532, Mater 9reerthams?tadings Verle 7$. Let theproudebealhamed:for theyhatedealt wickedlyandfelfelywithnu: (n1 meditatein thyprecepts. S hehad beforeraid that thegodly fhould becomforted in his deliuerance,fo here he ri faith that the wickedfhould fee their wickedneffe, and beafhamed, eitherwith fuch £name as might bring them to repentance, or which might confound them ifthey would not repent. He prayed) againfftheirenterprifes, not againff theirperfonsnor the imageof God in them. He hat'sIonic prayers giuen by 1peciall inifitia forthe ouerthrowof the wickedin otherplaces; but herehemaketh that prayerwhich the Church oughtto make. For wee eannot'pray thatGods people maybe comforted in our deliuerance, but we muff alfa pray that thewickednesof the wickedmay turne to theirfha;ne. This being obferued,that wepraynot againff their perfon,but theirenterprife; then this,thatwe fimplie refpebt the glorie of God, and the good of Gods people. For if wee fhould doe it of fame (peciall grudge,then fhould we make Godsglorie a chokeofour euillpurpofe,and fin againft him. Wemay then pray that theLordwouldbleffe his word amongvs,that hewould fandhi-. fie vs by ir,thatourgood workes might beknowne toothers,for his glorie. Therefore we may pray(fo that itbe in loue)that theherefesof Papias,Families ofloue,and othersmay beouerthrowne,and the perlonsmay bealhamed oftheir doings. The dealtfelfely withtne. This fheweth that theirdealings he prayedagaint, andnot againit their perfons,becanle their dealingswere wicked and falfe.And thisteacheth when wernuft thus pray, tutuwhen theirwicked dealingsare plaine,and theirdoingsPalle;and then may wepray wills hope, becaufe the righteous God loueth righteoufüef e ; andif the caufe begood,itwill come to a good ende. For though trueth may be(teamed, yet it can. not befilmed for ruer; forGod will defend his owne caufe, and though thewicked fora timepreuaile, yetin the endethey (hall cometo fhatne. This then firffcomforteth. vs in e- nerygood caul: that it (hall haue agood iffue; and aflame that we take no euillcaule in hand;for ifwedoe,it will bring fhameat thelalt. Bat ¡meditateinthyflames. He repeater's thefame thingoften, and furely If the world co 1 na ontainet(eónoke sat might bewritten of Chriff, and yet forour infirmitie se or sat i comprde4iii íßnm fuchafew bookes,and yetone thing in themoften re- peated, itfheweth that thematter is wrightie, and ofvs dulye and often to becon fidered. And againe wee are taught that, that is a thing,that none doe focarefully looke vnto, as they onght. Andhe fheweth, thatas hisenemies fought by euillmeans tohurt him;fo hee fought to keepe a good confcience, that fo they might not hurt him. Thenwe muff not fet poliicie againft.pohlicie, nor Cretifarecam Cretenfibas: but let vs alwaies tend to the word, and keepvs within the bounds ofthat,andfight withthe weapons that it teacheth vs. And this isthe caufe,that many good men are ouercome by thewicked,becaufe they ftriue with them with theirowne weapons; and then theymutt needesbe toohard for vs. Again feeingthey neuer want euillmeanes becaulc they giuc ouerthemfeluesthereto : fo ifwewould gme ouer our felues toGod andhisword, and admit nothing but that which agreeth cacheword;then fhould webemade wifer than ourenemies. Yerfe 79. Letfuchasfeare theeturne t'atome,endthey that know tl yteflimoniet. riS he had not Isis owne Refit to fight againff only, but the world alfo fo he did not onlyfighthimfelfe alone, but reeked'the helpeofothers. Whenmany fee that rehgi- on cannot be trimly profefl 'ed, but danger will come of it, becaufe many let themfelues a. gainftit, theyflitfromit,andgoetothegreaterpart ,whichisthewicked. If we will auoid this,let vs ioyne our felues toGods children, and theywillhelpe vs with counfell and ad- uife: for one maybe((song when we are weake, anothermay haue counfell when we fltall not know what to doe:thereforeby themwe(hall bekept ironsmany esili things. SoPau!, Tien, c. and a. after he leadcomplained of the wrongthat manyhid done veto him,he ffraight
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