4 244 A Box of precious Ointment : Or, /did not only fay that I knew not the man, but I alfo. fwore I knew not t heman; nay, more , Id i dnor ot fearful lye with allideous oath, but I aft.° fell a curling and damning of my fell; for fo much the Greek word Koctira- 2-.1.kot-r1civ imports ; I wifht that the' curie, the wrath or vengeance of Gad might fall `upon me if 'I knew the man, I ,vifht my felf feparated from the prefence and glory of God, if I knew the man : And wo and alas to me, all this I did when my Lord and Mailer was neer me, yea when he was up- on his trial ; yea, and yet more, when all the world had for- faken him, yea, and yet more, when I had the greatelt and loudelt call that ever I had' to have flood by him, and to have: given my teflimony for him 1 And thus Peer calling up all thzfe circumilances and aggravations together, and medita- ting ferioufly on them,he 11;M OPlt 4nd :opt. bitterly,. Another fa- mout;inflance of this you have in Paul, Ati. 26. 10, Ii. In thefe two verfes the Apoille laYes down no lefs than eight ag- gravations of his fins, and all to greaten end heighten them, that his foul might be the more ail-lamed aind humbled in him, &c. Piril, That they were not the vvorft, but the bell of men, viz... Saints; that they were not inners but Saints, that they were not ditinkardi, fwearers, adulterers, murderers, op- preffors, Sabbath-breakers, but Saints ; Saint i by calling, Saints by their high &holytalling,Saints by profeffion,Saints-. by a Gofpel-conyerfation. The Saints have .1 c,-17- into prtfon.. Secondly, To call a man into prifdia,for theft, for mur- der for perjury, is no iniquity ; but fayes he, many have I earl into prifon for profefsing the name of jefus of Naza- reth. 01 'tis dreadful 'to ,perfecute men meetly for profef- fing of Chrift, and yet this I did-- though their profefsion and praelife went together, though they lived as they pro- felt, though I had nothing againft them, but in the matters of their God, yet upon that very Ingle,account did I sperfe- ,: late them Thirdly, *AA,
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