upon, tlit Epiflle of J.A M1 s. VIll s.t6', 397E . . pers. ,~The -rentehc~ m~y.be ·undernood, eitb~r in a pt1blique or1pri-. vate reference. ' . . 1 · _. rirfi~ in aprivater~ference; and then the fence is, That in ~hat ·heart fge_ver envy and coqt_emioil reigneth, thete i~ alfo great d~forder and wickednefs; ·and then the.No·(e.is, . . . That an mviom and;co1Jtent'ioUJ jpirit, is an-unquiet ~tnd wick.§d 0/Jfervt!_t. · fPirit. I. 'Tis an nnquiet and diforderly fpirit ; Envy is the rot– tenntfs of the bones, nothing more difcompofeth ·the min~: T~e contentment and felicity ofothers proveth our forrdw ; ~nenvious man rs his own Acban, the wo.rfi fort ofCann._ibal, that not 0 ProV,I 1.17 only 0 troubletJJ~but eateth his·o:wn flefh 2. i\n envi~us fpirit is a· . ' wicked fpirit; there is no wickednefs 1 but they will undertake and accompliili it ; 'cis a r~ging paffion, that putteth~en upon fad in– ~onvt:niences. ·we gave you aGatalogue of the fruits of it before. The Devil worketh upon nothin~lo ·much as envy aricl difcontent ~ · fuch ~ fpirit is fit-for S~tans lure.. •Well then, . look to. the firtl fiir"! ings of 'ic, and check-it -as !oon as the Soul beginneth tolookfowr upon anothers happinefs and advancement; you do not know·how far the: De.vil may carry you.-. The firft inftances that we haveoffin are Ad~tm> pride;· and .Caim envy ; the firft man wa5·undone -by pride 1 an,d the fecpnd debauched byenvy :-Tbe.whok·world,thougp otherwife empty ofmm, co.uld nQt contain two brothers when one was envyed. Pride gave us thefirft m:erit ·of death, .and Envy the firft infl~ncc pfit ;.. t.heone wauhc mother, the otber.themidwife of humane thine. Adam .was ,a:fitzner., ,buc ·Cflina murtherer'; · there envy tafied blood, al)d ever fince 'cis glutted ..vich it : c ains ~nvy tafl:ed the blood ofAb.ef, but Sauls tb1rfl:_ed f.orDavid.r, and jot~bigorged it felf with that ofAbner and Amafa: And fiill if th~ feye~ity of ~aws refirain it from blood, it pineth ifit be not fed With InJUry. , ,~ .. SecEmdly, It may be underfrood in a publique fence, That among f~ch a people 'Yhere e_nvy ;md firife: reigneth, ,t,here wiU·be confllfi- · ~ns,and tumults.,and fedicions,and all-licentioufne(s,; ftrife follow-. eth envy, ,and fed ition followerh ftrife, and all manner ofwickednefs is the fruit of fedition.- . . . , r. ' . . I '" • • " ...- ~ .-• I ' : . ...I• 'l_'~at w_h~re en_vy_(tnaftrife is)tbere wi/ll?tt'umulu and·con. ob[erv.. r.~~ fufto_n,.r. 11! ajfit'lions ~ivide as~tpuch ~ il/.f!pinioni~·Luft. is th~ great , . r ~ake-bate; An ~nvio~s.proud fpir:it mayundo~CoPlmon-wealth. .f~;- Lo9k.~o your hearts.then; :"-cis a-fad thing to be the plagueandPefis Ee e 3 . of \
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