The Practice of Piety

6 Rejoice not at the fall of thine enemy; for no man knoweth what shall be the manner of thine own end. But be more ^*glad to see the ⟨p. 376⟩worst mans amendment, then his punishment. ²Hate no man for fear lest Christ loves him: who will not take it well, that thou shouldest hate whom he loveth. Christ loved thee when thou wast his enemy: ³by the merits therefore of his blood, he requireth thee for his sake to love thine enemy. Deny him (being a christian) if thou darest. He asketh but forgiveness for forgiveness. The forgiveness of an 100. pence, for the forgiveness of ten thousand talents. ⁴The 60 hundred thousand crowns, for ten crowns. Petty forgiveness of man, for the infinite forgiveness of Almighty God. Though thou thinkest thine enemy unworthy ⟨p. 377⟩to be forgiven: yet Christ is worthy to be obeyed.

6 Reioyce not at the fall of thine enemy; for no man knoweth what shall be the manner of thine owne ende. But be more ^*glad to see the ⟨p. 376⟩worst mans amendement, then his punishment. ²Hate no man for feare lest Christ loues him: who will not take it well, that thou shouldest hate whom he loueth. Christ loued thee when thou wast his enemy: ³by the merits therefore of his blood, hee requireth thee for his sake to loue thine enemy. Deny him (being a christian) if thou darest. He asketh but forgiuenes for forgiuenes. The forgiuenesse of an 100. pence, for the forgiuenesse of ten thousand talents.