528 Chap. 29. An É3pofztion tapsn,the Bookof J o a. Verf. 14 . and it put vase on; we may expreffe it reciprocally, I put that on, and,that put me on ; that is , righteoufnefs and I were no firan- gers, nor were we at a difiance from one another; righteoufnefs covered all my proceedings; no man could fee any nakedncfs or defeá of Jufiice ( which is the Magiflrates nakednefl'e) is what I did. Hence note, Firfi, a good Magifirate dotb not only ufe, but put on stghteouf nefe. It is nor enough toexercife it fometimes, it mull be kept, on. Youwill fay , what cloth it import more to put on,and be cloathed with righteoufnefs, then to ufe or exercife it ? I (hall give it you in three things, from the metaphor of putting on, as it referrs to cloathing. Firfi, it notes a very frequent exercife of Juflice ; There mull be many acts to the making up of this habit. He that is cloathed with righteoufnefs, is confiant in doing righteous things. Every manputs on his skullsevery day ; and fo fhould a Magiflrate a& righteoufly every day, be muff put it on as much and as often as he doth hiscloaths.A Magifirate íh©uld be as much afhamed?to be feen at any time without righteoufnefs, as any man would be to be feen naked to his skin, or without cloathing. Secondly, It notes a liking of, a pleafednefs with, yea a de= lighting in righteoufnefs ; a man is pleafed with his deaths, as with his meat. As cloathing is one of the nectffaries, fo a chief contentment of this life. Thirdly, cloathing is put or worne not upon one limb , or part of the body only, but all the body over. To be cloathed with righteoufnefs, notes a man throughout righteous, head, and heart-, and hand, all are righteous ; he bath the ruleof righteoufnefs in his head, he bath the love of righteoufnefs in his heart, he path the work of righteoufnefs in his hand , who is cloathed with righteoufnefs. HenceNote ; Rijbteoufnefs ie the Magifirates cloathing, lt is his cloathing, as to all the ufes of cloathing. Firfl, It covers his nakednefs, and hides his fhame, which with- out this will quickly appear to all the world. Se-
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