--T- - CV A P. g.. Epìftle to the 7heffaloni ans '; V E it.6. 287 arethe times, as, thofe the Prophet complained of; Hee that a'alkcs in his vprightneffe,d makes himfelfe a prey ; but to the deceiuer is referued a heauier vengeance. His brother. As hee fpecifieth the perfon, whom hee Would exempt from ini.uft vfage, fò couchette hee a rea- fon,lhewing foulnetIe of the finne; a thing monftrous and vnnaturallit is, to deceiue a Brother. Who is this b rother ?Chiefly cheman conioyned vnto vs in Chriftian profeflìon : more largely, what Ghrifl teacheth of the Ncigubour, may be fail of the Brother. Emery man with whom wee haue to deale, is this Brother, Whether Grecian or Barbarian, Few or Gentile, Friend or Foe. ° Haue wee not all one Father ? Hath not one God made vs? Why doe wetranfgreffe,envy man againfthis bro- ther ? In loue we fay truly, there is order ; one may b preferred before another,according as they are neerer to vs in Society, Nature, Grace, or Friendly afFeCt. on.Iniu- ¡lice,andmattersofcommon equity, There is one Law for the Stranger, and for him roar is- neereft vnto vs. The fraudulent dealing of Fll-aelites with Fgyprians, was warranted ro them by fpecia l difpenfarion,and that founded on equity.: they had done their long and'wea- rifomeferuice, without recompence ; the Lord in corny patlion fo difpenlèth with them : but difpeníàtions flrerch no farther then the particulars to whom they are giuen. I obrèrue it the rather,becaufe our' people haue in this cafe framed to themfelues Diflinelions ; filch as Perfi- -ans in their policy taught their children: they muff lye, . and not lye, with a difttnEtion lye to their enemies ; tell truth to their friends. Not vnlike are thofe amongft our people ; fomething íhamefull it is thought to deceiue a friend : but for a Stranger,rhe excufeis currant, He was a Stranger to me; no reaíón of refpea betwixt vs. A Pimple man that puts confidence in them,they are fore- thing fcrupulous.to. decei.ue : but if he be one that pre- tends cl 1fai.5915 e IaB,i.io f Tsod.z2.3f.
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