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             A sermon preached before the king, upon the seventh of March, 1668/9 by John, Lord Bishop of Chester.
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           A
           SERMON
           PREACHED
           before
           the
           KING
           ,
           UPON
           The
           Seventh
           of
           March
           ,
           1668
           /
           9
        
         
           BY
           IOHN
           Lord
           Bishop
           of
           CHESTER
           .
        
         
           Published
           By
           His
           Majesties
           special
           Command
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           :
           Printed
           by
           
             T.
             Newcomb
          
           ,
           for
           
             Sa.
             Gellibrand
          
           ,
           at
           the
           
             Golden
             Ball
          
           in
           St.
           
           Paul's
           Church-yard
           .
           1669.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           A
           SERMON
           Preached
           before
           the
           KING
           Upon
           the
           Seventh
           of
           this
           Instant
           March
           ,
           1669.
           
        
         
           
             PROV
             .
             3.
             16
             ,
             17.
             
          
           
             
               Length
               of
               dayes
               is
               in
               her
               right
               hand
               ,
               and
               in
               her
               left
               hand
               Riches
               and
               HONOR
               .
            
             
               Her
               wayes
               are
               wayes
               of
               Pleasantness
               ,
               and
               all
               her
               Pathes
               are
               Peace
               .
            
          
        
         
           THe
           chief
           Design
           of
           the
           Wise
           man
           in
           this
           Text
           ,
           is
           ,
           to
           set
           forth
           the
           many
           great
           Advantages
           that
           belong
           to
           Religion
           ;
           In
           order
           to
           which
           ,
           he
           doth
           here
           Enumerate
           those
           five
           Principal
           things
           ,
           that
           
           must
           contribute
           to
           a
           Compleat
           state
           of
           Happiness
           in
           this
           World
           ,
           namely
           ,
           Health
           ,
           and
           Riches
           ,
           and
           Honor
           ,
           and
           Pleasure
           ,
           and
           Peace
           ;
           And
           asserts
           concerning
           them
           ,
           that
           they
           are
           the
           proper
           effects
           of
           that
           wisdome
           which
           consist's
           in
           being
           Religious
           .
        
         
           This
           he
           expresses
           by
           way
           of
           Allegory
           ,
           representing
           Wisdom
           (
           as
           is
           usual
           for
           other
           Virtues
           )
           in
           the
           shape
           of
           a
           Woman
           ,
           or
           Queen
           ,
           with
           her
           Armes
           extended
           ,
           in
           the
           Posture
           of
           Directing
           and
           Rewarding
           her
           Followers
           ;
           Holding
           in
           her
           right
           hand
           the
           Blessing
           of
           Health
           ,
           or
           
             length
             of
             Dayes
          
           ,
           the
           great
           Promise
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           to
           which
           the
           Precedence
           of
           the
           right
           hand
           is
           therefore
           given
           ,
           because
           it
           is
           amongst
           all
           Worldly
           Blessings
           ,
           the
           greatest
           and
           most
           desirable
           ;
           That
           ,
           without
           which
           ,
           a
           Man
           cannot
           enjoy
           any
           thing
           else
           ,
           nor
           so
           much
           as
           his
           own
           self
           :
           
             Length
             of
             dayes
             is
             in
             her
             right
             hand
             .
          
           And
           then
           ,
           
           for
           those
           other
           things
           ,
           which
           the
           Generality
           of
           Men
           do
           so
           much
           covet
           and
           labour
           after
           ,
           Wealth
           ,
           and
           Reputation
           ;
           these
           likewise
           are
           at
           her
           Disposal
           ,
           and
           must
           proceed
           from
           her
           Gift
           ;
           
             And
             in
             her
             left
             hand
             Riches
             and
             Honor.
          
           And
           ,
           as
           for
           the
           Cheerfulness
           of
           our
           Conditions
           ,
           he
           affirms
           ,
           that
           the
           truest
           Pleasure
           must
           be
           found
           in
           those
           wayes
           that
           are
           directed
           by
           Her
           ;
           
             Her
             wayes
             are
             wayes
             of
             Pleasantness
             .
          
           And
           because
           there
           are
           several
           things
           ,
           which
           have
           some
           present
           delight
           in
           them
           ,
           
           seeming
           to
           
             drop
             as
             the
             Hony-Combe
             ,
             and
             to
             be
             smoother
             then
             Oyle
          
           ;
           And
           yet
           upon
           tryal
           ,
           do
           prove
           in
           the
           issue
           ,
           
             bitter
             as
             Wormwood
             ,
             and
             sharpe
             as
             a
             two-edged
             Sword
          
           ;
           therefore
           't
           is
           added
           ,
           that
           her
           wayes
           are
           not
           only
           pleasant
           ,
           but
           they
           are
           likewise
           Safe
           and
           Quiet
           :
           
             All
             her
             Paths
             are
             Peace
          
           .
        
         
           That
           these
           things
           are
           the
           effects
           of
           Religion
           ,
           is
           here
           only
           affirmed
           ,
           which
           ,
           to
           
           them
           who
           believe
           the
           Authority
           of
           Scripture
           ,
           is
           evidence
           sufficient
           :
           But
           ,
           it
           were
           easie
           to
           prove
           this
           ,
           concerning
           each
           of
           them
           ,
           by
           all
           other
           kinds
           of
           evidence
           ,
           of
           which
           such
           matters
           are
           capable
           .
        
         
           I
           purpose
           at
           this
           time
           to
           Treat
           only
           concerning
           the
           Third
           of
           them
           ,
           namely
           Honor
           ;
           as
           being
           the
           most
           proper
           Subject
           for
           this
           Presence
           and
           Auditory
           .
           And
           that
           this
           can
           only
           be
           attain'd
           by
           Religion
           and
           Virtue
           ,
           I
           doubt
           not
           but
           to
           prove
           ,
           with
           so
           much
           strength
           and
           perspicuity
           as
           shall
           be
           sufficient
           to
           convince
           any
           one
           ,
           who
           will
           but
           attend
           and
           consider
           .
        
         
           In
           order
           to
           this
           ,
           I
           shall
           first
           endeavour
           to
           state
           the
           true
           Nature
           of
           Honor
           ,
           and
           to
           shew
           wherein
           the
           most
           proper
           notion
           of
           it
           doth
           consist
           ;
           'T
           is
           an
           equivocal
           word
           ,
           and
           is
           capable
           of
           various
           sences
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           Sometimes
           't
           is
           used
           to
           denote
           
             worthy
             and
             creditable
             Parentage
          
           ;
           the
           being
           derived
           from
           such
           Ancestors
           as
           have
           
           been
           famous
           in
           their
           Generation
           for
           some
           eminent
           Virtue
           or
           Exploit
           :
           Wherein
           there
           is
           this
           benefit
           ,
           that
           a
           Man
           hath
           great
           Examples
           in
           his
           own
           Family
           ,
           and
           so
           much
           the
           stronger
           Obligation
           not
           to
           degenerate
           from
           them
           :
           But
           it
           shews
           rather
           what
           such
           a
           Man
           should
           be
           ,
           then
           what
           he
           is
           ;
           and
           ,
           to
           a
           Person
           that
           is
           not
           Virtuous
           ,
           doth
           prove
           a
           Prejudice
           rather
           then
           an
           advantage
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           Sometimes
           't
           is
           used
           to
           signifie
           ,
           
