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A40725 Concio ad magistratum a nations honour, and a nations dishonour, or, A kingdoms prospective-glass : discovering who are the most faithful friends, and who the most dangerous enemies to the peace and prosperity of a kingdom / written by P. Fullwood. Fullwood, P. (Peter) 1673 (1673) Wing F2522; ESTC R7022 26,022 48

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ye believe the witness of men the witness of God is greater Some there are that seem pure in their own eyes and yet are not washed from their filthyness others wash the outside of the cup and platter and like painted Sepulchres appear beautiful before men but within are full of Hypocrisie and Iniquity but all such Righteousness is as filthy rags in Gods sight that which is accounted for righteousness in Gods sight must be void of offence towards God and towards man This was the Encomium of Zachariah and Elizabeth that Luk. 1. v. 16. they were both righteous before God walking in all the Commandements of God blameless and this shall in no wise loose its due reward The proceedings of the World is like a Tragedy which begins with Musick and ends with Mourning or as the progress of the Prodigal Son who went forth with plenty and returned with Penury but the way of Righteousness is like learnings paths whose root is bitter but the fruit is sweet Peace and Prosperity which leads me to the second step of this first General Righteousness exalteth c Righteousness is the high way to preferment goodness and greatness like Hippocrates twins will live and dye together the one makes the Tomb the other the Epitaph Righteousness is the Jacobs ladder whereby we ascend to the highest pinacle of promotion His salvation is nigh them Psal 85. v. 9. that fear him that glory may dwell in our Land Righteousness exalteth from a Land of Egypt an house of bondage to be as Jerusalem which above that is free with her children this is an Ark that will keep us from sinking when a deluge approacheth a Rampart that fears not the Batteries of the common Enemy we have a strong City Salvation will Is● 26. 1 2. God appoint for Walls and Bulwarks open the gates that the righteous Nation that keepeth the truth may enter in though the Sea roar and make a noise or the billows thereof lift up their heads yet the righteous shall be like Plinies Vine fear neither wind nor weather or like Mount Zion which cannot be removed but stands fast for evermore Which made that Kingly Prophet cry out let integrity and uprightness preserve me Righteousness seems to bespeak us as Epimo●das did his shield defend me defendam te defend me and I will defend thee suitable to that of the wise-man the righteousness of the Upright shall deliver him the Bishop Prov. 11 v. 6. of Monte Pulciano told Charles the fifth in the council of Trent that one of the chief instructions he had received from the Pope was to commend to that Assembly that principalities cannot be preserved if Religion be lost but not to authorize so sacred a truth from a Romish Assidavit we may have it from Gods own mouth at what time I shall Jer. 8. 17. speak concerning a Nation or concerning a Kingdome to pluck up pull down or destroy it if that Nation against whom I have pronounced turn from their evil wayes I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them It was a saying of a Philosopher going to fight Non sic Deos coluimus aut sit viximus ut illi nos vincerent we have not so served the Gods or so lived that they should overcome us Therefore it was a good Law made by one of our Danish Kings that the Bishop of the Diocess should accompany the Sheriff of the Shire at every Court the own to maintain Gods law the other the law of the Land Then trust in the greatness of your Enemies or the multitude of your Forces there is no King saved by the Psal 33. v. 16. 17. multitude of an Hoast a mighty man is not delivered by much strength an Horse is but a vain thing to get a Victory c. These are Cloudes without water Trees whose fruit withereth we have a better ammunition provided for Isa 26. v. 4. us Take unto you the whole Armour of God that ye may be able to stand in the evil day stand therefore having your loines girt with truth and having the breast-plate of righteousness trust in the Lord for ever for with the Lord God J●h●vah is everlasting strength the whole World is the Sinners Babylon and every Creature is his Tormentor but the righteous are girt about with Armour of proof and are out of the rea●h of danger for righteousness delivereth from Prov. 10. v. 2. death Again Righteousness exalteth from a dry and barren Wilderness to a Land of Canaan a land flowing with Milk and Hony unrighteousness doth kindle Gods heavy wrath and indignation against a Nation causing to break like fire which shall devoure the Palaces thereof but the righteous Nation shall flourish like the Cedars in Libanus or be as the Tree planted by the waters side which bringeth forth his fruit in due season whose leafe also shall not wither but whatsoever he doth shall prosper whilst man sleeps in sin God sleeps his ear heavy that he will not hear his hand shortned that he cannot help when man awakes to righteousness God awakes his wisdome awakes to direct us his power awakes to protect his mercy awakes to relieve us If thou wert pure and upright Job 8. 6. surely now he would awake for thee and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous that our Souls may grow up as Plants and our Daughters as corner stones of the Temple that our garners may be full and plenteous affording all Manner of store that our sheep may bring forth thousands in our streets that our oxen may be strong to labour that there be no breaking in nor no going out that there be no leading into Captivity nor complaining in our streets Here then as in a glass we may behold the procreant and conservant cause of a Kingdoms happiness as also who are the most faithful friends to the Peace and prosperity thereof i. e. The righteous the best Christians are the best common-wealths-men who stand in the gap to avert Gods judgments and appear at the Throne of grace to make blessings flow like many waters amongst us the Psal 84. v. 11. Lord is a Sun and a Sheild and no good thing will he with-hold from them that walk uprightly which made the Spouse in the Canticles break forth into this pathetical acclamation How much better is thy love then Wine and the smell of thine Oyntments then all Spices should the Heavens drop new Wine and the Hills flow with milk might not be intituled to that Inventory of all those several Eccl. 2. delights of the Sons of Men they are not worth the owning in comparison of the favour of God extended Psal 4. v. 6. 7. to the Righteous Lord lift thou up the light of thy countenance thou hast put gladness in mine heart more then in the time that there Corn and Wine and Oyl increased In all the pleasures of Pharaohs Court you cannot find a