A commentary or, exposition upon the divine second epistle general, writtenA commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written

No, but if thou hast had a flux of malice, as that woman a flux of blood,¹ 12. years; now being cured, forget that bloodiness. If thou hast been depressed with worldliness, as another woman with a spirit of infirmity, 18. years. Now being rectified, forget that crookedness. Though blind from thy birth, as the man,² Joh. 9. now having thine eyes opened, forget thy former cecity. Though formerly deaf and dumb, upon CHRISTS Ephata, forget those orbities.³ Though thy charity were dried up, like that mans withered hand, Matthew 12.10. yet now upon the restitution of it, forget all dryness and niggardice.⁴ Though thou wert a cripple from the womb, yet now being recovered, forget all limping and halting with God. Though buried in the grave four days, yet now being revived, forget all deadness in sin. Though before tormented with seven devils, as Mary Magdalen; yet being dispossessed, forget the devil and all his works. Forget Babylon, but remember Jerusalem, Psal. 137.5. If I forget thee, O Jerusalem; If I do not remember thee; let both my hand and mouth miscarry, and forget their offices. Forget thy old sinful life;^k So shall the King greatly desire thy beauty. Forget not the mercies of God, lest God forget to do you good: but forget all the injuries of men: write the wrongs in their dust, and cover all offences done to you with a mantle of charity. The Sum of all is; remember your sins to repent of them, forget to practise them: that God may forget them in judgement, and remember you in mercy and salvation.

No, but if thou hast had a fluxe of malice, as that woman a fluxe of bloud,¹