A
TREATISE
OF
LOVE
.
Written
by
IOHN
ROGERS
,
Minister
of
Gods
Word
in
Dedham
in
Essex
.
God
is
Loue
,
and
he
that
dwelleth
in
Loue
dwelleth
in
God
,
and
God
in
him
,
1
Iohn
4.
16.
This
is
the
message
that
yee
heard
from
the
beginning
,
that
ye
loue
one
another
,
1
Iohn
3.
11.
And
this
Commandement
haue
we
of
him
,
that
he
that
loueth
God
,
should
loue
his
Brother
also
,
1
Iohn
4
21.
LONDON
,
Printed
by
H.
Lownes
and
R.
Young
,
for
N.
Newbery
,
at
the
signe
of
the
Starre
in
Popes
head
Alley
.
1629.
TO
MY
LOVING
Neighbours
of
Dedham
.
LOuing
and
good
Neighbours
,
the
doctrine
of
Faith
being
gone
forth
into
the
World
,
I
thought
it
not
amisse
that
the
Daughter
should
attend
vpon
her
Mother
:
and
therefore
to
put
forth
a
Treatise
of
Loue
,
to
follow
after
Faith
,
as
they
were
both
handled
in
your
hearing
not
very
many
yeares
since
.
Now
I
desire
that
these
things
may
liue
and
speake
vnto
you
,
when
I
shall
be
taken
from
you
:
In
which
two
if
you
shall
profit
,
you
cannot
but
doe
well
,
God
shal
be
much
honoured
,
and
I
shall
haue
my
great
desire
.
Now
this
of
Loue
,
I
dedicate
vnto
you
,
that
as
you
haue
learned
in
some
measure
to
loue
one
another
.
so
that
you
doe
it
still
,
and
encrease
more
and
more
.
I
found
you
,
by
the
care
&
diligence
of
my
worthy
Predecessor
,
in
a
peaceable
state
.
Thus
,
through
Gods
mercy
,
haue
you
continued
without
rents
or
diuisions
,
sidings
or
part
taking
,
in
peace
and
vnitie
these
three
and
twenty
yeares
of
my
abode
with
you
:
wherein
both
the
head
and
bodie
of
the
Congregation
looking
one
way
,
much
ill
hath
bin
hindred
,
and
much
good
done
and
mainetained
.
And
I
hope
so
to
leaue
you
:
yea
,
my
hearts
desire
is
,
that
you
may
liue
in
peace
,
and
godly
loue
when
I
am
gone
,
that
as
you
haue
done
,
so
you
may
draw
altogether
as
one
man
.
So
shall
nothing
be
too
hard
for
you
,
nor
no
force
of
wickednesse
bee
able
to
preuaile
against
you
;
As
a
bound
Fagot
cannot
be
broken
,
though
the
band
loosed
and
sticks
shattred
asunder
,
becomes
weake
.
As
few
or
no
suits
of
Law
haue
bin
found
amongst
you
,
but
differences
either
betweene
your selues
agreed
,
or
by
indifferent
Neighbours
compounded
;
so
doe
still
in
the
name
of
God
.
And
as
I
haue
euer
found
you
forward
in
good
sort
to
any
deed
of
Charity
,
wherin
you
haue
bin
moued
,
besides
the
good
prouision
made
for
your
own
poor
:
so
I
beseech
you
to
continue
,
that
you
may
shew
forth
the
fruit
of
the
Ministry
of
the
Word
so
long
,
so
long
continued
among
you
;
and
other
townes
seeing
your
well-doing
and
good
order
,
may
be
prouoked
by
your
example
▪
and
so
God
may
haue
much
honour
by
you
,
and
hee
take
pleasure
to
dwell
among
you
,
and
be
the
God
of
your
Posteritie
after
you
,
from
one
generation
to
another
.
Which
I
beseech
him
to
grant
for
his
mercies
and
his
Christ
his
sake
.
And
you
that
be
young
now
(
which
God
be
thanked
giue
good
hope
)
if
God
let
you
liue
to
stand
vp
in
your
Predecessours
roomes
,
see
that
you
labour
to
quit
your selues
as
well
as
they
haue
done
;
and
better
will
be
required
,
as
hauing
more
light
euery
day
,
&
their
example
to
make
vse
of
.
In
which
hope
I
take
my
leaue
,
and
commend
you
all
heartily
to
the
grace
of
God
,
remaining
till
death
Yours
in
what
seruice
of
Loue
I
can
,
IOHN
ROGERS
.
A
TREATISE
OF
LOVE
.
CHAP.
I.
HAuing
finished
the
Doctrine
of
Faith
,
let
me
adde
a
few
things
concerning
Loue
,
which
were
deliuered
from
the
same
Text
,
1
Iohn
3.
23.
in
my
ordinary
course
one
after
another
.
This
is
the
commandement
of
God
,
that
wee
beleeue
in
the
Name
of
his
Sonne
Iesus
Christ
,
and
loue
one
another
.
Which
,
seeing
the
holy
Ghost
hath
ioyned
together
,
as
two
necessary
&
inseparable
companions
;
and
that
the
duety
of
Loue
is
of
so
necessary
vse
in
the
course
of
our
liues
,
I
thought
good
to
adde
some
things
hereof
to
the
former
Treatise
.
The
holy
Ghost
hauing
had
occasion
in
Verse
22.
of
that
Chapter
,
to
speak
of
the
keepers
of
Gods
commandements
,
who
are
the
parties
whose
prayers
God
will
heare
;
now
in
this
Verse
,
lest
any
should
doubt
and
aske
the
question
,
But
what
be
those
commandements
?
he
therefore
names
them
,
and
orings
them
all
to
these
two
heads
;
Faith
in
Iesus
Christ
,
and
Loue
to
our
brethren
:
and
these
he
exhorts
vnto
,
to
beleeue
in
Christ
Iesus
,
and
to
loue
one
another
.
Now
,
in
that
the
Apostle
hath
reduced
to
two
heads
all
the
commandements
of
God
and
our
dueties
,
he
hath
mercifully
prouided
for
our
weaknesse
,
and
preuented
those
carnall
excuses
whereby
most
men
cloake
their
ignorance
and
carelesse
neglect
of
heauenly
things
:
Oh
,
they
be
so
dull
to
conceiue
,
and
the
Scriptures
so
darke
,
and
they
haue
such
ill
memories
,
and
the
Scripture
so
large
,
as
they
can
make
no
worke
of
them
;
which
is
Adam-like
,
to
turne
the
fault
from
themselues
vpon
God
.
As
if
they
should
say
,
If
God
had
giuen
vs
shorter
and
plainer
Scripture
,
and
better
wits
and
memories
,
wee
would
haue
done
great
matters
.
But
this
is
but
the
wickednesse
and
falshood
of
their
hearts
:
for
they
can
finde
wit
and
memory
enough
for
the
world
,
their
profits
,
pleasures
,
or
lusts
,
and
what
they
haue
a
minde
to
;
and
why
should
they
not
serue
them
for
better
things
,
if
they
would
bend
themselues
thereto
?
And
God
hath
mercifully
left
vs
so
much
of
his
Word
,
as
is
necessary
to
saluation
,
cleare
and
plaine
to
euery
humble
&
teachable
heart
,
that
seekes
helpe
of
God
by
prayer
,
and
is
willing
to
be
ruled
thereby
.
Yea
,
hee
hath
gathered
the
whole
into
short
summes
;
As
the
whole
Law
and
will
of
God
,
so
large
and
scattered
in
the
Scriptures
,
is
referred
to
ten
words
,
Deut.
10.
4.
which
are
the
ten
commandements
,
deliuered
by
God
,
Exod.
20.
and
these
ten
referred
to
two
,
Matth.
22.
40.
and
these
two
to
one
,
Galat.
5.
14.
So
our
whole
direction
concerning
Prayer
,
is
in
that
short
plat-forme
called
the
Lords-prayer
.
So
hath
the
Church
of
God
since
,
out
of
the
Apostles
writings
,
gathered
all
the
things
we
are
to
beleeue
vnto
eternall
life
,
into
twelue
Articles
.
So
hath
God
prouided
in
this
lightsome
,
(
and
in
that
respect
)
blessed
age
of
ours
,
abundance
of
good
Books
of
the
points
and
principles
of
our
Religion
,
some
more
large
,
some
more
briefe
;
Catechismes
for
euery
bodies
turne
,
that
euen
the
dullest
,
and
of
worst
memory
,
may
come
to
the
knowledge
of
God
,
themselues
,
and
their
dueties
,
and
the
things
of
saluation
,
if
they
bee
not
shamefully
carelesse
.
So
that
the
ignorance
of
the
people
of
this
Land
(
which
yet
is
fearfully
grosse
,
and
more
than
any
thinke
for
,
but
they
that
try
it
)
is
affected
and
wilfull
;
and
therefore
their
condemnation
will
be
(
as
more
fearfull
than
of
other
Nations
,
so
)
most
iust
and
inexcusable
.
It
's
lamentable
to
see
how
the
precious
time
is
spent
with
many
,
in
sinfull
courses
and
exercises
;
with
most
,
in
eager
pursuit
of
the
world
,
the
profits
,
honours
,
and
pleasures
thereof
,
as
if
they
were
the
necessary
things
,
and
end
of
our
being
here
;
when
the
meanes
of
the
knowledge
of
God
,
and
the
things
that
concerne
our
owne
happinesse
lye
wofully
neglected
.
Hath
God
after
the
long
night
of
superstition
,
ignorance
,
and
idolatry
,
that
our
Fore-fathers
lay
vnder
,
caused
the
day
to
arise
,
&
the
sun
of
Righteousnesse
to
shine
so
long
vpon
vs
,
and
shall
wee
yet
loue
darknesse
and
not
light
,
be
ignorant
,
and
grope
at
noone
day
?
Hath
God
set
vs
vp
with
those
precious
meanes
of
grace
and
life
,
and
giuen
vs
our
full
scope
in
them
,
when
he
hath
denied
them
to
Nations
twenty
times
as
great
as
our selues
,
and
shall
we
make
sleight
of
them
?
Oh
how
many
vnder
the
tyrannie
of
Antichrist
,
that
would
skip
at
the
crummes
that
fall
from
our
tables
,
would
aduenture
their
liues
for
the
scraps
and
leauings
of
such
things
as
we
cast
vnder
our
feet
?
They
would
and
cannot
;
we
may
and
will
not
:
may
we
not
iustly
feare
,
lest
God
ere
long
snatch
his
Word
from
vs
,
and
bestow
it
vpon
them
,
that
will
make
better
vse
of
it
?
The
Lord
awaken
the
people
of
this
Land
,
to
know
the
day
of
their
Visitation
,
and
to
vnderstand
the
things
that
belong
to
their
peace
,
before
the
decree
come
forth
,
and
it
be
too
late
.
Get
knowledge
and
vnderstanding
,
search
the
Scriptures
,
make
vse
of
such
good
helpes
as
the
time
affords
plentifully
.
Take
our
time
:
Say
not
,
I
am
dull
,
I
haue
a
bad
memory
.
God
hath
taken
away
these
pretences
:
therefore
they
will
not
goe
for
payment
at
that
day
.
Next
,
obserue
,
that
Faith
and
Loue
are
ioyned
together
as
two
inseparable
companions
:
wheresoeuer
one
is
,
there
is
the
other
also
,
and
misse
one
misse
both
.
He
that
hath
Faith
,
must
needs
haue
Loue
;
for
Faith
worketh
by
Loue
,
Gal.
5.
Faith
assuring
vs
of
Gods
loue
,
to
vs
,
makes
vs
loue
God
againe
,
and
our
neighbour
for
his
sake
,
at
his
commandement
,
and
for
his
Image
that
is
in
him
.
And
wheresoeuer
true
Loue
is
,
there
certainly
Faith
hath
gone
before
;
these
can
be
no
more
seuered
than
sunne
and
light
,
good
tree
and
fruit
.
As
for
that
,
1
Cor.
13.
If
I
had
all
Faith
,
and
haue
no
Loue
,
I
am
a
sounding
brasse
,
and
tinkling
cymball
:
it
's
to
be
vnderstood
of
the
greatest
measure
of
the
Faith
of
miracles
,
which
indeed
might
be
seuered
from
that
of
Loue
,
as
in
Iudas
;
not
meant
of
iustifying
Faith
,
of
which
before
in
the
Treatise
of
Faith
.
This
may
bee
comfortable
to
2.
This
on
the
contrary
,
witnesseth
fearfully
against
the
people
of
England
,
and
the
most
part
euery
where
,
that
there
is
no
Faith
among
them
,
seeing
Loue
is
so
scarce
and
hard
to
bee
found
.
The
manifold
idle
and
malicious
wilfull
suites
in
Law
,
the
many
contentions
,
brawlings
,
raylings
,
and
fallings
out
for
trifles
,
doe
shew
there
is
but
a
little
loue
.
So
much
oppression
,
cruelty
,
extortion
,
bribery
,
symonie
,
such
racking
and
rending
,
euery
man
for
himselfe
,
not
caring
who
sinke
,
so
hee
swimme
;
so
much
deceit
in
bargainings
and
dealings
,
in
buyings
and
sellings
,
as
one
knowes
scarce
whom
to
beleeue
,
euery
one
spreads
a
net
for
his
neighbour
,
to
catch
him
if
he
can
:
such
couetous
pinching
,
neglect
of
giuing
where
cause
is
,
of
free
lending
,
by
reason
of
vsurious
lending
,
and
innumerable
such
courses
as
these
,
doe
cry
out
with
a
loud
voice
,
that
Loue
is
but
rare
.
Such
neglect
of
duety
to
others
soules
,
so
few
regarding
to
admonish
,
reproue
,
exhort
,
comfort
,
when
,
and
where
there
is
neede
,
few
able
,
fewer
willing
:
Besides
,
so
little
loue
to
the
Saints
and
true
seruants
of
God
.
All
these
beare
witnesse
strongly
,
that
Loue
is
wanting
;
and
therefore
,
certainly
,
that
there
is
no
Faith
:
which
where
it
is
,
cannot
but
shew
it selfe
by
true
Loue
in
the
fruits
thereof
.
Let
men
therefore
,
whosoeuer
they
be
,
keepe
silence
concerning
Faith
,
except
they
can
proue
it
by
their
Loue
;
which
while
they
liue
in
the
quite
contraries
thereto
,
they
can
neuer
doe
.
Next
,
whereas
Faith
and
Loue
being
ioyned
together
,
yet
Faith
is
set
in
the
first
place
,
note
,
that
though
in
regard
of
time
,
they
be
wrought
together
in
the
soule
,
yet
in
order
of
nature
,
Faith
goes
first
,
vniting
vs
to
Christ
,
from
whom
are
deriued
into
vs
,
Loue
,
and
all
other
graces
.
First
,
this
confutes
that
Popish
giues
a
being
vnto
it
;
which
cannot
be
,
since
Faith
is
before
it
.
It
declares
and
makes
Faith
manifest
where
it
is
,
and
proues
the
soundnesse
and
truth
of
it
,
but
giues
no
forme
or
being
thereto
.
2
▪
This
sheweth
,
that
where
Faith
is
not
,
there
it
's
impossible
Loue
should
be
;
therefore
an
vnbeleeuing
man
or
woman
,
neither
doth
,
nor
can
loue
God
or
their
Neighbour
:
which
is
a
fearfull
thing
to
be
spoken
,
and
yet
most
true
:
Therefore
,
Lord
,
how
should
it
awaken
such
(
which
are
the
greatest
part
)
to
labour
earnestly
after
this
grace
of
Faith
!
get
this
and
get
all
;
and
so
on
the
contrary
.
3
Lastly
,
let
none
of
those
that
are
about
the
worke
of
Faith
,
hold
off
,
and
say
,
If
I
could
loue
God
as
I
would
,
and
my
Neighbour
as
I
should
,
then
I
could
beleeue
:
Nay
,
rather
know
,
that
you
must
first
beleeue
,
and
then
you
shall
be
able
to
loue
God
and
your
Neighbour
.
Obiect
.
But
here
some
may
obiect
,
that
whereas
the
Apostle
hath
brought
all
our
dueties
to
these
two
,
Faith
in
Christ
,
and
Loue
to
our
Neighbour
;
that
this
is
defectiue
,
for
as
much
as
the
Loue
of
God
,
which
is
the
chiefe
of
all
,
is
left
out
.
Answ.
We
are
to
know
,
that
it
's
not
left
out
,
but
necessarily
included
in
the
loue
of
our
neighbour
,
from
whence
that
doth
proceed
:
for
as
hee
that
loues
God
,
cannot
but
loue
his
neighbour
,
so
no
man
can
loue
his
neighbour
truely
,
in
whom
the
loue
of
God
is
not
wrought
,
for
whose
Image
,
and
at
whose
commandement
he
loueth
him
,
1
▪
Ioh.
5.
2.
CHAP.
2.
Of
the
Loue
of
God
.
OF
which
loue
of
God
,
seeing
both
it
's
the
principall
,
and
that
wherby
we
may
know
whether
the
loue
of
our
neighbour
be
in
vs
,
yea
or
no
,
which
is
the
point
wee
mainly
intend
in
this
Treatise
;
I
will
therefore
speake
a
little
of
the
same
.
The
loue
of
God
is
a
most
precious
and
honourable
esteeming
and
affecting
of
him
,
with
a
chiefe
delight
in
him
aboue
all
things
.
God
is
worthy
to
be
loued
vnmeasurably
,
because
he
is
infinitely
and
vnmeasurably
holy
,
pure
,
perfect
,
and
good
in
himselfe
.
Also
because
he
hath
been
vnmeasurably
good
to
vs
,
especially
in
giuing
his
Son
to
the
death
for
vs
.
Iohn
3.
16.
So
God
loued
,
i.
e.
so
vnmeasurably
and
vnutterably
,
&c.
1
Iohn
4.
9
,
10.
&
Ephes.
3.
To
know
the
loue
of
Christ
,
which
passeth
knowledge
:
But
that
wee
cannot
;
therefore
wee
must
loue
him
,
as
Deut.
6.
5.
with
all
our
heart
,
soule
and
might
.
But
this
we
cannot
neyther
,
since
the
fall
of
Adam
;
therfore
we
must
loue
him
with
an
vpright
heart
,
and
this
God
will
accept
in
Christ
.
Wee
must
loue
him
simply
and
absolutely
for
himselfe
,
and
all
other
things
for
him
,
in
,
and
vnder
him
.
We
must
not
loue
him
as
we
loue
other
things
,
but
aboue
all
other
things
in
the
world
.
Mat.
10.
37.
Hee
that
loueth
father
or
mother
more
,
&c.
Nay
,
Luke
14.
26.
Hee
that
hates
not
father
,
&c.
that
is
,
when
they
would
withdraw
vs
from
God
and
his
Obedience
:
therefore
Deut.
13.
6.
are
we
bidden
,
if
any
,
neuer
so
neare
and
deare
,
should
entise
vs
to
Idolatry
,
wee
should
reueale
him
,
that
he
may
be
put
to
death
.
If
wee
loue
him
not
aboue
all
things
,
he
is
not
our
God
.
And
this
we
ought
to
doe
,
first
,
because
he
is
goodnesse
it selfe
,
which
is
most
worthy
of
all
loue
,
and
wheresoeuer
we
see
any
part
of
this
Image
,
it
ought
to
draw
our
hearts
vnto
it
.
Secondly
,
he
hath
created
vs
after
his
owne
Image
,
redeemed
vs
by
his
deare
Sonne
,
preserued
vs
alwayes
,
and
multiplyed
vpon
vs
,
and
daily
reneweth
innumerable
mercies
both
for
soule
and
body
;
and
doe
not
these
(
besides
what
hee
hath
promised
vs
hereafter
)
challenge
all
our
best
affections
?
Thus
haue
the
worthy
seruants
of
God
done
in
their
seuerall
generations
.
The
holy
Martyrs
,
who
haue
forsaken
all
for
his
loue
,
and
counted
meanly
of
their
liues
for
his
Names
sake
:
yea
,
chose
rather
to
endure
the
vttermost
torturings
,
that
cruell
persecutors
could
inflict
vpon
them
,
rather
than
doe
any
thing
to
his
dishonour
.
This
condemneth
all
such
as
The
carnall
minde
is
enmity
against
God
;
for
it
's
not
subiect
to
the
will
of
God
,
nor
indeed
can
be
.
Saint
Paul
,
Rom.
5.
Colos.
1.
saith
,
we
were
enemies
to
God
.
2
Chro.
19.
2.
Wouldst
thou
loue
them
that
hate
God
:
1.
Ahab
a
wicked
Idolater
,
and
such
as
he
?
so
also
in
the
end
of
the
Second
Commandement
,
see
if
God
call
not
Idolaters
,
and
such
as
pretend
great
loue
to
him
,
and
are
at
great
cost
and
paines
with
him
,
haters
of
him
.
Such
be
all
Atheists
,
Heretickes
,
&c.
Papists
be
Idolaters
,
and
great
haters
of
God
,
persecuting
also
his
Truth
&
Saints
with
fire
and
sword
.
Among
our selues
be
many
abominable
blasphemers
,
contemners
of
God
and
all
goodnesse
:
The
better
any
person
,
thing
,
speech
,
action
,
or
duety
is
,
the
more
they
hate
it
;
and
the
worse
any
thing
,
or
any
company
is
,
the
better
it
pleaseth
them
.
These
be
Sathans
eldest
sonnes
,
marching
in
the
Fore-ranke
of
the
Deuils
Band
,
to
whom
(
without
rare
Repentance
)
belongs
nothing
but
a
fearfull
expectation
of
vengeance
,
and
violent
fire
to
deuoure
such
aduersaries
,
Heb.
10.
27.
It
condemneth
all
such
as
loue
They
that
loue
God
,
hate
euill
,
Psalme
97.
10.
They
will
keepe
Gods
commandements
,
Ioh.
14.
21.
1
Iohn
5.
3.
They
that
loue
God
,
would
that
all
others
did
so
,
and
draw
as
many
to
God
as
they
can
;
as
Philip
did
Nathanael
,
Iohn
1.
41.
Matthew
the
Publicans
,
Mat.
9.
to
our
Sauiour
Christ
.
Isay
2.
1.
and
reioyce
to
see
any
come
home
to
God
by
Repentance
,
as
the
Angels
of
Heauen
doe
.
They
will
grieue
,
when
they
see
him
wronged
or
dishonored
;
as
Moses
,
when
he
threw
downe
the
Tables
;
and
Phinees
,
when
he
ran
thorough
Zimri
and
Cozbi
.
Lots
righteous
soule
was
vexed
at
the
vncleane
conuersation
of
the
Sodomites
.
They
that
loue
God
,
will
loue
his
Word
,
being
holy
and
pure
as
himselfe
,
and
containing
his
good
will
.
They
loue
his
faithfull
Ministers
:
he
that
receiueth
you
,
receiueth
me
,
Luke
10.
They
will
loue
Gods
Children
and
his
Image
,
wheresoeuer
they
see
it
,
1
Iohn
5.
1.
Psalme
16.
3.
They
will
take
paines
in
his
seruice
,
as
Iacob
did
night
and
day
in
Labans
,
for
the
loue
hee
bare
to
Rachel
:
and
be
at
cost
,
as
Dauid
towards
the
building
of
the
Temple
;
and
Mary
,
with
her
boxe
of
precious
ointment
poured
on
our
Sauiour
Christ
.
Yea
,
and
speedily
hee
will
goe
about
what
God
cals
him
to
;
as
Abraham
that
rose
early
to
offer
Isaac
,
and
Hamor
,
who
made
speed
to
get
the
Shechemites
to
yeeld
to
the
demands
of
Dinahs
brethren
,
because
he
so
dearly
loued
her
.
They
that
loue
God
,
are
willing
and
glad
to
meet
him
,
or
heare
from
him
in
the
Ordinances
of
his
Word
,
Prayer
,
Sacraments
,
as
the
wife
desireth
,
and
is
glad
to
heare
from
her
absent
husband
,
and
to
send
or
receiue
tokens
to
him
and
from
him
.
They
that
loue
God
greatly
,
are
content
to
suffer
for
his
Names
sake
;
as
Paul
,
that
said
,
I
am
not
ready
to
be
bound
,
but
to
dye
at
Ierusalem
for
the
Name
of
Christ
.
And
that
worthy
Martyr
,
that
said
,
Shall
I
dye
but
once
for
my
Sauiour
?
I
could
find
in
my
heart
to
dye
a
hundred
times
for
him
.
Also
they
long
for
his
last
comming
,
for
their
full
Redemption
,
and
that
they
might
bee
euer
with
the
Lord
,
as
1
Thes.
4.
17.
As
the
Church
,
Reu.
22.
Come
,
Lord
Iesu
,
come
quickly
.
Or
else
they
long
to
be
with
him
,
in
the
meane
time
,
as
Paul
,
I
desire
to
be
dissolued
,
and
to
be
with
Christ
,
which
is
best
of
all
.
Now
,
if
these
be
the
true
and
certaine
markes
of
the
Loue
of
God
,
and
where
these
be
wanting
,
or
much
more
,
where
the
contraries
to
these
bee
found
,
there
is
no
loue
of
God
;
then
must
we
necessarily
conclude
against
the
most
part
of
people
in
all
places
,
that
there
is
little
loue
of
God
abiding
in
them
,
as
will
appear
,
if
we
look
ouer
the
particulars
:
which
might
strike
terror
into
their
hearts
,
if
it
were
well
considered
.
For
those
whose
hearts
by
these
markes
can
beare
witnesse
on
their
sides
,
let
them
labour
to
encrease
more
and
more
in
this
loue
of
God
,
and
see
what
priuiledges
God
hath
promised
and
bequeathed
vnto
them
.
Psal.
91.
the
three
last
Verses
,
Because
hee
hath
loued
mee
,
therefore
will
I
deleuer
him
,
&c.
He
shall
call
vpon
me
,
and
I
will
heare
him
,
I
will
bee
with
him
in
trouble
,
I
will
be
with
him
,
and
glorifie
him
:
With
long
life
will
I
satisfie
him
,
and
shew
him
my
saluation
.
And
Iohn
14.
21.
Hee
that
loueth
mee
,
shall
be
loued
of
my
Father
,
and
I
will
loue
him
,
and
shew
mine
own
self
vnto
him
.
vers
.
23.
Yea
,
these
are
they
,
to
whom
God
hath
promised
his
heauenly
Kingdome
.
Iames
1.
12.
to
them
that
loue
him
.
Thirdly
,
it
condemnes
those
,
that
loue
any
thing
more
than
they
loue
God
;
as
father
,
mother
,
wife
,
childe
,
profit
,
pleasure
,
friend
,
yea
,
or
life
it selfe
:
which
is
no
other
than
Idolatry
,
and
to
make
that
our
God
,
which
wee
loue
aboue
God
,
and
spirituall
Adultery
,
as
St.
Iames
cals
it
,
Iames
4.
4.
as
a
man
that
loues
a
harlot
more
than
his
owne
wife
:
yet
what
is
more
common
than
this
?
yea
,
the
trade
of
it
with
the
common
sort
,
who
for
the
sake
of
the
things
aboue
named
,
care
not
what
dueties
they
omit
,
or
what
sinnes
they
commit
against
God
:
who
yet
ought
to
be
loued
aboue
all
,
and
all
things
to
be
loued
,
in
,
and
for
him
,
and
vnder
him
,
and
as
may
stand
with
our
loue
to
him
,
and
not
otherwise
.
Yea
,
the
seruants
of
God
,
because
their
loue
is
not
perfect
,
suffer
many
things
to
come
in
betweene
God
and
vs
,
and
steale
our
heart
and
affection
in
part
from
him
,
and
that
obedience
that
wee
owe
vnto
him
:
which
we
ought
to
bewaile
deeply
,
and
labour
euery
day
more
and
more
,
that
his
loue
may
bee
greater
in
vs
,
than
to
any
thing
;
nay
,
all
things
else
that
are
in
the
world
besides
.
And
so
much
of
the
Loue
of
God
briefly
,
hauing
taken
it
but
by
the
way
.
CHAP.
3.
Of
Loue
to
our
Neighbour
:
and
first
,
what
it
is
.
NOw
I
come
to
handle
the
duety
of
Loue
to
our
Neighbour
,
as
that
which
necessarily
floweth
from
the
Loue
of
God
.
And
of
this
,
first
,
What
it
is
:
secondly
,
of
the
Notes
it
's
knowne
by
:
thirdly
,
of
the
Properties
of
true
Loue
:
and
fourthly
,
of
the
persons
that
we
ought
to
loue
.
1
Loue
is
a
sanctified
affection
of
the
heart
,
whereby
whosoeuer
is
indued
withall
,
endeuoureth
to
doe
all
the
good
he
can
to
all
;
but
especially
,
to
them
that
be
nearest
vnto
him
.
1.
It
s
an
affection
seated
(
as
we
say
)
in
the
heart
,
as
all
the
other
of
hate
,
hope
,
feare
,
ioy
,
griefe
,
&c.
as
the
vnderstanding
is
in
the
head
.
These
are
in
themselues
good
,
and
not
euill
,
being
giuen
to
Adam
in
his
creation
,
in
whom
they
were
all
pure
,
well
ordered
,
and
in
good
tune
,
louing
the
good
,
and
hating
the
contrarie
,
and
so
in
the
rest
.
But
euer
since
the
Fall
,
they
are
vtterly
corrupted
:
the
will
and
affections
haue
not
onely
lost
all
their
purity
,
but
the
will
is
become
most
rebellious
,
and
all
the
affections
disordered
,
and
turned
the
contrary
way
:
As
this
of
Loue
,
is
turned
to
the
loue
of
euill
,
to
malice
,
reuenge
,
and
selfe-loue
.
2.
I
say
its
a
sanctified
affection
:
for
ere
a
man
can
loue
,
he
must
be
regenerate
,
&
sanctiffed
throughout
;
as
in
his
vnderstanding
and
will
,
so
in
his
affections
:
which
is
,
when
a
man
is
vnited
to
Christ
by
Faith
,
he
is
sanctified
by
the
Spirit
;
that
is
,
the
old
and
cursed
disposition
that
is
in
vs
by
nature
,
is
put
away
,
and
a
new
and
contrary
frame
and
disposition
of
soule
,
wherein
wee
were
at
first
created
,
is
brought
into
vs
,
the
vnderstanding
enlightned
,
the
will
made
plyant
and
frameable
to
the
will
of
God
,
and
so
the
affections
purged
and
restored
to
their
former
integrity
in
some
measure
;
as
to
hate
the
euill
,
so
to
loue
the
good
,
to
loue
God
and
our
brethren
for
Gods
cause
.
So
that
no
vnregenerate
or
vnsanctified
man
,
can
loue
eyther
God
,
himselfe
,
or
any
body
else
.
True
Loue
proceeds
from
a
pure
heart
,
good
conscience
,
&
faith
vnfained
,
1
Tim.
1.
5.
from
a
soule
purified
by
the
spirit
,
1
Pet.
1.
22.
And
Gal.
5.
it
s
reckoned
among
the
fruits
of
the
spirit
.
And
2
Pet.
1.
7.
its
reckoned
among
other
graces
,
Faith
,
Temperance
,
Patience
,
Godlinesse
,
&c.
so
that
one
is
no
more
in
vs
naturally
,
than
the
rest
.
There
be
many
things
that
the
blinde
world
call
Loue
,
which
are
not
this
grace
that
we
speake
of
,
nor
come
in
any
such
account
with
God
.
That
betweene
the
fornicator
and
his
harlot
,
is
no
loue
but
lust
;
as
in
Amnon
,
which
turned
as
soone
into
hatred
.
Between
drunkards
and
theeues
,
is
no
loue
,
but
conspiracy
:
for
Loue
reioyceth
not
in
iniquity
,
but
in
the
truth
:
that
is
,
in
that
that
is
good
.
Nor
that
naturall
loue
of
parents
to
their
children
.
This
is
in
bruit
creatures
:
the
Cowe
loues
,
nourisheth
,
and
defendeth
her
Calfe
;
the
Goose
and
Gander
tend
and
brood
their
young
.
Nor
that
ciuill
loue
that
is
between
ordinary
people
in
the
world
,
that
stands
only
in
eating
and
drinking
,
prating
and
playing
together
,
which
they
count
such
loue
and
good
fellowship
,
as
who
so
speakes
against
,
and
cals
for
better
spending
of
the
time
,
is
cryed
out
vpon
,
as
an
enemy
to
all
loue
,
and
not
to
be
suffered
.
But
our
Sauiour
Christ
,
nor
the
Gospell
,
comes
not
to
bring
such
friendship
,
but
rather
debate
.
Such
as
that
,
was
among
the
Heathen
,
and
is
only
carnall
,
whereas
true
loue
respecteth
the
soule
,
and
that
most
of
all
;
which
is
no
whit
seene
,
nor
thought
of
among
carnall
men
.
