C hap.s4. accordixigto S, M Chrift, and thofèdevout men to Steven, making greatlamerta- Aß.3 tionover him. Good blood will not bely it feif: firewill not longbe hid, Sr Anthony ICing.f`zon came to Bit-hop Hooper a lit_ flc7, and dean: tle before he was burnt, and Paid, I thankGod that ever I knew v you, C c. And another Knight came to George Tankerfield when fo ` he was at the flake, and taking him by the hand,faid, good bro- ther be ftrong in Chritt, &c. Oh fir, Paid he, I thank you, I am fo, rbid z,ç; 5, I thankGod. It is an high praife to Onefiphorus that he fought out Paul theprifoner, and was not afhamedofhis chair. And to. z,rim . r David: brethren, that they camedown to him to thecave of A- . elosllanm, though to their great danger ; to the good women in the Gofpel, that they came to the fepulchre to embairnChrifts body, though it were guarded by a band of fouldiers : And to thole 7 aerr z,stria Chriltians in Chryf f ams time, that wouldnot úe kept from vi- to ï r:tv firing the Confeífouis m prifon, though it were ftraitìy forbidden tntetd;ctto rem ef- thm, upon pain of many mulctstand dangers. And *errand told Kw] Whom fhould we tilt of the fnf-flail d ßu44. ferings. of his. fervants and our felvts, but Jefus ? Say to him of Aaartár; his labouring Church, as they did onceofhis rriend Lazarus, P holdße*horn thou lovefl is fsclk, or otherwife hardly dealt with. Then will he (bon bejealous fir his land and pitty bis people : he j i will play Phineas his part, and thru{t a fpear through the loines of his enemies, that offer to force the Queen alto in the hoffe. But it'sworth thenoting, that Johns Difciples, who before hademu- lated'Chrift and joyned with the Pharifees againft him, now repair untohirn,and inform him of their matters death ; being henceforth . willing to become his Difciples. Misery makes unity, 'and drives them toChriti,who,till then,had no fuchminde to li .n. Verfe i.. when Icfres heard ofit ,&c.] Dangers mutt be de- clined,where they maybewith afafe conmcmcnce. Davtdand Pc- ter (who had both paid for their learning) fay both, what ii an is t he that loveth life,and would fee good (or quiet) dales ? . ,. They followed-hind on foot] Hot -foot,as they fay. So the peo- ple retorted to B, Ridleys Sermons, (warming about him like bees, and coveting the tweet juice ofhis godly difcourfes. Whofe dill- Ac and dvtca, gence and devotion is check to our dulnes and indevotion ;lfChrift o@ r ç would let up a Pulpit at the alehouse-door, ,Wine would hear hint. oftner. Verfe 14. was moved with compáfàn,and healed theirftck] Chrilts. mercy was not amouth -mercy fuch as was that of tko;.c ita.. 411
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