his_o people_n a_o superior_a agent_n be_v ease_v not_o suspend_v by_o a_o inferior_a no_o more_o than_o the_o divine_a presence_n be_v exclude_v from_o a_o place_n by_o the_o inferior_a presence_n and_o employment_n of_o a_o angel_n moses_n do_v not_o lose_v his_o authority_n to_o his_o assistant_n but_o impart_v it_o the_o sun_n give_v light_a though_o he_o enable_v the_o moon_n to_o give_v light_n and_o sometime_o appear_v with_o it_o in_o the_o same_o hemisphere_n the_o moonlight_n be_v not_o exstinguish_v though_o exceed_v solomon_n when_o he_o give_v judgement_n about_o the_o doubtful_a child_n do_v neither_o what_o be_v unjust_a nor_o unjust_o and_o show_v as_o true_a wisdom_n though_o not_o as_o rare_a in_o be_v the_o judge_n as_o in_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o judgement_n when_o jehosaphat_n set_v judge_n in_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n his_o right_n be_v not_o diminish_v but_o diffuse_v and_o if_o we_o look_v back_o upon_o the_o king_n of_o our_o land_n we_o may_v by_o the_o easy_a prospective_n of_o a_o antiquary_n see_v they_o often_o sit_v on_o the_o throne_n of_o judgement_n indeed_o though_o not_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o kind_a of_o the_o plea_n yet_o in_o respect_n of_o judicature_n we_o may_v without_o injury_n or_o impropriety_n say_v that_o every_o seat_n of_o justice_n be_v the_o king_n bench._n when_o therefore_o a_o king_n do_v by_o a_o law_n strengthen_v the_o sentence_n of_o a_o judge_n do_v he_o disclaim_v his_o power_n or_o rather_o proclaim_v his_o integrity_n while_o he_o bind_v himself_o to_o judge_n according_a to_o law_n do_v he_o bind_v himself_o from_o judge_v have_v not_o nature_n make_v a_o father_n the_o judge_n of_o his_o family_n if_o then_o sometime_o he_o make_v a_o son_n a_o judge_n between_o troublesome_a brethren_n do_v he_o thereby_o make_v himself_o not_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o family_n a_o deputation_n be_v rather_o a_o proof_n of_o superior_a right_n than_o a_o destruction_n and_o therefore_o they_o observe_v not_o their_o own_o oversight_n that_o in_o effect_n will_v have_v we_o observe_v royalty_n and_o judicature_n to_o be_v inconsistent_a as_o if_o contrary_a when_o as_o sometime_o as_o in_o a_o king_n they_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o subordinate_a be_v not_o god_n that_o be_v the_o king_n of_o the_o world_n the_o judge_n of_o the_o world_n and_o be_v not_o a_o king_n of_o humane_a judge_n the_o supreme_a judge_n but_o will_v absalon_n do_v they_o justice_n what_o need_v he_o do_v it_o will_v not_o david_n do_v it_o or_o be_v david_n blood_n become_v not_o royal_a because_o vriah_n be_v innocent_a or_o do_v vriah_n blood_n cry_v loud_o in_o the_o ear_n of_o israel_n than_o in_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n can_v his_o blood_n cry_v loud_o than_o to_o heaven_n or_o be_v david_n adultery_n rather_o aggravate_v than_o excuse_v by_o his_o after_o marriage_n be_v his_o sin_n so_o hellish_a that_o his_o humiliation_n can_v ascend_v high_a enough_o to_o fetch_v a_o pardon_n for_o they_o or_o shall_v the_o people_n make_v a_o absalon_n and_o themselves_o his_o judge_n who_o god_n have_v make_v they_o or_o shall_v we_o suppose_v a_o new_a devise_n to_o have_v be_v a_o old_a devise_n to_o separate_a a_o king_n from_o his_o person_n and_o so_o that_o absalon_n intend_v to_o take_v away_o david_n but_o to_o preserve_v the_o king_n by_o exchange_n of_o david_n into_o absalon_n a_o king_n indeed_o and_o his_o person_n may_v be_v distinguish_v according_a to_o natural_a and_o political_a respect_n but_o a_o king_n and_o his_o person_n can_v be_v divide_v will_v you_o hear_v in_o this_o point_n the_o judgement_n of_o very_a traitor_n who_o in_o this_o point_n may_v be_v happy_o just_a judge_n though_o they_o seem_v less_o fit_a hear_v then_o the_o judgement_n of_o those_o great_a one_o that_o dare_v take-up_a arm_n against_o our_o second_o edward_n even_o they_o as_o our_o statute_n testify_v make_v it_o treason_n in_o the_o spencer_n to_o make_v this_o division_n and_o this_o their_o just_a condemnation_n of_o such_o doctrine_n have_v since_o the_o begin_n of_o our_o great_a council_n be_v by_o publish_a command_n approve_v by_o our_o great_a council_n no_o treason_n then_o can_v though_o it_o will_v be_v so_o mathematical_a as_o to_o separate_v a_o king_n from_o his_o person_n but_o yet_o will_v absalon_n do_v they_o justice_n may_v not_o some_o ifraëlite_n that_o have_v not_o too_o unwary_o vote_v himself_o to_o the_o folly_n of_o treason_n and_o that_o have_v as_o much_o observe_v as_o attend_v he_o till_o his_o expulsion_n and_o persecution_n of_o his_o father_n and_z by_o ahitophel_n shameless_a counsel_n till_o his_o abuse_n of_o his_o father_n concubine_n thus_o have_v argue_v himself_o into_o safety_n and_o a_o flight_n shall_v we_o from_o absalon_n expect_v the_o protection_n of_o our_o good_n who_o destroy_v joab_n with_o no_o less_o boldness_n than_o wrong_v and_o with_o as_o much_o ingratitude_n as_o boldness_n make_o a_o proclamation_n in_o fire_n of_o his_o impudence_n and_o revenge_n shall_v we_o from_o absalon_n expect_v the_o protection_n of_o our_o wife_n when_o as_o he_o have_v commit_v incest_n more_o in_o spite_n than_o lust_n make_v his_o father_n woman_n the_o riddle_n as_o well_o as_o the_o subject_a of_o treason_n and_o filthiness_n which_o he_o so_o act_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o isrël_n as_o if_o he_o will_v have_v all_o man_n believe_v that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o work_n of_o darkness_n shall_v we_o from_o absalon_n expect_v the_o protection_n of_o our_o life_n when_o as_o he_o betray_v the_o life_n of_o his_o brother_n who_o blood_n be_v the_o joy_n though_o not_o the_o wine_n of_o the_o feast_n shall_v we_o from_o absalon_n expect_v the_o protection_n of_o our_o fame_n when_o as_o he_o revive_v the_o shame_n of_o his_o father_n by_o imitation_n when_o with_o a_o like_a malice_n and_o cunning_a he_o forget_v or_o conceal_v his_o father_n virtue_n justice_z he_o may_v pretend_v intend_v it_o he_o can_v nay_o when_o he_o pretend_a best_n he_o intend_v worst_a when_o he_o pretend_v a_o sheep-shearing_n it_o be_v not_o a_o fleece_n but_o a_o life_n he_o intend_v when_o he_o pretend_v a_o salutation_n of_o the_o lip_n he_o intend_v but_o flattery_n the_o treachery_n of_o the_o lip_n when_o he_o pretend_v a_o sacrifice_n at_o hebron_n he_o intend_v to_o offer-up_a a_o king_n and_o a_o father_n though_o then_o he_o pretend_v never_o so_o great_a so_o many_o