Vnregenerate
men
cannot
loue
their
neighbours
;
for
while
they
be
kinde
to
their
bodies
,
and
haue
no
care
of
their
soules
,
is
this
worthy
to
be
called
Loue
?
It
s
as
ones
friend
or
child
should
haue
a
hurt
in
the
braine
,
and
another
in
the
heele
,
and
he
should
carefully
looke
to
the
heele
,
and
let
the
braine
putrifie
.
Carnall
Parents
,
that
pamper
their
childrens
bodies
,
and
prank
them
vp
braue
,
and
lay
for
great
portions
for
them
,
and
suffer
their
soules
to
welter
in
sinne
,
and
dye
and
perish
for
want
of
instruction
,
admonition
,
prayer
,
and
holy
example
,
is
this
to
bee
called
Loue
?
what
do
they
more
than
Turkish
Parents
?
The
wicked
Magistrate
,
that
is
very
friendly
to
all
the
Countrey
,
and
keepes
a
good
house
all
the
yeare
,
and
yet
suffers
sinne
to
reigne
,
and
houses
of
disorder
to
abound
in
his
circuit
,
the
Sabbaths
to
be
prophaned
,
and
,
like
Gallio
,
cares
for
none
of
those
things
,
call
you
this
Loue
?
The
negligent
Minister
,
that
sets
on
the
great
Pot
,
and
keeps
good
Hospitality
among
his
neighbours
,
and
yet
suffers
their
soules
to
famish
for
want
of
breaking
to
them
the
Bread
of
life
.
The
carnall
neighbour
,
that
to
the
body
of
his
neighbour
is
very
kinde
,
but
suffers
sinne
to
rest
vpon
his
soule
,
and
rather
nourisheth
him
therein
,
than
rebuketh
him
thereof
;
this
in
the
language
of
the
holy
Ghost
,
is
hatred
and
no
loue
,
Leuit.
19.
17.
And
what
hold
is
there
of
vnsanctified
mens
loue
one
to
another
?
They
may
be
very
inward
,
and
great
friends
now
,
and
on
the
sodaine
,
vpon
a
small
occasion
,
fall
out
,
and
become
deadly
enemies
.
They
oft
goe
arme
in
arme
to
the
Ale-house
or
Tauern
,
embracing
each
other
,
and
stabbe
one
another
ere
they
come
forth
.
See
a
liuely
picture
of
this
,
Iudges
9.
in
that
sworne
friendship
that
was
betweene
Abimelech
,
and
the
House
of
Shechem
,
who
yet
came
shortly
to
hate
each
other
so
,
as
they
neuer
lin
,
till
they
had
wrought
▪
each
others
,
destruction
.
And
no
maruell
;
for
euen
the
Heathen
could
say
,
That
true
friendship
was
grounded
onely
vpon
vertue
.
Neither
can
vnregenerate
men
(
much
lesse
)
loue
the
children
of
God
:
For
there
is
a
naturall
enmity
between
the
seed
of
the
Woman
,
and
the
seed
of
the
Serpent
,
which
all
are
,
till
they
be
regenerate
;
nor
can
any
man
loue
grace
in
another
,
till
hee
be
sanctified
,
and
gracious
himselfe
.
They
may
bee
conuinced
in
conscience
,
that
they
bee
the
good
seruants
of
God
,
and
better
than
themselues
,
as
Saul
was
of
Dauid
,
Herod
of
Iohn
Baptist
,
Pilate
of
our
Sauiour
Christ
,
pronouncing
him
Iust.
They
may
bee
restrained
from
hurting
them
,
as
Laban
and
Esau
from
hurting
Iacob
,
one
in
his
hote
pursuit
of
him
,
the
other
in
his
meeting
him
with
foure
hundred
men
.
If
a
mans
wayes
please
God
,
hee
will
make
his
enemies
at
peace
with
him
,
Prouerbs
16.
As
Daniel
was
preserued
safe
among
the
Lyons
,
and
the
three
Children
tooke
no
hurt
in
the
fire
.
Nay
,
they
may
doe
them
good
,
as
Cyrus
did
the
Iewes
,
restoring
them
to
their
land
and
liberty
,
and
furnishing
them
with
all
necessaries
to
the
building
the
City
and
Temple
of
Ierusalem
.
Ahashuerosh
also
and
Artashashte
to
Ezra
and
Nehemiah
,
and
by
them
to
the
people
of
God
.
But
they
doe
it
,
as
Caiaphas
,
that
vttered
that
prophesie
,
not
of
himselfe
,
but
as
he
was
high
Priest
that
yeare
.
So
these
are
vsed
of
God
to
such
purposes
:
As
the
Rauens
that
brought
Elias
bread
and
pottage
in
the
morning
,
and
againe
at
euen
.
But
loue
them
they
cannot
,
at
least
,
not
for
their
godlinesse
sake
.
They
may
doe
a
man
outwardly
some
good
,
&
t
is
not
amiss
to
take
it
,
yet
it
s
not
good
to
bee
too
much
beholding
to
them
.
And
what
hold
is
there
of
their
good
will
?
If
they
cry
Hosanna
now
,
they
may
cry
Crucifie
him
by
and
by
.
If
as
Acts
14.
18
▪
19.
they
so
highly
esteeme
vs
,
as
to
be
ready
to
deifie
vs
,
yet
by
and
by
,
vpon
a
lying
report
,
they
will
be
ready
to
stone
vs
.
As
Herod
reuerenced
Iohn
Baptist
,
and
yet
at
the
perswasion
of
Herodias
,
cut
off
his
head
.
Dauid
saith
,
it
was
his
familiar
,
that
ate
bread
with
him
,
and
tooke
counsell
with
him
,
that
yet
lift
vp
his
heele
against
him
,
Psal.
●
.
1.
9.
They
are
gone
,
and
hide
their
heads
.
If
the
multitude
go
the
other
way
,
or
the
times
begin
to
turne
any
thing
dangerous
▪
when
they
haue
most
neede
of
them
they
are
gone
.
Nay
,
no
bond
of
benefits
bestowed
,
no
nor
of
nature
it selfe
,
is
strong
enough
to
binde
such
a
man
sure
to
the
childe
of
God
.
Our
Sauiour
Christ
made
Iudas
his
Disciple
,
an
Apostle
,
of
his
owne
Family
,
Table
,
and
Messe
,
made
him
his
Purse-bearer
,
and
yet
how
▪
villanously
did
he
betray
him
into
the
hands
of
his
vtterest
enemies
?
Iehoiada
preserued
the
life
▪
of
Ioash
▪
when
all
his
brethren
were
slaine
,
h●lp
him
to
the
Kingdome
,
and
was
a
▪
guide
to
him
as
long
as
he
liued
with
him
;
yet
how
vngratefully
and
wrongfully
did
he
cause
his
good
sonne
Zechariah
,
a
Prophet
,
to
be
put
to
death
?
And
for
the
bonds
of
nature
neuer
so
neare
,
our
Sauiour
Christ
foretold
that
which
experience
hath
proued
often
true
,
Matth.
10.
21.
That
the
brother
shall
betray
the
brother
,
father
the
sonne
,
and
children
shall
rise
up
against
their
parents
,
to
get
them
put
to
death
.
There
is
no
hold
of
any
vnregenerate
man
,
but
▪
he
may
proue
a
persecutor
;
therefore
what
〈◊〉
to
bee
giuen
to
his
loue
?
Vse
.
This
shewes
the
miserable
state
of
vnregenerate
men
,
that
they
can
neither
loue
God
,
themselues
,
nor
any
body
else
,
while
they
are
in
this
case
:
what
should
such
a
man
doe
in
the
world
?
One
would
thinke
it
should
make
him
weary
of
himselfe
.
If
he
would
consider
,
and
beleeue
it
,
so
it
would
.
Oh
beg
of
God
,
by
his
blessed
Word
and
holy
Spirit
,
to
worke
a
mighty
worke
of
change
in
your
hearts
,
and
to
sanctifie
you
throughout
,
that
from
hence
you
may
be
able
to
loue
God
,
your
owne
selues
,
and
others
in
a
right
manner
;
till
which
time
,
you
cannot
so
much
as
loue
your
owne
wife
and
children
,
as
you
ought
to
doe
.
2.
It
teacheth
also
Gods
people
,
not
to
trust
too
much
to
such
men
and
their
loue
:
liue
peaceably
with
them
,
vse
them
kindly
,
accept
kindnesse
from
them
,
but
open
not
our selues
too
farre
to
them
,
leane
not
too
much
on
them
,
lest
they
proue
like
Egypt
,
a
broken
reed
,
that
will
run
into
our
hand
,
and
they
proue
like
a
sliding
foot
and
a
broken
tooth
.
For
if
they
bee
pent
,
they
will
burst
:
They
are
like
a
Iade
,
that
will
draw
while
its
going
,
but
is
not
sure
.
If
the
time
alter
,
there
is
no
hold
,
but
hee
may
betray
thee
:
As
Pilate
,
who
knew
our
Sauiour
Christ
to
bee
innocent
,
and
that
all
was
wrongfully
and
of
malice
that
was
done
against
him
,
and
hee
sought
many
wayes
to
ridde
his
hands
of
him
,
and
to
saue
his
life
,
yet
when
they
vrged
him
,
that
hee
was
not
Caesars
friend
,
if
he
let
him
goe
,
then
he
passed
sentence
of
death
against
him
.
Obiect
.
But
some
will
say
,
I
am
not
of
your
minde
,
I
will
trust
my
honest
neighbour
before
these
runners
to
Sermons
,
none
will
sooner
deceiue
one
than
they
.
I
know
one
that
came
from
a
Sermon
,
and
went
and
hired
his
neighbours
house
ouer
his
head
.
Answ.
I
deny
not
but
as
euer
there
haue
been
,
so
now
be
some
,
that
make
a
shew
of
godlinesse
,
and
deny
the
power
of
it
:
and
then
the
world
is
no
wiser
,
than
to
iudge
and
say
so
of
all
professors
;
which
is
a
most
fowle
wrong
,
and
a
false
thing
.
For
there
are
to
be
found
,
that
dare
not
deale
vnfaithfully
,
but
say
as
Ioseph
,
How
should
I
doe
this
wickednesse
,
and
sin
against
God
?
they
haue
the
Spirit
of
God
within
them
,
and
the
feare
of
God
in
their
hearts
to
bridle
them
,
which
the
carnall
person
hath
not
,
nor
any
thing
that
one
may
warrant
will
tye
and
hold
him
.
And
this
euen
the
men
of
the
world
know
:
for
they
will
put
the
matters
of
greatest
trust
into
their
hands
.
I
haue
knowne
a
very
carnall
Master
,
that
hauing
diuers
ruffianly
seruants
that
he
delighted
in
,
and
a
couple
of
sober
Christian
men
;
and
to
these
hee
committed
his
keyes
,
and
matters
wherein
greatest
faithfulnesse
was
required
,
which
▪
yet
he
heartily
affected
not
,
but
they
were
fit
to
serue
his
turne
.
So
in
matters
of
Arbitrement
,
they
will
put
their
case
to
such
as
be
of
best
report
for
godlinesse
in
the
Country
,
perswading
themselues
,
that
they
will
deale
vprightly
and
with
a
good
conscience
.
And
the
truth
is
,
he
is
not
worthy
the
name
of
a
Christian
,
and
its
pity
of
his
life
,
that
will
not
doe
better
than
any
carnall
man
in
the
world
.
It
followeth
in
the
description
of
loue
,
whereby
whosoeuer
is
endued
therewith
:
for
it
s
not
to
bee
found
in
euery
bush
,
but
its
rare
;
and
he
that
hath
it
,
hath
receiued
it
from
the
Father
of
lights
,
and
its
a
gift
of
Gods
Spirit
.
Look
for
it
therefore
from
aboue
.
Endeuoureth
to
doe
,
&c.
So
that
howsoeuer
loue
is
in
the
heart
,
yet
it
lyes
not
still
,
nor
sits
idle
,
but
is
working
▪
like
the
good
huswife
,
Prou.
3.
1.
both
by
words
and
deeds
,
to
soule
and
body
:
therefore
that
loue
▪
that
is
all
within
in
the
heart
,
and
none
in
the
hand
and
life
,
is
a
dead
loue
,
a
carkasse
,
like
the
dead
Faith
that
St.
Iames
speakes
of
,
that
is
without
workes
,
and
like
bad
mens
loue
to
God
,
which
is
without
obedience
to
his
commandements
.
Endeuoureth
to
doe
,
&c.
Puts
And
indeed
,
what
we
do
here
is
rather
endeuour
,
than
any
▪
great
matter
that
wre
attaine
to
,
especially
at
the
first
.
And
a
true
endeauour
with
increase
,
God
accepts
,
Hos.
6.
3.
1
Cor.
28.
7.
It
commands
all
the
powers
and
abilities
of
the
soule
,
to
further
the
good
of
the
Beloued
,
to
whom
it
wisheth
all
good
:
therfore
the
eye
sees
,
the
tongue
speakes
,
the
foot
walkes
for
the
good
and
benefit
of
the
party
beloued
:
Why
Loue
will
haue
it
so
.
The
memory
is
a
faithful
remembrancer
,
the
minde
plods
and
counsels
,
the
affections
pursue
all
purposes
and
occasions
for
his
helpe
,
all
other
things
neglected
,
Why
Loue
will
haue
it
so
.
Nay
,
patience
is
enioyned
to
beare
all
the
wrong
that
such
one
doth
,
compassion
must
pity
all
the
wants
that
such
one
hath
,
humility
and
modesty
giue
way
to
any
thing
that
he
requireth
.
Why
Loue
will
haue
it
so
.
Loue
is
like
the
great
wheele
of
the
clock
,
all
are
turnd
about
when
that
stirres
:
it
sets
on
worke
all
the
other
graces
in
the
soule
to
their
seuerall
works
.
[
To
doe
good
.
]
So
that
loue
doth
no
hurt
,
its
contrary
to
its
nature
;
whatsoeuer
hurt
is
done
to
soules
,
bodies
,
goods
,
names
,
Loue
may
wash
her
hands
of
it
,
as
none
of
her
doing
;
but
whatsoeuer
good
is
done
,
that
is
of
her
.
[
To
doe
good
.
]
Loue
contents
not
it selfe
to
doe
no
euill
,
but
labours
to
doe
good
:
the
harmlesse
,
yet
vnfruitfull
fig-tree
was
accursed
.
Such
onely
as
haue
done
good
,
will
stand
on
the
right
hand
at
the
last
day
.
[
To
all
.
]
For
though
brotherly
kindnesse
bee
to
the
Saints
,
yet
Loue
,
2
Pet.
1.
7.
reacheth
to
all
,
neare
and
farre
off
,
strangers
,
enemies
,
within
,
and
without
the
Pale
of
the
Church
,
Turkes
and
Pagans
,
we
must
pray
for
them
,
&
do
them
any
good
if
they
come
in
our
way
,
as
the
Samaritan
did
to
the
Iew
fallen
among
theeues
,
Luke
10.
[
But
especially
to
them
that
be
nearest
.
]
So
God
giues
leaue
,
nay
commandement
,
that
loue
begin
at
our selues
and
ours
,
&
so
proceed
.
First
,
seeke
our
owne
saluation
,
then
others
;
our
owne
bodily
preseruation
from
danger
,
then
others
.
First
,
begin
with
our
owne
family
,
1
Tim.
5.
8.
then
to
our
kinred
,
1
Tim.
5.
4.
then
to
our
owne
Towne
,
then
to
strangers
,
as
farre
as
we
can
,
and
God
requires
no
more
.
If
any
therefore
,
hauing
good
gifts
,
resort
to
other
folkes
houses
to
repeate
Sermons
,
and
neuer
doe
any
such
duety
among
their
owne
company
(
which
I
haue
heard
of
some
)
these
are
iustly
to
be
suspected
of
pride
and
hypocrisie
.
They
also
,
that
in
outward
things
preferre
strangers
before
their
owne
kinred
,
and
kinsmen
before
children
,
doe
not
well
.
To
bestow
vpon
Copes-mates
that
please
them
,
or
spend
on
lewd
companions
,
or
be
surety
for
them
or
any
other
,
to
the
hinderance
or
vndoing
of
wife
and
family
,
is
not
Loue
,
but
folly
and
cruelty
.
[
Nearest
also
in
the
spirituall
bond
.
]
For
wee
must
especially
loue
the
houshold
of
Faith
,
Gal.
6.
10.
Quest.
Whether
should
wee
loue
our
naturall
or
spirituall
kinred
best
?
Answ.
No
doubt
,
the
Saints
before
our
naturall
kinred
,
that
be
but
carnall
,
as
our
Sauiour
Christ
did
,
Who
is
my
brother
?
He
that
doth
the
will
of
God
,
he
is
my
brother
,
sister
,
and
mother
:
yet
wee
must
helpe
our
kinred
,
whom
Gods
Word
bindeth
vs
to
prouide
for
,
as
children
and
parents
in
their
necessity
,
though
not
godly
,
before
the
Saints
,
if
both
be
in
equall
neede
together
,
because
these
be
most
specially
committed
to
our
care
.
As
a
rich
bad
man
,
and
a
godly
poore
man
be
at
our
house
together
,
I
must
loue
the
godly
best
,
and
he
must
haue
the
highest
roome
in
my
heart
,
but
yet
I
may
and
must
set
the
vngodly
rich
man
highest
at
my
table
,
because
God
is
the
author
of
degrees
among
men
,
and
so
the
author
of
order
,
not
of
confusion
.
So
is
it
in
the
other
case
of
my
naturall
and
spirituall
kinred
.
This
is
the
vertue
so
oft
commanded
,
and
so
highly
commended
in
the
holy
Scriptures
;
commanded
,
Rom.
12.
10.
&
13.
8.
commended
,
Col.
3.
14.
called
the
bond
of
perfectnesse
.
It
binds
vp
all
the
dueties
that
wee
owe
to
our
neighbour
,
which
are
many
;
holds
them
together
,
as
the
band
doth
the
Fagot-stickes
.
It
makes
euery
duety
easie
;
as
where
this
is
not
,
euery
duety
is
irkesome
,
nothing
comes
well
off
hand
.
It
ties
societies
together
and
families
.
It
s
the
strength
of
Kingdomes
,
Cities
,
Corporations
,
and
Villages
:
Oh
how
it
keepes
out
euill
,
and
sets
vp
good
;
by
it
small
things
haue
proued
great
,
and
for
want
of
it
,
great
things
haue
come
to
nothing
.
In
a
Towne
,
when
chiefe
men
hold
together
,
what
euill
can
stand
against
them
?
what
good
may
they
not
effect
?
As
on
the
contrary
,
when
some
would
pull
downe
houses
of
mis-rule
,
and
others
,
to
crosse
them
,
and
out
of
spleen
to
them
,
shall
striue
to
vphold
them
:
when
some
would
bring
in
the
Ministery
of
the
Word
,
and
others
oppose
it
,
how
must
not
the
Deuill
needes
haue
his
throne
in
such
a
place
?
In
a
Family
,
when
husband
and
wife
both
draw
the
right
way
,
Gods
worship
goes
vp
in
that
house
,
children
and
seruants
be
well
gouerned
,
the
outward
state
prospers
.
But
when
they
be
diuided
and
disagree
,
prayers
be
interrupted
,
no
good
can
get
forward
:
when
one
would
goe
to
the
Sermon
,
the
other
is
against
it
;
one
would
gouerne
the
children
,
the
other
cockers
them
,
nothing
can
doe
well
:
for
the
band
is
broken
that
should
hold
all
together
,
and
make
all
strong
.
Euen
seruants
that
agree
not
,
nay
,
horses
if
they
draw
not
together
,
the
worke
cannot
get
forward
.
2
It
s
the
fulfilling
of
the
Law
,
Rom.
13.
8.
Gal.
5.
13
,
14.
3
It
s
a
very
comely
thing
in
the
eyes
of
God
and
men
,
onely
hatefull
to
the
Deuill
,
to
whose
Kingdome
this
is
a
great
enemy
.
It
s
very
precious
,
and
of
most
fragrant
smell
:
Also
is
very
fruitfull
in
all
good
wheresoeuer
it
is
,
as
appeares
,
Psal.
133.
the
whole
Psalme
.
4
Loue
is
the
beneficiall
vertue
;
other
vertues
benefit
our selues
,
but
this
doth
good
to
others
.
Faith
drawes
all
from
Christ
to
vs
.
Loue
layes
out
all
it
hath
for
others
good
:
as
the
Sunne
that
shines
forth
his
light
to
others
,
hauing
it
for
that
end
,
and
not
for
it selfe
.
Faith
is
like
the
bung
of
the
barrell
,
that
takes
in
the
beere
or
wine
;
Loue
is
like
the
tap
,
that
lets
it
forth
,
to
the
benefit
of
them
that
neede
.
If
a
man
bee
neuer
so
full
of
knowledge
and
other
good
gifts
,
and
haue
not
this
tap
,
others
may
starue
for
all
that
;
and
hee
himselfe
is
but
a
sounding
brasse
,
and
a
tinkling
cymball
.
Wee
are
not
borne
for
our selues
,
nor
our
Talents
giuen
vs
to
hide
:
but
the
perfection
of
all
our
gifts
,
spirituall
and
temporall
,
is
the
well
imployment
of
them
for
the
good
of
others
.
The
vsefull
man
,
is
the
happy
man
,
that
keepes
the
best
house
,
and
most
drinke
of
his
cup
,
especially
in
spirituall
things
.
5
This
is
the
vertue
that
makes
vs
most
like
to
God
;
for
he
is
loue
,
and
continually
exercised
in
doing
good
to
all
,
euen
to
the
ends
of
the
world
:
yea
,
to
his
enemies
,
though
specially
to
his
children
,
to
soules
,
to
bodies
,
and
euery
way
,
and
hee
is
not
weary
to
doe
good
,
euen
to
such
vnworthy
ones
as
we
are
.
So
that
when
wee
be
full
of
loue
;
giuing
here
,
lending
there
,
forgiuing
this
wrong
,
and
passing
by
that
iniury
,
requiting
good
for
ill
hath
beene
done
to
vs
,
when
wee
be
instructing
,
counselling
,
admonishing
,
comforting
,
praying
for
any
that
need
,
wee
are
like
vnto
God
in
our
measure
,
and
like
to
our
Lord
Iesus
Christ
,
who
went
about
doing
good
,
Acts
10.
38.
So
must
we
walke
in
loue
,
Ephes.
5.
2.
Loue
must
be
our
continuall
walke
,
and
wee
must
neuer
be
out
of
it
:
for
then
wee
are
out
of
our
way
.
All
our
wayes
and
workes
towards
our
brethren
,
must
be
in
loue
,
and
sauour
of
loue
.
All
our
life
must
breathe
loue
:
as
when
wee
come
in
heauen
,
it
shall
be
the
common
ayre
wee
shall
breathe
and
draw
in
.
So
that
what
is
loue
,
but
the
life
and
soule
of
the
world
,
and
that
,
without
which
all
things
else
are
nothing
?
1
Cor.
13.
Oh
that
I
could
so
paint
out
the
face
of
this
louely
Vertue
,
and
set
it
before
you
,
that
euery
soule
that
sees
it
,
may
fall
into
a
deepe
loue
and
liking
therewithall
▪
But
alas
,
how
lamentable
a
thing
is
it
,
that
so
excellent
and
necessary
a
vertue
,
should
bee
so
scarce
and
rare
to
bee
found
among
men
as
it
is
,
and
that
in
these
dayes
of
the
Gospell
,
and
when
the
God
of
peace
and
loue
dwels
amongst
vs
,
whose
people
we
professe
our selues
to
be
!
Alas
,
it
s
as
it
were
banisht
out
of
the
earth
,
and
departed
from
the
sons
of
men
,
and
found
but
at
a
few
hands
,
and
there
but
scantly
.
But
pride
and
contention
,
oppression
,
deceit
,
malice
and
reuenge
,
and
all
contraries
to
loue
,
haue
taken
possession
of
all
places
,
of
most
hearts
:
yea
,
euen
among
true
Christians
what
cold
affection
,
what
hollownesse
,
strangenesse
,
hard
surmises
,
readinesse
to
fall
out
for
trifles
?
little
power
to
forgiue
&
to
passe
by
wrongs
,
to
ouercome
euill
with
good
,
which
yet
God
doth
to
vs
euery
day
.
It
s
easie
to
heare
,
reade
,
and
pray
;
let
's
shew
the
fruit
of
them
in
loue
.
Oh
let
vs
euery
one
suffer
our selues
to
be
prouoked
,
yea
,
and
ouercome
in
this
,
that
we
labour
to
bee
possest
of
this
grace
of
Loue
,
in
whom
it
hath
not
hitherto
taken
place
:
and
they
,
in
whom
it
s
begun
,
that
they
would
encrease
in
it
more
,
as
1
▪
Thes
▪
4.
10.
Hereby
it
shall
appeare
,
that
wee
regard
Gods
commandement
,
wee
shall
doe
much
good
,
and
strengthen
the
places
where
wee
liue
▪
We
shall
know
we
are
not
of
the
Deuill
,
but
of
God
,
1
Iohn
3.
10.
and
shall
be
like
vnto
him
;
&
what
should
we
desire
so
much
,
as
to
represent
our
Maker
,
and
to
haue
his
Image
shining
forth
in
vs
?
And
the
more
loue
God
hath
shewed
to
vs
,
the
more
let
vs
shew
to
others
;
the
more
he
hath
giuen
vs
of
temporall
or
spirituall
gifts
,
giue
the
more
to
our
brethren
,
Freely
ye
haue
receiued
,
freely
giue
.
The
more
God
hath
forgiuen
vs
,
the
more
let
vs
forgiue
others
,
the
more
patient
and
slowe
to
wrath
he
hath
beene
with
vs
,
the
more
patience
see
wee
shew
towards
our
brethren
.
And
here
with
let
vs
stay
our selues
,
when
wee
finde
readinesse
to
be
prouoked
,
or
to
renenge
;
and
thinke
it
a
most
vnreasonable
thing
,
that
God
forgiuing
vs
a
thousand
talents
,
wee
should
catch
and
hold
our
neighbour
by
the
throate
for
an
hundred
pence
.
If
this
grace
of
Loue
be
in
vs
and
abound
,
wee
shall
honour
God
much
,
and
our
holy
profession
,
get
a
good
report
,
and
much
loue
in
the
Church
of
God
,
and
further
our
owne
account
against
that
day
,
and
prouide
for
the
encrease
of
our
glory
in
the
Kingdome
of
Heauen
.
CHAP.
4.
Of
the
Notes
,
whereby
loue
to
our
Neighbour
may
be
knowne
.
NOw
to
this
end
,
that
none
may
deceiue
themselues
,
but
may
try
whether
they
haue
in
them
this
grace
of
Loue
or
no
,
or
in
what
measure
,
I
will
set
down
some
of
the
chiefe
acts
,
effects
,
or
fruits
of
it
,
as
notes
whereby
it
may
well
be
knowne
,
as
a
tree
by
the
fruits
.
1.
Loue
is
not
left-handed
,
but
interprets
,
and
takes
things
at
the
best
.
As
it
commends
what
is
plainly
good
,
so
it
interprets
fauourably
what
is
doubtfull
,
vntill
it
know
the
contrary
;
speeches
,
or
actions
of
men
,
towards
our selues
or
others
,
if
they
may
be
well
taken
,
it
will
not
take
them
ill
.
As
the
mother
,
when
the
childe
cries
,
saith
a
pin
pricks
it
,
it
hath
the
fret
,
or
breeds
teeth
,
she
is
loth
to
say
,
it
s
nothing
but
frowardnesse
,
and
so
to
chide
or
fight
.
When
Iosephs
brethren
,
out
of
malice
,
had
fold
him
into
Egypt
,
and
afterward
were
affraid
he
would
remember
it
,
what
construction
makes
hee
of
it
?
God
sent
me
hither
aforehand
to
prouide
for
you
.
As
our
Sauiour
Christ
did
,
when
his
Disciples
were
so
sleepy
in
the
garden
:
though
he
mildly
rebukes
them
for
it
,
yet
hee
fauourably
helpes
it
,
saying
,
The
spirit
is
willing
,
but
the
flesh
is
weake
.
Yea
,
if
a
thing
be
plainly
euil
yet
Loue
will
make
it
no
worse
than
it
is
.
It
will
not
say
,
it
was
done
deliberately
,
and
of
set
purpose
,
when
it
was
done
rashly
;
maliciously
,
when
it
was
done
weakly
onely
,
and
in
temptation
.
For
one
may
doe
iniury
to
a
bad
action
,
and
its
better
to
thinke
and
speak
a
little
better
of
it
,
than
worse
than
it
is
.
Alwaies
prouided
,
this
be
vnderstood
,
not
of
palpable
,
notorious
fowle
euils
,
nor
of
continued
courses
in
sinning
;
for
what
good
or
charitable
construction
can
bee
made
of
these
?
When
such
therefore
bee
plainly
reproued
,
and
told
their
danger
,
and
they
cry
out
,
Oh
you
may
not
iudge
:
Why
,
what
can
Charity
it selfe
iudge
,
but
that
you
are
of
the
Deuill
,
and
in
the
state
of
damnation
for
the
present
,
and
without
sound
Repentance
for
euer
?
It
s
therefore
no
property
of
Loue
,
but
a
fowle
fault
,
and
a
signe
of
a
corrupt
conscience
to
extenuate
and
blanch
fowle
sins
in
bad
persons
.
2.
It
will
depart
from
his
own
right
,
rather
than
breake
peace
;
as
our
Sauiour
Christ
,
Matthew
17.
27.
Abraham
to
Lot
▪
Gen.
13.
9.
If
thou
wilt
take
the
left
hand
,
I
will
take
,
&c.
As
it
will
giue
way
in
conference
to
one
that
is
stiffe
,
though
one
know
hee
hath
the
truth
,
so
it
be
in
small
matters
:
After
offences
,
it
will
soone
yeeld
and
seeke
reconciliation
,
though
it
were
meet
the
other
should
seeke
to
him
.
It
stands
not
vpon
termes
:
it
will
lay
downe
the
bucklers
,
goe
on
the
lower
ground
,
yeeld
the
way
or
the
wall
to
those
,
that
it
were
meet
should
yeeld
it
to
him
.
For
why
?
it
more
prizeth
and
esteemeth
Loue
,
than
small
matters
.
3
It
doth
no
hurt
,
it
s
against
the
nature
of
it
so
to
doe
,
neither
in
life
,
chastity
of
our
neighbour
,
goods
,
or
good
name
.
See
this
in
the
two
chiefe
patterns
of
Loue
:
in
God
towards
his
,
and
parents
towards
their
children
,
who
doe
nor
can
do
them
no
hurt
,
at
least
,
parents
,
in
their
conceit
.
4
It
seekes
not
her
owne
things
,
but
others
as
well
,
as
is
commanded
,
1
Cor.
10.
24.
5
It
prouoketh
nor
exasperateth
not
,
but
striues
rather
to
please
,
as
far
as
it
may
with
good
conscience
:
As
we
see
in
a
louing
mother
toward
her
childe
,
so
also
in
whomsoeuer
it
is
truely
found
.
6
It
s
not
easily
prouoked
,
1
Cor.
13.
5.
but
forbeares
,
forgiues
,
puts
vp
,
&c.
which
is
well
seene
in
God
,
and
a
naturall
mother
with
her
vnquiet
childe
.
It
will
couer
naturall
infirmities
,
such
things
as
be
little
weaknesses
in
our
brethren
,
yet
not
done
of
set
purpose
,
nor
growing
into
extremities
,
but
onely
naturall
defects
.
As
some
bee
a
little
too
quicke
,
some
a
little
too
slow
,
some
see
a
fault
,
and
bee
a
little
too
ready
to
speake
,
others
somewhat
too
slow
to
speake
,
or
reproue
a
fault
.
Some
be
a
little
too
fine
,
some
a
little
too
homely
and
plaine
;
if
they
were
not
all
so
much
on
either
hand
,
it
were
better
.
Some
be
somewhat
too
earnest
in
their
businesse
,
if
it
were
not
altogether
so
much
,
it
were
better
;
yet
not
much
amisse
,
and
it
s
their
nature
,
who
bee
yet
very
gracious
:
Some
bee
a
little
too
negligent
,
some
be
a
little
too
merry
,
some
a
little
too
solemne
:
these
and
such
like
Loue
will
couer
,
or
else
nothing
.
Loue
will
not
standvpon
them
,
rebuke
or
reproach
them
,
or
deale
hardly
with
them
for
these
,
but
wisely
beare
with
them
,
and
in
loue
cure
them
,
if
it
can
.
