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A60325
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The practices of persecutors delivered in a sermon on the fourteenth verse of the foure score six Psalme / b Mr. Archibald Skeldie.
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Skeldie, Archibald.
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1645
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Wing S3932; ESTC R20904
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to_o be_v towards_o god_n their_o heavenly_a master_n who_o augustine_n bring_v in_o thus_o speak_v 118._o speak_v ille_fw-la meus_fw-la minister_n eris_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la audire_fw-la quod_fw-la voluerit_fw-la paratus_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la velle_fw-la quod_fw-la audierit_fw-la august_n in_o psal_n 118._o he_o shall_v be_v my_o servant_n who_o be_v ready_a not_o to_o hear_v what_o he_o will_v but_o to_o will_v what_o he_o hear_v which_o a_o christian_a must_v careful_o look_v to_o not_o only_o in_o the_o abstain_v from_o thing_n that_o ought_v to_o be_v avoid_v but_o likewise_o in_o do_v thing_n that_o aught_o to_o be_v perform_v the_o one_o because_o they_o be_v forbid_v the_o other_o because_o they_o be_v command_v of_o the_o lord_n for_o thereby_o a_o christian_a give_v testimony_n of_o his_o sincer_n obedience_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n according_a to_o the_o say_n of_o augustine_n ibid._n augustine_n verus_fw-la obediens_fw-la non_fw-la attendit_fw-la quale_fw-la pracipitur_fw-la sed_fw-la hoc_fw-la contentus_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la praecipi_fw-la tur_fw-la aug._n ibid._n he_o that_o be_v true_o obedient_a do_v not_o consider_v what_o sort_n of_o thing_n be_v command_v but_o with_o this_o he_o be_v only_o content_a that_o it_o be_v command_v second_o that_o a_o christian_a may_v set_v god_n before_o he_o it_o be_v not_o only_o require_v that_o he_o look_v to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n as_o the_o rule_n but_o likewise_o that_o he_o look_v to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n as_o the_o end_n of_o his_o action_n for_o in_o this_o be_v the_o fidelity_n and_o sincerity_n of_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n manifest_v who_o shall_v obtain_v their_o master_n approbation_n in_o the_o day_n of_o their_o reckon_n for_o then_o a_o christian_a may_v be_v say_v to_o look_v to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n as_o the_o end_n of_o his_o action_n when_o he_o so_o zealous_o tender_v the_o bonour_n of_o god_n that_o he_o will_v not_o do_v any_o thing_n to_o dishonour_v he_o though_o thereby_o he_o shall_v make_v never_o so_o much_o profit_n and_o commodity_n neither_o will_v he_o omit_v any_o thing_n whereby_o god_n shall_v be_v honour_v though_o by_o do_v of_o it_o he_o shall_v incur_v both_o skaith_n and_o ignominy_n we_o read_v of_o the_o servant_n in_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o talent_n that_o they_o so_o respect_v their_o master_n honour_n that_o they_o render_v into_o his_o hand_n both_o the_o talent_n they_o have_v receive_v and_o those_o they_o have_v gain_v commit_v the_o distribution_n of_o their_o reward_n to_o their_o master_n discretion_n happy_a be_v that_o christian_a that_o can_v say_v with_o christ_n 17.4_o christ_n john_n 17.4_o that_o in_o finish_v the_o work_n which_o god_n have_v give_v he_o to_o do_v he_o have_v glorify_v god_n upon_o earth_n for_o he_o may_v be_v well_o assure_v 2.30_o assure_v 2_o sam._n 2.30_o that_o as_o they_o that_o dishonour_n god_n shall_v come_v to_o shame_n so_o they_o that_o honour_v he_o shall_v be_v honour_v of_o he_o 12.26_o he_o john_n 12.26_o if_o any_o man_n serve_v i_o he_o shall_v my_o father_n honour_n say_v our_o saviour_n in_o the_o gospel_n upon_o which_o word_n augustine_n say_v joan._n say_v sic_fw-la ministrantem_fw-la christo_fw-la honorificabit_fw-la pater_fw-la cius_fw-la honore_fw-la illo_fw-la