so_o subtle_a follower_n they_o rather_o discover_v his_o conspiracy_n than_o disguise_v it_o may_v not_o some_o israëlite_n thus_o have_v make_v his_o meditation_n his_o safety_n and_o by_o arm_v himself_o with_o loyalty_n save_v himself_o though_o not_o from_o the_o danger_n yet_o from_o the_o gild_n of_o a_o army_n of_o rebel_n but_o will_v you_o see_v the_o way_n and_o end_n of_o this_o absalon_n and_o his_o multitude_n which_o he_o scorn_v to_o follow_v which_o he_o lead_v to_o evil._n see_v his_o first_o success_n his_o success_n in_o counsel_n slight_v ahithophel_n he_o do_v not_o only_o lose_v he_o but_o want_v he_o nor_o do_v ahithophel_n only_o loose_a absalon_n but_o himself_o he_o lose_v at_o once_o his_o wisdom_n and_o his_o life_n and_o he_o that_o in_o his_o life_n will_v not_o be_v order_v by_o the_o law_n be_v not_o order_v by_o it_o in_o his_o death_n in_o which_o by_o the_o worst_a curse_n of_o death_n he_o be_v both_o the_o malefactor_n and_o the_o executioner_n see_v his_o next_o success_n his_o success_n in_o his_o march_n in_o which_o by_o delay_n he_o be_v not_o so_o wicked_a as_o he_o will_v have_v be_v his_o father_n though_o heavy_a with_o grief_n yet_o make_v light_n by_o fear_n do_v in_o his_o flight_n get_v respite_n of_o distance_n and_o by_o distance_n counsel_n and_o by_o counsel_n courage_n by_o which_o collect_v his_o army_n as_o well_o as_o his_o mind_n he_o prepare_v for_o flight_n be_v not_o more_o deject_v at_o his_o ascent_n of_o mount_n olivet_n than_o he_o be_v raise_v in_o spirit_n by_o the_o field_n of_o ephraim_n there_o he_o be_v a_o penitent_a here_o a_o warrior_n and_o so_o ready_a to_o fight_v that_o they_o will_v not_o let_v he_o fight_v they_o only_o borrow_v his_o spirit_n let_v his_o body_n rest_n see_v then_o absolom'_v last_o success_n his_o success_n in_o battle_n have_v rather_o persecute_v his_o father_n than_o follow_v he_o he_o overtake_v two_o enemy_n david_n innocency_n and_o god_n justice_n that_o overthrow_v his_o conscience_n this_o his_o army_n he_o join_v battle_n a_o unnatural_a union_n though_o in_o blood_n a_o son_n with_o a_o father_n sin_n with_o sanctity_n so_o fight_v the_o devil_n with_o saint_n michael_n who_o prove_v as_o much_o the_o superior_a in_o power_n as_o in_o habitation_n absalom_n multitude_n become_v quick_o not_o
memory_n than_o the_o king_n dale_n in_o which_o it_o stand_v or_o then_o the_o heap_n of_o stone_n over_o his_o traitorous_a carcase_n and_o that_o without_o expense_n or_o care_n the_o first_o age_n too_o we_o hear_v have_v pillar_n intend_a monument_n of_o art_n and_o skill_n secure_v by_o their_o constitution_n of_o brick_n and_o stone_n against_o flood_n and_o fire_n but_o alas_o they_o fall_v like_o those_o that_o raise_v they_o though_o not_o so_o soon_o their_o cement_n be_v but_o frail_a against_o time_n and_o the_o pickaxe_n indeed_o what_o be_v fame_n without_o virtue_n be_v commit_v to_o the_o ridiculous_a eternity_n of_o air_n or_o earth_n to_o the_o breath_n of_o report_n or_o to_o the_o corruptible_a material_n of_o book_n monument_n common_o but_o of_o rag_n and_o gall_n and_o what_o be_v absaloms_n ability_n but_o the_o occasion_n and_o companion_n of_o treason_n with_o which_o they_o be_v at_o a_o peace_n of_o consent_n to_o raise_v a_o war_n behold_v his_o diligence_n in_o his_o preparation_n which_o he_o make_v so_o visible_a that_o you_o must_v needs_o behold_v it_o behold_v his_o chariot_n and_o his_o horse_n which_o by_o the_o ear_n command_v the_o eye_n to_o attend_v they_o the_o wheel_n and_o hoose_n seem_v as_o furious_a as_o the_o chariotier_n and_o ambition_n behold_v his_o fifty_o slave_n though_o not_o his_o subject_n run_v before_o he_o occasion_v other_o to_o run_v to_o see_v they_o he_o will_v have_v the_o glory_n of_o majesty_n though_o he_o have_v not_o the_o right_n he_o rise_v early_o gild_n be_v unnatural_o watchful_a as_o innocency_n be_v common_o too_o secure_a he_o stand_v beside_o the_o way_n of_o the_o gate_n he_o be_v near_a to_o the_o seat_n of_o justice_n then_o to_o justice_n he_o wait_v on_o the_o people_n as_o they_o come_v but_o it_o be_v that_o they_o may_v come_v and_o wait_v on_o he_o his_o enquiry_n seem_v love_n be_v about_o their_o city_n and_o cause_n indeed_o all_o their_o city_n that_o be_v a_o kingdom_n be_v his_o aim_n and_o the_o main_a cause_n which_o he_o intend_v be_v his_o own_o he_o bid_v they_o see_v that_o their_o matter_n be_v right_o when_o as_o his_o heart_n can_v right_o tell_v he_o that_o his_o own_o be_v wrong_v he_o flaunderd_v his_o sovereign_n of_o injustice_n &_o sloth_n as_o that_o he_o will_v not_o do_v justice_n no_o not_o by_o a_o deputy_n nor_o do_v he_o here_o rest_v his_o tongue_n can_v no_o more_o rest_n than_o his_o heart_n and_o yet_o he_o speak_v not_o in_o vanity_n but_o cunning._n this_o great_a artist_n know_v both_o the_o rule_n and_o use_v of_o silence_n when_o his_o revenge_n intend_v the_o death_n of_o his_o brother_n aâ—n_fw-fr non_fw-fr he_o speak_v neither_o good_a nor_o bad_a to_o he_o as_o if_o his_o brother_n have_v be_v dead_a already_o yet_o when_o his_o plot_n prompt_v his_o tongue_n he_o can_v work_v a_o politic_a miracle_n upon_o himself_o and_o speak_v silence_n and_o speech_n be_v like_o the_o tongue_n to_o which_o they_o belong_v which_o by_o the_o ancient_n be_v hold_v sacred_a to_o mercury_n with_o they_o a_o deity_n and_o a_o planet_n good_a with_o the_o good_a and_o bad_a with_o the_o bad_a and_o such_o be_v the_o tongue_n with_o a_o good_a or_o a_o bad_a heart_n silence_n that_o hide_v a_o mischief_n be_v a_o mischief_n and_o speech_n that_o promote_v a_o mischief_n be_v a_o great_a mischief_n and_o such_o be_v the_o silence_n and_o speech_n of_o absalon_n who_o silence_n be_v murder_n and_o his_o speech_n treason_n he_o move_v the_o people_n to_o remove_v david_n he_o move_v the_o people_n to_o settle_v himself_o in_o the_o throne_n even_o in_o that_o throne_n from_o which_o his_o merit_n shall_v have_v expect_v rather_o judgement_n than_o honour_n full_o be_v his_o heart_n and_o neither_o nature_n nor_o ambition_n will_v let_v it_o break_v speak_v therefore_o he_o must_v and_o he_o do_v speak_v that_o which_o his_o own_o subtlety_n know_v to_o be_v folly_n have_v he_o not_o speak_v it_o to_o the_o people_n to_o these_o indeed_o his_o treason_n nay_o his_o confession_n of_o treason_n seem_v reformation_n let_v his_o own_o mouth_n judge_v he_o while_o his_o desire_n say_v moreover_o o_o that_o i_o be_v make_v judge_n in_o the_o land_n the_o desire_n of_o thing_n needful_a be_v natural_a the_o desire_n of_o thing_n pleasant_a