314 Reuenge., Nate. NoteGods lodgement. Simile. Ofbrethren. Ofgodline.f. whomf neuer raw, then of mybrother. Wearecommanded toforgiuè one anoti er.enen feuenty times feuentimes : but we will bemeet with him feuen yeeres after, andif byor. der offriends,or conftrainc we bemoued to forgiue,yet wil we not forgiue,we willforgiue the fault, but notforget the matter, nor affebt the person offending vs. Abraham in the i 3.of Gen.boughtpeace of Lotwith the foie ofhis right,becaufe theywere brethren:but amongstvs euery word doth breed a quarrel(, inlomuch, that that which was wont tobee, laidof littlechildren is nowtrue amongstvs: concord isfeldorne feene amóngft brethren. If we cannot finde theft markes in fomemeafure invs, nor yetan earneftdelire to attains " vnto them, wecannot fay that we are truely booing brethren. Thiswas an argumentoso. uing the brethren tohelpeFail, becaufe they knew hisneed:but itisan argument to dif_ fwadcvs from helping ifwe feeany in need,and thereforerich menare commonly trufted, but pooremen arenot fo;and if at any timewe truft them,yet it is with fuckgaine,thatal - " thoughtheyshould die in our bookes, yet should theynotdie much inour debts; for wee " shouldwell hauepaid our felues,andyet many timesare they raft intoaTolle byfome,who althoughthey are ingreat pouerty,yet wil leemewealthie,andgobraue til theyhauefpent all, and fobecome bankrupts. Andthusbecaufe they helpednot tlioff whom they knew tohaue need,they booktheir goods vpon thofewhom they thoughtto hauebeen wealthy. The brethren didnottarietill Pauldid aske them,butwillingly,and of theirownsaccord they helped him, butwe muff Issue much adoetoobtaine a littlebenefit; andyet rèadines inhelpingisas good oftentimesashelpe it felfe.They brought him to&fpria and tent )rim to' arfus, hereappeareth theirgreat care which they had for him, in thatthey ceasednot todohim,good, neither would ltauehim vnprouided,and there fent him toTharfus where hewas borne that bothby defence of hisplace,& alfobydefenceofhis kiiifinen,he might be keptfromhis enemies. And herewee learnenot tobe wearieof weldoing, but tomake one good turne thebeginning of another. The loueof his connerie, and the carehehad toprofit, caused him togo to7-harps, althougha Prophet beWithout honour in hisowne countrie,whereof there are tworeafoas, firft, becaule they know him, and thereforelook for nogreat things of him : secondly becaufe of emulation,but this is aprouerbiali fpeech, and thereforenotalwaies but commonly true. Iris common with men rather todilpleafe God than their friends:andfoto regardtheirfriends that they forget God theirbelt friend: Adamwould not female to deny the taking ofan appleofEwe for feareof difcourtefre,but let vs lcarne topleafeGod anddilpleafe wicked men:that as the pocre man paid(of whom Ambrofewriteth) that heknew the mailerwas not pleafed with him, because the feruants wouldnot Tookeon him,fo thewicked Mould knowthat theLord is dilpleafedwith them, men. by the lookesof thegodly. Prayer. Papifis ref! ix theworke wrought. CHAP. 30. Ofgodlines,andby what manes wemutt drawnereto Cod. x u T is a fearefull thing when the exercifes of godünelfe haue no power with vs. And itis wonderfull to Icehow they profit befein knowledgewinchs fpendmoths timein prayer. z Eatery dayinuit hauea dayes increafein godlineffe. 3 God is pretile in iudgessaeisc thsáugls hertempereth it with mercies : So weemullbe precife ingodlines though itbe mingled with infirmities. 4 SeeingtheLordhathioynedtogetherthemeanesofgodlinesaidgodlinesitfelfe ,let vs notfeparate them, either with ehefuperibitiousPapifts, reftinginthe workewroughte zs in prayer, thankefgiuing, hearing theword, receiuingtheSacraments, keepingof the Sabboth, Sec. (all whichthings muffbe leuelledto theincreafeofour knowledge,and buil- dingvpof agood conscience)neither with frantikeheretikesdefpife the means, as though withoutthemwe couldline in obedienceto God, orloue room- brethren. s Itis an ealle thing todiifwademenfrom liolydaies,butitisa hard thing to bringmen. to
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