comfortable walking with God. I 39 encies , an addition to their owne. 2. By drawing out of other mens words, anions, and behaviours , upon the fuf, picious racke ofa bufie wit, aimes, int-ïnuartons, and inten- tions, which the Author never dreamed on ; ànd by fathering upon them filch inforced flintier fenfes, and wrelled crooked conftru`vtions which an ingenuous impartial]. Expoftour could never 13'4ibly extra6. It is the eafiëit thing of a thou- fand', fora malicious minde , to foile the gloryof the bra veti andmolt beautifull aaions , with ill andwrong inter- pretations and fnrmifesofBy-end. (Forthe pride of a mans ownedifdainefull nature, and the Divell himfelfe, are ready Mid-wives at loch monftrous conceptions and baftard- births.) There is fome truth in that hyperbolicall fpeech of him, who raid ; Letany man prefent mee with the moat excel- lent andblmnelelfe VaCtion , and I will oppofe it with filthy vicious and bad intentions, all which fhall carry aface of likelihood. Vpon thisvery point, Tribunals of Entice, which bold more upon policy than piety,efpeciallyofprivate fpleeneembitter their judiciary power againft theparty, too often ftrangeiy blind the commonpeoples eyes , and doe a great deale of wrong. Awicked wit, and wide confcience, mounted on horfebacke amongft a number of Princes, walking like fervants upon the ground (the Epidemicall difeafe of there worft and molt ulcerous times) upon this advantage, many times worke a world of revengefull villanie. But howfo- ver it bee eafae, and too ordinary, for blacke tongues to blaft and ftaine by wrefling and wire-drawing the beauty ofthe belt aftions with malicious mif-conftruaions; yet:it is villanous and bate. To let 'awes ofdivine love alone; e- ven the lightofReafonled wifemen to this refolution,as ap- peares by their a rules of Law; That in doubtful' things wee n sower in dubi- mu,ft ever pitch upon the more favourable confruction. Wee iS Bß'1daniora are to be fo far from a greedy hunting after afpightfullmil- áe á veryRegf wt' interpretation of mens fpeeches , and violent iwrefting of ris, zn re dubie bemgniurem in_ their a&cions and carriage tothe worft fenfe ; that if matters rerpretationë ce_ be but probable, poized with equal' circumftances, and with qui , nonminas, even wag ht Of reasons interpretable both wales wee are auitius elk, gnan,. xImes, zoo, ever
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