Chap.'8. accordiigtoSt MATTHEvV. at u mot it the mourning of a dove, not the roaringof a bear, or bellowing of a bull, when baited. Ml defire of revengemalt be carefully caft out : and if the wrong-doer fay I repent, you mutt fay, I remit, and that from the heart : being herein like that King of England, of whom it is faid that he never forgac any thing but injuries. Every Chriftian fhould keep a continual) Jubilee, , ct. 13, nexus (lvendo, noxas remittendo, by looting bonds, and re- mitting wrongs. Vette 23, wki:h tvets/d twke account of his fervant.r] This God doth daily t. Inthe preaching of the law withit's direeti- on or ccrreEtìon, which he that trembleth not in hearing, faid that Martyr, fhall becrudat to pieces in feeling. a. In troubleofcon- fcience, which when open, tells usall we have done, and writes bitter things againft us, though they be legible only (as things written with the juyceof limmons) when held to the tight fire ofGods fierce wrath. 3.. In the hour of death : for every mans deaths-day is his particular doomes day. 4. At the day ofjudge- ment, when we {hall appear to give an account,2 Cor.5 tó; Good' _Irivamu_a at therefore is the couniell of that Heathen. Let us fo live, as that rstione:r note we forget not our tail reckoning. Rationem cumdomino crebrò betty¡dn2ar- putet Viflic, Let the Reward oft reckon with his matter, faith ct{;.4, in térr, another. Coc de re Verle 24. Which ought him ten thou/nd talents] A talent is ruto d sap Ç, Paid tobe6co crowns ; ten thoufand talents are well-nigh twelve tonnes of told. As oft therefore as thy brother offends thee, think with thy feltwhat a price isput into thy hands, what mop- portunitie is offered thee of gaining togreat a prize, ofgathering in to rich an harveft. Verfe as. His Lord comm4nded him to be (öld ] Thofe that fell them'elves to dowickedly with dhab, will fhre rep ut them fore of their.bargain,wlaen God {hall' tell them c ffto the devil: who whenhe bath well fed them (as they do their llaves in Tome coun- nies for like parpofe) will broach them, and ear them., faithMr Bralf Serm,.of. Bradtrd,thaw them, arid champ themworld without end in e- RcpciitP Tos., ternall woe and mifery. One reafon why the wicked areeter- nally tormented is, becaufebeing worthlelte, they cannot fatisfie Gods juftice iu any time ; and he will be noloofer by them. Verte :6. Thefervaut therefarefill down] This was the rea- dy way to difarm his matters indignation, and procure his own peace, vsz to iubrait to jottic.e and implore mercy. Thus Abigail pacitded... 471
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