An expositio[n] upon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians…An expositio[n] vpon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians…

Next after the Gospel, the law is the greatest comfort that god hath given to the sons of men. It remedieth injuries, and giveth to every man, that is his. He that goeth to a Judge, goeth to him that is the minister of •ice, and that sitteth in the r•me of god to do right. For the seat of justice, is the seat of God. If there were no law to be ministered, but every man might do what he would, & reckon all his own, whatsoever he could get or come by: what a lift would it be. How should any man be master of that he hath Who can imagine what in•ries, cruelties, •thers, & streams of blood would follow? thanks be unto god, who in mercy hath given us a law, & justice to guide us by.

Next after the Gospell, the law is the greatest comfort that god hath giuen to the sons of men. It remedieth iniuries, and giueth to euerie man, that is his. He that goeth to a Iudge, goeth to him that is the minister of •ice, and that sitteth in the r•me of god to do right. For the seate of iustice, is the seate of God. If there were no law to be ministred, but euerie man might do what he would, & reckon al his own, whatsoeuer he could get or come by: what a lift would it be. How should any man be maister of that he hath Who can imagin what in•ries, cruelties, •thers, & streams of blood would folow? thanks be vnto god, who in mercie hath giuē vs a law, & iustice to guide vs by.

Let us be content to seek help at this […] without wrath or malice, let us come to it as we would come to our father. Let us ask counsel at it, as we would at the mouth of GOD. As every man thinketh it lawful to use his own, or to require his own: so let every man be content to leave that he ho•eth, when law saith, it is none ⟨p. 152⟩