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The svvord-bearer, or, Magistrates charge a sermon preached in the Chappell of Guild-Hall, at the election of the Lord Mayor / by Mathias Milward ...
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Milward, Matthias, fl. 1603-1641.
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THE SVVORD-BEARER OR MAGISTRATES CHARGE A Sermon preached in the Chappell of GUILD-HALL at the Election of the LORD MAYOR By MATHIAS MILWARD Bachelor of Divinitie Minister of Saint HILLENS AUG To. 8. Ps 84. Justitia pax duae amicae sunt simul osculantur tu fortè unam vis alteram non facis LONDON Printed by John Norton for SAMUEL MAN dwelling at the Swan in Saint Pauls Church-yard 16â—â— TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE SIR HENRY GARWAY KNIGHT LORD MAJOR OF THE HONORABLE CITIE OF LONDON RIGHT HONORABLE THis Sermon of right belongeth to you being by your appointment Preacht as therefore rivers runne to the sea from whence they flow so this returnes to your Honour from whence it sprang Besides It is yours my Lord by a due debt for many favours received for which having no other way to expresse my thankfulnesse I commend this poore service of a verball but hearty acknowledgement for reall courtesies Lastly your wise wielding of the Sword you have borne having drawne the hearts and voyces of the best towards you hath also induced mee to this Dedication wherein as others may see what you have been so your worthy Successour may see what he should be It was once mine it is now yours and so is MY LORD Your Honours most obliged Mathias Milward THE SWORD-BEARER OR MAGISTRATES CHARGE ROM 13.4 For he beareth not the Sword in vaine THe Apostle here setteth downe a Rule for two sorts of men the Magistrate and People teaching the one how to governe the other how to obey Now the Magistrate must be the subject of my discourse at this time In whom two things are considerable 1. Honos his Honour 2. Onus his Charge his Dignity and his Dutie He beareth the Sword there 's his honour the Sword is a type of his authority not in vaine that points at his office not onely for pomp or state but for use for execution of justice In handling whereof I would not be thought presumptuous as if like old doting Phormio I would teach Hannibal for I professe my selfe existimatorem non magistrum an Adviser only no peremptory teacher Neither let the name of Sword in these buisie times be prejudicious to what I shall say and think not my Sermon the sharper for that for I shall handle it so tenderly as neither to provoke any enemies nor to offend any friends nor to hurt my selfe First therefore the Honor of a Magistrate stands in two things 1. His Ordinance 2. His Preheminence His Ordinance is of God The powers that be are ordained of God saith the Apostle Submit your selves saith Saint Peter to every ordinance of man for the Lords sake whether it be to the King as supreame or unto Governours as unto them that are sent by him 1 Peter 2.13 Saint Peter calls them an humane ordinance not in regard of the first institution of it but for use 1. subjectvè because it is executed by man 2. objectivè because humane affaires are the object of it 3. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in respect of the end because ordained for mans good yet the Originall is from God For as in the Creation of the world there was a spirit that formed so in the conservation thereof the same spirit reformeth to this day and that 's done by Ruling Man being by nature a sociable creature take away Rule and Power you undoe mans nature and though sinne brought into the world servitude and slavery Gen. 9.25 Cursed be Canaan a servant of servants shall hee be yet God himselfe ordain'd power and order there 's order among the blessed Angels if not ex praecepto yet ex consilio and in every man God hath imprinted a double jurisdiction one of the soule over the body that 's 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the command of a Master another of the reason over the appetite petite and that 's 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the power of a Soveraigne God in the beginning gave unto man a three-fold power First over himselfe by free-will to govern his actions for God set man at first non in Tuto sed in cauto saith S. Bern. not in such security that he could not fall nor in such necessity that he could not chuse but fall but left him to the liberty of his owne will not to fall if hee would not offend nor to offend unlesse hee would himselfe God gave him posse non peccare but not non posse peccare that is it was possible for him not to sinne but it was not impossible for him to sinne The second power was over the creatures for to mans multiplicamini God added dominamini Let him have dominion over the fish of the sea and the fowles of the ayre Genesis 1.26 The third power was over man which is either Oeconomicall in families of the husband over the wife father over his children master over servants or Politicall in Citties viz. Monarchicall of one Aristocraticall of many those the best or Democraticall which is the popular state All were ordain'd of God either mediatly or immediatly There is no power but of God saith the Apostle Non dicit potestas est a deo sed non est potestas nisi à deo saith Musculus yea that of the devill whose will though it be ever wicked yet his power by Gods permission is never unjust hee is called therefore The evill spirit from the Lord. 1 Sam. 16.23 An evill spirit saith S. Gregory Per desiderium voluntatis iniquae but yet from the Lord per licentiam potestatis justae Sometime perhaps Potens the Ruler is not of God Osee 8.4 They have reigned and not by mee Or the manner of getting Rule is not of God for many runne ad Cathedram non ad Curam to the chaire not to the cure and Simon Magus will give any thing to be Simon Magnus but the power it selfe is of God The blessed Virgin Mary in her song saith deposuit potentes Hee hath put downe the mighty from their seat not potestatem power simply but their power from doing further mischiefe The Elders gave glory sedenti super thronum Revel 4. and cast their crownes at his feet for ego sum qui transfero regna saith God in Daniel All earthly power is but translated God is the Originall He that said Per me reges regnant By me Kings reigne said also et domini dominantur and Lords rule It is the Lord that putteth the Sword into your hand For he beareth the Sword The second point is their Preeminence Every where the Scripture stiles them honourable The King of Tyre is called the anoynted Cherub whom God set in honour Ezek. 28.14 Deborah a Mother in Israel Judg. 5.7 They cryed before Ioseph Abrech Bow the knee or tender Father Gen. 45. For as Xenophon saith 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a good Ruler differs not from a good father They be called Heads Numb 1.16 for three causes 1. For their eminence above the rest 2. For command because