General/diredionsfin- a bosierawrReen charitie, into the bofome ofGods childe. And indeed hec is foprefl by the Commandment; 'Doe goed untoamen, but effreciaqy unto themwho are of the houfholdof Faith. And there was never more need : For howfoeverworldlings may be bountiful! one to another, and exercife many mutuall of- fices of kindneffe and carnal! love among thernfelves ; yet for the moll part, they are very uncomplfinqate, firait laced and hard-hearted toward diareffed Chriftians. Nay, ordi- narily , they are rather ready to combine andcontribute their malices, policies, and purfes, to throw them downe lower in- to outward want and mifery ; then to put to their helping hands for their recovery, comfort, and enlargement ; though it were in their fuffaings for Godscaufe, and teflimony of a good confcience. So that, as Chriaian diftrcfres are the principal! objeft of the Chriftians cornpaffion andbountie : fo worldlings are onely heartily kiude and open-hearted to the men ofthe World. Now, that you may rightly under- fland the point, you mull conceive, that the good deeds and commendable parts of an unregenerate man, areever carryed more boyfteroufly and with greater noyfe , are entertained of the World with a farre moregeneral! applauf: and notice, then the godly actions and divine Graces of Gods children. Greenhaw The Worlddeales withmen in this cafe, faith a worthy Divine, tu it deales with Witches andPhylitions ; theWitch, thoughfhee faile in twenty things ,yetif the doe 'Zone one thing aright, though it bebut fmall , the world lovetb , and commendeth her for a good andwife woman. But the Phyfition , if he worke fixehun- dred cures ; yet if through the waywardneffe of his Patient , or forthepuniAment of his PatientsAnne, hefaile but in one, that onefaile cloth more Hone to his difcredit , then his manifold, goodly and notable cures doeget himpraife.ln this manner, faith he, doth the world deale with men : Ifaworldly manhavekut Gods children cover outwardgift offirength, offfieech, or ofcomelineffe, he (hall be many i'!firrflifie."-greatly prailed, andcountedagoodly man, though he be an Idea others under on goodgift the kn later, or aprophaneperfim ; and though he fwim andflowover in X°111.7 bar maw all manner ofvices : But let the childof God be truely ;wriest' in goodpp, in others widerotte infirmity. trueReligion, let him be honefi and holy in converfation , yet
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