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             A sermon preached before the king, upon the nineteenth of March, 1670/1 by John Lord Bishop of Chester.
             Wilkins, John, 1614-1672.
          
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           A
           SERMON
           Preached
           before
           the
           KING
           ,
           UPON
           THE
           Nineteenth
           of
           March
           ,
           1670
           /
           1.
           
        
         
           BY
           IOHN
           Lord
           Bishop
           of
           CHESTER
           .
        
         
           Published
           By
           His
           Majesties
           Special
           Command
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           :
           Printed
           by
           
             A.
             Maxwell
          
           ,
           for
           SA
           :
           GELLIBRAND
           ,
           at
           the
           Ball
           in
           St.
           
           Paul's
           Church-yard
           .
           1671.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           A
           SERMON
           Preached
           before
           the
           KING
           UPON
           The
           Nineteenth
           of
           March
           ,
           1670
           /
           1.
           
        
         
           
             ECCLES
             .
             12.
             14.
             
          
           
             For
             God
             shall
             bring
             every
             work
             into
             judgment
             ,
             with
             every
             secret
             thing
             ,
             whether
             it
             be
             good
             ,
             or
             whether
             it
             be
             evil
             .
          
        
         
           THis
           Book
           doth
           contain
           a
           Philosophical
           Disquition
           concerning
           a
           state
           of
           Happiness
           ;
           wherein
           the
           Wise
           man
           doth
           particularly
           discuss
           each
           of
           those
           Subjects
           ,
           which
           according
           to
           the
           various
           opinions
           
           and
           tempers
           of
           men
           ,
           are
           believed
           to
           have
           any
           pretence
           to
           it
           .
        
         
           The
           precedent
           Verse
           (
           as
           I
           have
           formerly
           shewed
           )
           doth
           contain
           
             the
             Conclusion
             of
             the
             whole
             matter
          
           ;
           The
           chief
           inference
           and
           result
           from
           all
           the
           former
           Debates
           and
           Enquiries
           ;
           wherein
           he
           asserts
           ,
           That
           every
           man's
           true
           happiness
           doth
           consist
           in
           being
           religious
           ,
           In
           
             fearing
             God
          
           ,
           and
           
             keeping
             his
             Commandments
          
           .
        
         
           And
           though
           this
           Conclusion
           had
           been
           sufficiently
           proved
           by
           great
           variety
           of
           Arguments
           ,
           in
           the
           foregoing
           Discourse
           ;
           yet
           he
           thinks
           fit
           here
           in
           the
           close
           of
           all
           ,
           to
           back
           and
           enforce
           it
           with
           one
           Argument
           more
           ;
           which
           above
           all
           others
           is
           most
           apt
           to
           make
           deep
           impression
           upon
           the
           minds
           of
           men
           ;
           and
           (
           if
           any
           thing
           can
           )
           to
           perswade
           them
           to
           the
           Duties
           of
           Religion
           :
           And
           that
           is
           the
           consideration
           of
           the
           
           last
           Judgment
           ,
           in
           the
           words
           of
           the
           Text
           ,
           
             For
             God
             shall
             bring
          
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           That
           which
           I
           intend
           from
           these
           words
           ,
           is
           to
           prove
           ,
           against
           the
           Infidels
           and
           Scoffers
           of
           this
           Age
           ,
           The
           Reasonableness
           and
           the
           Credibility
           of
           this
           great
           Principle
           of
           Religion
           ,
           concerning
           a
           future
           state
           of
           Reward
           and
           Punishment
           .
        
         
           Though
           the
           Principal
           Evidence
           for
           this
           do
           depend
           upon
           Scripture
           ,
           especially
           the
           New
           Testament
           ,
           where
           it
           is
           said
           ,
           
           That
           
             life
             and
             immortality
             is
             brought
             to
             light
             by
             the
             Gospel
             .
          
           Yet
           in
           a
           point
           of
           so
           great
           moment
           and
           consequence
           as
           this
           is
           ,
           it
           is
           not
           to
           be
           imagined
           ,
           that
           God
           should
           have
           
             left
             himself
             without
             a
             witness
          
           to
           all
           the
           Nations
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           but
           that
           all
           men
           should
           be
           endowed
           ,
           with
           such
           natural
           Capacities
           and
           Notions
           ,
           as
           being
           improved
           by
           Consideration
           ,
           will
           afford
           sufficient
           
           evidence
           for
           the
           belief
           of
           this
           great
           Fundamental
           Principle
           .
        
         
           As
           for
           such
           men
           ,
           who
           live
           under
           the
           sense
           of
           Guilt
           ,
           whose
           Interest
           it
           is
           that
           there
           should
           be
           no
           future
           account
           ,
           It
           cannot
           be
           otherwise
           expected
           from
           such
           ,
           But
           that
           they
           should
           be
           willing
           to
           dis-believe
           this
           .
           And
           from
           hence
           it
           is
           ,
           that
           some
           of
           the
           Ancient
           Philosophers
           have
           employed
           their
           Learning
           and
           Subtilty
           ,
           to
           dispute
           themselves
           into
           some
           kind
           of
           doubts
           and
           uncertainty
           about
           it
           .
           And
           yet
           the
           generality
           even
           of
           these
           have
           been
           forced
           to
           acknowledg
           it
           much
           more
           probable
           than
           the
           contrary
           .
           And
           as
           for
           the
           Vulgar
           sort
           of
           people
           ,
           who
           are
           guided
           by
           the
           more
           simple
           dictates
           of
           Nature
           ,
           These
           have
           in
           all
           Ages
           and
           Nations
           submitted
           themselves
           to
           this
           Doctrine
           ,
           and
           professed
           a
           firm
           belief
           of
           it
           .
           And
           though
           
             Vulgar
             Opinion
          
           
           be
           but
           a
           very
           bad
           Topick
           about
           such
           matters
           as
           may
           gratifie
           men
           in
           their
           ease
           and
           sensual
           appetites
           ;
           yet
           in
           such
           other
           Opinions
           as
           are
           cross
           to
           their
           Worldly
           Interests
           ,
           it
           may
           argue
           such
           things
           to
           be
           from
           some
           natural
           impression
           upon
           their
           minds
           ,
           which
           they
           must
           believe
           ,
           and
           cannot
           otherwise
           chuse
           .
        