magno_fw-la ut_fw-la sit_fw-la cum_fw-la filio_fw-la cius_fw-la nec_fw-la unquam_fw-la deficiet_fw-la faelicitas_fw-la eius_fw-la aug._n tract_n 51._o in_o joan._n so_o shall_v the_o father_n of_o christ_n honour_n the_o servant_n of_o christ_n with_o that_o great_a honour_n that_o he_o may_v be_v with_o his_o son_n neither_o shall_v his_o happiness_n at_o any_o tie_v i_o fail_v or_o fall_v away_o 3._o he_o that_o set_v god_n before_o he_o must_v be_v lead_v by_o the_o light_n of_o his_o word_n &_o spirit_n for_o the_o word_n of_o god_n 119._o god_n psal_n 119._o be_v a_o light_n to_o our_o foot_n &_o a_o lantern_n to_o our_o path_n 1.79_o path_n luke_n 1.79_o it_o give_v light_a to_o they_o that_o sit_v in_o darkness_n &_o in_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n 27.19_o death_n psal_n 27.19_o the_o prophet_n david_n intreat_v the_o lord_n 2.20_o lord_n john_n 2.20_o to_o teach_v he_o his_o way_n &_o to_o lead_v he_o in_o a_o right_a path_n because_o of_o his_o enemy_n the_o scripture_n tell_v we_o 16.13_o we_o john_n 16.13_o that_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v the_o unction_n that_o teach_v we_o all_o thing_n *_o and_o lead_v we_o in_o all_o truth_n which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o extraordinar_n but_o ordinar_a revelation_n when_o he_o make_v we_o to_o understand_v the_o true_a meaning_n of_o the_o write_a word_n of_o god_n that_o we_o may_v flee_v the_o evil_a which_o be_v to_o be_v avoid_v &_o follow_v the_o good_a which_o be_v enjoin_v and_o command_v four_o he_o that_o set_v god_n before_o he_o must_v remember_v god_n in_o the_o forenamed_a property_n in_o his_o ubiquity_n justice_n and_o power_n he_o must_v consider_v that_o god_n be_v all_o where_o present_a to_o take_v notice_n both_o of_o the_o inward_a and_o outward_a conversation_n of_o man_n whither_o it_o be_v good_a or_o evil_n therefore_o augustine_n say_v 120._o say_v deustotus_fw-la oculus_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la omne_fw-la videt_fw-la manus_fw-la totus_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la omne_fw-la operatur_fw-la totuspe_n est_fw-la quia_fw-la ubique_fw-la est_fw-la aug_n in_o psal_n 120._o that_o god_n be_v all_o a_o eye_n which_o see_v all_o thing_n all_o hand_n who_o work_v all_o thing_n and_o all_o foot_n who_o walk_v every_o where_n he_o must_v likewise_o remember_v that_o the_o righteous_a lord_n will_v neither_o suffer_v the_o evil_n do_v of_o man_n to_o be_v unpunished_a nor_o their_o good_a do_n unrewarded_a of_o the_o one_o the_o church_n say_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o lamentation_n 1.18_o lamentation_n lament_n 1.18_o the_o lord_n be_v righteous_a for_o i_o have_v rebel_v and_o of_o the_o other_o the_o apostle_n say_v 10._o say_v heb._n 6_o 10._o god_n be_v not_o unjust_a to_o forget_v your_o work_n &_o labour_n of_o love_n last_o he_o mustremember_v the_o power_n of_o the_o almighty_a god_n 135.6_o god_n psal_n 135.6_o whereby_o he_o do_v whatsoever_o he_o wile_v in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o can_v do_v all_o that_o he_o can_v will_n without_o impediment_n according_a to_o the_o say_n of_o tertulian_n apologe_n tertulian_n deiposse_v velle_fw-la est_fw-la &_o non_fw-la posse_fw-la nolle_fw-la est_fw-la tertul._n in_o apologe_n to_o be_v able_a with_o god_n be_v to_o will_v and_o not_o to_o be_v able_a be_v not_o to_o will_n whereby_o likewise_o he_o can_v punish_v sinner_n for_o their_o iniquity_n notwithstand_v of_o their_o greatness_n among_o man_n &_o the_o multitude_n wherewith_o they_o combine_v in_o the_o course_n of_o sin_n by_o which_o power_n likewise_o 91.1_o likewise_o psal_n 91.1_o he_o protect_v his_o saint_n in_o their_o great_a danger_n and_o difficulty_n and_o comfort_v &_o strengthen_v they_o 1.11_o they_o colo._n 1.11_o in_o their_o great_a trouble_n and_o calamity_n 3.20_o calamity_n ephes_n 3.20_o &_o satisfi_v their_o desire_n exceed_v abundant_o now_o there_o be_v three_o reason_n wherefore_o a_o christian_a