IN what frosts and snows your hand hath cleaved to your plough, is not unknown to this Kingdom;1 unthankfulness may say you have done little for us, but the truth cannot,(a) The Lord hath said ye are Gods. Still therefore be pleased to act unweariedly and unchangeably: God doth save us with a Notwithstanding our reluctancy, so should the Magistrate. God is a Father of the fatherless, and an help to the oppressed; gathereth the outcasts, careth for those whom none careth for, and doth sometimes carve for them first who do sit lowest: So should Magistrates be and do, and therefore the Lord having said concerning Magistrates, that they are Gods, Psal. 82.1. he addeth in v. 3. & 4. deliver ye the poor and needy, &c. The Magistrate should not always stay till the crying complaints of the poor be brought to him, but should sometimes seek and inquire after them;(b) The cry of the afflicted belongs to the Magistrate, though they cry not to him: Musculus therefore observes well, that the Psal. doth not say of the Magistrate, He shall deliver the poor and needy when he crieth unto him, but when he crieth, Psal. 72.12. God is a God of love, mercy and grace, he is called love it self, not justice, though he be so, but God is love, so should the Magistrate be, ⟨image 3⟩full of love, bowels, and tender compassions unto the people; therefore he is called(c) Father, tender Father, and Nasi, not only because he is lift up above the people, but because he doth lift up, or ease their burden, and doth portare populum in gremio suo. Now most worthy Patriots, ye have conquered this Kingdom with your sword, conquer us once more with your love, in providing for the poor, desolate, and in healing our sad divisions with a fatherly hand, and you are complete Saviours and Fathers to this bleeding Kingdom. Pacem nos poscimus, but not such a peace (as Augustine speaks) ut mimici submittant, sed ut amici jungant. I had thought to have been (date veniam verbo) disobedient to your command of printing this Sermon, but being persuaded that it may in some […] unto love both towards God and man, I chose rather to disobey mine own inclinations then your order. Now the Lord himself make you the repairers of our breaches, and the restorers of paths to dwell in: which is and must be the prayer of
IN what frosts and snows your hand hath cleaved to your plough, is not unknown to this Kingdome;1 unthankfulnesse may say you have done little for us, but the truth cannot,(a) The Lord hath said ye are Gods. Still therefore be pleased to act unweariedly and unchangeably: God doth save us with a Notwithstanding our reluctancy, so should the Magistrate. God is a Father of the fatherless, and an help to the oppressed; gathereth the outcasts, careth for those whom none careth for, and doth sometimes carve for them first who doe sit lowest: So should Magistrates be and doe, and therefore the Lord having said concerning Magistrates, that they are Gods, Psal. 82.1. he addeth in v. 3. & 4. deliver ye the poor and needy, &c. The Magistrate should not alwaies stay till the crying complaints of the poor be brought to him, but should sometimes seek and inquire after them;(b) The cry of the afflicted belongs to the Magistrate, though they cry not to him: Musculus therefore observes well, that the Psal. doth not say of the Magistrate, He shall deliver the poor and needy when he cryeth unto him, but when he cryeth, Psal. 72.12. God is a God of love, mercy and grace, he is called love it selfe, not justice, though he be so, but God is love, so should the Magistrate be, ⟨image 3⟩full of love, bowels, and tender compassions unto the people; therefore he is called(c) Father, tender Father, and Nasi, not only because he is lift up above the people, but because he doth lift up, or ease their burthen, and doth portare populum in gremio suo. Now most worthy Patriots, ye have conquered this Kingdome with your sword, conquer us once more with your love, in providing for the poor, desolate, and in healing our sad divisions with a fatherly hand, and you are compleat Saviours and Fathers to this bleeding Kingdome. Pacem nos poscimus, but not such a peace (as Augustine speaks) ut mimici submittant, sed ut amici jungant. I had thought to have been (date veniam verbo) disobedient to your command of printing this Sermon, but being perswaded that it may in some 〈…〉 unto love both towards God and man, I chose rather to disobey mine own inclinations then your order. Now the Lord himself make you the repairers of our breaches, and the restorers of paths to dwell in: which is and must be the prayer of
- 1Magistratus labour major rusticano. Luther.Magistratus labor major rusticano. Luther.
- (a)Guberna•io est divina quaedam virtus, ideoque vocat Deus magistratus omnes, Deos, non propter creationem, sed propter administrationem, quae solius Dei est, qui igitur in regimine est, est quasi Deus incarnatus. Luther in Gen.
- (b)Clamour afflictorum pertinet ad eos, qui in Magistratu sunt etiamsi ad ipsos non clametur; nam non dicit, liberabit egenum ad se clamentem, sed clamentem & afflictum cui non est adjutor, hoc est, cui nihil est in rebus afflictis patrocinii, Muscul. in Psal.Clamor afflictorum pertinet ad eos, qui in Magistratu sunt etiamsi ad ipsos non clametur; nam non dicit, liberabit egenum ad se clamentem, sed clamentem & afflictum cui non est adjutor, hoc est, cui nihil est in rebus afflictis patrocinii, Muscul. in Psal.
- (c)אב ab אבה •elle quasi volens bene suis […] dictus, [Greek or Hebrew] Gen. 41. aliqui ducuna a ברכ benedixit, genua flexit, clamabam enim autem cum, genua fle•te: sic Ab•• Efra; alii dividunt verbum in [Greek or Hebrew] & [Greek or Hebrew] R: Solomon quod [Greek or Hebrew] in lingua Aramaea est Rex. Na• Joseph fuit pater Regis: sed vo• Ebraica [Greek or Hebrew] significat tener, mollis, quia princeps tener & mollis pater est, Mayer. philolog. Sacr. par. prima. p. 116. [Greek or Hebrew] a [Greek or Hebrew] levavit, •levavit, sublevavit, portavit.אב ab אבה •elle quasi volens bene suis 〈…〉 dictus, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Gen. 41. aliqui ducuna a ברכ benedixit, genua flexit, clamabam enim autem cum, genua fle•te: sic Ab Efra; alii dividunt verbum in & R: Solomon quod in lingua Aramaea est Rex. Na Joseph fuit pater Regis: sed vo Ebraica significat tener, mollis, quia princeps tener & mollis pater est, Mayer. philolog. Sacr. par. prima. p. 116. a levavit, leuavit, sublevavit, portavit.