         
           The
           Arguments
           I
           would
           make
           use
           of
           to
           this
           purpose
           ,
           may
           be
           reduced
           to
           these
           three
           general
           Heads
           :
        
         
           1.
           
           
             From
             the
          
           suitableness
           
             of
             this
             Principle
             ,
             to
          
           the
           most
           natural
           Notions
           of
           our
           Minds
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Necessity
           
             of
             it
             ,
             to
          
           the
           government
           of
           mens
           Lives
           and
           Actions
           in
           this
           World.
           
        
         
           3.
           
           The
           Necessity
           
             of
             it
             ,
             for
          
           the
           vindication
           of
           Divine
           Providence
           .
        
         
         
           1.
           
           I
           begin
           with
           the
           first
           :
           The
           suitableness
           of
           it
           
             to
             the
             most
             natural
             Notions
             of
             our
             Minds
             ,
          
           and
           those
           kind
           of
           Impressions
           which
           belong
           to
           us
           ,
           as
           we
           are
           Reasonable
           Creatures
           .
           We
           see
           by
           experience
           ,
           that
           all
           other
           things
           (
           so
           far
           as
           we
           are
           able
           to
           judg
           )
           
             Minerals
             ,
             Plants
             ,
             Beasts
          
           ,
           &c.
           are
           naturally
           endowed
           with
           such
           Principles
           ,
           as
           are
           most
           fit
           to
           promote
           the
           perfection
           of
           their
           natures
           in
           their
           several
           Kinds
           .
           And
           therefore
           it
           is
           by
           no
           means
           credible
           ,
           that
           Mankind
           only
           ,
           the
           most
           excellent
           of
           all
           the
           other
           Creatures
           in
           this
           visible
           World
           ,
           for
           the
           service
           of
           whom
           ,
           so
           many
           other
           things
           seem
           to
           be
           designed
           ,
           should
           have
           such
           kind
           of
           Principles
           interwoven
           in
           his
           very
           Nature
           ,
           as
           do
           contain
           in
           them
           meer
           cheats
           and
           delusions
           .
           And
           therefore
           whatsoever
           those
           things
           are
           ,
           which
           the
           generality
           of
           Mankind
           ,
           especially
           the
           
           most
           wise
           and
           the
           most
           considerate
           part
           of
           them
           ,
           do
           agree
           in
           ,
           ought
           to
           be
           allowed
           for
           highly
           credible
           ;
           otherwise
           it
           must
           follow
           ,
           that
           we
           are
           framed
           with
           such
           kind
           of
           Faculties
           ,
           as
           in
           our
           most
           cautious
           exercise
           of
           them
           ,
           are
           more
           likely
           to
           seduce
           us
           ,
           and
           expose
           us
           to
           Error
           ,
           than
           to
           direct
           and
           lead
           us
           to
           the
           Truth
           .
        
         
           But
           I
           shall
           endeavour
           to
           manifest
           this
           more
           particularly
           ,
           by
           these
           three
           Considerations
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           This
           Principle
           is
           most
           suitable
           to
           the
           general
           
             Apprehensions
             of
             Mankind
          
           ,
           concerning
           the
           nature
           of
           Good
           and
           Evil.
           
        
         
           2.
           
           To
           those
           
             natural
             Hopes
          
           and
           Expectations
           which
           the
           generality
           of
           
             good
             men
          
           have
           ,
           concerning
           a
           state
           of
           future
           Happiness
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           To
           those
           
             natural
             Fears
          
           and
           Expectations
           ,
           which
           the
           generality
           of
           
           wicked
           men
           are
           possessed
           with
           ,
           concerning
           a
           
             future
             state
             of
             Punishment
          
           and
           Misery
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           This
           Principle
           is
           most
           suitable
           to
           the
           
             general
             Apprehensions
             of
             Mankind
          
           concerning
           the
           nature
           of
           Good
           and
           Evil.
           All
           men
           heretofore
           have
           agreed
           ,
           that
           there
           is
           such
           a
           Thing
           as
           the
           
             Law
             of
             Nature
          
           ,
           whereby
           things
           are
           distinguished
           into
           Good
           and
           Bad
           ;
           according
           to
           which
           ,
           the
           Actions
           of
           men
           are
           determined
           to
           be
           either
           Virtuous
           or
           Vicious
           .
           And
           as
           the
           one
           of
           these
           ,
           doth
           in
           the
           essence
           of
           it
           imply
           Comeliness
           and
           Reward
           ;
           so
           doth
           the
           other
           denote
           Turpitude
           and
           Punishment
           .
           These
           things
           being
           implied
           in
           the
           very
           definitions
           of
           Virtue
           and
           Vice.
           And
           from
           hence
           it
           will
           follow
           ,
           That
           as
           there
           is
           some
           Superior
           Power
           who
           hath
           put
           this
           Law
           into
           our
           Natures
           ;
           so
           will
           he
           take
           care
           to
           enforce
           the
           observance
           
           servance
           of
           it
           ,
           by
           rewarding
           and
           punishing
           men
           accordingly
           .
           This
           being
           implied
           in
           the
           nature
           of
           a
           Law.
           
        
         
           If
           there
           be
           nothing
           in
           the
           naked
           essence
           of
           things
           that
           makes
           them
           to
           differ
           ,
           but
           what
           doth
           meerly
           arise
           from
           Custom
           and
           
             Positive
             Laws
          
           ;
           why
           then
           Custom
           and
           Law
           would
           be
           able
           to
           render
           it
           a
           very
           virtuous
           and
           commendable
           thing
           for
           a
           man
           to
           be
           ingrateful
           ,
           a
           
             breaker
             of
             Compacts
          
           ,
           a
           
             false
             Witness
          
           ,
           a
           
             Perjured
             person
          
           ;
           which
           is
           so
           monstrous
           a
           Position
           ,
           that
           the
           common
           Reason
           of
           Mankind
           will
           abhor
           it
           upon
           the
           first
           proposal
           .
           Nothing
           is
           more
           obvious
           ,
           than
           that
           there
           is
           a
           universal
           desire
           amongst
           men
           ,
           of
           seeming
           honest
           :
           The
           most
           impudent
           and
           profligate
           Wretch
           being
           loth
           to
           be
           esteemed
           to
           be
           ,
           what
           really
           he
           is
           .
           The
           very
           Sin
           of
           Hypocrisie
           ,
           so
           general
           amongst
           men
           ,
           doth
           give
           a
           large
           
           Testimony
           to
           the
           
             Beauty
             of
             Goodness
          
           ,
           and
           the
           
             Deformity
             of
             Vice.
          
