The prince's cabala; or, Mysteries of state . RELIG ?? REGIS;OR THE Faith^/^</Duty ? F A PRINCE Ij Proteftant King is to^1 learn to know andlove God, as havingdouble Obligation tohim, for making hinifirll a Man ^ and nextlor making him a little God to fiton hjs Throne, to Ruk over other 4^ ^KingsDuty Men. He is not to think that theHighnefs of his Dignity dimiaiiheshis Faults *, much lefs give him aLicenfe to Sin , neither muft hethijik that the Fault he commitsihallnotbe aggtava^ed according tothe heighth of his Dignity. By theright Knowledge and Fear of God,he ihall know all Things
The prince's cabala; or, Mysteries of state . RELIG ?? REGIS;OR THE Faith^/^</Duty ? F A PRINCE Ij Proteftant King is to^1 learn to know andlove God, as havingdouble Obligation tohim, for making hinifirll a Man ^ and nextlor making him a little God to fiton hjs Throne, to Ruk over other 4^ ^KingsDuty Men. He is not to think that theHighnefs of his Dignity dimiaiiheshis Faults *, much lefs give him aLicenfe to Sin , neither muft hethijik that the Fault he commitsihallnotbe aggtava^ed according tothe heighth of his Dignity. By theright Knowledge and Fear of God,he ihall know all Things neceifaryfor the Diicharge of his Duty,both as a Chriftian and as a King,and the only way to bring him tothis Knowledge, is diligently to-read his Word, which is containedin the Holy Scriptures. Now thewhole Scripture chiefly containstwo Things, a Command, and aProhibition ^ to do fuch Things,and to cibftain from the in both*, neither think itenough to abftain from Evil, anddo no Good. In two Duties heought to be very perfe^H:, that is tofay, in his Religion towards God,and Equity towards his Neigh-bour. All Points of Religion are ????-perfluous without Authority of Scri-pture, toGoO»^ 47 pture^ and Religion is the wor-fhipping of God according to hisrevealed Will. The
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