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word
of
ufe
to
thole
that are
reziá,o
.
479
lamentable
manner,thcn
when reproaches
were
call upon
them:"
It
is
more grievous
to
a-
fpirit of
ingenuity
then
imprtfonmenc
is; then toile
of
goods,
then
paine
in
their bodyes,
yea
misty
times
then
death.
Some
men have
been
able
to withll
and
im-
prifònment, toile
of their eflates, danger
of
death,
that have
not been
able
to
withffand
reviling
and
reproaching.
The
De-
vill
hath prevai_l'dby
that
way, when
he could not prevaile by
any
other,
oppofition
of
the
Saints.Now then
the
Devil'
feeing
that this
is
fo
grievous
to
an
ingenuous
Spirit, therefore he la-
bours by this means,
if he
cannot prevaile with
the other,
he
hopes
he (hall
prevaile with this,and therefore,the
Saints
mid
expe& revilings
and
reproaches.
Yea God
many
times
hath fume hand in
it, in
fuffering
them
to
be
reviled
and
reproached
:
God
fometimes
doth
chaflife
his
people
by
the
revilings of ungodly
men,
though
it
turnes
to
their
bleffing
at length
--
They
are humbled
by
that
means
But
that
we are
not
to
fpeake
of
in this place; for
we are
to
fpeak
only
of
their reviling for the name
áf
Chrill;
Wherefore
then
by
way
of
Uïe.
Hence then
when
any
of
you
enter
upon
the
profeiliion
of
Religion
at firft, make account of
this before hand
;
make
ac-
count that
your
dearefi
friends will he ready
to
revile
you,
make account in
the
family
to
have
chore
that
will
revile you,
and
if
you
meet
with revilings
in
the
wayes
of
God,
doe
not
account
it
a
firange
thing prefently,
upon your profetlion
of
Religion
you mull
expect reproaches and
contempt to be
cart
upon
you
:
Lay in
for
that
you young profeffors
that begin
in
the
wayes
of
godlineffe that
you
may
not be
turn'd
out of
the
way, whenfoever you
meete
with
them.
Secondly,Let
the
Saints labour
to
walk
more
exac`lly
becaufe
of
this, Blefled
are you
if
you
be reviled for
my
fake
£alfay4
You fee
the world
is
fet
upon
reviling, take
heed that
you
g
ive
no
occafion
to
revile you,
but if
they
do revile you,that
they revile
you
for
nothing but for Chrifts
fake
:
O
thaC
s
an
excellent thing when Chrillians;can
fo
walk,
as
when
their
e-
nemyes
Peek
to
find
out
any
thing,
yet
they
have
no reproach
to
call
upon themy
but meerly their
forwardneffe in
the
wayes
Bëee
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