the busines Themselves, they might Compound matters upon
their own Termes, they might doe what they lift; But they that
judge between the guilty person and the whole state or Kingdom
(as you do this day) had need to take heed. They cannot give
away other mens Right, a nations Right at their own Arbitrium;
nor purpose violences, and Treasons against states
and Associations as they lift. Who shall dare to give away
Gods due? To abate Gods fine? As if God requite fivefold,
who shall say God Shall have but treble dammages? If God
Say, I will have Bloud; who shall dare to step in, and turn God
off? Whosoever doth it contracts the guilt upon his own head.
They had need to take beed what they doe, they judg not for
men, but for God. Sirs, either study to be like God, or quit
your Titles; either be Gods, or be not called so. God is present
with judges; first; by his observing presence, To heare what
Vote they give when it is put to the Quest on. 2: he is with
Them with his directing presence: his Spirit gathers Votes
3.with his approving Presence; he is Lord President of the
Councell and gives his Vote with Them. 4. with his protecting
presence. Friemds may frown; enemies may threaten; but
God will say, well done good and faithfull Servant; Thou art
to me as my mouth. If the God, thou shall not be a Loser by
this Vote, will God say to the impartiall righteous judg.
In another place he adds: Bloud is acrying Sin, it cries aloude in the
ears of God. Guilty bloud cries, because it hath not been spilt; innocent Bloud
trios, because it hath been spilt, and God hath drawn his sword to avenge
both. O let us cric too, let us life up a Cry in the ear of God; for, if the voice
of Bloud out-crie the voice of Prayer, the Land is [unr].
And to conclude likewise in his own language, I shall adde only
this more, which he told the commissioners of the Court Martiall, viz. of
a great difficulty lying in the way of justice when guilt a discovered, a rising
from sollieitations and Improtunities of Stauders by: This interest, and that
Relation; this bosom friend, & that powerfull Advocate, whispering, and pleading,
and beleaguering you with dramics of Temptatious, to by as your Judgments
to their Interests and Affection, and yet all under the fairest and candidst Pretences (that
may be) of equity and justifiable mercy. Have not you been tampered with already? Oh
that friends would take beed what they they doe; for, truly, if they do not seduce, yet they may
by their vexatious Interventions perplex and disturb its course of justice. This ( to a Tittle)
was part (and the least part) of what he spake to the Court-Martiall: But so much
may serve for this time, to shew what Mr. Case accqunted good doctrin, before he
became a Malignant.