quo_fw-la minus_fw-la imperio_fw-la deposito_fw-la privatus_fw-la tutò_fw-la vivere_fw-la possit_fw-la that_o he_o do_v nothing_o during_o his_o government_n but_o his_o power_n be_v lay_v aside_o he_o can_v live_v safe_o a_o private_a life_n it_o be_v well_o for_o man_n in_o power_n so_o to_o act_v as_o that_o they_o may_v free_o look_v man_n in_o the_o face_n but_o it_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n better_o so_o to_o act_v as_o that_o they_o may_v be_v able_a with_o cheerfulness_n to_o look_v god_n in_o the_o face_n the_o jew_n have_v a_o say_v quem_fw-la admodum_fw-la judicasti_fw-la ad_fw-la lancem_fw-la innocentiae_fw-la &_o imaginetur_fw-la sibi_fw-la judex_fw-la acsi_fw-la gladius_fw-la inter_fw-la faemora_fw-la &_o ei_fw-la gehenna_fw-la aperta_fw-la fuisset_fw-la as_o thou_o have_v judge_v by_o the_o balance_n of_o innocency_n so_o the_o supreme_a judge_n shall_v judge_v thou_o therefore_o let_v the_o judge_n upon_o the_o bench_n imagine_v to_o himself_o as_o if_o he_o have_v a_o sword_n between_o his_o thigh_n and_o as_o if_o hell_n be_v open_a before_o he_o so_o judge_v we_o here_o while_o we_o stand_v before_o you_o that_o when_o you_o come_v to_o stand_v before_o god_n you_o may_v change_v your_o judgement_n seat_n for_o throne_n there_o to_o sit_v and_o judge_v the_o twelve_o tribe_n of_o israel_n last_o one_o word_n of_o application_n general_a to_o we_o all_o and_o i_o have_v do_v magistrate_n be_v god_n as_o represent_v he_o and_o do_v his_o work_n in_o judgement_n then_o god_n be_v judge_n himself_o and_o he_o will_v judge_v the_o world_n and_o there_o be_v a_o judgement_n to_o come_v and_o these_o be_v but_o the_o prologue_n to_o that_o dreadful_a solemnity_n and_o it_o can_v well_o be_v that_o we_o be_v help_v on_o by_o such_o monitor_n shall_v be_v unmindful_a of_o that_o day_n these_o be_v so_o lively_a representative_n of_o it_o and_o lest_o we_o shall_v these_o be_v our_o annual_a remembrancer_n all_o we_o who_o be_v but_o spectator_n of_o other_o judgement_n must_v be_v person_n concern_v in_o that_o upon_o our_o own_o account_n where_o we_o all_o shall_v have_v our_o last_o trial_n not_o for_o temporal_a inheritance_n but_o for_o eternity_n the_o true_a notion_n of_o judgement_n to_o come_v well_o consider_v make_v felix_n tremble_v when_o he_o sit_v upon_o the_o judgement_n seat_n much_o more_o will_v it_o have_v that_o effect_n upon_o we_o when_o we_o come_v to_o stand_v before_o it_o can_v we_o hear_v of_o the_o come_n of_o the_o judge_n and_o not_o think_v of_o that_o wherein_o it_o be_v say_v he_o come_v to_o judge_v the_o world_n in_o righteousness_n ride_v his_o last_o circuit_n upon_o his_o cloudy_a chariot_n psal_n xcvi_o 13._o can_v you_o behold_v the_o great_a conflux_n of_o people_n from_o every_o quarter_n to_o this_o solemnity_n and_o not_o think_v of_o that_o day_n wherein_o he_o shall_v call_v to_o the_o heaven_n from_o above_o and_o the_o earth_n beneath_o to_o his_o judgement_n psal_n l._n 1_o 4._o can_v you_o behold_v the_o person_n of_o the_o judge_n and_o not_o think_v of_o that_o man_n by_o who_o god_n have_v appoint_v to_o judge_v the_o world_n act_v xvii_o 31._o can_v you_o hear_v the_o trumpet_n sound_n before_o the_o judge_n and_o not_o think_v of_o those_o formidable_a herald_n of_o that_o day_n when_o he_o shall_v descend_v from_o heaven_n with_o a_o shout_n with_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o archangel_n and_o the_o trumpet_n shall_v sound_v and_o the_o dead_a shall_v be_v raise_v 1_o thess_n four_o latter_a end_n can_v