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nation_n	england_n	law_n	statute_n	1,497	5	9.0809	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29123	A sermon preached at the minster in Yorke at the assizes there holden, the thirtieth day of March, 1663 / by Thomas Bradley ...	Bradley, Thomas, 1597-1670.	1663 (1663)	Wing B4138; ESTC R34267	29,067	58

many poor and blind and lame amongst us what would become of them if there were none to be eyes to the one limbes to the other and to the third as Faethers While there are so many Lyons and Bears and Wolves and Tygers amongst us ready to bite and to tear and to devour those that are not able to resist them what would become of us if we had not amongst us such men of wisedome and courage power and authority to break their jawes and to pluck the prey out of their teeth 2. The second thing is this the great happinesse of this Nation in the full fruition of this so blessed an Ordinance where we have so many Courts of Justice of all sorts erected amongst us and men of choise wisedome courage learning uprightnesse and integrity sitting in them unto which we may have resort at all times for justice and judgement upon all occasions where that promise made to the people of God upon their turning to him is made good to us Isa 1.25.26 And I will turne my hand upon thee and purely purge away thy drosse and take away all thy tinne And I will restore thy Judges as at the first and thy Counsellors as at the beginning the Lord hath thus gracioussy dealt with us and made this word good unto us he hath turn'd his hand upon us and purg'd away our drosse and taken away all our tinne and he hath restored our Judges as at the first and our Counsellors as at the beginning Blessed be God this day is this Scripture fulfilled in our ears this day doe we see it with our eyes That of Amos whether precept or promise or prophecy or what you will call it Amos 5 24. is this day the joy and rejoycing of our hearts where Judgment doth runn downlike water and righteousnesse as a mighty streame as water for the plenty of it and freedome to it and as a mighty stream for the conveyance of it through the land 't is true the fountain of it is at Westminster there 's the spring the well head but here 's the comfort of it it is not stagrum a standing pool Justice doth not contain it selfe within those bankes but it runns down as a stream as a mighty river like that of Nilus watering the whole Kingdome branching it selfe into many streams running East West North and South through all the Counties all the Countries all the quarters of the Land in the severall Circuits allotted unto severall learned Judges of the Land in which they with their Counsellors and Officers riding from County to County from City to City as so many streames convey justice unto us bring home Justice to our houses carry it to our very doors That which Moses speaks in the in the honor of the Isralites Deut 4.8 may truly be said in the honour of our Nation in the same respect What Nation is there so great which hath Statutes and Judgements so righteous as is all the Law that I set before you this day so what Nation is there under Heaven so happy as England is this day which hath Statutes and Judgemenst and Laws so righteous as we have and such choyce men for wisdome learning uprightnesse and integrity to administer Justice and Judgement unto the people according to them And this brings on the third Conclusion and that followes ex congrue 3. What thanks do we ow to God to the King to the Parliament and to all our Rulers and Governours for so great mercy blessings and benefits which under their Government and by the means of it we do dayly receive we owe to them our peace our liberty our security our property all the enjoyment of the good things we have here yea even our very lives 't is by Government and by the due execucution of justice and judgement that we live securely that we enjoy our peace and plenty that we sit every man quietly under his own vine and fig-tree and enjoy the fruit of our labours without it how soon would the Biters and the Grinders fall in upon us tear us in pieces and devour us when there was none to helpe Oh blesse God for Government cartainly of all the blessings that God hath sent down down from heaven to earth as to the things of this life there is none so great as this of Government therefore blessed be God that hath eastblish't Government amongst us and blessed be the King which with good Jeh shaphat hath taken care to send forth Judges and Officers to administer justice and judgement unto the people and blessed be the Parliament which hath made us Statutes Judgements and Laws so just so good so righteous to be govern'd by and blest be all the Ministers of true Justice amongst us which lay out themselves in their utmost endeavours to preserve our peace and protect us from wrong and voilence from the fury of the Biters and the Grinders that would devour us and now how shall we shew our thankefulnesse to them all but by praying for them by paying tribute unto them where tribute is due by yeilding all due honour and reverence to their persons all Subjection and due obedience to their Orders Injunctions and Commands which they lay upon us for our good this is the way to preserve our peace this is the way to continue our happinesse and to make our dayes long in this good Land which the Lord our God hath given unto us AMEN FINIS