324 The trill ofeídoitioiz. ;111a1.z.ro. creation, in as much -as wee harre all one Father', parcly a Brether by Religion; kEph.44. in that weprofelfe oneFaith k : and then the wordbeing fo taken, afföordetb Dotirine a. this fir(1 Doctrine : Thatbee who is an vncharicableperfon, the fame is none ofGods children: the wordesbee plaint,' Hee that loeethnot bio brother is not of god. By am vncharitable man; I vnderftaud fuch an one whole heart is pot :fled with a fetled malice: for otherwife, euen the belt, as theyare Cub- Ic& tootherinfirmities, föfometime they fall into thole enills which are brea- chesof Charitie : fothat he is to be termed a.t vncharitab'leperfon, notwho is foment= ouer- arriedbypaffcon apprehending aniniury ,ouerquickly,(thougb that alto bee afame and to beerepentedof) but bee which hatheuen refol- ued with himfelfetohate therewhere he bath once conceiued a dtflike, rather taking pleafure in malicioulueire, then flriuing with hindelfe to ouercome ir. This humor difcouereth it felfeby two thingschiefly : Fir(i, delreofrevenge t Secondly, an vnwillingneifetobee reconciled. For the vncharitableperfonde- Grethnothing more then the hurt ofhimwhom bee hares, and canaway with nothing lore, then to heart of meases tending to true Chriflian agreement. Now who fo is of this difpofition, giuech this teflimony of himfelfe, thatbee is none of Gods. And for that cauf Paul reckoning vp the worker of the FleJh the deer: whereofcannot inherit: theKingdeme of God, and thefrail: of the Spira, which are argumentsofgrace: among the formerreckoneth vp Hatred: among- Gal.f.zo. thelatter, Lome', By thu /hall all men know ( faithChritl) thatyee arcrayDifci- Ìoh;, plet,ifyee harm lone one to another.% Lope then is the badge ofGodschildren. n Ioh.;.iç, and vnchaiitablenclfe the marke cf the reprobate. This. hpifile hath fundry cap,gs,zs, fpeeches tending to the confirmation of this point 0. All which being put to- gether, prooue this to bee a truth, That the vncbaritable perfon, whatfo- euer bee may bee hereafter i if God giste him repentance, yet for the prefene he isnot of God, but in the (lateof condemnation. Let thisaduife vs to/coke to our felues. ne kre. The number ofhating andvncharitableperfons -is notfinal. Who is there (almofi) who befidespetty ddlikesand priuy grudges, clothnot maintaine even wars, and lome deadly feudagainli tome oneor rime ? Some houles therebet, and ltockesand kinreds,whoare ata kindeof profelled enmity-; neuer hauea- greed, doe notnow accord, neither yet delire to hueat enity. Manytherebee whole ordinary pretence for their net comming to the Lords table, is the sua- liceand runcourwhich isgrounded in theirhearts ugainli others. A common thingfor men to reioyce at the harmes, lolles,anddifgracesofothers,tobe glad when they haue an opportunity, clofely to doethat milchiefewhichtheyhaul plotted, and exerciCe to the full, that malice whichthey haue along timecoil. ceiuedin their hearts. What a ioy is it to manyto feeke to obfcurethe good nameandcredit of thofewhom they hate, nay though famed= their hatred bee withouta caute ? how manybee therewho being at variance, doe fomuch pleale themfeluestherein, thateither itwould be a griete to them for any man to goe abouttoworke a reconcilement,orelle, if they doe by perfwafion, or vpon fomeother refpedìshearken to articlesofagreement,itthali bee donefo deceit; fully, fo luperficially,fo from the teeth outward, that the leadoccafion which may happen, lhall bee the fuell olas much milhike,and thebeginningofas great a contention,asbefore? Ifany whoheareth thisfpoken, be thereinguilty, let this prefent fpeech ofthe holyGhoft makehim afraid, and bee a warning tohint to take heed how he goes on. The words areplain, asidthe fpeech is terrible, He thatlonetb not hitbrother, itnor ofGod. Aheartfull of venome, a mouth full ofe- aill (peaking, atongue dipped in bitternelle, a courtetending to reuenge, bethe pretence whatit will,thefe things cannot be in chafewhom theLordbathcho- ofoh.s.44 fen tohimfelfe. Sathanindeed was a Martberer fromthebeginning 5, and heé if etten
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