Sgrar. io. is reapittedbetween Auts andmow r 22$ others ; we mutt nor be contumelious, nor by deed or word, counte- nanceor ge(fure, declare haired, or contempt of others. We mull not upbraidone another with any imperfeéion., or weaknefs, or deformi- ty, wemuff nor peremptorily contradi& others , we teuft not Life to talk things difplea(ing to others, wherein their credit, or relations, or ( efpecially their Religion) is concerned Tofephus faith, this was one of Moles his Laws (it was a good one whole ever it was ) s 2m«.o Antivsit. 744ei4 yop,; tc t s; E.4 `c-ìs ßAuogttiA470). ,het no man blafpheme that laic. lib. 4. Which other Nations count a God, or make their Religion. Not but that" every, man may confute a falfe Religion , and indeavour by all fair wayes CO convince a Jew, or Turk , or Heathen , but we may not re- proach another mans Religion, or provoke any mata in ordinary con- verfation,, by unfeafonable and uncivil refletions upon it ; for weare with meek-nefs to convincegain fayers, to reprove men for their (fns, but nor to upbraid them with them : We muff give no offence to the Jew, or to theGentile, remen bring alwayes that the wrath of man doch not work the right eoufnefs of God ; and that Michael the Arch Angel, when he contended with the Devil, did not bring a railing accufation.againfi him, he did not revilehim ; no, not,inheat of dii- pute. And there is great realon why we should thus carry our felves towards others, becaufe we our felves would not be co temned or defpifed, we would not have any man jeer us , or inful t over us ", or upbraid us, or peevifhly contradict us, or affront us by fpeaking un- handfornely of us, or of our Relations, or ofour Religion. Now if we would have others to confider us, we muff not negle6 them ; if we would be taken notice of for fome body, we reua not over-look o- thers with contempt; every thing thinks it fell conliderable, and there is nothingcomes boner to us, or continues longer with us, than a fenfe of our own worth ; andwe judge ill of humane nature, if we think anotherman is not as-impatient of rude and-uneavil'. üfge °as we are .; nothingwould bedefpifed,, a wormwouldnot be trod UPori ; nay, men do ufually over-value rhetnfelves, and are aWn to think that they areowners of that fingt;lar,worth, which may commend refpe& from all men, and that every one that paffeth by ought to fall down, and do obeyfance ro themwhey b.ave ltofcppbs, Dre4amwaking,, they. think al1 mess!hayesho w to thitr Ç1eaves; °they think every man takesnotice of. them, and obferves their carriage and &ions, when probably not one" of a=thoufa`nd ever rook thëm,into confideration ; or askt who they were ; Nowwe mufi confider, that iris a hundred to one but there is E littleof:tbis.vada ty in us albo, and thatwefdo ,ufoally 1 ac> fàr m'or& g refpea
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