Chap. 31. AS Expofition upon the Books of J o B `'erl, 21. 493 When7ezabel the Qaeene had a mínde tomurder 2'aboat h, (hee law her helpe in the gate, thee wanted neycher falle neffes toaccufe him, nor ignorant or unrighteous Judges tocon - demnehim. When 4b/halom was refolved to flay his Brother Amnon, he d:d but make his minds knowne, and he liad helpe enough. How many have beer, thus encouraged to adventure to a badcaufe ; O, fay they, we fee our helps in the gate ;'tis but bri- bing (nth a òiie,and the match will bequickly made up a prefent will winne Inch a mans heart, and he will winne us two or three more and we have a way to get a fourth,and if we get but a fifth ora fixth, we (hall carry it againft all the world ; let our caufe be what it will, we fee our helpe in the gate. Thus Judgement is bought and fould without refpeet eyther to honour or to hone- fly. There hach been fech Corruption inall ages, it were indeed the glory ofour age if ro fuch corruption were ro be found a- mong us. But are there not tome whole office it is torelieve the opprefed, who have lent a helping hand to their opprefors The fatherleffe rarely find helpe in the gate, but they who liftup, their hand againft the fatherleffe, finde too much helpe there. How fad is it when they that fhould helpe the fatherleffe in the gate, fee the fatherleffe trod under-foot in the gate, and give them no helpe I woe to thofe whohelpe the mighty againft the weake in a wrongcaufe, or who will not helpe theweake againft the mighty in a right caufe. How (hall fuch (land before the jolt God in the gate ofthegreat Judgement, whohave overthrowne the carafe of the poore in the gate unjuftly ; efpecially confider. ing how oft their ears have been beaten with thefe admonitions,, and in what light they live. Fifthly, note. Eighteotu Magi ffrates willnot ufe their power to opprefe others,, bow much opportonitie and advantage foever they have to dee it,. though theyfee their helps in thegate. A righteous Magiftrate knowes, that he only can doe that which (d tantum poi. be can lawfully or rightly do.As the. Law gives him no power,fohe litmus quod is convinced, that he bath no power beyond, much lefts againft re poffames. the Law; and therefore concludes, I can doe no more then I ought to doe ;Hehad rather beaccounted weake then unju(t,and impotent then oppreflìve , yea he counts this his ftrength and, power, not toopprefe, not to beun uff,. Laftly,,
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