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A warning-piece to repentance presented in an assize-sermon preached in the cathedral chruch of Lincoln. Aug. 15. 1664. / By William Reresby doctor in divinity.
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Reresby, William, d. 1670.
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the_o person_n exod._n 23.3_o thou_o shall_v not_o countenance_v a_o poor_a man_n in_o his_o cause_n and_o if_o not_o a_o poor_a man_n much_o less_o a_o rich_a for_o if_o the_o person_n of_o any_o shall_v be_v accept_v certain_o in_o all_o equity_n the_o person_n of_o the_o poor_a do_v bespeak_v pity_n rather_o than_o the_o person_n of_o the_o potent_a but_o then_o see_v here_o be_v a_o strict_a command_n against_o this_o again_o justice_n be_v picture_v with_o a_o balance_n to_o show_v that_o judge_n shall_v scan_v those_o cause_n exact_o that_o be_v bring_v before_o they_o it_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o holy_a job_n chap._n 29.16_o 29.16_o job_n 29.16_o the_o cause_n which_o i_o know_v not_o i_o search_v out_o it_o be_v not_o safe_a to_o ride_v post_n over_o matter_n for_o that_o judge_n do_v ill_o purchase_v to_o himself_o the_o title_n of_o a_o man_n of_o expedition_n and_o dispatch_v that_o overhasten_v cause_n and_o end_v they_o before_o they_o be_v ripe_a not_o that_o cause_n be_v to_o be_v spin_v out_o with_o unnecessary_a demur_n and_o protraction_n to_o man_n great_a charge_n and_o vexation_n but_o only_o that_o a_o judge_n shall_v with_o all_o possible_a pain_n and_o patience_n hear_v both_o party_n search_v write_n and_o evidence_n weigh_v every_o information_n and_o circumstance_n examine_v witness_n and_o not_o suffer_v a_o bold_a lawyer_n to_o dash_v plain_a man_n out_o of_o countenance_n though_o may_v be_v they_o can_v give_v in_o their_o testimony_n in_o a_o fluent_a language_n but_o according_a to_o their_o breed_n be_v only_o able_a to_o lisp_v out_o the_o truth_n in_o a_o homespun_a speech_n '_o i_o be_v good_a counsel_n which_o the_o good_a king_n jehoshaphat_n give_v unto_o his_o judge_n 19.6_o 2_o chron._n 19.6_o 2_o chron._n 19.6_o he_o say_v to_o the_o judge_n take_v heed_n what_o you_o do_v rush_v not_o at_o thing_n by_o guess_n but_o weigh_v they_o deliberate_o exact_o and_o if_o you_o read_v the_o remainder_n of_o this_o verse_n and_o 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who_o fill_v heaven_n with_o his_o glory_n the_o earth_n with_o his_o mercy_n and_o hell_n with_o his_o fury_n how_o full_a soever_o your_o hall_n anon_o be_v thwack_v and_o throng_v will_v find_v a_o room_n among_o they_o and_o this_o shall_v make_v all_o from_o the_o judge_n to_o the_o witness_n to_o beware_v of_o wrong-doing_a in_o such_o a_o dreadful_a presence_n 3._o judge_n ought_v diligent_o to_o look_v to_o the_o justness_n of_o the_o cause_n because_o there_o be_v no_o iniquity_n with_o our_o god_n no_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o injustice_n so_o the_o seventy_o therefore_o let_v there_o be_v none_o in_o you_o non_fw-la tam_fw-la mei_fw-la quam_fw-la â—ei_fw-la estis_fw-la vicarii_fw-la etc._n etc._n as_o c._n à _fw-la lapide_fw-la you_o be_v not_o so_o much_o the_o deputy_n of_o the_o king_n â—s_a of_o the_o king_n of_o king_n as_o therefore_o the_o lord_n be_v righteous_a in_o all_o his_o way_n and_o â—â—ly_o in_o all_o his_o work_n psal_n
a_o warning-piece_n to_o repentance_n present_v in_o a_o assize-sermon_n preach_v in_o the_o cathedral_n church_n of_o lincoln_z aug_n 15._o 1664._o by_o william_n reresby_n doctor_n in_o divinity_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n shall_v they_o fall_v and_o not_o arise_v shall_v he_o turn_v away_o and_o not_o return_v jer._n 8.4_o it_o may_v be_v the_o house_n of_o judab_n will_v hear_v all_o the_o evil_n which_o i_o purpose_v to_o do_v unto_o they_o that_o they_o may_v return_v every_o man_n from_o his_o evil_a way_n that_o i_o may_v forgive_v their_o iniquity_n and_o their_o sin_n jer._n 36.3_o heus_fw-la tu_fw-la peccator_fw-la bono_fw-mi animo_fw-la sis_fw-la omnes_fw-la ad_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la commovet_fw-la sub_fw-la comminationibus_fw-la quidem_fw-la non_fw-la comminaretur_fw-la autem_fw-la non_fw-la poenitenti_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la ignosceret_fw-la poenitenti_fw-la tertull._n lib._n de_fw-la poenitentiâ_fw-la london_n print_v for_o g._n bedel_n and_o t._n collins_n at_o their_o shop_n next_o the_o middle-temple_n gate_n in_o fleetstreet_n 1664._o dignissimo_fw-la viro_fw-la domino_fw-la johanni_n buck_n baronetto_n comitatus_fw-la lincolniensis_fw-la vicecomiti_fw-la gulielmus_fw-la reresby_n s._n t._n p._n hanc_fw-la concionem_fw-la d._n d._n cq_n perlegi_fw-la hanc_fw-la concionem_fw-la cvi_fw-la titulus_fw-la a_o warning-piece_n to_o repentance_n in_o quânihil_fw-la reperio_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la disciplinaeve_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la anglicanae_n aut_fw-la bonis_fw-la moribus_fw-la contrarium_fw-la exit_fw-la aedibus_fw-la lond._n dec._n 10._o 1664._o joh._n hall_n r.p.d._n episc_n lond._n à _fw-fr sac._n dome_v a_o assize-sermon_n preach_v in_o the_o cathedral_n church_n of_o lincoln_z august_n 15._o 1664._o amos_n 4.12_o therefore_o thus_o will_v i_o do_v unto_o thou_o o_o israel_n and_o because_o i_o will_v do_v this_o unto_o thou_o prepare_v to_o meet_v thy_o god_n o_o israel_n justice_n and_o mercy_n do_v usual_o in_o scripture_n walk_v hand_n 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