Ther,VItwusareoftenpU- Vpon the'Tuefdayafter ni[lud with the 5nfu11. r0r"' i. Kings 4. 2. rungs12. a. ritngss4. row i. afar,. s. Ec' , ` 4vios,, ,,. not finned againft me. The fecond part is, That this finningor trefpafïing,whither it be againft my' Neighbour,or againft God , Thomasfaith, That I knowing it, it is done againít' me; becaufeby fcandalizing and pr000king of me, it Bothhurt and offend me. And Hadrianus theLawyer faith, That hethatfinnes againft God, finnes againft any whatfocuerfaithful! beleeuer,and leaueshim iniured and offended. For he that wrongs the Father in the Sonnes prefence , wrongeth alfothe Sonne ; and he that wrongeth theMailer in the prefence ofthe Seruant,wrongeth likewife' the Semant : betides, Loue,whichmakes things common makes others iniu- ries ours: And if God takethofe iniuries whichare done tothee;tobe done to himfelfe, (as he faid toSaint Paul; Why doofl thouper [ecute me ? And byZacharie, He that touchethyou,toucheth theapple ofmyneeye) it is notmuch that thou íhoul- deft reckon thofè wrongsthat are done to God`, tobe done vnto thy felfe. The zealeofthyhoufe,&of thy honor &. aüthoritie;feeinghow the enemies of thy word flight &cótemne it, confumes my flefh,&drieth my bones,The like loue muff make vs fencible ofthe fins ofour neighbor;for thattheyaremembers of thismyfticall bodieof the Church. Who úfcke (faith Saint Paul) andi am not grieued? Eitherforgin them this ofence.;orblot me out ofthe BackeofGife,faid títo- fes,hauing afellow feeling of his bréthrens faults as had they beene his own& : and thereforebegs ofGod,thai:hewouldeither forgiue them, orblot him out of thebookcOf Life. Againe, Another nuns finneprbòues tobemy hurt ; for Gods Tuftice puni- fheththe Righteous with the Sinnefidí. For the the' Finnofc.il'chan theredied inAy,three thoufand fouldiers for-the finnes of the formesofEly Gods peo- le were ouerthrowne by the Phili"ifines and the Arkeofthe Teítament taken P Y capture : for Daniels time innumbrittt the People,feuentiethoufandofhis fob- iec`tsperifhedby the Peftilence : By'Ionasliis difobedience., they that went iii thefaniebotrome withhim were fhrewdly. indangered : theApo. files ranne the like hazard byiudhat. . es' iiönttmaketheearthbarren,and.to fhutvp Moreouer,Sinneis fometim o' the windowesof Hcauen,that tlì'eÿ'niay not fend downany raine to.water the drie and thirftie places of the Land :' and fo Sin beingagenerall hurt to all, it is generallydoneagain-flall: If thj.hrother'halltrefofagainft;bit,&c . The veniename of abrother is a ieafon for this Precept c' for it was ,condemned ir1`the Lenite and the Prieft, Thattheypaíl'ed by;faying tiïeirpízÿers totherhfélnes, but tookenopittie of that poore man that layalmoft for dead vpon the way, woundedbyTheeues. Contrarie to that leffonof Ecclefia" f icws, Hegaueaerieman a.iommandementCon- terninghis 2Qigh6our; and a Turkeor a Mooremay as wellbee our neighbour as another : And if that houfekeéper bee condemned that hathnot acareofthe Cator Dog that hues withinhis dooi:es,(foralibisdid S. Paul vnderftandwhen he faid, He thatprouides notfor thofi ofPius famthe in werfe than an Infidel",) How much-mote thenwill God that thòffbee careful! Of brothershealth, who hath oneand thefameFather with thee in Heauen, and towhomyce both daily fay,OunFather,&c.- Andwhobath one and the famemother Witfithee, tòwit, the Earth, inwhole wombeyee wereboth ingendred,and borne anewby Eap- tifme.- For three tranfgreßions ifEdon: , (faiththeLord) andforfoure iwill not tameto it, becau f hee didpurfuehúbrother with the!word, and'didcn(l offillpittie, &c. Edorn was the Metropolisof Idumea, andher finnes beeing come to the number-offeuen, (which inScripture expreffethákindofinfidelitie)God faith, /wig
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