174 A Commentary Ion theGo1eel Chap.5. And ofhis f llneffe (óf redundancy, of his over-mea(ure) we have ph. L.t6. allreceived,and gracefirgrace, as thechilde receiveth from the ha.s~4. father limme for limme, part for part,&c. He is the father of eternity ; and all his children, in all ages of the Church, havere- fembled him ( fomewhat ) in this tweet property. Abraham ref= euech his nephew Lot, that had dealt fo difconrteoufly will him. Jr -rc expoftulates the wrong done himby eArbimelech and his fer- vants,and forgiveth and feafteth them. efabfölom inviteth Amnon toafeaft,and Alexandcr,Philotus, tokill them thereat ; butgood Irac doch it, to Phew there was no grudge, or purpofeofrevenge. 7acob was faithful' to Laban, who changed his wages ten times, and ever for the worfe. lofeph entertained his malicious kt_thren at his houfe. And whereas their guilty hearts tnifgave them,that he rolledhimfelf upon them thereby, hefeafted them on purpofe to be reconciled unto them : As the Romanes had their VII. Arm es7a, to the which were invited none but kinfolks tocontinue b, i.ca, love, and to feekreconciliation, if there hadbeen any breach. But to fpeak forward. Mofes Rands up in the gap for them that had fo (con foegotten him. Io'%,u'axnarcheth allnight, and fighteth all day for the Gil eonites that' had ckceivedhim. Samuel prayeth ( and Godforbid he (}houlld doe otherwife) for anungrateful) peo- ple,that had reje6ted him.D avid put on fackclóth,he wept and fa- tted, when his enemies wereat-flitted ; he (pared Sauls life, and seePfal y.s, aft.rward Shimeis, when Abifl ais fingers even itched to be ta- king oft their heads. Elifh.a Let bread and water before the Sy- rians that came to furp:ize him : and provided a table for them, C1a i,ate hoc that had provided a grave for him. The Difciples were folliciteus fun, suo, vitu of the falvation ofthe Pharifees that had accufed them, at the fame P""" in time,to our Saviour, Mat. t 5.1a. St Stephen prayes heartily for his %ley tzie ir.for- ,narí ruitunr, perfccutours,and prevailed (asS.Auftin thinketh) for Paulo conS e. <w, r;> vetfion ; And being reviled (faith he) We 61,Ye, being defamedwe ke.r.4..1 t. pray. Doe my Lord ofCanterbury a fhretirdturn, and thenvote ,i3 a"d n'®'' may beAre to have him yourfriendwhile he liveth: This was z. grown to: a common proverb concerning Archbifhop Cranmer. And Lawrence S'Funelers the Martyr, being (ènt to prifon by Stephen Gardner, B ii'hopofWinchel?er(who tad ,Carry away this ibid. 3 ; s, phrenfie-fool, &c.) praidGod, for a place oftell and quiet,where . ro pray far the Bifhops converfaón. Verfe 45- That ye may be the children ofyourfather] That r ,iL f S. ye may,appear to be and well approveyour(elves to be the (ins of God .:.
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