Thepartialityof rnens praefical*gement in their own Care. 55 fuch (peak that defpife God, and rejed him , and 'prefer the world beforehim, and call this trufling him.) But if this were another mans cafe, they could tell him that its better difpleale men then God, and that its better venture a short life, then an endlefs life ; and that it is little profit to win all the world, and lofe his own foul ; and that it is the wifeft Way to make fure work for eternity, and not to venture on endlefs mifery ; And they couldconfent that another fbould rather fuller then fin : Why elle do they commend the Martyrs for it ? And what is the reafonof this ftrange partiality ? Why Self is the great Ruler, and God bath but the name. Self is partial in their own caufe, but not in another mans : and therefore they can confent to his (uttering without f elf-denial : And hence:comes the difference. 75. Moreover, when Offendors murmur at their punifbmenr, ask but the Handers by, and they are of another mind. When the Ale-feller thinks he is wronged if he be put down : ask but the poor women whole Husbands ufe to be drunk there, and wholechildren lack meat, and drink, and clothes, becaufe the Alehoufe devours that which should buy them , and they will be ignite ofanother judgement, and think you lovenot God nor the Countrey, ifyou will not fupprefs them. i6. Alto when you hear men extenuating their fin, and ex. cuffing it; put but the cafe as another mans, and let them not underftand that it is their own , and you limit hear another judgement. SoNathan came about David, and put but a far lowercafe as anothersabout the robbing a poor man of his only Sheep, and he could prefently fay and = fweari Eils the Lord liveth, the man that loath done this thing [hallforay die, becaufe be load nopity ;] and his anger was greatly kindled again(} the maw.? Sam. 12.5,6. But why was he not as angry with him- felf for a greater fin ? 0 felfbad got the better in that grievous fall, till grace broke his heart by true repentance. So when 7udah heard of Thosmars fornication, he commanded' [Bring her out that ihe maybe burnt,] Gen. 38.2q.. But when he underftood that it was by himfelf,the cafe was altered. 17. Let a man that is provoked by injuries and ill words, have as bad by hinsfelf done or fpoken againfl another, and he Scan make but,a fmall matter of them, or think they fhould be eafi
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