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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

was his life harmonizing sweetly together as in a musicall instrument far vnlike vnto Absolon who was sufficiently witty and eloquent which his speech vnto the people doth witnesse let thy matter bee good and come vnto mee and I will doe thee iustice yet had no co●science like to Pandulphus his schollars who had learned to speake well yet neuer would doe well and to the Pharisees who said but did not but Moses his heart and tongue did moue together what his appearance was that he was in substance expressing his minde by his actions and applying his actions according to his communications And thus much of his Adaptation to faithfulnesse in his office 2 Executione he was faithfull in the execution of his office and this will appeare in three seuerall obiects Moses was faithfull 1 Deo 2 Sacerdoti 3 Populo 1 Deo to God who ordained him a Gouernour Deo and this faithfulnesse he testified to God three wayes 1 Fide by his faith in God 2 Pietate by his pietie towards God 3 Zelo by his zeale for God 1 Fide by his faith in God Saint Paul testifieth of Moses 1 Fide Heb. 11 23.24.27 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. that he was a true beleeuer by saith he refused to be called the sonne of Pharaohs daughter by faith he forsooke Egypt by saith he ordained the Passeouer and passed through the red Sea as on drie land concluding against all carnall reason and sence that the Egyptians whom now they beheld should neuer any more be seene of them hee beleeued whatsoeuer God had predicted notwithstanding that it seemed impossible to be effected 2 Pietate Exod. 3.5 Theodoret. in questionibus in Exod. Vt religiosiorem hac ratione Mosen redderet Gregor 2a. part pastorum Moses crebro tabernaculum intrat exit exemplum praebens rectoribus ut cum aliquid ambigunt dominum per orationem consulant Iam 5 ●6 Exod 17.11 2 Pietate by his piety towards God when God called him to the office of Magistracy he commanded him to put off his shooes thereby admonishing him as Theodoret noteth to put off all carnall and sinfull affections and to become stedfastly religious Saint Gregory saith that Moses did goe very frequently into the Tabernacle therein giuing a godly example vnto Gouernours that when they doubt what is to be done they should in a deuout manner aske counsell of God No question but Moses was such a one himselfe as he made choise of for Gouernours that is one fearing God Had not Moses beene a man of extraordinary piety he could not haue beene of that preualency with God as to turne away his wrath it being not the prayer of euery man but onely of the godly man which preuaileth much exceeding much did Moses preuaile with God in the behalfe of Israel whose hands when he prayed were strengthened against their enemies the which care of godlinesse we may see both in Ioshua Ioshua 24.15 who was Moses his successor whose resolution was that he and his house would serue the Lord and in Solomon who being as great a Builder as his father was a Warriour he erecting a dwelling house for his own safetie building a throne to iudge causes for the vpholding of equity 1 Kings 6.14 so also hee built a stately Temple vnto God for the supportance of Gods worship and piety remembring well the counsell of his deceased father thou shalt beare rule in the feare of the Lord the which aduise all Gouernours must remember 2 Sam. 23.3 3 Zeale Deut. 9.17 Ambr. 56. epist Fractae sunt pri●a ut repararantur secundae Jsidor Hae tabulae imaginem demonsirabant priscae legis quae fracta est abr●gata Manet manebit Decalogus manebunt libri ●eteris testamenti quia spiritus sanctus non minus est in ●●teri quam in novo Hic on ad Romulum Moyses zelo dei permotus tabulas f●●git in detestationem idololatriae Deut. 34 6. Sozomen l. 7. c. 15. Qudam ●●nt in Arabia qui adorant Mosi● imaginem Ambr. Opinor Mosen non esse mortuum sed tantum dici mortuum translatum esse tantum ins●●r Eliae Deut. 34.6 together with the saying of Constantine viz. hee that is vngodly and vnfaithfull towards God will neuer be faithfull vnto men 3 Zelo by his zeale for God we reade in the Scripture that he brake the Tables of stone why he did so there are sundry reasons giuen by seuerall Writers Saint Ambrose saith that by this action was shadowed out the abolishing of the olde Law and the establishing of the Gospell and of the same