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A12365
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[The magistrates scripture.]
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Smith, Henry, 1550?-1591.
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STC 22681; ESTC S107792
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the_o magistrate_n scripture_n psalm_n 82._o 6._o 7._o i_o have_v say_v you_o be_v god_n and_o you_o all_o be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o most_o high_a but_o you_o shall_v die_v like_o man_n &_o fall_v like_o one_o of_o the_o prince_n i_o may_v call_v this_o text_n the_o magistrate_n scripture_n consider_v the_o state_n of_o king_n &_o governor_n how_o much_o good_a they_o may_v do_v and_o how_o little_a they_o perform_v god_n become_v a_o rememberancer_n unto_o they_o and_o first_o show_v what_o a_o high_a call_v prince_n and_o ruler_n have_v and_o then_o lest_o they_o shall_v be_v proud_a of_o it_o &_o make_v their_o magistracy_n a_o chair_n of_o ease_n he_o turn_v upon_o they_o again_o as_o though_o he_o have_v another_o message_n unto_o they_o &_o tell_v they_o that_o though_o they_o be_v above_o other_o yet_o they_o shall_v die_v like_o other_o and_o though_o they_o judge_v here_o yet_o they_o shall_v be_v judge_v hereafter_o and_o give_v account_n of_o their_o stewardship_n how_o they_o have_v govern_v as_o straight_o as_o their_o subject_n how_o they_o have_v obey_v a_o good_a memorandum_n for_o all_o in_o authority_n so_o to_o deal_v in_o this_o kingdom_n that_o they_o lose_v not_o the_o kingdom_n to_o come_v i_o have_v say_v you_o be_v god_n etc._n etc._n how_o can_v he_o call_v they_o god_n which_o call_v himself_o the_o only_a god_n &_o say_v there_o be_v no_o more_o god_n but_o he_o esay_n 44._o 5._o 45._o 21._o i_o have_v make_v thou_o pharaoh_n his_o god_n say_v god_n to_o moses_n exod._n 7._o 1._o because_o he_o have_v give_v he_o power_n to_o speak_v unto_o pharaoh_n in_o his_o name_n and_o to_o execute_v his_o judgement_n upon_o they_o out_o of_o this_o name_n ruler_n may_v learn_v how_o to_o govern_v &_o subject_n how_o to_o obey_v as_o inferior_a magistrate_n do_v nothing_o but_o as_o the_o superior_a magistrate_n prescribe_v so_o they_o which_o rule_n under_o god_n for_o god_n must_v rule_v by_o the_o prescript_n of_o god_n and_o do_v nothing_o but_o as_o their_o conscience_n tell_v they_o that_o god_n will_v do_v himself_o therefore_o they_o which_o use_v their_o power_n against_o god_n which_o bear_v the_o person_n of_o god_n and_o execute_v the_o will_n of_o the_o devil_n which_o make_v law_n against_o god_n law_n and_o be_v enemy_n to_o his_o servant_n be_v worse_o than_o balaam_n which_o will_v not_o curse_v who_o god_n bless_v and_o so_o much_o as_o in_o they_o lie_v make_v god_n a_o liar_n because_o they_o can_v so_o well_o be_v call_v god_n as_o devil_n such_o god_n go_v to_o hell_n i_o have_v say_v you_o be_v god_n etc._n etc._n first_o this_o name_n inform_v we_o what_o kind_n of_o ruler_n &_o magistrate_n we_o shall_v choose_v those_o which_o excel_v all_o other_o man_n like_o god_n among_o man_n for_o a_o king_n shall_v be_v a_o man_n after_o god_n own_o heart_n like_o david_n as_o all_o those_o who_o god_n set_v over_o his_o people_n in_o his_o mercy_n and_o not_o in_o his_o anger_n have_v some_o note_n of_o excellency_n above_o the_o rest_n which_o god_n choose_v they_o by_o as_o it_o be_v the_o magistrate_n mark_v the_o mild_a man_n numb_a 12._o 3._o or_o the_o wise_a man_n 1._o reg._n 4._o 31._o or_o the_o just_a man_n heb._n 7._o 2._o as_o though_o if_o all_o these_o have_v meet_v in_o one_o the_o inquisition_n shall_v have_v stay_v there_o &_o all_o give_v place_n to_o he_o but_o our_o virtue_n be_v so_o single_v that_o he_o which_o be_v call_v the_o mild_a be_v not_o call_v the_o wise_a and_o he_o which_o be_v call_v the_o wise_a be_v not_o call_v the_o just_a as_o though_o god_n find_v some_o defect_n in_o his_o own_o election_n for_o when_o he_o choose_v one_o mild_a another_o wise_a and_o another_o just_a he_o show_v that_o he_o will_v have_v one_o which_o be_v mild_a and_o wise_a &_o just_a like_v himself_o elisha_n think_v that_o the_o single_a spirit_n be_v not_o enough_o but_o require_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o eliah_n 9_o may_v be_v double_v upon_o he_o because_o he_o be_v a_o prophet_n which_o shall_v teach_v other_o so_o we_o shall_v pick_v out_o they_o which_o have_v a_o double_a spirit_n to_o be_v magistrate_n because_o they_o must_v govern_v other_o as_o god_n pick_v forth_o josua_n in_o moses_n his_o room_n he_o may_v have_v choose_v many_o out_o of_o all_o israel_n which_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n but_o he_o choose_v josua_n of_o who_o he_o say_v that_o he_o be_v full_a of_o the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n deut._n 24._o 9_o show_v that_o if_o one_o be_v better_o than_o another_o he_o shall_v be_v choose_v before_o the_o rest_n therefore_o samuel_n go_v over_o all_o 5._o the_o son_n of_o ishai_n to_o anoint_v a_o successor_n to_o saul_n and_o put_v back_o one_o after_o another_o which_o think_v themselves_o fit_a yet_o there_o be_v but_o one_o among_o they_o which_o please_v god_n &_o the_o prophet_n can_v scarce_o discern_v he_o so_o necessary_a it_o be_v that_o this_o choice_n be_v commit_v to_o none_o but_o the_o godly_a because_o he_o 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to_o good_a or_o evil_n if_o the_o race_n shall_v be_v to_o the_o swift_a and_o the_o battle_n to_o the_o strong_a then_o as_o saul_n do_v exceed_v all_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n from_o the_o shoulder_n upward_o 2._o so_o he_o which_o command_v other_o shall_v exceed_v other_o in_o gift_n of_o grace_n that_o they_o may_v know_v he_o from_o the_o rest_n and_o say_v this_o be_v he_o that_o excel_v the_o rest_n in_o virtue_n as_o saul_n do_v in_o stature_n like_o the_o king_n of_o bee_n which_o be_v fair_a of_o all_o the_o hive_n therefore_o if_o pharaoh_n will_v let_v none_o but_o joseph_n govern_v egypt_n in_o who_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n gen._n 41._o 38._o much_o more_o ought_v christian_a prince_n in_o the_o choose_n of_o joseph_n in_o their_o common_a wealth_n and_o therefore_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v like_o rehoboam_n which_o make_v they_o his_o counsellor_n who_o he_o shall_v have_v banish_v the_o court_n 1._o reg._n 12._o 8._o second_o this_o extoll_v the_o call_n 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