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A11380 The practice of policie in a Christian life taught from the Scriptures / written by I. Saltmarshe ... Saltmarsh, John, d. 1647. 1639 (1639) STC 21639; ESTC S964 73,178 331

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The Mount was a good example For the Glory of the Lord abode on it and yet a Cloud covered it sixe dayes Ex. 24. 16. POLICIE LXXIV Princes when they should appeare terrible MAgistrates and Princes in place and occasion should appeare awfull and terrible offences are often put out of countenance and confidence when the eyes of Justice shoote lightening and revenge in the face of them Thus In the eyes of the Children of Israel the sight of the Glory of the Lord was like devouring Fire on the top of the Mount Ex. 24. 17. POLICIE LXXV Princes in their absence are to substitute fit persons in their places IF you bee in authority and by chance importuned to remove be wise in the disposing and packing up your affaires I meane leave not things disordered and confused but doe as God did with Moses take part of your spirit of authority and put it upon some that are resident Thus When Moses was called from the people into the Mount hee said Aaron and Hur are with you if any man have any matters to doe Ex. 24. 14. POLICIE LXXVI To send good intelligence abroad IN the charge and advise for intelligence be very acurate and punctuall and the relations which are returned accordingly shall doe your Designe more service B●lles come backe as they are racketted from you Thus When Moses sent out his Spies for Canaan See sayes hee the land and the people whether they be strong or weake few or many what cities they dwell in whether in tents or strong holds Numb 1. 18 19. POLICIE LXXVII How to becalme a mutiny IN any commotion or mutiny labour to becalme it with faire deprecations and plausible reasons which may superinduce a contrary opinion to that they are perswaded on this is to stroke a fury and fawne upon a frowne and smile a discontent into favour Thus When the people mutined because of the false report Moses and Aaron fell downe upon their faces before all the Assembly saying the Land is an exceeding good Land Numb 14. 5. 7. POLICIE LXXVIII Innovation dangerous FAll not into any humour of Innovation or Change too suddenly neither recant from any thing you interest your selfe in too inconsiderately in these actions let your motion bee like the shadow upon Ahaz Diall and goe backe by degrees Thus When God pretended hee would mite the people that instant for nurmuring and make a greater Nation Moses perswaded him the action would bee scandalous to the Heathen the Nations will speake c. Numb 14 15. POLICIE LXXIX Discontent a kind of plurisie which must be speedily remedied IN universall murmurings and mutinies labour the remedy and supply without delay common people are suddaine and impatient in their passions and their discontent is a kinde of Plurisie which must have speedy redresse or the disease is mortall Thus When the people complained in the Desart for water Moses and Aaron without stay went and fell downe on their faces to God and he bid them Strike the Rocke for water Numb 20. 6. 11. POLICIE LXXX How to behave ones selfe in a strange Country WHen you are to make use of any thing where another hath property seeke to contract faire quarter for your present advantage and let your arguments for persuasion bee pertinent and materiall and inducing hee that rides other circuits for execution of his designe is out of his way or else goes a farther way about Thus Moses being to passe by the king of Edom sent to him saying God hath heard our voice and brought us from Egypt let us passe through thy country wee will not drinke of thy water nor turne to the right hand nor left Numb 20. 16 17. POLICIE LXXXI Places of Authority not to be long vacant WHen Places of Authority are likely to bee vacant bee ready in project with a successour long inter-reynums or interstices in goverment is the Winter and ill Season of a State where the nights are long and the dayes short Thus Aaron being ready to die Moses even then tooke Eleazar and stripped Aaron of his garment and put them upon Eleazar his Sonne Numb 20. 28. POLICIE LXXXII Praises and promises great inducements IF you would prevaile with any for some experiments of the faculty they excell in you may induce themby promises and advancing the report of their skill and ability and this is a kind of tuning an instrument for your hand or with Moses a blowing into the Silver Trumpet to make it sound Thus Balak though a wicked Prince did well in his act upon Balaam he sent him rewards and Come now sayes hee for I wote he whom thou blessest is blessed Numb 22. 6 7. POLICIE LXXXIII Apply thy selfe to God on a designe for successe I know no better Policy in the preface or entrance upon a designe then to apply your selfe to God for successe and direction or for declining your heart from it if it be not convenient This is to goe to the first Mover for a motion Thus Wicked Balaam was imitable in this action Tarry ye sayes he that I may know what the Lord will say Numb 22. 19. POLICIE LXXXIV A threefold cord is not easily broken HE that would draw any into assistance or other complot shall obtaine soonest by offers of interest in the cause and by propounding such respects as you thinke may sute the disposition of the parties or agents and by solliciting by persons of fame and quality and such a threefold cord is not easily broken Thus The methode of Balaks policy was good and sound for hee sent to Balaam Princes more honourable with this Language I will promote thee Numb 22. 15 17. POLICIE LXXXV Not to be too importunate IF you observe any obstruction or aversenesse or stopping in your businesse presse not forward with too much violence but take time to spruce the feathers of your industry that you may flie more roundly to the marke Thus Balaam did unwisely to spurre on his Asse when his Asse made a stand for the Angell said I went out to withstand thee and had shee not turned I had slaine thee Numb 22. 32 33. POLICIE LXXXVI Severall wayes to be tried in a businesse IN the thing you would have to succeed make triall of all the severall advantages you see open for there are more wayes than one into a City and some Posternes may be open though the foregates be shut Thus Balak had his action beene lawfull tooke a wise course for he said to the Prophet Come I pray thee unto another place Num. 23. 13 27 POLICIE LXXXVII Publique grace is to be shewne unto Successours IF you would have your successour inherit your eminency and respect after you derive to him betimes some publique grace which may bee a kinde of initiation or pre-instalment these whom wee would have members of a Visible Church we baptize and dip Thus Moses before he aied tooke Joshua and laid his hand upon him and set him before Eleazar the Priest and before
