comfortable walkingwithGod. 135 Mull and,tender, what conceits theyentertain, and what cen- lures they palle upon others. They are bound by the Lawes ofdivinehave, to conceiveand fpeake the bet of every one, until' his words, ordinary carriage, open .prophannefle, and fruits ofthe fleíh, clearely convince thecontrary ; toconftrue and interpret all things in the betterpart, fo farre, as they may withgood confcience, without prejudice to the truth, or impeachment of-Gods. glory. They ought to bee fe farre fromgreedy apprebenfnon of imaginary matter, or violent wrelting ofmens words, actions, and behaviour to the word fenfe; that ifmatters bee but probable, poyzed with equall circumftances, andwith evenweight of reafons interpretable both waies , they are ever to finer their conceits and cen- furestobe carried the more charitable way. They ought to be fo farre from cenfiiring others without .ground, truth and proofe; (which is the ordinary prauife of moll men) that they lhould-.never fpeake the ill they too certainely knowby their brethren, but with fearefulnefe, as it were, and forne ,kind of.enforcerent. s. In refpe5 of the end. The ends whyPharifes and Good- fellowee, .as.tlaeycall them, entertains many ground- leffe difconceits , and thereuponexercife fuch_ceníorioufnefe against holy men, are Inch as diefe.: i. To bind up their bleeding foules in the meane time- witha palliate cure, astheycall it.; to procure force tempo- rary eafe to their hearts,agai nil theceecks and bitings of their guiltie confciences. For whenconfideration in cold blood of their impenitent courfes, andof titoir certaine walking in the broad way , by reafon of their owne fenfuall liber- tie, andmuchcompany, doth Bing themwith remorfe, they have recourfe tothe ill opinions they have conceived of the belt men; and thereupon thinke within themfelves, andtake oçcafion to fay untoothers; What needwe take thefe things fomuch toheart, ortrouble our thoughts with necefliitie of more ftri6tneffe-? Arenot thofe, who goe for the godlieft, and are accounted the prime Profeffours , -fuchand fuch men? Have not they alfo their infirmities and follies, though X they.
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