Epá/Jieof S. Paa! to Ti1ut. CürAP.2.8 vpon him likea done, (heweth how farre he was from bitcernes and con tradiótion. z. This infeparablequalitie of with(}anders (hewed', that to fpeake. evil' of profefi'ors, is co withiand the truth: fo is the boldnes of filch, who taxe Mini (lets difcountenancing finne as coo bold, to wbó finne maybe bold enough before it meete with an angry countenance from them. In a word therefore, let vs takevp thatvfe whichChrill rai- ' fed ofthis do6lrine, Let Ivifedome beiufP:fledofall her children. Doff. 3. Euery godly mans endeauour mutt be ro fìoppe the mouches offuch aduerfaries, and fo make them a{hamed. Obieíf. But it is an im- pofiible thing, they will haue alwaies fomething to fay. e/Infw. Yet fo line thou as thoumain boldly appeale vino God; let thine owne conlei- ence be able to anf,ver for thy vprigheneffe,and fo thou openeR not their mouches; if now rheyopen themagainh thee, it is their finne and not thine: and thus this precept is expounded, r. Tim.S. t 4. Clue no occaf:on to theaduerfarietto fpealecusll. And is inbreed with 1peciall reafon, a. Pet.a. rz. rq. This is the will of God, bywell-doing,toput tofelencethe ig- noranceoffoolifh men. If any nisi' fay, why I care not what they fay on me, they arc dogges and wicked men, and what are wee to regard them? the ApoRle telleth vs, that yet for Gods commandement fake,we mull not open their tnouches, but performe all duties of pietie and hu- manitie veto them. z.Becaufe they watch occa(ions to traduce,we muR watch to cut off fuch occahions: Luis. 6.7. the Scribes and Pharífies wat- ched Chrill whether he would heale on the Sabbath, to findan accafatton againft him. Chrill did the good worke , but by his quefiion to them, cut off to farrc as bee could thematter of their malice, byclearing the lawfulnes of it.So out of their malice we (hall draw our owne good: and thus it (hall be true which the heathen laid, that the enemie often hur- tech leffe, and pro(tethmore then many friends. z. What a glorie is it for aChrifiian, thus to flaughter cnuie it iel ? tokeep fhut that mouth that would faineopen it felfe againR him? to :n.ake him bec cloac!.ed with his own lhamc,who fought to bring (name vponhim and his pro, fehCion? when a wretch cannot fo put off his forehead as to accule him whom he abhorred', no more then he can thebonne of darkeneff_ when it{hineth; yea, when the Prince cf the world comnreth to flit fuch a member of ChriL, yet he findcth nothing iuhly to vpbraide Limwith- all? Vfe. WouldGod profeffed Chrifiians were careful' not toopen pro- fane mouches, who (hall not .need to watch long but they (hail mcetc with matter too much, with 1 nearing, lying, oppreffmg in fóme;with fabbath breaking,and formal feruice in orhers;with pride,Romake,con- t tentions,aod vndying,altnoilkiatmortall fuits in lave, ina third fort: and _ Ddz yet' 421 Luk.y.3 r. Suety godly mans endeawe mull be co (top the mouths of Cods enemies. andmake chum afbamcd. Keaton*. I 2 3
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