you_o behold_v these_o as_o the_o poet_n call_v it_o ignita_fw-la purpurea_fw-la so_o here_o upon_o better_a reason_n these_o flame_a scarlet_a robe_n with_o which_o the_o judge_n sit_v vest_v and_o not_o think_v of_o those_o flame_a robe_n which_o that_o judge_n shall_v come_v clothe_v with_o when_o he_o shall_v come_v in_o flame_n to_o render_v vengeance_n upon_o all_o ungodliness_n 2_o thess_n i._o 8._o can_v you_o behold_v the_o judge_n sit_v down_o upon_o his_o seat_n to_o take_v cognisance_n of_o all_o cause_n criminal_a and_o civil_a and_o not_o behold_v as_o in_o a_o vision_n christ_n sit_v down_o upon_o his_o seat_n to_o take_v cognisance_n of_o all_o thing_n do_v in_o the_o body_n whether_o good_a or_o evil_n 2_o cor._n v._o 10._o can_v you_o behold_v the_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n upon_o the_o bench_n as_o judicis_fw-la coassessores_fw-la coassessor_n with_o the_o judge_n by_o joint_a suffrage_n ratify_v the_o sense_n and_o proceed_n at_o law_n and_o not_o think_v of_o those_o coassessor_n with_o the_o great_a judge_n who_o shall_v judge_v the_o world_n and_o sit_v upon_o throne_n by_o joint_a suffrage_n and_o assent_n ratify_v the_o proceed_n of_o that_o judge_n 1_o cor._n vi_o 2._o can_v you_o behold_v the_o gaol_n delivery_n the_o prisoner_n conduct_v to_o the_o bar_n by_o the_o jailor_n and_o surrender_v up_o to_o justice_n and_o not_o think_v of_o that_o great_a gaol_n delivery_n wherein_o earth_n and_o sea_n shall_v give_v up_o their_o dead_a and_o small_a and_o great_a shall_v stand_v before_o god_n rev._n xx_o 12_o 13._o can_v you_o see_v the_o book_n open_v every_o man_n case_n state_v inditement_n read_v witness_n produce_v and_o circumstance_n prove_v and_o all_o fit_a for_o sentence_n and_o not_o think_v of_o those_o book_n which_o shall_v be_v open_v wherein_o all_o our_o action_n be_v register_v and_o we_o all_o shall_v be_v judge_v out_o of_o those_o book_n rev._n xx_o at_o which_o time_n there_o will_v be_v imprisonment_n without_o bail_n indictment_n without_o ignoramus_n conviction_n without_o plea_n sentence_n without_o writ_n of_o error_n execution_n without_o reprieve_n and_o judgement_n without_o mercy_n for_o all_o sinner_n all_o which_o though_o it_o be_v the_o least_o in_o man_n thought_n yet_o it_o shall_v certain_o come_v and_o its_o prudence_n beforehand_o to_o set_v ourselves_o before_o that_o tribunal_n and_o when_o we_o behold_v the_o guilty_a felon_n at_o the_o bar_n with_o pale_a face_n and_o ake_v heart_n let_v we_o think_v every_o one_o of_o we_o jam_fw-la mea_fw-la res_fw-la agitur_fw-la our_o part_n be_v now_o act_v and_o thus_o reason_n see_v we_o look_v for_o such_o thing_n what_o manner_n of_o person_n ought_v we_o to_o be_v in_o all_o holiness_n of_o conversation_n and_o know_v the_o terror_n of_o the_o lord_n let_v i_o persade_n you_o to_o pass_v the_o time_n of_o our_o sojourn_v here_o in_o fear_n homo_fw-la timet_fw-la regem_fw-la qui_fw-la forte_fw-fr cras_fw-la morietur_fw-la ne_fw-la puniat_fw-la eum_fw-la &_o non_fw-la timet_fw-la à _fw-la rege_fw-la vero_fw-la in_o cujus_fw-la potestate_fw-la est_fw-la anima_fw-la nostra_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la faeculo_fw-la &_o in_o venturo_fw-la aben_n ezra_n in_o exod._n xx_o 3._o we_o fear_v the_o magistrate_n who_o may_v die_v too_o morrow_n lest_o he_o shall_v punish_v we_o but_o fear_v not_o the_o great_a king_n in_o who_o hand_n our_o soul_n be_v in_o this_o life_n and_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v the_o jew_n have_v leave_v a_o good_a