; camffrtablewalking with God the godly , and tenders the prefervation ofhis good name with good men ; which is rather to be chofen then greater riches, Prov.za.t, thenpreciousOyntmcnt, Ecclef. 7.1. and ngalvh the bonesfat, Prov. 15. 3o. which indeed is the moll inefti- mable Iewell liee poffèffeth in this life, next unto his owiìe Crowne of Chriflianitie :.1 fay, asbee would maintaine and uphold agood opinion and conceit ofhim, in the hearts and confciences ofChriftians, let him dye the company of pro- phane men : for there is no reafon he fhould bereputed Gods friend, whoconverfes familiarlywith hisprofeft enemies. 4. Noprophane man can heartily , and directly love, and affe6 a Chriflian for his zeale and fpirituaii graces ; nay, na- turally andordinarilyhe difconceits and hates all holy im- preiions , wrought upon him by Gods fandifying Spirit : g. Partlyby reafonof that everlafling unreconcileable, and implacable enmitie and antipathy betweene the feed of the woman, and the feed of the Serpent ; betweene light and darkeneire; Shrift a.nd Iielial; Grace and prophanenefle: s. Partly alfo, becaufe everyunregenerate man, though fur- nifhedwith the belt perfections andexcellencies attaineable in that ftate, thinkes, thathis lukewarmenefle, and formali- tie is cenfured and condemned by the zeale and forwardneffe true Chriftian; andthat if thofe graciousendowments a oly flricineffe bee reali, and neceffarily required, they p'iainéIy proclaime the damnableneffeofhis eflate, which bee 1ècurely repofes upon, as fufficient for faivation. David, a manafter Gods owne heart, and ofa fweete and loving dif- pohtion, yet was molt heavily prelt andpurfued with much caufeleflefpite, andthis hatred even for his goodneffe : They that hatemewithout acalifs, faith lice, are more then the haires ofmyhead : they that would deft raymee , and are mine enemies falfely, are mi«hty; fo that I reflored that which I tome not, Pfal. 69..4. And in another place faith bee, They that hatemee A&mris mains i_ wrongfullyaremany : they alto that reward evillfor good , are deo Perfeguitur bonum uia non mine adverfaries, becaufe I follow agoodneje. But yet under- ii eonéncic bo- hand this further w thepoint. Tile exprefiion and exercifeofnus'd mainm, this hatred of the fiowardnefle and zeale in the Chriftian, Zsuil' `" Pr &t° which
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