shall_v careful_o labour_v thus_o to_o set_v god_n before_o he_o first_o he_o there_o be_v three_o reason_n wherefore_o a_o christian_a shall_v always_o set_v god_n before_o he_o because_o among_o many_o other_o difference_n this_o be_v one_o most_o remarkable_a betwixt_o the_o elect_a and_o the_o reprobate_n betwixt_o man_n in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n and_o in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n spiritual_a man_n like_o david_n 16.8_o david_n psal_n 16.8_o set_v god_n always_o before_o they_o but_o wicked_a and_o worldly_a man_n like_o the_o enemy_n of_o david_n do_v not_o at_o all_o set_a god_n before_o they_o but_o live_v in_o the_o world_n 2.12_o world_n ephes_n 2.12_o without_o hope_n and_o without_o god_n and_o by_o their_o carriage_n declare_v to_o the_o world_n 36.1_o world_n psal_n 36.1_o that_o they_o be_v void_a of_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n but_o when_o christian_n set_v god_n before_o they_o this_o be_v a_o evident_a note_n of_o their_o effectual_a call_n 26.16_o call_n act_n 26.16_o whereby_o they_o be_v turn_v from_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n unto_o god_n 1.13_o god_n colos_n 1.13_o and_o translate_v from_o the_o power_n of_o darkness_n unto_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n 2.9_o god_n 1_o pet._n 2.9_o and_o be_v call_v out_o of_o darkness_n unto_o the_o marvellous_a light_n of_o christ_n 2._o if_o we_o consider_v the_o happiness_n of_o such_o as_o set_v god_n before_o they_o and_o the_o misery_n of_o those_o that_o set_v not_o god_n before_o they_o the_o happiness_n of_o the_o one_o appear_v in_o this_o that_o as_o they_o set_v god_n before_o they_o so_o he_o set_v they_o before_o he_o for_o in_o all_o reciprocal_a office_n betwixt_o god_n and_o man_n that_o be_v in_o those_o thing_n
of_o david_n not_o only_o desire_v the_o death_n of_o his_o body_n but_o likewise_o they_o wish_v that_o his_o soul_n may_v perish_v forever_o the_o like_a example_n of_o matchless_a cruelty_n we_o shall_v hardly_o find_v in_o profane_a history_n for_o sometime_o we_o read_v of_o man_n that_o have_v wish_v the_o death_n of_o their_o enemy_n and_o yet_o afterward_o have_v lament_v their_o death_n as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o alexander_n the_o great_a that_o weep_v over_o the_o dead_a body_n of_o darius_n king_n of_o persia_n sometime_o though_o they_o lament_v not_o their_o death_n yet_o they_o will_v cause_v they_o to_o be_v bury_v as_o 9.34_o as_o 2_o king_n 9.34_o jehu_n will_v have_v do_v to_o jezabel_n and_o as_o it_o be_v say_v that_o hannibal_n the_o famous_a carthaginian_a captain_n cause_v the_o roman_a consul_n to_o be_v honourable_o bury_v who_o he_o have_v valiant_o vanquish_v sometime_o they_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v bury_v which_o be_v the_o despite_n that_o caesar_n use_v against_o the_o army_n of_o pompey_n who_o be_v vanquish_v in_o the_o field_n of_o pharsaly_n albeit_o as_o one_o say_v well_o argendis_fw-la well_o ignobilia_fw-la sunt_fw-la odia_fw-la qua_fw-la ultra_fw-la mortem_fw-la procedunt_fw-la barclaus_n lib._n 4_o argendis_fw-la that_o be_v base_a hatred_n that_o go_v beyond_o death_n the_o scripture_n tell_v we_o of_o the_o base_a and_o barbarous_a despite_n of_o the_o chaldaean_n that_o do_v open_v the_o grave_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o scatter_v their_o bone_n upon_o the_o earth_n the_o writter_n of_o the_o indian_a history_n relate_v that_o many_o of_o these_o nation_n have_v a_o custom_n to_o eat_v their_o enemy_n which_o they_o take_v in_o the_o war_n and_o to_o make_v musical_a instrument_n of_o their_o bone_n one_o example_n we_o read_v among_o the_o pagan_n who_o in_o his_o book_n that_o he_o write_v against_o his_o enemy_n who_o he_o there_fw-mi not_o name_n he_o not_o only_o wish_v many_o bodily_a misery_n to_o befall_v he_o but_o likewise_o thin_a likewise_o in_o loca_fw-la ab_fw-la elisiis_fw-la di_fw-it versa_fw-la fugabere_fw-la campis_fw-la