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A34191 A lecture and sermon preached at different times by that faithfull minister of the Gospel, and now glorified martyr, Mr. Donald Gargill [sic] Cargill, Donald, 1619?-1681. 1681 (1681) Wing C568; ESTC R4928 13,646 23

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and with a Perfect Heart This was the Great Judicatory that they had in the Land It was made up with Priests and Law-men There was some Priests in it and some Civil-men and they judged together in the LORD's Matters The Matters of the LORD belonged to them to wit The Priests And the Kings Matters belonged to the others But all was to judge according to the Word of GOD. We shall say this one word more there is one Great Thing Folk stumbles at in that Paper that Kings ought to Rule or Judge according to the Judicial Law and that these Laws Kings ought to Rule by ought to be according to the Word of GOD And think ye this a Great Wrong The People of GOD was ruled Two Hundred Years and upwards by this Law only and can any be fitter to be a Law-Giver than GOD Have we Laws have we them from Men or of GOD If of Men then they had them of GOD. Then the GOD of Nature or the GOD that Created All is far better to Teach Laws than Man that is under GOD. We say stumble not that it is said the Laws of GOD ought to be the Laws of the Land For it will never be Well with you especially the Mein of the Land till the Laws of GOD be the Laws of the Land Then we will not be fashed with Great Ones to Oppress For when they have Laws to make they never do thing but Oppress the Poor But when the Law of GOD speaks it will give Right to the Poor as well as to the Great So the Law of GOD should be our Law Where the Law of GOD is received where Christians are Let Christians go to the Law which GOD has found out And let Heathens and Turks go to the Law that Nature finds out Now they Judge in the Matters of the LORD and in Controversies c. For Understanding this better There was a Great Court at Jerusalem and all the Difficult Matters came there There were Courts and Judicatories throw the Land and there was Judges of Hundreds and other Officers and Judges of Thousands throughout the Land But all Hard Matters they brought to Jerusalem And now he sets Judges to receive these Hard Matters that they could not Judge among themselves and they gave Judgement in these Matters Now the Last Thing and we will not go to speak any more is their Charge he gives them Verse 9. And he Charged them saying Thus shall ye do in the Fear of the LORD There is great Necessity to be Earnest with them that Kings commit Judgement too that they be Faithfull There is much need for it now For if Kings Laws be seen too there will be little Regard what come of the Law of GOD We know this by Experience All the Supplications of this Poor Land has been Rejected and the Laws of Man well seen too We thought to begin to speak to all these particularly But First A Word of his Delivery He comes in Peace to his House Why does the Holy Ghost Mark this If ye Observe the Chapter before he was in a Dangerous Battle where he had a Sore Assault They set upon him for the King of Israel and the LORD Delivered him out of that And so the Holy Ghost Marks this He came Home in Peace And the Holy Ghost will have us to Mark this of it that notwithstanding of this Sinfull Plight he was in in Associating with Achab yet GOD Graciously brought him off He Associated with Achab and GOD might have letten him fall with him Yet Achab fell and he is safe The Battle is Lost and he Returns in Peace We shall say this one Word Who ever hath gotten such special Deliverances from GOD especially when under Slips they wade consider Narrowly in their Hearts what they have been Doing Wherefore they have met with such Deliverances But ye will say to us We were not in a Sinfull Association We were not Associated with Sinfull Wicked and Prophane Men. But we shall say this one Word We were Associate in a Sinfull Vnion And so there was as Sinfull Association with an Evil Course Now that many Fell was it not Just and Holy Dealing in GOD that some were preserved in such a Fall as that O! Consider well wherefore it was that GOD has so Remarkably preserved you especially when He might have taken away your Life Now there are severals here that have had a part of such a Deliverance as this not only once but once and again O! Great Deliverances has He given to some even when they were Associate with a Sinfull Cause Then Mind now and Remember wherefore it is that GOD has preserved you It is to Repent of Sin Yet more it is that ye may be ready at a Good Turn again when He calls for it at your Hands But beware of this tho' He let you go in a Sinfull Action once beware of the next time by no more joining in Sinfull Associations For Sinfull Associations is ever Dangerous Whatever the Vngodly meet with in them yet certainly the Godly never Thrives in such Associations Now this is the Thing that we wade say Let every Man that has a part in such Remarkable Deliverances say Wherefore has Thou preserved me Wherefore is it that I have Life Is it a Blessing But I think not so much of it as I should that I have it so wonderfully Is it not for some End even that I may Imploy it some Way for GODs Glory Go back and ask Wherefore it is so Remarkable He gave you your Life when in Danger and while ye were in a backsliding Course and while ye were associated in a Sinfull Way and when ye were involved in a Course with the Deadly and Destroying Enemies Consider this therefore Wherefore has GOD given you this Life Say Wherefore has Thou preserved this Life Is it that I may be for Thee and Imploy it for Thee The next Thing to be considered is The Prophet's Reproof He is an Misleard Prophet Wade any Body think that he should speak so to a King Ay but we must be Faithfull in Reproving Kings as well as others Modesty is Ruine here Modesty in such a Case is Ruine to Rulers For if we had ●one and told them their Sins they had not gone on in ●uch a Course as they did Silence or Modesty here it is ●ot a Vertue but a Vice It is but Unfaithfulness to GOD ●…d Man might he not have letten him come Home Nay ●…hy Will he make him Sad Why will he make him Sader ●…d Sader There is a most be Why are you Sad If it be Affliction you are Sad for ye must not be so that is not the thing ●…e ought to be Sad for There is Sin you must be Sad for So ye would think Folk should be spared that is in Affliction Nay but spare them not for then they will best hear Reproofs when under Affliction never better nor then Now the thing ●…e says