Chap. 29. an Expojition upon the Book of J o B. Verf. ì5. 537 of a Magifirate, to Phew fuch the righteaufnefsof their cauce, as 'cis his jufiice todo them right. Again, To fuch lame ones, faith rob 1 was feet ; as if he had Paid, when the right of any, through poverty and want of friends to Rand by them, was like to fall to the ground, lafsified and up- held them. Many a man hach a good caufe, but he is lame, he huh not means to fupport and prorecu.:c. it ; 'cis the honour of a Magifirate to bear up fuch, in the r41teoufnefs of their caufe, as 'cis his duty to give them their right. 'Tis the fhame of Magifiracy when any are foyled in a juft caufe, either for want ofcounfel or encouragement. Inwhich refpt¿}s mofi eminently ob makes this profefsion, /was eyes to the blind , andfeet to the lame. For though it be not proper for a chair Magifirate or a Judge to be a Solicitor or an Advocate, yet he both may and ought, in the cafe of tithe blind and lame in the text, to afsigne means for the fupply ofthofe defect?. 1 was eyes to the blind. Hence note ; It is the dutyof a ciylagillrate to appear openly for the poor and theoppreffed, for the weakand /ïmple. He fhould not turn them over to others, but rake care of them himfelf. ' Tis the fin of fupream Magifirates to take :their plea- fure, Mad leave bufinefs to their Officers and Minifiers : unlefs themfelves look to the adminifittionof Jtfiice, there may fcon be a very ill adminifiration of it. As in common houfhold affairs, the eye of the Lma/ler loth the work,when the Mafier ofthe family faith only to his fervancs, do yea thé, and do you tbat,but,faith not come let ;fir do it, all wilt be done to halves. VVe have a proverb, The Mallets eye fats the Horfe. And 'cis as true,The Magifiraces eye orders the City.UniefsMagifirates fee to thedoing of things, and take account of thofe that are under them, unfefs they con- defcend to be eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame, matters of jufiice and rigbteoufnefswill be but lamely tranfaeced. Again, as he doch not fay (which was noted in the opening the words) I was an eye to the blind, or I was a foot to the lame, but 1 was eyes and feet,ïn the Plural number; thereby implying his prefenr, confiant, and compleac helpfulnefs to thofe that were defiitute of help; fo be doch foot fay, I was eyes ro this blindman, and feet to that lame man, but indefinitely, To the Zzz blind,
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