             Titles
             of
             Place
             and
             Dignity
          
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           various
           orders
           and
           degrees
           of
           Nobility
           in
           several
           Nations
           :
           But
           ,
           this
           kind
           of
           Honor
           depending
           meerly
           upon
           the
           Princes
           Favour
           ,
           must
           therefore
           be
           wholly
           extrinsical
           ,
           and
           consequently
           can
           have
           no
           more
           due
           to
           it
           ,
           then
           a
           meer
           External
           respect
           .
           Such
           persons
           may
           challenge
           from
           us
           ,
           that
           we
           should
           give
           them
           their
           due
           Titles
           ,
           and
           demeane
           our selves
           towards
           them
           with
           that
           Observance
           
           and
           Ceremony
           as
           becomes
           their
           Quality
           :
           But
           then
           ,
           as
           to
           inward
           esteem
           and
           affection
           ,
           they
           can
           demand
           no
           greater
           a
           share
           of
           this
           ,
           then
           according
           as
           their
           real
           worth
           and
           virtue
           shall
           require
           .
           The
           Royal
           Stampe
           upon
           any
           kind
           of
           Mettal
           ,
           may
           be
           sufficient
           to
           give
           it
           an
           Extrinsick
           value
           ,
           and
           to
           determine
           the
           Rate
           at
           which
           it
           is
           to
           pass
           amongst
           Coynes
           ,
           but
           it
           cannot
           give
           an
           Intrinsick
           value
           ,
           or
           make
           that
           which
           is
           but
           Brass
           to
           be
           Gold.
           
        
         
           'T
           is
           true
           indeed
           ,
           there
           are
           some
           Callings
           and
           Relations
           of
           Men
           ,
           to
           whom
           an
           Inward
           Veneration
           is
           due
           ,
           though
           the
           Persons
           themselves
           should
           not
           be
           Virtuous
           ;
           Namely
           ,
           Magistrates
           ,
           and
           Ministers
           ,
           and
           Parents
           ,
           and
           Benefactors
           ;
           who
           ,
           having
           somewhat
           of
           a
           Divine
           Stampe
           and
           Impress
           upon
           them
           ,
           may
           therefore
           challenge
           from
           us
           ,
           that
           we
           should
           demeane
           our selves
           towards
           them
           ,
           
           both
           with
           such
           an
           Outward
           Respect
           ,
           as
           may
           become
           their
           Places
           ,
           and
           with
           such
           an
           Inward
           Respect
           too
           ,
           as
           may
           be
           sutable
           to
           that
           Image
           which
           they
           bear
           ,
           our
           dependance
           upon
           them
           ,
           and
           Obligation
           to
           them
           .
           But
           then
           ,
           we
           cannot
           be
           Obliged
           to
           think
           such
           Persons
           Good
           Men
           ,
           unless
           we
           have
           some
           Evidence
           to
           believe
           them
           to
           be
           so
           ,
           or
           at
           least
           ,
           not
           to
           be
           otherwise
           ;
           So
           that
           they
           are
           beholding
           to
           something
           extrinsical
           to
           their
           Persons
           ,
           namely
           ,
           to
           their
           Callings
           and
           Relations
           ,
           for
           that
           Honor
           which
           is
           paid
           to
           them
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           The
           word
           Honor
           is
           sometimes
           used
           for
           that
           Esteem
           and
           Reputation
           which
           a
           Man
           hath
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           especially
           amongst
           Vertuous
           Persons
           ;
           according
           to
           which
           sence
           't
           is
           defin'd
           by
           Tully
           to
           be
           
             Consentiens
             Laus
             bonorum
          
           ,
           
           the
           Concurrent
           Approbation
           of
           Good
           Men
           ;
           when
           those
           ,
           who
           are
           best
           able
           to
           Judge
           of
           real
           worth
           ,
           shall
           both
           think
           and
           speak
           
           well
           of
           others
           ,
           this
           is
           properly
           Honoring
           of
           them
           .
           And
           in
           this
           sence
           (
           which
           is
           the
           most
           proper
           notion
           of
           the
           words
           )
           it
           is
           one
           of
           the
           greatest
           blessings
           that
           this
           World
           can
           afford
           ;
           much
           to
           be
           preferrred
           before
           Riches
           ,
           or
           Pleasures
           ,
           or
           Life
           it self
           .
           
             A
             good
             Name
             is
             rather
             to
             be
             chosen
             than
             great
             Riches
             ,
             and
             loving
             kindness
             ,
             rather
             than
             Silver
             or
             Gold
             ,
          
           Prov.
           22.
           1.
           
           One
           that
           is
           a
           Generous
           ,
           Virtuous
           Man
           ,
           will
           choose
           to
           dye
           ,
           rather
           than
           do
           any
           thing
           ,
           that
           may
           expose
           him
           to
           Infamy
           :
           St.
           Paul
           was
           of
           this
           Mind
           ;
           
           
             It
             were
             better
             for
             me
             to
             dye
             ,
             than
             that
             any
             should
             make
             my
             Glorying
             void
             .
          
           There
           have
           been
           some
           Wise
           Men
           ,
           who
           have
           neglected
           and
           re-refused
           that
           other
           kind
           of
           Honor
           ,
           consisting
           in
           Titles
           of
           Dignity
           ,
           as
           conceiving
           more
           of
           Burden
           and
           Temptation
           in
           it
           ,
           than
           of
           real
           Advantage
           ;
           But
           ,
           no
           Man
           ,
           in
           his
           Wits
           ,
           did
           ever
           despise
           a
           good
           Name
           ,
           unless
           such
           profligate
           dissolute
           
           Wretches
           ,
           as
           did
           either
           despair
           of
           ,
           or
           resolve
           against
           ,
           doing
           any
           thing
           ,
           that
           might
           deserve
           it
           .
           'T
           is
           not
           easie
           to
           reckon
           up
           the
           many
           Advantages
           that
           belong
           to
           this
           kind
           of
           Honor
           :
           'T
           is
           Power
           ,
           inabling
           a
           Man
           to
           do
           things
           great
           and
           worthy
           ,
           to
           be
           useful
           to
           his
           Friends
           and
           his
           Country
           :
           'T
           is
           Safety
           ,
           and
           doth
           give
           a
           Man
           such
           an
           interest
           in
           the
           esteem
           and
           affection
           of
           others
           ,
           as
           will
           make
           them
           concern'd
           for
           his
           Welfare
           ,
           ready
           to
           stand
           by
           him
           and
           assist
           him
           in
           any
           kind
           of
           Danger
           ;
           which
           are
           so
           great
           Advantages
           ,
           that
           whosoever
           shall
           wilfully
           neglect
           them
           ,
           must
           needs
           be
           render'd
           very
           contemptible
           .
        