           Nor
           is
           there
           any
           account
           to
           be
           given
           ,
           why
           there
           should
           be
           impressed
           upon
           the
           nature
           of
           men
           such
           a
           value
           for
           the
           one
           ,
           and
           dislike
           for
           the
           other
           ,
           if
           there
           were
           not
           in
           the
           things
           themselves
           ,
           something
           suitable
           to
           those
           contrary
           affections
           .
        
         
           We
           see
           by
           experience
           ,
           that
           there
           is
           such
           a
           kind
           of
           Rest
           and
           Acquiescence
           in
           the
           mind
           ,
           upon
           the
           
             discovery
             of
             Truth
          
           ,
           and
           the
           
             doing
             of
             Virtuous
             Actions
          
           ,
           as
           belong
           to
           natural
           Bodies
           ,
           when
           they
           are
           in
           their
           proper
           places
           :
           Which
           may
           argue
           these
           things
           to
           have
           some
           peculiar
           suitableness
           to
           the
           Soul
           of
           man
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           opposites
           to
           them
           do
           offer
           violence
           to
           some
           natural
           Principle
           belonging
           to
           it
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           This
           Principle
           is
           most
           suitable
           to
           those
           natural
           Hopes
           and
           Expectations
           
           which
           the
           generality
           of
           
             good
             men
          
           have
           concerning
           a
           state
           of
           
             future
             Happiness
          
           .
           From
           whence
           doth
           arise
           that
           Confidence
           and
           Courage
           ,
           whereby
           those
           of
           meanest
           Quality
           and
           Abilities
           (
           if
           otherwise
           Virtuous
           persons
           )
           can
           support
           themselves
           in
           their
           sufferings
           for
           that
           which
           is
           good
           :
           Which
           doth
           necessarily
           suppose
           in
           them
           a
           strong
           ,
           and
           even
           a
           natural
           belief
           and
           perswasion
           of
           such
           a
           future
           state
           ,
           wherein
           their
           sufferings
           shall
           be
           considered
           and
           rewarded
           .
        
         
           Besides
           that
           ,
           there
           is
           a
           natural
           desire
           in
           all
           men
           ,
           after
           a
           state
           of
           Happiness
           and
           Perfection
           .
           And
           if
           we
           consider
           the
           utter
           impossibility
           of
           attaining
           to
           any
           such
           condition
           in
           this
           life
           ,
           This
           will
           render
           it
           highly
           credible
           ,
           That
           there
           must
           be
           another
           state
           wherein
           this
           Happiness
           is
           attainable
           :
           otherwise
           Mankind
           must
           fail
           of
           his
           chief
           
           End
           ,
           being
           by
           a
           natural
           Principle
           most
           strongly
           inclined
           to
           such
           a
           state
           of
           Happiness
           as
           he
           can
           never
           attain
           to
           .
           As
           if
           he
           were
           purposely
           framed
           to
           be
           tormented
           betwixt
           these
           two
           Passions
           ,
           Desire
           ,
           and
           Despair
           ;
           an
           earnest
           Propension
           after
           Happiness
           ,
           and
           an
           utter
           incapacity
           of
           ever
           enjoying
           it
           .
           And
           ,
           which
           is
           yet
           more
           considerable
           ,
           The
           better
           and
           the
           wiser
           any
           man
           is
           ,
           the
           more
           earnest
           desires
           and
           hopes
           hath
           he
           after
           such
           a
           state
           of
           Happiness
           .
           And
           if
           there
           be
           no
           such
           thing
           ,
           Not
           only
           Nature
           ,
           but
           Virtue
           likewise
           must
           contribute
           to
           make
           men
           miserable
           ;
           Than
           which
           ,
           nothing
           can
           seem
           more
           unreasonable
           to
           those
           who
           believe
           a
           Just
           and
           a
           Wise
           Providence
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           This
           Principle
           is
           most
           suitable
           to
           those
           Fears
           and
           Expectations
           which
           the
           generality
           of
           
             wicked
             men
          
           are
           possessed
           with
           ,
           concerning
           a
           
             future
             state
             
             of
             Misery
          
           .
           Witness
           those
           natural
           suggestions
           of
           Conscience
           in
           the
           worst
           of
           men
           ,
           that
           upon
           any
           wicked
           action
           (
           though
           never
           so
           private
           )
           are
           oftentimes
           startling
           of
           them
           ,
           with
           the
           apprehensions
           of
           another
           Judicature
           and
           Tribunal
           ,
           before
           which
           they
           shall
           be
           called
           to
           an
           account
           for
           their
           Closest
           sins
           .
           All
           that
           secret
           regret
           ,
           and
           those
           inward
           smitings
           ,
           
             Laniatus
             &
             Ictus
          
           ,
           which
           are
           so
           often
           felt
           in
           the
           Minds
           of
           men
           ,
           upon
           the
           commission
           of
           any
           great
           sin
           ,
           do
           argue
           some
           common
           intimations
           ,
           even
           in
           the
           Light
           of
           Nature
           ,
           of
           another
           Judgment
           after
           this
           life
           ,
           wherein
           they
           shall
           be
           accountable
           for
           such
           Actions
           ,
           which
           men
           do
           not
           punish
           or
           take
           notice
           of
           .
        
         
           And
           these
           natural
           Fears
           do
           usually
           seize
           upon
           all
           kind
           of
           men
           promiscuously
           ,
           even
           those
           who
           are
           most
           Potent
           ,
           who
           by
           their
           own
           Wills
           can
           give
           Laws
           
           to
           Nations
           ,
           and
           command
           mighty
           Armies
           ,
           yet
           cannot
           they
           avoid
           these
           Checks
           and
           Lashes
           of
           Conscience
           ,
           but
           that
           they
           will
           seize
           upon
           them
           ,
           and
           shake
           them
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           the
           poorest
           meanest
           Subject
           .
           Nor
           can
           such
           as
           are
           most
           
             obstinately
             wicked
          
           ,
           who
           with
           their
           utmost
           study
           and
           endeavour
           ,
           apply
           themselves
           to
           the
           suppressing
           and
           disbelief
           of
           these
           Notions
           ,
           so
           wholly
           stifle
           them
           ,
           but
           that
           they
           will
           be
           continually
           rising
           up
           in
           their
           Minds
           ,
           and
           pursuing
           of
           them
           .
        
