Five sermons preached upon sundry especial occasions Viz. 1 The sinners mourning habitFiue sermons preached vpon sundry especiall occasions Viz. 1 The sinners mourning habit

Such a one sits on the Judgement-Seat, as one that never forgets that he must appear before the Judgement-Seat of Christ. So he executeth Justice, as never losing the sense of Mercy: ⟨p. 72⟩so he showeth Mercy, as not offering violence to Justice, He can at once, punish the offence, and pity the offender, He remembers his oath, and fears to violate it: to an enemy he is not cruel, to a friend he will not be partial. And if ever he have but once cut the skirt of Justice, as David the lap of Sauls garment, his Heart smites him for it. He minds no other clock on the Bench, but that of his own Conscience. He will not offend the Just, nor afford a good look to varlets: nor yet doth he so disregard their persons, as to wrong their causes. He will maintain Piety, but not neglect Equity. In Court, he looks not before him on the person, nor about him on the beholders, nor behind him for bribes; nay, he will not touch them in his Cloffer or Chamber, lest the timber and stones in the wall should-witness against him. So he helps the Church, that the Common-wealth be no loser: so he looks to the Common-wealth, that the Church may not be wronged. The lewd fear him, the good praise him, the poor bless him; he hath been a Father to Orphans, a Husband to distressed Widows. Many prayers are laid up for him in Heaven; and when he dies, they with the assistance of Angels, shall bear him up to blessedness.

Such a one sits on the Iudgement-Seat, as one that neuer forgets that hee must appeare before the Iudgement-Seate of Christ. So hee executeth Iustice, as neuer losing the sense of Mercy: ⟨p. 72⟩so hee sheweth Mercie, as not offering violence to Iustice, Hee can at once, punish the offence, and pitie the offender, Hee remembers his oath, and feares to violate it: to an enemie hee is not cruell, to a friend hee will not bee partiall. And if euer hee haue but once cut the skirt of Iustice, as Dauid the lappe of Sauls garment, his Heart smites him for it. Hee minds no other clocke on the Bench, but that of his owne Conscience. Hee will not offend the Iust, nor affoord a good looke to varlets: nor yet doth hee so d•sregard their persons, as to wrong their causes. Hee will maintaine Pietie, but not neglect Equitie. In Court, hee lookes not before him on the person, nor about him on the beholders, nor behind him for bribes; nay, hee will not touch them in his Cloffer or Chamber, lest the timber and stones in the wall should-witnesse against him. So hee helpes the Church, that the Common-wealth bee no loser: so hee lookes to the Common-wealth, that the Church may not bee wronged. The lewd feare him, the good praise him, the poore blesse him; hee hath been a Father to Orphans, a Husband to distressed Widowes. Many prayers are layde vp for him in Heauen; and when hee dies, they with the assistnce of Angels, shall beare him vp to blessednesse.