Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	wrong_a	wrong_n	wrong_v	152	3	9.7704	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77294	The new earth, or, The true Magna Charta of the past ages, and of the ages or world to come: called The Jews commonweal. Written by an unworthy witness of the truth of the great God, John Brayne.	Brayne, John.	1653 (1653)	Wing B4330; Thomason E714_9; ESTC R207239	69,350	106

government of Judges by the law God had set up was then to God and this day is no less with him 1 Sam. 8.7 5. God had foretold of this by Moses Deut. 17. and the thing occasioned this was considerable 1 Sam. 8.3 which was Samuels age and his sons perverting Judgement and taking bribes and turning after lucre yet Samuel vers 6. is displeased at it when they said Give us a King to which God bids Samuel hearken and do for them under whom arose tribute custome and imperious commands 1 Sam. 8.11 to the end of vers 18. 6. This rule of Kings God in the Gospel established by Paul 13.1 the powers that be even Nero's and his deputies were said to be ordained of God in the Lords setting up of Saul which fourth Monarchies rule was authoritative untill the time God had ordained that it should be taken out of the way for the wickedness thereof 2 Thes 2.7 and the way how it shall be taken away is set down and by whom even by the stone cut out of the mountaine without hands he brake in peeces the iron brass clay silver and gold Dan. 2.44 45. which puts an end to the fourth Monarchy which shall have its end by Jesus Christ So that as the fourth Monarchy or Roman put down the law of God Christ comes now to put down that in the rule yea all the rule authority and power thereof 1 Cor. 15.24 7. After all this comes the ancient of dayes which is not God who is not of time nor dayes but he comes by his law and Judges and judgement to sit and judge againe God having foretold he would restore Judges as at the first Isa 1.26 to whom government shall be given of God God having taken it from the Monarchy that they may rule againe And now as God is said to give so shall it be given by men unto them in which God is also said to give it Dan. 2.27 and that their authority shall not be questioned as Moses once was Exod. 2.14 Who made thee a prince and Judge over us the people making them Statute Exod. 18.21 Judges are said to be placed over the people and are called gods Exod. 21.6 The master was to bring the servant that would not go out free 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 unto the Gods that is unto the Judges Exod. 22.18 Thou shalt not revile the Gods nor curse the ruler of thy people Psal 82.1 God standeth in the congregation of the Gods Note Great is the honour set on Judges they judging for and under God I do not remember that it is said of any Judges but these nor any other kind of rulers Nero was not a God in this sence though his authority were of God The saying of Christ clears this John 10.34 It is written in your law I said ye are Gods vers 35. If he called them Gods to whom the word of God came c. so that none are so called but such to whom the word of God came that is such as by the words of God judged men as in the place of God being set up of God to judge thereby that judgement may be the Lords Heb. 10.28 He that despised Moses law was to dye Deut. 17.12 this in the judgement on Core Numb 16.11 they are said to be gathered together against the Lord questioning Moses whom God had set up and his government which God had given as a law to that people Vers 13. they say of Moses he had made not God altogether a prince and not a Judge over the people vers 13. for which they and theirs were destroyed vers 32. Statute Isa 38.1 Command thy house or set it in order for thou shalt dye Note that the law had a rule in it what men and how they were to dispose of their goods and estates in a way of Justice and not according to their lusts according to which rule they were to divide their estates among them 1. There was a dowry of virgins Exod. 22.16 fifty shekels Deut. 22.29 2. The first-born Deut. 21.17 was to have a double portion of all his father had and the reason added was not for any ceremonial cause but that he was the beginning of his strength 3. Numb 36.2 Moses would not make any law in the case of Zelophehad though he were as able as any living but he would inquire of God who should inherit and it was resolved Numb 27.8 If a man dye and have no son then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughters if he have no daughter ye shall give his inheritance to his brethren if he have no brethren ye shall give it to his fathers brethren if his father have no brethren ye shall give it to his kinsman is next unto him of his family he shall possess it and it shall be to the children of Israel a statute Note How contrary are the practices of this people and nation to Gods law Object In doing thus we should wrong the dead and living Resp In doing Gods will ye can do no wrong 2. Those that do justice do not do wrong But those do thus do justice ergo 3. The dead and living do wrong to themselves and consciences and others also in doing that is forbid by Gods law to be done by them 4. Many holds and customs necessarily by this law are to be changed 5. Many other laws do depend on this in civil contracts 6. How would this quench strife and division among brethren and prevent the ruine of many families and establish love this being the righteous Judgement of God! 7. How would this prevent that shame in the nation where one the eldest brother hath all and is a prince and the rest all poor and he onely lords it over all the rest Object These holds are established by law and custome and may not be changed Resp If a law of man be contrary to the law of God it is no law but a tradition and men are bound to alter it when they know Gods mind to be to the contrary in the case 2. If a man keeps from him that hath right to a possession his possession it is no wrong to take it from him and give it to whom it justly pertains but an act of Justice Psal 24.11 The earth is the Lords and the fulness thereof Luk. 12.13 And one of the company said unto him Master speak to my brother that he divide the inheritance with me Vers 14. And he said unto him Man who made me a Judge or a divider over you Numb 34.17 1. It shews that inheritances were to be divided amongst brethren by the law 2. It was the work of the Judge to see it done if complained of That this was not at all or not rightly that is justly done between this man and his brother 3. That there was usually to be a divider they were not to divide it themselves by the law that occasions of injustice and of jealousie and discontent