caution_n behind_o they_o haec_fw-la tria_fw-la consideres_fw-la &_o non_fw-la incides_fw-la in_o manus_fw-la transgressionis_fw-la vnde_fw-la venis_fw-la quo_fw-la tendis_fw-la &_o coram_fw-la quo_fw-la tibi_fw-la ratio_fw-la reddenda_fw-la sit_fw-la consider_v these_o these_o three_o thing_n and_o thou_o shall_v not_o fall_v into_o hand_n of_o transgression_n whence_o thou_o come_v whither_o thou_o go_v and_o before_o who_o thou_o must_v give_v a_o account_n so_o speak_v and_o so_o do_v as_o those_o that_o must_v be_v judge_v by_o the_o royal_a law_n the_o strict_a rule_n and_o stand_v at_o his_o tribunal_n who_o be_v the_o severe_a judge_n that_o we_o may_v with_o freedom_n go_v to_o meet_v he_o in_o the_o air_n not_o have_v the_o black_a stone_n of_o condemnation_n and_o so_o to_o fall_v but_o the_o white_a stone_n of_o absolution_n and_o so_o to_o stand_v in_o judgement_n and_o be_v for_o ever_o with_o the_o lord_n and_o thou_o o_o father_n who_o have_v appoint_v to_o judge_v the_o world_n by_o that_o man_n jesus_n christ_n and_o will_v convince_v the_o world_n of_o sin_n by_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n send_v down_o thy_o spirit_n into_o our_o heart_n and_o so_o bless_v these_o thy_o servant_n who_o be_v now_o to_o judge_v in_o endow_v they_o with_o a_o spirit_n of_o judgement_n that_o they_o may_v so_o execute_v the_o justice_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o this_o their_o day_n that_o they_o may_v not_o fear_v to_o stand_v before_o that_o great_a tribunal_n in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o so_o bless_v and_o direct_v we_o all_o in_o our_o passage_n through_o this_o valley_n of_o tear_n that_o we_o live_v in_o thy_o fear_n not_o to_o the_o will_n of_o the_o flesh_n but_o to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n we_o may_v all_o when_o we_o come_v to_o meet_v at_o that_o great_a assize_n be_v find_v blameless_a and_o without_o spot_n at_o his_o appear_v and_o this_o we_o beg_v for_o the_o sake_n and_o in_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n christ_n our_o dear_a redeemer_n to_o who_o with_o thou_o o_o father_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v all_o glory_n and_o honour_n now_o and_o ever_o amen_n â—inis_fw-la
office_n and_o excellency_n of_o their_o endowment_n have_v this_o honour_n to_o quarter_v their_o escutcheon_n with_o god_n himself_o upon_o this_o account_n moses_n first_o in_o deut._n xxxiii_o 1._o and_o david_n himself_o after_o both_o as_o prince_n and_o david_n as_o prince_n and_o prophet_n each_o of_o they_o have_v this_o dignify_n title_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o man_n of_o god_n nehem._n twelve_o 24._o but_o this_o arise_v not_o to_o satisfaction_n in_o our_o present_a case_n because_o here_o be_v not_o elohim_v conjoin_v but_o elohim_n single_o and_o the_o judge_n not_o call_v man_n of_o god_n but_o they_o be_v man_n be_v call_v go_n to_o satisfy_v this_o last_o and_o great_a scruple_n we_o must_v know_v that_o the_o word_n and_o name_n elohim_n be_v attribute_v either_o proper_o or_o improper_o in_o scripture_n if_o proper_o then_o it_o be_v give_v to_o god_n himself_o thus_o say_v a_o ancient_a jew_n elohim_n est_fw-la epitheton_n dominatoris_fw-la aut_fw-la 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have_v it_o eloi_n eloi_n mark_v xv_o 34._o and_o if_o we_o may_v take_v the_o receive_a opinion_n of_o the_o learned_a when_o this_o word_n elohim_n be_v give_v to_o god_n there_o be_v a_o word_n of_o the_o singular_a number_n add_v