be_v sometime_o lawful_a most_o common_o dangerous_a which_o latter_a as_o we_o must_v always_o suspect_v so_o must_v we_o never_o corrupt_v the_o former_a we_o must_v not_o corrupt_v just_a desire_n by_o unjust_a mean_n to_o effect_v our_o desire_n a_o sigh_n then_o for_o that_o which_o we_o may_v not_o desire_v deserve_v a_o sigh_n yet_o such_o be_v the_o sorrow_n of_o ambition_n which_o though_o it_o imply_v a_o love_n of_o one_o self_n imply_v as_o certain_o a_o vexation_n of_o one_o self_n which_o yet_o a_o sigh_n seem_v to_o mitigate_v though_o not_o satisfy_v as_o if_o the_o desire_n and_o the_o sigh_n will_v be_v lose_v together_o but_o sure_o ambition_n be_v unhappy_o more_o constant_a and_o though_o it_o be_v a_o vanity_n yet_o in_o the_o pursure_n of_o its_o object_n be_v rather_o swift_a then_o fickle_a thus_o absalom_n tongue_n be_v as_o ready_a as_o his_o brain_n &_o since_o he_o can_v conceal_v his_o treason_n he_o must_v vary_v it_o a_o king_n he_o will_v be_v he_o say_v he_o will_v be_v a_o judge_n his_o expression_n be_v like_o his_o intention_n near_o to_o cunning_a then_o to_o justice_n to_o wish_v to_o be_v a_o king_n have_v seem_v to_o aim_v at_o the_o glory_n of_o royalty_n to_o wish_v to_o be_v a_o judge_n seem_v to_o aim_v at_o the_o virtue_n this_o modest_a traitor_n will_v therefore_o seem_v to_o desire_v to_o be_v rather_o a_o deliverer_n than_o a_o lord_n and_o yet_o he_o will_v have_v his_o judicature_n &_o the_o whole_a land_n have_v the_o same_o bound_n his_o ambition_n will_v not_o yet_o discover_v itself_o to_o be_v boundless_a yet_o a_o king_n he_o will_v be_v but_o how_o shall_v he_o be_v what_o he_o will_v be_v be_v he_o a_o king_n he_o shall_v command_v but_o as_o yet_o he_o can_v but_o entreat_v that_o he_o may_v command_v a_o king_n he_o will_v be_v but_o of_o who_o make_v will_v he_o be_v not_o of_o god_n make_v for_o he_o have_v make_v david_n who_o though_o he_o afflict_v he_o love_v nay_o therefore_o love_v because_o he_o but_o afflict_v he_o nor_o can_v he_o be_v of_o david_n make_n who_o neither_o can_v undervalue_v royalty_n be_v god_n favour_n nor_o neglect_v a_o people_n be_v his_o charge_n a_o king_n than_o he_o can_v be_v make_v only_o by_o the_o people_n &_o the_o devil_n while_o by_o the_o people_n &_o treason_n while_o against_o the_o consent_n of_o god_n &_o david_n but_o have_v we_o not_o now_o some_o that_o will_v plead_v for_o absalon_n not_o that_o they_o will_v show_v their_o love_n but_o their_o power_n to_o make_v a_o king_n have_v we_o not_o some_o that_o tell_v we_o that_o power_n be_v original_o inherent_a in_o the_o people_n this_o seem_v indeed_o a_o profound_a doctrine_n and_o sure_o it_o be_v as_o deep_a as_o hell_n yet_o be_v it_o as_o possible_a as_o useful_a to_o discover_v the_o danger_n of_o this_o darkness_n this_o doctrine_n exclude_v all_o king_n from_o original_a power_n give_v it_o so_o unto_o the_o people_n when_o even_o as_o natural_o they_o may_v plead_v that_o all_o power_n be_v original_o in_o the_o body_n not_o in_o the_o head_n for_o they_o conceive_v a_o people_n as_o without_o a_o king_n when_o as_o nature_n teach_v we_o that_o the_o chief_a strength_n the_o directive_n strength_n be_v original_o in_o the_o head_n reason_n and_o sense_n be_v thence_o derive_v nay_o what_o power_n at_o all_o the_o body_n have_v can_v not_o be_v learn_v at_o all_o of_o the_o body_n it_o must_v be_v teach_v by_o the_o head_n which_o not_o proud_o but_o true_o teach_v we_o that_o the_o member_n can_v be_v direct_v into_o a_o wise_a society_n without_o the_o head_n strength_n there_o may_v be_v in_o the_o blind_a but_o strength_n require_v the_o eye_n and_o so_o the_o head_n for_o direction_n the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o head_n have_v a_o natural_a supremacy_n over_o the_o member_n thus_o society_n be_v not_o only_o a_o number_n of_o man_n but_o also_o a_o order_n and_o the_o best_a order_n be_v not_o where_o a_o member_n be_v exalt_v into_o a_o head_n this_o be_v rather_o monster_n than_o order_n the_o true_a head_n in_o order_n of_o natural_a birth_n be_v elder_a than_o all_o the_o member_n but_o have_v we_o not_o some_o that_o make_v man_n the_o voluntary_a author_n of_o dominion_n the_o law_n the_o instrument_n and_o god_n but_o the_o establisher_n of_o both_o see_v the_o acuteness_n of_o this_o humane_a wisdom_n but_o see_v
it_o beyond_o the_o apprehension_n of_o its_o happiness_n a_o truth_n which_o teach_v we_o a_o like_a truth_n that_o vice_n can_v it_o be_v see_v will_v by_o the_o eye_n startle_v the_o soul_n to_o a_o sacred_a detestation_n whereby_o it_o will_v choose_v rather_o to_o fly_v the_o society_n of_o the_o body_n than_o not_o to_o fly_v the_o corruption_n of_o it_o which_o wisdom_n though_o teach_v by_o reason_n be_v deliver_v also_o and_o confirm_v by_o grace_n which_o intend_v to_o set_v forth_o the_o foulness_n of_o disobedience_n setts-forth_a rebellion_n the_o foul_a disobedience_n express_v it_o by_o a_o comparison_n not_o odious_a though_o of_o that_o which_o be_v most_o odious_a witchcraft_n the_o occasion_n of_o the_o instruction_n be_v a_o disobedience_n in_o omission_n by_o a_o earthly_a king_n be_v neglect_v of_o the_o king_n of_o heaven_n by_o fear_v the_o people_n more_o than_o god_n by_o displease_v god_n to_o pleace_v the_o people_n but_o the_o bounty_n of_o the_o instruction_n be_v more_o chatholique_a extend_v to_o active_a all_o active_a disobedience_n intimate_v this_o theological_a truth_n of_o proportion_n that_o since_o he_o that_o owe_v obedience_n only_o to_o god_n become_v so_o guilty_a only_o by_o omission_n more_o guilty_a must_v they_o be_v and_o by_o active_a disobedience_n that_o owe_v obedience_n to_o god_n and_o man._n so_o that_o rebellion_n will_v be_v as_o the_o sin_n of_o witchcraft_n this_o be_v a_o treason_n against_o god_n by_o a_o commerce_n with_o his_o enemy_n that_o be_v a_o treason_n against_o he_o while_o against_o his_o anoint_v view_v they_o in_o their_o certainty_n in_o their_o motive_n in_o their_o practice_n in_o their_o success_n and_o we_o must_v acknowledge_v by_o the_o fitness_n and_o truth_n that_o this_o instruction_n be_v not_o only_o true_a but_o divine_a behold_v the_o art_n behold_v the_o confidence_n of_o witch_n be_v it_o not_o a_o part_n of_o their_o cunning_n to_o deny_v their_o cunning_n a_o part_n of_o their_o wickedness_n to_o deny_v their_o wickedness_n prove_v their_o gild_n while_o they_o deny_v it_o by_o bewitch_v some_o to_o be_v their_o patroness_n that_o yet_o will_v blush_v to_o be_v their_o disciple_n have_v not_o some_o of_o learning_n