3.Comrnand. vpon. the Comrlaandeu ents. equalitie -of commoditie giucn and taken, the fame finne is committed,. in the day of the-Lord we í11211 finde the burrhen ofit. uefl. Thus then how ortr lone fbould f/iewc it f l fe in ncefe commcduties we may eafely fee,now 1 prayyougoe forwarde with other braunehet ofthis !awe. . Anfiv, Opprcff on generally all, is contrarie to that loue , which the Lord by this law fee keel, to draw out ofvs,and therfore nodoubt forbidden in the fame. Andifin particulars welrhto lay it out. Firf} faith the word , Thon /baIt not nppeffeanhired feruant, that u needy and poore, tic. But thonfhaltgine hint his hire fcr the day , neythér Den,22, r¢. final the feenne gee dowse vpon it , for hee ie peorc,and therwrth f uffairerh his life; leaff he cry againfFthee unto the Lorde,ane it bee f nne vnto thee. Secondly, it forbiddeth to doe in. Fso 22, z r, iude to any firaungers, cr to appetite them and addeth this rcafontothe Ivies, be= Leu. 19.33' cattle they were onceftraringers. Thirdlie you fhal/ not trouble crop/Ile any widdowe; faith the Lawe nor any fatherlefe childe. :for ifyott do, hee fhal1 cry veto rime fzirh th. Lord; Exos a. 12" ANC' then mine avgeribal! bterne ; and I wiU k.?'l you with the f avor d, and yorir w; uet !hail be widdowes and ycnr children Fathcrles. Where by the wait marke the rehemencie of this fpeech , and fee what comfort to the godlie, and terrour to the wicked it may iu( }ly exhibits. For the former , Godknowes and the world fees how often they are wrecked and wronged and let to the wall by crucl,vngodlie, and harde hearted men, how often they fails of friendes to maintains their right and defende their caufea- gainll the cuill. But yet 1e beere a comfort, though all frfake vs , ifwe cric to the Lorde, the cause fliall bee his , and bee will helpe vs, theLord will awake and litre vp his wrath , till the wrong we haue faffcred bee reuenged fully. And for the le- coed , what ki owes the oppreffìng and ntercileffe man,whether anie cries paffe from the grieued heartes of filch ashechurteth or no ? If they doe, as it cannot bee but they fhould why trembleth bee not to confider what hangethosierhis head , men cradle to light vpon him cucriehoure,if G O D bee GOD and trueof his wordc? o that our heartes then may deatie to the Lorde ifwe be oppreffed , and tremble at his iudgernentes ifwe vie itto others. But to returneto the matter againe, if all op- preffion bee Stealth before God, what I pray you (hall we thinke for the fountaine of much oppreffìon , towit ; acceptance of perfons in iudgcment ? Surely it mull needes alto bce euillbefore the Lorde. Reafon doth teach it , and yet G OD for more affuranceexpreflieforbiddethitasamifchiefeinacommonWealth. The Lord yoeorG07) (faith Motes) is God of Gods, and Lord of Lordrs ,agreatgod,,nightyDtut.lo1, and terrible ,which accepted, neperfons,nor takethreward. winch doth right to the fat her - leffë and said ry ,andloneththefiranger andgisteth himfood and raiment. What allol}tall we think of one cause ofacceptation.ofperfons, to wit, of bribes and rewardes , but cues alto as the very poyfon of iulliceabhorre them and condcmne them, and the ra- btu, t6. r s then for that fo ex reffel they are forbidden imthe word? Wre not the faith the 9 P Y Y Il ( etted.2;. =. Lord) norrej7ef? not an..yperfon,neythcr take rewarde. For the rewardeblindati, the eyes of the wife, andperuerteth the werdesofthei ule. That which is roil and right, fha /t thou fo:lowe , that then mayeff lice , and poffeffe the land ìvhich the Lorde thy GO D giueth thee. Thus then as braunches ofthis cop,maundement we. fee nor omelie oppreffion ge- nerally, and particularly, but teen alfo the caufesofit, acceptance cf perlons, bribes , and rewardes , forbidden. And I will yet acide one thing oucr unto all theft , which mull needes be included in this heade of oppreffion , becaufe it is a common and a dangerous cloake of the lame, to wit , Liueries -of Prince or lubie- eles, Noblemen ,Gentlemen, or wholoeuer. Which if they maintaine and beam out the vn iufl and wrongful' dealinges ofany man with the knowledge ofthe Lorde, not onelir the decdedoocr, bombe giuerof that cloth and coate whatfocuer hee Liueries ate bee ffandeth guilde ofthat oppreffion before almightie God. The confideratiou oftenmeanes wberof becing to true and lure , should iuflly caufc in all the elates , that Beale andcouersof their cloath to others , a more vigilant eye and care to fee and heave the conuerlo- oPPreffìon. tionoftheir followers , and a relearning band of filch countenance , crediteorco -. Der to them ( all worldly reaforis let a part ) whenfocucr they tail vnderfland the fame to be abufed, For why fhoulcle anie earthlic refpedd euer band fo great I 2 in mens
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