iudgement is Isidore these Tables did represent the olde law which is abrogated and broken wheras the Decalogue together with other books of the old Testament shall abide and remaine in the world to the very end of the world as well as the new because the Spirit of God is the speaker in the olde as well as in the new Saint Ierome saith that the cause of Moses his action was his zealous affection because they had prouoked God by their idolatry in detestation whereof he brake the Tables and the history relateth vnto vs other passages of Moses his zeale ●e knowing that the Iewes did extraordinarily respect him therefore hee would not let the place of his buriall be knowne his zealous heart fearing lest after his death the superstitious Iewes should worship his dead body no man knoweth of his Sepulcher vnto this day It is reported that in Arabia at this day some doe worship and adore the image of Moses O how many moe Idolaters would there be had they the true body of Moses Wee must not hold in opinion with Ambrose who thought that Moses dyed not but is onely said so to be whereas God decreeth that Moses shall dye in the same manner that Aaron did and in the booke of Deuteronomie the land where he was buried is mentioned namely the land of Moab and that in some valley in that land but whether in the valley of Phogor as some affirme or in what other it is vnknowne but he earnestly desired of God as some thinke that it might not be knowne Chrysost Hom 1. in Matthaeum Ne Hebraei corpus cius utpote ducis legislatoris velut numen quiddam colerent August de mirab script lib. 1. c. 35. Virg●m qua signa multa fecerat ne adoraretur secum abstulerat Sacerdoti lest as Saint Chrysostome speaketh idolaters might adore his body being dead whom they so highly honoured being liuing O behold now his exceeding zeale for Gods glory who would rather bee depriued of an honourable interm●nt then that thereby Gods honour should receiue any detriment and as much wee might speake of his like zeale in hiding of his rod the reason whereof Saint Augustine giues viz. lest God thereby might be dishonoured 2 Sacerdoti 2 He was faithfull to Aaron his elder brother who was Gods Priest as will appeare in these three

Salomon Prou. 4.25 Take away the drosse from the siluer and behold a vessell for the finer take away the wicked from the King and his throne shall be established in righteousnesse 3 Of the Spectators Deut. 21.11 that they may bee cautioned and admonished by their surveigh of others punished In sanguine tuo caeteri discent ebedientiam Poena ad paucos metus ad omnes We read of a malefactor who desiring pardon of the Iudge for his fact he denied him giuing this reason by thy punishment others will learne amendment punishment being like vnto a thunderbolt the smart whereof though some few feele yet all doe feare 4 Of the Malefactors that they may be bettered and so blessed the theefe in the Gospell had not died so penitently had he not died so painfully Metior est modica amaritudo in fancibu● quam supplicium aeternum in visceribus It was good for Dauid that for his folly he was afflicted and much good redoundeth vnto the malefactors when they are in this life punished it is better to suffer a short though sharp punishment here then euerlasting torment hereafter 2 Iustice generall Generall Generall iustice is that which respecteth all rewarding the meanest in well doing punishing the greatest in euill doing the which will cashiere from the seat of iustice their seuerall vices 1 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 all respecting of persons Exuat personam iudicis qui induit amici such a Ruler holdeth on his course of iustice though superiours frowne equals murmur and inferiours repine he acknowledgeth veritie not petigree 2 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 all bribing and vnder-hand-gifting it appeareth by Dauids speech in the Psalmes Psal 26.10 how he conceiued that the soules of all bribing Iudges dying without repentance were in hell Dextra plena muneribus he wishing that his soule might not be with theirs Gather not my soule with theirs whose hands are full of gifts All gifts and rewards are not vnwarrantable There are 1 Munera honoris gifts of honour 1 Kings 10.2 such as the Queene of Sheba gaue to Salomon 2 Munera amoris gifts of loue Gen. 33.9 such as Iacob gaue vnto Esau 2 Sam. 8 10. 