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to_o do_v this_o when_o there_o be_v just_a cause_n for_o it_o if_o he_o be_v one_o that_o delight_v in_o do_v his_o duty_n and_o joy_n to_o every_o good_a man_n to_o see_v it_o do_v to_o see_v virtue_n and_o piety_n encourage_v and_o notorious_a offender_n punish_v to_o see_v truth_n and_o innocence_n bring_v to_o light_n and_o clear_v and_o malicious_a subtlety_n defeat_v of_o its_o design_n to_o see_v order_n and_o peace_n maintain_v vice_n discountenance_v and_o wickedness_n if_o not_o total_o suppress_v yet_o keep_v under_o hatch_n and_o not_o dare_v open_o to_o show_v itself_o these_o be_v very_o comely_a and_o desirable_a spectacle_n in_o such_o a_o world_n as_o this_o where_o we_o can_v expect_v that_o all_o thing_n shall_v be_v so_o well_o as_o we_o can_v wish_v but_o aught_o to_o be_v thankful_a to_o those_o who_o use_v a_o diligent_a endeavour_n to_o keep_v thing_n in_o some_o tolerable_a good_a order_n those_o good_a magistrate_n who_o study_v to_o promote_v the_o public_a 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and_o his_o appearance_n terrible_a to_o the_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n but_o pleasant_a and_o delightful_a to_o those_o that_o love_v righteousness_n this_o be_v the_o way_n to_o procure_v a_o blessing_n from_o god_n and_o a_o lengthen_v out_o of_o our_o tranquillity_n and_o this_o i_o be_o sure_a will_v afford_v to_o he_o that_o do_v it_o a_o far_o more_o comfortable_a reflection_n afterward_o than_o his_o make_v the_o great_a worldly_a advantage_n or_o in_o short_a than_o any_o thing_n else_o can_v do_v but_o three_o the_o same_o motive_n which_o ought_v to_o prevail_v with_o magistrate_n to_o set_v themselves_o and_o bend_v their_o whole_a power_n and_o authority_n against_o the_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n of_o all_o sort_n shall_v also_o persuade_v every_o one_o of_o we_o as_o far_o as_o we_o have_v ability_n and_o opportunity_n to_o be_v aid_v and_o assist_v to_o they_o in_o so_o do_v and_o especial_o to_o have_v a_o care_n how_o we_o weaken_v their_o hand_n or_o any_o way_n hinder_v they_o in_o their_o endeavour_n to_o do_v so_o good_a and_o necessary_a a_o work_n there_o be_v no_o question_n but_o if_o a_o good_a magistrate_n set_v himself_o in_o good_a earnest_n to_o the_o beat_n down_o of_o vice_n and_o wickedness_n and_o promote_a a_o general_a reformation_n of_o manner_n the_o devil_n and_o his_o instrument_n will_v present_o be_v very_o busy_a in_o oppose_v any_o such_o design_n they_o will_v traduce_v and_o misrepresent_v it_o and_o endeavour_v to_o raise_v some_o scandal_n or_o other_o upon_o all_o who_o they_o find_v stir_v and_o active_a in_o it_o they_o will_v pretend_v to_o smell_v out_o some_o design_n of_o promote_a a_o worldly_a interest_n or_o advance_v a_o faction_n and_o let_v man_n carry_v themselves_o never_o so_o innocent_o and_o unblamable_o in_o the_o matter_n some_o quarrel_n or_o other_o they_o will_v pick_v with_o they_o or_o raise_v some_o story_n whereby_o to_o disparage_v they_o and_o to_o blast_v their_o enterprise_n but_o let_v we_o have_v a_o care_n how_o we_o rash_o give_v ear_n to_o such_o insinuation_n how_o we_o take_v up_o or_o spread_v any_o false_a report_n of_o this_o kind_n lest_o haply_o we_o be_v find_v fighter_n against_o god_n we_o can_v but_o be_v sensible_a of_o the_o great_a need_n there_o be_v of_o reformation_n and_o therefore_o i_o think_v the_o least_o we_o can_v do_v be_v to_o commend_v the_o zeal_n of_o those_o that_o set_v themselves_o to_o promote_v it_o and_o to_o encourage_v they_o therein_o it_o be_v good_a for_o we_o the_o apostle_n say_v 4.18_o gal._n 4.18_o to_o be_v zealous_o affect_v always_o in_o a_o good_a matter_n and_o that_o i_o be_o sure_a none_o can_v deny_v this_o to_o be_v let_v we_o have_v a_o care_n therefore_o how_o we_o pretend_v to_o enter_v into_o man_n thought_n or_o to_o judge_v and_o censure_v their_o private_a intention_n which_o be_v know_v only_o to_o god_n and_o themselves_o so_o long_o as_o the_o work_n they_o do_v be_v a_o good_a work_n and_o the_o mean_v they_o use_v no_o other_o than_o what_o be_v lawful_a it_o can_v but_o be_v very_o ill_o do_v to_o censure_v it_o or_o endeavour_v to_o obstruct_v it_o though_o there_o shall_v sometime_o and_o it_o be_v a_o great_a wonder_n indeed_o if_o there_o never_o shall_v be_v a_o mixture_n of_o some_o indiscretion_n in_o the_o management_n of_o it_o for_o my_o part_n i_o can_v but_o look_v on_o it_o as_o a_o