344 _ TheninthCommanthment. : · , fatlour ofGod, foreuerin the fauour ofGod. Though otc~ feeling aher_,yet there is no change in him. Where hee loue$ once,he loues·vnto the end, and world without end. Thus nuteh f?r ~reaking of thi~ Commandernemr, by fpeaking · that whtch ~~ falfe concernmg thrrnfelues. - · · :r~1blike Now it followes concerning others: and that: is rit·her fl:tnd«. publique or priuate. PubHque, fit ll,when the Magillrate or Iudgc paffeth falfe fentence, in any caufe rh at ~omes to bee· .he·ardbeforehim. This is amofi hainous finne: for,fo much .as in hin1lieth, he goeth about to_make God aHer. For,hee flands in his place, and ishis fub!litute andVicegerent here onearth; n<>w then for hirn.fobeare 1ne-n inhand, that that · iuclgement, which he giues.) is the iudgement of God, that fets him there, when yet hce knowes it is falfe and corrupt, this is euen to drawGod to be the authorof a Iie>fo much as he can•.And this is not only wrong againll Gocls owneMa- ,jeflie,anda fhamefull abufe of the placewhereinGod hath fet him,budt is anjniurie tp the ~rfon thus condemned; in that he brings a blot ·vponhis name', and that wrongfully, and depriues him alfo commonly of fome comn1oditieand bC"nefit,that ofri.ght did appertaine-vnto -him. _ Hcr.einalfo.manyaduocates and -~ounfeller3 offencl,vvhen ·theyvphold and mai.ntaine an ill ca~fe for their fee.Though :the caufebe neuer fo bad, yet lee the fee be good, and you lhaUhaueoneor other lightly, that will poltfh his tongue, and whet his vvit, ,t<> couer a foule or naughtie matter with many fa ire words~ and -make that feemeverygood, which indeecl was,and Hill is altogether wicked. This is common– ly counted wit>and he awifeman that knowes how to glofe thus,aud feta good face vpon a foule matter,and good colours vpon an iJI caufe; but it is in truth a lyingand a pub– iiqueJlander,and branded with a curfc: For the.Lord faith; ,!Gly5 . :~o. CHrfod/?ehelbat[ptakesgoodoftutll!ar.;deuill ofgood. And fo· long ,as a .n1-an.wllJ let hi1nfdfc to Aand for aneuill thing~ ,his -_confdrnc:t .may (and in rime vdll) moH iuflly accu!e hirn .oft~ o gt'eat breathes oflhis law; that h_ehjth hindred ju Hi ce~ ~nd-.fu : thc~cu Vll dghu:oufn,fic to thevtalofl of .his, -..·n 0'1\'cr_.~ · ;C ., ' : :. ~ " '!I .. "~ll. " J3ut ----· ,.,..
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