         
           Now
           as
           there
           is
           no
           man
           whatsoever
           ,
           that
           is
           wholly
           freed
           from
           these
           fears
           of
           future
           misery
           after
           death
           ,
           so
           there
           is
           no
           other
           Creature
           but
           Man
           ,
           that
           hath
           any
           fears
           of
           this
           kind
           .
           And
           if
           there
           be
           no
           real
           ground
           for
           this
           ,
           then
           must
           it
           follow
           ,
           That
           he
           who
           framed
           all
           his
           other
           Works
           with
           such
           an
           excellent
           congruity
           ,
           did
           yet
           so
           contrive
           
           the
           Nature
           of
           Man
           ,
           the
           most
           noble
           amongst
           them
           ,
           as
           to
           prove
           a
           needless
           torment
           and
           burden
           to
           it self
           .
        
         
           If
           it
           be
           said
           ,
           That
           these
           Notions
           may
           proceed
           from
           such
           Principles
           as
           men
           have
           derived
           from
           Institution
           ,
           and
           the
           Teaching
           of
           others
           ,
           and
           do
           not
           imply
           a
           Necessity
           of
           any
           such
           
             Natural
             impressions
          
           .
        
         
           To
           this
           it
           may
           be
           answered
           ,
           That
           it
           is
           sufficient
           to
           denominate
           them
           
             Natural
             Notions
          
           ,
           if
           they
           have
           such
           a
           suitableness
           to
           the
           Minds
           of
           men
           ,
           as
           makes
           them
           to
           be
           generally
           owned
           by
           all
           those
           who
           apply
           their
           thoughts
           to
           the
           consideration
           of
           them
           .
           And
           that
           they
           have
           such
           a
           natural
           suitableness
           ,
           may
           appear
           ,
           Because
           Institution
           cannot
           so
           easily
           eradicate
           these
           notions
           ,
           as
           it
           can
           fix
           them
           .
           Now
           if
           the
           meer
           teaching
           of
           others
           were
           it self
           sufficient
           to
           impress
           these
           Notions
           ,
           without
           any
           such
           
           peculiar
           congruity
           in
           the
           things
           themselves
           ,
           It
           would
           be
           as
           sufficient
           to
           deface
           them
           again
           :
           Especially
           considering
           the
           advantage
           on
           this
           side
           ,
           from
           that
           natural
           repugnancy
           we
           have
           ,
           against
           any
           thing
           which
           brings
           disquiet
           to
           our
           Minds
           .
           And
           nothing
           is
           more
           troublesome
           in
           this
           kind
           ,
           than
           the
           Fear
           which
           follows
           upon
           Guilt
           .
        
         
           But
           now
           ,
           though
           there
           have
           been
           several
           men
           ,
           of
           no
           mean
           Abilities
           ,
           in
           several
           Ages
           ,
           who
           have
           made
           it
           their
           business
           to
           root
           out
           of
           the
           Minds
           of
           men
           all
           such
           troublesome
           notions
           about
           a
           future
           state
           ,
           endeavouring
           to
           perswade
           themselves
           and
           others
           ,
           That
           as
           there
           was
           a
           time
           before
           they
           were
           born
           into
           the
           world
           ,
           when
           they
           were
           not
           ;
           So
           at
           their
           dying
           ,
           or
           going
           out
           of
           it
           ,
           they
           shall
           exist
           no
           more
           .
           And
           yet
           ,
           though
           it
           be
           their
           interest
           to
           believe
           this
           ,
           though
           they
           make
           it
           their
           study
           
           and
           business
           to
           perswade
           themselves
           and
           others
           to
           it
           ;
           It
           may
           reasonably
           be
           doubted
           ,
           whether
           ever
           yet
           ,
           there
           hath
           been
           so
           much
           as
           one
           person
           that
           hath
           hereby
           become
           absolutely
           free
           from
           these
           Fears
           :
           But
           for
           the
           most
           part
           ,
           Those
           who
           would
           have
           them
           esteemed
           vain
           and
           imaginary
           ,
           without
           any
           foundation
           in
           Nature
           ,
           These
           are
           the
           persons
           who
           are
           most
           assaulted
           with
           them
           .
        
         
           Hi
           Sunt
           qui
           trepidant
           &
           ad
           omniafulgere
           pallent
           .
           
             So
             powerful
             and
          
           unconquerable
           
             are
             these
             impressions
             ,
             and
             therefore
          
           natural
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           second
           Reason
           I
           proposed
           to
           speak
           to
           ,
           was
           from
           
             the
             Necessity
             of
             this
             Principle
             ,
             to
             the
             right
             government
             of
             mens
             Lives
             and
             Actions
             in
             this
             world
             ,
          
           and
           the
           preserving
           of
           Society
           amongst
           them
           .
        
         
           Nothing
           can
           be
           more
           evident
           ,
           than
           that
           the
           Human
           Nature
           is
           so
           framed
           ,
           
           as
           not
           to
           be
           regulated
           and
           kept
           within
           due
           bounds
           ,
           without
           Laws
           ;
           and
           Laws
           must
           be
           insignificant
           ,
           without
           the
           Sanctions
           of
           Rewards
           and
           Punishments
           ,
           whereby
           men
           may
           be
           necessitated
           to
           the
           observance
           of
           them
           .
           Now
           the
           temporal
           Rewards
           and
           Punishments
           of
           this
           life
           ,
           cannot
           be
           sufficient
           to
           this
           end
           ;
           and
           therefore
           there
           is
           a
           necessity
           ,
           that
           there
           should
           be
           another
           future
           state
           of
           Happiness
           and
           Misery
           .
        