         
           Having
           thus
           Explained
           the
           proper
           Notion
           of
           Honor
           ,
           I
           proceed
           in
           the
           next
           place
           to
           Prove
           ,
           that
           Religion
           and
           Virtue
           is
           the
           only
           meanes
           for
           the
           attaining
           of
           it
           :
           This
           I
           shall
           endeavour
           to
           do
           by
           Testimony
           ,
           and
           by
           Reason
           ,
           and
           by
           Experience
           ,
           
           which
           are
           all
           the
           kinds
           of
           Arguments
           ,
           that
           such
           matters
           are
           capable
           of
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           By
           Testimony
           .
           The
           Scripture
           doth
           abound
           in
           divers
           Assertions
           and
           Promises
           to
           this
           purpose
           :
           Such
           as
           are
           Religious
           ,
           are
           stiled
           the
           
             Excellent
             of
             the
             Earth
          
           ,
           Psal.
           16.
           3.
           and
           said
           to
           be
           
             more
             excellent
             than
             their
             Neighbours
          
           ,
           
           Prov.
           17.
           27.
           
           
           They
           are
           
             Gods
             peculiar
             Treasure
             .
             The
             dearly
             beloved
             of
             his
             Soul.
          
           
           
             He
             sets
             apart
             the
             Man
             that
             is
             Godly
             for
             himself
             .
          
           
           Though
           such
           persons
           may
           be
           but
           low
           ,
           
           as
           to
           their
           outward
           Condition
           ;
           being
           put
           to
           
             wander
             up
             and
             down
             in
             Sheep-skins
             and
             Goat-skins
             ,
             being
             destitute
             ,
             afflicted
             ,
             tormented
             ,
          
           seeking
           for
           refuge
           ,
           
             in
             Desarts
             and
             Mountains
             ,
             in
             Dens
             ,
             and
             Caves
             of
             the
             Earth
          
           ;
           yet
           may
           they
           ,
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           Religion
           ,
           be
           of
           such
           an
           excellent
           value
           ,
           that
           in
           the
           Judgement
           of
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           ,
           
             The
             whole
             World
             is
             not
             worthy
             of
             them
             ,
          
           Heb.
           11.
           37
           ,
           38.
           
        
         
         
           
             The
             Wise-man
             speaking
             of
             Religion
             ,
             saith
             ,
             that
          
           it
           shall
           be
           an
           ornament
           of
           Grace
           to
           thy
           head
           ,
           
           and
           as
           a
           chain
           about
           thy
           neck
           ,
           Exalt
           her
           ,
           
           and
           she
           shall
           promote
           thee
           ,
           and
           bring
           thee
           to
           honor
           ,
           She
           shall
           give
           to
           thy
           head
           an
           ornament
           of
           grace
           ,
           and
           a
           Crown
           of
           glory
           .
           
             God
             hath
             engaged
             himself
             by
             Promise
             to
             those
             that
             are
             Religious
             ,
             that
          
           he
           will
           set
           them
           above
           other
           Nations
           ;
           they
           shall
           be
           made
           the
           Head
           ,
           and
           not
           the
           Tayle
           ,
           Deut.
           28.
           13.
           
           
           
             He
             hath
             said
          
           ,
           Those
           that
           honor
           me
           ,
           I
           will
           honor
           ,
           1
           
             Sam.
             2.
             30.
             
             And
             certainly
             ,
             he
             ,
             who
             is
             the
             King
             of
             Kings
             ,
             must
             needs
             be
             the
             Fountain
             of
             Honor
             ,
             and
             able
             to
             dispose
             of
             it
             as
             he
             pleases
             .
          
        
         
           But
           ,
           because
           such
           persons
           ,
           as
           are
           no
           friends
           to
           Religion
           ,
           may
           have
           but
           a
           small
           esteem
           for
           the
           Authority
           of
           Scripture
           ;
           Therefore
           to
           these
           I
           would
           suggest
           the
           concurrent
           Opinion
           of
           Wise
           Men
           in
           all
           former
           Ages
           .
           Though
           the
           antient
           Philosophers
           
           were
           divided
           into
           various
           Sects
           ,
           and
           differ'd
           very
           much
           from
           one
           another
           in
           several
           Opinions
           ;
           yet
           ,
           in
           this
           ,
           they
           have
           all
           agreed
           ,
           that
           Honor
           is
           due
           only
           to
           Virtue
           ,
           and
           doth
           not
           properly
           belong
           to
           any
           thing
           else
           .
           It
           would
           be
           tedious
           to
           enumerate
           the
           several
           sayings
           to
           this
           purpose
           ,
           out
           of
           
             Plato
             ,
             Aristotle
             ,
             Tully
             ,
             Seneca
             ,
          
           and
           the
           other
           Antients
           :
           And
           certainly
           ,
           that
           Man
           must
           needs
           have
           a
           very
           extravagant
           conceit
           of
           his
           own
           Abilities
           ,
           who
           dares
           prefer
           his
           private
           Opinion
           ,
           before
           the
           General
           Consent
           of
           Wise
           Men
           in
           former
           Ages
           ,
           such
           as
           have
           been
           counted
           the
           greatest
           Masters
           of
           Reason
           ,
           and
           most
           eminent
           for
           their
           Knowledge
           and
           their
           Wisdome
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           I
           proceed
           in
           the
           next
           place
           to
           confirme
           this
           by
           the
           Principles
           of
           Reason
           ,
           That
           Religion
           and
           Virtue
           is
           the
           cause
           of
           Honor.
           There
           may
           be
           a
           two-fold
           
           cause
           of
           things
           
             
               Moral
               ,
            
             
               Natural
               .
            
          
        
         
           That
           is
           said
           to
           be
           the
           Moral
           cause
           ,
           which
           doth
           dispose
           a
           Man
           to
           such
           a
           Condition
           ,
           upon
           the
           Account
           of
           Fitness
           and
           Desert
           ,
           and
           in
           this
           sence
           Honor
           is
           the
           
             Reward
             of
             Virtue
          
           ;
           There
           is
           an
           equitable
           right
           ,
           a
           sutableness
           and
           congruity
           ,
           that
           good
           Men
           should
           be
           loved
           and
           esteemed
           ,
           and
           vitious
           Men
           exposed
           to
           shame
           :
           
             As
             Snow
             in
             Summer
             ,
             and
             as
             Rain
             in
             Harvest
             ,
             so
             is
             Honor
             unsutable
             for
             a
             Fool
             ,
          
           Prov.
           26.
           1.
           
           The
           intermixing
           of
           Winter
           and
           Summer
           ,
           would
           not
           cause
           a
           greater
           disorder
           in
           the
           Natural
           World
           ,
           than
           the
           cross
           disposal
           of
           Honor
           and
           contempt
           ,
           would
           in
           the
           Moral
           World.
           And
           hence
           is
           it
           ,
           that
           the
           Lawes
           of
           all
           Nations
           and
           Governments
           ,
           have
           owned
           it
           as
           a
           point
           of
           Policy
           ,
           to
           excite
           their
           Subjects
           
           unto
           Virtuous
           and
           worthy
           Actions
           ,
           by
           this
           Motive
           of
           Honor
           ,
           and
           to
           deterr
           them
           from
           Vitious
           Courses
           ,
           by
           the
           consideration
           of
           the
           shame
           and
           contempt
           which
           belongs
           to
           them
           .
        
