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Reason 1 First, there; and no where else, is stability and assurance, where God is a refuge and defence: they stand all firm whom he protecteth, and down they must whom he neglecteth: And whom doth he preserve but the righteous? And what righteous man was ever forsaken? Especially, what righteous and godly Prince can possibly be destitute of his aid and succour?

Reason 1 First, there; and no where else, is stabilitie and assurance, where God is a refuge and defense: they stand all firme whom he protecteth, and downe they must whom he neglecteth: And whom doth hee preserue but the righteous? And what righteous man was euer forsaken? Especially, what righteous and godly Prince can possibly bee destitute of his aid and succour?

Secondly, equal and upright administration of justice doth knit the hearts of the people to their governors: and the love of the subjects is a strong foot, and a mighty munition for the safety of the Ruler.

Secondly, equal and vpright administration of iustice doth knit the hearts of the people to their gouernours: and the loue of the subiects is a strong foot, and a mighty munition for the safety of the Ruler.

Thirdly, when the Magistrate doth right to all, and wrong to none, every good and indifferent man will reverence him, ⟨p. 72⟩and stand in the greater awe of his laws: his authority will command the very heart, so that none but such as are desperately rebellious, will dare to attempt any thing against him. It is noted, that when all Israel had heard the wise and righteous sentence that Solomon passed for the delivery of the child to the right mother, they feared the King: and the reason is added, because they saw the wisdom of God was in him to do justice.