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A45207	Judah's restitution A sermon preached before the reverend judges, Sir Christopher Turner Baron of the Exchequer, and Sir Richard Bernard Serjeant at Law. At the assizes begun at Yorke the 29 of July, 1661. By Jos: Hunter Master of Arts and Minister in Yorke.	Hunter, Josiah, minister in York.	1661 (1661)	Wing H3767; ESTC R203804	15,969	35

JVDAH'S RESTITUTION A Sermon preached before the Reverend Judges Sir Christopher Turner Baron of the Exchequer and Sir Richard Bernard Serjeant at Law At the Assizes begun at Yorke the 29 of July 1661. By Jos Hunter Master of Arts and Minister in Yorke YORKE Printed by Alice Broade 1661. To the right Worshipfull Sir THOMAS SLINGSBEY High-Sheriffe of the Countie of YORKE SIR YOu was pleased to command me out to an Honourable but hard Worke which though slenderly performed by me yet hath been kindly accepted by you and earnestly desired by others to be made publique and I am the rather induced to do it that I might give unto the world a testimony and acknowledgement of that esteem and gratitude which I owe you for your abundant and undeserved Respects to me I confesse you ran a very great hazard when you made choice of me for such a service and I might at once both have something lessened your Credit and quite lost mine owne which perhaps was the expectation of some who though they differed in other things agreed in this but whether they were disappointed of their expectation or no your Worshipp is able to give the fullest account and answer I have formerly upon the intreaty and advice of freinds exposed a Sermon of two unto common censure and if any will be at the pains to compare them with this they shall find no contradiction which made me the more willing to adventure this And now that it is put out if it were worth the owning there is none hath more right to it than your Selfe I desire no more and I hope you will grant no lesse than this that as this Sermon had your Command for its production so it may have have your Patronage for its preservation I know it is usuall to fill Epistles Dedicatorie with the praises of the Person unto whom the Dedication is directed but his Majesty hath so much honoured you in preferring you to such a place of Trust Credit in your Country and you have so farre honoured your Selfe in the discharge of it beyond the expectation of your years that I need say nothing I will rather turne my Commendation● into Counsell that you would studie so to improve your time your Abilities and your experience ever having before you for your patterne the Sobrietie and reservednesse of your honoured Father that you may still deserve the Royall Favour be more fit to do God your Country service and live long I do not say to be envied but if envied for nothing else but deserved Honour and Happinesse So prayes SIR Your Worships most humble servant Josiah Hunter Isaiah 1 chap 26 verse And I will restore thy Judges as at the first and thy Counsellours as at the beginning afterward thou shalt be called the Citie of Righteousnesse the faithfull Citie MY Text deserves your more serious attention because taken out of the Prophecy of Isaiah which for the divine matter thereof see Robert's key of the Bible v. Hieron sup Jesch mixed with so many flourishes of humane learning hath ever been of high esteem in the Church Christ who might be said to preach all Text yet sometime in his preaching tooke a Text out of this Prophet as you may see Luke 4.17 18. and this prophecy is quoted oftner in the new Testament than any other book of the old Testament except the psalmes Alsted in praecog Theol. lib 2. c. 122 whether Alstedius himselfe was at the paines of the observation or no I know not but he tells us that Isaiah is alledged sixtie times the Psalmes but sixtie four times in the new Testament Amongst the very Ethiopians this Book was in such repute that the Queens Evnuch made it his vade mecum his companion in his journey and read the prophet Isaiah in his charion though he understood him not Act. 27 28. and St. Ambrose so highly esteemed valued this prophecy that when Augustine wrote to him for his advice what part of Scripture he should especially read he advised him to read the prophet Isaiah as Augustine himselfe tels us Lib confes 9. ca. 5. For the dependence of the words Hyperius his note upon the Text is of good use It is familiar with the Prophets saith he first to declare unto the people their sins then to threaten punishment and last of all to let fall some promises of mercy the first to convince them and beget sorrow the second to humble them and work fear the third to comfort them erect hope This method our prophet observes exactly For first he discovers their sins to them from the 2. unto the 24. verse 2 He denounces judgment against them 24 25. ver 3 He scatters some promises of mercy 26 27. verses The state of the Jewes you may conceive was very much declining tending to ruine the gracious God who alwayes in judgment remembers mercy promises unto them the provision of a remedie every way suitable to their maladie a restistution according to their defection Their defection is noted to be generall in the whole body of the people ver 21. How is the faithfull City become an harlot it was full of judgment righteousnesse lodged in it but now murtherers the particular cause of this generall defection is noted to be the corruption of their Governours ver 23. Thy Princes are rebellious companions of theeves every one loveth gifts followeth after rewards they judge not the fatherles neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them Now observe how sutable the remedie in the Text is to the maladie in the context They were declined God promiseth I will restore the cause of their defection was the infection or corruption of their Rulers accordingly God promiseth to remove that by restoring their Judges as at the first and thir Counselours as at the begining and now sublatâ causa tolletur effectus the faithfull Citie shall be no more called an Harlot or a Sanctuarie for murtherers but it shall be called as it was wont to be the Citie of righteousnesse the faithfull Citie I will a little open the words and when the shell is broken it is easier to take out the meat and dresse it And I will restore thy c. And that is the Copula which joynes the Text and the precedent verse together I will turne mine hand upon thee purely purge away thy drosse and take away all thy tinne and I will restore thy Judges as at the first you may take notice how evill Governours are like impure corrupt and drossie mettalls these God would purge away but because this was in it selfe but a privative mercie therefore he adds a positive in the Text And I will restore thy Judges as at the first I will restore there is a double restitution one ex debito another ex dono One due another free Due restitution is when having taken away any thing unjustly non remittitur peccatum nisi resti natur