243 Efcape the temptation á tsjuries, 'DIRECT. T.T. 714e more youfuff'er by your IR'ulers (ór any nun) the mere be watchful left your.fuffe- rings _ tempt you t© difhenour them. And the more you are wrongedbyyour equals,-the more be afraid'left you'/hould be tempted to 'withdraw the Love which is their`due, He Honouring.of our fu.períours,. is a.Mara1 ar Naturaldt ty (al the fifth ;Commande_ ment) which fufferings wit¬ excpfe us:frcmt: And fo is the Love of all men, even.of our ene, mies. And feif fhnefc and; `Peg on`-- are things:fo powerful, that it is wonderful hard to efcape their: deceit: They wilf blind themind;-and change the judgement, and corrupt the affe ions,- before you-are aware, or believe that you are at all per- verted. Every man mull watch moll where his temp- Cation is firongett. Do you not think that you have a far fironger temptation, to difhonour a perfecuting Magifirate than a good one ? And to hate an enemy than a friend? Therefore arm your felves, and one another againfl this fnare. .And when others are aggravating the fault and in.. jury, do you in company remember each other, in what dancer you are now of loíng your in- nocency, and cf doingyour felves more hurt by that, than any fowersor enemies cando you. It is anfeafe thing to Lcve one that ioveth you, and to.
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