ó8 Epbefiant, Chap,6. V E R. 9. the matterBee they fay is the mildeft, as which hath no fling, when the other have. For moreparticularexplication, as the boyling in the heart of unjuft difpleafure, fo the manifeftingofir, and t reaking forth in looke, word,or workes, isforbidden us, thus Gen. 3z. 2. La- banwhen he couldnot givehis fervant Jacob a good looke, finned in fuch auftere carriage in words: this text is fufficient, which will not havea threatning cruel! language ufed : the meaning is not that a ma- fter may notthreaten, whenhe hath caufe, by way of caution, that he may notbe forced to fight moderately : for this God himfelfe doth threaten when he hath caufe, and it is great mercy when we doe it to prevent further anger, not todifgorge our choler : but this fixon.like rating, andhuckfter like menacingof them on everyoccafion, is here forbidden, as whenmencannot fpeake, but knave,varlet,&c.queane, drab; I will let your headand wall, &c. I Allfendfomething at head of you, I will give you fomething (hall flicke by you, this worme which caufeth raving fpeech, the holy Ghoft would take out of the tongue of you, when he faith, Laying afide threatning. Laftly, all rigorous dealing in worke is forbidden. r.. Bydefault, as when wewill not heare them fpeake, r Kïng. z5. 17. Nabal though inreverence and wifedome,will not give themany refpite, when God taketh order that the very beat !hall have his reft. By committing cruel!parts incorre&ion, Dent. 25. 2 3. Thou (halt not beate them till vilein thine eyes, as force layingonlike ftockes,over-loading their ftrength, as .fay 53. 6. therewere forre who did over-burden their fervants, as if they hadbeene made for the packefaddle, civic. 3.3. Some did breakethe bones ofthem. 3.Notonelyby omittingand bydoing cruelly our felves,but by bol- fteringany cruel! part or arrogant behaviour of one fervant againft anothcr,as toallowa journey-man or fore.manto deale curri(hlywith a punie prentice, for Prov. 30.22. a fervant governing is intolerable, though this doth not take away prefidencie of one fervant above o- thers, Gen. 15. the Steward in the Parable. Thefe things therefore, firft,rebukeagreatdealeofcrookedunmerciful! courfeswith us,which we muff reforme : what doe our fowre looker: that whichLabandid with Jacob, make a fervant haveno heart tous : what doe our words focruen and batee it makeththem turneagainft us as wormes trod on will; (aswe may fee the fervant often givingword forword) orelfe it maketh them defpifeus as barking curresare,whichwe know bite not; or it doth awe them that they feeme. befotted by it; what doth our denying them fitliberty it maketh them breake the Sabbath, be as if hell were broke lode, as on Shrove -tuefday; what dothour other ri- goure it hurteth them, and layeth loade on our confciences : how Thai! we thinke ofour eftatewho arecruell to our brethren,whena juft man is merciful! to his beaft! This muff teach us our dude that in confcionabie obedience of Gods will, weihewmildneffe and love: Col. {. T. Phew juftice and cquitie; equitie is fuch a milde courfc in which fo farra as wifedome will PP a:
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