to_o it_o as_o gen._n i._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d creavit_fw-la dii_fw-la the_o god_n create_v the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n that_o hereby_o they_o may_v hold_v forth_o the_o unity_n of_o essence_n and_o the_o trinity_n of_o person_n lombard_n in_o part._n 1._o and_o quest._n 2._o be_v very_o express_v in_o it_o and_o galatinus_n in_o lib._n 2._o de_fw-fr arcanis_fw-la catholicae_fw-la veritatis_fw-la cap._n 9_o be_v much_o more_o elaborate_a in_o it_o though_o the_o learned_a buxtorf_n in_o his_o philolog_fw-la theolog._n dissertation_n de_fw-fr nominibus_fw-la dei_fw-la bring_v against_o it_o nine_o cogent_a reason_n which_o i_o can_v now_o examine_v because_o at_o the_o best_a this_o will_v not_o serve_v our_o turn_n as_o not_o be_v to_o the_o case_n in_o hand_n clear_v it_o be_v that_o elohim_n be_v god_n title_n but_o we_o be_v to_o examine_v how_o it_o be_v give_v to_o the_o creature_n we_o must_v therefore_o consider_v that_o this_o word_n elohim_n be_v use_v improper_o in_o scripture_n and_o so_o it_o be_v use_v either_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o a_o irony_n on_o by_o a_o metaphor_n ironical_o and_o so_o it_o be_v attribute_v to_o the_o idol_n which_o either_o the_o heathen_a or_o the_o israelite_n at_o any_o time_n ignorant_o worship_v as_o judg._n xvii_o 6._o it_o be_v say_v of_o micah_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o have_v a_o house_n of_o god_n of_o elohim_n the_o right_a name_n of_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o psal_n xcvi_o 5._o all_o their_o elohim_n be_v elilim_n some_o think_v so_o call_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quasi_fw-la non_fw-la dii_o because_o they_o be_v not_o god_n but_o this_o be_v something_o too_o short_a they_o may_v be_v something_o though_o they_o be_v not_o go_n i_o think_v rather_o from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nihil_fw-la signify_v nothing_o come_v up_o to_o the_o apostle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o cor._n viij_o 4._o a_o idol_n be_v nothing_o in_o the_o world_n and_o if_o by_o a_o reverential_a mistake_n idolater_n will_v have_v the_o elilim_v turn_v into_o elohim_n god_n himself_o will_v by_o a_o irony_n gratify_v their_o desire_n and_o call_v they_o elohim_v too_o but_o to_o show_v that_o they_o be_v god_n but_o of_o a_o spurious_a extract_n the_o rabbin_n make_v they_o to_o bear_v the_o note_n of_o bastardy_n in_o their_o coat_n and_o call_v they_o in_o contempt_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o feminine_a gender_n but_o neither_o do_v this_o relieve_v we_o in_o our_o present_a case_n second_o elohim_n be_v attribute_v to_o the_o creature_n by_o a_o metaphor_n and_o so_o it_o be_v give_v either_o to_o angel_n or_o men._n the_o scripture_n own_v this_o distinction_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o cor._n viij_o 5._o call_v god_n in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n those_o that_o be_v call_v god_n in_o heaven_n be_v the_o bless_a angel_n and_o that_o they_o be_v so_o i_o shall_v not_o trouble_v you_o with_o many_o scripture_n only_o compare_v two_o which_o will_v put_v it_o beyond_o all_o doubt_n psal_n viij_o 5._o david_n say_v lord_n what_o be_v man_n that_o thou_o be_v mindful_a of_o he_o thou_o have_v make_v he_o little_o low_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d than_o the_o elohim_n but_o let_v paul_n be_v david_n commentator_n and_o he_o will_v tell_v we_o that_o he_o make_v he_o a_o little_a