         
           That
           is
           said
           to
           be
           the
           Natural
           cause
           of
           a
           thing
           ,
           which
           doth
           by
           its
           own
           immediate
           efficacy
           produce
           the
           effect
           ;
           and
           in
           this
           sence
           likewise
           is
           Virtue
           the
           cause
           of
           Honor
           .
           The
           Fire
           doth
           not
           more
           naturally
           produce
           heat
           ,
           than
           Goodness
           doth
           Love
           and
           Esteem
           ;
           Which
           will
           appear
           very
           plain
           ,
           if
           we
           consider
           ,
           That
           Inward
           Honouring
           is
           nothing
           else
           ,
           but
           the
           Believing
           a
           Man
           to
           be
           Worthy
           and
           Virtuous
           ;
           and
           the
           Testifying
           this
           by
           our
           Words
           and
           Actions
           is
           Outward
           Honouring
           .
           Now
           ,
           nothing
           can
           be
           more
           evident
           ,
           then
           that
           the
           best
           means
           for
           one
           to
           be
           thought
           good
           ,
           is
           to
           be
           so
           .
        
         
           A
           Man
           may
           excell
           in
           Strength
           ,
           Beauty
           ,
           Riches
           ,
           Learning
           ,
           Wit
           ,
           which
           are
           
           all
           commendable
           things
           ,
           and
           will
           contribute
           to
           a
           Mans
           esteem
           ;
           But
           ,
           if
           we
           apprehend
           such
           a
           one
           to
           be
           notoriously
           Vitious
           ,
           This
           esteem
           will
           not
           be
           accompanied
           with
           Love
           ,
           but
           with
           Fear
           ,
           Hate
           ,
           and
           Envy
           ;
           because
           such
           a
           one
           hath
           by
           these
           things
           so
           much
           the
           greater
           advantage
           of
           doing
           Mischief
           in
           the
           World
           :
           Whereas
           on
           the
           other
           side
           ,
           though
           a
           Man
           should
           be
           destitute
           of
           all
           these
           other
           advantages
           ,
           without
           any
           Nobility
           in
           his
           Ancestors
           ,
           but
           of
           a
           small
           Estate
           ,
           a
           low
           Condition
           ;
           yet
           ,
           if
           we
           believe
           him
           to
           be
           a
           truly
           .
           Virtuous
           Man
           ,
           it
           cannot
           be
           ,
           but
           that
           we
           must
           pay
           a
           Veneration
           to
           him
           .
        
         
           All
           things
           whatsoever
           have
           some
           Natural
           Standard
           ,
           whereby
           the
           Goodness
           of
           them
           is
           to
           be
           Measured
           ;
           namely
           ,
           their
           sutableness
           unto
           that
           chief
           end
           ,
           for
           which
           they
           are
           designed
           .
           We
           do
           not
           therefore
           account
           a
           Ship
           to
           be
           good
           ,
           because
           't
           is
           curiously
           painted
           and
           gilded
           ,
           
           or
           carved
           and
           inlayed
           ,
           but
           because
           't
           is
           fitted
           for
           all
           the
           purposes
           of
           Navigation
           ,
           which
           is
           ,
           the
           proper
           end
           and
           use
           of
           a
           Ship
           :
           Nor
           do
           we
           therefore
           account
           a
           Sword
           to
           be
           good
           ,
           because
           it
           hath
           a
           rich
           Hilt
           ,
           and
           an
           Embroidered
           Scabbard
           ,
           but
           because
           it
           is
           fit
           for
           the
           proper
           use
           of
           a
           Sword
           ,
           which
           is
           to
           cut
           :
           They
           are
           the
           comparisons
           of
           Seneca
           ,
           
           speaking
           of
           this
           Subject
           ;
           
             In
             homine
             quoque
             ,
             nihil
             ad
             rem
             pertinet
             ,
             quantum
             aret
             ,
             quantum
             foeneret
             ,
             a
             quam
             multis
             salutetur
             ,
             &c.
             sed
             quam
             bonus
             sit
             .
          
           It
           should
           be
           so
           likewise
           in
           our
           esteem
           of
           Men
           ,
           who
           are
           not
           so
           much
           to
           be
           valued
           by
           the
           Grandeur
           of
           their
           Estates
           or
           Titles
           ,
           as
           by
           their
           inward
           goodness
           .
        
         
           Every
           Man
           is
           endowed
           with
           a
           Natural
           principle
           ,
           inclining
           him
           to
           a
           state
           of
           Happiness
           ,
           and
           hath
           in
           some
           measure
           ,
           both
           an
           Ability
           to
           judge
           of
           ,
           and
           a
           freedome
           and
           liberty
           for
           applying
           himself
           unto
           ,
           those
           Duties
           ,
           which
           are
           the
           proper
           
           meanes
           for
           the
           promoting
           of
           this
           end
           :
           And
           this
           being
           the
           peculiar
           difference
           of
           the
           Humane
           Nature
           ,
           therefore
           a
           man
           is
           not
           upon
           any
           other
           account
           to
           be
           justly
           praised
           or
           blamed
           ,
           but
           according
           to
           the
           right
           or
           wrong
           use
           of
           this
           natural
           liberty
           ;
           And
           consequently
           as
           a
           Man
           doth
           find
           ,
           either
           in
           himself
           or
           others
           ,
           a
           constant
           and
           firm
           resolution
           ,
           to
           make
           a
           right
           use
           of
           this
           ,
           so
           should
           he
           proportion
           his
           esteem
           accordingly
           ;
           Preferring
           this
           Inward
           Greatness
           ,
           this
           Rectitude
           of
           Mind
           ,
           whereby
           a
           Man
           is
           resolved
           in
           every
           condition
           to
           do
           that
           which
           shall
           appear
           to
           be
           his
           Duty
           ,
           before
           any
           External
           Greatness
           whatsoever
           .
        
         
           There
           are
           two
           kind
           of
           Virtues
           amongst
           all
           the
           rest
           ,
           which
           are
           by
           General
           consent
           esteemed
           Venerable
           ,
           and
           such
           as
           do
           advance
           the
           Reputation
           of
           those
           who
           are
           endowed
           with
           them
           ;
           
           namely
           
             
               Wisdome
               ,
            
             
               Courage
               .
            
