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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44149	A brief collection of certain instances of Holy Scripture, and ancient laws of England concurring against persecution, oppression and injustice, recomended to the serious consideration of all sincere friends to the King and kingdom / by William Holgate.	Holgate, William, fl. 1683-1686.	1686 (1686)	Wing H2415; ESTC R858	11,163	18

A BRIEF COLLECTION Of Certain Instances of Holy Scripture AND Ancient Laws of England Concurring against Persecution Oppression And Injustice Recomended to the serious Consideration of all Sincere Friends to the King and KINGDOM By William Holgate Printed in the Year 1686. CVrse not the King no not in thy Thoughts and Curse not the Rich in thy Bed-Chamber for a Bird of the air shall carry the voice and that which hath wings shall tell the matter Eccles 10.20 Thus saith the Lord God let it suffice you O Princes of Israel remove Violence and Spoil and execute Judgment and Justice take away your Exactions from my People saith the Lord God Ezek. 45.9 This is the City to be visited shee is wholly oppression in the midst of her Jer. 6.6 He that turneth away his Ear from hearing the Law even his Prayers shall be abomination Pro. 28.9 O that thy were wise that they understood this that they would remember their latter end Deut. 32.29 Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem and see now and know and seek in the broad places thereof if ye can find a Man if there be any that executeth Judgusent that seeketh the Truth and I will pardon it Jer. 5.1 Blessed are they which are persecuted for Righteousness sake for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven Math. 5.10 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge amongst you let him shew out of a good-conversation his works with meekness of wisdom James 3.13 If the Foundations be destroyed what can the Righteous do Psal 11.3 The Cretion Radamanthus Virgil ranks Amongst Infernal Judges for his pranks He first Condemned then Try'd and by his aw Subserviant to his will did make the Law Who makes his will his Rule and Power his Law Doth plainly shew Gods will he doth not know He that convicts upon an Information Not having heard the accus●d's Vindication Percliance may hit the mark yet is his way Very unjust as all good Laws do say A Brief Collection of Certain Instances of Holy Scripture and Ancient Laws of England concurring against Persecution Oppression and Injustice c. I will get me unto the great men and will speak unto them for they have known the Way of the Lord and the Judgment of their God Jer. 5.5 THat the great men of England have in some degree formerly known the way of the Lord witness some of the antient and fundamental Laws of England and the Maxims upon which they are grounded First that Book called Doctor and Student ch ● p. 4. declares That the main and principal Foundation of the Law of England is the Law of God and that Law is written in the heart of man which is man created in the Image of God and this Law is always righteous stirring up the man to do that which is Good and abhor that which is Evil and therefore saith the Book against this Law Prescription Statute Custom may not prevail and if any be brought against it they are void and against Justice c. And pag. 12. chap. 4. Every good Law is ordained for the health of the Soul and to the fulfilling of the Laws of God and to induce the people to fly evil desires and to do good works Also the Cardinal of Cambrey writes that every Law of Man must be consonant to the Law of God and therefore the Law of Princes the Commandments of Prelates the Statutes of Commonalities nor the Ordinance of the Church is not Righteous nor Obligatory except it be consonant to the Law of God And of such a Law of man that is consonant to the Law of God it appeareth who hath right to Lands and Goods and who hath not for whatsoever a man hath by such Laws of man he hath Righteously and whatsoever he hath against or contrary to such Laws is unrighteously and unlawfully had And the intent of a Law-Maker is to make the people Good and to bring them to Vertue and altho I have somewhat in general shewed thee whereupon the Law of England is grounded for of necessity it must be grounded of these Laws that is to say of the Law Eternal of the Law of Reason and of the Law of God c. But this shall be the Covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days saith the Lord I will put my Laws in their inward parts and write them in their hearts and I will be their God and they shall be my People Jer 31.33 With this agrees the Prophet of the Lord Micah 6.8 He hath shewed thee O man what is good and what doth the Lord require of thee but to do justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with thy God Stat. 20. Ed. 3.1 The Kings Justices shall do right to all without respect of Persons notwithstanding the Kings Letters or Command to the contrary and if any such be they shall acquaint the King and his Council therewith they shall take no fee but of the King nor give Council where he is a party and if they do amiss they shall be at the Kings will in Body Goods and Lands O house of David thus saith the Lord Excecute Judgment in the Morning and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the Oppressor least my fury go out like fire and burn that none can quench it because of the evil of your doings Jer. 21.12 Thus saith the Lord Execute ye Judgment and Righteousness and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the Oppressor and do no wrong do no violence to the Stranger the Fatherless nor the Widow neither shed innocent blood Jer. 22.3 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand Come ye blessed of my Father c. Matt. 25.34 and vers 40. Verily I say unto you in as much as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my Brethren ye have done it unto me Magna Charta 29.9 H. 3. No free man shall be taken imprisoned disseised out lawed exciled or other ways destroyed or condemned without Tryal by his Peers or the Law Justice or Right shall not be sold denied or deferred to any c. Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his Cause Keep thee far from a false matter and the Innocent and Righteous slay thou not for I will not justifie the Wicked Exod. 23.6 7. And I charged you Judges at that time saying Hear the Causes between your Brethren and judge righteously between every Man and his Brother and the Stranger that is with him Deut. 1.16 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 judgment is Gods verse 17. And if ye call on the Father who without respect of persons judgeth every one according to his works pass the time of your sojourning here in fear 1 Peter 1.17 Stat. 5. Ed. 3.9 None shall be atteached upon any