The Soul's Preparation for Christ

When Ahab had slain Naboth, the Prophet Elijah came to him and says, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood: ¹Ahab said, Hast thou found me out ô my emenie? And he said, I have found thee out, because thou hast sold thy self to work wickedness in the sight of the Lord; and the text saith, When he heard this, he put on sack-cloth and went softly: This was the power of a particular reproof, though he were a miserable wicked man. Thus did Paul deal with Peter, when he halted before the Jews, he did plainly reprove him to his face, and that not secretly, but because he had sinned openly, therefore he reproves ⟨p. 65⟩him openly; so also our Saviour Christ shakes up the Scribes and Pharisees. ²And this is the rule in general, as the Apostle saith, Reprove them sharply, ³that they may be sound in the faith.

When Ahab had slaine Naboth, the Prophet Elias came to him and sayes, In the place where dogs lickt the blood of Naboth shall dogges licke thy blood: ¹Ahab said, Hast thou found me out ô my emenie? And he said, I have found thee out, because thou hast sould thy selfe to worke wickednesse in the sight of the Lord; and the text saith, When he heard this, he put on sacke-cloth and went softly: This was the power of a particular reproofe, though he were a miserable wicked man. Thus did Paul deale with Peter, whē he halted before the Jewes, he did plainly reprove him to his face, and that not secretly, but because he had sinned openly, therefore he reproves ⟨p. 65⟩him openly; so also our Saviour Christ shakes up the Scribes and Pharisees. ²And this is the rule in generall, as the Apostle saith, Reprove thē sharply, ³