          
        
         
           Because
           they
           have
           a
           more
           intrinsick
           rise
           ,
           and
           do
           less
           depend
           upon
           External
           advantages
           ,
           but
           seem
           rather
           to
           be
           rooted
           in
           the
           Inward
           Frame
           and
           Temper
           of
           Mind
           ;
           and
           withal
           ,
           are
           most
           beneficial
           both
           to
           our Selves
           and
           Others
           :
           The
           former
           signifying
           a
           Man
           to
           have
           those
           Intellectual
           Abilities
           ,
           which
           are
           proper
           to
           his
           kind
           ,
           whereby
           the
           Humane
           Nature
           is
           to
           be
           distinguished
           from
           other
           things
           :
           The
           other
           ,
           because
           it
           argues
           a
           Rectitude
           in
           the
           Will
           ,
           and
           a
           Power
           to
           subdue
           the
           Passion
           of
           Fear
           ,
           which
           is
           most
           natural
           to
           our
           present
           state
           of
           Infirmity
           ;
           and
           withal
           doth
           support
           a
           Man
           against
           Difficulties
           ,
           and
           inable
           for
           those
           two
           Services
           ,
           of
           Doing
           and
           Suffering
           as
           he
           ought
           .
           And
           ,
           for
           this
           Reason
           ,
           the
           Vices
           that
           are
           
           opposite
           to
           these
           ,
           are
           amongst
           all
           others
           counted
           the
           most
           shameful
           ;
           There
           being
           no
           greater
           Reproach
           to
           be
           cast
           upon
           any
           one
           ,
           then
           to
           be
           esteemed
           a
           Fool
           ,
           or
           a
           Coward
           .
        
         
           Now
           a
           Man
           that
           is
           Irreligious
           cannot
           justly
           pretend
           to
           either
           of
           these
           Virtues
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           For
           Wisdome
           .
           This
           is
           so
           essential
           to
           Religion
           ,
           that
           in
           the
           Scripture-phrase
           (
           especially
           in
           the
           Writings
           of
           David
           and
           Solomon
           )
           they
           boty
           go
           under
           the
           same
           Name
           ,
           and
           there
           is
           very
           good
           reason
           why
           it
           should
           be
           so
           ;
           because
           there
           is
           such
           an
           intimate
           agreement
           between
           the
           Natures
           of
           them
           :
           The
           Philosopher
           doth
           define
           Wisdome
           to
           consist
           in
           an
           ability
           and
           inclination
           ,
           to
           make
           choice
           of
           the
           right
           Meanes
           in
           the
           prosecution
           of
           our
           true
           End.
           And
           nothing
           can
           inable
           a
           Man
           for
           this
           but
           Religion
           ,
           both
           as
           to
           the
           Subordinate
           End
           of
           Temporal
           Happiness
           
           in
           this
           World
           ;
           but
           chiefly
           with
           respect
           to
           that
           great
           and
           Supreme
           End
           of
           Eternal
           Happiness
           in
           the
           World
           to
           come
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           And
           then
           for
           Courage
           ,
           'T
           is
           not
           possible
           for
           a
           Man
           to
           be
           truly
           Valiant
           ,
           unless
           he
           be
           withall
           truly
           Religious
           :
           He
           may
           be
           bold
           and
           daring
           ,
           and
           able
           (
           in
           a
           fearless
           manner
           )
           to
           rush
           upon
           any
           danger
           ,
           but
           then
           he
           must
           stifle
           his
           Reason
           from
           considering
           what
           the
           Consequences
           of
           things
           may
           be
           ,
           what
           shall
           become
           of
           him
           hereafter
           ,
           if
           he
           should
           miscarry
           .
           There
           being
           no
           man
           whatsoever
           so
           totally
           free
           from
           the
           Apprehensions
           of
           a
           future
           state
           ,
           but
           that
           when
           he
           is
           serious
           and
           considerate
           ,
           he
           must
           be
           startled
           with
           Doubts
           and
           Feares
           concerning
           it
           :
           So
           that
           there
           cannot
           be
           any
           rational
           ,
           sedate
           ,
           deliberate
           courage
           ,
           but
           only
           in
           such
           ,
           as
           have
           some
           good
           hopes
           of
           a
           better
           Estate
           in
           the
           other
           
           World
           ;
           And
           ,
           't
           is
           Religion
           only
           that
           can
           inable
           a
           Man
           for
           this
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           I
           proceed
           to
           the
           Third
           kind
           of
           Argument
           to
           this
           purpose
           ,
           from
           Experience
           ;
           By
           which
           ,
           I
           mean
           that
           Practical
           Knowledge
           ,
           which
           every
           man
           may
           attain
           by
           his
           own
           Observation
           of
           the
           usual
           course
           of
           things
           in
           the
           World
           :
           And
           ,
           by
           this
           ,
           it
           will
           appear
           ,
           that
           no
           kind
           of
           persons
           have
           been
           more
           highly
           Reverenced
           in
           the
           Hearts
           and
           Consciences
           of
           others
           ,
           then
           those
           that
           have
           been
           most
           eminent
           for
           their
           Virtue
           and
           Religion
           ;
           which
           hath
           been
           alwayes
           true
           ,
           both
           with
           respect
           to
           Publick
           Communities
           ,
           and
           Private
           Persons
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           For
           Nations
           ;
           If
           we
           consult
           the
           Stories
           of
           former
           times
           ,
           we
           shall
           find
           that
           saying
           of
           Solomon
           constantly
           verified
           ,
           That
           
           
             Righteousness
             doth
             exalt
             a
             Nation
             ,
             but
             Sin
             doth
             prove
             a
             reproach
             to
             it
             :
          
           And
           more
           especially
           the
           sin
           of
           Irreligion
           
           and
           Prophaness
           ;
           As
           this
           doth
           increase
           in
           any
           Nation
           ,
           so
           must
           the
           Honor
           and
           Reputation
           of
           that
           Nation
           decrease
           .
           The
           Roman
           Empire
           was
           then
           at
           the
           highest
           ,
           as
           to
           its
           Name
           and
           Greatness
           ,
           when
           it
           was
           so
           as
           to
           its
           Virtue
           ;
           when
           they
           were
           most
           punctual
           in
           observing
           the
           Rites
           of
           their
           Religion
           ,
           (
           though
           that
           were
           a
           false
           way
           of
           Worship
           ,
           )
           most
           Heroical
           in
           their
           Justice
           ,
           Courage
           ,
           Fidelity
           ,
           Gratitude
           ;
           then
           it
           was
           that
           they
           deserv'd
           to
           Govern
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           had
           in
           greatest
           Honor
           above
           all
           other
           Nations
           :
           And
           not
           only
           Tully
           and
           Polybius
           ,
           two
           Heathen
           Writers
           ,
           who
           ,
           upon
           that
           Account
           ,
           might
           be
           thought
           more
           partial
           ;
           But
           St.
           Austin
           also
           and
           Lactantius
           ,
           two
           of
           the
           Fathers
           ,
           do
           ascribe
           the
           flourishing
           of
           that
           Empire
           ,
           when
           it
           was
           at
           its
           height
           ,
           to
           the
           Religion
           ,
           and
           Piety
           ,
           and
           Vertue
           of
           those
           times
           ;
           And
           ,
           as
           they
           did
           afterward
           degenerate
           from
           this
           ,
           
           so
           did
           they
           decline
           likewise
           in
           their
           Greatness
           and
           Honor.
           
        
         
           2.
           
           Thus
           also
           hath
           it
           been
           with
           
             particular
             persons
          
           ;
           Amongst
           the
           Heathen
           ,
           What
           Elogies
           do
           we
           find
           in
           the
           Honor
           of
           
             Socrates
             ,
             Aristides
             ,
             Cato
             ,
             Epictetus
             ?
          