As
for
example
:
a
wife
,
a
godly
woman
,
good
houswife
,
louing
&
duetifull
in
good
measure
,
but
somewhat
curst
,
and
quicke
of
speech
,
or
not
so
cleanly
as
were
to
be
desired
;
a
good
husband
in
loue
will
beare
with
these
,
and
bee
thankfull
for
the
maine
that
hee
findes
in
her
.
So
a
woman
hath
a
husband
,
good
in
all
the
substantiall
points
of
the
husbands
duety
,
but
hee
is
somewhat
too
glum
,
not
so
affable
and
ch●arly
as
might
be
,
or
whose
nature
will
not
suffer
him
to
vse
such
complement●
to
his
wife
,
as
some
can
doe
with
facility
;
Loue
will
reach
her
to
beare
with
this
.
A
seruant
is
very
trusty
,
religious
,
and
carefull
to
please
,
onely
somewhat
slow
;
the
Master
or
Mistresse
must
not
rebuke
him
too
oft
,
too
openly
,
too
sharpely
for
it
,
as
a
thing
they
can
hardly
remedie
:
no
perfection
to
bee
expected
in
any
.
If
you
can
cure
it
by
a
louing
and
priuate
admonishion
sometimes
,
doe
.
So
a
Neighbour
conferres
with
his
Neighbour
,
and
hee
is
a
little
too
quicke
and
harsh
:
but
loue
will
not
see
it
,
but
considers
it
as
a
naturall
infirmitie
;
therefore
will
not
exasperate
him
,
or
bee
put
out
of
patience
by
him
,
answering
him
tartly
againe
,
but
passeth
it
by
,
and
goeth
on
in
kind
and
friendly
manner
.
Loue
will
also
couer
and
put
vp
wrongs
done
vnto
it
,
not
seeing
small
ones
,
passing
by
somewhat
greater
;
as
considering
he
himselfe
is
a
man
,
and
so
subject
to
offend
his
Neighbour
,
and
so
may
stand
in
need
of
his
pardon
.
As
also
that
hee
offends
God
daily
,
and
would
bee
glad
to
obtaine
pardon
;
therefore
he
must
pardon
his
Neighbour
,
or
else
can
haue
small
hope
or
boldnesse
to
come
before
him
for
mercie
;
and
this
often
,
yea
vnto
seuentie
times
seuen
times
.
If
they
bee
greater
matters
,
yet
Loue
will
easily
accept
of
indifferent
conditions
of
agreement
.
If
they
be
so
great
as
they
so
endanger
our
name
and
estate
as
they
are
not
to
be
passed
by
,
then
its
lawfull
to
flee
to
the
Magistrate
,
and
take
the
benefit
of
Law
;
yet
so
,
as
Loue
will
teach
the
party
to
lay
away
malice
,
and
to
forgiue
the
reuenge
.
And
in
going
to
Law
,
these
two
Caueats
must
be
obserued
:
First
,
that
it
bee
not
for
trifles
.
These
should
rather
bee
forgiuen
,
1
Cor.
6.
7.
Why
rather
suffer
yee
not
wrong
?
Secondly
,
that
it
bee
the
last
Remedie
,
when
all
other
waies
of
more
peaceable
agreement
haue
beene
tryed
.
It
must
bee
as
the
cutting
off
a
member
,
when
it
cannot
be
healed
otherwise
.
Hitherto
belongs
also
that
Loue
will
teach
vs
to
hide
and
couer
folkes
faults
from
the
world
,
except
wee
haue
a
cause
and
calling
to
speake
thereof
,
but
rather
of
their
vertues
.
7.
Lastly
,
Loue
is
bountifull
,
beneficiall
,
and
helpefull
,
not
keeping
what
it
hath
to
it selfe
,
but
ready
to
distribute
and
communicate
to
the
good
of
others
,
whether
spirituall
or
temporall
gifts
.
Spirituall
;
for
loue
begins
at
the
soule
,
and
doth
good
to
that
first
,
of
children
,
seruants
,
neighbours
.
It
wil
communicate
any
gift
it
hath
to
them
that
need
it
,
taking
to
heart
their
spirituall
wants
,
instructing
the
ignorant
,
counselling
the
doubtfull
,
comforting
the
afflicted
,
admonishing
them
that
be
out
of
the
way
,
exhorting
them
that
begin
to
faint
or
stagger
in
the
way
,
&
praying
for
all
.
So
for
outward
things
,
it
will
cause
men
to
giue
to
the
poorest
that
are
to
be
holpe
by
Almes
,
as
they
be
able
:
and
lend
freely
to
them
that
bee
a
degree
aboue
the
poorest
,
which
hauing
a
Trade
,
and
skill
and
will
to
follow
it
,
yet
want
stock
to
employ
themselues
and
their
company
.
These
a
man
is
as
much
bound
in
conscience
to
lend
vnto
,
according
to
their
abilitie
and
honestie
to
pay
again
,
as
to
giue
a
peece
of
bread
or
a
penny
to
a
poore
miserable
Creature
,
Mat.
5.
42.
Deut.
15.
8.
By
this
shore
,
many
a
reeling
house
hath
been
kept
from
falling
flat
to
the
ground
.
By
this
helpe
,
many
haue
liued
handsomely
,
and
brought
vp
their
families
,
that
else
must
haue
come
to
vttermost
misery
.
To
the
wealthy
that
haue
no
neede
of
vs
,
yet
to
be
neighbourly
and
friendly
,
in
lending
or
exchanging
Courtesies
with
them
!
To
inuite
them
somtimes
to
vs
,
&
to
goe
to
them
beeing
inuited
:
And
in
their
sickenesse
or
heauinesse
to
visit
them
▪
and
comfort
them
in
the
best
maner
we
can
.
Vse
.
Now
seeing
Loue
is
such
a
thing
,
and
that
these
bee
the
fruits
of
it
,
If
we
looke
abroad
among
men
,
wee
shall
be
forced
to
say
there
is
but
little
loue
in
the
world
:
for
,
where
bee
these
Properties
spoken
of
,
to
be
found
?
as
may
appeare
in
going
ouer
them
.
1.
Who
takes
not
things
in
the
worst
part
,
hardly
construing
mens
words
and
actions
;
doubtfull
ones
,
it
may
be
not
bad
,
taking
them
to
bee
euill
;
those
that
bee
bad
,
making
them
worse
?
Thus
the
Iewes
mis-interpreted
our
Sauiour
Christ
,
Iohn
2.
Destroy
this
Temple
,
&c.
which
afterward
cost
him
his
life
.
1.
Chro.
19.
3.
How
was
Dauids
good
and
louing
Action
towards
Hanun
wickedly
mis-construed
?
which
cost
the
liues
of
many
thousands
.
Old
Eli
offended
in
this
,
1
Sam.
1.
14.
iudging
Hannah
drunke
,
because
she
prayed
,
and
her
voice
not
heard
.
What
more
common
than
to
say
,
Men
doe
that
they
doe
to
be
seene
,
and
to
winne
credit
,
when
yet
they
doe
it
syncerely
,
and
to
please
God
?
Or
,
hauing
inuited
one
to
our
house
,
and
he
comes
not
,
to
think
or
say
he
doth
it
out
of
some
splene
,
or
want
of
good
will
.
Many
a
time
in
a
yeare
are
we
forced
to
recant
,
and
with
shame
say
,
I
thought
it
had
been
worse
meant
than
now
I
see
it
was
.
This
is
the
cause
of
innumerable
contentions
and
breaches
among
men
.
2.
For
departing
from
mens
right
,
who
doth
it
,
but
stand
out
stiffely
to
the
vtmost
?
This
is
an
vsuall
speech
,
It
is
my
right
,
and
I
will
haue
it
.
I
aske
no
more
but
my
right
,
and
that
I
will
not
lose
.
This
is
thought
but
reasonable
,
and
he
is
thought
an
honest
man
that
will
haue
but
his
right
.
But
it
s
an
ill
speech
and
resolution
,
whether
it
be
in
conference
:
If
a
man
know
hee
hath
the
truth
,
though
it
be
but
in
small
matters
,
yet
he
will
hold
it
out
,
though
the
other
bee
neuer
so
peremptory
,
till
they
fall
flat
out
,
whereas
in
small
truths
its
better
to
giue
in
;
Or
in
dealings
,
couenants
,
bargaines
,
bonds
,
men
will
haue
their
right
:
and
yet
herein
extreame
right
may
bee
extreame
wrong
.
Alwaies
prouided
,
that
wee
giue
not
away
other
folkes
right
,
especially
Gods
.
Moses
would
not
yeed
a
hoofe
,
Exod.
10.
9
,
yet
most
men
,
stiffe
in
their
owne
,
will
yeeld
enough
of
Gods
right
,
can
cut
large
thongs
out
of
that
.
They
will
not
let
their
seruants
play
one
houre
on
the
sixe
dayes
,
yet
can
let
them
play
on
the
seuenth
what
they
will
.
So
are
sins
against
the
first
Table
made
small
account
of
,
in
comparison
of
the
breaches
of
the
second
.
3
Whereas
Loue
hurts
no
way
,
whence
comes
all
the
hurt
and
mischiefe
that
is
done
among
men
;
stabbing
,
killing
,
fighting
,
quarrelling
,
●rayling
,
reuiling
,
scolding
,
&c.
all
the
defilings
of
mens
wiues
,
children
,
and
seruants
?
So
for
bribery
,
theeuery
,
cousenage
,
false
weights
,
false
wares
,
&c
▪
slandering
,
defaming
,
backbiting
,
mocking
,
and
such
like
:
All
these
abound
euery
where
.
I
am
sure
Loue
doth
none
of
them
.
Loue
was
not
at
the
doing
of
these
▪
And
for
seeking
others
good
as
well
as
our
owne
,
O
Lord
,
where
is
this
?
But
in
all
mens
courses
▪
the
greatest
part
,
yea
,
and
among
Christians
,
they
seeke
themselues
too
much
,
and
others
too
little
.
4
Also
that
men
will
so
readily
prouoke
one
another
by
words
and
deeds
,
they
care
not
how
.
5
For
being
prouoked
.
Lord
be
mercifull
to
vs
,
who
can
beare
any
thing
?
but
taunt
for
taunt
,
quip
for
quip
;
hee
shall
haue
as
good
as
he
brings
.
If
there
bee
a
little
trespass
done
them
,
Oh
how
men
stand
vpon
it
,
and
study
reuenge
?
Hence
the
innumerable
suits
in
this
land
,
many
thousands
in
a
year
for
meer
trifles
,
that
ten
times
as
much
is
spent
in
them
as
is
sued
for
.
A
shame
for
England
to
bee
so
contentious
,
hauing
the
Gospell
of
peace
amongst
vs
.
Oh
,
mens
stomachs
be
vp
straight
,
all
their
bloud
is
in
their
face
,
or
else
looke
as
pale
as
ashes
,
or
secretly
practising
to
reuenge
.
Hand
on
the
dagger
straight
;
on
the
top
of
the
house
by
and
by
,
and
flie
in
one
anothers
faces
for
trifles
:
so
farre
off
are
we
from
forgiuing
till
seuenty
times
,
as
our
Master
Christ
hath
commanded
.
So
short
spirited
,
as
wee
can
beare
nothing
;
and
that
which
is
worse
,
if
we
haue
taken
vp
a
displeasure
once
,
it
s
not
easily
laide
downe
,
but
Sunne
after
Sunne
▪
Moone
after
Moone
,
yea
some
,
yeare
after
yeare
can
carry
it
about
with
them
:
quickly
prouoked
,
but
hardly
pacified
,
especially
truely
.
It
may
be
,
some
will
not
bee
seene
to
liue
in
open
onmity
,
yet
haue
hearts
vnsound
,
and
full
of
secret
grudgings
,
that
cause
open
breakings
out
vpon
euery
occasion
.
Men
can
beare
nothing
,
but
are
straight
carried
after
reuenge
.
6
And
for
speaking
of
our
neighbours
vertues
,
and
hiding
their
faults
,
without
iust
cause
,
and
calling
to
the
contrary
,
where
is
that
to
be
found
?
Nay
,
the
contrary
is
most
wofully
common
;
little
of
mens
vertues
spoken
,
except
a
word
or
two
,
to
make
way
for
a
But
,
and
to
speak
of
their
faults
:
and
these
we
delight
to
be
much
in
,
as
the
Crow
that
seeks
out
the
carrion
,
&
the
Hogge
that
delights
to
lye
in
the
mire
,
rather
than
vpon
the
green
grasse
:
like
the
Flie
,
that
if
there
bee
but
one
gall'd
platt
on
the
horses
backe
,
delights
rather
to
sit
on
that
,
than
on
all
the
whole
body
besides
.
7
And
for
the
last
,
where
is
communicating
of
spirituall
good
things
?
Parents
bring
vp
their
children
braue
,
but
how
few
catechize
,
instruct
,
admonish
them
,
pray
with
them
,
and
for
them
?
So
for
seruants
,
their
gouernors
giue
them
meate
,
drinke
,
and
wages
,
and
hold
them
to
worke
on
the
sixe
dayes
,
but
little
care
how
they
spend
the
Sabbath
,
or
for
instructing
and
examining
them
,
calling
them
to
reading
and
praier
:
and
what
loue
call
you
this
,
but
such
as
you
shew
to
your
beasts
?
So
for
neighbours
,
what
Christian
conference
is
there
,
what
admonishing
them
that
be
out
of
the
way
,
but
rather
let
them
run
on
,
and
talke
of
them
behinde
their
backes
,
and
that
oft
times
with
reioycing
,
which
is
fearfull
?
What
consolation
is
giuen
to
the
heauie
?
who
layes
their
case
to
heart
?
how
few
are
able
to
speake
a
word
in
season
,
and
to
comfort
fitly
?
but
vtter
vaine
and
frothy
speeches
to
them
,
fitter
to
doe
hurt
than
good
.
And
for
such
as
be
troubled
in
conscience
for
their
sinnes
,
alas
how
few
haue
any
skill
of
such
things
?
nay
,
many
will
rather
deride
,
and
make
a
scoffe
at
them
,
saying
,
they
haue
runne
to
Sermons
so
long
,
till
they
will
goe
out
of
their
wits
.
Who
prouokes
one
another
to
that
that
is
good
?
but
euery
man
saith
,
Who
made
mee
my
brothers
keeper
?
Nay
,
men
are
so
farre
from
these
,
as
they
seeke
all
they
can
to
driue
others
from
God
and
goodnesse
,
by
their
cursed
counsell
and
wicked
example
,
and
by
all
the
discouragements
they
can
deuise
,
of
threats
,
mockes
,
and
taunts
.
And
is
not
this
fearfull
?
where
is
true
Loue
in
the
meane
time
?
that
is
a
great
way
off
.
And
for
outward
things
,
how
backward
are
most
in
giuing
to
the
poore
any
more
than
needes
must
?
what
contentions
at
making
of
rates
,
though
God
hath
freed
vs
from
the
chargeablenesse
of
the
Legall
seruice
,
and
hath
freed
vs
from
that
intolerable
burthen
of
the
Rogues
,
that
swarmed
like
Locusts
all
ouer
the
Land
;
whose
burthen
lay
on
vs
very
heauie
;
as
they
that
bee
of
yeares
can
remember
,
which
yet
yeelded
small
comfort
,
the
greatest
part
of
them
being
a
cursed
generation
of
idle
and
sinnefull
Varlets
:
which
seeing
God
hath
maruellously
and
mercifully
rid
vs
of
,
what
encouragement
should
it
be
to
vs
,
to
relieue
our
owne
true
poore
?
And
for
lending
,
where
is
this
in
vse
?
but
rather
,
as
if
God
had
neuer
giuen
precept
of
it
,
or
as
it
were
a
Statute
repealed
;
and
that
is
out
of
date
,
so
is
this
duety
of
lending
.
That
cursed
and
cruell
trade
of
Vsury
,
hath
eaten
vp
,
and
banisht
out
of
the
Country
this
Christian
duety
of
free-lending
.
Some
rich
men
are
so
grim
and
so
austere
,
as
a
poore
man
dares
not
speake
to
them
for
such
a
thing
.
And
indeede
,
how
few
be
there
,
that
haue
any
thing
to
lend
at
any
time
?
Some
lend
out
all
so
neare
to
Vsury
,
as
they
haue
not
to
lend
,
but
borrow
rather
:
Or
if
a
poore
man
doe
any
worke
for
them
,
they
cannot
pay
them
of
a
good
while
,
they
be
so
bare
.
For
as
soone
as
any
money
comes
in
,
it
must
out
againe
straight
,
as
if
it
would
burne
a
hole
in
the
Cupbord
,
or
would
be
halfe
an
vndoing
to
them
,
if
it
lay
there
but
a
weeke
or
two
.
Others
are
euer
purchasing
,
and
so
keep
themselues
bare
,
and
in
debt
,
and
then
they
whine
at
euery
charge
,
and
wrangle
at
rates
,
and
are
neuer
fit
or
ready
to
lend
,
or
to
any
good
vse
.
Such
bring
a
curse
vpon
themselues
,
making
themselues
borrowers
,
when
they
might
bee
lenders
,
Deut.
28.
44.
Others
be
so
miserable
,
as
though
they
haue
it
,
yet
they
will
not
lend
.
So
for
the
last
duety
of
neighbourly
dealing
,
inuiting
,
visiting
,
these
are
decayed
;
so
that
we
may
beleeue
in
all
these
respects
,
these
be
the
times
foretold
,
Matth.
24.
12.
wherein
Loue
should
waxe
cold
.
Yet
indeede
there
is
a
great
deale
of
counterfeit
loue
,
of
fauning
,
crouching
,
and
congeying
,
of
pot-companionship
,
and
ioyning
together
in
euill
.
A
great
deale
of
selfe-loue
also
,
making
others
faults
great
,
and
our
owne
small
,
or
none
;
nay
,
sometimes
making
them
vertues
:
extenuating
and
making
light
of
the
vertues
of
others
,
highly
esteeming
our
owne
;
seeking
our selues
in
all
our
dealings
and
courses
,
with
little
regard
of
our
neighbours
:
which
selfe-loue
the
Apostle
,
2
Tim.
3.
2.
foretels
shall
be
in
the
last
times
,
and
sets
it
in
the
fore-front
,
as
the
cause
of
many
other
euils
that
follow
.
Now
let
euery
man
examine
himselfe
in
particular
touching
these
things
,
and
so
make
vse
to
his
owne
soule
for
comfort
,
or
the
contrary
.
But
who
shall
not
finde
himself
failing
in
euery
one
of
them
?
whereby
we
haue
much
cause
to
be
humbled
;
and
the
courses
of
the
common
sort
are
wholly
contrary
to
all
these
properties
of
true
Loue
,
whereby
they
may
conclude
fearfully
against
themselues
.
CHAP.
5.
Causes
of
the
want
of
Loue
to
our
Neighbour
.
NOw
to
this
end
,
that
euery
man
may
the
better
see
how
to
mend
that
that
is
amiss
,
let
vs
a
little
look
into
the
causes
of
this
want
of
Loue
,
and
what
are
the
hinderances
of
the
fruits
thereof
.
The
maine
and
generall
cause
is
an
euill
heart
,
pestered
with
selfe-loue
,
and
many
lusts
that
be
contraries
to
Loue
.
1
More
particularly
.
Want
or
weaknesse
of
Faith
is
one
great
cause
.
When
our
Sauiour
Christ
told
his
Apostles
,
they
must
for
giue
till
seuenty
times
seuen
times
,
what
said
they
?
Luke
17.
4
,
5.
Increase
our
Faith
.
Assurance
of
Gods
loue
to
vs
,
in
pardoning
our
many
sins
,
and
giuing
his
Son
Iesus
Christ
,
and
assurance
of
eternall
Life
,
makes
vs
loue
againe
,
and
both
to
giue
and
forgiue
;
which
are
two
principall
dueries
,
and
fruits
of
Loue
.
Pride
,
and
the
following
Vices
are
hinderers
of
the
exercise
of
Loue
.
2
Pride
,
whereby
men
thinke
highly
of
themselues
,
and
meanly
of
others
;
thinke
they
may
speake
or
doe
any
thing
,
but
others
may
doe
nothing
to
them
.
Onely
by
pride
doe
men
make
contentien
,
Prou.
13.
10.
Humblenesse
causeth
loue
,
Ephes.
4.
2.
Pride
makes
men
think
themselues
so
wise
and
good
,
as
euery
body
should
say
as
they
say
,
doe
as
they
doe
,
and
after
a
sort
doe
homage
to
them
;
if
they
doe
not
,
then
the
peace
is
broken
straight
.
Pride
will
not
endure
a
reproofe
:
therefore
being
told
of
a
fault
,
they
fall
out
deeply
;
as
Ioash
with
Zechariah
,
Ahab
and
Iezabel
with
Eliah
,
Herod
with
Iohn
.
3
Couetousnesse
is
another
:
this
makes
men
contend
for
trifles
,
the
least
dammage
done
him
is
thought
so
great
(
looking
on
it
in
a
false
glasse
)
as
its
sufficient
to
breake
Loue
,
and
cause
a
suite
.
It
causeth
men
to
oppresse
,
to
vse
false
weights
&
sleights
,
&c.
It
hinders
both
mercy
to
the
poore
,
and
all
other
neighbourly
offices
of
inuiting
,
and
the
like
.
4
Enuie
hinders
Loue
exceedingly
.
When
one
enuies
at
the
prosperity
of
another
in
whatsoeuer
kinde
,
of
temporall
or
spirituall
good
things
;
As
Labans
sons
did
at
Iacob
,
which
changed
their
countenances
towards
him
,
and
made
him
weary
of
his
place
.
Cain
,
that
enuied
that
Abels
sacrifice
was
better
accepted
than
his
,
and
Esau
that
Iacob
was
blessed
,
Ismael
,
that
Isaac
was
the
son
of
the
Promise
:
what
breach
of
Loue
,
and
wofull
fruits
followed
of
all
these
?
5
Frowardnesse
&
shortnesse
of
spirit
breakes
Loue
very
oft
:
for
angry
words
stirre
vp
strife
,
Prou.
15.
1.
6
These
dayes
of
peace
are
an
occasion
,
through
mens
corruption
,
that
men
grow
hollow
and
strange
,
and
to
set
light
by
one
another
.
Troubles
cause
men
to
make
much
of
each
other
,
and
cling
together
:
as
the
sheep
,
that
out
of
danger
,
and
in
a
faire
day
,
scatter
themselues
ouer
a
field
,
in
a
storme
,
or
when
they
see
a
dog
come
,
run
all
together
.
These
and
such
like
,
be
wofull
What
ruine
brings
this
want
of
Loue
vpon
many
Families
?
And
among
particular
persons
,
what
breakings
out
both
in
word
and
deed
,
to
the
dishonour
of
God
&
Religion
,
&
the
vndoing
each
other
many
times
,
both
in
soule
and
state
?
to
the
disgrace
of
the
Gospell
,
and
ill
example
of
the
beholders
,
and
hurt
to
their
own
soules
,
by
keeping
them
from
,
and
disabling
them
for
the
right
performance
of
holy
dueties
,
which
cause
cold
prayers
,
and
those
not
heard
;
and
hereby
eyther
kept
from
the
Sacrament
,
as
many
times
it
is
(
Oh
fearfull
thing
to
bee
spoken
)
or
else
slubber
it
ouer
,
and
come
with
festered
hearts
,
and
so
lose
the
benefit
:
nay
,
by
such
vnworthy
comming
,
they
prouoke
the
wrath
of
God
,
and
eate
their
condemnation
as
much
as
in
them
lyeth
;
but
oft
times
they
eate
and
drink
their
iudgement
,
a
sore
sicknesse
,
and
may
be
,
their
owne
death
,
or
the
death
of
wife
,
or
some
childe
that
is
deare
to
them
,
to
teach
them
and
others
by
their
example
the
price
of
such
boldnesse
.
Now
seeing
these
things
bee
so
,
the
Lord
giue
vs
euery
one
hearts
,
where
we
finde
our selues
faulty
,
to
humble
our selues
,
and
craue
mercy
,
and
to
labour
to
be
reformed
in
this
point
.
Therefore
,
first
,
let
's
labour
to
plucke
vp
these
noisome
weedes
out
of
our
hearts
,
that
this
precious
plant
of
Loue
may
grow
therein
.
1
Striue
against
Infidelity
,
and
labour
to
get
Faith
,
and
the
encreases
thereof
,
if
by
Gods
grace
we
haue
it
already
.
2
In
humblenesse
of
minde
,
labour
to
esteeme
others
better
than
our selues
.
3
Labour
for
a
moderate
affection
toward
these
outward
and
base
things
in
comparison
,
setting
more
by
Loue
,
and
the
sweet
fruits
of
it
,
than
by
them
all
;
and
therfore
much
more
,
than
by
small
trifles
.
4
Auoide
enuie
.
Is
our
eye
euill
,
because
our
Masters
eye
is
good
?
wee
haue
more
than
wee
might
looke
for
.
5
Striue
against
techinesse
and
shortnesse
of
spirit
.
Think
what
a
base
lust
,
and
sinfull
distemper
it
is
,
how
it
exalteth
folly
,
and
how
ill
it
becomes
vs
,
and
what
an
enemy
it
is
to
true
Loue
.
And
labour
wee
,
that
this
loue
to
our
brethren
may
shew
forth
it selfe
in
all
good
fruits
,
in
iudging
the
best
,
departing
from
our
right
,
not
prouoking
,
nor
being
easily
prouoked
,
but
forbearing
and
forgiuing
offences
and
wrongs
,
and
communicating
of
what
God
hath
imparted
to
vs
of
any
kinde
.
and
that
for
these
Reasons
;
weigh
them
well
.
1
First
,
God
requireth
it
of
2
Our
neighbour
is
our
owne
flesh
,
and
euery
one
hath
some
part
of
the
Image
of
God
in
him
,
or
vpon
him
.
3
The
Word
aboundantly
cals
for
it
,
the
Sacrament
of
the
Lords
Supper
puts
vs
strongly
in
minde
of
it
.
4
No
better
argument
,
that
we
are
in
the
light
,
loue
God
,
and
are
Christs
Disciples
,
be
translated
from
death
to
life
,
be
endued
with
that
excellent
grace
of
true
Faith
,
than
this
,
that
we
truely
loue
one
another
,
Iohn
13.
34
,
35.
1
Iohn
,
3.
14.
As
a
King
is
not
knowne
by
his
apparrell
,
great
company
with
him
,
&c.
which
may
be
some
meaner
man
,
but
by
his
Crowne
;
so
is
not
a
Christian
knowne
by
his
hearing
Sermons
,
or
good
words
,
but
by
his
Loue
.
5
The
beauty
of
a
Christian
is
Loue
:
he
is
the
best
Christian
,
that
loues
most
,
whose
lips
feede
most
,
whose
branches
spread
widest
.
6
And
for
forgiuing
wrongs
,
what
should
wee
doe
else
?
God
forgiues
vs
many
&
great
debts
,
and
ill
dealings
with
him
,
and
shall
wee
be
ready
to
reuenge
euery
petty
trespasse
?
See
Matth.
18.
34.
what
became
of
him
that
did
so
.
God
bids
vs
aske
forgiuenesse
on
no
other
condition
,
than
that
we
forgiue
our
neighbour
,
Marke
11.
25
,
26.
And
no
better
signe
,
that
a
man
is
forgiuen
of
God
,
than
to
forgiue
our
neighbour
;
and
no
man
can
be
assured
of
that
,
but
he
will
forgiue
.
Let
vs
therefore
of
the
sea
of
compassion
that
God
hath
shed
out
vpon
vs
,
let
fall
some
drops
of
it
vpon
our
neighbour
.
Also
wee
may
stand
in
need
of
our
neighbours
forgiuenesse
:
for
who
liues
,
and
is
not
subiect
to
offend
his
neighbour
one
way
or
other
?
No
cause
therefore
wee
should
seeke
reuenge
,
which
euery
Turke
,
yea
,
euery
beast
can
doe
;
but
passe
by
offences
,
which
is
the
glory
of
a
man
,
Prou.
19.
11.
Keep
out
anger
therefore
in
such
cases
if
wee
can
,
or
if
wee
be
not
so
strong
,
yet
let
it
not
rest
in
vs
,
sowring
in
our
hearts
:
Let
not
the
sunne
goe
downe
vpon
it
.
The
world
counts
this
base
,
but
indeed
it
s
truely
honourable
.
It
s
the
honour
of
God
,
Micah
7.
18.
and
so
it
makes
vs
like
him
.
Let
vs
therefore
labour
to
doe
thus
;
and
not
a
little
or
some
few
times
,
but
get
a
long
skirted
Loue
,
which
will
couer
a
multitude
of
offences
,
as
St.
Peter
saith
,
1
Pet.
4.
8.
or
,
as
Prou.
10.
12.
All
trespasses
.
7
And
for
distributing
things
temporall
or
spirituall
as
wee
haue
,
great
reasons
there
bee
.
God
giues
to
all
,
both
good
and
bad
:
he
hath
giuen
vs
what
wee
haue
;
(
for
what
hast
thou
,
that
thou
hast
not
receiued
?
)
and
giuen
vs
them
to
be
good
stewards
,
and
dispensers
thereof
,
to
the
good
of
others
,
1.
Pet.
4.
10.
And
the
more
wee
giue
,
the
more
we
haue
,
and
not
the
lesse
;
it
encreaseth
in
the
giuing
,
as
the
loaues
in
our
Sauiour
▪
Christs
hands
,
especially
in
spirituall
things
;
yea
,
in
temporall
:
therefore
giuing
is
compared
to
sowing
,
which
in
good
ground
is
vsually
with
encrease
.
Therefore
a
worthy
Minister
vpon
occasion
asking
his
wife
,
whether
there
were
any
mony
in
the
house
,
she
answered
,
that
she
knew
but
of
one
three
pence
;
Well
,
saith
he
,
wee
must
goe
sowe
:
that
is
,
giue
something
to
the
poore
,
knowing
that
to
bee
the
way
of
bringing
in
,
Prou.
11.
24
,
25.
Deut.
15.
10.
The
best
thrift
is
to
be
mercifull
,
and
the
way
to
beggery
in
a
a
mans
selfe
,
or
his
posterity
,
is
to
be
pinching
.
And
to
conclude
all
,
Loue
in
the
exercise
of
it
,
will
bring
much
peace
to
our
consciences
,
and
comfort
vs
not
a
little
on
our
death-bed
,
that
we
haue
not
liued
to
our selues
,
but
to
be
vsefull
to
many
,
especially
to
soules
.
It
procureth
vs
loue
in
the
places
wee
liue
in
,
and
in
the
Church
of
God
a
good
report
.
No
man
is
well
beloued
,
though
he
haue
good
things
in
him
,
if
he
be
not
louing
.
Oh
,
say
they
,
he
is
a
good
honest
man
,
I
thinke
,
but
he
is
a
harsh
censurer
,
contentious
,
so
hasty
that
no
man
can
tell
how
to
speake
to
him
,
hee
is
a
strait
man
,
liues
all
to
himselfe
,
few
the
better
for
him
by
counsell
,
admonition
,
encouragement
,
and
the
like
:
and
so
for
outward
things
,
very
close-handed
and
neare
.
But
if
a
man
be
full
of
loue
,
it
will
procure
him
loue
againe
,
he
shall
be
well
spoken
of
while
hee
liues
,
and
mourned
for
when
hee
dyes
,
which
is
a
good
mercy
of
God
,
and
the
temporall
reward
of
righteousnesse
and
loue
.
Pro.
10.
7.
The
memoriall
of
the
Iust
shall
bee
blessed
.
Thus
they
wept
for
Dorcas
,
and
shewed
the
coates
shee
had
made
,
Acts
9.
39.
But
a
proud
,
churlish
,
close
man
,
shall
liue
without
being
desired
,
and
dye
without
being
mourned
for
.
These
would
haue
loue
,
good
will
,
and
credit
in
the
Countrey
and
Towne
they
liue
in
,
but
they
will
not
seeke
by
this
way
to
procure
it
,
will
not
be
at
the
cost
,
bee
not
vsefull
,
liberall
,
&c.
let
them
neuer
looke
for
it
:
Let
them
winne
it
,
if
they
will
weare
it
.
Others
care
not
,
so
they
may
scrape
all
to
themselues
,
what
the
world
say
of
them
;
let
the
good
name
goe
which
way
it
will
.
But
these
are
base
minded
persons
,
and
they
carry
little
better
than
a
curse
about
them
,
while
they
liue
.
CHAP.
6.
Properties
of
true
Loue
.
NOw
yet
for
our
further
direction
in
this
point
of
Loue
,
I
will
set
downe
some
such
Properties
,
as
the
Scripture
requireth
in
it
;
as
that
it
must
be
mutuall
,
common
,
sincere
without
feigning
,
feruent
,
pure
,
constant
;
all
gathered
out
of
1
Pet.
