Eirenopolis

They plead, we have stood before the best, in Courts of highest honour: alas, so doth the spider,¹ even in kings palaces. ⟨p. 98⟩So did the Devil, when the Sons of God presented themselves before him,² Satan was there also. 4. They consider not the root of contentions, as the Apostle describes them: want of Wisdom to compound controversies; Is there not one wise man among you, ³able to judge between brethren? Want of love, Brother is against brother. Want of Patience; Why do ye not rather suffer wrong? Want of Justice; Ye defraud and do wrong. For want of Justice, foro conscientiae, they ⟨p. 99⟩prosecute their malice, foro Justitiae. We may add, want of Mercy, they cannot forgive: but if they forgive not others, their final Quietus est was never yet sealed; and they shall be called to an after-reckoning. As that wicked servant sped; notwithstanding the Lord forgave him at his request,⁴ because he did not forgive his brother at his entreaty, he was delivered over to the tormentors.

They plead, wee haue stood before the best, in Courts of highest honor: alas, so doth the spider,¹ euen in kings palaces. ⟨p. 98⟩So did the Deuill, when the Sons of God presented themselus before him,² Satan was ther also. 4. They consider not the root of contentions, as the Apostle describes them: want of Wisdome to compound controuersies; Is there not one wise man among you, ³able to iudge betweene brethren? Want of loue, Brother is against brother. Want of Patience; Why do ye not rather suffer wrong? Want of Iustice; Ye defraud and do wrong. For want of Iustice, foro conscientiae, they