. The beauty of magistracy : in an exposition of the 82 Psalm .. . a fwjiice of Peace, either in them, or flamed verynear them, that the people might not run to have a Swearer^ Drunkard, or Sabbath-Prof aner punt fht. This would prevent abundanceof fin which is committed in thefe places, at Mar-kets and Fairs e[pe ci ally ^ for want oflujltces: The Lord, the Righteous Judge of all, di-rect you by his Spirit, preferve you fromfinanderrorj he faften you as a nail in afure place, crown your endeavours withfuccefs for the fetling of Truth andPeace upon firm foundations in this di-ftra&e
. The beauty of magistracy : in an exposition of the 82 Psalm .. . a fwjiice of Peace, either in them, or flamed verynear them, that the people might not run to have a Swearer^ Drunkard, or Sabbath-Prof aner punt fht. This would prevent abundanceof fin which is committed in thefe places, at Mar-kets and Fairs e[pe ci ally ^ for want oflujltces: The Lord, the Righteous Judge of all, di-rect you by his Spirit, preferve you fromfinanderrorj he faften you as a nail in afure place, crown your endeavours withfuccefs for the fetling of Truth andPeace upon firm foundations in this di-ftra&ed, diftrelTed Church and State-, hemake all Mountains a Plain before you,that you may be the Repairers of ourBreaches, and the raifers of the Founda-tions for many Generations, that thechildren unborn (in their Generations)may Rife up,and call you is,and (ball be the^rayer of Tour devoted ServantKingfnortoh in the work of Septemb. 10. the Lord^ I 6 5 9, Tho. Hall. >&i&i ft $tf. &fc¥.fo2Sa*$.0.(h%&i& &.&&&). Cbrijiian Reader^ Uch might be faid, and that de-fervedly,concerning the beau-ty of this Expofition of trie82 Pfaint) called by the wor-thy Authour , The Beauty ofMagtftracj % it difcovering thatOrdinance of God, Magiftracy, in its genuineBeauty and Luftre. As my many occafionswould permit, I have perufed feveral partsthereof, and canafTure the Reader, that I findthe Expofition folid and judicious,the methodclear and perfpicuous-, the flile terfs and clean,yet grave and Theological • the applicationwarm, holy, and proper •, the whole learned,gracious, and worthy the eye, love, and pra-ctice of a judicious Reader, who hath the en-couragement to perufe it, and alfothat hemay do it with profit, the prayers in his per-illing it, of His Servant in our LordsFebr. 3. Work, 16I W. fenkjtn. ftttitfitifftwffttff To the Right Worfhiffull^ and his much honouredC oh fin, the Lady LUCY G RANTHAMof Ratcliflfe upon Soare, in the County ofNottingham, Grace and Peace:
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