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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	believe_v	faith_n	word_n	14,132	5	4.8692	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91477	The judges charge; delivered in a sermon before M. Justice Hale, and M. Sergeant Crook, judges of assize, at St. Mary-Overies in Southwark, Martii 22. 1658. As also setting forth, the necessity of magistracy, for the weal of a people. With a serious item and admonition to all unruly spirits, that despite dominion, and resist the ordinance of God. By Rich. Parr, M.A. sometimes Fellow of Exeter-Colledge in Oxford, now pastor of Camerwel in the county of Surry.	Parr, Richard, 1617-1691.	1658 (1658)	Wing P547; Thomason E947_2; ESTC R33023	21,680	40

oftentimes as Seneca speaks Involuta veritas in alto latet Had you not need therefore to be very cautious and diligent in your Inquisition lest you do wrong to whom you ought to do right for as Austin saith of ignorance in a Judge so may we say of the carelesness of a Judge Negligentia Judicis calamitas innocentis est 4. Lastly in respect of the persons you have to deal withal you had need take care courage too both to find out the truth and execute the Laws And indeed you will finde that all men have not faith i.e. they are not men of truth and honesty not ordinary morality you may not readily believe all reports nor take upon trust without your own search nor rely upon their own words nor own many men though they swear to it 1. For there are some Right Worshipful Oppressors and Gentlemen criminous some that would have Naboth's Vineyard or his Life and have wit and money enough to make the best of a bad matter and will speak big words Prov. 18.5 7. and would fain awe the Judge to make him judge according to their tale and interest You had need of care and courage seeing some men are such 2. There are Advocates which plead before you and they have art and tongue enough for their Clients and an hand for a Fee right or wrong and are able to make the best of a bad matter or so to entangle the truth or hide it that 't will require wisdom indeed to finde out the fallacy for of such Sophists may be said as Prudentius in his time in his Hymn against Infidels Solvunt ligantque questionum vincula Prud. Hymn Infideliis Per syllogismos plectiles Fidem minutis dissecant ambagibus Ut quisque lingua nequior 3. There are Witnesses and upon Oath I should not name an Oath nor you hear of it without trembling because of oaths the land mourns not onely vain but fallacious also Yet you my Lords know that there are Knights of the Post abroad and no doubt you have in your observations discovered how far fear or respect Non solum ille reus est qui falsum de aliquo profert sed is qui citò aurem criminibus praebet Isid lib. 3. de summo bono malice or reward will prevail with the ungodly Vulgar to bear false witness and stand to it too Had you not need to be circumspect then because of such whose consciences are Iron and whose brows are Brass 4. There are some likewise which have a great part in the transactions of Causes which should be men of steady heads and honest hearts and under an Oath too they are all But alas how often do you finde them abominably deceived or wilfully mistaken or tamely led by a Fore-man and basely byassed by some squint-eyed respect fear or affection In as much that you have cause to say The united many are deceived as well as the divided unity And alas among all these how but too often is the good truth tortured and judgement wrested and will be still if you the Judges take not very great care to relieve it Take heed therefore for you need be circumspect in that respect also And so have I done with the Doctrinal part of my Text wherein you have heard your Charge and how it hath been proved by Scripture and Argument to be your indispensible Duty We come now to the Applicatory part as it is my Message from the Lord and my Duty as I fear the Lord and I must be faithful in it too lest while I press you to yours I forget or neglect my own for this Take heed in my Text is my Rule and Injunction as well as yours I must do it and shall I fear God APPLICATION 1. In the Name of God to you the Many 1. To the Many that are hither come and have no farther business then to be lookers on at this time and to observe the transactions of the several Courts without much awe of Gods presence upon your Spirit or due respect to Magistracy or Justice 1. Be it known unto you whoere you are believe it and receive it for a truth That Magistracy is an Ordinance of the great God for the good of Mankind take heed therefore that you resist not nor murmur against it but obey it and submit unto it for the Lords sake lest ye be found fighters against God and suffer as evil doers bringing upon your own heads damnation Submit your selves saith the Apostle to every ordinance of man for the Lords sake for so is the will of God and in so doing you do well 1 Pet. 2.13 15. God will not endure you if ye will not endure that which he hath ordained Rom. 13.2 Whosoever therefore resisteth resisteth the Ordinance of God Rom. 13.2 and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation whether you be great or small few or many 2. To you that desire to live quietly and honestly in the world and to keep a conscience voyd of offence toward God Man let this be for your comfort and incouragement in so doing the Magistrates are your Guardians and the Law your Protection Rulers are not a terrour to good works but to the evil Rom. 13.3 if you do well and walk within compass if Rulers fear God they must preserve the innocent The Law was not made for a righteous man to condemn or vex him but for the wicked to punish them If thou do evil or mean to be wicked you must expect to smart by it In 1 Tim. 1.8 9 10. as there so in this case with us The law is good if it be used lawfully knowing this that the law is not made for a righteous man but for the lawless and disobedient for the ungodly and for sinners for murderers and man-slayers for whoremongers for lyers for perjured persons c. to curb and to condemn such But 't is for the sake of the Good also that good Laws and good Magistrates are ordain'd that these might not be wronged A culpa cum sitis innoxii non estis ulli obnoxii that they may live quietly Take heed therefore that ye walk circumspectly not as fools but as wise take heed ye do no ill but well so shall ye not only be protected but praised 3. To all you that have heard what a strict charge the Judges lie under and that as they scar God and must answer for it if they perform not their duty as they ought both for finding the Offences and executing right Judgement impartially Let it be for terror to you that lie under any guilt though not yet discovered or that have wicked designs in hand not yet brought to the birth Know that if you be brought to the Judgement-seat your wickedness shall be found out and your punishment must be according to your fault you may not expect to escape by any means be affraid for he beareth not the sword in