1.
22.
First
,
it
must
be
mutuall
,
it
must
Many
will
looke
for
a
great
deale
of
Loue
from
others
,
that
care
not
how
little
they
shew
themselues
;
would
be
visited
,
but
care
not
to
visit
others
:
would
haue
their
owne
vertues
commended
,
will
not
do
so
by
others
;
haue
their
infirmities
couered
,
but
will
not
doe
so
:
would
not
be
prouoked
,
yet
will
prouoke
:
would
not
that
others
should
be
quickly
angry
with
them
,
yet
they
will
with
others
.
Alas
,
this
is
great
weaknesse
:
for
its
a
more
blessed
thing
to
giue
,
than
to
receiue
,
Acts
20.
35.
And
wee
should
rather
striue
to
goe
before
,
and
set
others
in
our
debt
by
loue
,
and
be
on
the
forehand
.
A
good
minde
rather
remembers
the
debt
that
is
going
from
him
,
than
that
which
is
comming
to
him
.
This
oft
comes
of
pride
in
some
men
,
to
looke
for
much
of
others
,
and
performe
little
themselues
.
The
husband
oft
lookes
his
wife
should
walke
at
an
inch
with
him
,
though
hee
will
breake
ells
out
of
square
.
So
sometimes
it
fals
out
▪
with
the
wife
towards
her
husband
,
looke
for
much
,
and
performe
little
.
This
is
no
equity
:
we
must
doe
,
as
wee
would
bee
done
to
.
It
s
more
dangerous
for
vs
to
neglect
our
duty
to
others
,
than
that
they
neglect
to
vs
;
for
this
is
but
a
small
want
,
but
the
other
makes
vs
liable
to
Gods
iudgement
.
Let
vs
therefore
striue
who
shall
doe
most
duety
each
to
other
;
husband
to
wife
,
neighbour
to
neighbour
:
and
not
the
contrary
.
2.
It
must
be
common
:
One
another
.
It
s
in
the
plurall
number
,
and
shewes
a
communitie
;
that
we
must
not
love
one
,
or
two
,
or
a
few
,
but
all
,
and
especially
all
that
feare
God
.
Love
communicates
it selfe
,
and
is
not
engrossed
to
a
few
.
Many
can
be
content
to
love
one
,
or
two
,
or
a
few
as
they
list
,
but
they
set
light
by
the
rest
,
yea
oppose
and
iustle
with
some
,
and
liue
vnkindly
with
them
.
This
is
no
true
love
,
neither
ought
it
so
to
be
.
Yea
,
wee
must
loue
the
meanest
that
feare
God
,
and
not
neglect
them
.
The
meanest
member
of
the
body
is
regarded
by
the
greatest
.
Though
they
bee
of
low
degree
in
the
world
,
yet
seeing
they
be
members
of
that
glorious
body
of
Iesus
Christ
,
wee
must
not
haue
the
faith
of
him
in
respect
of
persons
,
Iames
2.
1.
Seeing
God
hath
vouchsafed
to
giue
his
Sonne
for
them
to
redeeme
them
,
his
Spirit
to
sanctifie
them
,
and
hath
prepared
a
place
in
heauen
for
them
,
we
must
not
despise
them
.
Nay
,
these
wee
ought
the
rather
to
encourage
,
and
to
hearten
on
in
well-doing
,
seeing
so
few
of
that
sort
haue
any
good
in
them
,
and
they
haue
many
discouragements
.
They
will
beare
their
pouerty
the
better
.
It
s
a
great
cheering
to
them
,
when
they
see
themselues
regarded
.
And
nothing
is
more
comely
,
than
to
see
wealthy
ones
to
be
affable
,
and
to
speak
kindly
,
and
to
the
hearts
of
the
poore
that
be
godly
;
as
Boaz
did
to
Ruth
.
For
,
beeing
fellow-brethren
and
fellow-members
as
deare
to
God
as
they
,
should
a
little
wealth
lift
vp
the
minde
?
The
Lord
is
the
Maker
of
them
both
,
Prou.
22.
2.
Iames
2
▪
5.
Hath
not
God
chosen
the
poore
of
this
world
,
that
they
should
be
rich
in
Faith
,
and
heires
of
the
Kingdome
?
&c.
3
It
must
be
without
feigning
,
Rom.
12.
9.
1
Iohn
3.
18.
Not
in
word
,
or
in
tongue
,
but
in
deede
,
and
in
truth
.
God
hates
dissembling
in
euery
thing
:
whether
in
loue
pretended
to
himselfe
,
when
is
no
such
thing
,
or
towards
our
neighbour
,
in
any
of
our
dealings
with
him
.
God
loues
simplicity
and
plaine
dealing
;
as
in
Iacob
and
Nathaneel
.
If
Loue
,
which
is
the
maine
vertue
,
be
counterfeit
,
what
shall
become
of
all
the
dueties
that
proceed
from
thence
?
Gods
loue
to
vs
was
not
feigned
and
in
shew
,
but
sincere
and
reall
,
when
he
gaue
vs
his
beloued
Sonne
to
the
death
for
our
sins
.
Here
two
sorts
of
persons
are
iustly
to
bee
taxed
:
1.
Such
as
pretend
to
loue
,
when
yet
they
hate
.
2.
Such
as
make
shew
to
loue
,
and
do
not
.
For
the
first
,
Psal.
28.
3.
Psal.
12.
2.
&
55.
21.
&
62.
4.
Pro.
26.
24.
reade
these
places
.
Thus
did
Ioab
to
Amasa
,
2
Sam.
20.
Iudas
to
our
Sauiour
Christ
,
Saul
to
Dauid
,
1
Sam.
18.
17.
25.
giuing
him
his
Daughter
to
bee
a
snare
to
him
,
requiring
no
ioynture
,
but
an
hundred
fore-skins
of
the
Philistims
,
hoping
thereby
hee
might
fall
into
their
hands
.
which
persons
carry
a
marke
of
Reprobation
about
them
.
Psalme
28.
3.
Workers
of
iniquitie
,
to
whom
belongs
some
notable
iudgement
of
God
.
They
be
like
the
Diuell
,
who
pretended
loue
to
Eue
,
when
hee
sought
her
ruine
,
and
of
all
her
posteritie
.
So
to
our
Sauiour
Christ
,
Mat.
4.
All
these
will
I
giue
thee
&c.
As
these
bee
more
dangerous
to
those
they
hate
,
than
if
they
did
openly
shew
it
(
for
then
they
could
better
beware
of
them
:
One
Enemie
within
the
Wals
is
worse
than
ten
without
)
so
are
they
worse
for
themselues
:
For
,
any
vice
masked
and
cloked
vnder
a
shew
of
vertue
,
is
double
iniquitie
.
And
as
our
Sauiour
Christ
said
to
the
Scribes
and
Pharisees
,
Mat.
23.
14.
Ye
shall
receiue
greater
damnation
;
so
shall
these
.
Yet
how
common
is
this
?
many
will
speake
faire
as
may
bee
to
their
Neighbour
,
when
yet
they
intend
mischiefe
against
them
,
or
as
soon
as
their
back
is
turned
,
mocke
or
iest
at
them
,
speake
euill
,
or
raise
vp
some
slander
against
them
,
or
doe
them
what
hurt
they
can
.
If
we
know
any
haue
dealt
so
with
vs
,
let
vs
take
heed
that
we
neuer
do
so
by
them
or
any
other
,
but
loathe
it
,
as
hatefull
and
diuellish
.
For
the
second
sort
:
There
be
that
pretend
they
loue
,
but
alas
!
try
,
and
you
shall
finde
no
such
thing
.
A
deale
of
Court-holy
▪
water
,
congeyes
,
and
crouchings
,
an
handfull
of
true
hearty
loue
,
is
worth
ten
armefuls
of
their
congeyes
downe
to
the
ancles
:
they
will
salute
Good
morrow
,
and
Good
night
,
when
yet
they
mind
,
nor
heartily
wish
no
good
.
These
are
clouds
without
raine
,
plashes
that
deceiue
when
most
need
is
;
vessels
with
false
bottomes
,
that
haue
a
little
water
on
the
top
,
but
empty
below
:
Snch
as
will
earnestly
inuite
,
when
they
know
one
cannot
or
will
not
stay
,
proffer
kindnesse
,
when
they
thinke
it
will
not
bee
needed
;
but
if
it
happen
to
be
accepted
,
and
made
vse
of
at
any
time
,
then
they
eyther
haue
some
shifts
to
auoide
it
,
or
else
doe
it
with
much
vnwillingnesse
,
and
grumbling
behinde
the
parties
backe
.
So
those
that
pretend
they
loue
the
poore
,
yet
come
to
them
in
their
behalfe
,
and
nothing
shall
you
get
,
but
what
they
are
forced
vnto
,
and
hardly
that
.
So
many
good
Ministers
and
Christians
haue
found
small
kindnesse
in
their
need
,
at
the
hands
of
such
,
as
yet
in
their
prosperity
haue
profest
good
will
,
and
made
great
shewes
of
loue
to
them
;
they
might
haue
done
full
ill
for
all
these
:
what
loue
call
you
this
?
It
s
like
Faith
without
workes
,
which
God
will
condemne
.
So
to
speake
well
of
such
and
such
men
,
to
pity
them
,
and
say
they
are
worthy
men
,
and
pity
they
should
want
,
yet
neuer
doe
any
thing
for
them
.
If
God
should
feed
them
thus
,
they
would
soon
complaine
.
4
The
fourth
thing
required
in
Loue
,
is
,
that
it
must
be
pure
.
It
must
come
from
a
pure
heart
▪
as
St.
Peter
speakes
,
and
be
agreeable
to
the
rule
of
the
pure
Word
of
God
.
Pure
Loue
is
seene
in
diuers
things
:
First
,
it
loues
for
some
vertuous
and
good
actions
:
therefore
the
loue
of
the
Adulterer
and
his
Mate
,
of
Drunkards
and
Theeues
,
that
be
sworne
brothers
,
is
no
loue
.
To
loue
a
man
,
because
he
can
dice
well
,
or
sweare
deeply
,
drink
others
vnder
boord
,
or
mocke
and
deride
wittily
,
or
raile
bitterly
against
the
seruants
of
God
;
this
is
cursed
loue
:
for
true
Loue
reioyceth
not
in
iniquity
;
as
we
haue
heard
.
A
worse
note
cannot
be
,
than
when
one
sees
one
fight
cunningly
or
desperately
against
God
,
to
loue
him
the
better
.
These
be
no
better
than
Rebels
,
and
Conspirators
against
the
Maiesty
of
God
.
2
Pure
Loue
is
that
,
which
is
grounded
on
Grace
and
Religion
,
and
on
no
transitory
thing
;
or
in
those
that
haue
no
grace
,
we
loue
them
for
conscience
of
Gods
commandement
,
and
because
of
that
part
of
the
Image
of
God
that
is
in
them
:
which
condemnes
the
carnall
loue
of
the
most
,
which
loue
onely
for
worldly
respects
;
for
strength
,
beauty
,
or
any
inward
gift
of
the
minde
not
sanctified
:
as
wit
,
skill
in
Arts
,
musicke
,
play
.
These
are
worthy
loue
,
but
to
loue
onely
for
these
,
is
not
true
and
pure
Loue
;
for
thus
loued
the
Heathen
:
worldly
mens
loue
is
for
such
respects
,
and
no
other
.
Yea
,
euen
Gods
seruants
faile
this
way
sometimes
,
as
old
Isaac
,
that
loued
Esau
for
his
skill
in
hunting
,
Dauid
loued
Absolon
for
his
beauty
;
and
so
doth
many
a
man
his
wife
,
which
doe
ill
to
build
loue
on
so
false
grounds
:
for
when
these
faile
,
oft
the
loue
goes
after
.
3
Pure
Loue
is
in
respect
of
the
party
himselfe
,
whom
wee
loue
,
and
for
no
respect
to
our selues
,
or
any
commodity
of
ours
.
And
such
was
Gods
loue
,
in
giuing
his
Sonne
to
vs
miserable
sinners
;
which
condemnes
the
world
,
who
onely
loue
for
selfe-respects
:
As
hee
is
my
Vncle
,
Friend
,
loues
mee
,
or
hath
done
this
or
that
for
mee
,
or
may
doe
mee
a
pleasure
;
therefore
I
will
make
much
of
him
,
or
for
feare
he
may
doe
me
a
shrewd
turne
:
This
,
if
it
bee
shaken
out
of
the
clouts
,
will
be
found
but
selfe-loue
;
wee
haue
a
respect
and
aime
onely
to
,
and
at
our selues
,
Mat.
5.
46.
Many
a
man
shewes
kindnesse
,
or
doth
good
to
some
onely
,
to
purchase
credit
.
The
husband
loues
his
wife
,
because
she
pleaseth
him
well
,
is
faire
,
a
good
housewife
,
and
for
nothing
else
:
this
is
selfe-loue
.
All
the
Papists
charitable
deeds
were
all
selfe-loue
;
for
they
were
done
with
opinion
of
merit
,
and
so
they
loued
themselues
rather
than
the
parties
they
gaue
vnto
.
So
is
all
the
loue
of
worldlings
;
examine
it
,
and
you
shall
most-what
finde
it
to
bee
selfe-loue
;
they
haue
some
reach
at
themselues
.
4
Pure
Loue
is
,
when
wee
so
loue
a
man
,
as
we
loue
his
soule
;
and
therefore
will
suffer
no
euill
to
rest
vpon
him
,
but
hate
the
sin
in
him
whom
hee
loues
most
dearly
,
and
will
counsell
him
to
all
good
,
and
from
all
euill
.
Therfore
so
to
loue
our
neighbour
,
as
not
to
tell
him
of
his
fault
for
angring
or
disquieting
of
him
(
if
he
be
such
as
wee
may
speake
to
)
is
hatred
rather
than
loue
,
as
God
saith
,
Leuiticus
19.
17.
So
Parents
,
that
loue
their
children
so
well
,
as
they
will
not
nurture
,
rebuke
,
correct
them
;
they
hate
them
▪
they
slay
them
in
following
their
wayes
:
Hee
that
spares
the
rod
,
hates
his
childe
,
Prou.
13.
24.
It
s
as
one
should
bee
so
tender
ouer
a
childe
,
as
not
to
suffer
the
winde
to
blow
vpon
it
;
and
therefore
hold
the
hand
before
the
mouth
of
it
,
but
hold
so
hard
,
as
hee
strangles
the
childe
:
As
the
Ape
that
hugs
her
young
so
hard
,
as
she
kils
it
.
Againe
,
friends
perswade
a
man
to
doe
this
or
that
for
preferment
,
that
he
cannot
doe
with
good
conscience
:
Oh
they
loue
him
,
they
would
faine
see
him
preferred
.
Wofull
loue
to
the
bodie
,
to
destroy
the
soule
.
A
neighbour
hath
a
childe
,
or
cattell
strangely
handled
;
one
comes
in
of
loue
,
and
perswades
him
to
send
to
such
a
cunning
man
,
or
good
Witch
(
the
worst
instrument
of
the
Deuill
of
all
)
for
helpe
.
Is
hee
a
friend
,
that
will
doe
that
that
shall
vantage
one
a
penny
,
and
ere
the
yeare
come
about
,
hinder
him
a
hundred
pound
?
So
when
a
good
Christian
is
ready
to
suffer
for
a
good
conference
,
and
a
friend
comes
and
sayes
,
Oh
I
pray
cast
not
away
yourselfe
,
I
wish
you
well
;
be
not
too
nice
,
doe
as
others
doe
.
Cruell
loue
is
this
,
to
perswade
them
to
saue
their
bodies
,
by
doing
that
,
whereby
they
should
cast
away
soule
and
body
for
euer
:
As
Peter
aduiseth
our
Sauiour
Christ
not
to
goe
vp
to
Ierusalem
to
suffer
,
but
to
fauour
himselfe
,
Matth.
16.
22.
which
was
to
disswade
him
from
doing
his
Fathers
will
,
and
from
that
,
wherby
Peter
himselfe
and
all
mankinde
should
bee
saued
,
and
without
which
they
had
all
beene
lost
for
euer
:
what
loue
therefore
was
this
?
you
may
see
by
the
thankes
our
Sauiour
Christ
gaue
him
,
who
bade
him
get
him
behinde
him
Sathan
;
for
hee
sauoured
not
of
the
things
of
God
,
but
of
the
world
.
5
Next
,
our
Loue
must
be
feruent
.
We
must
loue
earnestly
,
and
hotly
as
wee
can
;
and
secondly
,
constantly
:
for
in
these
two
things
stands
feruency
.
First
,
for
the
earnestnesse
of
our
Loue
;
as
wee
must
stretch
it
to
as
many
persons
,
and
in
as
many
dueties
as
wee
can
,
to
soule
,
to
body
,
in
giuing
,
forgiuing
,
&c.
as
wee
haue
heard
before
;
so
in
these
we
must
not
be
sparing
,
but
in
giuing
,
liberall
;
for
he
that
sowes
sparingly
,
shall
reape
sparingly
,
2
Cor.
9.
6.
So
in
forgiuing
plenteous
,
to
seuenty
times
,
&c.
For
thus
is
God
to
vs
,
in
giuing
for
soule
,
body
,
goods
,
name
,
to
our selues
and
ours
,
day
&
night
,
neuer
weary
in
doing
vs
good
,
neuer
vpbraiding
.
In
forgiuing
,
how
mercifull
,
in
passing
by
our
manifold
offences
,
and
that
daily
?
And
the
rather
,
because
a
little
loue
is
soon
quencht
;
therefore
wee
must
so
loue
,
as
though
wee
meete
with
many
temptations
from
the
parties
themselues
,
or
from
others
,
that
yet
wee
suffer
it
not
to
be
extinguished
.
And
wee
must
loue
feruently
;
not
doing
these
dueties
when
we
can
well
,
and
haue
nothing
to
let
vs
,
but
forget
our
pleasure
,
profit
,
ease
,
&c.
to
doe
our
neighbour
good
.
Loue
seeks
not
her
owne
things
.
It
is
laborsous
,
1
Cor.
13.
as
in
the
Samariran
,
who
set
vp
the
wounded
man
vpon
his
horse
,
and
went
on
foote
himselfe
,
and
left
all
the
money
in
his
purse
for
his
charges
,
and
promised
to
send
more
.
And
as
hee
that
rose
out
of
his
warme
bed
,
to
lend
his
neighbour
loaues
.
As
they
that
gaue
out
of
their
maine
stocke
,
or
sold
their
lands
to
relieue
the
necessities
of
the
Church
,
Acts
2.
44.
Aboue
and
beyond
all
comparison
ten
thousand
times
,
was
the
feruency
of
the
loue
of
God
the
Father
,
when
hee
parted
with
his
owne
and
onely
Sonne
out
of
his
bosome
,
for
our
Redemption
,
and
of
our
Lord
Iesus
Christ
,
who
forsooke
the
glory
of
Heauen
,
and
laide
downe
his
life
here
vpon
earth
,
to
saue
vs
miserable
siuners
,
and
his
vtter
enemies
.
Oh
how
doth
this
condemne
the
cold
,
yea
,
frozen
loue
of
the
world
?
And
where
there
is
a
sparke
,
yet
it
is
so
weake
,
as
the
least
drop
of
water
will
quench
it
.
We
will
not
speake
a
word
in
defence
of
neuer
so
good
a
man
or
cause
,
if
it
will
hinder
our selues
neuer
so
little
,
or
procure
vs
but
a
frowne
.
How
worthily
on
the
contrary
did
Ionathan
,
who
spake
for
Dauid
to
Saul
his
father
,
to
the
danger
of
his
owne
life
,
1
Sam.
20.
33.
So
Ester
endangered
her
life
to
speake
for
the
Church
;
I
will
goe
to
the
King
,
If
I
perish
,
I
perish
,
Hest.
4.
16.
6
Lastly
,
our
Loue
must
bee
constant
;
not
easily
broken
off
,
but
continuing
to
the
end
,
Heb.
13.
1.
Ephes.
4.
3.
Thus
is
Gods
loue
to
his
,
Iohn
13.
1.
which
wee
must
imitate
.
The
Deuill
will
seeke
to
breake
it
off
,
and
our selues
(
being
men
)
are
fraile
,
and
many
occasions
will
be
ready
to
be
offered
;
therfore
wee
had
need
with
all
diligence
,
to
striue
to
hold
and
maintaine
it
aliue
in
our
hearts
.
How
doth
this
rebuke
the
inconstancy
of
many
men
,
that
are
wonne
(
as
we
say
)
with
an
apple
,
and
lost
with
a
nut
;
that
will
vpon
euery
sleight
occasion
breake
friendship
?
If
God
should
so
deale
with
vs
,
what
should
become
of
vs
?
But
his
loue
is
constant
to
his
,
notwithstanding
their
daily
prouocations
.
Yea
,
hee
loues
them
in
aduersity
,
and
their
low
estate
;
yea
,
best
then
,
and
is
nearest
them
with
his
comforts
.
So
it
ought
to
bee
with
vs
;
for
then
our
neighbour
hath
most
need
of
vs
,
and
then
our
loue
will
shew
it selfe
to
bee
most
free
,
and
not
mercenary
.
But
how
contrary
is
this
euery
where
?
While
they
be
in
prosperity
,
they
haue
many
friends
,
which
in
their
affliction
goe
aloofe
off
;
as
Dauid
oft
complaineth
,
and
Iob
,
to
whose
very
wife
his
breath
was
strange
in
the
day
of
his
affliction
.
Ruth
did
quite
contrary
,
&
very
commendably
,
who
vowed
to
her
mother-in-law
Naomi
,
that
nothing
but
death
should
separate
between
them
.
CHAP.
7.
Whom
we
must
loue
.
NOw
followeth
,
to
speake
of
the
persons
whom
wee
ought
to
loue
:
and
they
are
all
men
vpon
the
face
of
the
earth
,
good
and
bad
,
without
or
within
the
Pale
of
the
Church
;
our
loue
must
stretch
it selfe
to
any
of
them
:
they
are
our
neighbour
,
whom
wee
are
bidden
to
loue
as
our selues
;
as
wee
may
see
in
the
Parable
of
the
Samaritan
:
these
we
ought
to
doe
good
to
,
if
they
need
,
and
wee
be
able
;
and
for
these
we
must
pray
.
Yea
,
wee
ought
to
pray
for
euery
particular
person
,
that
wee
know
or
can
see
,
because
wee
know
not
(
whatsoeuer
hee
bee
now
)
but
he
may
belong
to
God
.
Wee
must
therefore
loue
all
;
our
enemies
,
and
all
men
whatsoeuer
they
be
,
but
especially
the
Saints
and
People
of
God
.
And
of
these
I
will
speake
seuerally
,
and
in
order
.
And
first
of
the
loue
of
our
enemies
.
that
ye
loue
one
another
;
and
in
those
words
,
that
be
the
summe
of
the
two
Tables
,
Thou
shalt
loue
thy
neighbour
as
thy selfe
:
as
may
appeare
by
comparing
Exod.
23.
4
,
5.
with
Deut.
22.
1
,
2.
He
that
is
called
in
one
place
thine
enemy
,
is
called
in
the
other
thy
brother
or
neighbour
.
More
plainely
its
required
,
Pro.
25.
21.
Matth.
5.
44.
But
ere
we
proceed
to
the
proofe
of
this
point
,
let
vs
see
who
are
the
enemies
wee
must
loue
,
by
shewing
the
kindes
of
enemies
that
there
be
,
and
withall
cleere
some
Scriptures
that
seeme
to
countenance
hatred
of
our
enemies
.
Enemies
bee
publicke
or
priuate
,
Gods
enemies
or
ours
.
Publike
,
be
such
as
oppose
&
hate
the
Religion
and
truth
of
God
,
and
persecute
it
in
the
professors
thereof
,
or
are
enemies
to
anie
good
courses
and
godly
proceedings
,
and
so
to
vs
for
the
same
.
These
againe
bee
eyther
curable
or
incurable
:
for
the
curable
,
such
as
Saul
was
,
who
afterward
became
a
Paul
;
we
must
hate
their
sinnes
,
pray
against
their
deuices
,
but
loue
their
persons
.
The
incurable
we
must
hate
their
sinnes
directly
,
and
their
persons
indirectly
.
Thus
we
hate
the
person
of
the
Divell
;
though
he
be
Gods
creature
,
yet
because
hee
hath
sinned
against
the
holy
Ghost
,
and
is
Gods
desperate
,
finall
and
incurable
aduersarie
,
therefore
wee
are
bound
to
hate
him
:
So
might
,
nay
ought
we
to
doe
,
if
we
knew
anie
man
or
men
to
be
such
:
as
S.
Paul
did
,
who
2.
Tim.
4.
prayed
against
Alexander
,
that
God
would
reward
him
according
&c.
and
the
Primitiue
Church
against
Iulian
the
Apostate
.
Of
these
Dauid
meant
,
Psal.
139.
22.
Doe
not
I
hate
them
,
O
Lord
,
that
hate
thee
?
yea
I
hate
&c.
and
Psal.
109.
&
69
22.
to
the
29.
and
in
many
Psalmes
hee
prayes
for
the
finall
and
vtter
destruction
of
his
enemies
,
which
is
a
signe
of
vtter
hatred
.
But
this
was
not
because
they
were
his
enemies
,
but
Gods
as
well
;
and
not
that
only
,
but
desperate
and
irrecouerable
ones
,
which
he
saw
by
the
spirit
of
God
,
being
extraordinarily
and
infallibly
▪
informed
:
thereof
:
whose
prayers
were
but
prophecies
of
the
finall
destruction
of
these
men
,
as
Psal.
63.
9.
&
54.
5.
But
for
vs
,
because
wee
haue
not
the
like
measure
or
gift
of
the
spirit
,
wee
haue
no
such
warrant
to
hate
or
pray
directly
against
anie
mans
person
.
Of
these
also
are
meant
such
places
,
where
wee
are
bidden
to
reioyce
at
wicked
mens
destruction
,
Psal.
52.
also
Psal.
58.
10.
We
also
,
though
we
know
not
mens
finall
estate
,
yet
if
wee
see
anie
notorious
enemies
of
the
Church
,
and
Gospell
,
and
good
men
,
taken
away
,
may
giue
God
thankes
,
and
in
some
sense
reioyce
,
namely
,
that
God
hath
shewed
himselfe
carefull
of
his
Church
,
and
hath
prouided
for
his
glory
,
the
comfort
of
his
people
and
passage
of
goodnesse
,
and
for
the
terrour
of
other
bad
ones
;
but
not
to
reioice
as
it
s
their
destruction
:
but
as
wee
should
pray
for
them
while
they
liue
,
so
pitie
them
being
cut
off
,
that
they
haue
brought
miserie
vpon
themselues
.
Obiect
.
But
an
obiection
or
two
may
be
made
.
Our
Sauiour
Christ
tells
vs
,
wee
must
hate
father
and
mother
,
wife
and
childe
&c.
for
his
Names
sake
.
Answ.
True
,
when
they
stand
in
opposition
against
Christ
,
and
would
pull
vs
from
him
,
we
must
then
say
,
Get
thee
behinde
mee
Sathan
,
and
tread
vpon
them
if
they
stand
in
our
way
to
hinder
vs
from
following
Christ
.
We
must
hate
their
counsell
,
but
yet
loue
their
persons
,
and
pray
God
to
open
their
eyes
and
turne
their
hearts
.
Obiect
.
2.
God
bade
the
Israelites
kill
the
Cananites
,
man
,
woman
and
childe
,
and
spare
none
.
Answ.
If
God
bade
them
hate
them
,
they
had
a
warrant
so
to
doe
;
for
wee
must
loue
our
enemies
in
God
and
for
God
,
and
not
against
God
,
and
wee
must
obey
his
commandement
.
But
God
bade
them
not
hate
them
,
but
kill
them
,
and
so
they
might
doe
,
and
yet
wish
well
to
them
,
and
pity
them
.
The
same
may
be
said
of
all
iust
warres
:
wee
may
hate
the
bad
cause
of
our
enemies
,
ouerthrow
their
enterprizes
,
and
slay
their
persons
,
and
yet
pity
them
,
and
pray
for
their
saluation
.
As
the
Magistrate
also
,
that
puts
a
malefactor
to
death
for
his
offence
,
and
to
terrifie
others
by
his
example
,
yet
hates
him
not
,
but
desires
that
his
bodily
punishment
may
be
an
occasion
to
bring
him
to
Repentance
,
to
the
sauing
of
his
soule
;
and
therefore
giues
him
godly
counsell
,
grants
him
respit
and
time
,
sends
Preachers
to
him
to
labour
with
him
.
So
in
the
other
.
And
thus
much
of
Gods
enemies
.
Besides
these
,
we
may
haue
priuate
enemies
,
that
be
vpon
occasion
fallen
out
with
vs
,
that
hate
and
hurt
vs
,
and
haue
done
vs
wrong
,
and
seeke
our
mischiefe
.
These
our
enemies
wee
must
loue
:
and
of
these
principally
,
as
also
of
Gods
curable
enemies
,
is
our
speech
to
be
vnderstood
in
all
that
followes
.
We
must
loue
our
enemies
:
that
is
,
we
must
carry
a
tender
affection
towards
them
,
as
desiring
their
good
,
wishing
saluation
to
their
soules
,
and
outward
prosperity
,
so
farre
as
may
stand
with
Gods
glory
,
and
their
good
,
reioycing
at
their
welfare
,
and
grieuing
at
the
contrary
:
and
this
wee
must
shew
forth
by
all
signes
and
fruits
of
good
vsage
euery
way
.
which
are
referred
,
Mat.
5.
44.
to
these
three
heads
:
first
,
Blesse
them
:
that
is
,
speake
kindly
to
them
and
of
them
:
secondly
,
Doe
good
:
that
is
,
be
readie
to
helpe
and
relieue
them
:
and
lastly
,
Pray
for
them
that
hate
and
persecute
you
;
euen
pray
to
God
to
pardon
them
,
and
to
turne
their
hearts
.
And
thus
are
we
to
doe
to
those
,
that
be
neuer
so
deadly
set
against
vs
;
yea
,
and
neuer
so
wrongfully
.
And
marke
,
that
in
this
last
cited
place
,
wee
are
first
bidden
to
one
them
:
the
beginning
must
be
in
the
affection
of
the
heart
,
that
so
the
other
dueties
required
may
be
performed
,
and
that
in
a
right
manner
,
without
which
,
the
one
or
the
other
,
or
both
will
faile
:
and
then
that
wee
must
not
say
wee
loue
them
onely
,
but
shew
it
by
the
fruits
.
Rom.
12.
20.
If
thine
enemy
hunger
,
feed
him
,
&c.
ouercome
euill
with
goodnesse
.
Prou.
24.
17.
we
are
forbidden
to
reioyce
at
our
enemies
fall
,
eyther
into
sinne
or
punishment
.
Thus
Dauid
put
on
sackcloth
,
fasted
,
and
prayed
,
when
his
enemies
were
in
affliction
.
Elisha
bade
the
King
set
bread
&
water
before
his
enemies
,
and
them
that
came
to
take
the
Prophet
,
2
Kings
6.
So
did
our
Sauiour
Christ
to
his
Precept
(
Matth.
5.
)
ioyne
his
Patterne
,
not
onely
not
reuenging
,
as
St.
Peter
saith
,
being
reuiled
,
he
reuiled
not
againe
,
being
persecuted
,
he
threatned
not
:
but
on
the
contrary
,
prayed
for
them
that
put
him
to
death
;
Father
,
forgiue
them
,
they
know
not
what
they
doe
.
Thus
he
spake
kindly
to
Iudas
,
when
he
betrayed
him
with
a
kisse
,
and
called
him
Friend
,
Matth.
26.
50.
Thus
Steuen
prayed
for
his
persecutors
,
euen
in
the
act
of
their
stoning
of
him
;
Lord
,
lay
not
this
sinne
to
their
charge
,
Acts
7.
at
the
end
.
Now
listen
to
some
Reasons
,
to
moue
vs
to
this
difficult
duety
,
and
the
Lord
make
them
powerfull
to
perswade
vs
thereto
.
First
,
They
be
our
owne
flesh
,
Isa.
58.
7.
therefore
wee
are
not
to
hurt
them
,
nor
turne
away
our
face
from
them
to
do
them
good
.
Secondly
,
they
haue
some
part
,
at
least
of
Gods
Image
in
them
,
in
their
soule
,
being
an
immortall
spirit
,
in
the
Maiesty
of
their
face
aboue
all
creatures
,
in
their
authority
they
beare
,
or
age
,
or
gifts
,
or
the
like
.
Thirdly
,
our
Sauiour
Christ
commands
it
:
But
I
say
vnto
you
,
Mat.
5.
44.
