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A29687 The crovvn & glory of Christianity, or, Holiness, the only way to happiness discovered in LVIII sermons from Heb. 12. 14, where you have the necessity, excellency, rarity, beauty and glory of holiness set forth, with the resolution of many weighty questions and cases, also motives and means to perfect holiness : with many other things of very high and great importance to all the sons and daughters of men, that had rather be blessed then cursed, saved then damned / by Thomas Brooks ... Brooks, Thomas, 1608-1680. 1662 (1662) Wing B4939; ESTC R36378 584,294 672

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as_o it_o be_v your_o duty_n to_o be_v impartial_a in_o all_o your_o administration_n of_o justice_n and_o not_o to_o favour_v friend_n or_o relation_n nor_o to_o fear_v the_o frown_n of_o enemy_n but_o to_o proceed_v impartial_o according_a to_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o cause_n that_o be_v before_o you_o but_o second_o as_o you_o must_v do_v justice_n impartial_o so_o you_o must_v do_v justice_n speedy_o jer._n 28.12_o o_o house_n of_o david_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n execute_v judgement_n in_o the_o morning_n and_o deliver_v he_o that_o be_v spoil_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o oppressor_n lest_o my_o fury_n go_v out_o like_a fire_n and_o burn_v that_o none_o can_v quench_v it_o because_o of_o the_o evil_a of_o your_o do_n 7.16_o ezra_n 7.16_o after_o examination_n execution_n be_v to_o be_v do_v with_o expedition_n when_o man_n cry_v out_o for_o justice_n justice_n you_o must_v not_o cry_v out_o cras_fw-la cras_fw-la to_o morrow_n to_o morrrw_n you_o must_v do_v justice_n in_o the_o morning_n noon_n justice_n and_o evening_n justice_n be_v not_o so_o acceptable_a to_o god_n nor_o so_o honourable_a to_o yourselves_o nor_o so_o advantageous_a to_o other_o as_o morning_n justice_n be_v you_o be_v call_v god_n and_o as_o in_o other_o thing_n they_o joel_n 3.4_o gen._n 19_o num._n 16._o psalm_n 101.8_o the_o persian_a king_n have_v one_o about_o he_o who_o office_n it_o be_v to_o mind_v he_o every_o morning_n of_o his_o cha_z ge_o say_v arise_v o_o king_n and_o have_v a_o eye_n to_o those_o affair_n for_o which_o the_o great_a god_n have_v make_v you_o king_n and_o dispatch_v they_o so_o in_o this_o you_o shall_v be_v like_a to_o god_n who_o be_v speedy_a and_o swift_a in_o the_o exercise_n of_o justice_n as_o you_o may_v see_v by_o compare_v
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they_o shall_v have_v both_o applause_n and_o reward_n for_o their_o expedition_n hasten_v to_o he_o full_a of_o joy_n but_o after_o the_o king_n have_v propound_v several_a thing_n to_o they_o about_o their_o former_a delay_n he_o command_v both_o their_o head_n to_o be_v strike_v off_o because_o they_o have_v spin_v out_o that_o cause_n to_o a_o three_o year_n length_n which_o two_o day_n will_v have_v end_v here_o be_v royal_a justice_n indeed_o o_o that_o all_o the_o magistrate_n judge_n and_o justice_n of_o the_o nation_n will_v every_o morning_n lie_v prov._n 13.12_o warm_a upon_o their_o heart_n hope_v defer_v make_v the_o heart_n sick_a but_o when_o the_o desire_n come_v it_o be_v a_o tree_n of_o life_n the_o hebrew_n word_n memushshacah_n that_o be_v here_o render_v defer_v be_v from_o mashach_n that_o signify_v to_o draw_v out_o at_o length_n man_n be_v short-breathed_n and_o short-spirited_n and_o hope_n hour_n be_v full_a of_o eternity_n and_o when_o their_o hope_n be_v 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life_n or_o rather_o as_o the_o hebrew_n have_v it_o be_v a_o tree_n chajim_n of_o life_n all_o sort_n of_o life_n and_o all_o the_o comfort_n and_o content_n of_o life_n be_v wrap_v up_o in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o the_o thing_n desire_v he_o that_o have_v these_o thing_n grant_v to_o he_o that_o be_v earnest_o desire_v by_o he_o be_v once_o more_o put_v into_o a_o paradise_n wilful_a delay_n in_o justice_n make_v the_o judge_n unrighteous_a luke_n 18.6_o but_o three_o as_o you_o must_v do_v justice_n speedy_o so_o you_o must_v do_v justice_n sincere_o 61.8_o isa_n 61.8_o you_o must_v do_v justice_n out_o of_o love_n to_o justice_n when_o the_o golden_a angel_n appear_v to_o draw_v you_o to_o pervert_v justice_n 8.20_o act_n 8.20_o you_o must_v say_v as_o peter_n do_v to_o simon_n magus_n thy_o money_n perish_v with_o thou_o deut._n 16.20_o that_o which_o be_v altogether_o just_o shall_v thou_o follow_v that_o thou_o may_v live_v and_o inherit_v the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o 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