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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91477	The judges charge; delivered in a sermon before M. Justice Hale, and M. Sergeant Crook, judges of assize, at St. Mary-Overies in Southwark, Martii 22. 1658. As also setting forth, the necessity of magistracy, for the weal of a people. With a serious item and admonition to all unruly spirits, that despite dominion, and resist the ordinance of God. By Rich. Parr, M.A. sometimes Fellow of Exeter-Colledge in Oxford, now pastor of Camerwel in the county of Surry.	Parr, Richard, 1617-1691.	1658 (1658)	Wing P547; Thomason E947_2; ESTC R33023	21,680	40

minde to be subject to principalities to obey Magistrates c. It is true we know Magistracy is distasteful to the proud and ungodly world because it keeps mens lusts from raging Quid non libido mentis humanae struat quid non malorum pruriat statum lacessunt omnipollentis Dei calumniosis litibus Prudent Hym. in Infideli and binds the hands from doing mischief And sure no man can be against Magistracy and good Order but he that would be subject to no Law of God and how can he be a good man then are they not called by St. Jude v. 8. Filthy dreamers that despise dominion and speak evil of dignities Exod. 22.28 Thou shalt not revile nor curse the ruler of thy people The Apostle Peter another of Christ's Followers gives the same thing in command 1 Pet. 2.13 14 15 Submit your selves to every ordinance of man for the Lords sake whether to the king as supreme or unto governors as unto them sent by him for the punishment of evil doers and the praise of them that do well for so is the will of God v. 15. This then is not commanded as though the ordinance of Government were of mans invention but of Gods appointment to be managed by men such as are appointed to this Rule and Office to punish evil doers as God hath ordained and cherish and protect those that do well This is the end of Magistracy The Anti-Magistratical Spirit then must not be owned of God nor can be secured by Scripture If the foundations be destroyed Psal 11.3 what can the righteous do But we must wave this point as to further prosecution and take up one of more immediate result from the Text and it is this That if Judges mean to discharge their duty well Doct. 2. and approve themselves to God it must be their care to judge rightly and administer justice impartially without regard to man as to what he is or what he gives This is God's Charge to Judges and thus good Judges must do in discharge of their Duty if they fear God This Inference lies close in the Text which renders this Doctrine Divinity and a ruled-case for Judges as a Principle of their Religion and Rule for their Practice And it were enough to quote the Text for proof but because you proceed secundum allegata probata and out of the mouth of two or three witnesses every word shall be established Mar. 18.16 as saith our Saviour take two or three more proofs for this Deut. 16.18 19 20. there Judges are set their business They shall judge the people with just judgement Si vis Tribunus esse imo si vis vivere manus militum contine Valer. Imp. Epist ad Tribunum thou shalt not wrest judgement thou shalt not respect persons neither take a gift for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise That which is altogether just shalt thou follow that thou mayst live So Levit. 19.15 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgement Thou shalt not respect the person of the poor nor honour the person of the mighty but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour The merit of the Cause must be taken up and not the Person either poor or rich pity and respect must be laid aside in this matter a poor man must not be upheld in a wrong Cause nor a rich great man regarded for his gay clothing or Gold-Ring but justice must be done to each Jam. 2.2 3 4. as their Case is or else there is partiality which is forbidden for he that justifieth the wicked poor or rich or condemneth the righteous small or great are both alike abomination to the Lord Prov. 17.15 See in Job the character of a just Judge and his manner Job 29.14 15 16. I put on righteousness and it clothed me my judgement was as a robe and a diadem I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame I was a father to the poor and the cause which I knew not I searched out And I brake the jaws of the wicked and plucked the spoil out of his teeth And again in that of Deut. 19.15 16. concerning the Judge how he must deal in a case of witnessing At the mouth of two witnesses or at the mouth of three shall the matter be established And the men between whom the controversie is shall stand before the Lord before the priests and the judges and the judges shall make inquisition and thine eye shall not pity but life shall go for life eye for eye hand for hand and foot for foot v. 21. So see your apportment and to what you are to heed Rom. 13.3 4. To be a terror to evil works and to encourage the good and they must not bear the sword of Magistracy in vain but distribute to every own his due as his works are found to be And thus you have some few of those many Directions which are given to Rulers up and down in the Word of God But would you consider a little the Reasons why Judges ought to be circumspect and inquisitive into to Causes for Trial and to be couragious in the impartial Sentence Besides the Reasons in the Text which prevail with all men fearing God there are some farther Considerations which may make you more circumspect about the matters you are to judge and the Sentence you are to pass 1. In respect of the Oath of God which you have taken your selves and it is you know to execute the Laws justly to the best of your skill Eccles 8.2 therefore must you use the best of your skill to finde out the truth and justness of the cause because of the Oath ye have taken Good men fear an oath 2. In respect of your Places and Office you are chosen out for this purpose 2 Chron. 9.8 as men of wisdom and skill yea men of integrity to do right to all and wrong to none You are taken as it were into Gods Throne and to supply the place and do Gods work with men Psal 82.6 and you are called petty-gods therefore must you do your utmost and be diligent to search out the truth for cursed is he that doth the work of the Lord negligently or deceitfully Jer. 48.10 Had you not need be circumspect then 3. In respect of the Causes that come before you to be determined justly they are many of them matters of high concernment some of them of life and death and matters of making or undoing of men as to their outwards And the truth lies deep and the points nice which are controverted Causes not unlike for obscurity to that brought before Solomon 1 King 8.22 about the living child laid claim unto by two mothers at once stifly pleading each their interest in the child but of right it belonged but to one of the two and if care and wisdom had not been used the right might have suffered wrong Now with you 't is much alike and