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Two sermons preached at Northampton at two several assizes there The one in the…Two sermons preached at Northampton at two severall assises there The one in the…
Two sermons preached at Northampton at two several assizes there The one in the time of the shrievalty of Sir Erasmus Dryden Baronet. Anno Domini, 1621. The other in the time of the shrievalty of Sir Henry Robinson Knight, anno Domini, 1629. By Robert Bolton ... Published by E.B.Two sermons preached at Northampton at two severall assises there The one in the time of the shrevalty of Sir Erasmus Dryden Baronet. Anno Domini, 1621. The other in the time of the shrevalty of Sir Henry Robinson Knight, anno Domini, 1629. By Robert Bolton ... Published by E.B.
London: printed by George Miller, 1635
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.
Though they may take some directions, and motives from the grounds of reason, and light of natural conscience, to deal honestly and ingeniously in their places, yet for a thorough universal, ⟨p. 98⟩unshaken stoutness and integrity in the discharge of them; let them principally be enlightened, guided, quickened, by the supernatural principles of divine truth, and dictates of a conscience sprinkled with the blood of CHRIST, and sanctified by special grace.
Though they may take some directions, and motives from the grounds of reason, and light of naturall conscience, to deale honestly and ingeniously in their places, yet for a thorow universall, ⟨p. 98⟩unshaken stoutnesse and integrity in the discharge of them; let them principally be enlightned, guided, quickned, by the supernaturall principles of divine truth, and dictates of a conscience sprinkled with the blood of CHRIST, and sanctified by speciall grace.
The ordinary temptations to which the profession of Lawyers is sometime subject, are such as these.
1First, Patronage of bad causes, which they know out of their Legal skill, and in their own consciences are rotten at the root, and will prove naught at the last. 2. Pleading against the right. 3. Mercenary silence. 4. Wire-drawing their Clients suites for their own advantage, using causes, as unconscionable Surgeons do sore legs, hold them long in hand, not for the difficulty, but for the gain of the cure. 5. Taking unreasonable fees. 6. Tampering about their Law business upon the LORDS day. 7. Receiving the fee, and not speaking in the Clients cause. The last of which, I could never yet believe of any: because in my conceit, for any thing I know, he might as well take their swiftest horse, and keenest sword, and lye by the high-ways for a rich usurer, or wealthy clothier: what? to sell so much as in them lies, to a poor man the ruin of his lively-hood, for his own piece of gold! where is the valuable consideration so much talked of? nay unvaluable is the wrong, whereas if they had not trusted in him, he might perhaps have prevented the mischief.