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Fourthly, he taketh a course to kindle Gods wrath against the whole Country, and to draw down public plagues for want of equity and execution of justice.

Fourthly, he taketh a course to kindle Gods wrath against the whole Countrey, and to draw downe publike plagues for want of equitie and execution of iustice.

Use 1 Instruction for those that are in place of authority, to take heed that they be not too indulgent to obstinate malefactors. They may gratify men thereby, and make themselves acceptable unto them, but in the mean time they displease ⟨p. 143⟩the Lord, and make themselves abominable to him. And in sparing of grievous transgressors which ought to be punished, they make themselves accessory to their transgressions, and many times, like Saul and Ahab, bear a part of the punishment.

Vse 1 Instruction for those that are in place of authoritie, to take heed that they bee not too indulgent to obstinate malefactors. They may gratifie men thereby, and make themselues acceptable vnto them, but in the meane time they displease ⟨p. 143⟩the Lord, and make themselues abominable to him. And in sparing of grieuous transgressors which ought to bee punished, they make themselues accessarie to their transgressions, and many times, like Saul and Ahab, beare a part of the punishment.

Reproof of Jurors, that addict themselves to acquit those whom they know to be guilty of blood, or other heinous offences, and to that end labour the rest of their companions to join with them in the same perjury and corruption, and so infect their fellows, and strive to stain the judgement seat with unrighteous sentence and proceedings.