Two sermons tending to direction for Christian carriage [sic] both in afflictions incumbent, and…Two sermons tending to direction for Christian cariage [sic] both in afflictions incumbent, and…

For ^dProfessed hatred, we say, taketh away opportunity of revenge. ^eA conspiracy against Commodus was frustrate by the folly of one that should have executed it, but would needs tell him what he was to do ere he did it. ^fThose that mind mischief therefore are not wont to give warning. ^gAbsalom spake neither good nor bad to his brother Ammon, but watched his time only, and then took it. ^hNor would God, saith Augustine, proclaim thus what he is about to do, if he were desirous to do it. But ⁱhe threateneth destruction, that he may not destroy; as by the Prophet Ezekiel himself implieth: And as in the Ninevites it is apparent, who by ^*being threatened with destruction, were saved from being indeed destroyed.

For ^dProfessed hatred, we say, taketh away opportunitie of reuenge. ^eA conspiracie against Commodus was frustrate by the folly of one that should haue executed it, but would needs tell him what hee was to doe ere he did it. ^fThose that minde mischiefe therefore are not wont to giue warning. ^gAbsolom spake neither good nor bad to his brother Ammon, but watched his time only, and then tooke it. ^hNor would God, saith Augustine, proclaime thus what he is about to doe, if he were desirous to doe it. But