Friends and enemies; for friends, many will be at peace with them, till they be put to the trial ⟨p. 61⟩by some expressive action. And then they will rather hazard the loss of a friend, then the lest loss by a friend. But suppose we answer our friends in some slight courtesy, hoping for a greater: who will do good to his enemies? If thine enemy hunger, 1feed him▪ so thou shalt heap soles of fire on his head. Do it, not with an intent to make his reckoning more, but thy own reckoning less. Love your enemies, 2bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for ⟨p. 62⟩them that despitefully use you. Do unto them deeds of amity, deeds of charity, deeds of piety. Of amity, Love them that hate you: of Charity, Do good to them that hurt you: of Piety, Pray for them that persecute you. There is the Diligite of the Heart, Love your enemies. The Benedicite of the Tongue, Bless them that curse you. The Benefacite of the Hand, Do good to them that hate you. The Benevelle of all, Pray for them that persecute you. Love your enemies, ⟨p. 63⟩there is Affectus cordis: Do them good, there is Effectus operis: Pray for them, there is Perfectio charitatis. But the wiseman counsels;3 Do well to him that is lowly, but give not to the ungodly. And Give unto the good, not to the sinner. Though not Qua impius, and quia impiu•; yet qua homo; and quia homo, we must relieve him. Cherish himself, not his sin. We must love him, non quoad culpam, sed quoad naturam. They are Gods children, licet insani, although they be sick; and ⟨p. 64⟩our brethren, licet infirmi, although they be weak. Therefore for the conformity of nature, because we are the same workmanship: for our own benefit, for he that doth good to his enemy, even in that doth better to himself: and for the imitation of Him we worship, let us uphold Peace by Charity. His Sun rises, and rain falls, both on the just and unjust. Noli negare, 4quod Deus nulli negat. Thus looking up with piety to the Lords perfection, and down ⟨p. 65⟩with pity upon mans imperfection, let us do good to all.
Friends and enemies; for friends, many will be at peace with them, till they bee put to the triall ⟨p. 61⟩by some expressiue action. And then they will rather hazard the losse of a friend, then the lest losse by a friend. But suppose we answere our friendes in some slight courtesie, hoping for a greater: who will doe good to his enemies? If thine enemie hunger, 1feed him▪ so thou shalt heape soales of fire on his head. Do it, not with an intent to make his reckoning more, but thy owne reckoning lesse. Loue your enemies, 2blesse them that curse you, doe good to them that hate you, and pray for ⟨p. 62⟩them that despitefully vse you. Doe vnto them deeds of amitie, deeds of charitie, deeds of pietie. Of amitie, Loue them that hate you: of Charitie, Doe good to them that hurt you: of Pietie, Pray for thē that persecute you. There is the Diligite of the Heart, Loue your enemies. The Benedicite of the Tongu, Blesse them that curse you. The Benefacite of the Hand, Doe good to them that hate you. The Beneuelle of all, Pray for thē that persecute you. Loue your enemies, ⟨p. 63⟩there is Affectus cordis: Doe them good, there is Effectus operis: Pray for them, there is Perfectio charitatis. But the wiseman counsels;3 Doe well to him that is lowly, but giue not to the vngodly. And Giue vnto the good, not to the sinner. Though not Qua impius, and quia impiu•; yet qua homo; and quia homo, wee must releeue him. Cherish himselfe, not his sinne. Wee must loue him, non quoad culpam, sed quoad naturam. They are Gods children, licet insani, although they be sick; and ⟨p. 64⟩our brethren, licet infirmi, although they bee weake. Therefore for the conformitie of nature, because we are the same workmanship: for our owne benefite, for hee that doth good to his enemy, euen in that doth better to himselfe: and for the imitation of Him wee worship, let vs vphold Peace by Charitie. His Sunne rises, and raine falls, both on the iust and vniust. Noli negare, 4
