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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68802	Iaphets first publique perswasion into Sems tents, or, Peters sermon which was the first generall calling of the gentiles preached before Cornelius / expounded in Cambridge by Thomas Taylor, and now published for the further use of the Church of God.	Taylor, Thomas. 1576-1632.	1612 (1612)	STC 23830.5; ESTC S118155	214,432	413

IAPHETS FIRST PVBLIQVE PERSWASION into Sems tents OR PETERS SERMON WHICH WAS THE FIRST GEnerall calling of the Gentiles preached before Cornelius Expounded in Cambridge by THOMAS TAYLOR and now published for the further vse of the Church of God PRINTED BY CANTRELL LEGGE Printer to the Vniuersitie of Cambridge 1612. And are to be sold by RAPH MAB at the signe of the Angel in Pauls Churchyard ❧ TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVLL SIR IAMES ALTHAM KNIGHT one of the Barons of his Maiesties court of Exchequor AND SIR CHARLES MORRISON KNIGHT BARONET TWO worthy Iustices and Magistrates of the towne of Watford in Hartfordshire Grace peace and aboundance of all blessings accompanying saluation LEt it stand with your pleasures whome one profession of religion towards God and execution of iustice towards man whom one neere neighbourhood and one neere affection combine to be conioyned also in this dedication wherein as my desire is to manifest my dutifull respect of you both so also to entreate your fauourable construction and acceptance of this my presumption whereof I want not iust reasons whether I looke vpon you ioyntly or seuerally Your ioynt gouernement vnder which we the inhabitants of this towne of Watford enioy our publike peace bindeth all of vs wherein wee may to testifie our thankefulnes for so great and publike a good God might gouerne the world if he pleased by himselfe immediately yet he committeth it to Magistrates and Rulers both supreame and delegates whom he honoureth with an high style calling them assistants to him that ruleth the whole earth yea the sheilds of the earth to beare off wrongs and euills from men The boughes of this faire tree of magistracie as in that sacred embleme are shelter for all and the fruit meat for all And the welding of so stately an ordinance is not to be committed but to fit and qualified persons as they are described by Iethro to Moses by fowre most worthie properties First they must be men of courage stout to vndergoe all the parts of their calling How fit a vertue this is for a Magistrate will appeare if we consider 1. the good and godly in the land who are to be incouraged and praised in well doing by their Rulers which will neuer be if a man be afraid to be seene or be timorous as Nicodemus was who would faine be with Christ but cast himselfe into the night as though that had bin a worke of darknesse Moses for his courage was called Pharaohs God hee told Pharaoh to his face hee would not leaue an hoofe behind him that Pharaoh himselfe stood in awe of him 2. The wicked who are stout in their wickednesse and sinne is with them as bold as an harlot as Salomon speaketh Now the Magistrate with Iob must bestirre himselfe and cloath himselfe with zeale and courage that the young men may hide themselues and the olde rise vp at his presence whereas an irreligious mildnesse and remisnesse strengthneth the hands of the vngodly 3. The wicked one euen Satan himselfe who emboldneth offenders against the cheifest ordinances of God I meane Magistracie and Ministrie to bring them into contempt and so bring in all confusion into the earth Secondly they must be men fearing God and they are specially called vpon to kisse the Sonne of God For 1. Gods feare is the beginning of wisedome and who should be wise if not Magistrates to iudge and discerne of the most difficult cases amongst men 2. If hee feare not God hee will feare the face of man and so accept of persons condemned Deut. 1.17 3. Hee must herein assist the Lord himselfe in planting the feare of God in all his gouernment Cyrus must performe not his own but all the Lords desire hee must say to Ierusalem thou shalt be built and to the Temple thy foundations shall be surely laid Euery Christian Magistrate must be a nursing Father to the Church and here begin his gouernment as Moses with celebrating the passeouer Ioshua with renewing circumcision Gideon with destroying Baal Dauid with establishing the Arke Salomon with building Gods house Asa with renewing the Lords Altar And whereas many inferiour Magistrates looke on whilest this care slippeth into other mens hands yet must they all knowe that they are Gods vicegerents and the iudgement is Gods that is from God and for God and therefore they must not onely cut off thefts murders adulteries and such barbarous outrages and riots against publicke peace and humane societie but blasphemies heresies swearing sabbaoth-breaking and such sinnes as more directly oppose God and his worship and these will the feare of God where it is especially hunt out This was the grace that made Nehemiah seeke the wealth of Israel by making the Princes sweare to Gods couenant this made him almost forget himselfe in zealous reuenge against the Sabbath-breakers all Ierusalem could not maintaine this one sinne against that one godly magistrate Thirdly magistrates must be men dealing truely 1. affecting sinceritie truth and iustice which are the verie sinewes of humane societie 2. effecting it by taking true paines that the truth of euery cause may be sifted out and receiue a true sentence that the poore may not bee borne downe with power and greatnesse nor goe away in a good cause disappointed 3. opposing with all their strength whatsoeuer is opposite vnto truth not suffering the truth to be clouded and vailed by flourishing pleas or shewes of truth but resembling God whose iudgement seat is said to be a throne of white yvorie for the puritie and innocencie both of the Iudge and iudgment before which euerie secret shall one day be set in a cleare light Fourthly they must be men hating couetousnesse For 1. a publicke person must seeke the publicke good and not be priuately minded or selfe-seeking 2. Hee will then hate gifts which blind the wise and peruert the words of righteousnesse Now what a fearefull inuersion of Gods order were it if hee who is set vp to execute iudgement should peruert it 3. Hee is in place wherein if hee be corrupt hee may helpe himselfe by the damage of others but who should hinder the confusion that would flow in as a deluge if the meanes ordained by God to helpe the oppressed should be corrupted to helpe forward oppression Now such a man thus qualified Iethro thought fit to be set ouer thousands and ouer hundreths ouer fifties and ouer tens To this serue those auncient ceremonies vsed among Gods own people in the installing of their gouernours example whereof we haue in Ioash whom when Iehoiadah had set into the right of his kingdome they did three things vnto him First they crowned him with a crowne of pure gold set with pearles and precious stones and these signified both the integritie of his person and the incorruption of his manners 2. They gaue him the booke of the testimonie the booke shewed that wisedome is meet for a Ruler and that it