on the 119.PPfalme. 557 cunt, therefore wefinne themore.lf weethenwould bemorediligent in conference,more feruentin prayer, more giuen tomeditation, wefhould profit more; ifwe would refraine from cunt, and abttainefrom occafions of it,we fhould both be great ingood things,and auoyde many of hibtrons. The tauta thenwhy weeither fpeakenotofGods iudgements at all,or (peakingfpeake fo coldly,is becaufe wee are fo dead in vfing the meanes ofgood,and fodull inauoyding the occafions ofcoil. TheProphet,port.7.4. fa¢h]haue remembredthy iudgementsofold,and ayote, haue beencomforted. Whereweare to note,that wearenot atutterdefiance of finne,and in full league withgoodnes,vntil wehaue found comfort,wherieither theLord (hewedmer- cievpon his,or vengeance on the wicked. And then Godsiudgements will be fweeteve- tovs, when remembring that no finne (hall bevnpuni(hed, wee abflainefrom finne,and feeing thatno good thing(hall bevnrewarded,wee are moued to goodnes. For what can ftrengthen a man more, thanto confider this, that Godwill pun (h finne one day, and that in timehe willfulfill hispromifes to hischildren, which walkein truth beforehim,al- though ingreat weakenes?Wee haue al(o taught, that weemuff vfefuch a moderation of ouraffeétions,as we mayflay our fettles inmeditation,and that this depriueth vs of much profit herein, in thatwee doenot appoint louse certaine time for meditation, moderating other things ofour ordinary callings,andmaking a contcience fomtimes to refrainefrom our common fpeeehes. So our vnderflanding,our judgement, ourwill to praftife will bet To redeeme bettered. Ifthen at our rables,in our beds,at our worke,wee would redeem he te tome time to ,ime for reade,to pray,or to conferre, wee fhould finde wonderfull profit, and walking in earthly goodmedita- things,we fhould haueheauenly mindes. now. Verf. t 04. By thyprecepts 'hawgotten vnderJAanding: therefore /hare allthewayesoffalfe- hood. AS in the beginning ofthispart,theProphet ofGodprotefteçh his loue totheword;fo now in theendhe fheweth his hatred to tilecontrarie. This then aswee liaisepartly let downbefore, andmore large byGods grace (hall (hew hercafter,is a truetoken ofloue ofour tone to to the word,whenweeitherhate falfehood in religion,or corruption inmanners:. We are thevvord,tbe then toTooke intoourhearts tolèe,if the hate Poperie audtherefie , rf therebe invs an ha- truemorke. tred again(} blalpheming of the nameof God, again(} adulterie,falle dealing and f rch like. For wecannot loue thetrue wor(hip,but wemutt Irateheretic; we cannot loueGods name,and yet not hate the abufers of it; wee cannotloue cha(litie and true dealing, but weemull hate adultcrie,and vnrighteoufnes. But ifweefeele our felucs to be indifferent perfons,andcome what come may wecare not greatly,vndoubtedlyweare ofno religiói> For if thoudoeft not hate an Athei4,thou loueftnotGod ; if thou hate(i not bercfie, thon YohateRune. doeft not loueGods law; ifthou hatefl not adulterie,thuu art nottruly chaff ; ifthem ha- tellnotfalfe dealing,thou art vnrighteous. We feeheretikes neuer hate one another, be- caufe none of themloues the truetlr : for the Papift can be content with theFamilie of loue,and the Familiewith them. Whereforewefee,that imanydo falfely pretcnd . religion, chaftitie,and true dealing. Note here in that lire faitir,1hastegottenvndertandingby thy word : asthough his.änder> Hereji, ftandingwas the caufeofhis zealous hatred of the falte worflup. What is thecaufe then thatmendoe nothate euill in greatermeafure?becaufe they bee ignorant and know' no- thing. hrdeede noueltiedtfpleafeth thena little,but when theybefomewhatacquainted with that which is taught them,theywill like it well enough. Why doeweNan d Doer head take anyreligion ? euen becaufewee haue not gotten vnderftanding, Why dock heretic get foci: eafie intertain.nent with manyof vs? becaufewe are vncon(lant and borne away with .euerybla(t, as witneflè Peter and fude,and becaufewee are not fall rootedin know- ledge,as is mentioned Ephef.4. Many in our countrie are (tiffe in herefie, becaufe they were neuerfound in iudgeinenr,they were euer inconftant,they were neuer rooted m Ie- fus Chrift, and therefore were carried away with euerypuffe of vainedolìrine. Somein deede(aswe haut laid bcfore)fall forlacke ofa good conlcìence : but fumeneuer come fo B b b 3 fame,
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