c4 .'ati6¡n!: 1'Îiri .ata CHAP. s. Epif#letothe 7beffalemims. Vs&. i 5. The circum (lances of extent follow. Etter follow that which good, So that our patiearce, yea, our beneficence muff be as la.,ge as an enemies rnaltee. A s our Saviour ro Peter, of the point of forgiuenetfe ; fo here muff bee a to- ties guetiei. Said' TER T V L L I A N, Fattgetur ipoprobi- tas pattentiá tins. P AV L ; Vineatur malitia bonitate tuú. As Bernard inquiring the meafure of our lout to G o b; the modus, faith hee, is Ave modo ; fo the time of benefi- cence is without limit. Aske you to whom ? Not oncly to your felues, hee, mcanes that are members of the Church, but co men an out of the Church, and fo for the prefent, enemies to God. See if that be not our Saviours meaning : q Blue rMat.5.44. them that curt you : fo I thine will none doe to Gods Children, but enemies; not to their perfons oncly, but to their caufe, Pray for them that perfecuteyou. Thefe arc (tire Aliens, if not from profeffion, yet from the life and power of7oletie. We haue feene the duty, and the extent ofir.No duty,fay Papifls ; but matter of counfell, thus to loue an cnemie. It is well if it be fo : yet noGnneif it be omitted. Doc it ,chou haft: more reward : omit ic,chou haft no punifhment. See whetherin likelihood, the Text will beare ir. Firft, in one tenour runne both prefccipts what fhould warrant to conceiue one as matter of pre- cept, the ocher only as matter ofaduice ? Secondly, See that none rendereuall;fee that yee follow good.Such fpeci. If caueat heewould nor haue giuen, had is beeue a matter left to our choife. Thirdly, None may render em e. Entry fone roof? follow good.Precepts binde all : fo doe not coun- fels : they are paucorum. Fourthly, See the purpofe of our Sauiour;and ye (hall finde it but this, to reflore the Law to his full fettle, wherein it had been (canted by the.. Pharifes. Bclike then the loue of enemies was compri- zed in the Law : and therefore is no matter of Euangc- licall counfell. Fitly, Mee think es it a matter of necetTi- ty, in Charity togoe r one fiep beyond Publicans and fin- Luk.. ;4,35 H h 2 nett.; 597
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