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nation_n	earth_n	let_v	rejoice_v	2,218	5	9.6032	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90537	Good work for a good magistrate or, a short cut to great quiet. By honest, homely plain English hints given from Scripture, reason, and experience, for the regulating of most cases in this Common-wealth. Concerning religion; mercie; justice. By H.P.	Peters, Hugh, 1598-1660.	1651 (1651)	Wing P1706; Thomason E1364_2; ESTC R203158	34,087	127

GOOD WORK FOR A GOOD MAGISTRATE OR A short Cut to great quiet BY Honest homely plain English Hints given from Scripture Reason and Experience for the regulating of most Cases in this Common-wealth Concerning Religion Mercie Justice By H. P. PROV 14. 34. Righteousness exalteth a Nation but sin is a Reproach to anie People LONDON Printed by William Du-Gard Printer to the Council of State 1651. To the Supreme Power and all true Patriots under them Right Honorable FEaring this little-nothing Pocket Pamphlet might com to your view by som other hand it was thought needful to prevent prejudice by assuring your Honors they are the scriblings of two friends divided by places to satisfie each other about som practicable pieces of several kindes especially looking at Religion The Poor Justice Law Navie Merchandise Which now are the breeders of manie thoughts amongst English men And truly as hee is foolish that would dare to prescribe to your wisdoms so is hee unfaithful that would keep a mite from your treasure These are the chatterings of your ignorant and ruder servants who onely beg pardon of all sorts for their wishing thus even that all the work of the Nation may bee carried on faithfully and with the least charge facile est inventis addere Everie head here may procure a volume And it is desired that no man of anie profession would despise these small things or the daie of them but seriously attend them to enlargment and practice for doubtless an honest heart and a quick head will soon enliven all these Your Honors know you are the Remainders of much winnowing You know as your travels have been great and dangerous so verie successful you know to whom you are indebted this good wee have alreadie under you that men may bee as good as they can but not so bad as they would You may bee assured the highest Libertie England gape's for is an open daie once in a year or two to choos a wellcharactered Representative who may tread in your steps of faithfulness and truth which work they saie you are engaged in and is neer perfecting It is humbly conceived Republicks sow the seed of their ruine in faction which wise men saie cannot bee cured but by frequent elections and cleer and plain dealings betwixt men in place according to Mat. 18. And then who can saie a Government of so manie praiers and tears should perish when after-ages shall read written on your doors and practis'd by you and your successors Haec Domus odit amat punit conservat honorat Nequitiam pacem crimina jura probos This Hous hate's sin love's peace and vice corrects Maintein's just Laws and honest men protect's Then which nothing is more heartily wished by Your Honors H. P. Junii 7. 1651. For my dear friend J. T. My good friend You must excuse mee if I join my thoughts with yours and further give waie to opportunitie pressing the publishing our heartie short breathings after the good of the Common-wealth rais'd and preserv'd even to miracle Bee not discouraged to continue your contributions I know wee now desire onely to laie this rough work before better heads and hands and bee assured this Nation is not barren altogether of self-denying spirits and ingeuous Patriots and though Holland seem to get the start of Us yet wee may so follow as to stand at length upon their shoulders and so see further Our present transactions make us look like Martha wee hope our great end will appear to bee Marie's One thing necessa●ie Bear with us till the North and South have blown peaceably and sweetly upon our Garden and then call for the ripe fruits For all present differences tie up your judgment a while and know that God reigneth let the earth rejoice Doubtless mercie and truth will follow the Saints now deeply engaged Live and love Yours H. P. Junii 7. 1651. GOOD WORK FOR A GOOD MAGISTRATE THe waies and means ordained of God to bring anie Nation to and preserv them in as happie a condition as this world can afford are by I. True Religion maintained and advanced by the Magistrate and walked in by the people II. True Mercie towards the Poor practised and advanced both by Magistrates and People III. True Justice and Righteousness amongst both Magistrates and People and towards other Nations Not that here is intended a large discours upon these heads with which manie Books might bee filled but onely to give som hints of som things the Magistrates may see practised to advance these ends to satisfie a friends desire I. To advance true Religion FOr the Advancement of Religion it will bee expedient to shew how the Universities may bee made useful that waie as beeing the foundation upon which the other is built Though it may bee disputed why illustrious Schools or Colleges should not bee separated in other parts of this Land and not all confin'd to Cambridg and Oxford and these so neer as in Yorkshire Cornwal and Wales c. yet becaus the regulating of these wee have may reach those thoughts hereafter it is conceived for present fit to pitch upon that work onely And becaus the frame of these two seem's verie rotten and much shaken doubtless the Cure must bee in the foundation though it bee offensive to som reverencing too much the ashes of their founders who under the notion of Christ served Anti-Christ by works of that kinde The true Regulating of these Colleges therefore will bee the returning them to the service of Christ indeed Though in the Gospel wee have no footsteps at all for such conjunction of men in anie place yet doubtless they may have their use and Learning will prove oil to the wheel in manie works I suppose it will not bee hard to perswade men to take leav of those ornaments or rags rather the monuments of Idolatrie viz. gown caps Matriculations with the manie ceremonies about Commencements but let Sholars live as other men for apparel c. Colleges properlie are the meeting of men for the hearing Lectures and improving their parts not wals to contein monastick d●ones and so lose the ends of other mens bounties as of their own precious time There need no volumes nor tedious rules of ordering the waie of Colleges or studies if wee agree once upon the End Two things therfore wee propound I. That the End bee Christian and Noble II. That the means bee adequate I. For the End it is generally agreed that it should bee the preparing and sitting younger people for som service in reference to their Countries not for studying to determine in studying especially in tendencie to spiritual or civil good commonly called Ministrie and Magistracie with which terms I know not why anie should quarrel II. Then the Means need to lead that way and to bee suitable and certain if possible For present this is offred viz. That supposing there bee sixteen such Houses in Cambridg eight may bee laid apart wholly and