To waste this precious hour in an Invective against in justice and its associates, is none of my purpose; they are sins so directly against the principles in Nature, so well known, I believe, to you all, and so commonly preached against upon these occasions, that upon the penalty of forfeiting the credit of my discretion, I am bound to make choice of a more necessary subject. What? have we need to spend our time and ⟨p. 78⟩studies to persuade Christians from Bribery, Perjury and Oppression? and from licking up the vomit which Pagans have cast out? and that in an age of blood and desolation, when God is taking the proudest Oppressors by the throat, and raising Monuments of Justice upon the ••nes of the unjust! And I would fain believe that no corrupt Lawyers do attend your Judicatures, and that Jezebels witnesses dwell not in our Country, nor yet a Jury that fear not an Oath: I have therefore chosen another subject, which being of the greatest moment, can never be unseasonable, even to proclaim him who is constituted the king and Judge of All, to acquaint you with his pleasure, and to demand your subjection.
TTo waste this precious hour in an Invective against in justice and its associates, is none of my purpose; they are sins so directly against the principles in Nature, so well known, I believe, to you all, and so commonly preached against upon these occasions, that upon the penalty of forfeiting the credit of my discretion, I am bound to make choice of a more nccessary subject. What? have we need to spend our time and ⟨p. 78⟩studies to perswade Christians from Bribery, Perjury and Oppresson? and from licking up the vomit which Pagans have cast out? and that in an age of blood and desolation, when God is taking the proudest Oppressiors by the throat, and raising Monuments of Justice upon the ••nes of the unjust! And I would fain believe that no corrupt Lawyers do attend your Judictures, and that Iezabels witnesses dwell not in our Country, nor yet a Jurie that feare not an Oath: I have therefore chosen another subject, which being of the greatest moment, can never be unseasonable, even to proclaim him who is constituted the king and Judge of All, to acquaint you with his pleasure, and to demand your subjection.
