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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty second, the thirty third, and…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the thirty second, the thirty third, and…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty second, the thirty third, and the thirty fourth chapters of the book of Job being the substance of forty-nine lectures / delivered at Magnus near the Bridge, London, by Joseph Caryl ...An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the thirty second, the thirty third, and the thirty fourth chapters of the booke of Job being the substance of forty-nine lectures / delivered at Magnus neare the Bridge, London, by Joseph Caryl ...
London: printed by M. Simmons, 1661
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
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They that hate right, or righteousness, are altogether unfit to Govern, or to be Governors?
They that hate right, or righteousness, are altogether unfit to Govern, or to be Governours?
Nothing is more contrary to the state of Government, or the qualification of a Governor, then to hate right; righteousness is the sphere wherein he ought to walk, and never to move out of it; 'tis the business he hath to do, the trade which he hath to drive; whatsoever he doth in that capacity, he must be doing righteous things. So far as any man hath the power of Government in his hand, if it be but over a family, much more over a Nation, he ought to do right; Davids prayer for himself as a King, and for his son who was to succeed him in the Kingdom, was only and altogether this, (Psal. 72.1.) Give the King thy judgements, O Lord, and thy righteousness unto the Kings son; that is, teach both ⟨p. 614⟩me and him what is right, give us a heart conformable to it, and a readiness of mind always to do it: That's the scope of his prayer when he said, Give the King thy judgements, O Lord, and thy righteousness to the King's son: Nor doth he barely pray for the gift of judgement and righteousness, but he puts the stamp of God upon them; Give them thy judgement, and thy righteousness. It is possible for Kings to have a judgement of their own, and a righteousness of their own, which are not the judgements nor the righteousness of God. For as there is a righteousness of God, which some being ignorant of, trust to a righteousness of their own for the justification of their person; so there is a righteousness of God for the government of man, which some neglecting, use only a righteousness of their own, both in condemning and justifying other mens both persons and causes; Princes being in Gods place, should exalt the righteousness of God in the governing of men. And therefore the same David in his dying song spake thus (2 Sam: 23.3.) He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God; who ever he is he must be just, and he must be just in the fear of God, which he can never be, but in giving out the righteousness of God; that is, in dispensing that for righteousness, which is right according to the will of God. And if he must do right thus, how shall he do it, if he hate it? no man will do that willingly or constantly which he hateth; he that hates right is so far from doing it himself, that he cannot abide others should do it.