By the Crops of Chrift. 193 bargaining, buying or felling, how you carryyour (elves toward them , and what you fay. If all the a&ions of your lives were rightfave one,they will reproach you for that one : Ifyou (peak but one rafh or unhandfom word , they will forget all the reti, and rememberthat one, and traduce you, as if all were like that one. See therefore that youwalk and fpeak by line and rule. And remember that it is not an ordinary meafure of charity and good works that is expeled from you, (according to your abilities ) by God and man. If you love thofe that love you, what Reward have you ? do not even the Publicansthe fame ? And if ye falute your brethren only, what do you more then others ? do not even the Publicans fo ? But ( faithChrifl) Ifay untoyou , Loveyour -enemies ; blefs them that curfeyou ; dogood to them that hateyou.; and pray for them that defpightfully ufe you and perfecuteyou : That yemay be the childrenof yourFather which is in heaven : for be makethhis Santo rife on theevil andon the good ; andfendeth rain on the jufi andon the asnjuf?, Mat. 5.44, 45, 46, 47. Let your Lightfofhinebefore men, that they mayfeeyour goodworks, andglo- rifeyour Fatherwhich is in heaven,Mat. 6. i 5. Your a. ions and words areobferved and fcanned more then any other mens. For malice is quick fighted, and ofa ftrong memory : And you are the Light of the world : ACity that isfet on an hillcannot be hid, Mat. 5. f4.Take heed therefore that yoube blamelefs and harm- lefs, the Sonsof God, without rebuke , in themidi{ of a crooked and perverfe,Nation, among whom ye thine as lights in the world, holding forth the word of life : This will not only flop the =tithes of theenemies, but it will allo rejoyce your Teach- ers in the day of Chritl that they have not run or laboured in vain : Yea if they were offered upon thefacrifice and fervice of your faith, they would rejoyce with you all , Phil. z. i 5,i 6.,a7, And for your (elves alto it is neceflary that you excel! others in goodworks : For exceptyour righteoufneIs exceed the righteeuF nefseven ofScribes and Pharifees, you'hall not enter into theKing- domof heaven, Mat. 5. zo. Remember that you live among the blind : and if you Rumbleand. fall, you know not howmany will fall upon you ; and ifyou breakbut your thins, they that fall up- on you may break their necks; and if you rife again you are not pure that they will rife. Dearly beloved , I befeech you as (hangers and pilgrims (in this world) abfain from flefhly tufts C c which
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