wisely though the businesse wicked IF you thinke your owne naked presence will bee any impediment or retardation to the businesse you desire doe it by disguise if you may goe on safel● and accurately and this is to act your part in the darke Thus Saul did wisely though his businesse was wicked hee went not to Endor like himselfe but put on other ra●m●nt 1 Sam. 28. 8. POLICIE CLI When to avoid and passe by occasions of distaste WHen you have drawne any of quality and might into your assi●tance and th●● your strength consists in such a contribution avoid all occasions of exceptions and distasts and wisely passe by them else you give them occasion to retire into the consideration of the engagement you stand in towards them and to project some course of withdrawing and translating their power where they hope for more advantage and like the birds in the fable each will challenge their feather and leave you naked Thus Ishbosheth was ill advised to rebuke Abner for the Concubine Have I not shewed kindnesse saies he to the house of Saul and to his Brethren and therefore as God hath sworne to David even so I doe to him 2 Sam. 3. 8 9. POLICIE CLII. Not to trust a reconciled Enemy BE not too confident in the emploiment of such as may doe favour to themselves and make advantages from the things you interesse them in like ill qualitied Hawkes which eate the Fowle themselves they should take for their master Thus The Philistines were wise in not taking David to battle with them least say they in the battle he be a● Adversary to us 1 Sam. 29. 4. POLICIE CLIII A discreet retiring where envy is IF you perceive and have notice by any that you are not favored by those persons of eminency you adhere to take the admonition and discreetly retire such a motion is but to draw backe your arrow that you may shoote with more advantage afterward Thus Achish told David The Lords favour thee not and David rose early to depart 1 Sam. 29. 6. 11. POL●CIE CLIV. How to make use of advantage WHen you have one upon faire and honest advantage make then your owne lawfull termes for the necessitated party will bee a little prodigall in consent to obtaine any present redresse and like a patient in his fit of griefe would part with all to the Physitian for some instant remedie Thus David when Abner sent to make league with him said well but one thing I require thou shalt not see my f●ce except thou bring Michal 2 Sam. 3 12 13. POLICIE CLV How to draw parties to adhere to you IF you would draw parties to you and encrease adherents be sure to negotiate with the best of a faction and as friendly as you can and move them with the next reasons at hand hee that goes to worke with the rest or meanest is like one that prayes to Saints when there is a Sonne of God for his Advocate Thus When Abner intended to bring David into the Kingdome hee had Communication with the Elders of Israel 2 Sam. 3. 17. POLICIE CLVI How to conferre in signes and significations IF you would give private intelligence fearing to trust the businesse to relation invent some thing which may signifie so to your selves by your secret confederacy and not be conjectured by any other and this is to conferre in signes and significations Thus Jonathan and David agreed to mak● knowne by arrowes how Saul was affected now the La● which gathered them knew not any thing ●ut Jonathan and David knew the matter 1 Sam. 20. 39. POLICY CLVII Not to passe lightly the words of suspicious men IN the discourses of any concerning you observe what things you heare let fall by chance and passe it not with neglect but lay it up for after occasion in the rich Harvest of others discourse the gleane●s have their private commodity Thus When David came to Achish and overheard his Servants saying is not this David of whom they sang he laid up this in his heart and was af●aid 1 Sam. 21. 11. 11. 12. POLICY CLVIII Birds of a feather will flocke together IN generall discontents ob●erve whether any man of quality or famous condition shew himselfe a party for those of inferiour sort will more easily comply and bee perswaded being ever more daring by the spirit of another than themselves like vapours which fall downe if they have not a Sun-beame to rise by Thus When David a man of honour shewed himselfe grieved Every one that was in distresse every one that was in debt and every one that was discontented gathered themselves to him 1 Sam. 22. 2. POLICY CLIX. Disgrace to an Ambassadour redounds to his Prince IF you be guilty of any defect which is a dishonour to you or your place behave your selfe so reservedly that you put not your selfe upon the danger of making it more publike weaknesses would bee set forth like Masques by night Thus When Hanun had shaven the embassadours of David and cut off their garments in disgrace David sent to them Tarry yee at Jerich● till your beards be growne 2 Sam. ●0 4 5. POLICY CLX How to aide one another in warre IN fight or battle if your forces bee divided and your troopes scattered into severall battalios observe where the first decay or diminution beginnes and there supply from the abler troopes this is to call from the maine mast to stop a leake in your army Thus When Joab and Abishai fought against the Syrians sayes Joab if the Syrians be too strong for mee then thou shalt helpe mee 2 Sam. 9. 10 11. POLICIE CLXI How to make a prudent relation of matters IF you have any relations to make put those things you thinke will move anger or not speed well in the front and preface of your speech and what things you are most confident will enfavour you place in the reere it is not fit to goe away like indiscreet Waspes leaving a sting behinde and it is the welcomest storme that sets in a faire day Thus When Joab sent the relation of the warre to David he said to the messenger if so be the Kings wrath arise when thou hast made an end of telling then say thou thy Servant Uriah is dead also 2 Sam. 11. 19 20 21. POLICIE CLXII How a Generall must behave himselfe toward his Soveraigne IF you would bee solitary and seeme to have no sharer in some famous successe or atchievement no Rivals to take part of the honour from you as the Elders did from the spirit which was in Moses behave your selfe in the most conspicuous fashion you can in occasions that are offered because the Sunne comes nearer us with his light than other Planets therefore hee hath the honour to bee called That great Light which rules the Day Thus Joab advised David I have fought against Rabbah now therefore gather the rest of the people and take it least I take it and it be called after my name 2 Sam.