~~8 · . The ~inth Commandement. · By true repentance, andobtain ·pardonby faith full prayer~ Thus this law is brokenbyvniuH accufing. . . . · ?efence of It is nex,t broken by.vniull defending ofwicked mel))·and ~; dlmen :md b d r , h '11 r. h' d' d .... badcaufcs. ·a catnes;w enonew1 V1e tsnatne,cre Jtan teHimo,.. · nie tovphold fuch aman,whofe name,foule,and bo~y,an~ all areworthie to bee buried in hell. This.is condemned . ' Proa. 1 7· I~.Where(fpe"kingoffuchkin:d ofm~nas be liars in r~quefl,Qod falfe witndfes in fa~our,thac be of fo gooda · ,. nature,as that they will heale all things, make vp all gap·s, and make a gloze for any matter) he-faith, ·He that iuftifieth Prou.xt.lS· thewick.!dJ andhe that conckm~teth the it~/f, they hath are abo– mination vnto God. He fhewes that this dealing,which men– impute to agoad nature,iscuen as abo~inableto God, as if they lflould condemne goodnes and good men. And therefore fuch men be no gainers,howfoeuer the world e– fiecmes ofthem•. Theycarry away thecredit with men; but theyate vtterly out ofcredit withGod. . · · So he faith iu another place: Hee thatprayfotb thewick.!t1.– Pro.2+H· thepeuple will CH·rfo him. So that itis euide..oc.byboth thefe. _ teflimonies ; that they,who doe giue vntowicked men fucb ·. praifc anddefence as is !lot due vnto them, doe make 'there~ by the hatred and curfe of God and men,due vntc:J ~hem-: fellies: And that moHjufily; for he is worthy to be abhorred whichkeepes men from repentance. For there is nobettet tnedicine inthe world to hea1e the foi1le, and kill the finne~ then to let the fi~i_1er fullaine the lhame,and the paine.tbat is du~ fol' his fin. For this is a remedy of G-ods owne making. .. · And ifall theChirurgions in the world, lay thdt fhcads together, they cannot inuent a better. And cherefor!eif they had any tnieJoueJthey would let them haue ic applied-to _them,and not daubeoucr the·fore,fo as it fhould afceryilards ~ fefler at1d rankle to d~~th~ S<;> that no g'reaccr enemie cran– be found to-the foules ofmen, then fuch as will £mooth all things ouer wichco.Iourable defences. Tbcn alfo-theydoe much hurt toothers ~fer now,when flnners aregotten in cre– dir,and crept into fomc- accounr,they are Idle fufpe6ted,and can with rno'reeafe:pracl:ife euill and mifchiefe~ For ifdark;. – ·aeffe might be tallied darkeoes, and .fmne:goevader 1he .. n~•
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