Chap.' ó. according to Sr M r r x s vv. túre of an ungratefùll and cruel enan,that plucketh up'ihe bridg be- fore others,whereby himfelfe had paffedover. He that will lend no mercy,how dothhe think to borrow any ? Verfe 31. So *hen hasfellowfervants] TheAngels, fay fome, Anreti vident, who,when they fee usbackward tobuf,ucffe of this nature, are for- dotext, 7,' 'Do- ry, and fay our errand to ;their and our commonLord. Or the wino omnia re. Saintson earth groan out their difcontents, again& the unmerci- fertnt, Aree. full,toGod, who loon hears them, for he is gracious, Sxed.22.27. yea the cries ofthe poor oppreffed doe even enter into the ears of' the Lord ofSabboth, Jam.5.3 Verle 32. 0 thou Wickedfervant ] Wicked with a witneffe, as that wicked Haman,fo Either called him (Eff.7.6.)whonever till' then had heard his true title. Cod wile-have a time to tell every, man his own: and for thole that are now fò haughty and pat- fionate, that none dare declare their way to their face, God will lay- them low enough in the (limy valley, whereare many already like them,and more (hall come after.them,lob 21,3 1,32. Verte 33.Sbouldffnot thou alfe &c.] Which becaufe he did not, his pattent was called in again in;o the Pardon-office, and he. defervedly turned over to the tormentour. God will let off his own and all hearts elfe, from a mercilefle man, from a gripingop- preffour, as he,did from Haman : not -a man opened his month to inferì¡ede for him , when he fell before that Jewefle, the, Qúeeni. For he fhall have judgement without mercy, faith St Limes, that path (hewed nomercy : when as mercy rejoiceth again,{ judge j,,,,." . ment, as a, man doeth againft his adverfary, whom he bath fubdued. Verle 34 Andhis LordWas toroth]. So Godis laid tobe,when, he chidesand finites for fin, as menute to doe in their anger : but' fomewhat worfe then they, for his anger burneth to the lovefi hell,.. Dent.32.22. Verle 35. Ifye fromyoior heartsforg.itee not ]_ Forget as well`. si,3eis e(f qäi as forgive : which (orneprotefj they will never aoe, neither think nenninem i.ro they that any doe. But what faith the ,heathen Oratour _to this, grartarta'Pu:at unchrdhan cer,fure ? If any think that we, that have been 'once. rel ne/tram is her out, can never heartily forgive, and love one another again, he pro- ,fi iamWept, not our falfe-heartednefle,but fhewethhis own.._ fe! indita, fìa. crm. Cicer Ep. Cult?. 37.iib,3. 473
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