         
           All
           the
           Rewards
           and
           Punishments
           of
           this
           life
           ,
           are
           to
           be
           expected
           either
           from
           the
           
             Civil
             Magistrate
          
           ,
           who
           by
           virtue
           of
           his
           Place
           and
           Calling
           is
           obliged
           to
           the
           duty
           of
           distributive
           Justice
           :
           Or
           else
           from
           
             Divine
             Providence
          
           ,
           according
           to
           that
           most
           usual
           course
           which
           we
           find
           by
           experience
           to
           be
           observed
           by
           Him
           ,
           in
           his
           dispensation
           of
           these
           Temporal
           things
           .
           Now
           neither
           of
           these
           can
           afford
           sufficient
           Motives
           
           for
           the
           government
           of
           Mens
           Lives
           and
           Actions
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           Not
           all
           that
           may
           be
           expected
           from
           the
           
             Civil
             Magistrate
          
           ,
           Because
           there
           may
           be
           many
           good
           and
           evil
           Actions
           ,
           which
           they
           cannot
           take
           notice
           of
           ;
           And
           they
           can
           reward
           and
           punish
           only
           such
           things
           as
           come
           under
           their
           cognizance
           .
           And
           if
           this
           were
           the
           only
           restraint
           upon
           men
           ,
           it
           could
           be
           no
           hindrance
           from
           any
           such
           Mischief
           or
           Villanies
           which
           men
           had
           the
           opportunity
           of
           committing
           secretly
           .
           Nor
           would
           it
           extend
           to
           those
           who
           had
           Power
           and
           Strength
           enough
           to
           defend
           themselves
           from
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           escape
           the
           penalty
           of
           it
           ,
           but
           that
           such
           might
           without
           any
           kind
           of
           check
           or
           fear
           ,
           follow
           the
           inclinations
           of
           their
           own
           Appetites
           .
           Nor
           would
           it
           afford
           any
           remedy
           in
           the
           case
           of
           such
           wicked
           Magistrates
           as
           should
           invert
           the
           order
           of
           their
           Institution
           ,
           
           proving
           
             Terrors
             to
             well-doers
          
           ,
           and
           
             Encouragers
             to
             those
             that
             do
             ill
             .
          
        
         
           2.
           
           Not
           all
           that
           may
           be
           expected
           from
           
             Common
             Providence
          
           ;
           For
           though
           it
           should
           be
           granted
           ,
           that
           according
           to
           the
           most
           usual
           and
           general
           course
           of
           things
           ,
           both
           Virtuous
           and
           Vicious
           Actions
           are
           rewarded
           and
           punished
           in
           this
           life
           ;
           yet
           there
           may
           be
           many
           particular
           cases
           which
           this
           Motive
           would
           not
           reach
           unto
           ;
           namely
           all
           such
           cases
           where
           a
           man's
           Reason
           shall
           inform
           him
           ,
           that
           there
           is
           far
           greater
           probability
           of
           safety
           and
           advantage
           ,
           by
           committing
           a
           sin
           ,
           than
           can
           be
           reasonably
           expected
           ,
           (
           according
           to
           his
           experience
           of
           the
           usual
           course
           of
           things
           in
           the
           world
           ,
           )
           by
           doing
           his
           duty
           .
           Suppose
           the
           case
           of
           the
           three
           Children
           ,
           or
           of
           any
           others
           called
           to
           Martyrdom
           ,
           who
           may
           be
           threatned
           with
           torments
           and
           death
           ,
           unless
           they
           will
           blaspheme
           God
           ,
           and
           renounce
           
           their
           Religion
           ,
           If
           it
           appear
           to
           them
           very
           probable
           ,
           suppose
           a
           hundred
           to
           one
           ,
           that
           upon
           their
           refusal
           ,
           Their
           Persecutors
           will
           really
           execute
           what
           they
           threaten
           :
           And
           if
           on
           the
           other
           side
           it
           appear
           very
           improbable
           ,
           suppose
           ten
           thousand
           to
           one
           ,
           that
           they
           shall
           not
           be
           delivered
           by
           a
           Miracle
           :
           In
           such
           cases
           ,
           it
           is
           not
           to
           be
           expected
           that
           the
           consideration
           of
           the
           ordinary
           course
           of
           Providence
           in
           the
           dispensation
           of
           Rewards
           and
           Punishments
           ,
           should
           be
           sufficient
           to
           restrain
           a
           man
           from
           any
           kind
           of
           Blasphemy
           or
           Villany
           whatsoever
           .
        
         
           But
           the
           thing
           I
           am
           speaking
           to
           ,
           will
           more
           fully
           appear
           ,
           by
           consideration
           of
           those
           horrid
           Mischiefs
           of
           all
           kinds
           ,
           that
           would
           most
           naturally
           follow
           from
           the
           denial
           of
           this
           Doctrine
           .
        
         
           If
           there
           be
           no
           such
           thing
           to
           be
           expected
           as
           Happiness
           or
           Misery
           hereafter
           ,
           
           Why
           then
           the
           only
           business
           that
           men
           are
           to
           take
           care
           of
           ,
           is
           their
           present
           well-being
           in
           this
           World
           ;
           There
           being
           nothing
           to
           be
           counted
           either
           Good
           or
           Bad
           ,
           but
           in
           order
           to
           this
           .
           Those
           things
           which
           we
           conceive
           to
           be
           conducible
           to
           it
           ,
           being
           the
           only
           duties
           ;
           and
           all
           other
           things
           that
           are
           cross
           to
           it
           ,
           being
           the
           only
           sins
           .
           And
           therefore
           whatever
           a
           man's
           Appetite
           shall
           incline
           him
           to
           ,
           he
           ought
           not
           to
           deny
           himself
           in
           it
           (
           be
           the
           thing
           what
           it
           will
           )
           so
           he
           can
           have
           it
           ,
           or
           do
           it
           without
           probable
           danger
           .
        
         
           Suppose
           it
           be
           matter
           of
           Gain
           or
           Profit
           he
           is
           disposed
           to
           ,
           if
           he
           can
           cheat
           or
           steal
           securely
           ,
           this
           will
           be
           so
           far
           from
           being
           a
           fault
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           plainly
           his
           duty
           ,
           Because
           it
           is
           a
           proper
           means
           to
           promote
           his
           chief
           End.
           
        
         
           And
           so
           for
           other
           cases
           of
           
             Anger
             ,
             Hatred
             ,
             Revenge
          
           ,
           &c.
           according
           to
           
           this
           Principle
           ,
           a
           man
           must
           take
           the
           first
           opportunity
           of
           satisfying
           these
           Passions
           ,
           by
           doing
           any
           kind
           of
           mischief
           to
           the
           persons
           he
           is
           offended
           with
           ,
           whether
           by
           
             false
             Accusations
          
           and
           Perjury
           ;
           or
           (
           if
           need
           be
           )
           by
           poysoning
           or
           stabbing
           of
           them
           ;
           provided
           he
           can
           do
           these
           things
           so
           ,
           as
           to
           escape
           the
           suspition
           of
           others
           ,
           and
           Humane
           Penalty
           .
        