and_o gravity_n think_v themselves_o wise_a in_o think_v witchcraft_n rather_o a_o mistake_n than_o a_o crime_n and_o the_o black_a honour_n to_o have_v be_v only_o miscall_v the_o black_a art_n have_v they_o not_o remove_v the_o residence_n of_o this_o sin_n from_o the_o will_n to_o the_o fancy_n and_o make_v it_o a_o work_n fit_a for_o the_o poet_n than_o the_o judge_n have_v they_o not_o at_o least_o make_v it_o so_o under_o the_o time_n of_o the_o gospel_n think_v this_o light_n no_o more_o to_o permit_v then_o allow_v such_o work_n of_o darkness_n have_v they_o not_o endeavour_v to_o remove_v it_o as_o far_o from_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o law_n as_o from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o law_n have_v they_o not_o elude_v divine_a testimony_n rather_o than_o receive_v it_o against_o this_o practice_n which_o be_v a_o craft_n and_o will_v be_v a_o mystery_n but_o do_v we_o not_o know_v by_o the_o divine_a word_n that_o witchcraft_n be_v and_o by_o the_o divine_a justice_n that_o it_o be_v condemn_v be_v not_o the_o law_n as_o well_o as_o ender_n a_o witness_n of_o such_o commerce_n a_o witness_n against_o such_o commerce_n and_o do_v we_o not_o know_v that_o under_o the_o time_n of_o the_o gospel_n man_n be_v of_o the_o same_o frailty_n and_o satan_n of_o the_o same_o malice_n and_o do_v we_o not_o not_o know_v that_o temptation_n be_v not_o like_o the_o law_n of_o ceremony_n that_o be_v to_o be_v abolish_v but_o like_o the_o law_n moral_a by_o which_o both_o temptation_n and_o sin_n shall_v always_o be_v attend_v and_o be_v not_o this_o the_o unhappiness_n and_o vanity_n of_o rebellion_n have_v not_o some_o artist_n make_v it_o a_o businisse_fw-la rather_o of_o invention_n then_o of_o state_n bestow_v upon_o every_o man_n a_o natural_a supremacy_n which_o may_v have_v say_v caesar_n the_o toil_n to_o have_v fight_v for_o a_o monarchy_n shall_v not_o every_o man_n in_o his_o family_n thus_o become_v a_o king_n adam_n and_o every_o son_n now_o by_o a_o supernatural_a devise_n become_v a_o elder_a brother_n a_o philosophical_a empire_n when_o individuation_n shall_v be_v royalty_n when_o man_n shall_v be_v king_n by_o the_o pole_n when_o to_o have_v a_o head_n be_v by_o the_o riddle_n of_o independency_n sufficient_a right_n to_o claim_v a_o crown_n what_o will_v not_o some_o bold_a novilist_n say_v be_v not_o my_o soul_n nay_o be_v not_o my_o body_n perfect_a be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o most_o perfect_a and_o shall_v i_o betray_v my_o native_a absoluteness_n to_o the_o infamy_n of_o relation_n to_o dependency_n or_o if_o a_o fall_v in_o our_o forefather_n must_v be_v acknowledge_v must_v it_o not_o be_v acknowledge_v in_o all_o and_o so_o do_v i_o not_o still_o retain_v though_o not_o the_o old_a supremacy_n yet_o a_o equality_n as_o if_o nature_n have_v make_v every_o man_n a_o caesar_n who_o can_v endure_v no_o superior_a though_o not_o a_o pompey_n who_o can_v endure_v no_o equal_a if_o say_v they_o man_n associate_v themselves_o into_o a_o people_n be_v it_o not_o more_o for_o safety_n then_o for_o servitude_n and_o so_o rather_o wisdom_n than_o duty_n or_o if_o they_o humble_v themselves_o into_o a_o people_n and_o be_v content_a to_o be_v the_o neck_n and_o shoulder_n to_o sustain_v a_o head_n be_v it_o not_o for_o the_o direction_n and_o nourishment_n of_o the_o body_n who_o say_v they_o be_v the_o author_n what_o the_o end_n of_o government_n do_v it_o not_o begin_v do_v it_o not_o end_n in_o the_o people_n begin_v in_o their_o will_n end_v in_o their_o well_a fare_n what_o then_o shall_v be_v rebellion_n shall_v it_o be_v more_o than_o a_o topical_a sin_n find_v indeed_o under_o some_o monarchical_a meridian_n shall_v it_o be_v more_o than_o a_o conditional_a sin_n a_o sin_n but_o of_o one_o own_o make_n while_o but_o by_o one_o own_o consent_n thus_o inconsiderate_a be_v their_o subtle_a boldness_n what_o be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o a_o king_n sure_o a_o quaint_a question_n yet_o a_o question_n that_o have_v be_v move_v and_o such_o a_o question_n as_o will_v find_v diverse_a answer_n ask_v of_o a_o conclave-man_n and_o he_o will_v tell_v you_o the_o roman_a prelate_n attribute_v to_o the_o triple_a crown_n the_o sovereignty_n over_o all_o crown_n ask_v of_o the_o disciplinarian_a and_o in_o substance_n he_o will_v tell_v you_o the_o people_n make_v they_o the_o alpha_n and_o omega_n of_o dominion_n ask_v of_o the_o moderete_a protestant_n and_o he_o will_v tell_v you_o god_n who_o sometime_o convey_v royalty_n by_o nature_n sometime_o indeed_o by_o choice_n as_o sometime_o by_o the_o sword_n again_o they_o will_v ask_v what_o be_v the_o final_a cause_n of_o a_o king_n and_o they_o will_v answer_v the_o people_n welfare_n certain_o a_o true_a answer_n and_o as_o certain_o a_o imperfect_a one_o the_o people_n good_a be_v a_o inferior_a purpose_n of_o majesty_n the_o representation_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n be_v the_o high_a purpose_n of_o humane_a majesty_n here_o god_n majesty_n will_v be_v see_v though_o here_o but_o as_o in_o a_o glass_n yet_o so_o god_n in_o a_o king_n the_o principal_a use_n of_o the_o glass_n be_v in_o the_o principal_a object_n see_v through_o the_o glass_n see_v beyond_o the_o glass_n a_o king_n be_v a_o servant_n for_o the_o people_n but_o he_o be_v god_n servant_n do_v not_o the_o law_n of_o our_o liturgy_n teach_v we_o to_o teach_v thus_o that_o he_o know_v who_o minister_n he_o be_v may_v above_o all_o thing_n seek_v thy_o honour_n and_o glory_n and_o do_v not_o the_o same_o law_n teach_v we_o that_o we_o his_o subject_n due_o consider_v who_o authority_n he_o have_v may_v faithful_o serve_v honour_n and_o humble_o obey_v he_o and_o who_o authority_n have_v he_o that_o shall_v thus_o humble_v we_o our_o own_o or_o god_n a_o minister_n he_o be_v for_o the_o people_n but_o also_o over_o the_o people_n while_o also_o for_o god_n let_v none_o then_o discourse_v themselves_o let_v none_o devote_v themselves_o mock_v themselves_o out_o of_o their_o liturgy_n and_o loyalty_n and_o then_o we_o shall_v be_v not_o so_o bewitch_v as_o to_o deny_v the_o certainty_n of_o witchcraft_n nor_o yet_o so_o seduce_v to_o a_o rebellion_n against_o reason_n as_o to_o deny_v the_o unhappy_a certainty_n of_o rebellion_n but_o unreasonable_a subtlety_n will_v still_o seem_v to_o be_v reason_v and_o at_o least_o will_v question_v when_o it_o can_v answer_v and_o ask_v it_o will_v since_o there_o be_v witchcraft_n and_o therefore_o a_o witch_n what_o a_o witch_n be_v and_o how_o as_o serious_o to_o be_v convict_v as_o
