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An instruction to those,* 1.1 who haue an ouer-flowing of the gall of anger in them, to spend it vpon the faults, and not the person of their offending brother. The hyp••crite will pull out his brothers eye, instead of pulling out the mo••e that is in his brothers eye, Luk. 6.42. and they that are zealous amisse, commend that in a friend, that they condemne highly in an enemie, and that which is a great sinne in another man, is no sinne in their Kins∣man.
These accept the persons of men, not regarding so much the matter which they loue or hate, as the person of the man that is loued or hated. But the good Christian loueth alway for good matter, and hateth for bad things, reproouing sinne, as principally in himselfe; so se∣condarily in these who are neerest and dearest vnto him; as Christ sharply repro∣ued Peter, Mat. 16.23. If he be angrie, it is with himselfe for sinne, or for sinne in others. If he be displeased, it is because God is displeased: and if he burne, he is offended because the law is broken. And therefore he loueth good, and hateth euill, wheresoeuer, and in whomsoeuer; louing a good thing in his most professed ene∣mie, and hating an euill thing in his most assured friend.
* 1.2A reproofe to those who feede anger with the bloud of their Christian bro∣ther, in whom, all that they respect is, what he is to them, not regarding how deare he is to God. So Iosephs brethren were mortally out with their good bro∣ther, and had almost quenched their fi••rce wrath with his last droppe of bloud,
Gen. 37.20. and Caines murderous an∣ger against an innocent man, arose from hence,* 1.3 because he offered to God a greater, that is, better accepted sacrifice then his brother did, by which he obtayned testimo∣nie that he was righteous, Gen. 4.4.5. Ex∣amples in this kinde are innumerable, registered in Scripture, and in the monu∣ments of later and our owne times. All which shew that the nature of the wicked is to turne anger vpon the person or goodnes of their godly brother, which should be held in from these, and let goe at sinne in themselues and others, to practise there. So much for the Prophets first affection against fallers away: the second followeth.
Vse 1.
Vse 2.
Heb. 11.4.