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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66487	God's court wherein the dignity and duty of judges and magistrates is shew'd in a sermon preached at the assises held at Kingston upon Thames, July 26, 1683 / by Thomas Willis ...	Willis, Thomas, 1619 or 20-1692.	1683 (1683)	Wing W2818; ESTC R7864	25,324	48

he should be favour'd by one he may fall by the rest and there will be no Hope for him to prevail with all and escape in Judgment It is therefore very agreeable to right Reason that a Court of Justice which is to determine of weighty Matters should consist of many Judges For so will the Authority be more August and the Judgment more tremendous But that which should procure the greatest Reverence and Veneration to a Court of Justice is a firm Persuasion of the Divine Presence This comes in the last Place to be consider'd as it is here by the Psalmist plainly exprest GOD standeth in the Congregation of the Mighty He judgeth among the Gods GOD then even the most High GOD is in a speciall manner present in a Court of Judicature where Judges and Magistrates are assembled for the Administration of Justice and Judgment and He not only sees and observes all Things that are there transacted but by approving and ratifying every right Sentence pronounc't by the Judge He judges among the Gods Now as this puts a great Honour upon the Court casts a great Glory upon the Judges there assembled so it layes a mighty Obligation both upon them and all other Persons who have any Concern in the Court or bear any Part in the Administration of Justice to have a very great Care of their Demeanour to take very great heed what they speak what they do as remembring and considering that they are in the speciall Presence of Almighty GOD. When the Judges with attendant Magistrates are set upon the Bench to hear Causes and to do Justice if the King should cause his Royall Throne to be set in the Court and should in his own Person come in his Royall Robes with his Crown glittering on his Head and the Majesty of GOD shining in his Face and sit down amongst them would not this be a great Honour to the Judges Would not his Presence and Appearing in Royall State cast a great Lustre upon the Court Now it is the Glory of the King that he is the Image of GOD and his Vicegerent among men If then the Great GOD Himself Prov 8.15 by whom Kings reign and Princes decree Justice shall be pleased to vouchsafe His Presence in a Court of Judicature in a Convention of Judges and Magistrates if He shall stand amongst the Mighty judge amongst the Gods how great an Honour is this to the Judges How great a Glory is this to the Court Well may a man that enters into the Court say with Jacob Gen. 28.16 17. after his Vision at Bethel Surely the LORD is in this Place and I knew it not How dreadful is this Place This is none other but the Court of GOD His House of Judgment wherein He stands and judges amongst men And then what a mighty Awe should the Presence of GOD east both upon the Judges themselves and the whole Assembly With what a Reverentiall Regard to the Divine Majesty should all Matters be transacted All things should be done as under the Eye of a GOD infinite in Wisdom in Power in Justice a GOD and Judge who infinitely hates Iniquity Acts 17.31 and who has appointed a Day wherein He will judge the World in Righteousness and call all men both Great and Small Eccl. 12.14 Mat. 12.37 to a strict Account for all their Words and Actions Amongst the Arabians there was this ancient Custome In the Court of Justice adjoining to the Chambers of the King there hung a Chain from the Cazement of a Window into the Court. If any man thought himself to be wrong'd by the Judges he drew the Chain and opened the Cazement Hereupon the King took Cognizance of the Cause and if the Judges were found faulty they were presently slain if the Party complaining was found guilty he was put to Death In some Proportion and Correspondency hereunto shall I say there is a Window open in Heaven over the Court of Justice and there is nothing there done by the Judges or others but under the Eye of GOD the Great King and Supreme Judge who from his High Throne looks down upon them This Consideration might be just Ground of great Care and Caution But behold 't is more which is here asserted by the Psalmist The Great GOD does not only look down from Heaven his Holy Habitation upon the Judges of the Court and observe their Proceedings but He is really present with them and stands amongst them For GOD standeth in the Congregation of the Mighty He judgeth among the Gods In a lively Apprehension of the speciall Presence and Superintendency of the Great GOD how well does it become how much does it concern the Judges themselves to manage their great Trust and Power with all Fidelity and Circumspection What can be more fitly and properly spoken to them than what Jehoshaphat spake to the Judges whom he set in the Cities of Judah or what can more concern them in this Case than to attend to the Charge which the King then gave them 2 Chron. 19.5 6 7 9. saying Take heed what ye do for ye judge not for man but for the LORD who is with you in the Judgment Wherefore now let the Fear of the LORD be upon you Take heed and do it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Observe and Do Act with all Circumspection for there is no Iniquity with the LORD our GOD nor Respect of Persons nor taking of Gifts Thus whatever ye do shall ye do in the Pear of the LORD faithfully and with a perfect Heart For let me add from the Psalmist tho' as Gods ye judge men there stands one amongst you whom ye see not who will judge you even the most High GOD * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Phocyl For GOD standeth in the Congregation of the Mighty and he that is in the midst of them as we may render it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 will judge the Judges 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as the LXX render it will judge the Gods So act then in the Administration of Justice that when ye shall stand before the Judgment Seat of GOD ye may stand approved and receive that Crown of Righteousness 2 Tim. 4.8 which GOD the Righteous Judge shall then give to all just and good men even to all them who love His Appearing In a Word so act as ye believe GOD Himself would do were He in your Place in the Nature of man So shall ye reallize that Great Name which GOD hath given you and be indeed as you are stiled Gods whom Justice as an immortal Soul animates to a Divine Life and intitles to an eternal Crown And how well does it become all others who attend the Court of Justice to bear upon their Souls a lively Apprehension of the Divine Presence and so to demean themselves in all Concerns as in the Sight of GOD All those especially who shall be bound by the Religion of an Oath to declare and testify the Truth