The Christian gouernour, in the common-wealth, and priuate families described by Dauid, in his 101. Psalme. Guiding all men in a right course to heauen. Herewith also a part of the parable of the lost sonne. Luke 15. Both expounded and opened by Robert Horn. With the doctrines and vses thence arising. The more particular contents see on the page following.

The Reasons.

First, dissembling taketh away the vse of speach, vvhich should be the Key to the minde to open it. For, the vse of speech is to expresse the meaning of the heart, or to be the hearts I••terpreter.

But the dissembler corrupteth this vse of speech and end of talke by a deceitful tongue; nay, ouer-turneth all humane societie and dealings betweene man and man, by vttering with the tongue what was neuer conceiued by the heart. And is he to be suffered among men who la∣boureth to destroy the fellowship of men? Secondly, the dissembler is not only false in tongue but in deed: and dissi∣mulation, as it maketh a diuorce betweene the tongue and the minde, so doth it be∣tweene the tongue and the hand; and so he that is a dissembler, is false tongued, and left-handed. But, he that is such shall be knowne, that is, made an example, that he may be knowne. Prou. 10.9. And, who shall make this example of him, but Ma∣gistrates, and such as are in authoritie? Thirdly, a dissembler is like a couered pi•• in the fellowship of men: the simple fall into it. For, hauing crept into the seruice or fauour of persons of countenance by flatterie, and keeping in by falshood; what is he not able to doe against the in∣nocent by a smooth & glosing tongue? How priuily vvill hee accuse him? and

vvhat protestations vvill hee make to be beleeued against him? Such a tongue, as a dangerous rocke, hidden vnder a calme Sea, is to be found in the mouth of the dissembler. One flattering word, in the mouth of such, can doe more harme in an houre, then a good Preacher shall be able to doe good in many Moneths. And should not good Gouernours looke vn∣to such, least they be made by them, a sharpe sword to the righteous, and a strong buckler to flatterers. Fourthly, a deceitfull person (such as Achan) may bring vpon a family, yea, vvhole Pro∣uince, great wrath and destruction. Ios. 7.5.12. And lastly, it vvell becommeth a great house to haue all the seruants of the same, suteable, as in Lineries, so in good∣nesse. For, as it is euill in nature to com∣pound fire and water, and hurtfull in po∣licie to nourish peace and warre, and im∣pious in Religion to beare with two Reli∣gions: so is it dangerous in a house to keepe faithfull persons in it, and dissem∣blers.