. 3·42 ' ' ' • : Thirdly,aman liesagainfl himfelfebyaccufing ;'aswhen· · menin~kindofproudhumilitie-, will deny th_eit giftes,with · · an intent toget more cr~dit; Alas I haue no gif~~s, _nowitte; n·o learning, a fimple icholler, an~ v\eake ·me·niorie, and ·fuch like, contrarie to that one knowes and thinkes. Now ., this difprayling ones felfe falfely; is not hurnilitie,:b':lt _irii..· -quitie. For on~ fl1ould make him{tlfe ·neirher better nor : worfe then Godhath made him. But ifhe · b~e·· dra'wne and~ -called to:giue teHilnonie of himfclfe, heeought to fpeake: •plainely and vprightly, as the matter is in truth. And now; when they lie . ag~infl thernfdues, and fay they haue_ h()· · ·witte, nolcari1ing, no ·good parts;&c. if then we lliould .confent and conf~lfe, i!ldcede it is ;rrue,~ · you f~y :well, you' ·haue none· ofall thefe·things : they ·would thinke fuclf i ·man did them g~eac wrong, and fca~ce take him· for thei~· friend. For indeede his delire is, that olhers fhould crofie: him~ . and fay, Nay, fay not fo, you are an exce}lcnrmanj ~6rthie to bte regarded, &c. And fo ' hee will difcom,. ,mend hilnfdf~ longdtough~ ifhee can therebypro·uoke·cfn– Other to 'ommendhim, for this is it which hee (Jelights to heare. But a man mull neither wrong Go_d, nor himfdfe, hl. ditninHhing·i and concealing the thi~gs that Go<i'ingoo~: neffe bath ,giucnhim; he ciUght not' to deny 'cbem;butt~·vft: the'mto'Gods ·glory. And fo ·come eo tnen for workes of mercy; perfwade·them to do good, and 'dillribute, at1d ·pre- .fently they -begin tocoruplainehow ·poore they ~e, wh.afa greac· charge_ they'~aue, whatloff~~ they·haue fuflained; an~ I know not ·wh6t i where,' ~ as theirovvne foille beares:chetri Witl)e'ffe; th'at th'eJ"ate wealthie,· and haue much UlOre ;the.! .n1an'y'nien,_th~t'doe a great deale more good than them:. felues. · · ' ; ·· - · · · .: -~!het~~re;th~£h a'man' donot flaunder his neighbour~ yet iflfeenaui1dtft.ninifelfe J . hee is tobee reptouedas a-liar. ·Hereinoiuers·ofGods 'children faile BlUChJ in timeof ten– ration. Thofe thathauebeen~nd are found, and true hear:.. ·. t~d .ChrHtians, if ·they haue loH their feeling a while, and ·camiot fii~ that·reioycing in ··God; and conlforr: hi g,ood. ' tl1iL?gs~~hat in former tirnes they had,theri comes_theaccu!. ... ::; · · . fer
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