quasque_fw-la tenent_fw-la sedes_fw-la noxia_fw-la turba_fw-la coal_n et_fw-fr ibid._n nec_fw-la mortis_fw-la paenas_fw-la mors_fw-la altera_fw-la finiet_fw-la huius_fw-la horaque_fw-la erit_fw-la tantis_fw-la ultima_fw-la nulla_fw-la malis_fw-la ovid._n in_o thin_a that_o his_o soul_n may_v be_v torment_v in_o hell_n with_o endless_a pain_n we_o read_v in_o the_o gospel_n that_o the_o jew_n think_v not_o enough_o that_o christ_n shall_v die_v unless_o he_o be_v crucify_v because_o so_o they_o think_v his_o soul_n shall_v perish_v by_o die_v a_o curse_a death_n but_o if_o it_o be_v ask_v how_o may_v it_o be_v know_v that_o this_o be_v the_o despite_n of_o david_n enemy_n against_o he_o i_o answer_v brief_o in_o this_o plain_a comparison_n if_o one_o man_n shall_v desire_v another_o to_o go_v from_o one_o place_n to_o another_o in_o a_o way_n that_o he_o know_v to_o be_v full_a of_o robber_n and_o savage_a beast_n out_o of_o all_o question_n he_o desire_v he_o to_o die_v so_o the_o enemy_n of_o david_n do_v not_o only_o banish_v he_o from_o the_o house_n of_o god_n where_o he_o be_v most_o desirous_a to_o dwell_v but_o likewise_o they_o bid_v he_o go_v and_o serve_v the_o god_n of_o the_o gentile_n the_o 26._o chapter_n of_o the_o first_o of_o samuel_n that_o by_o commit_v idolatry_n he_o may_v perish_v eternal_o and_o therefore_o 86.13_o therefore_o psal_n 86.13_o he_o magnify_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n who_o in_o this_o respect_n deliver_v his_o soul_n from_o the_o low_a hell_n a_o twofold_a use_n may_v be_v make_v of_o this_o point_n first_o use_n the_o consideration_n of_o the_o cruelty_n of_o david_n enemy_n teach_v we_o a_o two_o fold_v use_n christian_n shall_v have_v a_o singular_a care_n not_o only_o to_o look_v to_o their_o word_n and_o way_n that_o they_o show_v no_o sign_n of_o cruelty_n but_o likewise_o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o cruelty_n be_v not_o harbure_v in_o their_o heart_n but_o rather_o that_o they_o may_v study_v to_o meekness_n and_o the_o exercise_n of_o mercy_n and_o that_o for_o four_o reason_n first_o because_o so_o we_o be_v teach_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n reason_n we_o shall_v avoid_v cruelty_n and_o study_n to_o mercy_n for_o four_o reason_n second_o because_o cruelty_n make_v man_n like_o satan_n three_o in_o respect_n of_o our_o union_n with_o god_n fourtly_a in_o respect_n of_o divine_a vengeance_n which_o be_v the_o reward_n of_o cruelty_n first_o i_o say_v because_o christian_n be_v teach_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n to_o flee_v cruelty_n and_o follow_v mercy_n and_o that_o by_o no_o less_o example_n than_o god_n their_o creator_n and_o christ_n their_o redimer_n 6.36_o redimer_n luke_n 6.36_o be_v merciful_a as_o your_o heavenly_a father_n be_v merciful_a 2d_o merciful_a matth._n 11_o 2d_o and_o learn_v of_o i_o that_o i_o be_o meek_a and_o lowly_a in_o heart_n we_o just_o think_v that_o both_o the_o religion_n of_o papist_n and_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o machometans_n can_v be_v a_o good_a religion_n see_v their_o religion_n teach_v they_o the_o practice_n of_o cruelty_n and_o to_o force_v people_n with_o fire_n and_o sword_n to_o embrace_v it_o who_o they_o can_v persuade_v by_o their_o argument_n even_o as_o ambrose_n speak_v of_o the_o carriage_n of_o the_o arrian_n in_o his_o time_n towards_o the_o orthodox_n christian_n 32_o christian_n quos_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la sermonibus_fw-la decipere_fw-la gladio_fw-la clamant_fw-la feriendos_fw-la cruentas_fw-la leges_fw-la ore_fw-la dictant_fw-la manu_fw-la scribunt_fw-la &_o putant_fw-la quod_fw-la lex_fw-la fidem_fw-la hominibus_fw-la imperare_fw-la possit_fw-la ambros_n lib._n 5_o epist_n 32_o who_o they_o can_v deceive_v by_o word_n they_o cry_v that_o they_o be_v to_o be_v kill_v by_o the_o sword_n they_o indite_v cruel_a and_o bloody_a law_n with_o their_o mouth_n they_o write_v 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