302 o lullin.in qtaza, Chap+ c4Commentetrie near and feeke the fubuerfionoftlaurch,and land. The fecond is , who are perfecuted ? Anf.. Spirituall men, the children of thepromife. They Puffer wrong, but they doe none. In the mountofthe Lord there is no heir: done.lfa i I . 9 th . ey turne theirfpeares andfwordr , into mattocks andfithes.lia. 2. 4. 5 And they which doe no wrong , but are content to Puffer wrong(and that for a good caufe,) are in this refpal blared, Matth.5. zo.. The third point, is, touchingthe kindof perfecution : and that was skorning or mocking. Gen. 2 z . 9. It may be deman- io ded, how mockingcan be perfectition?AniMockingand de- Tifton, which rifeth of the hatred and contempt of our bro- ther, is a degreeormurder. He which faith Rica to hid brother, is guiltie ofa Ounce': Math. 5. 22. Here Rata , fignifieth all lignes and geflures that exprefle contempt ,as/*frig, tnlhing, 15" iering ,gerning, &c. Cain is rebuked of God , man for the ca- flingdowneofhis countenance.G en. 4,6. Againe,the mockingwherewith lfmadMocked Ifaac,proa ceeded from a contempt and hatred of the grace of Godin I- faac : which Paul notes when he faith , that he rasperfeckted 20' which was borne after thefpirit. This hatred of Gods grace in men, is thebeginningof all perkcution , and the deriding of thlgrace ofGod, isas much as the fpoilin,er of our goods,and the reekingofour hues. Thus Cain hated his brother , by rea- fon of the grace of God : becanfe bid cleedes 3veregood. 1.lob.3. 25. ¡2. Agreat part of the (offeringsofChrift, flood in this, that hewas mocked forhis confidence in God. Pfal. 2, 2.8.Matt.27. 43. The childrenof Bethel rnocke Elizeus : firfl, for his per- fon, calling him baldpate: fecondly , for the fauour of God !heaved vponElias hismafter, in faying,Afcend, baldrate: that 30 is, ° afcend not to Bethel , but afcend to heauen as Eliasdid. And this prophane skorninghe curled in the name ofG od.2. King. 2.23.The likeskorning is viedamong vs at this.day.For the praelife of that religion which flands by the law of God, and the good lavvesof this land , is nicknamed with teartnesof 3 precifenet, and purifie. A thingmuch to be lamented : for this bewraies that there is.a greatwant ofthe grace of God among. VS. Therefore take heedeof it. ;o Butwhatfaith the Scripture:
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