The
Scribes
and
Pharisees
had
taught
,
they
should
loue
their
friends
,
and
hate
their
enemies
:
But
our
Sauiour
Christ
,
the
Law-maker
,
and
so
the
truest
Interpreter
thereof
,
the
Doctor
of
his
Church
,
hee
of
whom
the
Father
bade
from
heauen
heare
him
,
Matth.
17.
5.
who
is
also
our
Lord
and
King
;
bids
vs
loue
our
enemies
.
So
that
if
hee
may
be
heard
,
who
is
onely
to
be
heard
,
and
if
his
authority
and
commandement
may
beare
sway
with
vs
,
that
only
ought
to
command
our
consciences
;
then
must
wee
doe
so
.
So
that
though
Scribes
and
Pharisees
say
,
Loue
friends
,
and
hate
enemies
;
though
the
Deuill
say
so
,
flesh
and
bloud
say
so
,
and
doe
so
,
yet
there
is
another
to
be
heard
against
all
these
;
But
I
say
vnto
you
,
&c.
Let
vs
therefore
listen
to
his
voice
.
Fourthly
,
so
shall
wee
be
the
children
of
God
,
and
be
like
him
,
who
makes
his
sunne
to
shine
,
and
raine
to
fall
on
the
iust
and
vniust
:
and
besides
many
outward
mercies
,
giues
them
the
Gospell
,
to
call
them
to
repentance
;
And
euen
loued
vs
when
we
were
his
vtter
enemies
,
and
when
as
hee
might
haue
glorified
himselfe
in
our
condemnation
;
yet
he
so
loued
vs
,
as
he
gaue
his
own
deare
Sonne
to
redeeme
vs
;
and
hath
effectually
called
diuers
of
vs
to
the
Faith
of
his
Son
Iesus
Christ
,
and
the
hope
of
eternall
life
.
Oh
Loue
vnspeakeable
,
to
bee
shewed
to
enemies
!
Now
what
should
we
desire
,
and
is
our
happinesse
,
but
to
be
like
him
?
Now
when
wee
can
loue
our
enemies
indeed
,
it
will
be
a
certaine
euidence
wee
are
the
children
of
God
:
a
signe
we
loue
God
dearly
,
when
wee
can
doe
this
difficult
thing
for
his
sake
:
And
a
signe
of
much
grace
to
mortifie
the
rebellion
of
our
nature
,
that
lusteth
to
the
quite
contrary
.
And
wee
can
haue
no
mark
we
are
the
Lords
,
except
wee
can
doe
this
in
some
measure
,
and
striue
after
it
more
and
more
.
Fifthly
,
Gods
people
must
doe
singular
things
,
such
as
the
world
cannot
attaine
to
.
Now
euery
Publican
,
ciuill
person
,
hypocrite
,
can
loue
his
friends
,
and
hate
his
enemies
,
but
we
must
doe
more
:
God
hath
shewed
vs
singular
mercy
;
therefore
we
must
yeeld
him
singular
obedience
,
and
shew
forth
the
power
of
his
grace
that
is
in
vs
.
We
must
not
be
singular
in
conceits
,
opinions
,
and
courses
of
our
owne
deuising
;
but
wee
must
be
singular
,
in
obeying
such
commandements
of
God
,
as
the
world
will
not
be
brought
vnto
:
and
to
reproach
vs
for
such
singularity
,
shewes
them
to
bee
of
this
world
that
doe
it
.
Sixthly
,
this
hath
reward
from
God
,
so
hath
not
louing
them
onely
that
loue
vs
,
which
is
selfe-loue
;
wee
shall
haue
their
loue
still
its
like
,
and
there
is
the
reward
we
are
like
to
haue
:
but
in
louing
our
enemies
,
we
shall
haue
a
reward
,
Prou.
25.
22.
not
of
merit
,
but
of
promise
for
our
encouragement
.
Seuenthly
,
we
are
commanded
,
Matth.
5.
48.
(
whence
all
these
reasons
are
collected
)
that
wee
should
be
perfect
,
as
our
heauenly
Father
is
perfect
.
This
is
a
degree
of
grace
,
and
profiting
in
Christs
Schoole
,
to
be
able
to
loue
our
enemies
;
which
wee
must
striue
vnto
,
in
this
and
the
like
dueties
;
not
contenting
our selues
to
heare
,
reade
,
come
to
the
Sacrament
,
which
not
onely
weaklings
in
grace
,
but
hypocrites
can
doe
,
and
doe
continually
,
nor
yet
holding
our selues
satisfied
with
some
small
measure
of
Loue
,
or
other
graces
,
as
Faith
,
Patience
,
&c.
but
to
striue
forward
to
some
good
degrees
of
them
,
and
of
the
fruits
of
the
same
in
our
course
,
as
occasion
serues
:
of
which
this
louing
and
doing
good
to
our
enemies
,
are
principall
ones
.
Eighthly
,
hereby
we
shall
,
it
may
be
,
conuert
and
ouercome
our
enemies
to
loue
the
truth
;
As
the
patience
of
the
Martyrs
,
was
a
meane
of
the
conuersion
of
some
,
who
suffered
soone
after
them
.
Or
at
least
,
it
will
bee
a
conuincing
them
,
and
leauing
them
without
excuse
;
as
Saul
,
by
Dauids
innocency
,
who
twice
might
haue
killed
him
,
and
did
not
,
was
conuinced
,
and
cryed
out
,
Thou
art
more
righteous
than
I
,
1
Sam.
24.
19.
Ninthly
,
we
shall
prouide
herein
well
for
our
owne
comfort
,
both
in
life
and
in
death
;
when
in
all
aduersities
and
wrongs
by
wicked
men
,
our
enemies
,
our
hearts
can
testifie
with
vs
,
that
we
seeke
no
reuenge
,
that
we
can
pray
for
our
persecutors
.
For
this
argueth
much
loue
to
be
in
vs
,
and
that
it
is
feruent
,
as
God
commands
.
As
that
is
a
great
fire
,
that
warmes
not
onely
them
that
be
neare
,
but
giues
heate
to
them
that
be
far
off
:
So
is
this
Loue
.
This
then
,
first
confuteth
the
Doctrine
of
the
Scribes
and
2
The
Papists
also
,
who
,
little
better
,
teach
,
that
in
two
cases
onely
we
are
bound
to
helpe
our
enemies
,
in
the
case
of
extremity
,
or
of
scandall
.
For
other
things
,
to
loue
them
,
or
pray
for
them
,
or
doe
them
good
in
other
cases
,
it
s
but
a
counsell
our
Sauiour
Christ
giues
,
and
no
commandement
.
If
men
can
do
it
,
it
s
well
;
but
if
they
cannot
,
it
s
not
required
.
But
this
is
false
;
our
Sauiour
Christ
speaks
in
the
Imperatiue
and
commanding
Mood
,
and
vrgeth
it
hard
,
with
diuers
reasons
:
therefore
it
s
not
left
to
our
discretion
,
but
flatly
required
,
as
in
other
Scriptures
.
3
It
rebuketh
the
contrary
nature
that
is
in
vs
,
and
the
practice
of
the
world
,
which
quite
against
this
Precept
of
louing
,
praying
for
,
and
doing
good
to
our
enemies
,
doe
hate
them
,
reioyce
at
their
fall
,
enuie
at
any
good
that
comes
to
them
,
speake
all
ill
to
them
,
and
of
them
,
interrupt
all
ill
against
them
,
requite
one
euill
with
another
,
taunt
with
taunt
,
suit
with
suit
,
blow
with
blow
,
and
seeke
to
do
them
all
euill
.
Yea
,
and
men
thinke
they
should
bee
borne
with
,
and
not
blamed
for
this
:
Why
,
say
they
,
he
is
mine
enemy
,
and
that
wrongfully
,
I
neuer
did
him
hurt
,
yet
he
hath
raised
lies
and
slanders
of
me
,
or
thus
and
thus
abused
mee
:
What
then
?
what
mastery
else
were
it
for
you
to
loue
him
?
Oh
but
this
cannot
be
heard
of
;
whereby
it
appeares
,
that
most
men
are
carnall
,
and
of
the
Deuill
.
They
say
,
they
owe
them
no
loue
;
Well
,
yet
you
owe
God
all
loue
,
you
cannot
deny
,
and
hee
hath
turned
ouer
some
of
the
loue
you
owe
to
him
,
to
be
payed
to
your
enemy
,
and
he
will
take
it
as
payed
to
him
;
and
this
is
but
iust
in
common
dealing
among
men
.
Nay
,
it
s
a
fault
too
much
among
many
Christians
,
that
shew
great
weaknesse
this
way
.
If
they
be
wronged
,
Oh
how
they
swell
,
and
how
farre
they
will
goe
in
reuenge
,
both
by
words
and
deeds
,
and
how
long
they
dare
lye
herein
?
whereby
they
be
wray
they
be
more
flesh
than
spirit
,
as
Paul
said
to
the
Corinthians
.
While
these
things
are
thus
,
are
ye
not
carnall
,
and
walke
as
men
?
1
Cor.
3.
3.
My
Brethren
,
these
things
ought
not
so
to
be
.
This
is
not
the
perswasion
of
Gods
Spirit
.
Indeede
,
the
spirit
that
is
in
vs
lusteth
after
enuie
;
but
the
Scripture
teacheth
better
things
:
The
wisedome
that
is
from
aboue
,
is
,
first
,
pure
,
then
peaceable
,
full
of
mercy
,
and
good
fruits
.
Therefore
this
reuenging
course
,
which
is
counted
wisedome
,
if
it
be
any
,
its
earthly
:
that
is
,
of
the
men
of
this
world
;
sensuall
,
of
our
owne
corrupt
lust
and
desire
,
and
Diuellish
,
he
is
the
author
and
teacher
of
it
.
Oh
that
wee
could
be
brought
to
see
our
sinne
euery
of
vs
in
this
point
,
and
be
humbled
,
that
there
is
such
a
nature
in
vs
,
so
contrary
to
the
will
of
God
,
and
for
our
practice
,
that
hath
been
so
bad
,
and
lets
euery
one
of
vs
bewaile
heartily
,
and
repent
of
that
that
is
past
:
and
for
time
to
come
,
le
ts
labour
for
greater
grace
,
that
when
any
such
occasions
be
offered
vs
hereafter
,
we
may
shew
better
fruits
.
And
though
we
talke
with
our
enemy
,
or
debate
the
matter
,
keep
passion
away
,
and
doe
it
patiently
;
yea
,
or
if
wee
reproue
him
,
if
he
be
worthy
,
or
take
the
benefit
of
Law
or
Magistrate
,
yet
let
it
be
without
reuenge
.
Wee
are
not
bound
hereby
to
loue
their
sinnes
,
nor
their
needlesse
society
,
nor
to
furnish
them
with
kindnesse
,
that
might
make
them
fitter
to
doe
hurt
,
nor
to
relinquish
our
right
,
or
our
good
cause
;
but
that
we
be
free
from
hatred
and
reuenge
,
yea
,
and
further
,
to
ouercome
their
euill
with
goodnesse
,
as
God
doth
,
and
commandeth
.
And
first
,
that
we
beware
of
reuenge
,
which
is
a
wicked
thing
,
and
that
for
these
Reasons
:
First
,
Vengeance
is
the
Lords
,
and
he
will
repay
.
It
s
his
office
and
priuiledge
:
to
reuenge
therefore
,
is
to
take
the
Royalty
out
of
his
hand
;
as
one
should
put
the
Lord
chiefe
Iustice
out
of
his
seat
,
and
iudge
his
cause
himselfe
.
Hee
must
reuenge
to
whom
it
belongs
,
as
Psal.
94.
1
,
2.
therefore
the
Egyptian
said
to
Moses
,
when
hee
would
haue
parted
him
and
the
Israelite
,
Exod.
2.
14.
Who
made
thee
a
Iudge
ouer
vs
?
Noting
,
that
men
must
not
auenge
without
authority
:
therefore
our
Sauiour
Christ
bade
Peter
put
vp
his
sword
,
when
he
cut
off
Malchas
eare
:
with
a
reason
,
Because
who
so
auengeth
without
a
calling
,
shall
perish
by
the
sword
.
Wee
must
therefore
commit
our
case
to
God
,
as
our
Sauiour
Christ
did
;
for
he
can
also
doe
it
most
wisely
,
and
most
righteously
,
1
Pet.
2.
23.
wee
will
doe
it
foolishly
and
partially
,
as
wee
see
in
daily
experience
.
Leaue
it
to
him
,
he
will
not
faile
to
do
it
,
and
well
too
.
2
When
we
reuenge
our
own
wrongs
,
we
leaue
the
Lord
nothing
to
do
,
except
it
be
to
turne
his
wrath
from
our
enemy
,
on
whom
wee
haue
beene
reuenged
already
,
to
our selues
,
for
our
sin
of
reuenging
,
as
Pro.
24.
17
,
18.
3
When
we
reuenge
,
we
doe
we
know
not
what
:
we
consider
not
who
smote
vs
.
It
s
the
Lord
,
as
Iob
said
,
The
Lord
hath
giuen
,
and
the
Lord
hath
taken
,
when
the
Caldeans
had
robbed
him
.
No
euill
in
the
City
:
that
is
,
of
punishment
,
but
the
Lord
hath
done
it
,
Amos
3.
6.
which
made
Dauid
so
quietly
beare
Shimei
his
rayling
,
because
the
Lord
set
him
on
worke
so
to
doe
for
his
humbling
.
Our
enemy
is
but
as
Ashur
,
So
also
it
s
the
Deuill
in
thine
enemy
,
that
doth
thee
wrong
in
goods
,
life
,
or
name
,
who
hereby
seekes
to
driue
thee
to
reuenge
,
or
some
other
sinne
;
as
he
did
to
moue
Iob
to
curse
God
,
by
all
the
troubles
hee
brought
vpon
him
;
therefore
resist
the
Deuill
,
and
not
the
man
:
for
the
Deuill
aimes
not
at
thy
goods
,
or
name
,
to
hurt
thee
in
them
,
but
to
draw
thee
to
sinne
,
to
the
hurt
of
thy
soule
.
If
thou
canst
therefore
,
resist
Sathan
herein
,
and
auoide
the
sinne
he
seekes
hereby
to
bring
thee
to
commit
,
thou
shalt
play
a
wise
mans
part
,
and
so
in
stead
of
reuenging
thy selfe
on
thy
enemy
,
be
reuenged
vpon
Sathan
,
thy
chiefest
enemy
.
4
When
we
reuenge
,
we
do
our selues
ten
times
more
hurt
,
than
wee
doe
our
enemy
:
wee
hurt
him
a
little
,
it
may
be
,
in
his
body
,
goods
,
or
good
name
,
and
wound
ourselues
deeply
in
our
own
soules
;
hit
him
in
the
skin
,
and
pierce
the
kall
of
our
owne
hearts
:
As
the
Bee
,
that
to
sting
another
,
loseth
shortly
her
owne
life
.
It
s
the
foolishest
thing
in
the
world
to
reuenge
;
but
a
wise
part
,
to
commit
it
to
God
,
best
for
vs
,
and
worst
for
our
enemy
.
Oh
it
s
no
dealing
with
a
man
that
commits
his
cause
to
God
,
no
standing
before
him
:
for
though
God
would
part
from
his
owne
,
yet
he
will
not
giue
away
his
seruants
right
.
It
were
better
for
an
enemy
,
that
the
party
that
hee
hates
,
should
deuise
all
waies
of
reuenge
in
the
world
,
by
himselfe
,
and
by
his
friends
against
him
,
than
that
hee
should
put
it
vp
quietly
,
and
leaue
it
to
God
.
And
let
vs
not
stay
our selues
here
,
in
auoiding
reuenge
,
but
goe
forward
to
loue
our
enemies
,
and
labour
to
doe
good
against
euill
,
as
we
are
commanded
,
Rom.
12.
vlt.
Obiect
.
I
cannot
doe
it
:
for
he
hath
deserued
all
ill
of
me
;
and
can
I
then
doe
him
good
?
Answ.
And
haue
not
you
done
so
against
Almighty
God
,
and
yet
he
doth
you
good
daily
?
Obiect
.
It
s
a
base
part
for
mee
,
being
wronged
,
disgraced
,
and
abused
,
not
to
challenge
him
,
and
be
auenged
of
him
,
if
I
can
,
else
I
shall
be
counted
a
cowardly
foole
,
much
more
if
I
should
doe
him
good
.
Answ.
This
is
but
carnall
Diuinity
,
which
counts
it
great
courage
to
turne
againe
and
reuenge
,
which
Heathens
&
Turks
can
doe
,
and
euery
Bull
and
Bore
can
doe
,
and
that
its
basenesse
to
put
vp
wrongs
.
But
it
s
quite
contrary
:
for
its
true
valour
to
ouercome
our selues
,
and
conquer
our
vnruly
lusts
and
sinfull
passions
,
and
to
obey
the
commandement
of
God
,
Prou.
16.
32.
hee
is
more
mighty
that
can
rule
himselfe
,
than
hee
that
conquers
many
others
:
And
that
is
true
basenesse
,
for
a
man
to
be
so
led
by
his
passions
,
as
he
can
be
are
nothing
,
no
,
though
God
command
,
and
the
contrary
turne
to
his
owne
destruction
.
Obiect
.
When
you
haue
said
all
you
can
,
it
is
impossible
.
Answ.
No
,
it
s
not
impossible
,
though
a
hard
thing
it
is
,
I
grant
:
and
therefore
by
the
way
,
for
such
as
professe
they
can
beare
all
indignities
done
them
,
and
can
do
them
that
do
them
,
all
good
,
as
if
there
were
no
such
matter
,
and
finde
no
difficulty
in
it
,
(
and
yet
but
ordinary
persons
neither
)
for
my
part
,
I
doe
not
beleeue
them
,
and
I
doubt
,
they
doe
but
deceiue
themselues
.
If
it
were
not
hard
to
be
done
,
it
were
not
so
worthy
of
a
Christian.
It
s
therefore
a
yoke
,
but
easie
;
a
burthen
,
but
light
to
the
spirituall
man
,
that
is
well
assured
of
the
loue
of
God
to
him
,
and
of
the
forgiuenesse
of
many
sinnes
.
But
to
the
carnall
man
,
I
grant
,
it
s
wholly
impossible
.
Le
ts
labour
therefore
for
this
Faith
and
Assurance
of
forgiuenesse
,
whereby
we
may
be
enabled
to
doe
this
difficult
worke
.
Now
to
draw
to
an
end
of
this
point
of
Loue
to
our
enemies
,
let
vs
,
I
beseech
you
,
be
perswaded
seriously
to
weigh
the
reasons
that
haue
beene
vsed
to
moue
to
this
duety
,
and
let
vs
suffer
our selues
to
be
ouercome
of
them
.
It
s
the
most
noble
and
heroicall
duety
,
and
truely
worthy
of
a
Christian
man
:
hereby
we
shall
proue
our selues
to
bee
the
children
of
God
,
and
doe
like
to
him
;
which
ought
to
be
our
greatest
ambition
.
Hereby
wee
shall
shew
our selues
to
haue
profited
well
in
the
Schoole
of
Christ
,
and
that
wee
haue
not
learned
to
do
that
euery
body
can
doe
,
but
to
doe
some
singular
thing
;
for
so
may
God
expect
of
vs
,
after
all
this
cost
of
his
Word
bestowed
vpon
vs
,
and
that
we
are
growne
past
children
and
weaklings
,
on
towards
perfection
,
euen
to
doe
difficult
dueties
,
and
such
as
are
most
contrary
to
our
rebellious
nature
.
The
Lord
perswade
our
hearts
to
conceiue
well
of
,
to
beleeue
,
and
obey
this
point
.
Me
thinkes
,
whiles
I
am
speaking
.
of
these
reasons
,
the
heart
somewhat
yeelds
to
this
duety
,
and
there
seemes
as
if
one
should
haue
some
power
to
doe
it
:
and
I
am
perswaded
,
that
there
bee
diuers
,
that
at
the
hearing
and
reading
of
these
things
,
if
they
were
tryed
now
they
be
hote
,
could
be
able
to
doe
something
this
way
.
But
let
them
sinke
downe
so
deep
into
our
hearts
,
as
they
may
abide
with
vs
,
that
if
hereafter
occasion
shall
be
offered
,
we
may
be
able
to
shew
forth
the
force
and
fruit
thereof
.
We
must
look
to
meet
with
wrongs
and
enemies
;
therefore
le
ts
learne
to
take
out
this
lesson
before-hand
.
Oh
that
wee
could
but
learne
this
one
point
at
this
time
!
how
happily
should
we
haue
spent
our
time
?
Hereby
wee
shall
honour
our
profession
,
conuert
or
conuince
our
aduersaries
,
and
prouide
much
comfort
to
our
owne
soules
:
As
that
worthy
Master
Greenham
,
a
man
subiect
to
manie
slanderous
reports
,
that
yet
would
say
,
these
two
things
comforted
him
:
First
,
that
he
found
his
heart
not
ill
,
but
well
affected
to
his
brethren
:
Secondly
,
that
when
he
was
alone
,
he
could
humble
himselfe
to
God
,
and
pray
him
to
forgiue
him
,
that
raised
them
vp
.
Le
ts
labour
hereunto
:
what
else
doe
we
hearing
so
many
Sermons
continually
,
if
wee
meane
not
to
shew
forth
the
power
thereof
?
CHAP.
8.
Of
Loue
to
all
men
.
NExt
vnto
our
Enemies
,
whom
must
we
loue
more
?
We
must
loue
all
other
men
.
Not
onely
our
kindred
,
friends
,
acquaintance
,
our
neighbours
of
the
same
towne
,
countrey
,
or
nation
,
but
euen
all
that
dwell
vpon
the
face
of
the
earth
,
high
,
low
,
rich
,
poore
,
men
,
women
,
yongue
,
old
,
bond
,
free
,
without
or
within
the
Church
,
that
eyther
are
or
euer
may
be
the
people
of
God
.
True
,
our
loue
must
begin
at
those
that
be
neerest
vs
,
and
must
be
most
to
those
within
the
Church
,
especially
to
the
houshold
of
Faith
;
but
it
must
stretch
it selfe
farre
,
and
wide
,
and
ouer
all
,
and
wee
must
doe
all
dueties
of
Loue
to
them
,
as
occasion
shall
be
offered
and
we
be
able
.
For
whosoeuer
hath
or
shall
haue
need
of
our
helpe
,
he
is
our
neighbour
,
whom
wee
are
bound
to
loue
,
because
God
hath
commanded
it
,
and
hee
is
our
owne
flesh
.
Our
prayers
,
as
a
maine
dutie
of
loue
,
must
reach
at
one
time
or
other
to
all
,
and
doe
them
what
other
good
we
can
.
Wee
must
pray
for
the
poore
Pagans
,
that
God
would
send
his
light
and
truth
amongst
them
,
that
they
in
time
may
bee
brought
into
the
bosome
of
the
Church
,
and
the
sheepfold
of
Christ
Iesus
.
For
the
Lords
ancient
people
the
Iewes
,
that
he
would
be
pleased
to
make
those
dry
bones
to
liue
,
and
to
take
the
vaile
of
vnbeleefe
from
off
their
hearts
,
that
they
may
at
last
come
to
embrace
and
beleeue
in
the
Lord
Iesus
Christ
,
to
their
eternall
saluation
.
And
that
God
would
in
mercie
bring
in
the
fulnesse
of
the
Gentiles
,
and
to
that
end
that
he
would
hasten
the
ruine
of
Anchrists
Kingdome
,
that
those
nations
that
haue
long
lyen
vnder
the
bondage
of
that
man
of
sinne
,
and
in
the
darkenesse
of
superstition
and
Idolatry
,
may
be
set
at
libertie
,
and
haue
the
light
of
the
glorious
Gospell
to
shine
among
them
,
to
teach
them
to
know
and
worship
the
true
God
aright
,
and
to
beleeue
in
Iesus
Christ
,
which
is
life
eternall
.
And
for
those
within
the
Church
,
wee
ought
to
pray
to
God
to
continue
his
mercie
towards
them
,
and
to
giue
them
grace
to
walke
worthy
thereof
.
And
for
those
that
be
falne
into
their
enemies
hands
,
and
bee
in
great
distresse
euerie
way
,
wee
ought
to
send
vp
continuall
feruent
prayers
and
strong
cryes
,
out
of
the
bowels
of
compassion
towards
their
miseries
,
vnto
Almightie
God
the
father
and
protector
of
his
Church
,
that
though
hee
hath
punished
them
for
their
sinnes
as
pleased
him
,
yet
that
hee
would
in
iudgement
remember
mercie
,
and
humble
their
hearts
vnder
his
heauie
hand
,
pardon
their
sinnes
,
and
restore
their
former
liberties
to
them
againe
.
Yea
and
as
their
bodily
necessities
shall
be
truely
made
knowne
to
vs
,
wee
should
be
readie
to
reach
out
our
hand
to
the
reliefe
thereof
.
Ob.
If
anie
will
say
,
They
bee
strangers
to
me
,
what
haue
I
doe
with
them
?
Ans.
Let
such
a
one
know
,
that
yet
Gods
Image
,
nor
his
expresse
commandement
ought
not
to
be
strange
vnto
vs
,
but
ought
to
prouoke
vs
to
this
duety
.
Yea
they
that
bee
neuer
so
ignorant
,
prophane
,
vngodly
,
whether
rich
or
poore
,
we
must
wish
well
vnto
them
,
and
seeke
their
good
:
for
as
wee
must
not
hate
the
vices
for
the
persons
sake
,
so
neyther
the
person
for
the
vices
sake
.
Our
loue
towards
them
,
may
bee
a
meane
to
winne
them
to
God
.
Vse
.
But
alas
,
how
few
be
there
that
thinke
any
such
thing
required
of
them
?
and
therefore
no
maruell
though
no
conscience
be
made
of
the
performance
thereof
:
for
euen
in
those
things
that
they
know
to
be
the
will
of
God
and
their
dueties
,
yet
few
will
be
brought
to
the
obedience
of
them
.
Who
so
pities
the
miserable
state
of
those
that
know
not
God
,
nor
haue
any
meanes
of
saluation
,
but
be
out
of
the
pale
of
the
Church
;
as
to
pray
earnestly
to
God
,
that
hee
would
in
mercie
visit
them
in
his
due
time
?
Alas
,
multitudes
pray
not
for
their
owne
selues
and
families
,
their
neighbours
and
nation
;
and
therefore
no
maruell
they
looke
not
so
farre
.
But
,
mee
thinkes
,
that
fearfull
Prayer
the
Church
maketh
against
such
,
Psalme
79.
6.
should
strike
feare
into
them
,
to
moue
them
to
seeke
to
auoide
the
dint
and
danger
of
it
.
How
sew
lay
to
heart
the
long
and
sore
afflictions
,
nay
,
the
wofull
desolations
of
our
brethren
in
the
Palatinate
,
Bohemia
,
and
places
adioyning
;
and
therefore
powre
out
compassionate
repenting
and
feruent
prayers
to
God
for
them
?
We
heare
of
their
vnspeakeable
miseries
,
but
are
not
affected
with
them
,
either
to
profit
by
their
harmes
vnto
sound
repentance
our selues
,
or
to
put
to
our
helping
hand
,
by
our
instant
prayers
to
seeke
their
deliuerance
.
Wee
talke
much
of
them
,
and
would
faine
see
an
end
of
their
troubles
,
and
a
returne
of
things
,
but
few
be
those
that
doe
pray
for
them
,
and
that
so
seldome
,
and
so
coldly
,
as
we
can
haue
as
little
comfort
,
as
they
haue
hitherto
found
benefit
:
for
what
fruit
can
be
expected
from
prayers
,
not
ioyned
with
true
repentance
?
for
God
heares
no
sinners
;
and
let
him
that
cals
vpon
the
Name
of
the
Lord
(
and
looks
to
be
heard
)
depart
from
iniquitie
.
I
doubt
not
but
some
there
are
,
that
doe
compassionately
and
feelingly
wrestle
with
God
for
them
,
from
time
to
time
,
yea
,
do
afflict
their
soules
to
obtain
mercie
for
them
,
whose
prayers
are
assuredly
not
shut
out
,
or
forgorten
before
God
,
but
shall
in
due
time
haue
blessed
effect
;
but
these
,
I
doubt
,
are
but
a
very
few
.
And
for
other
dueties
of
Loue
,
no
maruell
,
if
(
as
occasion
serues
)
they
bee
coldly
performed
to
those
that
be
further
off
,
when
wee
are
found
so
faulty
towards
those
wee
daily
conuerse
with
.
What
extreme
failing
in
the
dueties
of
forgiuing
wrongs
,
and
doing
good
to
soules
and
bodies
of
those
we
haue
to
doe
with
?
Of
which
wee
haue
spoken
already
vpon
one
or
two
seuerall
occasions
;
therefore
I
now
speake
no
more
thereof
:
onely
I
pray
God
to
giue
vs
this
true
Loue
,
that
may
reach
out
it selfe
to
all
men
,
as
occasion
is
,
or
shall
be
offered
.
CHAP.
9.
Of
Loue
to
the
Saints
.
NOw
I
come
to
the
loue
we
owe
to
the
Saints
and
true
people
of
God
;
and
these
are
to
be
loued
in
the
greatest
degree
of
all
other
men
,
and
to
be
had
in
high
price
and
account
,
Gal.
6.
10.
Psalme
15.
4.
Thus
did
Dauid
,
Psalme
16.
3.
All
his
delight
was
in
the
Saints
.
Psal.
119.
63.
He
was
their
companion
.
Psal.
101.
He
would
haue
such
to
attend
vpon
him
,
and
such
only
as
neare
as
he
could
.
So
Cornelius
,
Acts
10.
7.
had
a
souldier
that
feared
God
,
that
was
at
his
hand
.
Reasons
of
this
are
:
First
,
the
Fauour
is
deceitfull
,
and
beauty
vanity
,
but
one
that
feares
God
,
he
or
she
,
shall
be
praised
.
Therefore
herein
Rebecca
was
wiser
than
Isaac
,
who
loued
Iacob
for
his
grace
,
more
than
Esau
for
his
skill
in
hunting
.
Secondly
,
God
loues
them
best
;
therefore
so
should
we
.
As
whom
the
King
fauours
,
all
doe
honour
.
These
be
his
secret
ones
,
precious
in
his
account
,
as
the
apple
of
his
eye
;
he
hath
rebuked
Kings
for
their
sakes
.
When
he
drowned
all
the
world
,
hee
preserued
his
little
number
:
As
Lot
in
Sodoms
destruction
.
Yea
,
if
there
had
but
ten
righteous
persons
been
found
in
fiue
Cities
,
they
had
all
beene
saued
from
the
burning
.
These
bee
marked
in
Ierusalem
from
the
common
destruction
,
Ezek.
9.
These
he
sealed
,
Reuel.
7.
to
be
preserued
from
the
plagues
bodily
and
spirituall
,
that
should
come
vpon
the
world
.
He
makes
more
account
of
one
righteous
one
,
than
of
a
thousand
other
,
Isa.
43.
3
,
4.
As
he
did
,
when
to
make
way
for
his
people
,
the
Iewes
,
into
Canaan
,
he
gaue
seuen
mighty
Nations
to
the
sword
.
Thirdly
,
they
be
more
excellent
than
any
other
,
Prou.
12.
26.
The
righteous
is
more
excellent
than
his
neighbour
:
meaning
,
that
is
not
righteous
,
but
wicked
.
More
excellent
in
this
life
,
at
his
death
,
and
in
the
day
of
iudgement
.
These
are
written
in
the
Booke
of
Life
,
be
washt
white
in
the
bloud
of
the
Lambe
,
clothed
with
his
Righteousnesse
,
aricher
robe
than
euer
Salomon
wore
on
his
backe
:
adorned
with
the
precious
Iewels
of
Gods
sanctifying
graces
,
attended
by
the
Angels
,
borne
from
aboue
,
the
children
of
God
,
members
of
Christ
,
temples
of
the
Holy
Ghost
,
heires
of
all
things
here
,
&
shall
at
death
,
and
after
the
day
of
Iudgement
,
be
inheritors
of
the
Kingdome
of
Heauen
,
prepared
for
them
before
the
beginning
of
the
world
.
And
for
the
wicked
,
we
may
say
,
as
Psal.
1.
4.
It
is
not
so
with
them
.
And
therefore
good
reason
these
should
be
best
beloued
.
4
Lastly
,
they
be
most
vsefull
,
and
can
do
vs
most
good
,
by
their
counsell
,
example
,
prayers
,
when
we
be
present
with
them
,
yea
,
absent
from
them
:
Hee
that
walkes
with
the
wise
,
shall
bee
the
wiser
;
much
good
may
we
learne
,
and
comfort
may
we
get
,
by
conuersing
with
them
,
that
bee
truely
godly
.
