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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01575	Two sermons One, the curse and crime of Meroz. Preached at the assises at Exon. The other, a sermon of patience. At St Maries in Oxford. By Edward Gee, Doctor in Diuinitie, and chaplaine to his Maiestie. Published since his death, by his two brethren, Iohn Gee and George Gee, ministers of Gods Word.	Gee, Edward, 1565-1618.; Gee, John, d. 1631.; Gee, George, b. 1574 or 5.	1620 (1620)	STC 11700; ESTC S103012	31,809	66

Exod. 32.19 which were written by Gods owne Fingers And indeed this is a godly and zealous impatience not to endure the iniuries and dishonors of God but to reuenge them with all seueritie Nay thou must be impatient also in the wrongs done vnto thy brethren like as Abraham who ayded Lot Gen. 14.16 to recouer his goods of the fiue Kings for in this case true is that of the Heathen Seneca Si non propulsas iniuriam cum potes facis Thou art as much in fault as he that doth the wrong if thou redresse it not But if thou draw the sword of thy authoritie out of the scabbard to reuenge thy priuate iniuries and dislikes how doest thou obay his Commandement who said Rom 12.19 Deut. 32. Auenge not your selues but giue place vnto wrath for it is written Vengeance is mine and I will repay saith the Lord Ro. 12. Yea much more blame worthy art thou if thou be like vnto that furious Housholder which the sonne of Syrach describeth Ecclus. 4. Ecclus. 4. Be not as a Lyon in thine house neither beat thy seruants for thy fancie nor oppresse them that are vnder thee Oh but they are such as doe alwaies withstand my will Ob. Sol. and therefore I cannot endure it Why if thou haue this Christian patience which Saint Iames doth here commend it will represse in thee all such thoughts and affections and thou wilt not so much labour to wrest other mens wils vnto thine as to compose and submit thine owne will vnto Gods which is that lenitie and moderation should be knowne vnto all men Philip. 4.5 Philip. 4. where the Apostle vseth the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which signifieth that wee should deale with our brethren and not in extremity of right to reuenge our wrongs When Caius Caesar was Dictator in Rome Caesar and Metellus the Tribune in a matter resisted his will Caesar being not a whit offended replyed Nunquā efficies vt iam Caesaris mereare Thou shalt neuer prouoke Caesar to be angrie at thee A noble speech of a Heathen Magistrate who hauing but driuen Pompey out of Italie and brought some legions of souldiers into the Citie thought it a base thing to seeke reuenge of one that was inferiour vnto himselfe And shall not a Christian Gouernour who hath vanquished the powers of darkenesse and subdued many legions of Diuels carrie himselfe farre more vprightly then once to thinke of hurting or molesting them that be vnder his iurisdiction especially considering that the iudge is at the doore Iam. 5.9 readie to drop downe the viols of vengeance vpon their heads who will needes take vengeance out of his hands Some Philosophers doe write Plinius in Hist natur that the Bee in stinging doth with such violence thrust out her sting that whiles she labours to hurt her enemy she destroyes her selfe and therefore Seneca in his Booke of Clemencie doth wish Senec. lib. de Clementia that the condition of men were alike and that such as studie to annoy others might doe it to their owne hurt But Seneca might haue spared that wish for we know my Brethren that he who seeketh to hurt any of the children of men although his enemie 47. doth not onely disarme himselfe of his spirituall weapons but also killeth and destroyeth his own soule So that we had need as our Sauiour willeth his Apostles by patience to possesse our soules Luk. 21.19 without which we shall euerie moment lose and make shipwracke thereof But art thou a priuate man vnder the rule of some oppessing Rheoboam whose little finger is as heauie vnto thee as any mans loynes who whippeth thee not with roddes but with scorpions Here then thou must beware of hating him whom the Lord hath placed ouer thee although he be vnto thee as a Lyon or a Beare Quid odisset Clodium Milo materiam ac segetem suae gloriae Cicero in orat pro Milone saith Tullie How could Milo hate Clodius who was the matter and the subiect of his glorie And wilt thou being a Christian hate him who is the matter of thy eternall glorie if thou endure it for Christs sake nay rather take the aduice of the wise Preacher Eccles 10.4 Eccl. 10. When the spirit of thy ruler is incensed against thee containe thy selfe modestly within thy dutie Nam homo sanans sedat peccata multa Iunius in loc as Iunius doth well translate it that is If thou labour by a dutifull submission to mitigate the furie of the ruler thou shalt both stop many sins which otherwise hee would commit and preuent a mischiefe which would light vpon thine owne head as the Verses following doe excellently shew But if his heart be hardened daily more and more against thee as was the heart of Pharaoh by some secret iudgement of God Oh then settle thine owne heart and remember that the patient abiding of the poore shall not perish for euer Psalm 37. Remember how the soules of Martyrs which lay vnder the altar Apoc. 6. cried saying How long Apoc. 6.10 Lord which are holy and true doest thou not iudge and auenge our bloud on them that dwell on the earth Vers 11. but it was replyed That they should rest for a little season vntill the number of their fellow-brethren was fulfilled The which blessed spirits did crie for reuenge not vpon any priuate perturbation but vpon an holy desire of seeing the iustice of God accomplished the which mediocritie because wee that are cloathed with this earthly Tabernacle cannot keepe wee must abstaine from all desire of reuenge and tarrie the Lords leasure to be strong Psal 37. and he will comfort our hearts But because infinite are the occasions of iarring and discontentment amongst priuate men which being esteemed as iniuries doe stir vp choller debate let vs consider the cōmandement of Christ that we should loue one another Ioh. 13.34 which diuine song was no sooner begun of our Sauiour the sweetest praecenter that euer tuned Note but straight-waies followed the whole Quire of Apostles and Euangelists descanting the same Lesson and filling euerie Page of their Epistles and Gospels with precepts of Charitie The which Charitie if it be in vs as hote and feruent as it should it would swallow vp all the iniuries that are done vnto vs euen as a flaming fire which burns more vehemently when some drops of water are cast therein And herehence it is that Paul weauing as it were for vs a rich and glorious garment of the purple wooll of the meeke Lambe of God commandeth vs to put on the bowels of mercie Coloss 3.12 kindnesse humblenesse of minde meekenesse patience forbearing one another and forgiuing one another if any man haue a quarrell against another This is a faire and goodly coate seruing vs both for indument to couer our nakednesse and formuniment also to defend vs from wrongs For he that hath those two