1. Their Office, the Protection of the Earth belongs to God. The earth is the Lords, and the fullness thereof, and all the Princes in the world are but his Deputies and Vicegerents, He the Supreme and the main Protector. It is not in man, he that runneth, nor he that willeth, but mercy comes from God, Rom. 9. 16. It is not in the Church, he that planteth, or he that watereth, but the increase comes from God, 1 Cor. 3. 7. It is not in the battle, the horse or the rider, but safety comes from God, Prov. 21. 31. It is not in the State, the wise man, nor the rich man, nor the mighty man, but judgement and kindness come from God, Jer. 9. 23. In matters of judicature, He the Law-giver to rule the cause, Jam. 4. 12. He the Judge to hear it, Psal. 50. 6. He the pleader to argue it, Psal. 35. 1. He the witness to confirm it, Mal. 3. 5. He the King to determine and over-rule it, and all ⟨p. 7⟩to the purposes of safety and Protection. The Lord is our Judge, the Lord is our Law-giver, the Lord is our King, he will save us, Isai. 33. 22. O Israel thou hast destroyed thy self, but in me is thy help, I will be thy King, Hos. 13. 10. It is the devils stile to be [Greek or Hebrew], an Accuser, it is Christs, to be [Greek or Hebrew] an Advocate and Comforter. It is the devils work to be Abaddon, a Destroyer, it is Christs to be Goel, a Redeemer. When it comes to punishing and pulling down, then he calls it Opus alienum, a work strange unto him, Jer. 28. 21. He is not willing to afflict, it comes not from his heart, Lam. 3. 33. But when he is to build up, to protect, to show mercy, to be a Shield of the earth, then he delighteth in that, Mic. 7. 18.
1. Their Office, the Protection of the Earth belongs to God. The earth is the Lords, and the fulnesse thereof, and all the Princes in the world are but his Deputles and Vicegerents, He the Supreme and the maine Protector. It is not in man, he that runneth, nor he that willeth, but mercy comes from God, Rom. 9. 16. It is not in the Church, he that planteth, or he that watereth, but the increase comes from God, 1 Cor. 3. 7. It is not in the battel, the horse or the rider, but safetie comes from God, Prov. 21. 31. It is not in the State, the wise man, nor the rich man, nor the mighty man, but iudgement and kindnesse come from God, Ier. 9. 23. In matters of judicature, Hee the Law-giver to rule the cause, Iam. 4. 12. He the Iudge to heare it, Psal. 50. 6. Hee the pleader to argue it, Psal. 35. 1. Hee the witnesse to confirme it, Mal. 3. 5. Hee the King to determine and over-rule it, and all ⟨p. 7⟩to the purposes of safetie and Protection. The Lord is our Iudge, the Lord is our Law-giver, the Lord is our King, hee will save us, Isai. 33. 22. O Israel thou hast destroyed thy selfe, but in me is thy helpe, I will be thy King, Hos. 13. 10. It is the divels stile to be 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, an Accuser, it is Christs, to be 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 an Advocate and Comforter. It is the divels worke to be Abaddon, a Destroyer, it is Christs to be Goel, a Redeemer. When it comes to punishing and pulling downe, then he calls it Opus alienum, a worke strange unto him, Ier. 28. 21. He is not willing to afflict, it comes not from his heart, Lam. 3. 33. But when he is to build up, to protect, to shew mercy, to be a Shield of the earth, then he delighteth in that,