         
           Now
           let
           any
           man
           judg
           ,
           what
           Bears
           ,
           and
           Wolves
           ,
           and
           Devils
           ,
           men
           would
           prove
           to
           one
           another
           ,
           if
           every
           thing
           should
           be
           not
           only
           lawful
           ,
           but
           a
           duty
           ,
           whereby
           they
           might
           gratifie
           their
           impetuous
           Lusts
           ,
           if
           they
           might
           either
           perjure
           themselves
           ,
           or
           steal
           ,
           or
           murder
           ,
           as
           often
           as
           they
           could
           do
           it
           safely
           ,
           and
           get
           any
           advantage
           by
           it
           .
        
         
           But
           these
           things
           are
           so
           very
           obvious
           ,
           and
           undeniable
           ,
           that
           the
           most
           prophane
           Atheistical
           persons
           do
           own
           
           the
           truth
           of
           them
           .
           And
           upon
           this
           ,
           they
           are
           willing
           to
           acknowledg
           ,
           That
           Religion
           and
           the
           
             belief
             of
             another
             life
          
           ,
           is
           a
           very
           politick
           invention
           ,
           and
           needful
           for
           the
           well-governing
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           keeping
           men
           in
           awe
           ,
           from
           the
           doing
           any
           secret
           mischiefs
           .
           Which
           (
           by
           the
           way
           )
           is
           a
           concession
           of
           no
           small
           advantage
           to
           the
           honour
           of
           Religion
           ,
           considering
           that
           it
           proceeds
           from
           the
           greatest
           professed
           Enemies
           to
           it
           .
           Whereby
           they
           grant
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           fit
           these
           things
           
             should
             be
             true
          
           ,
           if
           they
           are
           not
           ;
           or
           at
           least
           that
           it
           is
           fit
           ,
           that
           the
           generality
           of
           men
           should
           
             believe
             them
             to
             be
             true
          
           .
           And
           though
           they
           themselves
           pretend
           to
           believe
           otherwise
           ,
           yet
           are
           they
           not
           so
           far
           out
           of
           their
           wits
           ,
           as
           to
           be
           willing
           that
           those
           with
           whom
           they
           converse
           ,
           their
           Wives
           ,
           and
           Children
           ,
           and
           Servants
           ,
           should
           be
           of
           the
           same
           opinion
           with
           them
           ,
           Because
           then
           they
           could
           
           have
           no
           reason
           to
           expect
           any
           safety
           amongst
           them
           .
           What
           security
           could
           any
           man
           have
           of
           his
           Estate
           ,
           or
           Honour
           ,
           or
           Life
           ,
           if
           such
           with
           whom
           he
           is
           most
           familiar
           and
           intimate
           ,
           might
           think
           themselves
           at
           liberty
           to
           do
           all
           the
           secret
           mischiefs
           to
           them
           ,
           that
           they
           had
           opportunity
           to
           commit
           ?
        
         
           But
           there
           is
           one
           thing
           more
           ,
           which
           those
           ,
           who
           profess
           to
           dis-believe
           this
           Principle
           ,
           should
           do
           well
           to
           consider
           ;
           and
           that
           is
           this
           ,
           That
           there
           is
           no
           imaginable
           reason
           ,
           why
           (
           amongst
           those
           that
           know
           them
           )
           they
           should
           pretend
           to
           any
           kind
           of
           Honesty
           or
           Conscience
           ,
           because
           they
           are
           wholly
           destitute
           of
           all
           such
           motives
           as
           may
           be
           sufficient
           to
           oblige
           them
           to
           any
           thing
           of
           this
           nature
           .
           But
           according
           to
           them
           ,
           that
           which
           is
           called
           Virtue
           and
           Religion
           ,
           must
           be
           one
           of
           the
           most
           silly
           and
           useless
           things
           in
           the
           world
           .
        
         
         
           As
           for
           the
           Principle
           of
           Honour
           ,
           which
           some
           imagine
           may
           supply
           the
           room
           of
           Conscience
           ,
           This
           relates
           only
           to
           external
           Reputation
           ,
           and
           the
           esteem
           which
           we
           have
           amongst
           others
           ;
           And
           therfore
           can
           be
           of
           no
           influence
           to
           restrain
           men
           from
           doing
           any
           secret
           mischief
           .
        
         
           From
           what
           hath
           been
           said
           ,
           it
           will
           follow
           ,
           That
           those
           who
           have
           any
           regard
           to
           their
           own
           safeties
           ,
           ought
           to
           abandon
           all
           kind
           of
           society
           with
           such
           pernicious
           persons
           ,
           who
           according
           to
           their
           own
           Principles
           ,
           must
           take
           all
           opportunities
           of
           doing
           any
           mischief
           to
           others
           ,
           which
           they
           are
           able
           to
           effect
           ,
           with
           any
           advantage
           to
           themselves
           .
        
         
           Now
           if
           this
           be
           so
           (
           as
           I
           have
           proved
           )
           ,
           that
           the
           nature
           of
           man
           is
           so
           framed
           ,
           as
           not
           to
           be
           effectually
           perswaded
           and
           wrought
           upon
           ,
           without
           the
           consideration
           of
           such
           a
           future
           state
           .
           If
           it
           be
           necessary
           to
           put
           in
           everlasting
           motives
           ,
           
           as
           the
           Sanctions
           of
           that
           Law
           ,
           by
           which
           the
           Humane
           Nature
           is
           to
           be
           governed
           ;
           This
           must
           render
           it
           highly
           credible
           ,
           that
           there
           is
           such
           a
           state
           .
           Because
           it
           must
           needs
           be
           very
           unworthy
           of
           God
           ,
           to
           conceive
           of
           Him
           ,
           that
           he
           hath
           contrived
           the
           nature
           of
           one
           of
           his
           best
           and
           most
           noble
           Creatures
           ,
           after
           such
           a
           manner
           ,
           as
           to
           make
           it
           incapable
           of
           being
           governed
           without
           falshood
           and
           deceit
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           The
           third
           and
           last
           Argument
           I
           proposed
           to
           speak
           to
           ,
           was
           from
           the
           necessity
           of
           this
           Principle
           to
           the
           
             vindication
             of
             Divine
             Providence
          
           .
           Nothing
           is
           more
           universally
           acknowledged
           ,
           than
           that
           God
           is
           Good
           and
           Iust.
           That
           well-doing
           shall
           be
           rewarded
           ,
           and
           evil
           Actions
           punished
           by
           Him.
           And
           yet
           we
           see
           that
           his
           dispensations
           in
           this
           life
           are
           many
           times
           promiscuous
           and
           uncertain
           ;
           so
           that
           
             a
             man
             cannot
             judg
             of
             love
             or
             hatred
             
             by
             all
             that
             is
             before
             him
             .
          
