Epifi4ofS. Pailto ritt. CHAR 3,2 Caine cornmiferation, as taking pitieoffuck aone; that as Salomó faith, 571 the wordsof the ra1c6arcr , are like thewords,fthewounded : that is, are1a.áProa.rft.s. mentably vttered,but yet theygoedown into the 6owels,they glue a dead- ly flroke, andhurt him worfe thenhe was before. Many will fay , it is great pitie ofthe man, I fpeake it with greife,but the feries and tenorof j the fpeacla Iheweth it a merciles pitie. Thefe fpeaches are farre off from 1 faluingvp the matter,or heeding thee to fpeake thy pleafure:nay, cow-t; monly they argue a bad caufe,and a guilty confcience,accuíng for that euill, from which yet thou deffteft not : and whatfoeuer thoumaift pre- mit for pretence , or defence of thycourfe, thou carieft thy felfe liker chofe vermines which rife and feede ofvenome, excrement, andpoyfon, then a Chrifiian; who, wert thou poffelled with Chriflian loue, thou couldll not reioyce in mill: t.Cor.t 3.6.Louereióyceth not in euill, 6ut re- ioyceth inthe truth. The third thing to be confdered,is themeanes toauoid this finne of le,ne,roa a. euill fpeaking,which may be reduced to flue rules. Firfl, looke to thine uoidchis finoe, heart, for if it beeing the fountaine be corrupted,the iffues and (Imams the mo a is cannot but be bitter; and ifthou giueff thy feife leaue to thinke euil! of Enrnifh - cur any man,as accounting the thought frce,thou canfl not but one time or'.hctfé War` other vtter it. Purge well thine heart therefore, r.Ofpride,which ma- keth a man fpeake difdainfully of thofe who want the things which themfelues feerne to haue, and liberally cake vpany language ifhe can make the decratuionof anothera ladder for him elfa to climbe upon. 2. , ()Cowie, whichgrieuing at the graces andgood things inanother , fee-1 keth to darken them: as Satan enuying Iobs profperity, laid hee ferueth lob c a not God for now, ht. 3. Of flatterie; which for fauour or rewardwill tune the tongue to anyeare. Of anger and difpteafure, malice we fay neuer fpak.e well, but there lyeth a fecret grudge of reueoge hid in it, which quickly fctteth thearmes on worke in the flrong,and the tongue in the weake. Banifh betimes chele nudes and midwiues of this mil- cheife ; and contrarily get into thy heart the loue of God , and of thy brethren,whichwill not haftily difcouer, but carefully hide and couer euen a multitude of tre(paffes and fumes a Excellent to this purpofe is that of Salomon, Prou. a i. r 3. A faithful/ heart concealeth a mat- ter. Secondly , be careful! toconcaine thy felfewithin thine owne calling; 2 follow thine owne plow ;beware of the finneofbufe bodies,who loue to play the Bi(hops inother mensdiocefles : who if theyhad not with the Witch in thefable,put offtheir owne eyesat home, they might find foule corners inough well worthyof 'reformation in themfelues : but therefore load they others,.becaufe they (pare themfelues; they throw no à
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