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Rules and
helps
to
CIrr
féian
meel¿refe,
would
fet
a
cheep or Lamb before them,
and
it
would
be
a
meaner to
quiet
them
;
whenwe are in
a
pa lion,
in
a
mad
rage
let
us
but
fer that
meeke
Lambe
the
Lord
Jelusbefore
us,
and
that
will be
a
means
to
quiet
us
;
°.o
youl
have
1t
in
i
'het,
2.
There
the
Apofile makes ufe
of the
example
of Chtift
to
keep
our
fpirits
in
a
quiet
and
meeke
way,
For
(
faith
he
)
hereunto
were
ye
called,
that
is,
to
take
patiently
what wrongs
were of-
fered
t
ous,
becaufe
Chrft
ally
fifered
for
as,
leaving
us
an ex-
ample
that
you
fi
ou!d follsw
his
flees,
who
did
no
fin,
neither
was
guile
found
in
his mouth,
who
when
he'
was
reviled
reviled
not
a-
gaine,
when he
fu
f
fered
he
threatned
not, but committed
himfelfe
to
him
that
judgeth
rightenufly
:
Read but
this
Text,aüd
fer but
this exam,
le
of jefus
Ç
.hriit
before
you,and
it
will
be
a
ipecial
meanes
to quiet
your
fpirits.
And
fo I
should
have fet
before
you
the
example
of
the
Saints, of
Abraham,
of
David,
of
Stephen,
of Paul,
and
others;
but Ile
only
name one or two
others.
I
remember the
example
of
Calvin toward Luther
is
very
famous, and especially
it
con
-
cerns Miniílers;Though
there were
a
great
deale
of
difference
in
judgment
and wayes
;
Luther
was
of
a
hot
and
fiery
fyirit,
and Calvin more
tender,
end
Calvin
had fuch
a
fpeech
con-
cerning
Luther,
well
faith
he,
Let
Luther call
me
Devil!,
call
me
what
he
will,
yet
I
will
acknowledge
Luther
to be
the Servant
of
Tetras
Chrifl,
and
one
whom
C
hr-
fl'
doth
ufe
as
an
inflrume.
-nt
or
is
great
deale ofgood.
Here
was
a
tweet
and
quiet fpirit
in Cal-
vin,
thatwas
a
man
fo
inftrumenrall'for
God There's
no
fuch
way
to,heape
coales of rire upon
the heads
of
rhole that do op-
pofe
us,as
to
carry
our felvesmeekly
and
gently towards them,
Therefore
for
the
clot:
of all,
I
.befeech
you lay up
there
rifles
that
you
have
heard.
And
let this
one
he
added
more: Fifteenrhly,
Take heed
of
the
next
Temptation,
if
fo
be
that
you
would
exercife
this
grace
ofineekneffe,
though
you
forget other rules, yet
lay
up
this, take
heed
I
fay
of
the next
remptaton,goe
away
but
with
this
resolution
,
The
Lord
bath
glide
me
to
heare of
thy,
ex-
cellency of the grace
of
fneeknetfe
;,
how
it
its
conimendtd
by
Cbrift,
and that
it
hath
fuch
excellent promifes;
and
he
hath
`ihowne
AIM