Mr iftratermuffbeboldin the fourthSonday inLent. Ser.26, reforming publikéabufq; ofiudgeLnçnt, whenwith anaked fwoid inhis mouth , he than pronounce the fentence ofeiernalldeath' He that (hall notaffume valourandcouragevnto him, and fhall not put on a ftout refolution inreforming publikeabufes , let him not gouerne at all, ja1igaarereTerijudex,nifi virtutevaleae irrumpereinigteitatem. It thou doeft not finde in thyfelfe fpirit andmettall, to call downe to the ground (laying afideall humane refpeets) thofegroffe abufes that arenot tobe borne withal", though the multitude thou Idneuer fo much oppofe thee, feekenotfor the Para or Rodofa Judge. lib. Siexpauiadmyltitudinemnimiam,erdefpeaiopro- pinquoramterruitmc, Letthis and that plaguelight vponmee,&c. But ifncirher the peoples multitude normy friends andkinfolk's imporrunitie could pre- uaile withmee tomakemee peruert luftice , and to fade in the execution of good gouernement , why then 6Lord, &c. Achijh Kingof the Philiftirues, banifhed Dauidout of his Kingdome, thoughheeknewhow much his perfon did import him,for feare ofhis Princes difplcafure. Piuitdominus,guiaream es, Jedfatrapis nonplaces. Herewas a cowardlyKing. The feçond thing, that he thargouernesmaydraw from this paterne , is; A true weight andmeafure in punifhing. Tothofe that fold the Doues, heefayd, t tufcrte J1abinc, For this was not init felfe anvnlawfull kindof trading, had it not beene in regard of the place. Betides, theywere poore people,and ifthere wereany indulgence or fauourtobe fhowne in thofe fcourges ofour Sauiour, it (hould hauebeene vfed towards them. ButCome Iudges Danpalos deciego; beftowtheir blowes likeblindmen 5 foastheyhitCome bodie , they care not whome. TheFruitererfels fruits that arenot ripe ; Goe thouand rootvpall the treesthat arein his garden.There are many, in drinkingwine, that takeacup too much,gothouprefent,ly,& pluckvp the Vines.. Plutarch in his bookeof moral" Verrues,reports That Lycur eee commandedthe fame tobedone inThrace. A mad-headedCott, that is wilde and kickifh, it isnot,goodcounfaile to kill him, buttobreakehimofhisknauifhqualitiesand tomake him tameand gentle. Nor is it good aduice to deftroy the Vines,but that menMouldbe brought to drinke moderately,and to tempertheirwine withwater. In aword , Thedelinquent ought notalwaycs tobecut offand deftroyed,1)tir tobe brought to amendment. And it is verie5t andconuenient that a JudgeMouldnow and then di tremble, andmake as thoughhe did not fee. Nomedsmulaui, normftlul, namequieui, faith lob.. Saul in thebeginningof his raignewas avcriegood King, Prier mine anni era. Saul, curs regnarecapijfet. Saul was a childof ayeare old,when hce be- gan to raigne, fo humbleand meekemindedwas he then, and thoughbee were wronged verie much,and much euill fpokenofhimbehindhis backe, Difimula- bat nonaudire, He wouldtake no notice of it,but made asif he knewofno fuch mat- ter. The bockeofWifedomefaith, That God loth diffemble our (inns, and makethas though he lawnot thefines ofmen,becaufetheyfhould amend.And theApoftle SaintPaid faith (taxing the Athenians ofthat idolatrous Alter of theirs,whereonwas written,Puto tbievnknowneGod;) Thatthe timeofthis their ignoranceGod regarded nor, but now hee adtnonifhethallmen euerie where to repent. But when a Iudge is forcedand driuen topunifh , the beft courfe is (if he can to worketheoffendors amendment. Ifour SauiourCh riffMould haue whipt theDoucs,theywould haueflowne vp and downetheTemple,and that wasno goodmeanes for todriue them foorth. And if aGouernor shall at any time exceed, the excetl'eofpitrie is theleifeeuill.Saint Gregoriofaith,That falfe Iuftice, isall indignation ;and that true Iuftice,is fullofcompaffion. Theglori- ous Docaor Saintdtnbreficalleth Mercie, Thobetter partof fuftice;and that out 455 MagiIrares muß heede morethecon- uerfionof the off ndor than the correftion ofhis offence. r.dep t o. Sap,' r. so. .4c7.t7.3o. Mercy to be preferred be- fore juttice.
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