For
their
sake
the
world
continues
;
if
the
number
of
the
Elect
were
fulfilled
,
the
wicked
should
no
longer
rout
here
,
but
come
to
iudgement
,
and
be
sent
to
their
owne
place
.
For
their
sake
,
and
at
their
prayers
,
many
plagues
are
kept
from
the
Land
;
as
at
Moses
prayers
they
were
from
the
Israelites
:
Many
iudgements
entred
,
haue
been
remoued
,
as
Plague
and
Pestilence
,
and
vnseasonable
times
;
yea
,
finall
desolation
preuented
:
and
had
it
not
beene
for
a
few
,
we
might
haue
looked
to
haue
been
as
Sodome
,
and
as
Gomorrha
.
All
fare
the
better
for
the
Righteous
sake
;
as
all
that
were
in
the
ship
▪
with
Paul
,
had
their
liues
giuen
them
,
and
were
preserued
from
drowning
for
his
sake
,
Acts
27.
Vse
.
1.
This
then
serues
to
reproue
the
folly
of
carnall
people
,
that
so
dote
vpon
wealth
and
honour
,
and
things
of
this
world
,
as
if
they
that
had
them
were
the
happy
men
;
Oh
they
bee
made
,
they
cannot
do
amisse
.
And
these
,
in
their
language
,
are
vsually
called
the
best
men
in
the
Towne
,
and
these
they
crouch
to
and
ad
mire
,
when
grace
and
the
feare
of
God
in
any
is
little
regarded
;
esteeming
the
seruants
of
God
without
wealth
(
how
gracious
soeuer
)
but
poore
snakes
.
But
,
Oh
folly
and
madnesse
to
worship
the
Golden
Calfe
!
so
highly
to
esteem
men
for
red
and
white
earth
,
gifts
of
Gods
left
hand
,
giuen
euen
to
his
enemies
,
things
transitory
&
soone
fading
away
,
and
that
cannot
keep
their
owners
from
the
damnation
of
hell
;
and
not
to
esteeme
of
the
precious
graces
of
Gods
Spirit
,
giuen
from
aboue
onely
to
his
Elect
,
and
which
doe
abide
vnto
euerlasting
life
.
Elisha
,
that
worthy
Prophet
of
the
Lord
,
was
of
another
minde
,
who
,
but
for
the
goodnesse
that
was
in
King
Iehoshaphat
,
would
not
haue
once
looked
towards
Iehoram
,
that
wicked
King
of
Israel
,
2
Kin.
3.
14.
which
folly
,
of
preferring
wealth
aboue
grace
,
the
Apostle
St.
Iames
rebuketh
,
Cap.
2.
1
,
2.
&c.
Secondly
,
this
rebuketh
such
,
as
make
account
of
all
alike
,
especially
,
if
they
be
any
thing
ciuill
;
one
as
welcome
to
them
as
another
,
as
much
commended
in
life
and
at
death
:
like
as
well
of
the
ciuill
,
as
of
them
that
be
truely
religious
,
shew
as
much
countenance
,
yeeld
as
much
helpe
to
one
as
to
the
other
.
If
they
haue
any
thing
to
giue
,
they
put
no
difference
betweene
the
poore
,
good
,
or
bad
.
These
are
iustly
to
be
suspected
,
and
to
be
thought
to
be
neyther
Fish
nor
Flesh
;
for
where
true
grace
is
,
their
eyes
be
annointed
,
that
they
can
see
a
difference
between
men
,
and
grace
will
draw
to
grace
,
and
as
discerne
it
,
so
embrace
it
:
for
though
we
challenge
no
such
gift
,
as
some
that
say
,
If
they
talke
but
halfe
▪
an
houre
with
a
man
,
they
will
know
whether
he
be
the
childe
of
God
or
not
;
yet
,
I
say
,
God
giues
grace
to
discerne
grace
where
it
is
,
from
bare
ciuillity
,
at
least
by
conuersing
with
them
,
and
to
preferre
one
infinitely
before
the
other
.
Many
will
commend
a
meere
ciuill
man
,
in
whom
its
easie
to
discerne
,
that
there
is
not
one
dramme
of
piety
or
true
grace
,
to
be
as
honest
a
man
as
need
to
be
,
and
thinke
and
speake
as
well
of
him
,
as
of
a
true
good
Christian
;
but
this
is
a
very
dangerous
signe
,
that
there
is
no
more
but
ciuill
honesty
in
themselues
.
Thirdly
,
this
reproueth
a
more
fearfull
sinne
yet
,
and
yet
the
common
practice
of
some
,
that
in
stead
of
louing
the
godly
best
of
all
persons
,
they
can
worst
away
with
them
.
They
could
loue
such
a
kinsman
,
tenant
,
seruant
,
&c.
but
that
hee
is
(
as
they
call
them
)
a
Puritan
,
and
they
cannot
abide
these
precise
fellowes
.
Nay
,
they
haue
loued
such
and
such
a
one
,
till
it
pleased
God
to
conuert
him
,
and
euer
since
they
could
neuer
abide
him
:
As
the
chiefe
Priests
dealt
by
Saul
,
after
he
was
conuerted
,
and
became
a
Paul
.
Why
?
hee
was
the
same
man
that
he
was
,
onely
he
was
better
now
:
So
it
s
with
the
other
that
I
spake
of
;
which
is
a
plaine
argument
,
that
they
hate
them
for
their
goodnesse
,
as
Dauid
complaines
,
Psalme
38.
20.
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My
meaning
is
onely
to
reproue
those
,
who
,
vpon
sincere
and
deuout
Chrians
,
such
as
make
most
conscience
of
their
wayes
,
and
are
truely
zealous
in
Gods
seruice
;
fasten
the
odious
name
of
Puritan
,
and
cannot
abide
them
.
Though
they
pretend
they
hate
them
for
this
or
that
fault
,
yet
▪
that
is
not
so
;
for
they
loue
those
that
liue
in
greater
faults
,
and
themselues
liue
in
farre
greater
,
than
they
can
possibly
charge
them
withall
:
The
truth
is
,
it
s
because
they
are
better
than
themselues
,
and
dare
not
be
companions
with
them
in
euill
,
1
Pet.
4.
4.
therefore
the
openly
prophane
hate
them
:
They
hate
them
,
because
they
flye
a
higher
pitch
,
than
they
are
willing
to
put
themselues
to
the
paines
to
attaine
to
,
and
so
they
count
they
discredit
them
,
who
,
but
for
these
precise
ones
,
should
be
counted
the
best
,
and
as
good
,
as
one
would
desire
.
Besides
,
these
tell
them
,
that
their
fruitlesse
profession
of
Religion
will
not
serue
to
bring
them
to
Heauen
;
and
therefore
vrge
them
to
look
further
,
which
they
are
not
willing
to
doe
;
and
this
makes
them
wish
,
they
were
all
out
of
the
way
:
for
they
onely
trouble
the
world
,
they
should
be
quiet
but
for
them
.
And
thus
our
Sauiour
Christ
and
the
Gospell
bring
variance
,
not
into
the
same
Towne
where
before
all
went
hand
in
hand
to
sinne
,
but
into
the
same
Family
;
because
some
will
receiue
the
Gospell
and
the
power
of
it
,
some
others
will
not
:
therefore
they
are
now
at
oddes
,
that
were
all
one
before
in
euill
.
This
sinne
hath
most
fearfully
ouer-spread
this
Nation
,
so
that
its
more
safe
from
the
hatred
and
ill
tongues
of
most
,
to
bee
any
thing
,
rather
than
to
be
zealous
and
godly
.
A
fearfull
thing
.
Euery
man
loues
a
couragious
souldier
,
a
diligent
and
resolute
seruant
for
his
Master
,
a
man
forward
in
his
businesse
;
onely
forwardnesse
and
zeale
for
God
and
in
Religion
,
that
cannot
bee
endured
.
These
be
they
that
be
the
troublers
,
and
a
burthen
to
the
places
where
they
be
,
and
so
to
the
Land
,
and
bee
railed
on
as
the
vilest
persons
,
when
as
yet
these
are
perhaps
vpon
their
knees
,
pleading
with
God
for
the
Nation
,
when
multitudes
are
swilling
,
and
swearing
,
and
prouoking
Gods
wrath
against
it
;
therefore
we
haue
small
cause
to
be
weary
of
them
:
the
Land
,
no
doubt
,
fares
the
better
for
them
euery
day
.
Is
this
the
fruit
of
aboue
threescore
yeares
peace
and
plenty
of
the
Gospell
;
wherein
it
had
been
meet
we
had
all
beene
such
as
I
meane
:
that
is
,
zealous
and
true
hearted
Christians
,
that
now
those
few
that
labour
to
shew
forth
the
power
of
true
godlinesse
,
in
an
vniuersall
obedience
to
the
Word
they
professe
,
that
these
should
be
had
in
derision
,
and
be
a
wonder
in
Israel
?
As
sure
as
we
liue
,
if
all
in
this
Land
serued
God
,
as
it
is
to
be
feared
,
some
doe
,
in
an
idle
and
meere
ceremonious
comming
to
Church
,
hearing
of
Sermons
,
and
receiuing
the
Sacrament
,
and
yet
liue
as
they
list
,
and
keep
their
lusts
still
,
and
the
sinnes
they
haue
a
minde
to
;
God
would
soone
ease
himselfe
of
vs
,
and
vomit
vp
such
a
lukewarme
Nation
:
for
how
odious
is
this
to
God
,
to
haue
people
draw
neare
to
him
with
their
lips
,
when
their
hearts
are
diuided
from
him
,
and
run
after
their
sinnes
:
to
heare
his
Word
,
and
hate
to
be
reformed
,
or
to
mend
a
little
in
what
they
list
,
and
no
further
than
they
please
;
to
call
vpon
God
,
and
yet
depart
not
from
euill
;
in
receiuing
the
Lords
Supper
,
to
professe
Faith
in
Christ
,
and
obedience
to
all
Gods
commandements
,
and
in
their
liues
to
shew
the
clean
contrary
euery
day
?
what
is
this
but
to
prouoke
God
against
vs
,
and
to
deceiue
our
owne
soules
?
And
as
for
those
particular
persons
that
are
haters
of
Gods
true
seruants
,
they
are
no
such
themselues
,
and
their
state
is
fearful
.
For
they
are
not
led
by
the
spirit
that
Dauid
and
Cornelius
was
,
and
which
I
pray
God
I
may
euer
be
.
They
be
no
true
Members
of
the
Church
here
,
nor
shall
bee
heires
of
Gods
Kingdome
hereafter
,
as
Psal.
15.
4.
None
of
Christs
Disciples
,
who
are
known
by
louing
their
Brethren
,
Iohn
13.
35.
nor
are
translated
from
death
to
life
,
1
Iohn
3.
14.
but
remaine
vnder
death
to
this
houre
:
Nor
haue
any
loue
to
God
in
them
,
1
Iohn
5.
1.
for
if
they
loued
him
that
begetteth
,
they
would
loue
those
that
are
begotten
of
him
.
But
they
are
of
the
seed
of
the
Serpent
,
bearing
enmity
against
the
seed
of
the
Woman
,
against
Christ
in
his
members
;
of
Cains
linage
,
of
the
broode
of
Ismael
,
worse
than
Balaam
;
Numb.
23.
that
said
,
How
shall
I
curse
,
where
God
hath
not
cursed
?
or
detest
,
where
God
hath
not
detested
?
are
led
by
Sathan
,
who
is
an
accuser
of
the
Brethren
,
Reuel
.
12
,
10.
who
prouide
wofully
for
themselues
:
for
God
said
to
Abraham
,
and
so
to
all
that
be
of
the
seed
of
Abraham
by
true
faith
,
I
will
blesse
them
that
blesse
thee
,
and
curse
them
that
curse
thee
.
Their
ill
will
is
indeed
against
Christ
,
and
reacheth
to
him
;
as
he
said
from
heauen
to
Saul
,
Why
persecutest
thou
me
?
and
,
It
s
hard
kicking
against
the
pricks
.
Looke
throughout
all
the
Scriptures
,
and
you
shall
see
,
that
fearefull
iudgements
haue
ouertaken
the
haters
,
and
pursuers
,
or
opposers
of
the
true
seruants
of
God
.
Later
Histories
of
the
Church
,
and
our
owne
daily
experience
affords
abundance
of
very
true
,
sensible
,
and
fearfull
examples
in
this
kinde
.
And
if
at
the
day
of
iudgement
,
they
that
haue
done
them
no
good
shall
be
set
on
the
left
hand
,
and
heare
this
dolefull
sentence
,
Goe
yee
cursed
&c.
then
what
shall
become
of
them
that
haue
hated
them
,
and
done
them
hurt
?
Let
euery
one
therefore
that
hath
beene
guilty
in
this
thing
,
repent
deepely
of
it
,
as
there
is
cause
,
and
so
shake
off
this
blacke
and
fearefull
Marke
,
else
the
time
will
come
,
when
they
shall
wish
,
and
would
thinke
themselues
happy
,
to
bee
shadowed
vnder
their
wing
whom
now
they
hate
;
when
they
shall
see
them
receiued
,
and
themselues
refused
.
Yet
here
againe
let
me
put
in
this
by
the
way
,
that
I
count
not
those
for
Gods
true
seruants
who
are
such
onely
in
Profession
,
and
not
in
their
Practice
.
Some
zealous
Professors
there
are
,
which
yet
are
not
so
diligent
in
their
callings
as
they
ought
to
be
.
Some
not
so
carefull
to
keep
out
of
debt
,
or
not
to
pay
their
debts
,
but
hang
on
euery
bush
,
and
breake
promises
shamefully
,
to
the
iust
opening
the
mouthes
of
their
Neighbours
.
Some
bee
rash
and
indiscreete
,
giuen
to
censure
too
deepely
.
Some
spend
all
their
zeale
in
crying
out
against
Ceremonies
,
and
neglect
matters
more
belonging
to
edifying
themselues
and
others
.
Some
forsake
their
owne
Ministers
when
they
preach
,
very
vncharitably
and
indiscreetly
.
Some
separate
themselues
from
the
Church
,
and
our
Ministrie
and
Societie
altogether
.
Now
if
a
Minister
,
or
any
Christian
shall
shew
his
dislike
of
such
courses
in
generall
,
or
rebuke
any
particular
person
for
any
of
them
,
hee
is
not
to
bee
ill
thought
of
for
so
doing
,
nor
to
be
reputed
an
hater
of
Gods
seruants
.
Fourthly
,
there
are
diuers
sorts
of
them
that
be
no
open
enemies
to
Gods
children
,
that
yet
will
bee
found
no
other
,
when
God
shall
come
to
iudgement
;
and
therefore
here
to
be
discouered
and
reproued
.
They
bee
not
with
them
;
therefore
they
bee
against
them
.
They
can
sit
and
heare
them
vniustly
euill
spoken
of
,
and
yet
be
neuer
greeued
,
nor
once
open
their
mouthes
in
their
behalfe
.
That
pry
into
their
liues
,
and
if
they
can
spy
a
hole
in
their
coate
,
they
reproach
them
by
it
,
and
tell
it
from
one
to
another
,
and
that
with
no
griefe
.
Can
cast
out
a
scoffe
against
them
:
That
care
not
for
their
company
.
Delight
rather
in
those
that
spend
the
time
in
telling
Newes
or
Tales
,
of
this
or
that
body
:
with
these
they
can
sit
long
;
but
for
other
that
will
hold
to
any
godly
speech
,
they
take
no
pleasure
in
them
:
They
make
matches
with
such
rather
than
with
those
;
inuite
them
,
and
loue
their
company
to
chuse
.
These
be
lukewarme
Christians
,
Neuters
,
neyther
the
one
,
nor
the
other
,
of
both
sides
,
of
euery
side
:
but
God
can
see
them
to
bee
Enemies
,
and
will
set
them
on
his
left
hand
;
when
it
will
not
serue
them
to
pleade
that
they
neuer
hated
them
,
or
opposed
them
.
Let
men
looke
well
to
this
Point
:
for
there
bee
many
that
thinke
well
of
themselues
,
for
good
Christians
,
that
yet
will
be
found
of
this
number
:
But
as
they
can
haue
no
sound
peace
to
their
Consciences
,
so
shall
they
neuer
haue
good
name
in
the
Church
of
God
,
till
it
bee
otherwise
.
Fiftly
and
lastly
,
let
this
bee
a
Consolation
to
all
those
whose
hearts
doe
beare
witnesse
,
and
their
practice
bewray
that
they
truly
loue
the
Saints
;
they
can
haue
no
better
signe
of
the
grace
of
God
,
or
that
they
bee
true
Members
of
the
Church
here
,
and
shall
bee
inheriters
of
glory
hereafter
;
that
they
loue
God
,
be
Christs
Disciples
,
and
be
translated
from
death
to
life
.
Alwaies
prouided
,
that
you
deceiue
not
your selues
in
this
point
,
as
no
doubt
diuers
doe
,
To
thinke
,
that
because
you
loue
some
one
or
two
choyce
ones
,
that
you
are
a
louer
of
Gods
people
,
though
you
neglect
all
the
rest
:
which
is
not
so
;
for
whosoeuer
loues
any
in
truth
,
loues
the
grace
of
God
in
whomsoeuer
hee
sees
it
,
rich
or
poore
,
high
or
low
.
Or
because
you
loue
some
that
bee
of
your
Kinne
,
or
for
some
outward
good
qualification
they
haue
,
or
some
common
gift
of
learning
,
eloquence
,
or
because
they
bee
rich
,
or
bee
such
as
haue
done
you
some
pleasure
,
or
may
doe
:
for
if
your
loue
bee
set
vpon
Gods
seruants
for
such
by
respects
,
this
is
not
the
true
Loue
of
the
Saints
:
But
if
you
loue
them
simply
for
the
worke
of
Gods
sanctifying
grace
that
yousee
or
hear
to
be
in
them
,
though
you
neuer
saw
them
,
nor
neuer
shall
,
yet
for
the
grace
of
God
your
heart
is
knit
to
them
,
as
Ionathans
to
Dauid
:
or
if
you
know
and
liue
neare
them●
though
they
neuer
did
you
any
speciall
good
turne
,
or
be
nothing
to
you
outwardly
and
in
the
flesh
,
nay
,
though
any
such
haue
reproued
you
of
some
fault
they
haue
seene
in
you
,
yet
you
loue
them
for
the
Image
of
God
that
shines
in
them
:
yea
,
though
you
see
,
heare
,
or
know
some
imperfections
in
them
,
and
things
worthy
blame
,
yet
seeing
signes
of
synceritie
you
loue
them
notwithstanding
,
are
glad
when
they
doe
well
,
and
grieue
at
the
contrary
:
this
is
good
.
Examine
your selues
by
these
things
;
if
you
bee
taken
tardy
,
then
deceiue
your selues
no
longer
:
If
your
heart
witnesse
on
your
side
by
these
tryals
,
then
be
comforted
,
and
labour
to
encrease
in
this
grace
,
that
so
your
euidence
may
be
strong
:
And
the
rather
,
because
this
hath
kept
many
from
sinking
in
time
of
Temptation
,
when
all
other
euidences
haue
beene
to
seeke
.
Thus
much
of
the
loue
that
all
ought
to
beare
to
the
People
of
God
.
CHAP.
10.
How
true
Christians
should
loue
each
other
.
NOw
I
will
adde
yet
one
thing
more
,
and
that
is
,
How
true
Christians
should
loue
and
carry
themselues
towards
each
other
.
They
ought
to
loue
one
another
most
entirely
,
and
more
than
they
doe
,
or
can
loue
the
common
sort
.
They
must
loue
them
as
fellow-members
of
the
same
mysticall
body
whereof
Christ
is
the
head
.
Now
how
do
the
members
of
the
natural
body
loue
,
sticke
together
,
and
seeke
the
good
of
each
other
,
defend
and
tender
one
another
,
reioyce
in
each
others
wel-fare
,
and
grieue
at
the
contrary
?
so
ought
the
Members
of
the
spirituall
body
much
more
,
if
it
were
possible
.
Wee
cannot
loue
all
thus
;
for
all
are
not
fellow-members
in
this
body
of
Christ
.
Secondly
,
they
must
loue
as
brethren
:
therefore
the
loue
that
is
to
bee
betweene
them
is
called
Brotherly
kindenesse
,
2
Pet.
1.
7.
Therefore
though
some
scoffing
Ismaels
deride
this
name
,
and
say
,
Oh
you
bee
of
the
Brethren
:
yet
wee
are
not
to
bee
ashamed
of
this
name
,
seeing
GOD
so
speakes
.
Gods
children
be
brothers
and
sisters
;
they
haue
the
same
Father
,
which
is
God
,
the
same
Mother
,
the
Church
,
begotten
by
the
same
immortall
seed
,
the
Word
of
God
,
nourisht
with
the
same
milke
,
and
meat
of
the
same
Word
and
holy
Sacraments
,
heires
of
the
same
Inheritance
in
Heauen
by
Christ
Iesus
.
A
better
Brother-hood
than
that
of
nature
,
as
much
as
the
spirit
is
better
than
the
flesh
:
Yea
,
and
a
more
lasting
Brother-hood
;
that
will
last
when
this
is
vanisht
away
,
which
lasteth
onely
for
this
fraile
life
of
ours
,
but
the
other
abideth
for
euer
.
Therefore
our
Sauiour
Christ
said
,
Who
is
my
Mother
,
and
who
are
my
Brethren
?
Naturall
Brethren
ought
to
loue
dearely
,
how
much
more
we
that
are
of
a
better
kindred
?
It
s
very
pleasing
to
God
our
Father
;
and
to
the
Church
our
Mother
,
that
all
their
children
should
liue
in
loue
,
as
Psal.
133.
1.
and
a
ioy
to
all
the
brothers
and
sisters
;
As
it
is
a
ioy
to
any
earthly
Parents
to
haue
their
children
loue
well
together
:
and
the
contrary
is
very
grieuous
,
and
they
will
mourne
to
each
other
,
There
be
two
Boyes
can
neuer
agree
,
two
Girles
that
loue
not
one
another
;
what
will
they
doe
when
we
are
gone
?
Now
to
loue
as
Brethren
,
is
this
;
To
haue
Brotherly
▪
affections
each
to
other
inwardly
,
and
to
declare
the
same
outwardly
by
brotherly
actions
.
For
the
first
,
we
are
bidden
,
Rom.
12.
Be
affectioned
to
lòue
one
another
;
as
to
weep
with
them
that
weepe
,
to
haue
compassion
of
their
miseries
,
as
Heb.
13.
9.
As
the
Samaritan
had
compassion
on
the
man
that
fell
among
Theeues
.
And
our
Sauiour
Christ
had
compassion
on
the
spirituall
miserie
of
the
People
,
Mat.
9.
36.
St.
Paul
was
affected
with
the
miseries
of
the
Iewes
,
and
tooke
them
deepely
to
heart
,
Rom.
9.
1
,
2
,
3.
So
Nehemiah
,
hearing
of
the
distresse
of
the
Church
of
the
Iewes
at
Ierusalem
,
though
hee
were
well
himselfe
,
yet
he
so
mourned
for
them
as
it
was
seene
in
his
face
.
The
contrary
is
blamed
,
Amos
6.
No
man
is
sorry
for
the
affliction
of
Ioseph
.
So
to
reioyce
with
them
that
reioyce
,
as
Luke
1.
58.
yea
,
though
it
were
ill
with
ourselues
.
As
Paul
in
prison
,
yet
reioyced
to
heare
of
the
welfare
of
the
Churches
.
These
brotherly
affections
bee
so
necessary
,
as
all
brotherly
actions
not
proceeding
from
these
,
are
in
no
account
with
God
;
As
a
man
may
giue
all
his
goods
to
the
poore
,
and
haue
no
loue
,
and
so
bee
but
a
tinckling
Cimball
,
1
Cor.
13.
As
if
a
man
should
giue
,
that
hee
might
merit
thereby
,
or
to
purchase
credit
,
or
for
companies
sake
,
or
with
vpbraiding
;
and
from
no
compassion
of
the
poore
mans
misery
,
it
would
neither
please
God
,
nor
profit
him
that
doth
it
.
So
to
admonish
one
(
which
is
a
speciall
duety
of
Loue
)
but
if
done
with
twitting
&
reproaching
,
as
glad
they
haue
some
matter
against
him
,
it
hath
lost
his
grace
and
reward
with
God
.
And
herein
,
the
poore
may
shew
as
much
loue
to
their
fellow-brethren
as
the
rich
;
which
may
comfort
them
which
are
ready
to
be
discouraged
,
and
thinke
they
are
vnhappy
,
and
haue
nothing
to
shew
any
loue
in
;
Yes
,
you
may
be
as
plentifull
in
brotherly
affections
,
as
any
other
.
Now
for
brotherly
actions
,
they
must
bee
adioyned
to
shew
the
truth
of
the
affections
;
they
be
counterfeit
,
if
not
thus
approued
,
as
1
Iohn
3.
17.
like
those
speeches
,
Iames
2.
15
,
16.
Brotherly
actions
be
to
the
soule
and
body
,
as
need
is
.
To
the
bodily
necessities
of
our
fellow-brethren
in
ordinary
wants
,
wee
must
giue
of
our
superfluity
;
in
extraordinary
calamities
,
of
our
maine
substance
:
And
to
thinke
it
honour
enough
,
that
God
makes
vs
giuers
to
them
,
that
be
as
deare
to
him
as
our selues
,
and
shall
be
inheritors
of
the
same
glory
with
vs
,
though
we
abound
now
,
and
they
bee
suffered
to
want
.
So
to
the
soule
in
admonition
,
exhortation
,
consolation
,
and
prayer
,
which
are
the
principall
and
most
profitable
fruits
of
our
loue
one
to
another
.
And
all
these
ought
to
bee
performed
purely
,
feruently
,
and
constantly
,
as
wee
heard
in
handling
the
properties
of
Loue
.
But
,
Beloued
,
if
wee
come
to
looke
for
these
things
among
Christians
,
they
will
all
be
found
very
much
wanting
,
both
brotherly
affections
,
and
brotherly
actions
,
and
those
that
be
,
oft
not
pure
,
but
with
looking
at
our selues
,
not
feruent
,
but
faint
and
few
,
nor
constant
,
but
short
and
brittle
,
broken
off
by
affliction
,
especially
,
if
it
continue
,
when
yet
there
is
most
need
:
for
a
brother
is
borne
for
aduersitie
.
Many
Christians
will
be
kinde
to
another
in
the
beginning
of
their
affliction
,
and
for
a
little
while
;
but
if
it
hold
long
,
then
most
faile
him
,
and
their
loue
is
spent
as
it
were
.
Or
otherwise
,
their
loue
is
broken
off
by
some
vnkindnesse
,
and
not
readily
sodered
againe
so
strong
as
it
was
afore
.
There
is
much
strangenesse
between
Christians
;
they
care
not
one
for
another
almost
:
they
see
each
other
at
Church
,
but
not
all
the
weeke
after
.
Peace
hath
made
Christians
proud
and
carelesse
;
euery
man
can
subsist
by
himselfe
,
and
hath
no
neede
of
his
brother
:
We
may
iustly
feare
,
God
will
send
vs
troubles
,
to
make
vs
glad
one
of
another
.
But
there
is
vse
enough
one
of
another
euen
now
,
if
we
had
eies
to
see
it
,
to
helpe
,
encourage
,
comfort
,
and
confirme
each
other
in
our
holy
profession
and
Christian
course
,
against
the
manifold
discouragements
and
temptations
we
are
subiect
to
meet
with
;
and
to
whet
on
,
and
set
an
edge
one
vpon
another
,
that
grow
so
dull
;
to
lay
our
brands
together
,
that
wee
may
catch
some
heate
from
one
another
;
to
minde
one
another
of
such
changes
as
may
come
,
and
so
of
our
last
end
,
to
prepare
for
them
in
time
.
Stronger
Christians
,
and
of
better
gifts
,
looke
so
houerly
on
the
weake
;
so
the
rich
vpon
the
poore
:
Fie
vpon
it
,
are
they
not
your
brethren
?
do
you
not
know
them
,
because
of
their
russet
or
leather
coate
?
he
hath
as
much
grace
,
may
be
,
more
than
you
,
and
shall
haue
(
it
may
be
)
a
better
place
in
Heauen
than
you
;
and
doe
you
esteeme
so
meanly
of
him
?
It
s
counted
pride
,
when
any
will
not
know
their
poore
kinred
;
know
Iesus
Christ
and
the
grace
of
God
in
them
,
and
disdaine
not
their
company
,
though
your
inferiours
;
seeing
,
as
you
may
comfort
and
refresh
them
by
your
loue
,
so
you
may
receiue
much
benefit
from
them
againe
.
Christians
should
meet
together
,
not
to
feasting
onely
,
but
sometimes
to
build
vp
one
another
by
holy
conference
.
and
this
will
encrease
loue
greatly
:
for
when
wee
see
the
grace
of
God
one
in
another
,
and
get
good
one
by
another
,
our
loue
is
hereby
greatly
furthered
.
Another
fault
too
much
among
many
Christians
,
is
,
as
want
of
bowels
of
tender
compassion
towards
our
brethren
in
distresse
,
so
there
is
not
that
forwardnesse
and
freenesse
to
relieue
their
necessities
.
First
,
for
their
bodily
wants
,
there
is
too
much
straitnesse
oft-times
;
whereas
if
we
did
consider
,
that
they
are
not
onely
our
owne
flesh
(
as
the
common
sort
are
)
but
our
fellow-members
,
fellow-brethren
,
and
such
as
whom
God
might
haue
made
vs
takers
from
them
,
and
them
giuers
to
vs
,
it
would
enlarge
our
heart
and
our
hand
towards
them
.
Well
,
what
we
doe
for
them
,
is
not
to
fellow-members
and
fellow-brethren
onely
,
but
to
Christ
Iesus
himselfe
;
and
it
shall
be
so
counted
for
at
the
last
and
great
day
.
It
s
not
so
much
theirs
to
whom
we
giue
it
,
as
it
s
our
owne
,
and
furthers
our
reckoning
:
As
the
seed
is
not
the
grounds
so
much
,
as
the
owners
that
sowes
it
,
and
for
his
benefit
.
It
will
be
all
reckoned
ours
at
the
great
payment
day
,
euen
to
a
cup
of
cold
water
:
and
wee
shall
see
he
hath
not
forgotten
any
worke
of
our
loue
,
but
hath
kept
iust
bookes
and
true
accounts
,
and
will
then
say
to
vs
,
Come
ye
blessed
of
my
Father
,
inherit
,
&c.
For
I
was
oft
,
in
my
members
,
in
a
poore
condition
,
and
ye
ministred
vnto
mee
;
now
receiue
a
thousand
fold
,
euen
that
Kingdome
that
was
prepared
for
you
from
the
beginning
of
the
world
.
And
for
relieuing
their
spirituall
wants
,
there
is
oft
too
much
want
of
compassion
and
care
.
How
farre
may
a
Christian
goe
out
of
his
way
,
ere
another
,
with
the
spirit
of
meeknesse
,
will
step
in
by
a
wholsome
admonition
,
to
stop
him
in
his
course
?
The
heauie
not
comforted
with
a
word
in
season
,
nor
the
fainting
encouraged
,
but
euery
man
minding
his
owne
matters
,
as
though
we
were
strangers
,
and
God
had
giuen
vs
no
charge
one
of
another
.
Nay
,
there
is
yet
a
greater
fault
to
bee
found
among
many
Christians
,
than
these
two
that
I
haue
spoken
of
,
and
that
is
this
,
That
sundry
of
them
can
take
leaue
to
fall
out
,
and
contend
with
each
other
,
and
that
very
deeply
:
sometimes
for
words
,
sometimes
for
small
matters
of
the
world
;
yea
,
and
some
when
they
be
out
,
cannot
finde
the
way
in
againe
,
nor
are
they
ashamed
of
that
they
haue
done
,
but
can
lye
and
continue
in
it
month
after
month
.
Is
this
the
behauiour
of
fellow-members
?
thinke
we
our
Head
Christ
will
endure
or
beare
it
,
to
haue
his
body
thus
rent
one
member
from
another
?
nay
,
one
would
thinke
,
is
this
possible
:
What
doe
you
thinke
of
your selfe
,
that
you
are
a
true
member
of
Christ
by
Faith
?
Well
,
and
what
doe
you
thinke
of
him
,
that
you
are
thus
rent
and
diuided
from
?
I
dare
not
but
thinke
(
you
will
say
)
but
he
belongs
to
God
.
And
doe
you
thinke
then
,
that
the
member
of
Christ
should
eyther
thus
deale
,
or
thus
be
dealt
withall
,
and
that
by
his
fellow
member
?
He
that
should
see
one
member
in
a
mans
naturall
body
,
offering
hurt
and
violence
to
another
,
would
hee
not
thinke
the
man
were
mad
?
