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3 All profane persons that misapply these ensamples: what plagues soever come to others, they conceit of themselves no such desert: Quod perit, pereat: and no further mind it. In stead of a serious application, to make a jest upon others misery, •his is common. We should^q Weep with them that weep: woe to such as laugh at •heir brothers teares. Whereas, Ille hodiè, ego cras, was Saint Bernards use: and we •re, have been, or may be, as miserable as they; was Saint Augustine's. The seaman that sees another ship split on a rock, will avoid it. Passengers fear to travel •hat way, where they hear of continual robberies. Yet cannot these judicial precedents humble them; as if they had their salvation by Patent. Yea, they are but temporally sensible of their own plagues: nor doth the thought outlast the smart. As that Father speaks of the afflicted Pagans; Perdiderunt utilitatem calamitatis: •iseri fiunt, & pessimi permanent: worse in body, and no better in soul. Either they •hinke they need no affliction, or so sure that they are above affliction. As if God,² ••ke some skill-less Chirurgeon, when he comes to let blood, could not find a vein; ••t were not wise enough to choose that vein which is fittest to bleed.³

3 All profane persons that misapply these ensamples: what plagues soever come to others, they conceit of themselves no such desert: Quod perit, pereat: and no further mind it. In stead of a serious application, to make a jest upon others misery, •his is common. We should^q Weepe with them that weepe: woe to such as laugh at •heir brothers teares. Whereas, Ille hodiè, ego cras, was Saint Bernards use: and we re, have been, or may be, as miserable as they; was Saint Augustines. The seaman that sees another ship split on a rocke, will avoid it. Passengers feare to travell hat way, where they heare of continuall robberies. Yet cannot these iudiciall preedents humble them; as if they had their salvation by Patent. Yea, they are but emporally sensible of their owne plagues: nor doth the thought outlast the smart. As that Father speakes of the afflicted Pagans; Perdiderunt utilitatem calamitatis: iseri fiunt, & pessimi permanent: worse in body, and no better in soule. Either they hinke they need no affliction, or so sure that they are above affliction. As if God,