comfortablewalking with God. 271 thole whichobferve mee. 2. Their hitting him in the teeth with the reproach of his former finnes, fhourd ferve asa re- membrancer unto him, to revile and renewmore effeftually and feelingly thegreat worke of his &ft repentance; and to open afrefh a feuntaine ofpenitent teares , or at leall ofnew griefe, bee can grieve no more, for thofe particular finnes, which any dogged Slimei, or flanderous Doeg brings into his minde upon fuch occafion. For it is the woont of ignorant enemies to Gods holy wages, tocharge upon his children, even withmuch bitterneffeand infultation, the faults and fol- liesof their unregenerate time. Though GodAlmighty bath buried them for ever in his mercy ; yet they will never fuffer them todye out of their malice. Though the bloodof Chrifi bath covered them everlaflingly from the fight of God, and fearch of Satan ; yet their bate and dunghill fpite will ever and anon rake into them againe to their difgrace. Thus were eAuflinand Reza, two great Lightsof the Church in their times ; and fo aremany other moderne Worthies andCham- pions of Chrift,dayly dealt with. In which cafe learned Au- fiin fweetly replyed to the Dona:fir upbraiding him in fuch an unworthy fafhion, with the impiety and impurityof his former life ; Looke, faith he, holy notch they blame myfault,fo much I commendand praife my Thyfician. Andbleffed Beza, to a fellow objecting unto him his youthful' Poems ; Thi3 Litivi m cooltividct manvexed; becaufe Chrig bath vonchfafed mee his chritri. Grace. And King Ddvid, with whom I fhould havebegun, when Shimei railed upon him, and called himmurtherer Let himalone, and let bin. cur[ : for the Lord bathbidden him, 2 Sax n6, I. And yet betides this, I doubt not, but upon thefe occafions David: heart bled afrefh for his bloody finne ; Aegaifinet, for his former hereticand fenfuality ; Betaes, for the vanity ofhis youth. 3. Their blazing abroad fome fpeciall vifible fcandalous infirmity of his, and yet towhich he is haled,and as it were hurriedby the impetuoufneffeof fome fudden *- lion, or violent temptation, and which is one of his great& griefes, andmuch matter of mourning in fecret,lhould caufe him to itrengthen his watch, and improove all his fpirituall valour.
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