5 3 2 Chap. 29. An Expofition capon the Bookof J o ß. Verf.14. large as his dominion. See the exa&nefs of Moles Law (Deus. i9. i 5.) and Sol ;mon,r judgement, or rather the judgement of God. (Prov. z4)2 5. ) To accept pe,f;ns in judgement teríotgood ; that is,'ris extrcamly bad, as bad as bad may be, nor do I well know which is the worfe, To deny Justice to all, or to give it but to fome. Laws are made without refpe& of perlons; and then Magi- fUrates doe at once render a people happy, and themfelves honou- rable, when they are executed to.. It is a miferable thing when a man fees his right in parchment or paper, and yet cannot come at ir. It is well whena man can fay, there's agood law for me, but 'cis far better, when a man can lay , There's agood judge for me. Good Laws nrvet made a people happy, only good Magifirares can. When Magiffr aces are crowned with Juftice, then a people are crowned with bleffings. Lafily, Confderin g that Yob was not only a Magifirate,but the chief Mtif}rats, Obferve ; Chiefand foveraign Magifirates fhoold think themfelves chiefly concerned in mattersof Jufl.ice. s6 did not put the bufinels wholly into other hands, and take his cale himfelf ; nor did he only fee that others did it, or punifh them for not doing ir, but he did it,in many cafes, himfelf. And which is yet a higher commendation, hedid it not only authorita- tively,but conicienricufly.No inferior Judge could be more care- ful todoe right, then he who was the fupream Judge, and from whole judgement there lay no Appeal.. He took-no. advantage to be unjufl,becaúfe none could call him to account for injuf1ice,And indeed there is nothing more noble then to fee them fear todo the meane(t man wrong,whohave no man to fear though they doe ir. When Abraham pleaded with God for Sodom ,he wasbold to fay to him(Gen. t 8.25.) Shallnot the Judge of all the earth do right ? Though the Lord be abfolurely the Judge of all, and canbe judged of none, yet he judgeth not oneiunrighteoufly ; and when loveraign Judges or Msgifirates (who may be called alto Judges of all the earth in their dominion) judge all as righteoufly, as if every man might implead them in cafe of any error or unrighte- oufnefs in judgement,then they are Judges after the heart and way of God ; and their judgement is glorioufly their_ Robe andtheir .Diadem. And
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