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…

^fGo to the Kings house, saith God to Jeremiah, and say; Hear the word of the Lord, ô King, that sittest on Davids throne, thou and thy servants. Thus saith the Lord, Execute ye judgement and justice, and rescue the oppressed from the hand of the Oppressor: and vex not the stranger, nor the fatherless, nor the Widow: nor do any violence; nor shed any innocent blood. For if you do this, there shall a succession of Kings sitting upon Davids throne enter in at these gates, and ride in chariots and on horses, both they and their Followers. But if you do otherwise; I swear by my self. ^gHe sweareth to you, by whom you swear. And, h happy you for whose sake he vouchsafeth to swear, if you regard³ what he sweareth, most unhappy, if you neither fear, nor believe him, when he sweareth. But what is it that so solemnly he sweareth by himself? That this house, (the Kings palace) shall be laid wast, and the whole City (of Jerusalem) made a wild wilderness. For I will bring in those upon you, that shall utterly destroy either. And surely, if by justice and judgement ⁱThrone and ^kState be upheld and established: no marvel if injustice and wrong judgement utterly overturn either.

^fGo to the Kings house, saith God to Ieremie, and say; Heare the word of the Lord, ô King, that sittest on Dauids throne, thou and thy seruants. Thus saith the Lord, Execute ye iudgement and iustice, and rescue the oppressed from the hand of the Oppressour: and vex not the stranger, nor the fatherlesse, nor the Widow: nor doe any violence; nor shed any innocent bloud. For if you doe this, there shall a succession of Kings sitting vpon Dauids throne enter in at these gates, and ride in charets and on horses, both they and their Followers. But if you doe otherwise; I sweare by my selfe. ^gHe sweareth to you, by whom you sweare. And, h happie you for whose sake he vouchsafeth to sweare, if you regard