3 Munera gratitudinis gifts of thankfulnesse such as Toi the King of Hamath sent vnto Dauid viz. vessells of gold and siluer to congratulate his victories Quae in fia●m malam dantur accipiuntur Muscul 4 Munera corruptionis gifts of corruption which are both tendred and receiued with an euill intent namely to diuert the streame of iustice these gifts are vnallowable and damnable 3 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 all fearefulnesse terrour and affrighting by superiours Timiditas iudicis est calamitas innocentis a godly Ruler must remember that the timidity of the Gouernour is the calamity of the inferiour whereas this generall iustice inableth a Iudge to doe iustice to all equally without respect of any without hope of gifts from any and without feare of any whomsoeuer Voluntary 3 Iustice voluntary 1 Pet. 5.2 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 Chron. 24.6 Exod. 30.14 Vt non est voluntarius gubernator quem cupiditas trahit ita nec spontaneus quem timor urget 2 Kings 12.5 Gorravij cuncta opera religionis debent esse voluntaria Deliberate Prou. 18.31 Gouernours in the Church are bound to performe their offices not coactiuely but willingly so must all Rulers that are appointed to doe iustice in the Common-wealth Iehoiada did that which was iust in causing the people to bring offrings vnto the Lord wherwith the Temple was repaired but herein his iustice was blemished in that he did it not voluntarily by or of himselfe for during the space of 23. yeers the breaches of the Temple were not repaired but coactiuely being constrained thereunto by the strict iniunction and mandate of good King Ioash As he is not a iust iudge whom couetousnesse draweth no more is he a voluntary Ruler whom feare constraineth 4 Iustice deliberate He who answereth a matter before he heare it it is folly and shame vnto him saith Salomon the want of deliberation in the execution of iustice is disallowed of all sorts of men as Iohn 7.51 1 By the Iewes Nichodemus saith that it was not the manner of the Iewes to iudge a man ere he were heard 2 By the Romans Paul saith it is not the custome of the Romans to deliuer any man to death Acts 25.10 till the accuser come face to face and that the prisoner haue liberty to make his defence 3 By Heathens Seneca saith Seneca Qui statuit aliquid inaudita altera parte aequum licet statuerit haud aequus fuit he that censureth and pondereth not suppose his sentence be iust yet himselfe is vniust wherefore it is most needfull that the cause be well considered ere the iudgement be pronounced because the sentence once passed cannot conueniently be recalled 5 Iustice Stable Stable He who will be respected in his Magistracy Levitas est mobilitas animi qua homines levi de causa mentes vel sermones facile mutant must auoid lenity which is a flexibility of minde whereby men are easily drawne to alter their mindes words and actions vpon any small or no cause A Iudge must not be like the vulgar Iewes who this day would deifie and to morrow crucifie the same man nor yet like vnto Pilate Iisdem labijs Iesum misit ad crucem quibus cum pronuntiaverat innocentem who commanded Christ to the Crosse with those same lips with which he pronounced him innocent but he must be like the needle toucht with the Load stone of constancy euer looking one way or like the Egyptian Pyramis vpon which was written nec flatu nec fluctu neither windes nor flouds shall remoue me So that it largely and plainely appeareth that Moses was faithfull as to God to Aaron so to the people ouer whom he was Gouernour as is euident by these three particulars of his diligence loue and iustice 3 Generall Obseruation Obseruation Those that are in Moses place must be faithfull as Moses was The truth of this Thesis Saint Paul teacheth in his first Epistle to the Corinths in these words 1 Cor. 4.2 it is required of disposers that euery man be found faithfull and for a patterne wee can finde no man more fit then Moses who in all the offices of the house was a faithfull Monitor in all the wants and necessities of the house was a faithfull supplier in all the controuersies of the house a faithfull determiner and in all the guidance and ordering of the house a most faithfull Gouernour Reasons are two drawne 1 A Pari. 2 A Periculo Reason 1 1 A pari fa●thfulnesse is required in persons that haue lesse power then Magistrates as in 1 Gouernours of priuate families those seruants that haue beleeuing masters let them doe them seruice because they that is