Casuistical morning-exercises the fourth volume /

Secondly, Let me desire you to facilitate the work of Magistrates, and make it as easy to them as you can. You that are Masters of Families, having Children and Servants under you, and understand your work, and desire to go through with it, find, that you have enough to do in your narrow and little spheres, your small Cock-boats call for much care and pains. We that are Pastors of Churches, have a great ⟨image 181⟩deal more, even so much as makes our Heads and Hearts to ache, and we cry out with holy Paul, [Greek or Hebrew], who is sufficient for these things? People do little think those many thoughts which gracious and faithful Ministers have both day and night, the multitude of those cares which they take the burdens which often lie upon their Spirits, and the many bitter sighs and groans which upon various accounts they do utter in their private recesses when they are alone with God. But yet, what is this, all this, to that load which lieth upon the shoulders of our Sovereign, who sits as Pilot at the Helm of so great a Ship, and upon whom cometh daily, not only the care of Three Kingdoms, but, as doubtless I may safely add, of the whole Protestant Interest, which hath been so desperately struck at; yea, and of all the Churches who have felt the fury of Oppressors, that have put yokes of iron upon their necks. And not only the King, whose Place is highest, and Province hardest; but others also who are employed by and under him, do find they have enough to do. The Lord Mayor, the Justices of Peace, the Petty Constables, Beadles, Watchmen have enough to do. How many avocations have they from their own Callings and particular Affairs, which for their own and Families good must be attended to, and how many Troubles and Vexations have they in the management of their Places? I would therefore prevail with you to pity them and to help them, and to take off from their burden all that you can. This will be an argument of your being acted by a Spirit truly Christian, and it doth very well become all good Subjects.

Secondly, Let me desire you to facilitate the work of Magistrates, and make it as easie to them as you can. You that are Masters of Families, having Children and Servants under you, and understand your work, and desire to go through with it, find, that you have enough to do in your narrow and little spheres, your small Cock-boats call for much care and pains. We that are Pastors of Churches, have a great ⟨image 181⟩