           The
           latter
           of
           which
           ,
           though
           but
           a
           poor
           Slave
           ,
           had
           yet
           such
           a
           Veneration
           paid
           to
           his
           Memory
           ,
           that
           his
           Earthen
           Lampe
           by
           which
           he
           was
           wont
           to
           Study
           ,
           was
           ,
           after
           his
           Death
           ,
           sold
           for
           3000
           Drachms
           .
        
         
           Nor
           was
           it
           otherwise
           amongst
           the
           Christians
           ;
           The
           Apostles
           were
           but
           poor
           Fishermen
           ,
           Illiterate
           Mechanicks
           ;
           Many
           of
           the
           Martyrs
           were
           but
           of
           mean
           condition
           ,
           much
           Opposed
           and
           Persecuted
           in
           the
           World
           ;
           And
           yet
           these
           Men
           ,
           during
           the
           time
           of
           their
           lives
           ,
           were
           highly
           Reverenced
           amongst
           those
           that
           knew
           them
           ;
           and
           since
           their
           Deaths
           ,
           what
           can
           be
           more
           Glorious
           then
           that
           Renown
           which
           
           they
           have
           amongst
           Men
           ,
           when
           the
           greatest
           Kings
           and
           Princes
           will
           not
           mention
           their
           Names
           without
           Reverence
           ;
           when
           whole
           Nations
           are
           willing
           to
           set
           apart
           ,
           and
           to
           observe
           Solemne
           Dayes
           and
           Festivals
           in
           Honor
           of
           their
           Memories
           .
        
         
           And
           ,
           as
           it
           hath
           alwayes
           been
           thus
           formerly
           ,
           so
           I
           appeale
           to
           every
           mans
           breast
           ,
           whether
           it
           be
           not
           so
           now
           ;
           Let
           them
           but
           examin
           ,
           what
           their
           Inclinations
           are
           towards
           such
           Persons
           ,
           whom
           they
           believe
           to
           be
           truly
           Virtuous
           :
           Not
           only
           to
           such
           amongst
           them
           as
           are
           their
           particular
           Acquaintance
           and
           Friends
           ,
           but
           likewise
           to
           Strangers
           ,
           nay
           to
           very
           Enemies
           ;
           whether
           they
           do
           not
           esteem
           ,
           and
           love
           them
           ,
           and
           will
           well
           to
           them
           .
        
         
           I
           shall
           crave
           leave
           to
           speak
           briefly
           to
           two
           Objections
           ,
           that
           may
           be
           made
           ,
           against
           what
           I
           have
           been
           Proving
           .
        
         
         
           I.
           
             The
             Scripture
             saith
             (
             speaking
             of
             good
             Men
             ,
             That
          
           the
           World
           shall
           revile
           and
           persecute
           them
           ,
           and
           speak
           all
           manner
           of
           evil
           against
           them
           :
           
             Our
             Saviour
             himself
             was
          
           despised
           and
           rejected
           of
           Men
           ;
           
             And
             his
             Apostles
             were
          
           used
           as
           the
           rubbish
           and
           off-scouring
           of
           all
           things
           .
           
        
         
           To
           these
           two
           things
           may
           be
           said
           by
           way
           of
           Answer
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           It
           cannot
           otherwise
           be
           expected
           ,
           but
           that
           when
           a
           New
           Religion
           is
           to
           be
           set
           up
           ,
           men
           must
           be
           highly
           concern'd
           in
           their
           opposing
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           of
           those
           that
           promote
           it
           :
           And
           the
           fore-cited
           Texts
           do
           particularly
           relate
           to
           this
           very
           case
           ;
           when
           Christianity
           was
           first
           introduced
           into
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           propagated
           by
           the
           Sufferings
           of
           those
           that
           Professed
           it
           ;
           which
           being
           an
           
             exempt
             case
          
           ,
           and
           not
           according
           to
           the
           usual
           course
           of
           things
           ,
           therefore
           these
           Texts
           are
           not
           equally
           aplicable
           to
           other
           Times
           and
           Places
           ,
           when
           
           and
           where
           the
           True
           Religion
           hath
           obtained
           ,
           and
           Kings
           prove
           Nursing
           Fathers
           to
           it
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           Those
           that
           knew
           our
           Saviour
           and
           his
           Followers
           ,
           did
           highly
           Honor
           them
           :
           And
           ,
           as
           for
           others
           that
           were
           ignorant
           of
           them
           ,
           and
           not
           sufficiently
           convinced
           of
           their
           goodness
           ,
           't
           is
           no
           wonder
           that
           they
           used
           them
           accordingly
           .
           The
           most
           vitious
           person
           that
           is
           ,
           if
           he
           doth
           either
           know
           ,
           or
           have
           reason
           to
           think
           another
           to
           be
           Virtuous
           ,
           must
           of
           necessity
           pay
           to
           him
           an
           Inward
           Reverence
           ;
           Because
           't
           is
           not
           in
           any
           mans
           power
           ,
           so
           farr
           to
           offer
           violence
           to
           his
           own
           Faculties
           ,
           as
           to
           believe
           any
           thing
           against
           his
           Evidence
           .
           'T
           is
           true
           indeed
           ,
           men
           have
           a
           greater
           power
           over
           their
           Words
           and
           Actions
           ,
           then
           they
           have
           over
           their
           Beliefe
           ;
           and
           therefore
           they
           may
           call
           ,
           and
           use
           such
           a
           one
           as
           they
           please
           ,
           they
           may
           revile
           ,
           and
           persecute
           him
           ;
           And
           ,
           in
           this
           sence
           ,
           
             Honor
             est
             in
             
             honorante
          
           :
           But
           ,
           even
           in
           so
           doing
           ,
           they
           seem
           to
           pay
           a
           Veneration
           to
           Religion
           it self
           ,
           whil'st
           they
           are
           fain
           to
           disguise
           it
           ,
           under
           the
           Names
           of
           Hypocrisie
           ,
           Heresie
           ,
           Superstition
           ,
           thereby
           to
           justifie
           themselves
           in
           their
           opposing
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           II.
           It
           appears
           by
           the
           Experience
           of
           all
           Ages
           ,
           that
           Vitious
           Men
           are
           sometimes
           had
           in
           Honor.
           
        
         
           To
           this
           it
           may
           be
           Answer'd
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           External
           Honor
           may
           be
           due
           to
           them
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Internal
           Honor
           may
           be
           given
           to
           them
           ,
           by
           such
           as
           do
           not
           know
           them
           .
           The
           meer
           Opinion
           of
           being
           Virtuous
           ,
           must
           of
           necessity
           have
           the
           same
           advantage
           in
           this
           respect
           ,
           with
           
             Real
             Goodness
          
           ;
           The
           main
           difference
           is
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           not
           like
           to
           last
           ,
           because
           it
           is
           almost
           Morally
           impossible
           ,
           for
           a
           Man
           ,
           who
           doth
           only
           dissemble
           Virtue
           ,
           to
           stand
           always
           upon
           so
           strict
           a
           guard
           ,
           as
           not
           to
           be
           discover'd
           .
           If
           it
           be
           said
           ,
           that
           
           men
           ,
           who
           are
           Notoriously
           Vitious
           ,
           are
           sometimes
           applauded
           ,
           and
           Cry'd-Up
           for
           their
           Vertue
           ;
           It
           may
           be
           Answer'd
           ,
           That
           this
           cannot
           be
           so
           truly
           stiled
           Honoring
           as
           Flattering
           ;
           The
           proper
           Notion
           of
           which
           doth
           consist
           in
           giving
           undue
           Commendations
           ;
           Nor
           ,
           will
           any
           contribute
           to
           it
           ,
           but
           vile
           Sycophants
           ,
           the
           worst
           kind
           of
           Enemies
           ,
           and
           the
           most
           Incompetent
           Judges
           of
           real
           worth
           :
           Such
           only
           being
           fit
           to
           give
           true
           Praise
           ,
           who
           are
           themselves
           Praise-worthy
           .
        
