268 GerreraII dine-tic/1s for a Plusdebemus then thy wife ; then thy parents ; then thy children and famL 1 a diligere excrane_ y; then the houfëhoid of faith ; then thy naturali kinred 05,qui nobis fuse conjunâivincolo fprung lately from the fame progenitors ; then thy neereft charieacis chrifti; neighbours and common friends ; then thycountrymen; then quàmpropingHo ffrangers ; then-thine enemies. For as thouwouldeff be hol- qi 19eum non di_ Bonne, net Deo dén a childofthe Higheft, Luke 6.3 5. thoumuff love thine ene.. feryiunt. Qyáre ? mies, and relieve them too Prov a .2r. Rom.I 2.20. Andbe- Quia fauQior eft 5 copofa cordfum caufe our naughtyhearts doenaturaIIy rife, and (well againfi quàmco1porum. themwithmuch enraged anger, difdaine and contempt : pon_ Beru.lib. Demodt `enevive»r!S,a, der ierioufly upon thefe points, as counterpoyfons to keepe out thefe foule fiends, and preferve thine affe&ions ever calme and unflained this way, and inan holy charitable tern- per anddifpofition todoe themgood. r, Firf1, bee that becomes "a bloody goad in thy fide for thy bleffed profeffion, and becaufe thou followeff goodneffe, is ffarke mad, and utterly betides hiinfeife in matter of falva -lion. He is as a deadmanwithout all fenfe of fpirituall Idle- murder: now it is extreme weakeneffe, toeven thy wit they fay) with a Bedlam; and barbarous inhumanïtie, to wreake thy fpite upon the dead, andbarely tovexe a liveleffe carcafe withbraving infultations. 2. Thou fhouldeff moff wiIfülly forfakethineownemet- cie, and judge thy felfemorethen infinitely unworthy ofe- verlafting life, of any part orportion in the rich, glorious, eternali purchafes ofHis meritorious death; ifthou couldeft not frankely forgive the greateff wrong of thy greateff ene mie upon this groúnd onely ; becaufe left* Chriff bath freely powred out the dearefi andwarmef} blood in his heart, to purchafe for theca worme, and wretch, and while thou waft yet his defperate enemie, pardon and filvation from the end- leffewoes, and damnations ofHeil. 3. Thirdly, themercifull patience ofGod himfelfe in for- bearing and bearing with infinite wrongs, and dithommrs done unto his great Majeffie every day, may bea matchleffe patterne and precedent to us wofull !inners, and worfe than nothing, eafily topardon, and patiently to paffe by all the provocations ofour fellow creatures. How many blafphe. mous
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