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The shields of the earth A sermon preached before the reverend judges, Sir Richard…The shieldes of the earth A sermon preached before the reverend judges, Sir Richard…
The shields of the earth A sermon preached before the reverend judges, Sir Richard Hutten, and Sir George Crook, at the assizes holden at North-hampton: February 25. 1634. By Edward Reynolds, rector of the church of Braunston in North-hampton shire.The shieldes of the earth A sermon preached before the reverend judges, Sir Richard Hutten, and Sir George Crooke, at the assizes holden at North-hampton: February 25. 1634. By Edward Reynolds, rector of the church of Braunston in North-hampton shire.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Robert Bostock, 1636
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Secondly, Inter Innocentem & Testem, Between innocence and the witness: Who haply may sometimes out of ill will, fear, or some base end, either forge a Testimony, as Gashmu, Nehem. 6. 6, 7. or at least stretch, and tenter a truth beyond measure, to do mischief with it, as Doeg, Psalm. 52. 3, 4. It were well these men would remember too, that a witness should be Clypeus, not Malleus, a Shield, not a Maul or Hammer, Prov. 25. 18.
Secondly, Inter Innocentem & Testem, Betweene innocence and the witnesse: Who haply may sometimes out of ill will, feare, or some base end, either forge a Testimonie, as Gashmu, Nehem. 6. 6, 7. or at least stretch, and tenter a truth beyond measure, to doe mischiefe with it, as Doeg, Psalm. 52. 3, 4. It were well these men would remember too, that a witnesse should be Clypeus, not Malleus, a Shield, not a Maule or Hammer, Prov. 25. 18.
Thirdly, Inter Innocentem & Advocatum. Between Innocence and Counsel sometimes, who haply Per verborum aucupia & tendiculas, as Tully speaks, by cunning construction either of Laws or actions, may unawares protect Injury, and wrong Innocence. I hope they too will take GODS charge, not to speak in a cause to wrest Judgement, Exod. 23. 2. But rather ⟨p. 34⟩resolve with Saint Paul, I can do nothing against the truth,