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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	justice_n	lord_n	sin_n	5,676	5	4.5877	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46909	Balsamum Britannicum, Brittains balm: or, The means of recovery for a languishing kingdom Preached in a sermon before the honourable judges for the Northern Circuite, at the generall assizes holden in the Citie of Yorke, 21. March, 1647. By John Johnson Mr. of A. and minister of Methley in Yorkeshire, [sic]	Johnson, John, minister of Methley.	1648 (1648)	Wing J781A; ESTC R219111	20,947	65

righteousnesse more then when men are weighed and not their causes This will make the friend the kinsman the rich heavie and the poor the stranger the enemy light when yet his Cause is ponderous Amans de amante judicans saith one non judicat and si male Iud●cet amor said another multo pejus odium neither love nor hatred are good arbitors in the cause of justice therefore as righteousnesse it self said Iohn 7. 34. Iudge not according to outward appearance but judge righteous judgement Sixtly immoderate lenity or severitie Miscend est lenitas cum severitate said Gregorie si● amor sed non emoliens sit rigor sed non exasperans Lenitas si sola sit nimis oltusa est severitas si sola nimis acuta est said another Vespasian was wont to say That it was the cause of Nero his ruine that though he could tune the Harpe well yet in government he did either wind up the strings too high or let them down to low both are too blame I confesse that such is the impudency of sinne out-facing in these dayes both the Sword and Word that it requires a three stringed whip of severitie and sinne hath so much indulgence that wee may justly crie to Magistrates as the Smith in his owne language to the Lantgrave of Hassen and other Magistrates going thorow the streets durescite durescite Be hardened be hardened of all swords the sword of the Magistrate would not be of too soft and base a temper that the devill himself may sit quietly under his nose yet let mercy and justice kisse each other strike deepest in those faults where the honour of God is most wounded and when you cut off a worker of iniquity from the Citie of the Lord do it as ye would cut off one of your owne joynts in justice to the sin but with sympathizing mercy to the person Seventhly selfe-guiltinesse and irreligion Men in great places are the Looking-Glasses of the Countrey by which they dresse themselves and the vices of the Rulers are the rules of vices sins lessen themselves by the examples of greatnesse Rulers quicquid faciunt precipere videntur the very example of great men hath something of command in them Quo grandius nomen eo grandius scandalum by how much you stand on higher ground by so much are your fals more shamefull to your selves and hurtfull to others How doth God pull down the flag of vicious greatnesse Isa. 1. 10. calling them Rulers of Sodom and Princes of Gomorrah They will never be zealous reformers of others that are not reformed themselves And this is the reason why justice dwels in such a frigid zone many are afraid to meddle with other mens sins least they should hear of their own Let it not be said of you as one wittily of a Lawyers studie Video hic multum juris sed parum carnis That you have much law little conscience let me therefore take the modest boldnesse to intreat you as ye are preservers of the Laws of God and man by your power be observers of them by a personall practice studie Gods Statute-Book as well as that of the King and Parliament be Clients to God before you admit Clients to you let your thoughts bee in heaven before they be in the Hall consider you are called gods but what a repugnans in adjecto is it to say a vicious an unjust god ye are called gods live as Saints to be a reall Saint is more honourable then to bee a titulary god Let it therefore be with you as it was with Nebuchadnezzars Image though Bailiffs and Serjeants and Clearks and such inferiour pettitoes of justice should be faulty partly Iron partly Clay yet let the head be of Gold Salomons Throne was of Ivory let your Seats your sentence your hearts your lives be of pure integritie The eighth is a private spirit when a mans private weale is more in his own eyes then the Commonweale this like the Wenn in the body and the Ivie to the Oake withdraweth that sap of care diligence valour and faithfulnesse which should bee spent for the publike Therefore since by your places ye are not your own yee possesse not your own Seats so be yee of publike spirits draw all your lines especially of justice and judgement not to the center of your private ends but to the circumference of the publique good He is of too low a spirit that hath all his care and thoughts spent in the saving the Cockboat not caring whether the ship of the publike wellfare sink or swimme therefore as the lesser rivers lose their names in the great Ocean so let all particulars be swallowed up in the publique good The ninth and last Caterpillar of of justice is remisnesse coldnesse and lukewarmnesse in its execution God expects we should be valiant for the truth Romans 12. 8. Let him that ruleth saith the Apostle do it with diligence bold sinners and cold Magistrates suit not well I shall think the service of this day worth al the service of my whole life if I could but stirre you up from driving heavily for God so that the wheels of justice and judgment might be as the chariot of Aminadab Let it be a Pharisees part to Tythe Mint and Cummin and neglect the greater things of the law to take order for clean streets mended canswayes and scoured ditches and do nothing for the eleansing of mens wayes in godlinesse and honestie Let it be Gallio's part to be carefull for a three halfpenny trespasse and count religion onely a question of words and names When Philip of Macedon told a poor woman that he was not at leasure to hear her just complaint she makes a bold answer If you be not at leasure to hear O King be not at leasure to reign I will not speak so roughly but thus As you doe possesse the honour of your places which we envy not so also take up the burthens of them every dignitie requires dutie you stand on higher ground then others you may see more do more and God requires more Laws without execution saith the Dutch Proverbe are like Bells without a Clapper look but upon your Robes and learn you wear Scarlet as the embleme of your zeal O let your hearts bee cloathed with Scarlet zeal for God 1. Fright the idle and vagrant who are Gods curse and the Kingdomes shame unto a Calling 2. Scatter the drunkards from the Alebench those christened Atheists that live vitam ranarum non hominum that Crown the day with riots and to morrow with promised surfetts come let us fill our selves with strong drink to morrow shall be as this day and much more abundant quorum vivere est bibere Discourage that base sinne heretofore the shame of Beggars now the glory of gallantry heretofore a worke of darknesse 1 Thes. 5. 7. They that are drunke are drunke in the night now a noon-day devill restrain that beastly sin but I speak under it why call I