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A28313 The nature and mischief of envy a sermon preach'd before the Queen, Aug. 20, 1693 / by Jonathan Blagrave ... Blagrave, Jonathan, 1652-1698. 1693 (1693) Wing B3110; ESTC R12893 14,097 30

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or power he will be so far from envying others Advancement that he will be glad that he himself is not set in so slippery a place where he knows not whether he should be able to stand upright It is therefore excellent Advice that is given by the wise Son of Syrach Seek not to be Judge not being able to take away Iniquity And if men would impartially examine their own fitness for the Stations they envy others they might easily cure themselves of this troublesome Passion But as the Apostle speaks men neither measuring nor comparing themselves as they ought are not wise but fall into many foolish and hurtful Lusts and Passions Lastly A true Christian Charity is a most effectual Remedy against Envy For this pluks it up by the very Roots and plants in our Hearts what is most contrary thereunto For he that truly loves his Brother can never Envy him so says the Apostle Charity envyeth not He that loves his Neighbour as himself Nay that accounts his Neighbour to be himself for so the Apostles Words imply Ye are members one of another Rom. 12.5 And again Ye are one Body 1 Cor. 10 17. will be so far from envying or repining at any good that happens to his Brother that he will find a sensible Joy and Delight therein according to the Words of the Apostle 1 Cor. 12.26 If one member be honour'd all the members rejoyce with it It is a wonderful Alteration that true Charity if it once take possession of a mans heart maketh in all the Passions and Affections of his mind For nothing in our Brethren can be grievous to us when we have Charity Nothing can but what is an Evill to them and that also moves Compassion and not Hatred not only Hatred and Malice and Envy and all those troublesom and tormenting Passions are utterly banish'd out of our hearts by Charity but our hearts are thereby mightily enlarged Our Joy and Delight are made more Noble and more Abundant we have a Spiritual and Rational Delight instead of that which is sensual and brutish to which a man that has a base Self-love is only confin'd neither is our Joy so poor and narrow as to be limited within the Compass of one Particular But he whose Heart is enlarg'd with Charity partakes of Joy in all mens Happiness which he accounts his own because they are dear to him and of the same Body For as a man that has natural Affection rejoyces in the Prosperity of his Children or near Relations or he that hath a true sence of friendship reioyces in the Happiness of his Friend so a truly Charitable man that accounts himself nearly related and a friend to all men rejoyces in any good that happens to any man if it be indeed a good to him By planting this Noble Charity then amongst men our Blessed Saviour hath countermin'd all the devices of Satan hath destroy'd the works of the Devil which he chiefly promoted and carried on by Envy And as the Devil by Envy first disturb'd Heaven it self and hath since wrought all manner of mischief and Confusion in the Earth so our Blessed Saviour on the contrary by Charity of which himself was the Greatest and Noblest Example and which he hath made his Chief Commandment and taken the greatest care to instruct us in and press upon us hath restor'd all things hath establish'd the Blessed Angels in their Happy State hath given Peace on Earth and put us into a Capacity if we continually walk in Charity of coming to the same unalterable state of Glory and Happiness that the Holy Angels are in of coming to those Regions of Bliss and Joy where all Rejoyce in one anothers Felicity where mutual Love and most sincere kindness makes the Blessedness of all that Glorious Society the Blessedness of every particular Member of it where being most nearly united together in the most intimate concern for one another in the straitest Bond of Friendship and having as it were but one Mind and one Soul they partake of one common and unexpressible Joy together To which God of his Infinite Mercy bring us all for Jesus Christ his sake Amen FINIS Books Printed for John Southby at the Harrow in Cornhil London By the same Author A Sermon Preached before the QUEEN at White-Hall Aug. 23. 1691. published by her Majesties Command The Unworthy Non-Communicant A Treatise shewing the danger of Neglecting the Blessed Sacrament of the Lords Supper and rectifying the mistakes of many in this Age concerning it The First part The Third Impression Corrected with Addition of Prayers before and after Receiving the Sacrament The Benefit of Early Piety recommended to all Young Persons and particularly to those of the City of London The Second Edition part 1 st A Sermon preached before the Right Honourable Sir Tho. Stamp Lord Mayor the Court of Aldermen and Citizens of London Septemb. 29. 1692. at the Election of the Lord Mayor for the Year ensuing These Three By William Smythies Curate of St. Giles Cripplegate London The present War No Burden to ENGLAND