the_o high_a assurance_n law_n by_o which_o they_o be_v hold_v make_v the_o purchase_n just_a and_o shall_v the_o high_a assurance_n law_n make_v the_o possession_n unjust_a as_o than_o religion_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o restitution_n concern_v a_o people_n so_o justice_n tell_v we_o so_o charity_n not_o only_o towards_o the_o people_n who_o this_o spiritual_o concern_v but_o also_o towards_o the_o particular_a possessor_n who_o this_o temporal_o concern_v require_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o restitution_n of_o the_o people_n that_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o blessing_n a_o blessing_n doubtless_o no_o less_o possible_a then_o admirable_a admit_v in_o some_o latitude_n of_o reckon_n the_o number_n of_o impropriation_n be_v four_o thousand_o admit_v their_o value_n be_v thrice_o four_o subsidy_n wisdom_n and_o peace_n and_o time_n can_v contrive_v the_o redemption_n and_o invite_v god_n to_o bestow_v on_o our_o nation_n pardon_v and_o fame_n eternize_v this_o for_o the_o great_a the_o holy_a council_n and_o this_o people_n for_o the_o holy_a people_n but_o be_v there_o not_o some_o more_o ready_a to_o take_v away_o or_o exchange_n what_o be_v leave_v as_o if_o they_o will_v teach_v the_o living_n to_o make_v a_o new_a will_n for_o the_o dead_a nay_o for_o the_o live_a god_n who_o have_v by_o his_o own_o authority_n free_o annex_v be_fw-mi to_o the_o priesthood_n of_o melchizedec_n and_o therefore_o make_v it_o as_o perpetual_a and_o so_o as_o unchangeable_a as_o that_o priesthood_n and_o be_v not_o the_o affection_n sometime_o dangerous_o changeable_a prefer_v innovation_n and_o hope_n before_o experience_n and_o safety_n do_v not_o this_o overthrow_n the_o athenian_n though_o proud_a and_o subtle_n do_v they_o not_o obey_v and_o enjoy_v for_o almost_o five_o hundred_o year_n a_o free_a monarchy_n do_v they_o not_o afterward_o impair_v their_o government_n and_o happiness_n by_o make_v their_o prince_n though_o perpetual_a subject_a yet_o to_o account_n and_o censure_n and_o though_o fear_v check_v they_o from_o far_a vanity_n for_o some_o hundred_o of_o year_n yet_o by_o new_a change_n to_o decennial_a principality_n then_o to_o democracy_n then_o to_o oligarchy_n be_v they_o not_o first_o deceive_v and_o at_o last_o undo_v do_v not_o their_o trust_n choose_v and_o mistake_v a_o council_n of_o four_o hundred_o who_o neither_o number_n nor_o modesty_n can_v restrain_v from_o tyranny_n do_v it_o not_o afterward_o mistake_v thirty_o who_o number_n indeed_o be_v less_o but_o not_o their_o injustice_n do_v they_o not_o at_o last_o against_o the_o judgement_n and_o spirit_n of_o their_o best_a orator_n acknowledge_v the_o petty_a macedonian_a for_o their_o master_n who_o will_v not_o endure_v the_o renown_v persian_a for_o their_o lord_n nay_o when_o as_o they_o have_v indifferent_o escape_v the_o subtlety_n of_o philip_n and_o the_o power_n of_o alexander_n let_v every_o one_o then_o be_v free_o subject_a be_v wise_o subject_a to_o that_o advice_n of_o the_o wise_a king_n meddle_v not_o with_o they_o that_o be_v give_v to_o change_n a_o change_n it_o be_v and_o a_o wonder_n that_o sense_n shall_v rule_v shall_v enforce_v reason_n that_o the_o body_n shall_v rule_v the_o head_n when_o in_o all_o cause_v a_o king_n be_v next_o under_o god_n supreme_a governor_n how_o can_v a_o people_n whether_o single_a or_o unite_a be_v the_o governor_n of_o that_o governor_n a_o great_a council_n may_v be_v the_o adviser_n of_o a_o prince_n but_o as_o the_o statute-law_n of_o our_o prayer_n bind_v we_o to_o confess_v before_o god_n it_o be_v god_n that_o be_v the_o only_a ruler_n of_o prince_n that_o council_n than_o be_v true_o great_a that_o be_v as_o great_a in_o loyalty_n as_o in_o advice_n a_o council_n that_o write_v its_o story_n and_o honour_n in_o its_o loyalty_n a_o council_n that_o meddle_v not_o with_o they_o that_o be_v give_v to_o change_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v two_o change_n lawful_a whereof_o the_o one_o will_v always_o be_v desire_v and_o the_o other_o ought_v to_o be_v one_o be_v a_o change_n in_o a_o deliverance_n from_o distress_n nature_n teach_v this_o to_o be_v lawful_a grace_v far_o teach_v that_o the_o mean_n must_v be_v lawful_a we_o must_v not_o remove_v temporal_a evil_n by_o spiritual_a evil_n misery_n by_o disloyalty_n no_o not_o spiritual_a evil_n by_o spiritual_a evil_n we_o must_v help_v ourselves_o not_o by_o a_o violence_n against_o man_n but_o by_o a_o holy_a violence_n the_o force_n of_o prayer_n with_o god_n then_o will_v he_o make_v the_o christian_a yoke_n perfect_o christian_a that_o be_v a_o easy_a yoke_n god_n wisdom_n and_o justice_n so_o order_v the_o world_n that_o general_o people_n under_o paganism_n or_o mahometanisme_n be_v under_o tyranny_n as_o if_o the_o state_n of_o their_o body_n imitate_v and_o express_v the_o state_n of_o their_o soul_n indeed_o they_o be_v a_o people_n and_o only_o by_o force_n but_o they_o that_o be_v order_v by_o the_o gentleness_n of_o grace_n general_o enjoy_v the_o government_n of_o grace_n and_o peace_n if_o then_o even_a christian_n feel_v grievous_a misery_n they_o must_v in_o a_o justify_n of_o god_n justice_n acknowledge_v grievous_a sin_n and_o if_o misery_n without_o amendment_n their_o sin_n also_o to_o be_v without_o due_a amendment_n which_o move_v to_o a_o second_o change_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v desire_v deliverance_n from_o sin_n and_o if_o we_o compare_v these_o deliverance_n we_o shall_v find_v the_o first_o to_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o second_o the_o outward_a of_o the_o inward_a god_n make_v the_o soul_n the_o best_a physician_n of_o the_o body_n against_o the_o mischief_n of_o witchcraft_n some_o relate_v that_o the_o toadstone_n be_v of_o power_n but_o more_o wise_o because_o more_o natural_o they_o avouch_v that_o it_o be_v excellent_o powerful_a to_o drive_v poison_n from_o the_o heart_n as_o also_o to_o cure_v fiery_a swell_n a_o sad_a yet_o a_o instructive_a emblem_n of_o a_o state_n and_o no_o less_o strange_a in_o story_n then_o in_o virtue_n crusius_n the_o suevian_a annalist_n tell_v of_o one_o that_o by_o a_o river_n side_n discover_v a_o prodigious_a heap_n of_o venomous_a creature_n which_o for_o the_o terror_n of_o their_o noise_n and_o number_n might_n it_o seem_v have_v exercise_v as_o well_o a_o man_n save_v faith_n as_o his_o historical_a and_o that_o on_o the_o three_o day_n before_o which_o they_o do_v not_o disperse_v themselves_o there_o