Gods parley with princes with an appeal from them to him. The sum of…Gods parley vvith princes with an appeale from them to him. The summe of…

As in this world then, howsoever some rebellious persons are by martial law sometime presently dispatched, and some notorious Malefactors are sometime ^gextraordinarily arraigned and out of hand executed in terrorem for the terror and example of others; yet the greatest number, the main multitude of Thieves, Robbers and Murderers and the like Offenders are reserved to the ordinary Sessions, or the Gaole-delivery at the general Assize: So God, albeit he sit in Session sometime ^hby extraordinary judgements on some notorious Blasphemers, or professed Atheists, or corrupt Judges, or cruel Oppressors, or usurping Tyrants, &c. ⁱmaking them spectacles of his wrath, and their fearful ends so many real sermons of the divine justice and vengeance to others; yet the trial of most matters and the execution of most Malefactors hath he differed and put of to ^*that day, wherein he hath determined to judge the ⟨p. 74⟩whole world ^kby his Lord Chief ^lJustice General, the Man Jesus, ^mwhom he hath wholly committed that authority unto.

As in this world then, howsoeuer some rebellious persons are by martiall law sometime presently dispatched, and some notorious Malefactors are sometime ^gextraordinarily arraigned and out of hand executed in terrorem for the terror and example of others; yet the greatest number, the maine multitude of Theeues, Robbers and Murtherers and the like Offenders are reserued to the ordinary Sessions, or the Gaole-deliuery at the generall Assise: So God, albeit he sit in Session sometime