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Reafons moving to to forgive. let us confider there two things: i .That thy brother which offendeth thee is the rod of God, &c. 2.That as thou forgiveft fo thou mu{i look to be forgiven. If when thou art wronged, thou chafefi, and form- eft, and prefently revenged thy felf, when thou ma- keft this prayer thou doll defire the Lord fo to deal with thee, that is, when thou offendeft prefently to be revenged of thee. The fecond duty is, when we have been offended Duty z. not to retein anger, purpofe or defire of revenge, but freely and from our hearts to forgive one another, Lev.19.18. Rom.12.19. Ephef.4.32. Co1.3.13 And thus we are to forgive our brother openly , if he acknowledge his fault and repent ; and that fo oft as he feeketh reconciliation, though it be (even times a day, Luke 17.3,4. If he do not ask forgive - neffe, but rather perfift in hating and wronging us, yet are we in our hearts to forgive him , and to de- fire his good , and to pray for his amendment, Matth.5.44. 'Unto the performance of this duty we are to be Reasons moved by thefe arguments : Firíi, if we will not moving us to forgive. forgive our neighbour, the Lord will not forgive us, 1. Reafon. Matth.6. i 5. Mark I 1.2 5,26. 2 .if we retein anger z. Reafon and defire of revenge, with what face can we pray unto the Lord to forgive us our great debts,that will not for his fake remit thofe pettie debts of our bro- ther,: And to this purpofe notable is that Paying of the Tonne of Sirach, Ecclus 28. 1,2, 3, 4,5 . He that revengeth(hall find vengeance from the Lord,and he will furely keep his finnes in remembrance. Forgive thy neighbour the hurt that he bath done unto thee, fo f hall C c thy 3 ;5