~94 G 0 D A J U D G E. Book-IJ. EARTHLY JUDGE. HEAVENLY JUDGE. but fee the Offender be clearly caft Truft, but come down hm1felf, to fee 1f Thinas before he gives Sentence. were fo bad as they were reprefented to hu~. And for lfrael and Judah, their Sins did teflify to their Face, before he did execute Judgment upon them, Hof v. 5· IX. It appertains w a Judge IX. To this in refpeCI: of God it is faid, In the upon due Proof and Tnal, w pafs J)ay thou eatefl the>·eof, thou jhalt furely die, Gen. a definmve Sentence: If one Man n. 17. I will deflroy Man from the Face of the fin agaznfl another, the Judge jhall Earth; and 1t was done, Gen. vi. 7· Pharaoh ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ }halt fee no more for ever. Becaufe thou didfl not reflrain thy Sons, I have rejefled thee from being a Priefl. Becauft thou haft caufed my Name to be blafphemed, the Sword jhall not depart from thy Houft. Becaufe Nebuchad– nezzar was lifted up with Pride, he fhall be driven from his Throne. Becaufe his Son did not humble, but harden his Mind, his Kingdom was numbered, finifhcd, and tranf– latcd w the Mcdes and Pcrjians, Dan. iv. 24. and v. 22, 23. X. It appertains to a Judge to X. As for God, his Way is not only perfeCI: be firm and fteady to the Rules of · and his Word tried; but he is of one Mind, and Law and Juftice, as immoveable there is none can turn him, in a Cafe of Ri<>ht, as a Rock, a right Way. Truth,andJuftice. HisCounfel fhall ftand; fo~ he . . . . . is not as the Son of Ma~, that be Jh.ould repent, !fa. xlv1. 10. Wtth httn zs no Varzablenefs, nor Shadow of turmug, Heb. XIII. 8. He is the fame Yeflerday, 'l'o·day, and for ever, James i. '7· He changeth nor, will not alter the Thing that is gone our of his Mouth. XI. It appertains to a Judge to XI. In this Jehovah is not behind hand, for he confider the Caufe of the Poor and is a God with whom the Fatherlefs find Mercy, Needy, to plead for the Widow Hof xiv. 3· p1ties the Poor when he fees they and Fatherlefs, and them that have have no Helper, breaks the Teeth of the old and no Help, and deliver them our of young Lion, fmites the Enemy upon the Cheek– their Diftrefs, where J uftice calls bone, avengeth their Caufe when they cry to him, for it. and bath deltroyed them, and their Poftenry, who XII. It appertains to a Judge, to have a People under him to be judged. made long Prayers to devour Widows Houfes. XII. The Almighty hath a great and mighty People under him, even all the Inhabitants of the World, Europe, Ajia, Africa, and America. He is God of all the Kingdoms of the World, and Jud<>e of the whole Earth, Pfal. .xxiv. L and xcviii. 9· XIII. It appertains to a Judge XIII. In this our high and mighty Judge cloth to be provided of Officers to exeovermatch all other Judges ; for he is provided cute his Sentence, elfe Judge and with Legions of Angels, all ready to obferve his Law are of little Signification; for Dicrates, and obey his Commands. The Devils according to the old Maxim, Exeare all fubjeCI: to him; fo that if he fay, Go, they cution is the Life of the Law. go; Do this, and they do it. Millions of Men are under his Influence; and as many Fowls of the Air, Beafts of the Field, and creeping Things of the Earth, to do his Will, to exe– cute his Jud<>ments; when he fpeaks the Word, or lifts up his Hand to them. They fhall invade 0 the Courts of Kings, enter the Chambers of Princes, fetch Emperors off their T hrones, bring them to Chains, Blocks, and Gibbets, when he paffes Sentence, and aives Orders to do it. xYv. It appertains to a Judge to be feared, and had in reveXIV. God is to be feared, not only as a Crea– tor, who can annihilate and diffolve, make Men ceafe to be ; as a Father, who can love and re- . buke ; as a Lord, who can command, and give Orders: but as a Judge, who can punifh in this World, and bring Mens Sins before– rence. hand to Judgment, I 'l'im. v. 24. XV. It appertains to a Judge, to be clothed or arrayed with Ma– je!l:y and Terror. XV. With God is terrible Majefty, and he rideth upon the high Places of the Earth, Job xxxvii. 22. XVI. God
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