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A32795 A memorial for magistrates a sermon preached at Christ-Church in the city of Bristoll on the twelfth day of October at the assizes or goal-delivery / by John Chetwynd. Chetwynd, John, 1623-1692. 1682 (1682) Wing C3797; ESTC R23993 23,802 38

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heart as Joshua did Achan Correction must be but it may not be delighted in but be as it is in God his strange work and ought to be undertaken as War and Law in case of necessity for preservation of right and peace Magistrates are Fathers and therefore must mind the good of the whole Family Phil. 2.7.8 Pal. 82. ● c. Worldly Polititians are all for themselves but the good Christian Magistrate as their Master Christ for the good of others Gods And so ought not to be flexible but constant not to be prevailed upon or perswaded from doing right by the importunity of Friends not covetous as Festus not timerous as Pilate who was affrighted to the condemning of Christ by the Jews telling him if he did not he was not Caesars Friend not respect persons not take rewards or gifts either by himself or his man Elisha or his Mans man Gehazi Thus shall you reflect upon your names discovering what your duty is you will with your own consent manage your power and so have the Testimony of a good Conscience be acceptable to your Brethren and approved of God To conclude all let us know that it is the want of the fear of God and a due regard to his Commandements the not reflecting on our duty and dignity the not minding our account that is the cause of all the disorder in the World This is that which makes Magistrates pervert judgment and prefer their own private advantage before the publique vvelfare Ministers so extravagant and regardless of their Duty and Decorum in their habit and language and publick converse Lavvyers both Counsellors and Sollicitors prey upon the passions and simplicity of their Clients and so render the Lavv vvhich is good and necessary and without which there can be no comfortable living yet a burthen rather than an advantage For so we see it comes to pass that the remedy usually proves worse than the disease And we find by dayly experience that if the matter be not of extraordinary value it were better for mens both quiet and profit to set down loosers and never try for it For usually in the issue the Lawyers Purse proves as the Butlers Box that is sure to gain and the indiscreet litigants fare as the Sheep that go to a Bramble for succour leave a part of his fleece behind him The want of these reflections makes many Traders in the world use all manner of deceits and to learn from the Devil to make their bargains as he would have done with our Saviour who 1. Chose a place for a counterfeit delusion Hence their shadows and false lights 2. Commend the goodness of their ware and never discover the evil as Satan told Christ of the glory of the Kingdoms of the World but not a word of the trouble 3. Satan came with lies and false brags 4. Pretends the dealers advantage when they intend their loss Thus many dealers for want of a due reflection or God's fear and command their own duty dignity and account manifestly shew that whose Apprentices so ever they were they have learnt of another Master The want of these reflections makes Masters deal hardly with their Servants and Servants untrusty to their Masters Parents deal unkindly and bitterly with their Children Children deal unthankfully and rebelliously with their Parents Superiors scorn and oppress their Inferiors Inferiors repine and rail at their Superiors Conformable men revile Dissenters Dissenters break the peace of the Church under pretence of Conscience men grow debaucht and effeminate women grow proud foolish and fantastick Most to prevaricate from the duty dignity and decency of their places To shut up all I beseech you Men Fathers and Brethren Honorable Worshipfull and Beloved Let the fear of God be upon you have a conscientious regard to his Commandements your own dignity duty and account and this will be powerfull to answer all the temptations you may be assaulted with Are you tempted as Joseph or as David with a naked Bethsheba and who can prevent that temptation either in Streets or Churches though the immodest licentious liberty of ungovernable women Isa 3.24 whose nakedness through wantonness may be justly followed with a nakedness through want hovvever you may be tempted reflect upon these considerations The fear of God his commands your ovvn dignity duty and account and this vvill restrain and regulate your carriage And let it be all our indeavour that the vvhole of our conversations in all our several stations may comport vvith Gods fear comply vvith Gods commands correspond vvith the duty dignity and happiness of Men of Christians Shevv your selves men Act not as Brutes Goats Svvine Dogs VVolves Serpents Vipers for by all these names vvicked men are described But Consider vvhat becomes us in our several places and stations Consider vvhat is by God Almighty commanded on us Consider the great and dreadfull account that must be given by us Deal uprightly faithfully conscientiously in our places according to the rules of Gods word and the motions of his Spirit and the dictates of a sanctified and inlightned Conscience and in so doing we may assure our selves of the comforts of grace here and eternal happiness hereafter FINIS