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Thirdly, a guilty hart maketh men timorous, and ready always §3to tremble, but especially before him who is to sift them, and to call them to account for their miss-behaviour.

Thirdly, a guilty hart maketh men timerous, and ready alwaies §3to tremble, but especially before him who is to sift them, and to call them to account for their misse-behauiour.

Instruction to subjects and inferiors that if they would stand Use. before their Governors, and neither be driven to run away from, or be punished by them, let them stand against their own corruptions, that they stain not their lives with lewd conversation: so shall they find the Magistracy comfortable unto them, and not terrible: like mild showers of rain to refresh them, and not tempestuous storms to affright them: as a shield for their defence and safety, and not a sword for their ruin and destruction. And in the next place, let Commanders, and men of Authority be exhorted to watch over those which are committed unto them personally, and with their own eyes, as much as they may, for the suppression of vice, and advancement of virtue, and not leave all things to under Officers, which underhand, ⟨p. 117⟩many times, deal very corruptly. And this the Lord expecteth at their hands, that as himself is unpartial, and respecteth no mans person in his judgements, but every man speedeth according to the equity of his cause, and not the quality of his estate, such should they be, and deal in theirs, defending the innocency of the meanest, and doing them right, and censuring the wickedness of the mightiest, and making them taste of justice, which is indeed, to chase away all the evil with their eyes.

Instruction to subiects and inferiours that if they would stand Vse. before their Gouernours, and neither be driuen to runne away from, or be punished by them, let them stand against their owne corruptions, that they staine not their liues with lewde conuersation: so shal they finde the Magistracy comfortable vnto them, and not terrible: like milde showers of raine to refresh them, and not tempestuous stormes to affright them: as a shield for their defence and safety, and not a sword for their ruine and destruction. And in the next place, let Commanders, and men of Authority be exhorted to watch ouer those which are committed vnto them personally, and with their owne eyes, as much as they may, for the suppression of vice, and aduauncement of vertue, and not leaue all thinges to vnder Officers, which vnderhand,