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CONSIDER how vngratefull man dealt with those who were sent to inuite him (a thinge so honorable to him) to the mariage of a kinges onely sonne: and so aduantagious withall; to witt, not onely to feaste with him, but to be cohei∣res with him of his Kingdome. He did not onely refuse to come: but euen layed violent hands of those who were sent to inuite? yea of them you kill and crucifie, and
of them you scourge in your Synagogues, and per∣secute from citie to citie. Nay mans malice went yet further: the Kings onely sonne is sent; and of him they say; this is the heyre let vs kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.
[Affection.] Admire, my soule, to see Gods free mercy, so continually resisted by mans miserie: his longanimitie, boun∣tie, and benignitie, by mans obstinacie, ingratitude and rebellion. This we easily grant in the Iewes: but alas. Let vs looke but diligently into our owne hartes, and we shall finde the like, come home to our owne dores: for doe we heare the teachers of Gods word, as God himselfe, who sayes who heares you heares me? Or rather tho we kill them not are we not deafe to their counsells, and euen contemne them? Nay doe we not, alas! doe we not by our cry∣mes, crucisie the sonne of God againe and againe, and make him a mockerie to his enemyes?