Institutions of Christian religion framed out of Gods word, and the writings of the best diuines, methodically handled by questions and answers, fit for all such as desire to know, or practise the will of God. Written in Latin by William Bucanus Professor of Diuinitie in the Vniuersitie of Lausanna. And published in English by Robert Hill, Bachelor in Diuinitie, and Fellow of Saint Iohns Colledge in Cambridge, for the benefit of our English nation, to which is added in the end the practise of papists against Protestant princes.

In what sort are iudgements to be ordered?

This point the scripture teacheth. Deut. 1.16. First, Heare the controuersies betweene your brethren. Secondly, Iudge rightly betweene euery man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him. Thirdly, Ye shall haue no respect of person, in iudgement, but shall heare the small aswell as the great, ye shall not feare the face of man for the iudgment is Gods. And fourthly, chap, 17.4. If any thing be told thee, and thou hast heard it, thou shalt inquire of it diligently whe∣ther the thing be true and certaine.

So Leuit. 19.15. Yee shall not doe vniustly in iudgement, thou shalt not fauour the person of the poore, nor honour the person of the mightie, but thou shalt iudge thy neighbour iustly. Pro. 17.15. Hee that iustifieth, that is acquiteth, the wicked, and, he that condemneth the iust, euen they both are abhomination to the Lord. And Pro. 24.24. He that saith to the wicked, thou art righteous, him shall the people curse, and the nations shall abhorre him. And Iohn. 7.24. Iudge not, saith Christ, according to the appearance, but iudge righteous iudge∣ment, as if he should say, weigh, and consider the fact by it selfe simply, without any respect at all to the person. And 2. Chron. 19 5. Iosaphat said vnto the Iudges. Take heede what you doe, for you execute not the iudgements of man but of God: (That is, you doe not in iudgement supply the roome of any man so much as of God himselfe) and he will be with you in the cause and iudgement. Wherefore now let the feare of the Lord be vpon you, take heed and doe

it, for there is no iniquitie with the Lord our God, neither respect of persons, nor receiuing of reward.

And the law of the Athenians was this, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Both must be heard: and 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.

"Giue not thy iudgement any way, "Till thou hast heard what both can say.

Our prouerbe is, One tale is good till the other be heard.