What
shall
wee
say
then
,
when
Christians
can
so
eagerly
pursue
each
other
in
words
and
deedes
(
as
too
oft
is
seen
)
shall
wee
say
they
be
in
their
right
minde
?
but
rather
,
that
the
spirit
of
pride
,
or
couetoushesse
,
or
some
such
humour
,
hath
intoxicated
their
braines
.
This
will
cost
them
deare
,
or
euer
they
can
make
their
peace
with
God
and
their
Conscience
;
and
they
must
fall
out
as
deeply
with
themselues
for
their
folly
,
&
with
indignation
take
a
holy
reuenge
of
themselues
,
that
they
may
feare
euer
to
doe
the
like
againe
.
Is
this
the
behauiour
of
brothers
and
sisters
,
to
flye
in
one
anothers
face
,
to
liue
at
such
oddes
,
as
that
all
the
Parish
takes
notice
of
it
?
If
naturall
brethren
should
doe
so
,
all
men
would
cry
shame
of
it
.
Doth
our
father
like
this
,
thinke
you
?
our
mother
,
and
fellow-brethren
round
about
,
that
see
or
heare
of
it
,
doe
you
thinke
this
goes
not
to
their
hearts
?
And
thinke
you
,
you
doe
not
open
the
mouthes
of
Canaanites
and
Perizzites
that
are
euery
where
,
and
heare
of
it
?
Thinke
wee
good
,
to
giue
them
such
iust
matter
to
speak
euill
of
vs
,
and
of
our
holy
profession
for
it
?
Our
father
Abraham
could
say
to
his
inferior
Lot
,
Let
there
be
no
strife
betweene
mee
and
thee
:
for
we
are
brethen
.
A
body
would
thinke
that
the
name
Brother
,
should
eyther
preuent
all
strife
,
or
at
least
quickly
breake
the
necke
of
it
.
Though
good
Christians
,
may
out
of
brittlenesse
of
nature
,
fall
out
on
the
sudden
,
yet
,
me
thinks
,
grace
should
enforce
them
to
recall
themselues
,
and
yeeld
to
each
other
,
and
come
in
,
though
they
were
of
neuer
such
a
proud
and
stout
stomach
naturally
.
Else
may
they
not
suspect
themselues
to
be
bastards
,
rather
than
right
bred
brothers
?
to
bee
wooden
legges
,
and
no
liuing
members
?
at
least
they
haue
got
the
numb
palsey
,
for
which
they
had
need
to
seeke
speedy
remedy
.
Let
vs
,
I
beseech
you
,
so
many
of
vs
as
haue
been
faulty
in
any
of
these
three
things
,
see
how
ill
they
haue
becommed
vs
,
be
ashamed
and
humbled
for
them
,
and
amend
,
that
we
may
haue
sound
arguments
,
that
we
are
true
members
of
Christs
body
,
and
liuely
and
feeling
ones
.
Thinke
like
brethren
,
speake
as
brethren
,
both
to
face
and
behinde
their
backes
,
and
doe
like
brethren
,
so
shall
we
glorifie
God
our
Father
,
credit
and
comfort
the
Church
our
Mother
,
and
our
fellow-brethren
,
and
stop
the
mouths
of
Papists
,
Atheists
,
prophane
ones
,
meere
ciuill
ones
and
worldlings
,
that
would
not
a
little
reioyce
at
our
diuisions
.
Put
on
brotherly
affections
,
shew
them
by
brotherly
actions
,
let
not
small
matters
make
vnkindnesse
,
depart
from
much
for
peace
and
loue
,
let
our
differences
be
speedily
compounded
by
others
,
if
we
cannot
agree
them
within
our selues
;
feare
rather
to
doe
the
least
wrong
,
than
to
suffer
a
greater
:
so
shall
we
be
fit
to
doe
good
one
to
another
vpon
all
occasions
;
for
goodnesse
goes
forward
where
loue
is
,
but
contention
or
vnkindnesse
stops
the
course
of
all
that
is
good
.
So
shall
we
also
be
stronger
against
our
common
aduersaries
,
the
World
,
and
Deuill
,
which
doe
so
hate
vs
,
as
a
body
would
thinke
it
were
meet
for
vs
to
stick
fast
and
close
together
,
and
make
much
one
of
another
,
seeing
this
wicked
world
is
bent
against
vs
.
Let
mee
conclude
this
my
speech
to
you
Christians
,
with
that
blessed
exhortation
of
Saint
Paul
,
2
Cor.
13
,
11.
Finally
,
my
Brethren
,
fare
yee
well
,
be
perfect
,
be
of
good
comfort
,
be
of
one
minde
,
liue
in
peace
,
and
the
God
of
loue
and
peace
shall
be
with
you
.
CHAP.
11.
Of
releeuing
the
poore
.
I
Will
adde
but
one
thing
more
,
and
so
make
an
end
of
what
I
purpose
to
say
of
this
duty
of
Loue
,
in
which
I
haue
been
longer
than
I
thought
of
at
first
:
And
that
is
touching
one
branch
,
and
duety
of
loue
,
which
is
the
relieuing
the
necessities
of
the
poore
;
of
which
,
because
I
haue
spoken
some
thing
in
one
of
the
Notes
of
Loue
,
namely
,
that
its
Bountifull
,
I
will
be
so
much
the
shorter
;
handling
some
things
here
,
that
were
not
there
so
conuenient
to
be
spoken
of
.
The
Scriptures
,
both
of
Old
and
New
Testament
,
are
plentifull
about
this
Point
,
eyther
Commandements
touching
it
,
and
Promises
of
blessing
thereto
,
or
Threatnings
against
the
neglect
of
it
.
In
the
Old
Law
God
commanded
to
leaue
their
Grounds
vnsowen
,
and
Trees
vngathered
the
seuenth
yeare
,
for
the
poore
,
Exod.
23.
10
,
11.
Leu.
25.
3.
And
the
years
that
they
sowed
and
gathered
in
,
they
were
bidden
to
leaue
gleanings
,
Deut.
24.
19.
to
the
end
.
How
oft
in
the
Prophets
doth
the
Lord
call
for
Mercie
?
yea
,
tryes
the
truth
of
their
Religion
,
and
performance
of
holy
Duties
by
this
,
as
St.
Iames
doth
,
chap.
I.
and
the
last
verse
,
giuing
such
charge
of
the
poore
in
generall
,
particularly
,
of
the
widow
,
stranger
and
fatherlesse
.
It
is
commanded
,
Esay
58.
7.
a
very
excellent
place
,
plaine
and
plentifull
;
and
in
most
of
the
Prophets
its
called
for
,
as
a
thing
that
the
Iewes
much
failed
in
,
and
were
couetous
and
cruell
.
Heb.
13
,
To
doe
good
,
and
to
distribute
,
forget
not
,
&c.
Ephes.
4.
28.
Mat.
5.
45.
Hee
commands
it
,
whose
we
are
,
and
all
we
haue
at
his
appointment
.
I
will
adde
a
few
Reasons
to
moue
to
this
Duety
:
1
To
let
passe
to
speake
of
the
of
the
least
of
his
mercies
;
Let
the
examples
of
Gods
seruants
,
who
herein
obeyed
and
imitated
the
Lord
in
all
ages
;
let
them
moue
vs
.
Elisha
tooke
order
for
the
poore
widow
,
for
the
paiment
of
her
debts
,
and
for
her
owne
maintenance
,
2
Kings
4.
Iob
was
notable
in
this
duty
,
as
appeares
Chap.
31.
from
verse
16.
to
21.
Our
Sauiour
Christ
of
that
little
that
hee
receiued
for
his
maintenance
,
yet
gaue
something
to
the
poore
:
therefore
(
Iudas
carrying
the
bagge
)
when
our
Sauiour
Christ
bade
him
,
that
he
did
doe
quickly
,
the
Disciples
thought
he
had
meant
he
should
giue
somewhat
to
the
poore
.
Zacheus
,
beeing
conuerted
,
gaue
halfe
his
goods
&c.
Luke
19.
So
Acts
2.
&
4.
the
rich
sold
,
and
relieued
the
poore
.
Dorcas
a
good
Woman
this
way
,
Acts
9.
towards
the
end
.
Cornelius
also
a
notable
example
,
Acts
10.
1.
There
was
also
a
contribution
made
by
the
Christians
for
the
poore
Brethren
in
Iudea
,
because
of
a
famine
was
among
them
,
Acts
11.
29.
Onesiphorus
is
commended
,
and
Gaius
for
an
host
to
the
poor
Saints
of
God
.
2
It
s
a
sacrifice
very
acceptable
to
God
,
Heb.
13.
16.
Phil.
4.
18.
as
Cornelius
his
Almes
came
vp
into
remembrance
before
God
,
Acts
10.
4.
Yea
,
so
pleasing
,
as
when
his
seruice
and
that
cannot
stand
together
,
he
preferres
mercie
before
sacrifice
,
Hos.
6.
6.
And
so
pleasing
,
as
no
duty
of
Religion
,
ordinary
or
extraordinary
,
is
welcome
to
God
,
if
this
duty
be
wanting
,
as
Esay
1.
&
58.
from
verse
5.
to
13.
What
stronger
motiue
can
there
bee
than
this
,
seeing
its
our
happinesse
that
wee
can
doe
any
thing
that
GOD
will
bee
well
pleased
with
?
3
We
are
but
Stewards
in
respect
of
God
(
though
owners
among
men
)
who
hath
so
deliuered
these
things
out
of
his
hand
to
vs
,
as
yet
hee
hath
reserued
a
Royaltie
in
them
,
and
the
appointing
how
they
shall
bee
disposed
,
and
will
call
vs
to
account
of
our
stewardship
,
who
hath
appointed
the
poore
a
part
:
therefore
without
this
,
we
can
bring
in
no
good
bils
of
account
.
Wee
must
not
be
like
the
Gyants
den
,
that
haue
all
the
footings
comming
to
vs
,
and
none
from
vs
.
As
that
rich
churle
that
comming
ouer
among
his
Tenants
at
the
halfe
yeare
,
a
poore
body
askt
him
a
penny
,
No
hee
told
them
,
hee
came
to
receiue
money
,
and
not
to
giue
:
the
contrary
had
beene
better
sense
and
reason
a
great
deale
.
Else
how
can
we
shew
our selues
thankfull
to
God
,
that
hath
made
vs
able
to
giue
,
that
might
haue
made
vs
receiuers
,
the
tayle
as
well
as
the
head
,
it
being
in
his
hand
to
make
poore
or
rich
,
and
there
being
nothing
in
vs
to
moue
him
to
giue
vs
the
better
part
?
It
s
a
great
honour
to
bee
the
Almners
of
the
King
of
Heauen
and
Earth
,
and
that
to
those
that
bee
not
our
owne
flesh
onely
,
but
may
bee
,
such
as
belong
to
the
Kingdome
of
God
,
as
well
as
our selues
.
If
wee
should
see
an
Oxe
or
Asse
in
misery
,
ready
to
famish
,
or
lying
vnder
the
burden
,
wee
ought
to
pitie
and
helpe
them
:
how
much
more
our
Christian
Brother
?
It
s
honour
enough
that
wee
may
bee
giuers
and
lenders
,
though
wee
keepe
not
all
to
our selues
.
It
s
good
manners
for
them
that
sit
at
the
vpper
end
of
the
Table
,
when
they
haue
cut
well
,
to
set
downe
some
to
them
that
sit
below
,
that
all
may
goe
away
satisfied
,
and
praise
the
Master
of
the
Feast
.
4
By
our
liberalitie
and
mercifull
dealing
wee
shall
bring
much
glory
to
God
:
for
we
shall
cause
many
thanks
to
bee
giuen
him
from
the
poore
,
2
Cor.
8.
and
make
them
more
to
depend
vpon
God
,
and
to
speake
good
of
his
dispensing
of
things
;
that
though
hee
hath
appointed
some
to
bee
poore
,
yet
hath
also
commanded
the
rich
to
haue
respect
vnto
them
.
5
Wee
shall
doe
them
a
great
deale
of
good
whom
we
relieue
:
First
to
their
bodies
,
feeding
their
hungry
bellies
,
clothing
their
naked
loynes
,
refreshing
their
bowels
:
Or
by
lending
we
set
them
to
their
worke
,
whereby
they
may
get
to
liue
of
.
Next
to
their
soules
,
keeping
them
from
murmuring
,
impatience
,
theft
,
discontent
:
if
they
haue
no
goodnesse
in
them
it
s
the
way
to
breake
their
hearts
,
and
to
bring
them
to
good
,
or
else
to
conuince
them
at
least
:
if
they
haue
any
good
,
wee
shall
comfort
their
hearts
,
strengthen
their
faith
,
and
make
them
serue
God
much
the
more
cheerfully
.
But
especially
we
shall
doe
our selues
a
great
deale
of
good
:
First
,
wee
shall
procure
many
prayers
▪
of
the
children
of
God
for
vs
.
which
is
no
small
benefit
,
2
Tim.
7.
and
the
three
last
verses
,
the
third
Epistle
of
St.
Iohn
the
first
and
second
verses
:
St.
Paul
prayeth
earnestly
in
the
one
place
for
Onesiphorus
,
and
St.
Iohn
in
the
other
for
Gaius
his
host
;
and
such
prayers
be
not
in
vaine
.
Besides
,
wee
bring
vpon
our selues
a
great
many
blessings
,
God
hauing
made
such
promises
of
blessing
to
this
Duty
rightly
performed
.
Wee
prouide
well
for
our
outward
estate
:
for
he
that
soweth
liberally
,
shall
reape
liberally
,
and
with
encrease
.
God
hath
giuen
his
Word
for
requitall
,
Pro.
19
17.
So
that
we
haue
God
in
our
Cupboard
for
it
(
as
wee
may
say
with
holy
reuerence
)
he
is
the
Poores
Suretie
,
whose
word
is
better
than
any
mans
bond
:
Heauen
and
Earth
must
be
empty
ere
hee
will
faile
to
pay
.
He
that
findes
seede
to
the
sower
will
supply
to
such
,
2
Cor.
8.
His
righteousnesse
shall
endure
for
ouer
,
Psal.
112.
God
will
not
put
him
out
of
his
Farme
that
payes
his
Rent
so
well
,
but
blesse
his
stocke
and
store
,
his
crop
and
increase
,
Deut.
15.
10.
Eccles.
7.
1.
Yea
,
hee
will
blesse
them
,
not
in
their
goods
onely
,
but
in
their
names
,
they
shall
haue
loue
and
a
good
report
,
which
is
better
than
a
good
ointment
,
and
than
much
siluer
and
gold
,
Prou.
22.
1.
How
fresh
and
sweete
is
Maries
name
still
,
for
her
ointment
poured
out
;
and
Gaius
,
whose
name
is
vsed
,
when
wee
speake
of
a
bountifull
man
to
the
people
of
God
;
he
is
a
Gaius
we
say
?
Yea
,
God
will
blesse
such
in
their
soules
,
Prou.
11.
17.
Isa.
58.
from
verse
8.
on
forward
.
Matth.
5.
the
mercifull
shall
obtaine
mercy
.
As
on
the
contrary
,
God
will
not
heare
the
prayer
of
the
vnmercifull
man
,
Isa.
1.
15.
Prou.
21.
13.
Hee
that
stops
his
eare
at
the
cry
of
the
poore
,
&c.
Nay
,
God
will
not
blesse
the
mercifull
man
in
this
world
onely
,
but
at
the
resurrection
of
the
Iust
,
Luke
14.
when
they
shall
heare
this
comfortable
and
most
sweet
word
,
Come
ye
blessed
,
&c.
because
he
counts
it
as
done
to
himselfe
;
and
will
we
not
giue
to
God
that
giues
all
,
nor
to
Iesus
Christ
,
that
spared
not
his
life
for
vs
?
If
we
say
,
Yes
to
God
or
Christ
,
wee
will
giue
any
thing
,
else
God
forbid
;
God
takes
it
done
to
himselfe
,
that
is
done
to
any
of
his
.
Whereas
the
Lord
will
plague
both
here
and
hereafter
the
vnmercifull
man
:
here
,
as
Nabal
,
whom
he
strucke
that
he
dyed
;
and
the
Foole
,
Luke
12.
that
had
all
for
himselfe
,
neuer
mentions
any
body
else
,
was
strucke
with
sodaine
death
;
and
hereafter
,
as
the
rich
glutton
,
Luke
16.
for
no
couetous
or
vnmercifull
man
shall
euer
come
in
the
Kingdome
of
heauen
:
but
there
shall
bee
iudgement
without
mercy
,
to
them
that
shew
no
mercy
:
they
that
will
not
giue
crumbs
of
bread
on
earth
,
shall
be
denyed
drops
of
water
in
hell
.
Nay
,
God
wil
not
only
blesse
the
liberall
and
mercifull
man
himselfe
,
but
his
posterity
after
him
,
Psalme
37.
26.
The
sonne
of
a
Tennant
,
that
paid
his
rent
duely
,
shall
not
be
put
out
his
of
Farme
.
Whereas
God
will
curse
the
posterity
of
vnmercifull
men
,
and
plucke
from
them
the
poores
portion
,
which
their
wicked
fathers
vnconscionably
hoarded
vp
among
their
owne
;
God
will
let
the
extortioner
catch
him
,
or
giue
him
vp
to
a
riotous
wastefull
course
,
that
shall
consume
all
:
one
way
or
other
God
will
draw
it
out
of
his
belly
;
and
he
oft
dyes
in
misery
,
whose
father
had
no
mercy
.
Therefore
,
howsoeuer
they
haue
a
Prouerbe
,
Happy
is
that
son
,
whose
father
goes
to
the
Deuill
,
yet
it
s
most
wicked
and
false
:
for
euen
for
outward
happinesse
they
misse
of
it
,
except
it
be
some
odde
one
,
that
by
Repentance
breakes
off
,
and
heales
his
fathers
sinne
by
mercifulnesse
to
the
poore
.
So
that
euery
way
a
mercifull
man
prouides
well
for
himselfe
,
furthers
his
reckoning
,
and
brings
a
great
heape
of
blessings
vpon
himselfe
and
his
.
But
an
vnmercifull
cruell
man
is
well
called
a
miserable
man
;
for
of
all
men
,
a
couetous
man
is
most
miserable
,
in
goods
,
name
,
soule
and
posterity
,
here
and
hereafter
.
Vse
1.
This
rebuketh
a
number
of
cruell
,
and
vnmercifull
,
and
hard
hearted
men
,
of
whom
there
are
euery
where
some
seen
.
True
,
the
Gospell
(
God
bee
thanked
)
hath
preuailed
with
many
,
and
they
shew
forth
some
good
fruits
of
their
Faith
and
Loue
:
But
a
number
be
vsurers
,
oppressors
,
grinders
,
rakers
,
all
for
themselues
,
and
so
couetous
,
as
they
will
part
from
nothing
by
their
good
will
:
if
any
thing
come
from
them
,
it
s
so
hardly
,
as
one
should
wring
water
out
of
a
stone
,
or
pull
away
a
peece
of
their
flesh
;
as
Nabal
,
that
sent
away
Dauids
seruants
empty
,
and
with
a
churlish
answer
.
Some
others
so
prodigall
and
riotous
,
and
giuen
to
their
pleasures
,
and
to
all
excesse
,
as
they
waste
their
state
so
fast
,
as
they
disable
themselues
to
doe
that
good
they
might
;
it
s
not
to
bee
had
:
Luxury
keeps
them
so
bare
,
which
if
they
had
grace
to
measure
their
matters
with
iudgement
,
might
liue
a
great
deale
better
themselues
,
and
doe
much
good
where
need
is
.
Or
if
some
be
so
rich
,
as
they
hold
their
state
,
yet
they
lay
it
on
so
vpon
themselues
and
theirs
,
as
no
cost
is
spared
vpon
braue
apparrell
,
new
fashions
,
costly
and
curious
dyet
,
hawks
,
hounds
,
dice
,
cards
,
gamings
,
that
yet
when
it
comes
to
a
matter
of
giuing
,
are
as
pinching
,
as
they
that
haue
not
the
tithe
of
their
estate
,
can
beteeme
nothing
,
to
the
poore
or
good
vses
,
very
franke
in
idle
expences
to
serue
their
owne
lust
,
very
sparing
to
those
that
haue
need
;
like
the
Glutton
,
Luke
16.
who
spared
nothing
from
himselfe
,
nor
nothing
for
poore
Lazarus
.
And
those
,
Amos
6.
that
fed
to
the
full
of
the
fattest
,
and
drunke
of
the
sweetest
,
till
they
were
fitter
to
stretch
themselues
,
and
tumble
vpon
their
costly
beds
,
than
to
do
any
good
,
yet
they
had
not
so
much
as
a
thought
of
the
poore
that
were
in
want
.
And
as
the
Foole
,
Luke
12.
that
made
account
hee
had
much
,
and
all
for
himselfe
;
Soule
,
eate
,
drinke
,
and
take
thine
ease
,
thou
hast
goods
laid
vp
for
(
thee
)
for
many
yeares
.
Notwithstanding
the
commandement
of
God
,
which
they
cannot
be
ignorant
of
,
and
the
Law
of
Nature
,
which
would
be
holpen
,
if
they
were
poore
,
Gods
and
good
mens
example
,
and
the
many
promises
of
blessing
made
to
this
duety
,
yet
are
no
whit
moued
by
all
these
,
but
fast
glued
to
the
world
,
and
can
heare
nothing
that
should
pull
any
thing
from
them
.
This
was
one
of
Sodoms
sinnes
,
Contempt
of
the
poore
.
Let
these
sorts
of
men
know
,
they
are
not
so
ill
for
others
,
as
they
be
for
themselues
:
As
they
shew
well
,
there
is
no
loue
of
God
or
men
in
them
,
as
1
Iohn
3.
Who
so
hath
this
worlds
good
,
and
sees
his
brother
haue
neede
,
and
shuts
vp
his
compassion
against
him
,
how
dwelleth
the
loue
of
God
in
him
?
So
they
will
pull
some
iudgement
of
God
vpon
their
owne
heads
,
as
their
Predecessors
,
whom
I
haue
named
,
haue
done
.
And
this
is
one
reason
,
no
doubt
,
that
mens
goods
shift
masters
so
oft
;
besides
the
ill
account
they
will
make
of
their
stewardship
,
when
they
shall
be
called
thereto
,
for
which
they
must
make
their
reckoning
,
to
heare
no
better
sentence
than
,
O
euill
and
vnfaithfull
seruant
,
take
him
,
bind
him
hand
and
foote
,
and
cast
him
into
vtter
darknesse
.
Let
these
better
bethinke
themselues
in
time
,
and
breake
off
their
sinnes
by
repentance
,
and
their
vnrighteousnesse
by
mercy
to
the
poore
,
that
there
may
be
a
healing
of
their
error
,
and
a
preuenting
the
iudgements
of
God
:
Oh
that
my
counsell
from
God
may
be
acceptable
to
them
.
2
But
for
those
,
that
out
of
conscience
of
Gods
commandement
,
and
faith
in
Gods
promises
made
to
this
duety
,
out
of
a
zeale
to
bring
glory
to
God
,
doe
good
to
others
,
and
to
further
their
owne
reckoning
;
make
conscience
to
bee
doing
good
with
a
mercifull
heart
,
carry
a
liberall
hand
,
as
God
giues
ability
in
themselues
,
and
occasion
from
others
:
let
them
take
it
to
themselues
,
as
a
good
marke
of
the
truth
of
their
Religion
,
and
know
they
can
no
way
prouide
better
for
their
comfort
,
or
the
continuance
of
Gods
blessing
vpon
them
and
their
estate
,
than
by
continuance
in
this
duety
.
3
And
thirdly
,
let
this
prouoke
all
sorts
of
men
,
to
take
knowledge
of
this
duety
of
mercifulnesse
to
the
poore
,
as
one
part
of
Gods
will
;
and
well
weighing
the
reasons
vsed
to
prouoke
thereto
,
set
themselues
to
make
conscience
of
the
performance
thereof
:
which
that
they
may
do
indeed
,
they
must
be
perswaded
to
remoue
out
of
the
may
certaine
vices
,
that
be
deadly
enemies
thereto
,
and
labour
for
the
contrary
vertues
.
1.
The
first
is
Vnbeliefe
,
which
,
as
it
breeds
many
other
vices
,
so
that
of
Vnmercifulnesse
;
for
that
casts
so
many
doubts
and
feares
of
what
they
may
want
themselues
,
and
that
it
will
hinder
them
in
their
estate
,
to
giue
here
and
there
,
as
they
withdraw
:
therefore
labour
for
Faith
to
beleeue
,
that
as
God
will
performe
all
his
promises
,
so
those
made
to
this
duety
;
and
therefore
that
its
the
high
way
to
thriuing
.
and
this
will
set
vs
to
it
,
and
that
with
chearfulnesse
.
2.
Pride
,
which
is
seen
in
excesse
of
costly
attire
for
our selues
and
ours
,
ayming
at
high
pitches
and
great
portions
for
our
children
,
and
such
and
such
estates
must
be
obtained
;
this
must
needs
hinder
liberality
:
therefore
the
Apostle
,
1
Tim.
2.
9
,
10.
forbids
women
to
be
deckt
with
costly
apparrell
,
but
commands
to
aray
themselues
with
good
workes
:
Noting
,
they
cannot
doe
both
;
for
the
backe
is
a
theefe
:
the
meaning
is
,
when
its
superfluous
,
and
beyond
their
ability
,
all
duties
discharged
:
Oh
what
an
infinite
deale
of
good
might
be
done
,
if
but
the
superfluities
of
folkes
apparrell
were
taken
away
,
which
might
very
well
be
spared
!
3
The
like
may
be
said
of
intemperance
excesse
of
cheere
,
variety
&
costliness
of
dishes
at
mens
tables
:
God
allowes
to
men
according
to
their
degrees
,
to
some
vsually
,
to
others
at
festiuall
times
&
daies
of
greater
reioycing
;
yet
to
none
excesse
:
or
so
as
they
thereby
be
disabled
for
such
good
workes
as
their
place
cals
for
at
their
hands
.
The
excesse
of
this
Land
in
these
two
forenamed
things
,
would
abundantly
not
only
relieue
the
wants
of
our
poore
at
home
,
but
would
make
a
blessed
supply
of
the
most
wofull
and
crying
necessities
of
our
distressed
brethren
abroad
.
And
is
it
meet
that
some
should
be
hungry
,
and
others
drunken
?
as
the
Apostle
saith
,
1
Cor.
11.
21.
Were
it
not
much
meeter
,
that
they
had
our
superfluities
(
which
doe
vs
but
hurt
)
to
supply
their
necessities
,
and
so
both
should
be
better
?
The
Lord
giue
vs
at
last
to
make
conscience
of
this
Duety
;
it
s
more
than
high
time
so
to
doe
.
4
Idlenesse
and
vnthriftinesse
,
which
vsually
goe
together
,
are
great
lets
of
liberalitie
.
For
,
if
one
goe
euer
to
the
heape
,
and
by
labour
adde
nothing
thereto
,
in
time
it
will
consume
,
and
so
hee
shall
haue
nothing
for
himselfe
nor
the
poore
:
therefore
the
Apostle
,
Ephes.
4.
28.
commands
to
worke
with
the
hands
,
that
so
there
may
bee
wherewith
to
giue
to
them
that
want
.
But
vsually
idlenesse
is
ioyned
with
spending
,
gaming
,
drinking
,
and
such
vnthrifty
courses
,
and
this
hastens
beggery
the
faster
,
and
so
preuents
liberalitie
in
a
high
degree
.
The
prouident
and
thrifty
are
fittest
to
doe
good
:
as
the
good
Hous-wife
in
the
last
of
the
Prouerbs
.
5
Couetousnesse
is
especially
to
be
cast
out
,
as
the
direct
opposite
to
mercifulnesse
to
the
poore
,
as
contrary
as
fire
and
water
:
which
is
an
vnsatiable
desire
of
getting
more
,
setting
mens
hearts
on
the
world
so
eagerly
,
as
it
were
heauen
or
happinesse
,
and
making
it
their
God
,
so
as
they
cannot
endure
to
part
from
it
;
not
knowing
that
they
are
base
and
transitory
things
,
and
that
the
perfection
of
them
is
in
their
well
employment
.
Le
ts
therefore
be
intreated
to
remoue
these
lets
out
of
the
way
,
that
this
duety
may
bee
carefully
performed
.
But
yet
let
vs
not
content
our selues
to
doe
this
Dutie
of
Mercifulnesse
to
the
poore
,
but
labour
like
Christians
to
doe
it
in
a
right
manner
:
for
that
is
all
in
all
,
that
makes
or
marres
.
For
wee
may
giue
much
,
and
yet
not
please
God
,
nor
profit
our selues
.
Therefore
diuers
Rules
to
this
purpose
must
be
obserued
:
1.
We
must
giue
or
lend
righteously
,
Righteousnesse
,
Psal.
112
,
not
only
to
shew
that
its
a
duety
that
must
be
done
,
but
it
must
be
done
in
Righteousnesse
.
Therefore
Micah
6.
these
two
are
ioyned
together
,
to
doe
iustly
,
to
loue
mercie
.
Zacheus
first
restored
what
he
had
got
wrongfully
,
and
then
giues
of
his
own
iust
gotten
goods
to
the
poore
.
Contrary
to
this
,
is
the
practise
of
some
vsurious
,
couetous
,
or
sacrilegious
persons
,
who
when
they
haue
got
much
by
Church
robbery
,
and
selling
Church
liuings
,
or
by
oppressing
and
vndoing
many
families
;
to
still
the
gnawing
of
their
Consciences
,
giue
somewhat
to
the
poore
at
last
.
But
its
abomination
to
God
,
and
their
sinnes
cry
lowder
for
iudgement
,
than
their
liberalitie
for
any
blessing
.
Quest.
But
here
it
may
be
demanded
,
whether
seruants
may
giue
of
their
Masters
goods
?
Answ.
No
doubt
,
without
Masters
or
Dames
consent
in
one
kinde
or
other
,
they
may
not
,
it
shall
bee
theft
to
them
,
rather
than
any
thing
pleasing
to
God
.
Quest.
May
children
giue
of
their
Parents
goods
?
Ans.
No
:
not
except
they
haue
some
consent
.
Quest.
May
such
as
are
behind
hand
,
and
owe
more
than
they
be
worth
,
or
able
to
pay
;
may
these
giue
?
Answ.
No
:
by
no
meanes
.
They
boast
of
false
liberalitie
.
2
Wee
must
giue
freely
,
without
expecting
a
recompence
.
Not
therefore
with
opinion
of
merit
to
earne
heauen
,
as
Papists
mercenarily
doe
:
Or
to
helpe
themselues
out
of
Purgatory
;
that
is
base
:
Nor
doe
it
Pharisaically
,
with
ostentation
,
and
desire
to
be
seene
.
Wee
may
looke
vpon
the
Promises
made
by
God
to
this
Duty
,
to
encourage
vs
the
more
;
yet
to
doe
it
freely
,
because
it
s
commanded
vs
of
God
.
Not
expecting
any
thing
from
man
.
What
is
freer
than
gift
,
as
we
say
?
So
when
we
lend
to
our
poore
Neighbour
,
it
must
be
free
,
not
looking
hee
should
earne
it
out
,
as
it
were
,
or
doe
as
much
for
vs
some
other
way
;
fye
vpon
it
.
Nay
,
we
ought
not
so
to
looke
for
our
own
againe
,
as
that
be
the
chiefe
thing
wee
ayme
at
,
but
to
doe
him
a
pleasure
.
3
Cheerfully
,
as
a
free-will
offering
.
God
loues
a
cheerefull
giuer
:
as
Zacheus
stood
forth
and
gaue
&c.
The
Macedonians
2
Cor.
8.
counted
and
called
it
a
grace
and
fauour
,
that
they
might
haue
their
hand
in
so
good
,
acceptable
&
gainfull
a
worke
.
Men
sow
cheerefully
in
good
ground
.
Therefore
it
s
not
to
be
done
by
force
of
Law
,
as
some
:
Nor
yet
by
such
importunitie
of
Neighbours
,
faine
to
vse
so
many
Arguments
,
and
such
a
deale
of
doo
to
perswade
and
get
them
to
it
.
Not
grudgingly
or
of
necessity
.
4
Seasonably
;
not
tomorrow
,
if
they
now
need
,
and
we
haue
it
,
Pro
3.
28.
wee
know
not
what
may
fall
out
by
then
,
what
temptation
they
may
meet
with
.
Also
wee
may
bee
dead
,
or
they
:
Hee
giues
twice
,
that
giues
quickly
.
Also
helpe
them
ere
it
bee
too
late
:
shore
them
vp
when
they
begin
to
reele
,
so
they
may
stand
a
good
while
;
not
let
them
alone
till
they
fall
flat
downe
.
