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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty second, the thirty third, and…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the thirty second, the thirty third, and…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty second, the thirty third, and the thirty fourth chapters of the book of Job being the substance of forty-nine lectures / delivered at Magnus near the Bridge, London, by Joseph Caryl ...An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the thirty second, the thirty third, and the thirty fourth chapters of the booke of Job being the substance of forty-nine lectures / delivered at Magnus neare the Bridge, London, by Joseph Caryl ...
London: printed by M. Simmons, 1661
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There is a second consideration prevailing much with many ⟨p. 123⟩in this matter; for though they are unmoved by rewards, and will not bite at the bait of self-advancement; yet, say they, O he is a great man, and hath great power, he may do me a shrewd turn, he may vex me and undo me, he may sit upon my skirts hereafter and ruin me. Thus where hope doth not, fear may carry a man from respect to right to the respect of persons. But know, That be a man never so great, and able to do me a mischief, yet truth must be maintained and Justice be done, though we should be quite undone by appearing for it. It hath been said of old, Let justice be done, though heaven fall; much more should it be done, though we for doing and abetting it fall to the earth. Moses gave that charge more then once (Levit. 19.15. Deut. 1.16, 17.) Thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the mighty, but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour. Again, Ye shall not respect persons in Judgement, but ye shall hear the small as well as the great, you shall not be afraid of the face of man, for the judgement is Gods; neither undue pity to the poor, nor carnal fear of the great (which two often do) ought to put any check or stop to the execution of Justice. So in that excellent model of instructions which Jehoshaphat gave his Judges (2 Chron: 19.7.) Wherefore now let the fear of the Lord be upon you, take heed, and do it; for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts. As if he had said, Do not you respect persons, for God respects no persons; he is no gift-taker, therefore be ye no gift-takers; your duty is to give every one his due. That which is right to one man is right to another, either in the same, or in any parallel case; That which is the rich mans right in his cause, is the right of the poor man in his cause;1 yea it is as sinful not to have a due respect to the rich man in his case, as not to have respect to the poor man in his. Then all sorts and degrees of men are judged righteously, when there is no regard had or notice taken in Judgement, of what sort or degree any man is. Judges are called gods, and therefore should act like God without respect to men.