. Chap . 29. vfn Éxpaf tton sipo; the Rook, of jo B. Verf. ti4, 53 bath not fomewhat extraordinary to the eye and outward ip- nibs/ tendon`` pearance, the common people will not regard him. Robes and tantumtn here's ad lìttur fene'n Diadems, Gold chains and o.naments, rule' and (ubdue a great decuamere part of.mankind, to a due re verence of and obedience to the ci- deru,u,vìliha- vil power. to Secondly, Obferve ; cobiro pore, M ridere ar Pt peat (trig- The cbtef Robe ayd Diadem of a Maelflrate ù Jufiice and,runt.Pezel. Rigbteoclfnefr. Mellif. Hiflor, par.!. AMagifirate is a naked man till thus (bathed, and being thus cloathed, he is cloathed like God, of whom the Prophet faith (Ifa. 59. 17.) He put on rigbteonfeers at a brea/1-plate, and an helmet of falvation upon bis head ; and he put on the garments of vengeance for cloathing,and was clad 'with zeal as a cloak. If a Mt- giftrare being roabed and crowned, chinks that's enough, he is no a rifer then a child that playes with a rattle, or is proud of a Baby. His Robe and Diadem are no better, if he neglea righteoufnefs and judgment. Woe be to chofe who fatisfie themfelves with getting on and wearing the Robe and Diadem of Magiftuacy, while thoy whollycall offthe duty of it. It was laid of the old Cuetallur non Monks, If they oncegot on a Cowl,,they thought they had enough; fantmono- but as it was then fayd among the wife, The Cowl dotb not make a unl¿; fo,lt to not a Robe or aCrown that makes a ciVlagiftrate. If he have thefe without Rigbteoufnefs,JuRfce, and Judgement, be is but a weer vanity, he is but a painted fhado,v,'-or a pageant of Jutlice. There are two things which make jutlice done, the Crown and Diadem of a Judge. Fìrl{, when 'cis done fpeedily; tedious delayes in doing Juflice are within one ftep of doing in- jullice. How fad is it to fee Juflice come as if fhe had been (but up in a prifon,andfettered in irons, when her attendants look fhe Chould come to them as from a throne (where indeed Judice fits) with cafe and. freedome. It is ill to doe right rafhly, and 'tis a wrong to doe it delayingly. As they doe adouble courtefie, who doe it fpeedily,fo they doe a thandouble right, who do it (though deliberately, yet) quickly. A fecond thing which makesJuflice the Magifirates Diadem it', when he doth it impartially. David (2 Sam. 8.15.) reigned ovar all lfrael, and executed ,judgement and Juflice to all hie people ; not to force only, not to this or that man only, his Juflice was as Y y y 2 large
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