low_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d than_o the_o angel_n 2.7_o heb._n 2.7_o because_o they_o have_v a_o tutelary_a power_n vest_v in_o they_o over_o the_o saint_n be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n for_o good_a to_o they_o that_o shall_v be_v heir_n of_o salvation_n heb._n 1._o ult_n not_o so_o much_o out_o of_o courtesy_n as_o charge_n for_o so_o he_o give_v his_o angel_n charge_v to_o keep_v they_o in_o their_o way_n as_o also_o to_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o his_o vengeance_n upon_o his_o enemy_n they_o be_v call_v god_n but_o yet_o this_o satisfy_v not_o let_v we_o go_v but_o one_o step_n further_o and_o it_o will_v bring_v we_o thither_o where_o we_o shall_v be_v and_o that_o be_v to_o the_o apostle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o god_n that_o be_v upon_o earth_n and_o thus_o by_o a_o metaphor_n it_o be_v second_o attribute_v to_o man_n and_o so_o to_o prince_n magistrate_n and_o judge_n thus_o they_o be_v call_v all_o over_o the_o scripture_n in_o the_o old_a law_n it_o frequent_o occur_v to_o we_o exod._n xxi_o 6._o if_o the_o servant_n will_v not_o depart_v from_o his_o master_n he_o shall_v bring_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o read_v it_o well_o to_o the_o judge_n though_o in_o the_o text_n it_o be_v to_o the_o god_n and_o exod._n xxii_o 9_o if_o the_o thief_n be_v not_o find_v the_o master_n of_o the_o house_n shall_v be_v bring_v el-haelohim_a to_o the_o judge_n and_o 1_o sam._n two_o 25._o if_o one_o man_n sin_n against_o another_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o judge_n shall_v judge_v he_o rabbi_n moses_n ben._n majmon_n indeed_o as_o if_o he_o intend_v to_o blunder_v the_o magistrate_n commission_n that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v distinct_o read_v he_o assert_n that_o this_o name_n elohim_n be_v proper_o attribute_v to_o man_n and_o but_o improper_o to_o god_n who_o a._n barbanel_n that_o learned_a jew_n undertake_v as_o well_o he_o may_v in_o this_o contest_v save_v only_o that_o he_o drive_v his_o shaft_n too_o far_o and_o in_o avoid_v scylla_n he_o fall_v into_o charybdis_n and_o strive_v to_o refel_v that_o rabbin_z who_o say_v that_o elohim_n be_v proper_o attribute_v to_o the_o magistrate_n he_o do_v it_o by_o the_o other_o extreme_a and_o prove_v that_o elohim_n be_v not_o either_o proper_o or_o improper_o attribute_v to_o the_o judge_n and_o as_o for_o those_o text_n before_o cite_v exod._n xxi_o 6._o &_o exod_a xxii_o 8_o 9_o where_o the_o man_n be_v to_o be_v bring_v we_o read_v before_o the_o judge_n he_o like_v not_o that_o but_o think_v by_o a_o ellipsis_n some_o word_n be_v understand_v must_v be_v add_v to_o make_v up_o the_o sense_n as_o in_o exod._n xxi_o 6._o his_o master_n shall_v bring_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o will_v read_v it_o ad_fw-la judicium_fw-la dei_fw-la to_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n not_o of_o the_o god_n so_o the_o elohim_n to_o denote_v not_o man_n but_o god_n and_o he_o be_v confirm_v in_o it_o not_o only_o by_o the_o septuagint_n who_o read_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d before_o the_o
