride onely is to be feared in good When I am weake then am I strong said the Apostle Vbi afflictio ibi consolatio where affliction is there is consolation and that grace which fortifieth with humility by subduing and lessening the mind which in the naturall man hath for the most part such dependance on things externall that the mind of man and his condition like the beasts and the wheeles in Ezekiels vision are degressed Ezek. 1.10 or lifted vp together for that mind is on the outward estate which beareth it as the spirit of the beasts was in the wheeles What so great a command as Moses had might worke they know who becomming acquainted with such titles of honor suddainely forget themselues and their eares prooue nice and impatient of counsell Saul did once thinke humbly of himselfe was little in his owne sight 1. Sam. 15.17 then he would hearken to the aduice of Samuel but being promoted to a kingdome he neglected the voice of God no doubt but there was a time when Rehoboam would haue heard the counsell of the ancient men but feeling the authoritie of a king in his hand he reiected them for the aduise of the young men why go I so high or farre hath no man knowne that a white staffe hath in a yeere or two so inspired an officer ouer a thousand that he could abide no aduise Moses in their language would haue said hath not God himselfe put mine authority into my hand hath hee not committed to my charge sixe hundred thousand men Num. 11.21 haue I not talked with God in the mount haue I not by the power of God confirmed my authority by sundry miracles or in the language of the willfull Sodomites some would haue replyed he is come alone as a stranger and shall he iudge and rule Gen. 19.9 or as the insolent Pharises to the yong man whose eyes Christ had opened thou art altogether borne in sinnes Ioh. 9.34 and doest thou teach vs thou art not acquainted with the affaires of this new state content thy selfe with thy charge at Madian But this meekest seruant of God for all those glorious dignities conferred on him hearkened to his counsell who was farre inferiour to himselfe leauing vs in his example this instruction The best and most excellent men wil hearken to the aduice of others yea sometimes of their inferiours for 1. The wisest men are subiect to ouer-sights and errours neuer to erre is peculiar to God alone who onely is omniscient who therefore hath beene his counseller but he giueth not all knowledge to the wisest to humble them who being subiect to a thousand errours are yet apt to be proud with a false opinion of wisedome 2. God doth sometimes reueale wisedome and counsell to men whose aspects are not promising whose condition is meane and obscure there was found in the little City a poore wise man who deliuered the city by his wisedome Eccl. 9.14.15 though he were so little respected that no man remembred him and hide it from the learned and prudent as to ascertaine men that himselfe is the authour and fountaine of euery perfection so to teach them that they ought not to bee arrogant of that they haue receiued since the simple may eft-soone controule their proiections neither to contemne others to whom God will sometimes make them beholding for aduice Hence it commeth to passe that wise men loue counsell and fooles their owne waies they know in the greatest atchieuements counsel is better then strength 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 M●●●●d they know it is a great misery to want the aduice of priuate friends much greater is the want of counsell in matters publicke they know aduice is a sacred thing they know that counsellesse force falleth with it owne weight Vis co●si●ij expers mole ruit sud Cassi●d●r Ber● de consid l. 4. c 4. Ibid. euery prouident man therefore consilium quaerit if it be not giuen him hee will purchase it Bernard saith well by counsell tracta ante factum quia post factum sera retractatio est aduise before thou execute repentance and counsell come too late when things are done Doe nothing without