A
little
in
time
may
doe
more
good
,
than
much
more
after
.
We
must
not
tarry
till
they
haue
sold
their
cupbord
,
bed
,
their
best
coate
;
fye
vpon
it
.
If
one
be
lent
to
in
time
,
he
may
be
vpheld
,
that
else
must
soone
come
to
receiue
Almes
.
So
to
giue
to
the
poor
in
their
sicknesse
,
before
they
be
too
farspent
.
5
Wisely
:
not
lashing
it
on
too
fast
,
but
measuring
it
out
as
it
may
continue
.
Psal.
112.
Measure
our
affaires
by
iudgement
.
Few
erre
on
this
hand
;
yet
some
haue
been
so
lauish
in
house-keeping
,
entertainment
and
giuing
,
as
they
haue
ouer
gone
themselues
.
This
is
to
pull
out
the
tap
:
We
must
draw
as
need
is
.
A
good
house-keeper
will
not
set
the
barrell
on
the
greene
,
for
euery
one
to
drinke
that
will
,
and
more
than
neede
;
so
hee
should
soone
make
an
end
,
and
haue
no
comfort
when
hee
hath
done
.
Also
wee
must
giue
wisely
,
as
we
may
doe
most
good
with
that
we
giue
.
Therefore
we
must
take
care
,
that
they
haue
it
that
haue
most
neede
:
Not
the
lusty
to
haue
it
,
and
the
old
,
lame
,
blinde
,
impotent
,
and
yongue
children
to
want
.
It
s
a
great
disorder
in
some
great
mens
keeping
open
house
at
Christmas
,
that
the
rude
,
idle
and
prophane
round
about
,
they
come
thither
to
meate
,
but
the
very
poore
indeed
,
which
cannot
trauell
in
the
dirt
,
and
cold
,
and
crowd
,
they
sit
at
home
and
want
.
No
doubt
,
if
it
pleased
them
to
send
to
their
Neighbour-Townes
in
money
what
they
thinke
good
to
bestow
,
to
bee
distributed
by
the
Officers
and
chiefe
of
the
Towne
that
know
how
to
giue
it
indifferently
,
and
where
most
need
is
,
it
would
bee
much
greater
reliefe
to
the
poore
,
and
so
a
more
charitable
worke
,
and
saue
themselues
a
very
great
deale
of
trouble
,
and
preuent
a
great
deale
of
sinne
committed
by
that
rude
company
,
in
their
vnseasonable
returnings
home
,
besides
their
rudenesse
there
.
6
Wee
must
giue
to
the
good
especially
,
Gal
6.
True
,
we
must
giue
to
all
;
I
meane
,
to
such
as
follow
their
calling
:
but
for
those
that
can
worke
,
and
will
not
,
let
them
starue
.
Giue
euen
the
bad
in
their
want
,
if
they
be
diligent
to
doe
what
they
can
;
yet
giue
them
with
instructions
,
admonitions
to
keepe
their
Church
,
haue
a
care
of
their
soules
,
and
to
bring
vp
their
children
to
worke
,
not
to
pilfering
,
idlenesse
,
or
begging
,
rebuking
them
for
these
or
any
such
faults
;
as
they
that
be
most
poore
are
very
gracelesse
,
and
godlesse
almost
.
So
may
wee
doe
good
both
wayes
But
to
the
houshold
of
Faith
,
giue
them
with
more
chearfulnesse
,
and
good
encouragement
of
them
in
their
good
course
,
and
behold
Iesus
Christ
in
them
:
when
all
bee
alike
to
vs
,
it
s
no
good
signe
,
but
when
these
be
worst
regarded
,
there
can
be
no
worser
signe
.
7
Orderly
.
To
our
owne
kinred
first
▪
1
Tim.
5.
and
so
on
to
our
owne
Towne
,
and
so
further
,
as
God
giues
occasion
and
abilitie
.
8
According
to
euery
mans
ability
.
To
whom
much
is
giuen
,
of
them
is
much
required
.
The
Master
called
his
seruant
that
had
fiue
Talents
to
account
for
fiue
.
1
Tim.
6.
17.
Rich
men
are
charged
to
be
rich
in
good
workes
:
hee
that
hath
but
little
,
little
is
of
him
expected
;
if
it
be
but
a
cup
of
cold
water
,
a
widowes
mite
,
where
is
no
more
,
it
shall
be
as
well
accepted
,
as
great
things
of
the
rich
.
For
God
requires
not
of
It
s
therefore
a
great
fault
in
most
Parishes
,
that
the
meaner
sort
beare
the
chiefest
burthen
,
and
not
the
richest
:
but
a
man
,
not
a
quarter
sometime
,
not
halfe
a
quarter
of
their
substance
,
shall
bee
halfe
as
much
in
charge
as
they
.
Fie
vpon
such
inequality
:
amongst
men
of
good
conscience
,
it
ought
not
so
to
be
.
Though
it
were
but
a
foolish
thing
for
one
of
vs
to
say
,
If
I
were
such
a
rich
man
,
I
would
doe
thus
and
thus
much
good
more
than
such
a
man
doth
;
because
we
were
neuer
in
that
state
:
and
therefore
know
not
the
temptations
belonging
to
that
state
:
yet
this
wee
may
truely
say
,
that
such
and
such
a
rich
man
hath
meanes
in
his
hand
to
doe
very
much
good
:
Oh
what
elbow
roome
he
hath
?
he
might
reach
out
his
hand
two
wayes
,
ten
waies
,
and
bee
neuer
the
worse
.
Towards
the
Ministry
of
the
Word
,
to
helpe
a
poore
body
out
of
great
trouble
,
&c.
What
is
it
for
a
richman
to
giue
here
twenty
shillings
,
there
forty
shillings
,
fiue
pound
to
this
good
vse
or
that
?
And
when
some
charge
is
to
be
borne
by
a
company
of
meane
men
,
to
exempt
them
,
and
beare
it
all
himselfe
;
what
good
by
lending
poore
young
beginners
,
and
such
as
want
stocke
?
But
alas
,
how
farre
off
is
it
from
the
most
such
?
Some
doe
no
good
:
others
nothing
answerable
to
their
ability
.
They
lose
their
honour
that
God
hath
put
vpon
them
.
Truely
let
them
looke
to
it
:
for
they
haue
great
accounts
to
make
:
And
if
their
receipts
bee
found
great
,
and
their
layings
out
small
,
God
will
cast
such
bills
in
their
faces
,
and
themselues
into
hell
.
9
We
must
giue
according
to
euery
ones
need
:
for
their
neede
should
be
the
whetstone
to
our
liberality
:
As
in
deere
times
,
or
in
time
of
sicknesse
and
distresse
,
to
reach
out
our
hand
more
than
ordinarily
;
not
to
giue
hand
ouer
head
,
as
much
to
those
that
haue
lesse
need
,
as
to
those
that
haue
more
.
The
wicked
will
be
most
clamorous
,
and
if
we
goe
by
that
,
oft
times
the
better
minded
poore
,
which
be
more
bashfull
&
slow
to
speak
for
themselues
,
shall
haue
wrong
;
therefore
we
ought
to
informe
our selues
,
as
well
as
wee
can
,
of
euery
ones
wants
,
especially
,
in
our
owne
Parish
,
and
to
carry
our
hand
accordingly
:
we
must
not
be
bountifull
to
our
wealthier
neighbours
,
and
pinching
to
the
poore
.
If
we
cannot
do
both
,
let
our
feasting
the
wealthier
alone
,
and
do
good
to
the
poore
;
for
that
will
be
the
truer
&
more
certain
testimony
of
our
loue
,
because
they
cannot
requite
vs
againe
.
But
you
shall
haue
some
,
that
will
spare
no
cost
,
to
make
a
feast
to
them
that
haue
no
need
,
(
which
,
with
the
other
too
,
hath
his
place
)
that
yet
are
very
miserable
to
the
poore
,
and
will
the
same
day
of
such
feast
,
shake
vp
a
poore
body
like
a
dish-clout
,
that
comes
but
for
some
of
the
scraps
.
Let
not
these
boast
of
their
Loue
.
And
then
to
shew
our selues
most
kind
&
helpfull
,
when
their
need
is
greatest
:
for
a
brother
or
Thus
many
a
worthy
Minister
,
while
they
haue
enioyed
their
health
and
Ministry
,
haue
had
countenance
of
all
sorts
,
both
Gentlemen
and
Yeomen
,
that
after
,
by
some
occasion
,
hauing
had
the
case
altered
with
them
,
haue
gone
vp
and
downe
moping
,
and
no
body
,
especially
of
the
wealthier
sort
,
take
notice
of
them
,
but
shun
them
,
as
if
they
had
the
Plague
about
them
.
So
the
wiues
of
many
painfull
Ministers
,
while
their
husbands
liued
,
were
made
account
of
,
and
inuited
,
that
when
God
hath
taken
their
husbands
from
them
(
when
they
had
most
need
of
comfort
)
haue
found
cold
friendship
,
not
of
strangers
onely
,
but
euen
of
those
that
professed
greater
loue
to
the
parties
deceased
.
This
is
but
carnall
,
or
at
least
but
cold
loue
,
that
is
then
farthest
off
when
there
is
most
need
of
it
;
whereas
true
Loue
reioyceth
to
bee
shewing
it selfe
,
where
is
most
good
to
be
done
.
10
We
must
giue
with
compassion
,
and
out
of
a
pitifull
heart
and
feeling
of
others
miseries
;
as
we
are
bidden
,
Col.
3.
23.
to
put
on
tender
mercies
,
and
bowels
of
compassion
,
&c.
and
1
Pet.
3.
8.
Be
pitifull
,
&c.
and
Isa.
58.
10.
Poure
out
our
soule
to
the
hungry
:
that
is
,
haue
compassion
of
their
miseries
.
Thus
did
the
Lord
to
vs
,
when
we
had
plunged
our selues
into
irrecouerable
misery
,
he
took
pity
on
vs
,
and
gaue
vs
his
blessed
Son
,
&c.
So
had
hee
compassion
on
the
gronings
of
Israel
vnder
Pharaohs
bondage
.
So
in
the
book
of
Iudges
diuers
times
,
Iudg.
10.
16.
so
also
,
Neh.
9.
17.
This
will
proue
vs
to
be
liuing
members
,
not
dead
stockes
.
A
little
giuen
with
compassion
,
is
more
acceptable
to
God
,
than
neuer
so
much
without
,
1
Cor.
13.
yea
,
compassion
alone
is
much
accepted
with
God
and
men
,
where
there
is
nothing
else
to
be
had
.
Which
condemnes
the
great
Almes-deeds
of
Papists
,
that
proceed
from
no
compassion
towards
the
poor
,
but
out
of
loue
to
themselues
,
to
saue
their
owne
skins
.
That
giue
to
be
seen
of
men
,
that
giue
by
constraint
of
authority
,
or
for
shame
,
and
to
auoide
reproach
,
or
to
satisfie
the
requests
of
friends
:
Or
those
that
giue
with
twits
and
taunts
,
and
proud
insultings
,
checkes
and
vpbraidings
,
especially
towards
those
that
bee
any
thing
well
minded
:
all
these
haue
their
reward
they
are
like
to
haue
,
except
their
worke
had
come
from
a
better
root
:
Whereas
many
a
poore
body
comming
to
their
poore
sick
neighbour
,
with
pitiful
moanings
,
out
of
a
grieued
heart
,
&
water
in
their
eyes
,
beat
vp
their
pillow
,
watch
with
them
all
night
,
or
tend
them
a
day
or
two
(
which
can
very
hardly
spare
the
time
from
their
owne
bellies
)
or
of
their
little
giue
them
a
little
,
this
is
a
very
rich
gift
,
and
pleasing
to
God
,
and
shall
not
goe
vnrewarded
.
Let
not
the
poore
therefore
be
discouraged
,
and
say
,
I
liue
like
an
vnprofitable
person
,
&
can
do
no
body
any
good
;
but
consider
what
our
Sauiour
Christ
said
of
the
Widows
two
mites
cast
into
the
treasury
,
and
be
of
good
comfort
.
Now
seeing
compassion
is
so
necessary
,
&
giues
such
commendation
to
our
liberality
,
it
shall
be
good
for
vs
to
vse
the
best
means
we
can
,
to
stirre
it
vp
,
or
procure
it
in
vs
.
1
It
shall
be
therefore
good
,
to
take
a
true
report
from
such
,
as
can
relate
the
miseries
of
any
that
we
are
to
giue
vnto
,
and
so
well
weigh
and
marke
it
,
as
it
may
moue
vs
.
Thus
did
Nehemia
,
Cap.
1.
so
weigh
the
misery
of
Gods
people
that
was
told
him
,
as
hee
was
very
deeply
affected
therewith
.
2
To
put
our selues
into
their
person
,
&
think
(
as
it
might
haue
bin
our
case
,
as
well
as
theirs
,
so
)
what
we
would
be
glad
to
finde
from
others
,
if
it
were
.
Consider
,
they
be
not
bruit
beasts
,
but
euen
our
owne
flesh
;
and
therefore
to
pity
them
.
3
So
by
our
owne
afflictions
that
God
sends
vs
at
any
time
,
to
be
moued
to
pity
others
;
and
from
the
comforts
that
we
finde
in
them
,
from
God
or
Men
,
be
prouoked
to
the
like
compassion
towards
others
,
2.
Cor.
1.
4.
4
Especially
,
it
s
of
very
great
force
to
this
purpose
,
to
goe
and
see
the
miseries
of
our
poore
brethren
,
their
ruinous
&
cold
houses
,
poore
fire
to
make
amends
with
,
empty
cupbords
,
thin
clothing
,
and
so
neare
the
wind
,
cold
lodging
,
slender
couering
;
and
to
see
what
exceeding
paines
some
take
early
and
late
,
to
see
others
in
how
great
paine
and
affliction
they
lye
,
and
how
little
to
comfort
them
,
&c.
5.
If
our
heart
be
not
made
of
an
Adamant
,
this
will
moue
vs
,
&
a
great
deale
more
than
all
that
we
can
heare
.
The
sight
of
the
eie
moues
much
,
either
to
good
or
euill
;
which
the
Deuill
wel
knew
,
when
he
tempted
Eue
to
look
vpon
the
Apple
,
and
when
hee
set
Bathsheba
naked
and
bathing
before
Dauids
eye
,
which
did
more
hurt
than
if
he
had
heard
of
such
a
thing
:
So
is
it
powerfull
to
moue
to
good
.
Therefore
Saint
Iames
bids
vs
,
visit
the
fatherlesse
and
widowes
in
their
aduersity
,
&c.
Our
Sauiour
Christ
seeing
the
people
scattered
,
&c.
Mat.
9.
had
compassion
on
them
:
So
the
Samarit
an
saw
the
wounded
man
,
and
had
compassion
of
him
.
It
were
therefore
a
comely
thing
sometimes
for
wealthy
women
to
looke
into
the
poores
houses
,
and
see
a
sight
that
might
moue
them
,
and
that
they
might
report
of
to
their
husbands
.
Their
coat
would
sit
neuer
the
worse
on
their
backes
,
if
they
did
so
:
neyther
need
they
thinke
scorne
,
seeing
the
glorious
Angels
attend
about
them
,
if
they
bee
good
,
and
God
himselfe
is
with
them
.
This
also
is
comely
for
Ministers
and
their
Wiues
.
Especially
it
is
requisite
for
them
to
doe
so
,
that
are
in
office
,
and
haue
taken
for
the
time
the
speciall
charge
of
the
poore
.
●o
shall
they
answer
their
name
of
Ouerseers
,
which
few
doe
,
but
goe
by
heare-say
,
which
is
oft
vncertaine
,
or
that
which
is
worse
,
by
the
words
of
the
poore
themselues
;
the
worst
most-what
beeing
most
bold
and
importunate
,
when
others
▪
that
haue
more
neede
,
and
are
better
to
bee
regarded
,
cannot
so
well
speak
for
themselues
.
These
Rules
beeing
carefully
obserued
in
our
Relieuing
the
poore
,
it
will
not
only
be
profitable
to
them
,
but
it
shall
bee
well-pleasing
to
God
,
and
bring
much
comfort
and
blessing
to
our
owne
selues
here
and
hereafter
:
Without
which
,
howsoeuer
others
may
haue
benefit
,
yet
our selues
shall
certainely
lose
our
labour
.
But
now
I
draw
to
an
end
of
this
duty
of
mercy
to
the
poore
,
Doe
you
thinke
that
the
carnall
and
vnbeleeuing
heart
of
man
will
willingly
yeeld
hereto
,
without
any
further
questioning
or
opposing
against
it
?
Oh
no
:
for
though
those
that
are
of
God
will
heare
Gods
Word
,
and
his
Commandement
,
and
Reasons
that
he
vseth
to
moue
to
the
obedience
thereof
,
will
ouercome
and
preuaile
with
them
,
yet
to
the
vnregenerate
,
nothing
can
be
so
spoken
,
but
they
haue
many
carnall
reasonings
and
obiections
to
make
against
the
same
.
Some
whereof
I
wil
here
make
known
,
and
briefly
answer
them
,
and
so
winde
vp
with
a
word
or
two
of
the
duties
of
the
poore
.
Obiect
.
1.
My
goods
are
mine
owne
,
I
le
doe
with
them
what
I
list
,
and
nobody
shall
make
mee
giue
,
but
where
and
when
I
see
good
my selfe
.
Answ.
Though
thy
goods
bee
thine
owne
among
men
,
yet
God
hath
but
committed
them
to
thee
of
trust
,
and
reserued
a
right
in
them
,
commanding
thee
to
dispose
of
part
of
them
to
the
poor
,
to
whom
hee
hath
giuen
none
,
and
will
accordingly
call
thee
to
account
for
the
same
:
therefore
thou
art
not
such
an
absolute
owner
of
them
as
thou
imaginest
,
but
an
accountant
and
steward
.
Obiect
.
3.
If
I
giue
to
euery
one
that
will
aske
,
and
say
they
haue
neede
,
I
may
giue
away
all
,
and
make
my selfe
a
beggar
.
Answ.
That
s
not
required
of
thee
,
but
to
giue
with
discretion
.
As
for
the
yongue
man
that
was
bidden
by
our
Sauiour
Christ
to
sell
▪
all
,
and
giue
to
the
poore
,
and
follow
Christ
;
it
was
a
commandement
of
tryall
peculiar
to
him
,
not
binding
all
:
and
yet
we
see
it
not
plainely
required
of
him
,
that
he
should
giue
away
all
.
Againe
,
they
feare
a
false
feare
:
for
when
some
of
them
hinder
themselues
much
by
running
into
vsury
,
of
a
couetous
minde
to
purchase
withall
,
some
others
by
riotous
expences
in
apparrell
,
by
suretiship
,
or
other
blinde
courses
that
they
take
;
then
euery
little
thing
that
they
giue
to
the
poore
,
or
any
good
vse
;
oh
this
will
begger
them
.
No
,
no
,
looke
well
about
thee
,
and
thou
shalt
finde
it
s
not
thy
liberalitie
beggers
thee
,
but
somwhat
else
;
leaue
that
,
and
thou
mayst
doe
well
to
thy selfe
,
and
much
good
to
others
.
Obiect
.
3.
Though
I
haue
enough
now
,
yet
I
cannot
tell
what
I
may
want
hereafter
;
I
le
bee
sure
to
prouide
for
my selfe
,
and
if
I
leaue
any
thing
when
I
dye
,
I
will
giue
them
somewhat
then
:
As
one
that
lying
vpon
his
death
bed
,
put
a
peece
of
Gold
in
his
mouth
,
and
kept
it
there
,
and
being
askt
his
reason
,
hee
answered
,
Some
wiser
than
some
,
I
meane
to
keep
this
till
I
am
dead
.
Answ.
A
right
obiection
of
a
couetous
distrustfull
man
,
that
will
trust
God
no
further
than
he
sees
him
;
no
,
though
he
hath
promised
to
reward
liberalitie
with
plentie
.
What
a
wretched
minde
is
this
,
to
thinke
that
God
will
faile
men
euer
the
more
that
obey
him
?
And
whereas
they
thinke
to
make
sure
of
enough
for
themselues
,
it
s
not
all
,
nor
ten
times
so
much
that
could
keepe
them
from
beggery
and
misery
,
if
God
should
set
himselfe
against
them
.
And
to
giue
when
they
dye
,
its
little
thankes
;
for
they
cannot
carry
it
with
them
.
Obiect
.
4.
All
is
little
enough
for
my selfe
and
my
children
:
for
I
meane
to
leaue
my
eldest
sonne
a
good
estate
,
and
I
haue
diuers
daughters
that
I
purpose
to
match
well
;
and
therfore
must
get
them
good
portions
,
as
it
s
expected
in
these
daies
,
and
then
they
must
haue
education
accordingly
.
Answ.
But
who
bids
you
flye
such
high
pitches
,
and
set
downe
such
portions
,
and
in
the
meane
time
neglect
Gods
commandement
,
and
your
duty
to
the
poor
?
This
is
the
high
way
to
pull
downe
your
children
.
Do
as
you
may
,
all
duties
discharged
,
and
there
an
end
:
for
if
you
hoard
vp
the
poores
part
in
your
childrens
great
portions
,
God
will
draw
it
out
of
your
,
or
your
childrens
bellies
.
Obiect
.
5.
They
bee
neuer
the
better
for
all
that
is
giuen
them
,
they
draw
all
through
their
throat
.
Answ.
If
some
bee
not
,
yet
some
be
thrifty
,
and
it
s
well
seene
and
well
bestowed
of
them
:
If
any
abuse
your
liberalitie
,
you
may
cut
them
the
shorter
,
but
let
not
others
fare
the
worse
for
them
.
Ob.
6.
They
be
ill
tongued
,
one
may
giue
them
neuer
so
much
,
&
they
will
not
giue
one
a
good
word
.
Answ.
It
may
be
we
spoyle
our
gift
in
the
manner
of
bestowing
it
,
and
so
it
loseth
its
grace
and
credit
.
2.
Though
some
bee
vnthankefull
and
ill
tongued
,
yet
all
are
not
so
:
they
that
be
,
yet
giue
them
,
and
ouercome
them
.
Ob.
7.
They
be
so
bad
and
so
wicked
,
as
its
pity
to
giue
them
.
Answ.
We
giue
it
not
to
their
badnesse
,
but
to
their
pouertie
:
and
may
be
our
goodness
to
them
with
good
counsell
,
may
make
them
better
.
But
some
blame
not
their
badnesse
for
hatred
of
their
sin
,
but
as
an
excuse
to
saue
their
purses
:
but
that
is
not
a
sufficient
plea.
Ob.
8.
They
be
so
theeuish
one
can
keepe
nothing
for
them
almost
,
abroade
especially
:
They
break
my
hedges
,
carry
away
my
barres
,
pluck
vp
my
stiles
;
I
le
giue
them
nothing
,
not
I.
Answ.
This
is
most
what
rich
mens
faults
:
for
if
they
would
take
order
that
euery
family
should
doe
what
worke
they
are
able
(
according
to
the
Law
of
God
,
and
the
good
Statutes
of
the
Land
)
and
then
what
they
cannot
reach
to
by
their
labour
,
to
supply
to
them
for
necessaries
,
euery
one
beeing
held
to
worke
,
most
part
of
this
would
bee
preuented
.
And
then
if
any
were
taken
in
such
offence
,
and
were
well
punisht
,
either
by
the
whip
,
or
else
their
collection
that
week
kept
backe
,
you
should
heare
few
such
complaints
.
But
if
they
bee
not
as
well
looked
to
,
to
follow
their
worke
,
as
to
giue
them
a
little
collection
,
a
great
many
will
begge
or
steale
,
rather
than
get
it
by
working
.
Ob.
9.
Some
of
them
that
make
a
great
shew
of
Religion
,
yet
if
they
get
money
into
their
fingers
that
one
hath
lent
them
,
one
cannot
tel
how
to
get
it
again
,
for
all
their
great
precisenesse
,
and
running
to
sermons
.
Ans.
True
;
some
such
offences
there
be
,
more
is
the
pity
:
but
this
must
not
wholly
take
our
minde
from
the
duty
of
lending
,
nor
let
all
fare
the
worse
for
the
fault
of
some
few
:
Or
if
wee
should
doe
well
for
any
that
we
thought
wel
of
for
soundnesse
,
and
after
they
proued
but
Hypocrites
;
yet
if
our
minds
were
vpright
in
that
wee
did
,
we
shall
not
lose
our
reward
Ob.
10.
There
be
such
a
number
of
charges
euery
way
,
to
the
King
,
and
for
Souldiers
,
to
the
Ministers
,
to
the
repairing
the
Church
,
to
Bread
and
Wine
for
the
Communion
,
and
Briefes
,
and
one
Collection
or
other
,
that
I
can
neuer
a
Sunday
be
quiet
:
and
now
you
come
for
the
poore
;
I
think
you
will
haue
all
;
I
see
no
reason
to
be
at
all
these
charges
.
Answ.
For
those
that
be
to
the
King
,
it
s
our
bounden
duty
,
and
they
be
abundantly
recompensed
in
the
peace
and
quietnesse
that
we
enioy
vnder
his
Gouernment
.
And
for
the
Church
,
small
cause
to
grudge
at
that
,
seeing
it
is
a
trifle
towards
his
seruice
that
giues
all
.
And
that
we
giue
for
the
good
of
our
soules
,
is
the
best
bestowed
mony
that
can
be
,
if
the
fault
bee
not
in
our selues
.
For
any
thing
we
do
in
compassion
to
them
that
be
in
want
,
God
hath
giuen
his
word
himselfe
to
see
that
requited
.
So
that
if
it
be
well
considered
,
there
is
no
such
cause
of
this
grumbling
at
any
one
,
or
all
of
these
charges
.
Ob.
11.
If
you
will
not
be
quiet
,
but
follow
mee
thus
with
Giue
,
giue
,
and
Pay
,
pay
,
I
will
make
a
shortcut
of
it
,
I
le
break
vp
house
and
goe
liue
in
a
great
Town
,
and
eat
and
drink
,
and
be
merry
with
my
friends
,
and
put
out
my
mony
to
vsurie
.
Answ.
If
you
do
,
you
shall
carry
many
curses
with
you
,
and
a
guilty
conscience
,
and
the
hand
of
God
will
follow
you
,
and
it
may
be
you
may
haue
as
smal
ioy
of
it
,
as
your
Predecessor
in
the
twelfth
of
Luke
,
when
he
had
thought
to
haue
nestled
himselfe
in
his
wealth
for
many
yeares
,
and
liued
at
ease
,
he
was
suddenly
arrested
,
with
O
foole
,
this
night
they
shall
fetch
away
thy
soule
,
and
then
whose
shall
these
things
be
?
There
is
no
flying
from
the
duties
that
God
requires
:
therefore
listen
and
learn
,
obey
and
be
blessed
.
CHAP.
12.
Of
the
Poores
duties
.
NOw
for
the
Poores
duties
,
a
word
or
two
.
I
speake
to
you
from
the
Lord
,
how
you
should
behaue
your selues
in
this
your
condition
(
and
it
s
very
needfull
)
know
them
,
and
God
giue
you
a
heart
to
do
them
.
You
must
labour
to
be
contented
with
your
estate
,
&
giue
glory
to
God
,
and
know
it
to
be
the
state
that
he
seeth
fittest
for
you
,
if
you
were
borne
to
it
;
or
hee
hath
brought
you
into
it
,
especially
,
if
you
haue
by
any
wicked
courses
brought
it
vpon
your selues
,
you
can
haue
the
lesse
comfort
in
it
.
But
if
you
can
be
so
wise
as
make
it
vnto
you
a
spur
to
true
repentance
,
you
shall
be
happy
.
Keep
your
Church
diligently
,
though
your
clothing
be
meane
:
Keep
holy
the
Sabbath
day
,
and
know
nothing
is
lost
by
that
:
Pray
daily
,
and
labour
to
liue
in
the
feare
of
God
,
that
though
you
be
poore
to
the
world-ward
,
yet
you
may
be
as
St.
Iames
saith
,
Cap.
2.
Rich
in
Faith
,
and
heires
of
the
Kingdome
,
which
hee
hath
promised
to
them
that
loue
him
.
Follow
your
calling
diligently
,
that
as
much
as
may
be
you
may
eate
your
own
bread
,
&
that
God
may
moue
mens
hearts
to
supply
willingly
that
that
is
wanting
.
Be
not
ouer
clamorous
:
Keep
a
good
tongue
,
though
men
deale
not
very
well
with
you
.
Carry
your selues
dutifully
and
humbly
towards
the
rich
,
and
all
your
superiours
;
not
saucy
,
surly
,
ill-tongued
:
patient
and
meeke
,
when
you
receiue
a
reproofe
,
and
not
swell
or
giue
ill
words
.
Be
thankfull
for
any
kindnesse
you
receiue
;
First
and
chiefly
to
God
,
who
giues
the
ability
,
the
commandement
and
the
heart
to
doe
you
good
;
and
vpon
former
experience
,
depend
vpon
him
in
after
needes
:
and
resolue
,
that
whatsoeuer
want
you
suffer
,
you
will
vse
no
vnlawfull
meanes
to
help
your selues
,
but
rather
make
knowne
your
burthens
,
and
God
will
make
a
way
.
Secondly
,
be
thankfull
to
those
,
whom
he
hath
made
his
instruments
to
doe
you
good
,
so
God
giues
good
leaue
;
and
see
it
practised
by
godly
Hezekiah
,
2
Chron.
31.
8.
In
token
of
your
thankfulnesse
,
pray
to
God
for
them
,
that
God
would
blesse
their
basket
and
store
,
themselues
and
theirs
,
especially
,
that
hee
would
giue
them
much
ioy
and
comfort
to
their
soules
,
and
to
haue
long
life
and
happy
dayes
.
For
you
that
are
borrowers
,
borrow
no
more
than
you
haue
possibility
of
paying
againe
.
Appoint
such
a
day
,
as
in
all
likelihood
you
may
repay
it
:
worke
night
and
day
to
keep
touch
,
borrow
it
of
another
to
pay
,
rather
than
breake
day
;
for
if
you
keep
your
day
,
you
keepe
your
friend
.
Or
if
you
be
much
disappointed
that
you
cannot
,
then
come
before
the
day
,
tell
your
case
,
and
craue
fauour
,
and
a
new
day
,
and
shew
your selues
as
carefull
to
pay
,
as
euer
you
were
to
borrow
;
so
shall
you
haue
a
good
conscience
,
and
prouide
well
for
your selues
:
for
if
you
deale
honestly
,
you
shall
not
neede
to
feare
but
you
shall
finde
friends
.
Many
there
be
,
that
care
not
what
they
borrow
,
&
neuer
care
for
paying
;
they
cared
to
borrow
it
,
they
say
,
let
the
Owner
care
to
come
by
it
againe
:
they
doe
not
meane
to
take
two
cares
.
which
beare
the
marke
of
wicked
men
,
Psal.
37.
21.
for
the
godly
make
great
conscience
of
it
,
as
the
son
of
the
Prophets
,
that
was
so
sorry
for
the
losse
of
the
axe
;
Alas
,
Master
,
it
was
but
borrowed
,
2
Kin.
6.
5.
And
the
Prophet
Elisha
wrought
a
miracle
to
this
purpose
,
encreasing
the
oyle
in
the
Widowes
cruse
,
and
bade
her
sell
it
,
and
,
first
pay
her
debts
,
and
then
liue
of
the
rest
:
For
we
must
owe
nothing
to
any
,
but
to
loue
one
another
;
that
is
,
not
wilfully
,
or
through
carelesnesse
,
but
what
we
can
,
&
meane
to
pay
.
They
will
appoint
,
it
may
be
,
a
neer
day
,
though
they
know
no
means
to
compasse
it
,
onely
to
obtaine
their
purpose
:
But
when
they
haue
it
,
they
care
to
keep
no
day
,
nor
yet
come
at
the
Creditour
,
nor
in
his
sight
,
as
neare
as
they
can
.
These
play
the
fooles
as
well
as
the
wicked
men
,
and
vndoe
themselues
vtterly
,
which
otherwise
might
haue
beene
vpheld
,
and
liued
comfortably
of
their
credit
,
though
they
had
no
ability
of
their
owne
.
But
when
they
haue
no
ability
nor
credit
neither
,
they
must
needes
hasten
apace
to
misery
,
and
thank
themselues
.
Let
all
,
that
haue
any
wit
or
conscience
,
take
heed
of
this
:
But
especially
,
let
all
those
,
that
make
greater
profession
of
Religion
than
others
,
beware
of
this
,
that
they
giue
no
iust
occasion
to
carnall
men
,
to
speak
ill
of
them
,
and
their
holy
profession
for
their
sakes
;
nor
to
the
godly
to
be
griened
by
their
vnfaithfulnesse
.
FINIS
.
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