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Title:  A practicall catechisme
Author: Hammond, Henry, 1605-1660.
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in the examining and judging my selfe) and alwaies remit of that rigour and severity which the matter is capable of, as knowing that my owne best actions must be lookt on favourably by God, and not strictly weighed by him, or o∣therwise they will never be accepted by him.S.To what purpose is all that which in this matter is added to this prohibition in the rest of this period?C.'Tis first, A deterrement from this sinne. 2. A dire∣ction how to avoide it. The deterrement this; to consider how fearefull a thing it were, if God should judge us without mercy; and how reaso∣nable, that he should so doe, if we be so unmerci∣full to other men. The direction, to reflect our eies and censures, every man upon his owne sinnes, and there to busy them in aggravating every mat∣ter into the size that justly belongs to it; by this meanes to pull downe my owne plumes, to abate my proud censorious humours, and then those will appeare but motes in another man, which now doe passe for beames with me. He that is truly humbled with a sence of his owne sinnes, will be willing to winke at faults in another; at least not to improve and enlarge them; not to censure and triumph over them.S.What is the limitation, or caution, or explica∣tion of this precept added in the sixth verse?C.The summe of it is this, that this precept of not judging, is not so unlimited that it should be unlawfull for 0