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A17419	The light of faith: and, way of holinesse Shewing what to belieue, and for what to striue together, earnestly contend, and suffer for in this contending age. And how to liue in all estates, conditions, and degrees of relation, according to this faith. In both, deliuering (as neere as might be, in the life of Scripture phrase:) only things necessary, as we meane to be saued, and auoiding vtterly things arbitrary, that distract, rather then direct a Christian. Collected out of holy Scripture by an vnworthy labourer in Gods vineyard, Richard Bifield pastor in Long-Ditton, in Surrey.	Byfield, Richard, 1598?-1664.	1630 (1630)	STC 4239; ESTC S107158	133,233	536

Iam. 1. 27. pure religion and vndefiled before God is to visit the fatherlesse and widdow This spoken wee addresse our selues to the rules of this nature and there first begin with such as concerne the Magistrate and Subiect §. II. Of the Magistrate and Subiect THe Magistrate hath his The Magistrates duty power of God Rom. 13. 1 Let him not thinke much to take his direction from him the wisedome of God saith counsel is mine and sound wisedome I am vnderstanding I haue strength By me Kings reigne and Princes decree iustice By mee Princes rule and Nobles euen all the iudges of the earth Pro. 8. 14. 15. 16. Take her aduise and she will 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Phil. de creation● principis lead you in the way of righteousnesse in the midst of the pathes of iudgement that the may cause those that loue her to inherit substance she will fil their treasu●e Pro. 8. 20. 21. Large promises and to the heart of Princes haue they but faith to trust her of her word sure they shall neuer see that time wherein one man ruleth ouer another to his hurt Eccles 8. 9. Oh blessed are they that keepe her wayes Pro. 8. 32. Heare then the Instruction and refuse it not God hath thus ranked all in Gouernment they are The King as supreme The Gouernors sent by him 1 Pet. 2. 13. 14. Accordingly he hath ranged his precepts and Counsels to Kings Inferior Magistrates He hath Charged his king for ● The duty of the King His kingdome His court both for Pietie Policy For Piety in his Gouernment For his kingdome le plain ba●ser Away with Antichristian pride it cannot be vailed by that text in Esa 49. 23. the ordinary glosse saith on that place L●ngens puluerem pedum tuo●ū ô ecclesia primitiua in persona Capitis t●j Iesu Ch●ist● and Basil on Psal 36. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 That he haue the booke of God with him to read in it all the dayes of his life Deut. 17. 19. 20 that nei●her pride may make him outragious to his brethren nor impiety disobedient to God 2 That he cast his scepter at Christs feet and giue him the kisse of subiection Kisse the Sonne lest he be angry offer him your auxiliary hands and faithfull mouth Psal 2. 12. shall ye lose by it honour him and for a recompence he will honour you 1 Sam. 2. 30. maintaine his King●ome your dominion shall ●ee siable your name shall endure for euer and be continued as long as the Sunne Psal 72. 18. 17. be a nursing father to his Church Esa 49. 23. and thy Cities shall fl●urish like grasse of the earth and here it belong to kings To cut off false Prophets Heretickes and peruerse and incorrigible seducers and blasphemers Lev. 24. 16 2 King 23. 20. Dan. 6. 23. these are the pest of Church and state To throw downe the Altar of Baal and not to suffer Altar against Altar Gedeon ●ke erect the Lords Altar Iehouahshalom but downe with the Altar of Baal and the groue that is by it so shalt thou purchase that excellent and new name Ierubbaal and let Baal plead against thee and Balaam curse too Oh that all Princes would set for their patternes those famous kings and rulers the Lords worthies fathers in Israel Asa 2 Chro. 15. 8. 12 13. 14. 15. 16. Hezekiah 2 King 10. 4. 5. 2 Chro. 31. 1. Iosiah 2 Chro. 34. Nehemiah Neh. 13. To publish Edictes for the maintenance of true religion and to see that Christs doctrine and discipline bee preserued 2 Chro. 29. 9 Dan. 3 29. 3 That he prouideable men such as feare God to be Gouernors and iudges vnder him Exod 18 21. The wicked walke on euery side when vilest men are exalted Psal 12 8. and Salomon tels vs what experience makes good when the wicked rise men hide themselues but when they perish the righteous increase Pro. 28. 28. but who are they Encroaching Abimelecks soothing Absaloms Ambitious brambles and flattering Doegs For Policy 1 He must care for the weale Salus populi summ● lex esio Haereditatem Caelisoli of his people to this must hee looke as to the Pole starre while he guides the ship of the common-wealth maintaining their inheritances liberties priuiledges and persons to this end it is his part to see that his people may increase their multitude is his honour their decay his destruction Pro. 14. 28. and chiefely prouide that righteousnesse may flourish among them for righteousnesse exalteth a nation but sinne is a shame to any people Pro. 14. 34. 2 He must see that iudgement may flow downe as the riuers the kings strength should loue iudgement Psal 99. 4. hereby shall he establish both the land and his owne throne Pro. 29. 4. 14. this note was the Swa●ne-song of the sweet Psalmist of Israel which the God of Israel the rocke of Israel spake to him he that 〈…〉 th men must bee iust ruling in the feare of God and he shall be as the light of the morning when the Sunne riseth euen a morning without cloudes as the tender grasse springing out of the earth by cleare shining after raine 2 Sam. 23. 1. 3. 4. It is his glory to sit personally on the throne of iudgment and the fruite is great he scattereth away all euill with his eyes Pro. 20. 8. Euery king is ● iudge though euery iudge be not a king 3 It is his Glory to search out a matter Pro. 25. 2. The holy Ghost recordes herein the high praise of King Salomon 1 King 3 16. to the end deciding the case betweene the two harlots And Iob saith of himselfe I was a father to the poore and the cause which I knew not I searched out Iob 29. 16. 4 Hee must abominate all wickednesse Pro. 16. 12. This is the Groundsell of the kingdome of God● owne Sonne Psal 45. 6. especially 1 Harkeni●g to flattery and lyes Pro. 29 12. 2 The condemning of the iust Pro. 17. 26. 3 To s●ite Princes for equitie Pro. 17. 26. 4 Carn●ll confidence 5 Couetousnesse 6 Polygamie Deut. 17. 16 17. 7 Drunkennesse and Gluttony Eccles 10 17. Pro. 3. 2. 3. 5. 8 Las●iuiousnesse Pro. 31. 2. Eccles 7. 28. 9. Chil●ishnesse Eccles 10. 26. 10 Oppression Pro 28. 16. 11 Wilfull inflexiblenesse Eccles 4. 13. 12 Allyance with the open enemies of Gods truth 2 Chr. 19. 2. 20. 35. 36 37. 5 He must looke to these vertues mercy and truth the best court of guard Pro. 20. 28. Power ouer his passions Pro. 25. 28. 16 32. Bounty as the prolonger of his dayes Pro. 28. 16. Wisedome to scatter the wicked and bring the wheele ouer them Pro. 20. 26. Temperance Valor Pro. 30. 31 Secrecy or reseruednesse Pro. 25 3. 6 He must bestow his fauors on the deseruing Pro. 19 6. and by no meanes exalt a seruant ouer Princes this is one of the foure things which the earth cannot beare Pro. 30 22. and 19