remain_v only_o a_o snake_n on_o a_o mass_n of_o slime_n a_o dead_a toad_n and_o near_o the_o place_n a_o precious_a stone_n which_o be_v bring_v away_o and_o cleanse_v appear_v afterward_o to_o be_v the_o effect_n and_o remedy_n of_o rank_n poison_n a_o strange_a experiment_n of_o the_o divine_a love_n which_o out_o of_o a_o consultation_n of_o venom_n can_v produce_v health_n as_o out_o of_o corrupt_a manner_n wholesome_a law_n and_o by_o divine_a art_n change_v viper_n into_o restorative_n o_o let_v we_o then_o by_o the_o art_n of_o misery_n the_o art_n of_o prayer_n attempt_v the_o like_a happy_a the_o like_a wise_a wonder_n let_v we_o from_o sin_n whether_o our_o own_o or_o other_o grow_v holy_a from_o the_o degree_n of_o sin_n more_o holy_a let_v the_o begin_n of_o grace_n beget_v peace_n let_v the_o progress_n of_o it_o beget_v love_n let_v we_o conjure-downe_a the_o witchcraft_n of_o rebellion_n not_o by_o exorcism_n but_o repentance_n let_v we_o more_o tremble_v at_o sin_n then_o at_o the_o sword_n nay_o let_v we_o so_o fear_n god_n that_o we_o may_v fear_v only_o god_n so_o will_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n become_v unto_o we_o the_o prince_n of_o peace_n and_o bestow_v upon_o we_o the_o peace_n of_o god_n which_o though_o in_o its_o excellency_n it_o pass_v all_o understanding_n yet_o shall_v its_o comfort_n affect_v our_o affection_n and_o sense_n which_o blessing_n o_o lord_n bestow_v upon_o we_o that_o in_o unity_n we_o may_v bless_v thou_o the_o bless_a trinity_n to_o which_o three_o person_n and_o one_o god_n be_v ascribe_v the_o glory_n of_o power_n and_o peace_n world_n without_o end_n finis_fw-la of_o absaloms_n ambition_n a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o prince_z his_o highness_n at_o christ-church_n in_o oxford_n november_n 10._o 1644._o by_o barten_n holiday_n d._n d._n archdeacon_n of_o oxford_n and_o one_o of_o his_o majestic_o chaplain_n oxford_z print_v by_o w._n h._n for_o s._n pocock_n 1661._o 2_o sam_n 15.4_o absalon_n say_v moreover_o o_o that_o i_o be_v make_v judge_n in_o the_o land_n that_o every_o man_n which_o have_v any_o suit_n or_o cause_n may_v come_v unto_o i_o and_o i_o will_v do_v he_o justice_n while_o the_o most_o excellent_a angel_n be_v content_a with_o his_o own_o excellency_n he_o retain_v it_o but_o when_o he_o aim_v at_o another_o excellency_n he_o lose_v his_o own_o and_o thus_o by_o the_o strange_a imposition_n of_o
mistake_n become_v a_o devil_n when_o he_o think_v to_o become_v a_o god_n which_o unhappiness_n of_o the_o most_o happy_a angel_n that_o shall_v have_v be_v unto_o man_n a_o example_n of_o terror_n be_v become_v unto_o he_o a_o example_n of_o imitation_n and_o man_n rather_o than_o he_o will_v not_o be_v like_o a_o angel_n in_o the_o height_n of_o his_o attempt_n will_v be_v like_o he_o in_o the_o misery_n of_o his_o fall_n and_o so_o like_a unto_o he_o he_o be_v in_o the_o misery_n of_o his_o fall_n that_o this_o great_a sin_n look_v like_o a_o defilement_n rather_o of_o the_o spirit_n then_o of_o the_o body_n he_o will_v needs_o in_o excellency_n be_v like_o even_o unto_o god_n by_o which_o desire_n he_o become_v unlike_o he_o and_o aim_v to_o become_v more_o than_o man_n he_o become_v less_o than_o man_n this_o be_v a_o second_o adam_n of_o his_o own_o make_n this_o mere_a man_n think_v it_o no_o robbery_n to_o be_v equal_a to_o god_n and_o make_v his_o desire_n no_o less_o food_n then_o wicked_a it_o be_v as_o much_o without_o possibility_n as_o without_o reverence_n and_o as_o this_o adam_n do_v not_o die_v without_o issue_n no_o more_o do_v his_o appetite_n a_o appetite_n to_o attain_v glory_n without_o goodness_n like_o that_o of_o a_o deceive_a and_o a_o deceive_a beauty_n which_o fetch_v complexion_n not_o from_o the_o blood_n but_o from_o the_o bone_n and_o this_o false_a appetite_n to_o false_a glory_n as_o in_o former_a time_n it_o descend_v to_o a_o lamech_v or_o a_o nimrod_n man_n devote_v to_o kill_v or_o tame_a mankind_n so_o in_o aftertime_n to_o a_o absalon_n who_o be_v as_o very_o the_o son_n of_o adam_n as_o of_o david_n like_a david_n he_o fall_v but_o not_o like_o david_n rise_v again_o like_a adam_n he_o fall_v the_o tree_n be_v a_o mischief_n to_o they_o both_o to_o the_o one_o by_o the_o fruit_n to_o the_o other_o by_o the_o bough_n and_o though_o adam_n fall_n be_v a_o great_a mischief_n to_o other_o absalom_n be_v probable_o a_o great_a mischief_n to_o himself_o yet_o since_o ruin_n be_v instructive_a afford_v as_o well_o wisdom_n as_o melancholy_a we_o may_v with_o safety_n and_o delight_n view_v the_o person_n this_o person_n absalon_n as_o singular_a for_o his_o variety_n as_o for_o his_o crime_n we_o may_v view_v his_o diligence_n in_o the_o promote_a of_o his_o plot_n though_o not_o of_o himself_o much_o have_v he_o do_v much_o have_v he_o say_v yet_o more_o he_o do_v and_o more_o he_o say_v he_o say_v moreover_o we_o may_v view_v his_o ambition_n yea_o his_o heart_n which_o be_v at_o his_o mouth_n before_o his_o word_n they_o be_v usher_v with_o a_o sigh_n o_o that_o i_o be_v make_v judge_n in_o the_o lad_n a_o very_a fit_a one_o in_o his_o own_o judgement_n and_o therefore_o probable_o the_o less_o fit_n we_o may_v view_v the_o extent_n of_o his_o ambition_n which_o with_o more_o impudence_n than_o isufficiency_n desire_v that_o every_o man_n which_o have_v any_o suit_n or_o cause_n may_v come_v unto_o he_o this_o judge_n will_v be_v a_o judge_n of_o judge_n a_o supreme_a one._n we_o may_v view_v the_o pretence_n of_o his_o ambition_n he_o will_v do_v a_o royal_a wonder_n he_o will_v please_v god_n and_o man_n he_o will_v do_v justice_n o_o the_o devotion_n of_o treason_n the_o justice_n of_o injustice_n that_o will_v wrong_v a_o king_n by_o seem_v to_o right_a a_o people_n this_o be_v the_o way_n of_o absalon_n the_o person_n to_o be_v view_v who_o folly_n by_o the_o art_n of_o example_n may_v make_v other_o wise_a behold_v absalon_n a_o man_n so_o excellent_a that_o you_o may_v find_v in_o he_o all_o excellency_n except_o sovereignty_n and_o grace_n will_v you_o see_v the_o glory_n of_o birth_n in_o this_o he_o do_v as_o much_o surpass_v his_o brethren_n as_o saul_n in_o stature_n surpass_v the_o people_n even_o solomon_n his_o brother_n be_v but_o a_o young_a brother_n and_o in_o birth_n mean_a he_o be_v indeed_o the_o son_n of_o a_o king_n but_o absalon_n be_v the_o son_n and_o nephew_n israel_n and_o geshur_n conspire_v to_o ennoble_v this_o conspiratour_n solomon_n mother_n be_v the_o wife_n of_o a_o king_n absalom_n mother_n be_v the_o wife_n and_o daughter_n of_o a_o king_n