The magistrates commission from heaven. Declared in a sermon preached in Laurence Jury, London, the…The magistrates commission from heaven. Declared in a sermon preached in Laurencejury, London, the…

And then another thing is Patience,that is also requisite in those that are Governors, under a world of unthankfulness, and impatience, and censuring by the people: you may see what a deal of patience the happiest Governors in the world have been put upon: Moses and Aaron, though they took them out of bondage, and would have led them into Canaan: yet the people when they were always in straits, were ready to cry out, these have undone us, and brought all this evil upon us. And so David, notwithstanding his good government, yet when the people were in danger, ⟨p. 16⟩they spake of stoning of him: And so we might speak of Themistocles, and Cato, and many others; that when they had spent themselves for the good of the Common-wealth, yet were most ungratefully, and unthankfully requited again by the people; so that they had need of a great deal of Patience and forbearance, regarding the public more then their private injuries: It is related of Themistocles that when he was old, and had long governed the people, being wearied out with their unthankfulness, he said; That if he had the power to dispose of his life, and that there was one way wherein the greatest and the highest honours were for him in the Common-wealth; and another way was present death; he would rather choose the one then the other. And so likewise of Aeschines, when he was delivered out of his office, he thanked God he was freed of the Common-wealth, tanquam à rabida cane. Thus there needs a great deal of Patience to go through the unthankfulness of people, through their murmurings, discontents, when then have laboured for the public good, and spent themselves.

And then another thing is Patience,that is also requisite in those that are Governours, under a world of unthankfulnesse, and impatience, and censuring by the people: you may see what a deale of patience the happiest Governours in the world have been put upon: Moses and Aaron, though they tooke them out of bondage, and would have led them into Canaan: yet the people when they were alwayes in streights, were ready to cry out, these have undone us, and brought all this evill upon us. And so David, notwithstanding his good government, yet when the people were in danger, ⟨p. 16⟩they spake of stoning of him: And so we might speake of Themistocles, and Cato, and many others; that when they had spent themselves for the good of the Common-wealth, yet were most ungratefully, and unthankfully requited againe by the people; so that they had need of a great deale of Patience and forbearance, regarding the publike more then their private injuries: It is related of Themistocles that when he was old, and had long governed the people, being wearied out with their unthankfulnesse, he said; That if he had the power to dispose of his life, and that there was one way wherein the greatest and the highest honours were for him in the Common-wealth; and another way was present death; he would rather choose the one then the other. And so likewise of Aeschines, when he was delivered out of his office, he thanked God he was freed of the Common-wealth, tanquam à rabida cane. Thus there needs a great deale of Patience to goe through the unthankfulnesse of people, through their murmurings, discontents, when then have laboured for the publike good, and spent themselves.