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that they must ever aim at the public good, and never at their own ⟨p. 259⟩particular and private ends: that they should disdain and scorn at any time to combine factiously, or for a petty bribe to uphold a rotten cause, a pestilent alehouse, or lewd companion; and ever join with an unanimous magnanimity to honour GOD, and do their Country good. And tell the Lawyers, that they should not make hast to be rich, for so saith Solomon, they shall not be innocent, nor swallow down gold too greedily, least it turn to gravel, and the gall of asps within them; and they be enforced to vomit up the riches (as Job speaketh) they have heaped together so hastily, either by remorse and restitution in the mean time, or with despair, and impenitent horror here after: that to oppose and wrangle against a good cause, or undertake the defence of a bad; are both equally most unworthy the very moral virtue of an honest Heathen; that they must not learn to spin out the causes of their clients from Term to Term, and wire-draw their suits until they be utterly undone; that they should not now be taking instructions from their clients, when they should themselves here in the House of GOD be instructed to the kingdom of heaven: had they this morning received a message from the Almighty, that at night they should appear before that high and everlasting Judge to give an account for all things done in the flesh; if they be not Atheists, or Papists, O with what eagerness and violence would they have attended, adderest, and applied themselves to the present opportunity! and little do we know what the evening may bring forth. For, assure your selves, there is no man so assured of his riches, or life, but that he may be deprived of one or both the very next day or hour to come. And tell the jurors and sworn-men, ⟨p. 260⟩that they should rather die than draw the blood of any mans life, livelihood, or good name upon their own consciences, either by acquitting the guilty, or betraying the innocent. Here (had I time) I would intimate unto you a mystical, but mischievous packing sometimes in choice of jury-men. I have seen (I speak of that which was long since, and at a Sessions) some of the choicest drunkards in a Country chosen for that service.

that they must ever aime at the publike good, and never at their owne ⟨p. 259⟩