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A85370	The discoverie of a publique spirit: presented in a sermon before the Honourable House of Commons at Margarets Westminster, at their publique fast, March 26. 1645. / By William Goode B.D. pastor of Denton in Norfolk, on of the Assembly of Divines.	Goode, William, b. 1599 or 1600.	1645 (1645)	Wing G1093; Thomason E279_4; ESTC R200027	24,847	37

Love endureth all things is bountifull seekes not her owne nothing will adventure like Love Cant. 6. 8. Love is stronger then death The Ancients were wont to paint Love with many Crownes upon the head because this rules all our affections and commands all we have The good Centurion in the Gospel builded the Iewes a Synago gue a pious and a costly worke the reason is given in those words before He loved our Nation Luke 7. 5. David did many excellent and glorious services to the Church of God and the reason was his Love Psal. 16. 2. All his delight was in the Saints that were on the earth A greater work then the Creation of the world was mans Redemption and the cause of this was Love Iohn 3. 16. Love is that which will never be bribed to desert the Publique as Tully though but a Heathen could say I would not accept of immortalitie for a reward to bring any detriment to the Common-wealth Publique service many times meets with the most grating ingratitude of any other as a Heathen told his son that much desired to have a publique employment he took him and shewed him the antiquated plancks of a weather-beaten ship and said Thou must looke to be contemned like one of these If therefore you think to beare up your spirits in publique service you must get much love to the publique good Fourthly good servants are couragious to preserve and defend what their Masters commit unto their charge When David kept his fathers sheepe he fought with a Lion and a Beare 1 Sam. 17. 34. And so publique servants must be men of courageous spirits Courage is a grace of God whereby wee are enabled to performe such actions as are full of difficultie and danger and such for the most part are actions of publique concernment The Prophet Zachary compares them to the levelling and making plaine of mountaines Zach. 4. 7. in the 91. Psal. v. 13. they are compared to the treading on the Lion and the Adder And therefore when God set Iehoshaphat about the Reformation of the Church of Iudah it is said that his heart was lifted up or incouraged in the wayes of God 2 Chron. 17. 6. his heart was raised above the fear of any opposition When Ioshua was called to fight the battels of the Lord God gave him this Commandment over and over 1. Iosh. 6. Be strong and of a good courage and verse 7. Only be strong and very courageous That spirit onely is fitted for publique service that dares encounter with any difficulties or dangers in the world Musculus approved himselfe to be of a courageous spirit upon an accident that put him to the triall f A Nobleman one Reinard that much loved him knowing that hee was gone abroad to preach in a village disguised himselfe and taking many of his horsemen with him came rushing in at the Church dore and in a threatning manner bad him come out of the pulpit Musculus desired hee might have leave to finish his Sermon and then he would goe whither they would carry him hee then went on without any signe of feare exhorting the people to constancy in the Faith when the Sermon was ended the Nobleman embraced him and admired his courage which indeed was fit for his employment Eusebius Samosetanus was of the like spirit who when Constantius threatned to cut off his right hand because he would not subscribe to an unlawfull thing as he desired he held up both his hands to the messenger that was sent to him and told him he should take them both rather then he would doe it g Fiftly good servants are wise in ordering their masters affaires to the best advantage so publique servants must be men of wisdome When Moses was to direct the children of Israel in the choice of Governours he saith Deuteronomie 1. 13. Chuse ye wise men and knowne among your tribes And when our Saviour sent out his Apostles he bade them Be wise as Serpents Matth. 10. 16. This is required in all Magistrates Psal. 2. 10. Be wise O ye kings be instructed ye that are Iudges of the earth This wisedome is First to discerne betwixt good and evill It is a wofull thing in any to call evill good or good evill Isai. 5. 20. When this is but the peoples sinne you may see the fruit of it Ier. 4. 20. Destruction upon destruction the whole land is spoiled and why ver. 22. My people is foolish they have not knowne me they have no understanding they are wise to doe evill but to doe good they have no knowledge Now if ignorance of good and evill be so dangerous in any much more in Rulers and hence it is that Solomon saith Woe to thee O land Eccles. 10. 16. when thy King is a childe and Proverbs 28. 16. The Prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressour Rulers have the power of rewards and punishments which are the greatest outward meanes to draw a people either to misery or happines These have power to enact lawes to be other mens rules and if these set up iniquitie by a law how will this hasten the destruction of such as shall obey the laws by which Christ must be crucified and Barabbas released prognosticate a desolation and therefore God was exceedingly pleased with Solomons choice and Solomon happy in making that choice when being called unto the Kingdome of Israel and being bidden to aske what he would hee said Give thy servant an understanding heart to iudge thy people that I may discerne betwixt good and bad 1 Kings 3. 9. Secondly the wisdome requisite in publique persons is to act seasonably Matth. 24. 45. Hee is a faithfull and wise servant that giveth the houshold meat in due season Opportunitie is the winde and tide to carry on all affaires and makes that feazable which at other times is not possible to man When Daniel understood by Bookes Dan. 9. 2. That the seventy yeares of Jerusalems desolation were accomplished he presently set his face unto the Lord God to seek deliverance by prayer and supplications with fasting and sackcloth and ashes A wise heart as Solomon saith Ecclesiastes 8. 5. discerneth both time and judgement Thirdly this wisdom is to act orderly that is to file businesses for dispatch according to their weight necessity or consequence to preferre the publique before the private to build Gods house before we build our own to secure the rootes of happines Religion and Lawes before the branches as peace and wealth and case and plenty and the like If the publique ship of common safety perish no man can ever save his own cabbin Thus you have the qualifications of the persons Now of the manner of their acting This in two things First We must serve the publique sincerely that is herein seeking primarily the glory of God and the advancement of the publique more then our private benefit which may be involved in the publique interest This is Gods rule