         
           Now
           ,
           if
           this
           be
           the
           true
           state
           of
           the
           Case
           I
           have
           been
           speaking
           to
           ;
           That
           the
           generality
           of
           Wise
           and
           Considerate
           Men
           ,
           in
           all
           former
           times
           ,
           have
           attested
           to
           this
           Truth
           ,
           if
           the
           Reason
           of
           the
           thing
           require
           that
           it
           must
           be
           so
           ;
           And
           ,
           if
           it
           appear
           accordingly
           from
           Common
           Experience
           to
           be
           so
           ;
           If
           the
           most
           Material
           Objections
           against
           it
           ,
           may
           be
           so
           plainly
           and
           fully
           satisfied
           ,
           then
           there
           can
           be
           no
           
           sufficient
           Reason
           to
           doubt
           ,
           of
           the
           truth
           of
           this
           Proposition
           ;
           That
           Religion
           and
           Vertue
           is
           the
           most
           proper
           meanes
           to
           promote
           the
           Interest
           of
           Honor
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           thing
           I
           was
           to
           prove
           .
        
         
           I
           shall
           crave
           leave
           to
           suggest
           two
           things
           by
           way
           of
           Application
           ,
           and
           I
           have
           done
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           This
           may
           convince
           men
           of
           Folly
           ,
           who
           seek
           for
           Honor
           by
           any
           other
           Meanes
           .
           The
           great
           Instances
           which
           are
           commonly
           given
           ,
           of
           Mens
           being
           Fooles
           ,
           is
           ,
           from
           their
           Chusing
           such
           Meanes
           ,
           as
           are
           altogether
           insufficient
           for
           the
           End
           they
           Design
           :
           As
           the
           endeavouring
           to
           make
           a
           Blackamore
           White
           by
           washing
           of
           him
           ,
           &c.
           
           But
           ,
           the
           using
           of
           such
           Meanes
           ,
           as
           are
           not
           only
           insufficient
           for
           ,
           but
           opposite
           unto
           ,
           and
           Destructive
           of
           the
           End
           they
           Propose
           ;
           this
           is
           a
           degree
           above
           Folly
           ,
           and
           may
           be
           stiled
           Madness
           :
           'T
           is
           as
           if
           a
           Man
           should
           run
           into
           the
           Water
           to
           dry
           himself
           ,
           and
           
           into
           the
           Fire
           to
           coole
           himself
           ;
           And
           yet
           this
           is
           the
           Case
           of
           many
           Men
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           who
           propose
           to
           themselves
           such
           Courses
           ,
           for
           the
           Promoting
           of
           their
           Honor
           ,
           as
           are
           most
           Destructive
           of
           it
           ;
           namely
           ,
           Prophaness
           ,
           and
           Contempt
           of
           Religion
           ,
           Despising
           that
           which
           other
           Men
           stand
           in
           Awe
           of
           ;
           by
           which
           they
           think
           to
           get
           the
           Reputation
           of
           Wit
           ,
           and
           of
           Courage
           ;
           Of
           Wit
           ,
           by
           pretending
           to
           penetrate
           more
           deeply
           into
           the
           Nature
           of
           things
           ,
           and
           to
           understand
           them
           better
           then
           others
           do
           ;
           not
           to
           be
           so
           easily
           imposed
           upon
           ,
           as
           other
           Credulous
           People
           are
           .
           Of
           Courage
           ,
           by
           their
           not
           being
           so
           easily
           scared
           at
           the
           Apprehension
           of
           Danger
           at
           a
           distance
           .
        
         
           But
           ,
           the
           Plain
           Truth
           is
           ,
           such
           Persons
           do
           hereby
           prove
           themselves
           to
           be
           both
           Fooles
           and
           Cowards
           .
        
         
           Fooles
           ,
           In
           mistaking
           their
           great
           Interests
           ,
           in
           making
           choice
           of
           such
           meanes
           ,
           as
           
           can
           never
           promote
           the
           End
           they
           Design
           ;
           There
           being
           no
           kind
           of
           Men
           that
           are
           more
           exposed
           (
           whatsoever
           they
           themselves
           may
           think
           of
           it
           )
           to
           Publick
           Infamy
           and
           Hatred
           ,
           than
           those
           that
           seek
           for
           Credit
           by
           despising
           of
           
             Religion
             .
             Fools
          
           ,
           in
           venturing
           their
           
             future
             Estates
          
           and
           their
           Souls
           ,
           upon
           such
           hazards
           ,
           as
           all
           Mankind
           would
           Cry-out-upon
           for
           the
           most
           Palpable
           Folly
           and
           Madness
           ,
           if
           they
           should
           do
           the
           like
           ,
           towards
           their
           
             Temporal
             Estates
          
           ,
           or
           their
           Bodies
           .
        
         
           Cowards
           ,
           In
           being
           more
           afraid
           of
           little
           Dangers
           ,
           because
           they
           are
           present
           ,
           than
           of
           greater
           ,
           because
           they
           are
           future
           ,
           and
           at
           a
           distance
           :
           As
           that
           Soldier
           ,
           who
           doth
           more
           dread
           the
           present
           danger
           of
           Fighting
           ,
           when
           he
           is
           oblig'd
           to
           it
           ,
           than
           the
           future
           danger
           of
           suffering
           Martial
           Law
           for
           runing
           away
           ,
           may
           justly
           be
           
           esteemed
           a
           notorious
           Coward
           ;
           So
           may
           that
           Man
           who
           is
           more
           afraid
           of
           a
           present
           inconvenience
           ,
           by
           incurring
           the
           prejudice
           and
           displeasure
           of
           his
           loose
           Companions
           ,
           to
           whom
           he
           would
           be
           acceptable
           ,
           than
           of
           a
           future
           Mischief
           from
           the
           Judgement
           of
           God.
           
        
         
           No
           Man
           will
           esteem
           another
           to
           be
           truly
           Valiant
           ,
           because
           he
           is
           not
           afraid
           to
           do
           such
           vile
           unworthy
           things
           as
           will
           expose
           him
           to
           the
           displeasure
           and
           punishment
           of
           the
           Civil
           Magistrate
           ;
           Much
           less
           should
           he
           be
           so
           Accounted
           ,
           for
           daring
           to
           do
           such
           things
           ,
           as
           will
           in
           the
           issue
           expose
           him
           to
           Divine
           Vengeance
           .
        