which_o double_a blood_n double_v his_o spirit_n and_o make_v the_o pulse_n of_o his_o ambition_n beat_v high_a will_v you_o see_v the_o glory_n of_o comeliness_n behold_v this_o delicate_a imposture_n of_o nature_n frame_v by_o nature_n as_o it_o be_v by_o art_n to_o deceive_v and_o please_v from_o the_o sole_a of_o the_o foot_n even_o to_o the_o crown_n of_o the_o head_n he_o be_v without_o blemish_n he_o be_v a_o absalon_n have_v virtue_n be_v to_o be_v picture_v it_o may_v have_v be_v make_v like_o absalon_n who_o be_v destitute_a of_o that_o which_o he_o be_v most_o like_a will_v you_o see_v the_o glory_n of_o age_n he_o be_v about_o the_o midst_n and_o strength_n of_o man_n time_n he_o want_v nothing_o to_o the_o felicity_n of_o year_n but_o the_o date_n of_o a_o coronation_n of_o this_o defect_n indeed_o in_o a_o sound_a body_n his_o mind_n fall_v sick_a which_o cast_v he_o into_o some_o convulsion_n of_o treason_n he_o be_v mature_a for_o government_n have_v he_o not_o be_v more_o ready_a to_o rule_v other_o than_o himself_o will_v you_o see_v the_o glory_n of_o subtlety_n he_o be_v such_o a_o master_n in_o the_o politic_n that_o he_o seem_v to_o master_v the_o master_n of_o they_o ahithophel_n who_o oracle_n be_v at_o his_o command_n and_o censure_n he_o know_v ahithophel_n infirmity_n as_o well_o as_o his_o wisdom_n his_o desire_n of_o honour_n and_o revenge_n he_o know_v that_o a_o reverend_a counsellor_n may_v in_o a_o possible_a frailty_n hooe_n to_o have_v his_o wisdom_n more_o admire_v under_o a_o young_a then_o under_o a_o age_a master_n he_o know_v ahithophel_n have_v be_v wrong_v in_o his_o niece_n bathsheba_n though_o the_o loss_n of_o her_o good_a name_n be_v partly_o recompense_v by_o a_o great_a and_o thus_o he_o make_v he_o venture_v to_o repay_v sin_n with_o sin_n murder_v with_o treason_n and_o by_o a_o new_a master_n to_o revenge_v himself_o on_o a_o old_a will_v you_o see_v the_o glory_n of_o courage_n it_o be_v absalon_n dare_v revenge_v his_o injure_a sister_n make_v blood_n the_o price_n of_o lust_n redress_v a_o great_a sin_n by_o a_o great_a it_o be_v absalon_n dare_v revenge_v himself_o on_o warlique_n joab_n to_o make_v he_o remember_v that_o he_o forget_v he_o he_o know_v he_o to_o be_v a_o warrior_n and_o deal_v with_o he_o in_o a_o military_a way_n he_o fire_v his_o field_n of_o corn_n to_o let_v he_o know_v that_o he_o have_v but_o change_v his_o flame_n of_o love_n into_o the_o flame_n of_o revenge_n invite_v kim_n thus_o by_o a_o discourtesy_n to_o do_v he_o a_o courtesy_n with_o the_o king_n will_v you_o see_v the_o glory_n of_o hope_n he_o be_v in_o the_o eye_n and_o heart_n of_o the_o people_n he_o be_v the_o eye_n and_o heart_n of_o the_o people_n their_o delight_n and_o life_n their_o love_n to_o david_n be_v grow_v old_a like_o david_n and_o like_v any_o innovation_n so_o of_o their_o own_o choice_n they_o will_v by_o a_o kind_a treason_n obey_v his_o son_n count_v it_o not_o a_o loss_n but_o a_o change_n of_o loialty_n and_o shall_v we_o now_o wonder_v if_o such_o a_o multitude_n of_o excellency_n be_v attend_v by_o the_o multitude_n if_o the_o glory_n of_o birth_n of_o comeliness_n of_o age_n if_o the_o glory_n of_o subtlety_n of_o courage_n of_o hope_n so_o daze_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o people_n that_o with_o civil_a idolatry_n they_o mistake_v and_o adore_v a_o rebel_n for_o a_o king_n and_o yet_o though_o they_o will_v not_o see_v they_o may_v have_v remember_v the_o fault_n of_o absalon_n as_o well_o as_o of_o david_n they_o may_v at_o least_o have_v remember_v the_o vanity_n of_o his_o pillar_n which_o indeed_o he_o erect_v to_o his_o memory_n a_o remembrance_n rather_o of_o folly_n then_o of_o worth_n absalon_n have_v no_o son_n a_o monument_n of_o nature_n to_o preserve_v his_o name_n think_v to_o supply_v it_o by_o a_o monument_n of_o art_n like_o the_o rhodian_a folly_n of_o the_o colossus_n which_o though_o it_o be_v twelve_o year_n in_o erect_v ere_o five_o time_n twelve_o be_v demolish_v in_o the_o moment_n of_o a_o earthquake_n in_o dispatch_n quick_n in_o fame_n perpetual_a trajan's_n pillar_n be_v more_o happy_a be_v after_o its_o fall_n raise_v again_o shall_v we_o say_v it_o seem_v more_o happy_a than_o trajan_n while_o of_o the_o memorial_n of_o a_o heathen_a it_o be_v make_v the_o pedestal_n of_o a_o christian_a memorial_n the_o cross_n but_o absalom_n pillar_n have_v not_o by_o industry_n win_v a_o more_o last_a
suffer_v by_o infamy_n than_o by_o execution_n he_o only_o require_v the_o repair_n of_o all_o their_o petition_n unto_o he_o who_o will_v comfort_v they_o no_o less_o with_o dispatch_n than_o than_o with_o justice_n but_o must_v all_o come_v to_o he_o why_o then_o this_o very_a traitor_n be_v not_o the_o very_a traitonr_n his_o reason_n be_v corrupt_a it_o be_v not_o lose_v though_o hell_n be_v his_o tutor_n yet_o he_o hate_v anarchy_n he_o can_v find_v it_o there_o there_o be_v a_o prince_n of_o darkness_n and_o so_o there_o be_v superior_a and_o inferior_a devil_n which_o though_o they_o be_v unruly_a be_v yet_o under_o rule_n he_o hate_v democracy_n his_o humane_a wisdom_n know_v it_o to_o be_v folly_n to_o nâ—t_v the_o sword_n of_o authority_n into_o a_o madmans_n hand_n though_o he_o be_v graceless_a he_o be_v not_o witless_a he_o be_v unnatural_a but_o not_o a_o natural_a nor_o so_o unnatural_a he_o think_v it_o monstrous_a to_o make_v the_o people_n a_o king_n to_o make_v the_o horse_n in_o who_o there_o be_v no_o understanding_n to_o become_v the_o rider_n he_o hare_n aristocracy_n he_o know_v that_o many_o though_o great_a yea_o become_v great_a be_v near_o to_o ruin_n by_o emulation_n than_o to_o safety_n by_o counsel_n frailty_n be_v more_o common_a to_o man_n than_o virtue_n so_o that_o not_o only_o his_o pride_n but_o his_o judgement_n approve_v monarchy_n which_o be_v the_o best_a government_n and_o the_o high_a indeed_o have_v it_o not_o precedency_n by_o divine_a right_n while_o it_o do_v imitate_v divine_a perfection_n regal_a power_n be_v in_o virtue_n not_o only_o as_o much_o but_o more_o than_o many_o many_o star_n make_v but_o a_o night_n whereas_o one_o sun_n make_v a_o day_n but_o absalon_n that_o do_v just_o prefer_v monarchy_n do_v unjust_o desire_v to_o prefer_v himself_o to_o it_o yet_o to_o attain_v it_o he_o use_v eloquence_n and_o pretend_v to_o use_v justice_n if_o they_o will_v be_v favourable_a to_o he_o he_o will_v be_v favourable_a to_o they_o he_o say_v indeed_o he_o will_v be_v just_o to_o they_o but_o he_o invite_v they_o to_o give_v he_o the_o power_n which_o be_v not_o in_o their_o power_n