very_a great_a and_o wonderful_a mercy_n of_o god_n to_o these_o nation_n if_o it_o shall_v please_v he_o to_o stir_v up_o and_o to_o continue_v such_o a_o zeal_n as_o there_o seem_v at_o this_o time_n to_o be_v among_o many_o young_a person_n and_o other_o for_o the_o promote_a a_o reformation_n of_o manner_n which_o may_v in_o due_a time_n with_o the_o help_n of_o good_a and_o faithful_a magistrate_n give_v a_o check_n to_o all_o open_a impiety_n and_o immorality_n make_v the_o law_n against_o they_o useful_a and_o reduce_v we_o by_o degree_n to_o a_o general_a sobriety_n and_o some_o sense_n of_o religion_n which_o at_o present_a be_v so_o woeful_o go_v to_o decay_v i_o be_o sure_a if_o this_o be_v not_o do_v it_o must_v be_v say_v of_o we_o as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o roman_n by_o the_o historian_n nec_fw-la vitia_fw-la nostra_fw-la pati_fw-la possumus_fw-la nec_fw-la remedia_fw-la we_o can_v neither_o hold_v up_o under_o the_o weight_n of_o so_o much_o vice_n and_o corruption_n nor_o yet_o undergo_v the_o necessary_a trouble_n of_o be_v cure_v and_o then_o certain_o we_o must_v be_v ripe_a for_o destruction_n but_o if_o we_o have_v any_o love_n for_o our_o country_n any_o care_n of_o our_o posterity_n any_o sense_n of_o god_n honour_n or_o any_o regard_n to_o the_o credit_n of_o that_o reform_a religion_n which_o we_o profess_v it_o behoove_v we_o to_o be_v so_o far_o from_o hinder_v that_o we_o shall_v rather_o be_v ready_a to_o do_v all_o that_o honest_o and_o lawful_o we_o can_v to_o prevent_v so_o great_a and_o imminent_a a_o danger_n by_o set_v forware_v to_o our_o power_n a_o general_a reformation_n of_o manner_n but_o four_o and_o last_o the_o last_o thing_n that_o i_o tell_v you_o we_o shall_v be_v persuade_v to_o by_o the_o doctrine_n that_o have_v be_v deliver_v be_v that_o which_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o every_o one_o of_o we_o at_o all_o time_n viz._n to_o behave_v ourselves_o so_o that_o a_o good_a magistrate_n faithful_o discharge_v his_o trust_n may_v be_v no_o terror_n but_o a_o joy_n and_o comfort_n to_o we_o that_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o will_v be_v the_o case_n if_o we_o do_v our_o duty_n as_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v rom._n 13.3_o will_v thou_o then_o not_o be_v afraid_a of_o the_o power_n do_v that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o thou_o shall_v have_v praise_n of_o the_o same_o for_o he_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n to_o thou_o for_o good_a but_o if_o thou_o do_v that_o which_o be_v evil_a be_v afraid_a for_o he_o bear_v not_o the_o sword_n in_o vain_a and_o indeed_o though_o magistrate_n may_v oft_o be_v too_o remiss_a in_o punish_v man_n for_o their_o fault_n yet_o they_o be_v very_o bad_a one_o indeed_o that_o will_v punish_v they_o for_o do_v well_o that_o be_v quite_o contrary_a to_o the_o design_n of_o their_o institution_n and_o the_o very_a end_n of_o the_o law_n which_o the_o same_o apostle_n tell_v we_o be_v not_o make_v for_o a_o righteous_a man_n to_o coerce_v or_o punish_v he_o 1.9_o 1_o tim._n 1.9_o but_o for_o the_o ungodly_a and_o for_o sinner_n and_o therefore_o unless_o it_o be_v by_o reason_n of_o some_o great_a mistake_v in_o religion_n or_o the_o like_a it_o do_v not_o often_o happen_v that_o man_n suffer_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o magistrate_n for_o do_v well_o but_o where_o the_o law_n be_v good_a and_o the_o magistrate_n good_a there_o be_v no_o fear_n of_o it_o it_o be_v therefore_o the_o duty_n of_o all_o christian_n to_o endeavour_v to_o live_v up_o so_o strict_o to_o the_o rule_n and_o precept_n of_o god_n law_n as_o to_o be_v above_o the_o fear_n of_o man_n and_o can_v we_o persuade_v all_o man_n so_o to_o do_v the_o magistrate_n will_v have_v a_o easy_a task_n for_o facile_fw-la est_fw-la imperium_fw-la in_o bonos_fw-es good_a man_n be_v easy_o govern_v and_o though_o it_o be_v joy_n to_o a_o just_a magistrate_n to_o do_v judgement_n upon_o evil-doer_n when_o there_o be_v need_n of_o it_o yet_o it_o be_v a_o much_o great_a joy_n to_o have_v no_o occasion_n and_o they_o be_v much_o better_a and_o happy_a time_n when_o man_n will_v do_v their_o duty_n and_o be_v good_a without_o it_o let_v we_o therefore_o be_v of_o that_o number_n and_o so_o shall_v we_o escape_v that_o destruction_n which_o be_v here_o threaten_v in_o the_o text_n and_o will_v certain_o come_v upon_o all_o obstinate_a and_o incorrigible_a worker_n of_o iniquity_n finis_fw-la