         
           For
           Men
           of
           no
           real
           worth
           to
           expect
           the
           esteem
           and
           affection
           of
           others
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           very
           unequal
           on
           their
           parts
           ,
           requiring
           Brick
           without
           Straw
           ;
           So
           neither
           is
           it
           Lawful
           nor
           Possible
           for
           others
           to
           allow
           it
           them
           :
           Not
           Lawful
           ,
           because
           it
           is
           as
           well
           a
           mans
           duty
           
           
             to
             contemn
             a
             vile
             Person
             ,
             as
             to
             Honor
             those
             that
             fear
             the
             Lord.
          
           
           Not
           Possible
           ,
           because
           men
           must
           necessarily
           Judge
           according
           to
           the
           most
           prevailing
           Evidence
           ;
           nor
           can
           they
           esteem
           such
           a
           one
           to
           be
           worthy
           ,
           whom
           they
           know
           to
           be
           otherwise
           ,
           any
           more
           than
           they
           can
           believe
           that
           to
           be
           White
           and
           Streight
           ,
           which
           they
           see
           is
           Black
           and
           Crooked
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           If
           these
           things
           be
           so
           ,
           it
           will
           hence
           follow
           ,
           that
           men
           who
           have
           any
           Sence
           of
           Honor
           ,
           should
           ,
           by
           these
           considerations
           ,
           be
           excited
           to
           a
           Love
           of
           that
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           only
           Meanes
           to
           it
           ,
           namely
           ,
           Religion
           and
           Vertue
           .
           Those
           of
           Slavish
           Sordid
           Spirits
           ,
           may
           be
           more
           easily
           perswaded
           by
           the
           consideration
           of
           Gaine
           ;
           But
           ,
           no
           Motive
           can
           be
           more
           powerful
           with
           Noble
           and
           Generous
           Mindes
           ,
           than
           that
           of
           Honor.
           That
           man
           
           takes
           very
           ill
           measures
           of
           things
           ,
           who
           doth
           not
           make
           it
           one
           of
           his
           principal
           cares
           to
           keep
           his
           Name
           unspotted
           ;
           It
           being
           no
           easie
           matter
           to
           recover
           a
           Forfeited
           Reputation
           .
        
         
           Such
           Profligate
           Wretches
           ,
           as
           are
           without
           any
           sence
           of
           Honor
           or
           Shame
           ,
           may
           justly
           be
           esteemed
           the
           Publick
           Pests
           and
           Mischiefs
           of
           Mankind
           ,
           and
           such
           as
           ought
           to
           be
           Banished
           from
           amongst
           them
           ,
           as
           being
           the
           Common
           Enemies
           to
           Government
           and
           Societies
           .
        
         
           Of
           all
           sorts
           of
           Men
           ,
           there
           lies
           a
           peculiar
           Obligation
           upon
           them
           that
           are
           in
           
             Publick
             Places
          
           ,
           to
           preserve
           their
           Reputations
           clear
           and
           without
           blemish
           :
           A
           Private
           Person
           is
           not
           so
           much
           concern'd
           to
           look
           after
           
             Publick
             Fame
          
           ,
           as
           that
           Man
           is
           ,
           who
           is
           ingag'd
           in
           
             Publick
             Imployment
          
           .
           He
           ,
           that
           can
           abundantly
           satisfie
           himself
           ,
           with
           
           the
           Conscience
           of
           well
           doing
           ,
           while
           he
           is
           in
           a
           
             Private
             Station
          
           ,
           if
           once
           he
           be
           called
           to
           any
           such
           Imployment
           ,
           where
           he
           must
           be
           Useful
           to
           others
           by
           his
           Authority
           ;
           'T
           is
           most
           fitting
           then
           ,
           that
           he
           should
           seek
           the
           Aid
           of
           Opinion
           ,
           and
           
             Publick
             Esteem
          
           ,
           because
           't
           is
           this
           which
           Rules
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           Stamps
           upon
           Things
           the
           Rates
           at
           which
           they
           are
           to
           pass
           .
        
         
           There
           is
           nothing
           in
           this
           World
           that
           we
           can
           Propose
           to
           our selves
           of
           greater
           benefit
           ,
           than
           the
           Love
           and
           Esteem
           of
           Good
           Men
           ;
           I
           have
           shewed
           before
           that
           it
           is
           Power
           ,
           't
           is
           Safety
           :
           And
           besides
           all
           the
           Advantages
           which
           we
           have
           by
           it
           
             whilst
             we
             live
          
           ,
           't
           is
           one
           of
           those
           things
           ,
           that
           will
           
             abide
             after
             us
          
           ,
           when
           we
           are
           gone
           out
           of
           this
           World
           ;
           And
           ,
           for
           that
           reason
           a
           special
           regard
           is
           to
           be
           had
           to
           it
           :
           And
           ,
           the
           more
           Wise
           any
           Man
           is
           ,
           the
           more
           Care
           will
           he
           
           take
           to
           transmit
           a
           Grateful
           Memory
           of
           himself
           to
           future
           Times
           ;
           And
           ,
           since
           he
           must
           be
           Spoken
           of
           after
           his
           Departure
           ,
           he
           will
           take
           Care
           that
           he
           be
           well
           Spoken
           of
           ,
           that
           his
           Name
           may
           be
           as
           a
           Precious
           Ointment
           ,
           leaving
           a
           Perfume
           behind
           it
           ;
           That
           Men
           may
           
             Rise
             up
             at
             the
             mention
             of
             it
             ,
             and
             call
             him
             blessed
             .
          
        
         
           
             I
             shall
             shut
             up
             all
             ,
             with
             that
             Affectionate
             Exhortation
             of
             the
             eloquent
          
           Apostle
           ,
           Phil.
           4.
           8.
           
           Finally
           Brethren
           ,
           whatsoever
           things
           are
           Venerable
           ,
           whatsoever
           things
           are
           Lovely
           ,
           whatsoever
           things
           are
           of
           good
           Report
           ,
           If
           there
           be
           any
           Vertue
           ,
           if
           there
           be
           any
           Praise
           ,
           think
           of
           these
           Things
           .
           And
           the
           Peace
           of
           God
           ,
           which
           passeth
           all
           understanding
           shall
           keep
           your
           Hearts
           and
           Minds
           through
           Iesus
           Christ.
           
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
         
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A66057-e130
           
             Prov.
             5.
             4.
             
          
           
             Tuscul.
             Q.
             2.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             9.
             15.
             
          
           
             Cap.
             12.
             
             ●6
             .
          
           
             Deut.
             3●
             .
             9.
             
          
           
             Exod.
             19.
             5.
             
          
           
             Ierem.
             12.
             7.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             4.
             3.
             
          
           
             Prov.
             1.
             9.
             
          
           
             Chap.
             4.
             8.
             v.
             9.
             
          
           
             Iohn
             .
             12.
             26.
             
          
           
             Sen.
             Ep.
             76.
             
          
           
             Prov.
             14.
             34.
             
          
           
             Isa.
             53.
             3.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             15.
             4.