Take us the foxes, the little foxes which destroy the vines: for our vines have small grapes. Lastly, the searching out or the contemplation of the works of God. 1. King. 4.33. And he spake of trees from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon, even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowls, & of creeping things, and of fishes. 2. Physic, the use whereof is holy, if before the receipt of it, a man crave remission of his sins, and repose his confidence only upon god, not upon the means. Math. 9.2. And lo, they brought unto him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed. And Jesus seeing their faith, said to the sick of the palsy, Son, be of good comfort, thy sins are forgiven thee. 6. The• he said to the sick of the palsy, Arise, take up thy bed and walk to thine house. Joh. 5.5. A certain man was there, which had been diseased eight and thirty years. 8. Jesus said unto him. Take up thy bed & walk. 14. After that Jesus found him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, least a worse thing come unto thee. 2. Chro. 16.12. And Asa in the nine & thirtieth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, and his disease was extreme: yet he sought not to the Lord in his disease, but to the Physicians. 3. Avoiding of an injury, offered by some private person: this, if it be against an unruly and unstayed adversary, and the defence be faultless, is very lawful, and is so far from a private revenge, that it is to be accounted a just defence. The defence is then faultless, when a man doth so assault his adversary, as that he neither purposeth his own revenge, or his enemies hurt, but only his alone safety from that imminent danger.
A doubt. Whether may a man fly in the plague time? Answer. Such as ⟨p. 82⟩be hindered by their calling, may not; as, Magistrates, and Pastors, having charge of souls: yet free men not bound by calling, may. Reasons. I. A man may provide for his own safety, if it be not to the hinderance of another. II. A man may fly wars, famine, floods, fire, and other such dangers: therefore the plague. III. There is less danger of sickness, the more the multitude of people is diminished. Objection. I. To fly, is a token of distrust. Answer. This diffidence is no fault of the fact, but of the person. II. It is offensive. Answer.
Take vs the foxes, the little foxes which destroy the vines: for our vines haue small grapes. Lastly, the searching out or the contemplation of the works of God. 1. King. 4.33. And he spake of trees from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon, euē vnto the hyssop that springeth out of the wal: he spak• also of beasts, and of foules, & of creeping things, and of fishes. 2. Phisicke, the vse whereof is holy, if before the receit of it, a man craue remission of his sinnes, and repose his confidence only vpon god, not vpon the means. Math. 9.2. And lo, they brought vnto him a man sicke of the palsie, lying on a bed. And Iesus seeing their faith, said to the sicke of the palsie, Sonne, be of good comfort, thy sinnes are forgiuen thee. 6. The• he said to the sicke of the palsie, Arise, take vp thy bed and walke to thine house. Ioh. 5.5. A certaine man was there, which had beene diseased eight and thirtie yeares. 8. Iesus said vnto him. Take vp thy bed & walke. 14. After that Iesus found him in the temple, and said vnto him, Beholde, thou art made whole: sinne no more, least a worse thing come vnto thee. 2. Chro. 16.12. And Asa in the nine & thirtieth yeare of his raigne was diseased in his fecte, and his disease was extreame: yet he sought not to the Lord in his disease, but to the Phisitiās. 3. Auoiding of an iniury, offered by some priuate person: this, if it be against an vnruly and vnstaied aduersarie, and the defense be faultlesse, is very lawfull, and is so farre from a priuate reuenge, that it is to be accounted a iust defence. The defence is then faultlesse, when a man doth so assault his aduersarie, as that he neither purposeth his owne reuenge, or his enemies hurt, but onely his alone safetie from that imminent danger.
A doubt. Whether may a man flie in the plague time? Answer. Such as ⟨p. 82⟩bee hindered by their calling, may not; as, Magistrates, and Pastoures, hauing charge of soules: yet free men not bound by calling, may. Reasons. I. A man may prouide for his owne safetie, if it be not to the hinderance of another. II. A man may flie warres, famine, floudes, fire, and other such daungers: therefore the plague. III. There is lesse daunger of sicknesse, the more the multitude of peeple is diminished. Obiection. I. To flie, is a token of distrust. Answer. This diffidence is no fault of the fact, but of the person. II. It is offensiue. Answer.
