Great-men may easily be entreated to take notice of the eminency of their places, for the claiming of Offices of respect and regard from others their Inferiors: Happy were it for them, could they as readily be induced seriously to consider of it for the exacting of wise and wary, discreet and seemly carriage from themselves, that they might not by their unadvised and undiscreet carriage, or by any base and unbeseeming course, bring the least aspersion upon either their persons or their places: If they could and would say to themselves, when they are either by others solicited, or of themselves inwardly moved to do ought, yea though it be not simply evil of it self, yet that it is such as will not stand with their honour, and with the honour of their places, as Nehemie before, hShould such an one as I fly? so, should such an one as I am, receive gifts from iNaaman, ktake bribes of such as have business before me, or with me, either by my self or by my servants? Should such an one as I am abuse my power and my place, to gild over a rotten post, or to shore up an Ale-sign; ⟨p. 19⟩or to make those that live near me, serviceable to me for fear of worse usage otherwise? Should such an one as I am give countenance to lewd and loose persons, or help to bolster and bear them out in their bad and base courses? Do such things beseem those that have the stile of Gods by God given them? Or ldoth it beseem such to be transported with choler, to be corrupted with favour, to be terrified with threats, to be puffed up with pride; to be greedy of base gain, to be earthly minded, yea or to be ambitiously affected; mto make a mock of mens miseries, nto pursue things to extremity, oto trample upon the oppressed, pto suffer their servants and Officers to tyrannize over Gods poor people? &c. Do these things beseem those who as by God they are 9called Gods, so should in their whole carriage of all others, come nearest him, whose name they bear.
Great-men may easily be entreated to take notice of the eminency of their places, for the clayming of Offices of respect and regard from others their Inferiours: Happy were it for them, could they as readily be induced seriously to consider of it for the exacting of wise and wary, discreet and seemly cariage from themselues, that they might not by their vnaduised and vndiscreet cariage, or by any base and vnbeseeming course, bring the least aspersion vpon either their persons or their places: If they could and would say to themselues, when they are either by others solicited, or of themselues inwardly moued to do ought, yea though it be not simply euil of it selfe, yet that it is such as wil not stand with their honour, and with the honour of their places, as Nehemie before, hShould such an one as I flie? so, should such an one as I am, receiue gifts from iNaaman, ktake bribes of such as haue busines before mee, or with mee, either by my selfe or by my seruants? Should such an one as I am abuse my power and my place, to gild ouer a rotten post, or to shore vp an Alesigne; ⟨p. 19⟩or to make those that liue neere me, seruiceable to me for feare of worse vsage otherwise? Should such an one as I am giue countenance to lewd and loose persons, or helpe to bolster and beare them out in their bad and base courses? Do such things beseeme those that haue the stile of Gods by God giuen them? Or ldoth it beseem such to be transported with choler, to be corrupted with fauour, to be terrified with threats, to be puffed vp with pride; to be greedy of base gaine, to be earthly minded, yea or to be ambitiously affected; mto make a mocke of mens miseries, nto pursue things to extremitie, oto trample vpon the oppressed, pto suffer their seruants and Officers to tyrannize ouer Gods poore people? &c. Doe these things beseeme those who as by God they are 9
- hNehem. 6. 12.
- i2 King 5. 16, 26.
- kNon a cipio sturi•m, nisi receperis preti•. Galfrid. Carnot. Et Martinus Episcopo qui equum ei nec•ssariū attulerat, Tolle eq•um, decepistim•; nesciebam uegoti• tibi imminere Bern de consider. lib. 4. Scelus est accipere a reo: quanto magis ab accusatore? quam etiam sceleratius ab v•reque? Cic. Verr. 4. Ne donū munusve Proconsul accipiat. Sever. & Antonin. apud Vipian. D. l. 1. t. 16. l. 6.Non a cipio sturi•m, nisi receperis preti•. Galfrid. Carnot. Et Martinus Episcopo qui equum ei nec•ssariū attulerat, Tolle eq•um, decepistim•; nesciebam uegoti• tibi imminere Bern de consider. lib. 4. Scelus est accipere a reo: quanto magis ab accusatore? quam etiam sceleratius ab v•reque? Cic. Verr. 4. Ne donū munusve Proconsul accipiat. Sever. & Antonin. apud Vipian. D. l. 1. t. 16. l. 6.
- l▪ Duns proximus ille est; Quē rati•, •ē •ra movet, just ique tenorem Flectere non odium cog•t, non gratia svadet. Claud. de Mallij Consul.▪ Dūs proximus ille est; Quē rati•, •ē •ra movet, ius• ique tenorem Flectere non odium cogt, non gratia svadet. Claud. de Mallij Consul.
