1. * And, first, _how beautiful are the feet_ of those who are sent by the wise and gracious providence of God, to execute justice on earth, to defend the injured, and punish the wrong-doer! Are they not _the ministers of God to us for good_, the grand supporters of the public tranquility, the patrons of innocence and virtue, the great security of all our temporal blessings? And does not every one of these represent not only an earthly prince, but the Judge of the earth? Him whose _name is written upon his thigh, King of kings and Lord of lords_! O that all these _sons of the right hand of the Most High_, may be holy as he is holy! Wise with the _wisdom that sitteth by his throne_, like him who is the eternal Wisdom of the Father! No respecters of persons, as he is none; but _rendering to every man according to his works_: like him inflexibly, inexorably just, though pitiful and of tender mercy: so shall they be terrible indeed to them that do evil, as _not bearing the sword in vain_. So shall the laws of our land have their full use and due honour, and the throne of our King be still _established in righteousness_. 2. * Ye truly honourable men, whom God and the king have commissioned, in a lower degree to administer justice: may not ye be compared to those ministering spirits who will attend the Judge coming in the clouds? May you, like them, burn with love to God and man! May you love righteousness and hate iniquity! May ye all minister in your several spheres (such honour hath God given you also!) to them that shall be heirs of salvation, and to the glory of your great Sovereign! May ye remain the establishers of peace, the blessing and ornaments of your country, the protectors of a guilty land, the guardian angels of all that are round about you! 3. You, whose office it is to execute what is given you in charge by him before whom you stand; how nearly are you concerned to resemble those, that stand before the face of the Son of man? Those _servants of his that do his pleasure, and hearken to the voice of his words_. Does it not highly import _you_, to be as uncorrupt as _them_? To approve yourselves the servants of God? To do justly and love mercy; to do to all as ye would they should do to you? So shall that great Judge, under whose eye you continually stand, say to you also, _Well done, good and faithful servants: enter ye into the joy of your Lord_!