judgement_n and_o justice_n and_o this_o be_v god_n work_n also_o not_o only_o in_o his_o own_o hand_n but_o in_o they_o the_o work_n in_o his_o own_o hand_n we_o find_v deut._n x._o 18._o he_o execute_v judgement_n and_o this_o work_n in_o their_o hand_n we_o find_v deut._n xxxiii_o 21._o he_o execute_v the_o justice_n of_o the_o lord_n when_o god_n by_o the_o apostle_n say_v rom._n twelve_o 19_o avenge_v not_o he_o mean_v non_fw-fr de_fw-fr judiciis_fw-la publicis_fw-la sed_fw-la de_fw-la praejudiciis_fw-la privatis_fw-la and_o when_o he_o say_v vengeance_n be_v i_o and_o i_o will_v repay_v it_o he_o mean_v either_o by_o his_o own_o hand_n immediate_o or_o by_o his_o vicegerent_n for_o vltio_fw-la magistratus_fw-la est_fw-la dei_fw-la ultio_fw-la &_o quum_fw-la rependit_fw-la magistratus_fw-la rependit_fw-la &_o ipse_fw-la deus_fw-la 12.19_o spanheus_n in_o rom._n 12.19_o say_v spanhemius_fw-la the_o revenge_n of_o a_o judge_n be_v god_n revenge_n and_o when_o the_o magistrate_n repay_v it_o be_v god_n that_o repay_v by_o he_o so_o say_v the_o apostle_n rom._n xiii_o 4._o the_o minister_n of_o god_n a_o revenger_n to_o execute_v wrath_n jehoshaphat_n set_v judge_n over_o the_o people_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n as_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o world_n have_v his_o sword_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o christ_n as_o that_o man_n by_o who_o god_n shall_v judge_v the_o world_n have_v his_o sword_n by_o his_o thigh_n psal_n xlv_o and_o the_o magistrate_n because_o he_o bear_v a_o share_n in_o the_o work_n of_o judgement_n also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o bear_v the_o sword_n and_o it_o be_v the_o sword_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o sword_n of_o gideon_n whatever_o act_v of_o judgement_n be_v mention_v in_o scripture_n as_o to_o deliver_v the_o poor_a and_o he_o that_o have_v no_o help_n to_o make_v the_o widow_n heart_n to_o sing_v to_o be_v eye_n to_o the_o blind_a and_o foot_n to_o the_o lame_a to_o be_v a_o father_n to_o the_o poor_a to_o break_v the_o jaw_n of_o the_o wicked_a to_o maintain_v right_a to_o relieve_v the_o oppress_v to_o be_v encouragement_n to_o the_o good_a and_o terror_n to_o the_o bad_a and_o to_o give_v every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o deed_n be_v mutual_o speak_v of_o god_n and_o a_o magistrate_n in_o scripture_n a_o magistrate_n seat_n be_v the_o habitation_n of_o justice_n jer._n xxxi_o 23._o and_o judgement_n the_o habitation_n of_o his_o throne_n psal_n lxxxix_o 14._o hence_o the_o magistrate_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom._n xiii_o 5._o minister_n of_o god_n a_o servant_n employ_v about_o his_o master_n work_n be_v you_o not_o afraid_a to_o speak_v against_o my_o servant_n against_o moses_n the_o work_n be_v the_o same_o and_o hence_o they_o be_v go_n 4._o identitate_fw-la finis_fw-la both_o direct_v to_o the_o same_o end_n god_n be_v his_o own_o centre_n and_o god_n be_v or_o shall_v be_v a_o magistrate_n centre_n god_n action_n be_v all_o for_o himself_o and_o all_o the_o action_n of_o a_o magistrate_n shall_v be_v for_o god_n you_o judge_v not_o for_o man_n but_o for_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o problem_n of_o jehoshaphat_n to_o his_o judge_n 2_o chron._n nineteeen_o 6._o the_o queen_n of_o sheba_n can_v tell_v solomon_n that_o god_n have_v set_v he_o up_o king_n for_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n 2_o chron._n ix_o 8._o and_o god_n say_v to_o david_n as_o a_o magistrate_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o lord_n have_v seek_v a_o man_n for_o himself_o after_o his_o own_o heart_n and_o david_n say_v concern_v solomon_n in_o type_n point_v at_o the_o end_n of_o all_o government_n that_o his_o glorious_a name_n may_v be_v magnify_v and_o the_o earth_n may_v be_v fill_v with_o his_o glory_n