A17397:1953
The marrow of the oracles of God. Or, divers treatisesThe marrovv of the oracles of God. Or, diuers treatises
The marrow of the oracles of God. Or, divers treatises containing directions about six of the weightiest things can concern a Christian in this life. by N. Bifield, late preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex.The marrovv of the oracles of God. Or, diuers treatises containing directions about sixe of the waightiest things can concerne a Christian in this life. by N. Bifield, late preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex.
London: printed by John Legatt, 1630
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.
1. Some refer these words to Justice, either Distributive, or Commutative, and that either ⟨p. 489⟩in the case of a private person, or of a Magistrate. A private man must neither stand too much upon his right, nor yet suffer his innocency to be too much wronged. A Magistrate must not be too severe in a self-conceited justice, not yet too remiss in sparing or favouring wickedness.
1. Some referre these words to Iustice, either Distributiue, or Commutatiue, and that either ⟨p. 489⟩in the case of a priuat person, or of a Magistrate. A priuate man must neither stand too much vpon his right, nor yet suffer his innocencie to bee too much wronged. A Magistrate must not be too seuere in a selfe-conceited iustice, not yet too remisse in sparing or fauouring wickednesse.
2. Some think it restrains curiosity and carelessness, as if the sense were, Be not curious to pry or search into secret things, that are not revealed: for he that will be searching into Gods majesty, may be oppressed by his glory: nor yet be so careless, as not to take notice of the truth revealed.
2. Some thinke it restraines curiositie and carelesnesse, as if the sense were, Bee not curious to pry or search into secret things, that are not reuealed: for he that will be searching into Gods maiestie, may bee oppressed by his glorie: nor yet be so carelesse, as not to take notice of the truth reuealed.