EpiflleofS. Padto rituv. CiHAA3.s. words in their mouth,let vs lookea little into their pretences. 57S d`irft,forne conceive that it is the way toget credit and becomedice- a med to proclaime contempt ofeueryman, and ro come intoaccount by L i erquife- making account ofnoman: hence is it that lawles wretches,and mallet- masl. les mifcreants think theinfelues in fufficient credit when they hauefcor- tied their betters,impudently ouercrowed theirequalls , and bya rude behauiour, madePhew that they care for no man. But how often for furenesbath theLord threatned,that with the vile fhallbecontempt , and pro,,,,,,te that thefroward ofheartfhall beedefpifed, both ofGod , whom they haue beforehand dcfpifed,and ofmenalto:for they (hall meete wich Ifmaels recompence, cuerymanshand flail be again ft them, whole hand is a- gain(l eueryman. And who canbe wonne to giue them any credit, for fuch fwaggering and contemptuous courses ?menofvnder(landing dif- cerne their follie, and piety them; men ofciuill behauiour,difcouer their vanity,and condemn them;yea euen chofe whoare next to themfelues, ; I meane to the wort, in their hearts defpife, yea and deride them ; and here is Gods iu(lice crofling fuch lewd conceits. Secondy, Others (land vpon their manhood , and areloth to becoun- ted no-bodies, or fpiritles, or elleetned cowards; which they cannot a- uoid,ifthey faould not returne like forlike; and this is the fenfuall wif- domeofthe flefh,that he is accounted but aPoole that will fuffer cuery man to ride him, and tread vpon him , and not turne againe. But our hsats.st,49; Sauiour fetteth himfelfe again(l this Pharifaicall do&rine, for they taught , that a man in private reuenge might take an eye for an eye, a toothfor a tooth a limb for limb; But the Chri (lian rule is, refiflnot sad , namely , with cull' , nay turne rather the other cheeke: and who art thou, that dare(l reuenge thine owne wrongs ? feting the law pro- hibitetheuen purpofe ofreuenge; and the voice ofthe Gofpel is dear- Leu.ts.ta; y beloved, avenge notyour Pelves, but give place vnta wrath: and the Ro_n. "d9' wiledome of God tellexh vs , that it is the glorie of aman to paffe by offences,and that the manhoodofa Chri(lian, is toouercomehimfelfe, and:ma(lcr fuch vngodly lulls: and yet if we further marke the ends of thefe braue spirited fellowes,rucn theywill (hewhow odious fucha fa- uage coucfe is unto the Lord: for ifchore who are ready to receiue ene- my word with a (labbe; or whole fecond word out of difpleafure, is the pointing ofthe fetid; the former Geldomc got to their graues in peace, . and the Lord, faithDauid, fcattereth the people that-ctel-i-ght in warte, and fuffereth not the bloodieman tohue out halfe his daies:and for the larter,who in timeofpeace mull beout in the feilds,their.etlate is mile- cable cuery way;.for if hekill, he bath (hut himfelfe out ofheauen , and cut himfelfe from-offthe earth,hauing fo polluted it,as.it cannot be pur- gGá
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