psal_n lxxii_o 19_o that_o solomon_n may_v be_v to_o christ_n as_o christ_n to_o god_n so_o a_o magistrate_n to_o both_o be_v their_o lively_a effigy_n to_o perpetuate_v the_o memory_n of_o a_o god_n of_o judgement_n that_o in_o solomon_n as_o a_o righteous_a magistrate_n his_o name_n may_v continue_v for_o ever_o verse_n 17._o but_o it_o be_v in_o the_o text_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d filiabitur_fw-la nomen_fw-la ejus_fw-la that_o as_o the_o father_n live_v in_o his_o son_n the_o son_n take_v both_o name_n and_o thing_n from_o he_o so_o the_o magistrate_n may_v be_v to_o god_n that_o god_n may_v live_v in_o they_o as_o in_o his_o own_o child_n they_o receive_v both_o name_n and_o thing_n from_o he_o which_o will_v lead_v we_o to_o the_o express_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o text_n which_o will_v in_o few_o word_n conclude_v the_o judge_n commission_n and_o clear_v it_o as_o in_o the_o text_n i_o have_v say_v you_o be_v god_n and_o child_n of_o the_o most_o high_a thus_o my_o lord_n i_o have_v be_v long_o in_o read_v your_o commission_n because_o something_o obscure_a but_o i_o hope_v i_o have_v do_v it_o so_o clear_o that_o no_o one_o can_v scruple_n one_o syllable_n of_o it_o where_o i_o have_v discharge_v my_o second_o task_n there_o remain_v a_o three_o which_o be_v to_o give_v a_o short_a charge_n from_o the_o lord_n who_o say_v you_o be_v god_n for_o which_o i_o humble_o beg_v your_o honourable_a patience_n and_o i_o shall_v leave_v you_o to_o god_n and_o your_o work_n and_o this_o in_o the_o application_n of_o the_o text._n i_o have_v say_v you_o be_v go_n my_o lord_n this_o text_n tell_v we_o so_o and_o it_o tell_v you_o so_o that_o you_o be_v go_n as_o it_o tell_v so_o it_o present_v we_o with_o what_o we_o owe_v to_o you_o as_o it_o tell_v you_o so_o it_o present_v you_o with_o what_o you_o owe_v both_o to_o god_n and_o we_o 1._o it_o tell_v we_o so_o and_o herein_o we_o be_v teach_v what_o we_o one_o the_o magistrate_n viz._n to_o own_o his_o power_n and_o to_o yield_v obedience_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n notwithstanding_o that_o inhibition_n of_o the_o apostle_n owe_v no_o man_n any_o thing_n rom._n xiii_o 8._o his_o meaning_n be_v owe_v not_o so_o as_o not_o to_o pay_v he_o be_v his_o own_o interpreter_n render_v to_o every_o man_n his_o due_n honour_n to_o who_o honour_n obedience_n to_o magistrate_n be_v a_o debt_n that_o we_o must_v be_v always_o pay_v and_o yet_o always_o owe_v go_v unto_o caesar_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v caesar_n that_o dream_n of_o the_o degenerate_a aesseans_n who_o teach_v the_o people_n to_o own_v no_o power_n or_o ruler_n but_o only_o god_n himself_o must_v not_o pass_v either_o for_o tradition_n or_o doctrine_n with_o christian_n because_o it_o give_v so_o clear_a a_o check_n to_o the_o apostle_n who_o say_v let_v every_o soul_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o high_a power_n rom._n 13.1_o they_o that_o cry_v no_o king_n but_o caesar_n deny_v god_n his_o supremacy_n over_o man_n and_o they_o that_o cry_v no_o king_n but_o jesus_n deny_v man_n his_o supremacy_n under_o god_n do_v both_o err_v not_o know_v the_o scripture_n and_o the_o power_n of_o god_n unhappy_a leveller_n that_o will_v thus_o make_v plain_a those_o mountain_n that_o shall_v bring_v forth_o righteousness_n and_o the_o hill_n that_o shall_v bring_v forth_o peace_n unto_o the_o people_n psal_n lxxii_o 3._o that_o man_n that_o can_v scruple_n man_n power_n under_o god_n will_v in_o time_n