A plain discourse upon uprightness showing the properties and privileges of an upright man…A plain discourse upon uprightness shewing the properties and priviledges of an upright man…

4. An upright man (to finish the rude Draught of this Divine portrait) is an enemy to all manner of Injustice: whether in respect of Distributive, or Commutative Righteousness. If the Lord place him in Authority, he is the greatest hater of bribes, and the least respectre of persons, Isa. 33. 15. He shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, as if he were afraid to be burnt in the hand with them. He will never revenge his Private injury by the Public execution, nor heed the merit of the Pierce against the merit of the Cause. It was the Encomium of Fabricius ⟨p. 73⟩that famous Roman, that one might persuade the Sun from its course, as soon as divert him from his upright and honest dealing. Such is our upright man in office, blind to faces, deaf to cries, and dead to threats and promises.

4. An upright man (to finish the rude Draught of this Divine portrait) is an enemy to all manner of Injustice: whether in respect of Distributive, or Commutative Righteousness. If the Lord place him in Authority, he is the greatest hater of bribes, and the least respecter of persons, Isa. 33. 15. He shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, as if he were afraid to be burnt in the hand with them. He will never revenge his Private injury by the Publick execution, nor heed the merit of the Pers• against the merit of the Cause. It was the Encomium of Fabricius ⟨p. 73⟩that famous Roman, that one might perswade the Sun from its course, as soon as divert him from his upright and honest dealing. Such is our upright man in office, blind to faces, deaf to cries, and dead to threats and promises.

And then for Commutative justice and dealing between man and man, you have his character before; he endeavours to cleave an hair, and doth exercise himself to have always a Conscience void of offence, towards all men,