6. Command. vpon the Commandements.: 53 what graces God hath -giuen thcan:But,itis a foaled truth,andGodgiue vs heartes to. confider it well. ludremenres are prepared for the ( corner, arid firipis for the backs Of the Prot'. 19. 29. faole.Michol[Daisrds Wife a mocking miflreffe out ofhergafing windo we not Iparing her owne husband the king ofaumpe, andthatinagoodthing ,foundthe.rewardof ^"'"° fi it at the Lord,fite.was curled as barren while her. life'indored, and rieuer ;had children. Thofc mocking children at the baldnefie oftheprophet, Ich the reward offnch a fin. For Our exatnpletht:Lord caufcd Bcarestodéuourethem all prefendy.'Semei that fcorned the of ate of 1)amid, went not to hit graue,in peace. Bician that fcoffer., was 2.Kings. 2, dcuoured of daggcs,as they write. And as yet neuer fcaped the vnrepentingfcoracr the halides of the Lorde. For how fhould it ffand with his iuLtice,focal) vs to a rec- koning for our idle wordes, andnot for tarn mockes and vngod ly taunts ?viherefere trueth it is , and !hall euer Ilandc t Bleffed is the man that bath not fit in; he fate of the, fcornefull. pe {} T4 y,but may wennot fie merily one withanother f Aufw. Yesindeedc for all idling is not mocking, fuchasMow we 'hark fpokcnof and Chewed to he euill. Merìly,if you rcmerber,didthe Prophet eltah left with the a.Kirgs.a S, Idolaters and worfhippers ofBaaf,bidding, them crie louder for their God peraduen- turc might be talking with fomcb odic , or purfuing his enemies , or infomeiourney frame whither, orperaducnturea (ieepc.Thus faith the text,didEGab mockcthetn,and yet this mocking bceing bat apleafant ieifiogto haue taught them good if they had grace, difpleafed not the Lord . Another example alto w.éhauein the Prophet Efaq laughing as itwere. at their folly who would wotlhip that as Goai,thc.chippes inhere- Efay. 44. ofhad made them fuch a fire that they cried A,ha,1am well warmed. And for the place to theEphe;tans itcondemncthnot this.manneroffpcaking and ieflingibut that which Ephef, S . proceedeth either of vaine delire to Chew otrfelues, or of an vngodly coueting to fling our brethren. Que ff. Thus then l fee themalice of the gongue to begreat e cl' euen all men by it to be made guilty of thin commardement though their hander newer /bed blond: yet i:0- sifted a mrfchts fe 'au thegodly are much fubiellro, Imean, tobehingedwith the tongues ofthewicked: and tberefore1prayyouif you broweanyegiugmeefomecounfellhew tothiefeof this cr° . . Anfw. Truethitas, thathowfßpucrthe fume begreatetomocke,ortofpeakea- gainf any defpitefully , and efpoejglly the godly, yet is it a croffe vfaally incidehtto them that will fcparate the Mines ef this .seorld , foiaeere as they can from their lines; to bee taunted and fpokcn a ain;f , byboth open difpifers ofgoodncffe, and by open profcffors allo ofreiigion ;And that cgmfortewhich I knowe, into tlainkeeudn often and ftrioully oftbríe,aud foci; other places. The month oft/je wit 11d,0d the month fad! .of deceit are opened iron me (faith Defile ) They haue f okeu tome with a /pig tongue, they pa 100,21. compaed zne dont a/fo with word of Barred, andfought againfl mee without a caufe. For . zyfriendfhe p they wire mitre adue- rfrries.Bretr gout. myfeletoprayer. Ste the refugeOf this faintofGod i ntbis Linde oicrolfr,ruentóHewn : titarke the refl of his ron- fcicce, tuit the Lord, & if euer the 1;ke cafe be ouri,let vs po wrc with laina our guilt - IctTcgricfc into the bolo;,te ocour God , and thereon end, till the Lorde thinke good to tn,ake our crueth appcare alto to then. The like fpeach and pra ilife note againe in another place oft he fame book to. Praces( faith lac ) did; tacedfpea /eagairft mee ,but t/ r feruant did u edietein thy ftvrutes. And agline,The proude haue had me exceedingly (t 19' 2; der t o t,et base Inc t f},r r/eçdfr-em thy commardirne,tts. Andwhat 3fpééeh is it of'Pau1e Vert. T. to the Corinthians? 1 tube pleaPure an tofzrmie/cs in reproches, &c. VVlthteeoore ¡h God re- 2,COt. 12, rá ioyce, who feeth the heart that meant no be.rme, intthe.Lordebecherefull,wltofe Merck turneth the deferued croffe ofmaìtygreat griefes into the byting but ofa pee_ ttifl tongue,and in patiencepaf ng -the time on,fay in faith, what many hue (aide in funk :That titncfl:a itrie the trueth. ¢aefl. Yet there arefewe mee branches of thfr marcheroftlretonet e. Anfw. Indeed by the tongue alto no doubt they kill , who by cruel! counfcit ílirre vp the hating beartsofntento anybioodie perfecution , or which with their tnouthcs witneffe an vntrúeth,to the end to filed any blond thereby,as did the Ioodges G } rf
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