and_o he_o undertake_v to_o perfect_v it_o into_o the_o performance_n of_o do_v right_o they_o have_v the_o word_n of_o a_o reformer_n for_o it_o &_o i_o will_v do_v he_o justice_n and_o i_o will_v do_v he_o justice_n hope_n and_o silliness_n be_v as_o commodious_a for_o a_o conspiratour_n to_o work_v upon_o as_o malice_n and_o zeal_n but_o the_o union_n of_o they_o be_v the_o most_o desperate_a preparative_a to_o division_n can_v greatness_n want_v attendant_n can_v justice_n then_o the_o greatness_n of_o greatness_n though_o but_o in_o promise_n want_v attendant_n will_v they_o not_o pressin_a like_o hope_n and_o injury_n justice_n make_v a_o king_n in_o virtue_n like_o god_n it_o make_v a_o subject_a in_o happiness_n like_o a_o king_n it_o make_v a_o man_n mistake_v himself_o to_o be_v out_o of_o the_o world_n before_o he_o be_v out_o of_o it_o it_o make_v he_o differ_v from_o the_o angel_n rather_o in_o place_n than_o in_o condition_n bestow_v on_o he_o while_o on_o earth_n a_o portion_n of_o heaven_n content_a and_o safety_n justice_n be_v sweet_a than_o revenge_n delight_v nature_n without_o rude_a passion_n it_o make_v humane_a felicity_n like_o justice_n unchangeable_n and_o though_o it_o prevent_v not_o complaint_n it_o satisfy_v it_o justice_n be_v the_o cure_n of_o slander_n help_v the_o infamy_n of_o the_o innocent_a by_o the_o infamy_n of_o the_o guilty_a it_o be_v the_o cure_n of_o oppression_n while_o it_o make_v the_o oppress_v if_o not_o by_o restitution_n yet_o by_o comparison_n in_o better_a state_n than_o the_o oppressor_n deprive_v he_o of_o his_o wealth_n the_o joy_n of_o his_o oppression_n it_o be_v the_o cure_n of_o murder_n make_v the_o slay_v live_v in_o the_o fame_n of_o his_o innocency_n and_o the_o content_a of_o his_o friend_n while_o they_o see_v the_o murderer_n not_o so_o happy_a as_o to_o be_v forget_v but_o will_v absalon_n do_v justice_n why_o than_o he_o will_v rule_v according_a to_o law_n he_o will_v by_o law_n rule_v other_o if_o not_o himself_o he_o will_v then_o neither_o cunning_o pretend_v a_o law_n nor_o dangerous_o change_v a_o law_n he_o be_v so_o subtle_a if_o not_o so_o honest_a as_o equal_o to_o disclaim_v forgery_n and_o innovation_n where_o there_o be_v no_o law_n there_o be_v no_o sin_n which_o be_v a_o breach_n of_o law_n they_o shall_v have_v the_o law_n therefore_o as_o much_o in_o their_o eye_n as_o in_o their_o heart_n and_o so_o to_o take_v off_o the_o envy_n from_o himself_o be_v soon_o condemn_v if_o guilty_a by_o conscience_n than_o by_o he_o and_o though_o by_o his_o rebellion_n he_o may_v seem_v to_o dishonour_v his_o father_n he_o do_v pretend_v to_o honour_v his_o forefather_n while_o he_o pretend_v to_o honour_v their_o law_n it_o seem_v he_o think_v the_o preservation_n of_o old_a law_n to_o be_v of_o more_o moment_n than_o the_o make_n of_o new_a and_o the_o preservation_n of_o law_n to_o be_v of_o more_o moment_n than_o the_o make_n of_o they_o indeed_o be_v it_o not_o folly_n that_o innovation_n in_o religion_n shall_v be_v count_v folly_n but_o innovation_n in_o state_n shall_v be_v count_v wisdom_n as_o if_o humane_a wisdom_n and_o divine_a be_v rather_o contrary_a then_o subordinate_a zaleucus_n the_o wise_a locrian_a make_v it_o by_o law_n the_o hazard_n of_o life_n to_o propose_v a_o new_a law_n if_o it_o prove_v not_o as_o well_o to_o be_v approve_v as_o propose_v whereby_o they_o know_v but_o one_o new_a law_n in_o two_o hundred_o year_n it_o be_v certain_o a_o argument_n of_o as_o much_o wisdom_n as_o constancy_n and_o as_o the_o natural_a body_n so_o the_o politic_a last_v long_a that_o be_v lest_o temper_a with_o to_o honour_v one_o parent_n have_v a_o promise_n of_o long_a life_n to_o honour_v our_o forefather_n in_o honour_v their_o law_n can_v want_v the_o blessing_n of_o continuance_n to_o a_o nation_n heaven_n more_o delight_v to_o be_v bountitiful_a to_o many_o than_o to_o few_o where_o the_o divine_a wisdom_n do_v not_o special_o restrain_v god_n jealousy_n delight_v in_o glory_n which_o be_v the_o lustre_n of_o his_o goodness_n be_v in_o itself_o as_o boundless_a as_o his_o goodness_n since_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o world_n the_o divine_a wisdom_n never_o make_v but_o one_o eminent_a change_n in_o the_o church_n the_o ateration_n of_o the_o jewish_a service_n into_o the_o christian_a the_o moysaicall_a worship_n not_o abrogate_a but_o perfect_v and_o enlarge_n the_o patriarchal_a and_o for_o the_o christian_a service_n it_o have_v not_o so_o proper_o suffer_v a_o innovation_n as_o a_o renovation_n rather_o a_o purification_n than_o a_o change_n have_v the_o same_o primitive_a metal_n though_o refine_v since_o then_o the_o divine_a wisdom_n make_v so_o rare_a a_o change_n in_o so_o vast_a a_o time_n humane_a wisdom_n may_v well_o fear_v in_o a_o far_o less_o time_n to_o make_v any_o at_o all_o yet_o if_o new_a law_n be_v to_o be_v make_v story_n and_o use_n may_v present_v to_o our_o consideration_n if_o not_o to_o our_o choice_n some_o act_v the_o monument_n of_o ancient_a law_n such_o be_v that_o lycian_a law_n whereby_o in_o their_o great_a council_n vote_n be_v difference_v according_a to_o the_o difference_n of_o man_n interest_n in_o the_o state_n so_o that_o a_o person_n a_o town_n a_o city_n a_o county_n and_o consequent_o a_o order_n of_o man_n be_v not_o only_o not_o forget_v but_o proportion_a by_o which_o happiness_n of_o equity_n every_o one_o be_v a_o able_a and_o wary_a to_o preserve_v freedom_n that_o optimacy_n can_v not_o creep_v in_o under_o the_o device_n of_o close-conveighance_a audacious_o to_o enthraule_n a_o government_n and_o people_n such_o be_v that_o theban_a law_n which_o exclude_v artificer_n and_o merchant_n as_o unprepared_a for_o government_n unless_o for_o ten_o year_n space_n they_o have_v leave_v their_o trade_n think_v they_o else_o fit_a for_o bargain_n than_o for_o counsel_n and_o so_o below_o the_o right_a splendour_n and_o experience_n of_o state_n such_o be_v the_o cretian_a law_n which_o forbid_v all_o young_a man_n to_o censure_v the_o law_n of_o their_o country_n as_o the_o business_n not_o of_o their_o search_n but_o of_o their_o reverence_n and_o think_v they_o to_o be_v exclude_v as_o much_o by_o their_o age_n as_o by_o the_o law_n but_o absalon_n will_v not_o abrogate_v establish_v law_n though_o he_o violate_v it_o justice_z he_o will_v do_v but_o will_v he_o do_v it_o in_o his_o own_o person_n it_o seem_v not_o then_o either_o novelty_n or_o injustice_n for_o a_o king_n where_o he_o exclude_v not_o himself_o to_o be_v as_o well_o the_o judge_n as_o the_o king_n of_o