           The
           worst
           men
           are
           sometimes
           in
           the
           best
           condition
           .
           
             If
             in
             this
             life
             only
             we
             had
             hope
             ,
          
           
           
             we
             should
             be
             of
             all
             men
             the
             most
             miserable
             ,
          
           saith
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           speaking
           concerning
           those
           primitive
           times
           of
           Persecution
           ,
           when
           the
           better
           any
           man
           was
           ,
           the
           more
           was
           he
           exposed
           to
           sufferings
           .
        
         
           Now
           the
           greater
           Vncertainty
           there
           is
           as
           to
           the
           
             present
             Affairs
          
           in
           this
           world
           ,
           By
           so
           much
           greater
           is
           the
           Certainty
           of
           a
           
             future
             Iudgment
          
           .
        
         
           What
           could
           be
           a
           greater
           disparagement
           to
           Divine
           Providence
           ,
           than
           to
           permit
           the
           Calamities
           and
           Sufferings
           which
           good
           men
           undergo
           in
           this
           world
           ,
           many
           times
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           Religion
           ,
           to
           pass
           unrewarded
           ;
           and
           the
           many
           Mischiefs
           and
           Prophanations
           ,
           which
           wicked
           men
           take
           the
           advantage
           of
           committing
           ,
           by
           their
           Greatness
           and
           Prosperity
           in
           this
           world
           ,
           to
           go
           unpunished
           ?
        
         
         
           What
           great
           glory
           would
           it
           be
           ,
           to
           preside
           over
           this
           Material
           World
           ,
           Starrs
           and
           
             Meteors
             ,
             Sea
          
           and
           
             Land
             ,
             Plants
          
           and
           Beasts
           ,
           to
           put
           these
           things
           into
           such
           a
           regular
           course
           ,
           as
           may
           be
           suitable
           to
           their
           natures
           ,
           and
           the
           operations
           for
           which
           they
           are
           designed
           ;
           and
           in
           the
           mean
           space
           to
           have
           no
           proportionable
           regard
           ,
           either
           for
           those
           that
           
             reverence
             the
             Deity
          
           ,
           or
           those
           who
           
             contemn
             Him
          
           ?
        
         
           'T
           is
           very
           well
           said
           to
           this
           purpose
           by
           a
           late
           Author
           ,
           
           That
           not
           to
           conduct
           the
           course
           of
           Nature
           in
           a
           due
           manner
           ,
           might
           speak
           some
           defect
           of
           Wisdom
           in
           God
           :
           but
           not
           to
           compensate
           Virtue
           and
           Vice
           ,
           besides
           the
           defect
           of
           wisdom
           ,
           in
           not
           adjusting
           things
           suitably
           to
           their
           qualifications
           ,
           but
           crosly
           coupling
           Prosperity
           with
           Vice
           ,
           and
           Misery
           with
           Virtue
           ,
           would
           argue
           too
           great
           a
           defect
           of
           Goodness
           and
           of
           Iustice.
           And
           perhaps
           
           it
           would
           not
           be
           less
           expedient
           (
           saith
           he
           )
           with
           Epicurus
           ,
           to
           deny
           all
           Providence
           ,
           than
           to
           ascribe
           to
           it
           such
           defects
           .
           It
           being
           less
           unworthy
           of
           the
           Divine
           Nature
           ,
           to
           neglect
           the
           Universe
           altogether
           ,
           than
           to
           administer
           Human
           Affairs
           with
           so
           much
           Injustice
           and
           Irregularity
           .
        
         
           And
           therefore
           't
           is
           necessary
           for
           the
           vindication
           of
           Divine
           Providence
           ,
           that
           there
           shold
           be
           a
           future
           state
           and
           day
           of
           Account
           ,
           wherein
           every
           man
           shall
           be
           forced
           to
           acknowledg
           ,
           that
           
             verily
             there
             is
             a
             reward
             for
             the
             righteous
          
           ;
           
           
             doubtless
             there
             is
             a
             God
             that
             judgeth
             the
             earth
             .
          
        
         
           I
           crave
           leave
           for
           a
           word
           of
           Application
           ,
           and
           I
           have
           done
           .
           If
           this
           be
           so
           ,
           it
           will
           concern
           us
           then
           to
           enquire
           ,
        
         
           1.
           
           Whether
           we
           do
           in
           good
           earnest
           believe
           this
           ,
           That
           there
           shall
           be
           a
           future
           state
           of
           Reward
           and
           Punishment
           ,
           
           according
           as
           mens
           Lives
           and
           Actions
           have
           been
           in
           this
           world
           .
           If
           not
           ,
           why
           do
           we
           profess
           our selves
           to
           be
           Christians
           ?
           Why
           do
           we
           not
           renounce
           the
           Articles
           of
           our
           Creed
           ?
           Nay
           ,
           why
           do
           we
           pretend
           to
           any
           Religion
           ?
           Nothing
           can
           be
           more
           false
           and
           unworthy
           ,
           than
           in
           a
           solemn
           and
           religious
           manner
           to
           own
           that
           in
           our
           outward
           Profession
           ,
           which
           we
           do
           inwardly
           dis-believe
           and
           deny
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Do
           we
           at
           any
           time
           seriously
           consider
           this
           ?
           and
           revolve
           upon
           it
           in
           our
           minds
           ?
           Do
           we
           bethink
           our selves
           ,
           what
           our
           own
           condition
           is
           like
           to
           be
           at
           that
           time
           ,
           what
           preparations
           we
           have
           made
           for
           it
           ,
           what
           grounds
           we
           have
           for
           hope
           ?
           There
           cannot
           possibly
           be
           any
           greater
           stupidity
           ,
           than
           for
           a
           man
           to
           be
           slight
           and
           careless
           in
           a
           business
           of
           so
           great
           moment
           .
           'T
           is
           the
           want
           of
           believing
           and
           considering
           this
           ,
           that
           is
           the
           chief
           cause
           of
           all
           the
           viciousness
           and
           disorder
           in
           the
           world
           .
        
