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A53755	New England freemen warned and warmed to be free indeed, having an eye to God in their elections in a sermon preached before the Court of Election at Boston on the last day of May, 1671 [by] J.O., pastour of the first church in Boston.	Oxenbridge, John, 1609-1674.	1673 (1673)	Wing O837; ESTC R28765	22,868	54

and I perceive Magistrates and Ministers and most of the Husbandmen will finde the want of some stable commodity which may command supplies from abroad 4. Peace is the last thing I will name conducing to the publick good which is proper for the Magistrate to promote 1 Tim 2.2 we are to pray for and therefore endeavour that Magistrates may maintaine Peace and the Rulers Office is under the notion of an Healer or binder up Isa 3.7 Chebesh he is a Chirurgion to bind up the wounds of the Country Isa 1.6 There is closing and crushing out the corrupt matter and then binding up for the uniting of the parts and then there is mollifying or suppling for the removing of the swelling and hardness Now for this blessed work the Magistrate needs an Eagles eye and Lyons heart and yet a Ladies soft and gentle hand Fathers and Brethren ye are now to assemble being clothed with the chief Magistratical power of this poor Country let me beseech you in the Name of the Lord to attend healing work and to act as those that are united as one man for the common good that the people may be so meddle not with any thing that may divide you in so dubious a time remember that Gen. 13.7 the strife between Abraham and Lot was very unreasonable because the Cananite was then in the Land and therefore Abraham to allay and end the strife doth deny himself and wave his right ye know my Brethren what new neighbours we have their busie Locusts will know and improve al your strife other snares for you are boasted of therefore now is your season for self-denial If you have any of you a thirst and longing to make any change in Church or Common-wealth and may be you see your help in the gate and have it in your power yet let me entreat you in this joynt of time not to follow but forbear your own desires because they cannot be pursued without publick hazard if any of you long for the waters of your Native land yet forbear to drink them as David 1 Chro. 11.17 Pardon me I pray you if from what appears above-board I cannot see how men here can finde any occasion of division if they do not on some secret cause unseasonably seek it what if some Brethren have departed from a particular Church irregularly say some regularly say others but why should this make any noise heat and breach in the Land since it is not held out as an ordinary case the like may not be seen in an age neither is this I hope to be a President nor is it upon any different Principles though some differing application of Principles for it is expresly owned on all hands that the major part of a Church must issue their matters where the rule doth not contradict neither can I understand why the question about adult Children of the Church should make any estrangement since all godly men have the same scope to fetch in to Christ the young Generation Some by giving those priviledges which others deny to awaken them to look out for the true and inward foundation of priviledges If upon such grounds as these we admit of strife it will carker and sour our spirits and will take up so much of our heat and heart as to leave us faint and feeble for converting work The appearance of disagreement among the Elders will hinder the order of Churches which we would assert and hinder the convertion of Youth which we would promote and promote prophaness superstition and popery which we would hinder hinder did I say nay which we would with all our might hinder and watch against for Satans great Attaque upon the Churches seems to ly that way and may be Satan and his instruments will blow up either real division amongst us or the repute or report of it that there may be a pretence of a necessity to set up a Courtier for your Governour in the Common wealth and a Prelate or something like it in the Churches and when Taxes and Tythes and all kinde of vexation are upon you in your labours and heavy burdens upon your Consciences then you will may be cry and not be heard because of your wilful drawing such things upon your selves 1 Sam. 8.18 then will you wish Oh that we had hearkened to God and his servants and had agreed but were it not my honoured Fathers and dear Brethren better to work in hope for that agreement now which we would wish for in vain Now therefore let all New Englands friends for their comfort and Enemies for their disappointment know that bating some Exentricks we are all general●y agreed in the Principles of purity and power of the Churches and the liberty and safety of this people against all that ly● in wait against us whether nearer or further off Bear with me I beseech you that I have been so large in a matter which lay upon my heart with so great weight I sh●ll now hasten to a conclusion when I have only touched upon 4. Qualification of them that should be set up in Magistratical power hating Coveteousness this Coveteousness which doth incapacitate a man for Magistracy is an earnest intentiveness upon wealth and increase of estate A coveteous Magist●ate Deputy or Commissioner will be so busie upon particular advantage that for want of that he will think much of time and pains for publick good and will be indulging 〈…〉 vice if he can gain by it the Creek 〈…〉 could say 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 love of 〈…〉 is the rust of the soul and that it is Sacriledge to get wealth from the publick and gives even a divine rule that Magistracy is not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not a trading and merchandize but a Ministry be that dispiseth the gain of oppression that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes Isai 33.14.15 shall hold up his head when all the world is on fire and such a fire seems kindling now and happy are they who will shake off such gain as a spark of hell or a viper lighting upon them as Paul did Act. 28.5 But now it is time to conclude least while I should help I should hinder the work of the day and 〈◊〉 conclusion I would adde two words 1. If you have had and shall have respect to God in constituting and administring of Magistracy then we must be thankful to the Lord for such Magistrates that we have liberty to chuse such and that we have such to chuse Else where their Magistrates and Officers Governour and Major General their Secretary yea their Marshal is from abroad and the Colony have no judgement of their fitness permitted to them yea we must be thankful not only for but to such ●●gistrates and Deputies th●● accept and 〈…〉 their trust for indeed we are beholden to them for so mean a 〈…〉 is allowed that they will put the 〈…〉 ders under so great a burthen in totter●●●… and troublesome times let all the Inhabitants incourage them in their work for all your mirth and prosperity will cease when such Rulers do Lam. 5.14 The Elders have ceased from the Gate the Young men from their Musick If your choice and administration be not to the mind of God exercise experience for your unworthiness your weakness in Faith Prayer Watching and Working for God would have you work ●●t all your salvations Eccl. 10.18 By much slothfulness the building decayeth and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through Prov. 12.24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule but the slothful shall be under tribute all the decayes of the fair building of Government here all thralldome and all your destructions must needs be of your selves and your own default especially the Freemen 2. Exercise Faith if ye seek the Lord he ●ill not cast you off he hath expressed him●●lf so in promise 1 Sam. 12.22 The Lord will not forsake his people for his great names sake because it hath pleased the Lord to make you his people therefore howsoever mat●●●… 〈…〉 aside from following the Lord 〈…〉 Lord with all your heart for the 〈…〉 will not forsake and so hath the Lord 〈…〉 pressed himself in performance to you hitherto Isa 26.3 ye are born by him from the belly and are carried from the womb● and let this be our comfort the Lord Jesus will put an end to all the disorders of Governement and the more disorders of that 〈◊〉 and the foundations are out of cours● the more are we forced to cry Psal ●● 〈…〉 rise O Lord judge the Earth 〈…〉 Nations This may awaken our 〈◊〉 to the Lord Jesus Come Lord Jesus 〈◊〉 quickly even so AMEN FINIS