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A13527	The mappe of Moses: or, a guide for governours Two sermons lately preached before the iudges of assize, and magistrates of the towne of Reding, at two seuerall assemblies there held for the countie of Berk. By Theophilus Taylor, Master of Arts, and pastor of the parish of S. Laurence in Reding.	Taylor, Theophilus, d. 1640.	1629 (1629)	STC 23819; ESTC S103237	48,498	60

hand the buckler of innocencie and in the other the shield of patience rather these to beare off a blow then a sword to giue a blow recompensing no man euill for euill but committing thy cause vnto him who will iudge righteously And so much of the first generall part viz. Subiect The second Sermon THe second generall is the Predicate Faithfull wherein foure things are to be handled 1 Exposition 2 Illustration 3 Observation 4 Application 1 Exposition wherein two things are vnfolded 1 In what sense he was faithfull Such are called faithfull in Scripture as are 1 Stedfast beleeuers of Gods Word and promises Ephes 1.1 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 many of which sort there were some in Ephesus when the Apostle writ his Epistle vnto them which he directed to the faithfull in Christ there to this kinde of faithfulnesse our Sauiour exhorteth Thomas 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Iohn 20.27 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 Cor. 6.15 bee not faithlesse but faithfull this is that faithfulnesse which is opposed to infidelity as appeareth by Saint Pauls speech what part hath the Beleeuer with the Infidell 2 Sincere professors of godlinesse such as worship God in sincerity for s●●● a man King Salomon sought but could scarce finde him Prouerb 20.6 many men will boast of their owne righteousnesse but who can finde a faithfull man Many there are who haue a good out-side with the Pharisee but few that haue Nathaniels inward sinceritie this is faithfulnesse opposed to hypocrisie 3 Conscionable dischargers of that office and place wherwith God hath betrusted them Math. 25. ●0 he in the parable to whom the Master of the family gaue fiue talents with which he gained other fiue is approued and commended for faithfulnesse in these words well done thou good and faithfull seruant where he is called faithfull because he did conscionably discharge the charge hee vndertooke on the contrary God complaineth because Israel wanted this faithfulnesse Israel was not faithfull in his couenant Psal 78.37 the people made many couenants with the Lord and many promises to him but no conscience to pay what they had vowed or to discharge what they had couenanted this is the faithfulnesse opposed to foedifragie In all which respects Moses was faithfull he was a faithfull beleeuer of Gods word and promises Hebr. 11.14 as Saint Paul doth testifie he was sincere without hypocrisie as the Greeke particle 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 doth intimate 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 verily he was faithfull that is in verity and also he was faithfull in the discharge of his office as is euident throughout the history The second thing to be vnfolded is in whose house hee was faithfull in his house the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 hath reference to the last word of the former verse which is God so that the sense is this he was faithfull in Gods house God hath three houses wherein it pleaseth him to reside Reuel 3.20 Heb. 3 6. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Io. 14 2. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 Tim. 3.15 2 Tim. 2.20 Aretius in locum Haec domus erat populus Iudaorum 1 An inner house which is iusti virianima the heart and soule of the godly man he that heareth my voyce I will come in vnto him Whose house yeare 2 An vpper house which is coelestis patria the kingdome of heauen which is called our fathers house 3 An outer house which is militans ecclesia and called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a great house and in this house was Moses faithfull as Aretius noteth This house was the people of the Iewes whose Gouernour was Moses the which house though it was very great in the time of Moses yet since the comming of Christ it is much inlarged This people of Israel in the time of Moses did much resemble a houshold 1 Propter obedientiam 1 Propter populi obedientiam oeconomo ministro in euery houshold there is a Master or Gouernour to whom all in the family doe yeeld obedience which is according vnto Ahashuerus his proclamation Hester 1.22 who did enact and proclaime this law that euery man should beare rule in his own house so this houshold of Israel they were both obedient to God the owner of the house and to Moses the steward of the house Ioshua 1.17 as is plainely euident by their speech vnto Ioshua as we obeyed Moses in all things so will wee thee if God bee with thee as he was with Moses 2 Propter paucitatem 2 Propter paucitatem the gouernment of a family is the least regiment the gouernment of Empires Kingdomes that is the highest next thereunto of Prouinces then of Cities then of Townes then of Villages and last of all which is least of all of Housholds The people of Israel compared with the Egyptians and other their enemies Numerus minor at melior were but as a houshold that is but as a handfull a very fewe a small number 3 Propter familiae vnitatem families are 3 Propter unitatem or ought to bee vnited not diuided our Sauiour saith that a house diuided against it selfe cannot stand All the while that Moses gouerned Israel they were closely combined together except some few irregular persons whose diuision Moses laboureth to reforme why smitest thou thy fellow Exod. 2 13. though afterwards some tribes falling off they were ruinated and scattered And thus you see how he was faithfull in whose house The second generall in the Praedicate is the Illustration Illustration Wherein you may take a full view of Moses his faithfulnesse His faithfulnesse is illustrated partly by 1 His Adaptation to his office 2 His Execution of that office 1 Adaptatione by his fitnesse for the office 1 Adaptation hee was fitted for the faithfull execution of his office two wayes 1 Scientia by his knowledge 2 Conscientia by his conscience 1 Science Scientia it is an vndoubted truth that that man cannot be faithfull in his office who therein is not skilfull Moses was so skilfull both in humane and diuine knowledge as that he was admired by the most learned of his time Scientia humana Act. 7.22 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mercatura bonarum artium Iustinus quaest 25. ad Orthodoxos Barrad Itinerar lib. ● Quemadmodum oculi lucem indigent ut videant sic principes duces apientiae splendore opus habeant ut rempub recte ad●inistrent Diodorus Siculus Vt urbanitatem e●●gantiam liberalitatem al●asque v●t●te● regias quasi rector populi suturus add secret i● haberet Scientia divino and such as haue liued since 1 For humane knowledge he was eminent as S. Steuen auoucheth he was learned in all the learning of the Egyptians where was kept the common mart of all learned Sciences Iustinus saith that there he was taught the art of Geometry Arithmetick Musicke and Astronomy together with other grounds of Polity It