The cause and cure of ignorance, error, enmity, atheisme, prophanesse, &c., or, A most hopefull and speedy way to grace and salvation, by plucking up impediments by the roote reduced to explication, confirmation, application, tending to illumination, sanctification, devotion / by R. Younge ...

SECT. 37.

Qu. IN the last place what are the Actuall Properties?

Answ. Thirdly, wicked men actually manifest their enmitie against the Re∣ligious in seven particulars: viz.

• 1. By scornefull gestures.
• 2. By withstanding their Do∣ctrine.
• 3. By combining together against the Godly.
• 4. By imprisoning the Godly.
• 5. By striking the Godly.
• 6. By hurting the Godly.
• 7. By killing the Godly.

First, by gesture, as Goliah against David, when he looked upon him with a disdainfull countenance, 1 Sam. 17.42. Which is a kinde of brow-beat∣ing; and other wicked ones, who made mowes, and nodded the head at him, Psalme 22.7. Gaped upon him with their mouthes, as ramping and roaring Lions, verse 13. Gnashed their teeth at him, at publique meetings, Psal. 35.16. Shaked their heads at him, Psal. 109.25. Thus Iob complaines, That his enemies open∣ed

their mouthes against him, Iob 16.10. And Isaiah, that the scoffing Idolaters gaped and thrust out their tongues against the godly, in his time, Isai 57.3, 4. And the Labourers in the Parable are said to have an evil eye against the Master of the Vineyard, because he was good, Matth. 20.15. Many will speak, that dare not strike; and some will make mouthes, that fear to speak.

Now this of gesture is a silent foe; yet upon inquisition made, I finde none more guilty of the Serpents en∣mitie, than he, who speakes with his brow, and striketh with his eyes; who, because his tongue cannot us••ly con∣demn a man, he will leave him suspect∣ed of ill by silence, or some disdainfull gesture: For, as his Ma••estie said most aptly and elegantly, As the tongue speak∣eth to the ear; so the gesture speaketh to the eye. And though such an one be silent for want of words, yet he is not so for want of malice, even scoffes and nick∣names, slander and cur••ing stickes in his teeth, and onely dares not freely come forth, because he is guilty of his owne faultinesse: and were he not a monstrous coward, not daring to speak

or act for fear of ••ustice, there would be no dealing with him: yet bad as he is, being dumbe, I finde him uncapable of a verdict, and so dismisse him to leade the Van, which is both a punish∣ment to himselfe and those that fol∣low.

Notes

• 16 They manifest their en∣mitie a∣gainst the religious by their gestu••e.
• As the tongue speaketh to the ear, so the gesture speaketh to the eye.