EprfileofS. P44119Thus. the affections, 2. f eeehes, ;. the affirm, ofinen. Firli, in affection, when as men grieve at the good and greatneffe of an other,6t cannot look vpon the profpericyof a man whom they with not fo wellunto, but with an euill ele, and themore they looke vpon it, the forer flil groweth theireie;accounting themfelues after a fort wron- ged byhim, if they cannot attaine to his efiate. If the virgins (hall fing to Dauid his ten thoufand, and toSaul buthis thoufand, Saul will be fo inceafed as he will carriean euill eieto Dauid euer after. Againe,others in their hearts with and defire the fall, the harme,and loffcof force whb in force finifier refpe6t they cannot brooke. If the name of fuch a one beblotted,or his elate weakened,chisfar offuck a one is matter inough of their reioycing: he is perhaps of the farne erade,or hath injured him, or flandeth in his light one wayor other; but howfoeuerit is, here is a brand ofa bad and vngodly heart, to reioyce in twill: Bee not clad, faith Salomon, when thine enemiefalleth, nor let thineheart reioyce when beePero- bleth:which is a ueedefull leffon in thefe times wherein charitie is grown fo cold. Secondly, in mensfpeaches:how dothSatan tippe manymens tongues and let them on fire withall manner ofmalicious and murdering (pea- ches?what is more commonfpeach then detraEtion and impayring from the ion praifeof men ? no companie freeth it felfe but a man may ob- (crue force mens names nibled at, and gnabled vpon: that euery mans mouth is become a very moarh vnto the good name of his neighbour. And others a little prouoked, (peak nothing but fwords,as though they would with euery wordkill their brother:and hence are fuch diflempers as men in companies breake into;iftheir patience be neuer fo little affai- led, it is ground enough ofdifgorgingwithout all refpe&ofperfon or place, truth or falfhood, whatfoeuer malice it (elfe can mifcheiuoufly deuife: here is apiékureofa pure naturals man, or if aChriflian, of one that hash too farre forgot himfelfe. 3. In the aElions of life: what a cloud offrluolousfuites, and yet fine inough, witnes the malice and enuieof menshearts:ifamans beafl look but suer another mans hedge, and fo make but offer ofa trefpaffe,or a- ny other fuch triuiall colour, is fufficient to fire the gunpowder within, andto carrie thecontrouerfie with fuch violence, as one mull yeeld, or both be blowne vp. But the mofi fearefull andwretched worke of this inbred corruption is moll apparant, in thepurfuit of goodmen,becaufe they are good : for whobe he neuer fogood can (land before enuie, which feedeth euenvpon vertue and goodneffe it (elfe ? this was the de- uils finne, tormenting himfelfe becaufe our firfi parents retained with theirinnocencie, their place inparadife,when himfelfe by his finne was O 4 throwne CHAP.3,3 6:17 The fpirit in man luticth al- terenuitcproa tied. In arfecTions. r.S2111418.9. Pro11.29.17.i In fpeaehes. 3 In aßians, >; 2
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