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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09254	The charge of God and the King to iudges and magistrates, for execution of iustice. In a sermon preached before Sr Henry Hobart Knight and Baronet, Lord Chiefe Iustice of the Common Pleas: and Sr Robert Haughton Knight, one of the iudges of the Kings Bench, at the Assises at Hartford. By William Pemberton B.D. and minister at high-Ongar in Essex.	Pemberton, William, d. 1622.	1619 (1619)	STC 19568; ESTC S103437	46,028	130

THE CHARGE OF God and the King To Iudges and Magistrates for execution of Iustice In a Sermon preached before Sr HENRY HOBART Knight and Baronet Lord Chiefe Iustice of the Common Pleas and Sr ROBERT HAVGHTON Knight one of the Iudges of the Kings Bench At the Assises at Hartford By William Pemberton B. D. and Minister at high-Ongar in Essex 2 CHRON. 19.6 7. 6. And he Jehosaphat said to the Judges Take heed what yee do for yee iudge not for man but for the Lord who is with you in the iudgment 7. Wherefore now let the feare of the Lord be vpon you take heed and do it for there is no iniquitie with the Lord our God nor respect of persons nor taking of gifts LONDON Printed by Edward Griffin for Samuel Man dwelling in Paules Church-yard at the signe of the Swan 1619. TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE FRANCIS LORD VERVLAM Lord Chancellor of England one of his Maiesties most honorable Priuie Councell AND TO THE REVEREND Iudges and worthy Magistrates the spirit of wisdome counsell and feare of the Lord. THE wisdom of God doth thus professe and proclaime to the sonnes of men Prou. 8.15 16. By mee Kings raigne Princes decree iustice By mee Princes rule and Nobles euen all the Iudges of the earth Hereby giuing man to wit that the higher powers Rom. 13.1 or eminency of authoritie and order of magistracy supreme and subordinate 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 Pet 2.13 is the ordination of God Which howsoeuer it be called an ordinance of Man in respect either 1. of Man the subiect by whom it is exercised or 2. of Man the obiect about whom it is conversant or 3. of Man the end to whose good it tendeth yet is still the gift and institution of God the primary author and prouident ordeiner For there is no power Rom. 13.1 but of God The powers that be are ordeined of God to which submission must be yeelded by inferiors for conscience sake to God v. 5. Which well-ground Maxime whosoeuer shall denie he is worthy to be thrust out with Nebuchadnezzar to liue among beasts Dan 4.32 vnworthy the society of men vntill he know that the most High ruleth in the kingdome of men and giueth it to whomsoeuer he will He that is higher than the highest Eccles 7.8 the King of Kings and Lord of Lords 1 Tim. 6.15 the most mighty Creator and most wise disposer of all things Dan. 2.21 who remoueth Kings and setteth vp Kings hath instamped his image of soueraigntie in Kings and Caesars set the Crowne vpon their heads put the scepter into their hands and created them chiefe Monarches in their territories and dominions ouer all others next vnder himselfe And from and by them through the like impression made God deriues vnto other Prime persons vnder them their eminent dignitie in places of lawfull authoritie So that Vice-Royes and all others in their seuerall rankes of gouernment do beare the stampe and impression of God and the King more or lesse accordingly answerable to their distinct and seuerall orders and degrees Moreouer the better to establish and ratifie this wholsome ordinance in this excellent eutaxie and to grace and safeguard the persons of these Delegates as sacred and inviolable in their commissiue authoritie God honoureth them with his owne stile and title of Gods Psal 82. v. 1.6 v. 7. not as if they were such of their owne nature and being for so they are but men and die they must like men and remaine accountant to him the great God for their dealings towards the meanest man but through his grace communicating thus farre his regencie vnto them And so they are as Gods among men as bearing Gods image in their power ouer men and Gods vnto men Hom homini Deus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as a common good of Gods prouiding in faithfull dispensation of their function for the good of men Yet further as Magistrates are Gods creation and ordination in regard of their function so are they dependant on God for abilitie to the execution of their function which they receiue from his effectuall dispensation prouidence Counsell is mine saith wisdome and sound wisdom Prou. 8.14 I am vnderstanding I haue strength Mortall men must in no wise glory in any their owne strength or wisdome with the proud King of Assyria lest it proue costly to them as it did vnto him Isai 10.12 13. From Gods gracious gift they receiue their annoynting other hearts with Saul 1 Sam. 10.9 vnderstanding hearts with Solomon to iudge the people 1 King 3.9 12. And thus invested with these singular endowments as with princely diademes Job 29.14 and richly furnished with those heroicall virtues of wisdom counsell fortitude and feare of the Lord they grow vndaunted for courage and constant for resolution in vndertaking vndergoing of weighty imployments faithfull in dispatch of worthy seruices vnweariable for indeuour in speedy performances and invincible for patience in induring oppositions and clamors of all those sons of Belial who despise dominion Jude v. 8. 2 Pet. 2.10 speake euill of dignities or will not yeeld obedience to wholsome lawes nor submit their necks to needfull discipline Finally that all may be well and all say we is well that ends well The goodnesse of the end doth highly commend the goodnesse of the act Now the end of all acts in Magistracy aswell as in Ministerie must be squared by that the Apostles Canon let all things be done vnto edifying and nothing must be done idly or vnprofitably 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Basil tending to no good end and purpose Gouernors must therefore in all their acts and designes ayme at the right end and scope of gouernment the glory of God in the good of men Which end shall be most happily atchieued if they shall principally eye and respect both the Tables of Gods law whereof they are the Great-Lords Keepers Religion or piety to God in the first Table the basis and foundation of a truly-prosperous politie And equitie and iustice to man in the second the nerues and sinewes of humane society Thus when Magistrates ayme at these ends in gouernment that religion be entertained the Gospell countenanced and piety promoted and that innocencie be defended right preserued and vice punished and that all be righted none wronged Then shall Church and Common-weale ioyntly and mutually liue and loue grow prosperous and renowmed and God shall haue glory from the well-ordered communities of men and men felicitie in blessed communion with God Now all prosperous successe in vse of best meanes for atchieuing these ends must be expected and fetched from the blessing of God 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Joh 3.27 without whom no mortall man can euer proue happy For a man can receiue nothing vnlesse it be giuen him from heauen No counsells of man proue healthfull and successfull vnlesse God assist and giue a blessing Which