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B04981 A warning-piece to repentance presented in an assize-sermon preached in the cathedral chruch of Lincoln. Aug. 15. 1664. / By William Reresby doctor in divinity. Reresby, William, d. 1670. 1664 (1664) Wing R1123; ESTC R182680 27,476 70

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and_o gladness_n that_o the_o bone_n ●hich_v thou_o have_v break_v may_v rejoice_v and_o as_o the_o great_a god_n of_o heaven_n equal_n and_o but_o equal_n his_o punishment_n to_o man_n transgression_n so_o judge_n those_o petty_a god_n shall_v write_v after_o his_o copy_n they_o shall_v punish_v malefactor_n according_a to_o their_o crime_n but_o they_o be_v not_o to_o plague_v they_o beyond_o the_o measure_n of_o their_o offence_n i_o can_v commend_v draco_n law_n which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v write_v in_o blood_n because_o as_o a._n gellius_n say_v whatsoever_o the_o offence_n be_v they_o be_v to_o die_v that_o offend_v death_n be_v the_o height_n of_o punishment_n and_o ought_v not_o not_o to_o be_v inflict_v unless_o it_o be_v upon_o notorious_a offender_n non_fw-la poena_fw-la sed_fw-la justitia_fw-la delectetur_fw-la judex_fw-la say_v camero_n well_o let_v a_o judge_n be_v delight_v with_o the_o execution_n of_o justice_n not_o with_o the_o infliction_n of_o punishment_n in_o that_o the_o lord_n delight_n not_o in_o this_o jer._n 9.24_o ferina_fw-la rabbis_n est_fw-la sanguine_fw-la &_o vulneribus_fw-la gandere_fw-la say_v seneca_n illos_fw-la crudeles_fw-la vocabo_fw-la qui_fw-la puniendi_fw-la causam_fw-la habent_fw-la modum_fw-la non_fw-la habent_fw-la many_o be_v not_o just_a enough_o some_o overmuch_o he_o that_o till_v his_o land_n overmuch_o lose_v by_o it_o it_o be_v good_a counsel_n which_o artaxerxes_n give_v to_o ezra_n chap._n 7.26_o whosoever_o will_v not_o do_v the_o law_n of_o thy_o god_n and_o the_o law_n of_o the_o king_n let_v judgement_n ●e_v execute_v speedy_o upon_o he_o whether_o it_o be_v ●nto_o deach_v or_o to_o banishment_n or_o to_o confiscation_n of_o good_n or_o to_o imprisonment_n here_o be_v ●ariety_n of_o punishment_n all_o offender_n must_v ●ot_n suffer_v alike_o we_o have_v stock_n for_o va●rants_n whip_n for_o harlot_n rope_n for_o felon_n gallow_n for_o murderer_n and_o as_o god_n when_o ●sser_a punishment_n will_v not_o serve_v the_o turn_n ●oth_v inflict_v severe_a so_o may_v you_o nay_o so_o must_v you_o only_o take_v heed_n of_o sentence_a ●en_n to_o the_o gallow_n when_o the_o stock_n or_o the_o whip_n will_v do_v the_o deed_n use_v 2_o 2._o for_o exhortation_n when_o at_o any_o ●ime_n the_o hand_n of_o god_n be_v upon_o we_o in_o any_o ●easure_n to_o make_v our_o peace_n with_o he_o by_o repentance_n lest_o by_o the_o neglect_n of_o the_o same_o we_o procure_v great_a evil_n unto_o ourselves_o sure_o it_o be_v meet_v to_o be_v say_v unto_o god_n i_o have_v ●orn_v chastisement_n i_o will_v not_o offend_v any_o more_o job_n 34.31_o one_o will_v think_v that_o this_o viz_o that_o else_o we_o shall_v procure_v great_a evil_n unto_o ourselves_o be_v motive_n strong_a enough_o every_o one_o be_v willing_a to_o avoid_v punishment_n yet_o further_o take_v into_o your_o consideration_n three_o thing_n a_o threefold_a cord_n be_v not_o quick_o break_v 1._o that_o else_o if_o thou_o do_v not_o thou_o 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