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A40930 A discovery of truth and falshood discovered by the light of God in the inward parts the spirit of man being the candle of the Lord ... / written ... by one whom the people of the world calls a Quaker ... Yorkshire, 1652, Rich. Farneworth. R. F. (Richard Farnworth), d. 1666. 1653 (1653) Wing F479A; ESTC R31501 11,823 13

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are to judge the poor and needy Prov. 31.9 Moses gave the same charge to the Judges that Jehosaphat did Deut. 1.16 saith he Hear the causes of your Brethren between brother and brother and judge righteously between every man and his brother and the stranger that is with him The Judges are not to respect persons in judgement vers 17. but are to hear the small as well as the great for the judgement is Gods The Lord himself saith That they that judge the people shall do no unrighteousness in judgement It is a command of God 2. He commands that they do not respect persons for saith he Thou shalt not respect the persons of the poor nor honour the persons of the mighty But 3. He commands them that they judge in righteousness See Lev. 19.15 16. vers 1. They are not to stand against the blood of their neighbour 2. They are not to hate their brother in their heart 3. They are to reprove for sin 4. They must not bear any grudge to the people 5. They are not to be avenged of them 6. They are not to be tale-bearers amongst the people 7. They are not to defraud their neighbour 8. They are not to curse the deaf nor to put a stumbling block before the blind but they are to fear the Lord and lay aside evil 9. They are to keep the Statutes of the Lord that they may judge righteously Lev. 19.13 14 15 16 17 18. 10. The Judges are not to judge according to the outward appearance but they are to judge righteous judgement and it is joy to the Just to do judgement John 7.24 Prov. 21.19 Justices are to be faithful and just men 1. He that ruleth over men must be just 2. He must be one that feareth God 3. He must rule in love and in the fear of the Lord. 4. He must be one that hateth evil and loveth that which is good and he shall be as the light of the morning when the sun ariseth even a morning without clouds 2 Sam. 23.3 4. The path of the just is a shining light they are to be just Prov. 3.18 and shine forth in brightness to be examples for others to walk by The way of the just is uprightness Isa 26.7 thou most upright dost weigh the paths of the just The just man walks in his integrity Prov. 20.7 It is joy to the just to do judgement Prov. 21.15 An unjust man is an abomination to the just Pro. 29.21 and he that is upright in his way is an abomination to the wicked The just shall live by Faith Rom. 1.17 John was a just man and a holy Mark 6.20 To do judgement and justice is more acceptable to the Lord then sacrifice Prov. 21.3 but an high look and a proud heart is sin and it is not for one that is to do justice vers 4. The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them because they refuse to do judgement vers 7. 1. A Justice is to defend the poor and fatherless 2. They are to do justice to the afflicted and needy 3. They are to deliver the poor and needy and rid them out of the hands of the wicked Psal 82.3 4. 4. They are to remove violence and spoil 5. They are to execute judgement and justice 6. They are to take away exactions from the people 7. They are to see that there be just weights and measures saith the Lord see if it be so Ezek. 45.9 10. Justices Thus saith the Lord Keep ye judgement and do justice do judgement and justice and it shall be well with you the Lord requireth that they do justice and be merciful and to walk humbly before the Lord Mic. 6.8 The true Judges was to be men that feared God and hated covetousness and they was to judge righteous judgement without partiality or respect of persons and they were not to take bribes but to do it freely and likewise the Justices was to be the same and to do justice to take off oppression and violence from the people and to see that they had all in equity and justice Now when they did pervert the wayes of the Lord he was displeased with them and sent forth his servants the Prophets to cry out against them They are to do it freely and to let the cause of the poor come before them and to judge without any respect of persons in righteousness but when they did it for money it was odious to the Lord. See what Micah saith Mic. 3.1 in the 3 of Micah Hear saith he I pray-ye O ye heads of Israel It was Israel his owne people that had forgot his Laws It is a dishonour to the Lord to have those that profess love to him and those that had the Statutes and Ordinances committed to them for to break his commands and disobey and cause his name to be evil spoken of by those that made no profession at all well might they be forgetful of him and live in wicked imaginations when those whom he had made himself manifest unto in so large a manner as he did which had the Statutes and Ordinances committed unto them and had a rule given forth of the Lord to walk by and had such large promises given forth that if they did abide and keep in his Statues and Ordinances committed unto them they might enjoy those things promised but they waxed great and rich and then forgot the Lord their God and the lawes and statutes which was committed to them and so the Lord was displeased with them for where much is given much is required but they forgot the Lord and broke his statutes and ordinances and yet professed love to him and called him their Father Mal. 1. but saith he If I be your Father where is my honour and if I be a Master where is my fear for a son honoureth his father and a servant his Master but ye have dishonoured me saith the Lord yet ye say Wherein have ye not dispised thy name saith the Lord in offering polluted bread upon mine Altar They was to bring of the best and that which was clean and pure and they was to bring it freely and the Priests was to offer it up freely in bringing the best they brought their hearts and they was to bring it freely and it was to be offered up a perfect figure of Jesus Christ laying downe his life freely and when they did not bring of the best then the Lord sent his true Prophets to cry out against them saith he Cursed be the deceiver that hath in his flock a male and offereth up that which is unclean and voweth and sacrificeth unto the Lord an unclean thing See Mal. 1.14 the curse was upon them for so doing therefore all you professors and all high and low take heed how you do profess love to God and Jesus Christ and let your hearts be from him either in your pride or profits or pleasures or preferments or covetousness or