.Chap. 29, An .ExCO(itión upon the I3ookaf J o Vert-. iG. 547 Hence Note ; Itid the cfrtagi/lrates duty, nat,only to 'do right in tpofe cargos! . which care brought before him, but he muf} iriuire and r -four.. himplf of things that are amifr, though' not before barn. Dereflamur mi- lic mull enquire who fuffets wrong that he may right them, ferns premi, co- what's our of order that he may redrefsand reform ir, as well as &, non do rightand reform diforders when complaints are made tobiro. 9 ver ociufgt That was a very princely fpeecb which is reported of 'Theodorick. ad nos perve- King of the Gotbes ; we abhor that the poor (hculd be opprefed ; nit, quod We are infanted of their trf 'erings, who do not complain to to s and rula loop to n the knowledge of theft greivances comes the tamer to us, by how Theodorícus much the potent diJmulatión of the fufferer labours the longer to Aloud Ca`Ciod, conceal them. There is a twofold ground why a Magi(lrate fhould thus by his fearching out caufes prevent complainers by the fpee- dinefs of his remedies. FirPt, Some are unwilling to complain of abufes. Secondly, Others who are willing enough to complain, but they dare nor, they are low and poor,and they fufpea that either they (hall nor be heard, or that they shall be over- powared,aad pollibly check( for their boldaefs in appearing. There are obufes and greivances which moli are afraid to touch upon or meddle wi b,when the intereft,whether of profir,pleafure,or the meet wi i of tome great man is concerned ; O they are afraidto anger him, and make him their enemy, he may loon 6t on their skirts, and undo them. Hence'tis that fevral evils are not made known to the Magi(trate ; and therefore he ought to fearch out the cauf: which isnot brought to him ; end which all are tither unwilling or afraid to complain of. There is yetànother reading cf thefe words, which carried] Et litemejti, , averyprofitab le fence in ir, whereas we refer" i: co the neuter, quern non e-g- tbe caufewhich I knew not I fearchedout ; charreferrs.to the rncn, noveram ípfona The caufe of hire whom I knew not I [(arched out, And this leads perve ligabam, us to enorher excellent vertue and ornament oî rhofe who re in Jun. authority. Many Judges and Magiarates will t_:ke pains to doe j.ullice for themwhom they know,and are ocgs inred.wich, bey,. will b,. ( r eelrelves for friends and fuck as are relt_eo;cothem, brrr for a mac horb They know nor, they'I do bur, little, or they will do it very flewly. Job was certainly a Mo iilracc o: ar:otfrec Aaaaz I: >_.
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