scruple_n god_n power_n overman_n to_o speak_v evil_a of_o ruler_n be_v bad_a and_o forbid_v exod._n xxii_o 28._o but_o to_o speak_v evil_a of_o dignity_n and_o despise_v dominion_n and_o so_o to_o strike_v a_o blow_n at_o the_o root_n be_v far_o worse_a jude_n viij_o and_o be_v that_o spirit_n that_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o shall_v actuate_v the_o last_o and_o the_o worst_a of_o time_n subjection_n be_v every_o where_o command_v and_o therein_o dominion_n and_o rule_n be_v found_v it_o be_v a_o weak_a mistake_n that_o because_o the_o apostle_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o pet._n 2.13_o obey_v every_o ordinance_n of_o man_n therefore_o magistracy_n must_v be_v a_o humane_a ordinance_n and_o as_o it_o receive_v it_o rise_v so_o it_o may_v be_v lay_v aside_o according_a to_o man_n pleasure_n a_o bad_a comment_n upon_o so_o good_a a_o text._n the_o apostle_n paul_n be_v witness_n rom._n xiii_o 2._o who_o say_v it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o he_o that_o resist_v resist_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n particular_a ordinance_n may_v be_v humane_a but_o the_o fundamental_a ordinance_n which_o give_v life_n to_o the_o power_n must_v be_v divine_a or_o let_v magistracy_n be_v objective_o subjective_o and_o terminative_o humane_a yet_o original_o it_o must_v be_v divine_a dominion_n and_o sovereignty_n be_v part_n of_o the_o image_n of_o god_n whence_o man_n in_o respect_n to_o his_o power_n over_o the_o woman_n be_v call_v the_o
judicature_n we_o must_v not_o cut_v out_o work_v for_o the_o judge_n that_o need_v not_o much_o less_o that_o which_o ought_v not_o a_o ancient_a complaint_n or_o a_o unjust_a defence_n be_v equal_o harsh_a in_o his_o ear_n who_o be_v a_o god_n of_o truth_n and_o equity_n carry_v therefore_o all_o thy_o cause_n to_o the_o balance_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o the_o bar_n of_o thy_o own_o conscience_n before_o thou_o bring_v they_o to_o god_n tribunal_n let_v they_o be_v thy_o grand_a jury_n and_o if_o they_o return_v ignoramus_n let_v they_o die_v it_o be_v good_a advice_n that_o be_v give_v thou_o by_o the_o wise_a of_o man_n eccles_n viij_o 3._o stand_v not_o in_o a_o evil_a matter_n stir_v not_o by_o complaint_n stand_v not_o in_o it_o by_o defence_n do_v but_o ask_v thy_o soul_n this_o question_n dare_v i_o commence_v this_o action_n before_o god_n dreadful_a tribunal_n if_o not_o what_o do_v it_o here_o if_o the_o pretend_a mother_n of_o the_o child_n have_v think_v that_o she_o shall_v have_v have_v to_o do_v with_o a_o solomon_n a_o man_n of_o a_o large_a heart_n she_o will_v have_v desist_v from_o her_o querulous_a falsity_n but_o know_v that_o a_o great_a than_o solomon_n be_v here_o let_v a_o spirit_n of_o love_n and_o peace_n compound_n and_o take_v up_o let_v every_o man_n be_v willing_a to_o yield_v to_o right_n though_o against_o himself_o man_n be_v not_o the_o creature_n that_o god_n have_v make_v to_o live_v in_o the_o fire_n it_o be_v true_a of_o humane_a as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o divine_a law_n good_a if_o use_v lawful_o 1_o tim._n i_o 8._o there_o be_v a_o curse_n that_o attend_v they_o that_o delight_n in_o war_n it_o be_v true_a of_o the_o war_n at_o the_o bar_n as_o well_o as_o those_o of_o the_o field_n these_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o james_z four_o 1._o war_n and_o fight_n which_o come_v of_o our_o lust_n turn_v not_o our_o rephidim_n into_o 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