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A42869
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Ekdikēsis or A discourse of vengeance Delivered in a sermon preached at Dorchester, at the assizes holden there for the county of Dorset, March. 4. 1663. By Henry Glover rector of Shroton.
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Glover, Henry, b. 1624 or 5.
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Wing G889B; ESTC R217417
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even_o as_o god_n for_o christ_n sake_n have_v forgive_v you_o and_o col._n 3._o 13._o for_o bear_v one_o another_o and_o fogiving_a one_o another_o lactant_fw-la lactant_fw-la if_o any_o man_n have_v any_o quarrel_n against_o any_o even_a as_o christ_n forgive_v you_o so_o also_o do_v you_o he_o have_v do_v thou_o wrong_n what_o then_o non_fw-la minus_fw-la mali_fw-la est_fw-la refer_v injuriam_fw-la quam_fw-la infer_v to_o revenge_n be_v as_o great_a a_o sin_n as_o to_o do_v a_o injury_n when_o all_o be_v do_v our_o saviour_n advice_n be_v best_a and_o if_o you_o will_v not_o follow_v that_o you_o may_v pay_v dear_a for_o worse_a counsel_n in_o your_o patience_n possess_v you_o soul_n luke_n 21._o 19_o 2._o for_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v of_o great_a consequence_n be_v ready_a to_o offer_v satisfaction_n if_o thou_o have_v do_v injury_n to_o take_v it_o if_o injury_n have_v be_v do_v to_o thou_o and_o embrace_v all_o equitable_a term_n of_o reconciliation_n nay_o rather_o recede_v something_o from_o thy_o right_n than_o foment_n a_o quarrel_n that_o it_o may_v appear_v it_o be_v not_o thy_o fault_n if_o the_o breach_n be_v not_o make_v up_o why_o do_v you_o not_o rather_o take_v wrong_a why_o do_v you_o not_o rather_o suffer_v yourselves_o to_o be_v defraud_v say_v the_o apostle_n 1_o cor._n 6._o 7._o 3._o do_v nothing_o in_o rash_a anger_n against_o thy_o offend_a brother_n lay_v aside_o passion_n and_o first_o weigh_v both_o cause_n in_o the_o balance_n of_o discretion_n with_o calm_a and_o sedate_v affection_n before_o you_o seek_v a_o remedy_n which_o may_v prove_v worse_o than_o the_o disease_n it_o be_v good_a counsel_n which_o solomon_n give_v you_o pro._n 25._o 8._o go_v not_o forth_o hasty_o to_o strive_v lest_o thou_o know_v not_o what_o to_o do_v in_o the_o end_n thereof_o when_o thy_o neighbour_n have_v put_v thou_o to_o shame_n ira_fw-la peccati_fw-la magistra_fw-la est_fw-la say_v ambrose_n anger_n be_v the_o mistrese_n of_o sin_n and_o revenge_n be_v the_o handmaid_n of_o anger_n and_o the_o next_o word_n you_o hear_v from_o a_o angry_a man_n be_v i_o will_v be_v revenge_v yea_o but_o hear_v what_o seneca_n a_o heathen_a man_n will_v tell_v thou_o inhumanum_fw-la verbum_fw-la est_fw-la vltio_fw-la revenge_n be_v a_o brutish_a barbarous_a word_n if_o dog_n and_o bear_n can_v speak_v they_o will_v talk_v of_o revenge_n just_a as_o you_o do_v one_o say_v well_o there_o be_v no_o such_o injury_n as_o revenge_n and_o no_o such_o revenge_n as_o the_o contempt_n of_o a_o injury_n 4._o fortify_v your_o soul_n with_o rational_a and_o scriptural_a argument_n against_o that_o intemperate_a and_o exorbitant_a passion_n of_o anger_n and_o revenge_n such_o as_o these_o which_o i_o shall_v but_o mention_v 1._o it_o be_v discovery_n of_o much_o impotency_n and_o weakness_n of_o judgement_n to_o be_v so_o transport_v invalidum_fw-la omne_fw-la natura_fw-la querulum_fw-la est_fw-la senec._n senec._n the_o weak_a any_o thing_n be_v the_o more_o querulous_a ever_o child_n and_o old_a and_o sick_a people_n be_v most_o apt_a to_o be_v angry_a 2._o it_o degrade_v the_o noble_a reasonable_a soul_n and_o turn_v it_o down_o into_o the_o rank_n of_o the_o most_o malicious_a and_o ravenous_a beast_n anger_n and_o revenge_n in_o a_o man_n be_v the_o same_o say_v basil_n that_o poison_n in_o a_o serpent_n now_o a_o venomous_a beast_n do_v not_o only_o do_v hurt_v by_o his_o poison_n but_o be_v provoke_v and_o stir_v up_o by_o it_o to_o do_v hurt_v so_o be_v anger_n and_o revenge_n in_o a_o man_n it_o do_v not_o only_o enable_v he_o to_o do_v mischief_n but_o provoke_v he_o to_o it_o 3._o it_o fetch_v coal_n out_o of_o hell_n to_o kindle_v a_o fire_n in_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o devil_n come_v along_o with_o it_o to_o blow_v those_o coal_n so_o tâ—at_a if_o you_o give_v not_o place_n to_o wrath_n you_o must_v give_v place_n to_o the_o devil_n to_o that_o devil_n of_o revenge_n eph._n 4._o 26._o 27._o which_o if_o once_o admit_v will_v 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christian_n and_o fie_o upon_o we_o indeed_o that_o we_o have_v give_v they_o such_o occasion_n to_o speak_v thus_o of_o we_o while_o we_o be_v turk_n one_o to_o another_o we_o may_v fear_v lest_o god_n shall_v make_v the_o turk_n a_o turk_n to_o we_o all_o if_o we_o give_v they_o occasion_n thus_o to_o reproach_n and_o blaspheme_v christ_n it_o be_v but_o just_a if_o christ_n give_v they_o occasion_n to_o harasse_n and_o lay_v waist_n christendom_n god_n almighty_a power_n down_o his_o holy_a spirit_n among_o we_o that_o we_o may_v live_v in_o love_n and_o peace_n and_o the_o god_n of_o love_n and_o peace_n may_v be_v with_o we_o to_o which_o god_n of_o love_n and_o peace_n father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n be_v all_o glory_n and_o praise_n etc._n etc._n finis_fw-la