         
         
           3.
           
           What
           impression
           doth
           the
           belief
           and
           consideration
           of
           this
           make
           
             upon
             our
             hearts
             and
             lives
          
           ?
           Doth
           it
           stir
           up
           in
           us
           ,
           
             vebement
             desires
          
           ,
           and
           
             carefulness
             of
             mind
          
           in
           preparing
           for
           that
           time
           ?
           If
           a
           man
           were
           to
           be
           tryed
           for
           his
           life
           at
           the
           next
           Assizes
           ,
           How
           would
           his
           thoughts
           be
           taken
           up
           about
           his
           defence
           ,
           what
           answer
           he
           should
           make
           ,
           what
           the
           main
           plea
           is
           which
           he
           should
           insist
           upon
           ,
           by
           what
           evidence
           it
           might
           be
           strengthned
           and
           cleared
           up
           ?
           He
           would
           as
           soon
           forget
           to
           eat
           his
           meat
           ,
           or
           to
           go
           to
           bed
           ,
           as
           to
           let
           a
           business
           of
           this
           nature
           slip
           out
           of
           his
           mind
           .
        
         
           There
           is
           nothing
           more
           hard
           to
           be
           restrained
           ,
           than
           the
           Impetuous
           and
           wild
           Exorbitances
           of
           Youth
           ;
           And
           yet
           such
           persons
           
             would
             not
             ,
             durst
             not
          
           indulge
           themselves
           ,
           according
           to
           
             the
             ways
             of
             their
             own
             hearts
             ,
          
           and
           
             the
             sight
             of
             their
             eyes
          
           ;
           If
           they
           did
           really
           believe
           and
           consider
           ,
           
           that
           
             for
             all
             these
             things
             God
             would
             bring
             them
             to
             judgment
             .
          
           
        
         
           The
           business
           of
           Religion
           ,
           must
           therefore
           be
           above
           all
           other
           things
           of
           greatest
           consequence
           to
           us
           ,
           because
           't
           is
           the
           only
           means
           to
           secure
           us
           ,
           as
           to
           our
           future
           conditions
           .
           The
           affairs
           of
           this
           life
           are
           but
           of
           short
           continuance
           ,
           and
           full
           of
           uncertainty
           :
           And
           therefore
           't
           is
           not
           much
           material
           what
           a
           man's
           condition
           may
           be
           in
           that
           respect
           .
           But
           there
           is
           another
           state
           and
           time
           which
           will
           more
           nearly
           concern
           our
           care
           ;
           and
           that
           is
           the
           great
           day
           of
           Account
           .
           And
           till
           a
           man
           hath
           in
           some
           measure
           provided
           for
           this
           ,
           he
           cannot
           live
           comfortably
           ,
           or
           sleep
           quietly
           ,
           or
           have
           any
           solid
           peace
           in
           his
           mind
           ;
           but
           must
           upon
           every
           serious
           reflexion
           be
           continually
           haunted
           with
           frightful
           apprehensions
           about
           his
           everlasting
           condition
           .
        
         
           'T
           is
           scarce
           credible
           that
           any
           man
           
           should
           be
           so
           sottish
           ,
           as
           to
           think
           ,
           he
           shall
           escape
           dying
           :
           and
           when
           we
           do
           come
           to
           depart
           out
           of
           this
           world
           ,
           It
           will
           then
           be
           no
           advantage
           to
           us
           ,
           that
           we
           have
           had
           Riches
           ,
           or
           Honour
           ,
           or
           Power
           .
           These
           things
           will
           then
           vanish
           away
           ,
           as
           to
           our
           Possession
           of
           them
           ;
           and
           the
           Remembrance
           of
           them
           may
           prove
           a
           torment
           to
           our
           thoughts
           ,
           rather
           than
           a
           comfort
           ;
           especially
           if
           we
           have
           reason
           to
           suspect
           ,
           that
           these
           things
           were
           our
           
             portion
             in
             this
             life
          
           ,
           and
           may
           be
           reckoned
           upon
           as
           
             our
             good
             things
             which
             we
             have
             had
             already
             .
          
           Certain
           it
           is
           ,
           that
           they
           will
           render
           our
           Accounts
           the
           more
           difficult
           :
           For
           to
           whom
           much
           is
           given
           ,
           of
           them
           much
           shall
           be
           required
           .
           We
           must
           be
           answerable
           not
           only
           for
           
             our
             doings
          
           ,
           but
           for
           
             the
             fruit
             of
             our
             doings
          
           .
           
           All
           the
           sins
           ,
           or
           evil
           consequences
           which
           have
           been
           occasioned
           by
           our
           Miscarriages
           ,
           shall
           be
           set
           upon
           our
           score
           .
        
         
         
           
             And
             if
             these
             things
             be
             so
             ,
          
           
           What
           manner
           of
           persons
           ought
           we
           to
           be
           in
           all
           holy
           conversation
           and
           godliness
           ,
           looking
           for
           ,
           and
           hastning
           unto
           the
           coming
           of
           the
           day
           of
           God.
           
             If
             any
             thing
             can
             prevail
             with
             men
          
           to
           live
           soberly
           ,
           
           righteously
           ,
           and
           godly
           in
           this
           present
           world
           ,
           
             It
             must
             be
             from
             the
             consideration
             of
             that
          
           blessed
           hope
           and
           glorious
           appearing
           of
           the
           Great
           God
           ,
           our
           Saviour
           Iesus
           Christ
           :
           
             To
             whom
             with
             the
             Father
          
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A71247-e110
           
             2
             Tim.
             1
             ,
             10.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             15.
             19.
             
          
           
             Amyraldus
             .
          
           
             Psal
             ,
             58
             ,
             11.
             
          
           
             Eccles.
             11.
             9.
             
          
           
             Jet
             .
             17.
             10.
             
          
           
             2
             Pet.
             3.
             11
             ,
             12.
             
          
           
             Tit.
             2.
             12.
             13