Chap. 14. Against rash iudgement.
LOoke into thy selfe, and iudge not other men a 1.1. For in iudging others we labor vaine∣lie, er commonlie, and
Of the imitation of Christ, three, both for wisedome, and godlines, most excellent bookes; made 170. yeeres since by one Thomas of Kempis, and for the worthines thereof oft since translated out of Latine into sundrie languages by diuers godlie and learned men: now newlie corrected, translated, and with most ample textes, and sentences of holie Scripture illustrated by Thomas Rogers
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"Of the imitation of Christ, three, both for wisedome, and godlines, most excellent bookes; made 170. yeeres since by one Thomas of Kempis, and for the worthines thereof oft since translated out of Latine into sundrie languages by diuers godlie and learned men: now newlie corrected, translated, and with most ample textes, and sentences of holie Scripture illustrated by Thomas Rogers." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A13680.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 3, 2024.
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easilie offend b 1.2: but in iudging and examining our selues c 1.3 we reape sin∣gular commoditie.
As we fancie a thing, so we iudge thereof: and blinded with priuate af∣fection we commonlie giue partial sentence d 1.4.
Now were the loue of God alwaies, and our onlie guide, our senses, which are enimies to truth, would not so easilie troble vs. But commonly som∣what either lurketh within, or chan∣ceth without which carieth vs awaie.
Manie in their doings vnwittinglie seeke themselues; which are so long quiet in minde, as they enioie al things according to their wish: but if anie thing fal out otherwise than they would, they chafe, fret, & fume.
Great dissension riseth manie times euen among frends, and contriemen, yea among the godlie and zelous too through diuersitie of opinions. For, such is our nature, wee can hardlie breake an old custome; and farder than he seeth no man wil gladlie go. But if we cleaue, or depend more vp∣on reason and sense e 1.5 than vpon that virtue which bringeth vnder the obe∣dience of Christ, let vs neuer looke to be enflamed with the light of Gods
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holie Spirit. For God wil be serued not with a peece of man, but with whole man f 1.6; neither doth he alowe reason to iudge of religion.
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a 1.1
Matth. 7, 1. Luke. 6, 37.
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b 1.2
Iam. 4, 11.
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c 1.3
1. Cor. 11, verse. 31.
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d 1.4
Rom. 2, 1.
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e 1.5
Iohn. 3, 3. 4.
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f 1.6
Deut. 6, 5. Luk. 10, 27. Mark. 12, 29 30. Mat. 22, 37.