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cause_n	call_v	judge_n	king_n	1,461	5	3.9101	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77294	The new earth, or, The true Magna Charta of the past ages, and of the ages or world to come: called The Jews commonweal. Written by an unworthy witness of the truth of the great God, John Brayne.	Brayne, John.	1653 (1653)	Wing B4330; Thomason E714_9; ESTC R207239	69,350	106

Sam. 8.1 Hear ye Judges Deut. 25.1 If the controversie come to judgement that they may judge they must judge Luk. 12.58 ye must judge the people with just judgement Judge righteously between a man and his brother and the stranger that is with him Deut. 1.16 vers 17. Ye shall not respect persons Ye shall not take a gift for a gift doth blinde the eyes of the wise and pervert the words of the righteous 1 Sam. 12.3 5. Exod. 23.3 thou shalt countenance a poor man in his cause vers 6. thou shalt not wrest the judgement of thy poor in his cause vers 9. thou shalt not oppress the stranger vers 7. keep thee far from a false matter and the innocent and the righteous slay thou not Prov. 28.21 To these Judges set up in every City 2 Chron. 19.5 Deut. 16.18 seventy two called the Sanhedrin were added and joyned to them 1. While Moses lived he supplyed their place Exod. 18.22 after him Deborah Samuel and the rest succeeded Moses judging Israel in the difficult causes that others could not judge being brought before them God had eminently gifted and raised up some to rule untill the time of the kings 1 Sam. 7.16 17. or when these failed at any time 2. Then as in Deut. 17.8 9 10 11. such of the people as were thought to be most able and fit to judge were set a part to judge the difficult cases of the people Exod. 24.14 2 Chron. 19.8 10. though ordinary persons Those that judge justly for God 1. He hath honoured before the people Exod. 22.28 Thou shalt not revile the Gods nor curse the ruler of thy people 2. He establisheth that rule is according to his word Deut. 17.12 The man in the difficult case that will do presumptuously and not hearken to the Priest and Judge that man shall dye 3. He encourageth them to go on and fear not man because the judgement is the Lords Note Herein is the ground of courage only If ye judge unjustly the curse of God and the people is on you Deut. 27.19 Cursed be he that perverteth the judgement of the stranger fatherless and widdow vers 25. Cursed be he taketh a bribe to slay an innocent person vers 26. Cursed be he confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them Look what the Law saith God fulfils Of Judgement WE are sure the judgement of God is according to truth Rom. 2.2 but not that mans is so Deut. 1.7 Judgement is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to God or is Gods and is not mans one man of himself cannot assume the authority but in the way God hath ordained and under God and when he hath the authority he hath it not but to put in execution Gods law if he have it and his judgement for judgement is the Lords Jam. 4.12 There is one law-giver who is able to save and destroy Who art thou that judgest another Numb 15.16 Note The written word given the Jews for rule and government is indeed the law the rule and government of God and all Nations that rule not hereby but by the work of that in their hearts Rom. 2.15 As the effect depends on the cause so the work of the law on the law if there had been no law there had been no work of the law in men O distinguish between these our laws are but the work of the law though the law hath wrought more strongly on us then others who had no knowledge of the letter of the law at all Judgement shall be one to the stranger and he that is of your own country Lev. 24.22 and so is no place for civil law or mixt laws of Nations with us the small are to be heard as well as the great Deut. 1.17 every mans cause heard alike vers 16. 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 They were not to take bribe or reward 1 Sam. 12.3 Thus Moses Numb 16.15 so that tribute and custom I suppose arose under the government of Kings and was not under Judges 1 Sam 8.17 That judgement might run down as a stream and be free to all as water to every mans occasions and uncorrupt 1. It was given in the language of the people having many promises from God for obedience which by adhering to the law of Nations men lose and it had many curses added to disobedience which had place in the hearts of men to keep them from breaking the law and keeping them in obedience O what law is like this to do a people good which cannot punish disobedience with curses nor obedience with blessings as God doth 2. It was part of the worship of God to have it read and expounded to the people which cannot be of mans laws That none should be ignorant thereof it was preached and taught at home and abroad publike and private Deut. 30. from vers 10. to 16. and pressed on the conscience daily Joh. 7.49 This people that know not the law are accursed 3. It was to be free and cost nothing 4. Exod. 18.22 It was to be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in all time that is whenever occasion called on them to do justice So that after the setting up of Judges we have only two causes for which men were committed to ward Levit. 14.12 Numb 15.34 which was onely for the difficulty of them when that Moses durst not pass sentence before he had enquired of God what the judgement was so careful was he in the matter of judgement that it might be Gods and not his Exod. 24.14 5. This cause is taken away now from us for then the law was not revealed but now it is and we have the minde of God so as that not a word must be added thereunto and the Judge must not decline from the law in judgement neither to the right hand nor to the left Deut. 4.12 Gal. 3.15 6. Two Judges were appointed to be set in all the gates of the Cities in the land Deut. 1. so that the people were not forced to go far for law that was neer them in the word nor for justice it was at their doors 7. Every knowing man was a lawyer he needed none to plead his cause it was laid down so plain and stated so clear in the word by God for them Ap. Who now would leave the pure steams of justice that came out from God and rise in him for the muddy streams of Justinian Gratian and other blind and ignorant men Isa 10.1 2 3 4. Ap. Who would not submit rather to that judgement that is Gods then to that that is mans and do as Paul appeal to the supream judgement which is beyond Caesars and above it if he might be tryed by it which Paul could not then be 3. What liberty would this bring to the nation what freedome from expence in their estates