II. Evil suspicions. 1. Tim. 6.4. 1. Sam. 17.28. And Elijah his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men, and Elijah was very angry with David, and said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the malice of thine hart. Act. 28.4. Now when the Barbarians saw the worm hang on his hand, they said among themselves, this man surely is a ⟨image 100⟩murderer, whom though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance hath not suffered to live. Here are condemned, hard censures and sinister judgements against our neighbour. Mat. 7.1. Judge not, that ye be not judged: v. 2. For with what judgement ye judge, ye shall be judged: & with what measure ye meat, it shall be measured to you again. These judgements which Christ forbiddeth, are private and reproachful or slanderous judgements: namely, when either a good or an indifferent action is interpreted to the worse part: or when a light offence is made heinous thorough evil will, without all desire either to amend, or covet the same. Act. 2.13. And others mocked, and said, they are full of new wine. 14. But Peter standing with the eleven, lift up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judea, and all ye that inhabit Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken unto my words. 15. For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, since it is but the third hour of the day. 1. Sam. 1.13. For Hannah spake in her heart, her lips did move only, but her voice was not heard, therefore Else thought that she had been drunken. But we must know, that there are three kinds of Judgements, which are not forbidden by this commandment of Christ. The first is, the ministry of the Gospel, which judgeth and reproveth sin. The second is, the judgement of the Magistrate. The third is, the judgement of a friend admonishing us: as when he saith, Abstain from the company of such a man, for I know him to be a drunkard.
II. Euill suspicions. 1. Tim. 6.4. 1. Sam. 17.28. And Eliah his eldest brother heard when he spake vnto the men, and Eliah was very angry with Dauid, and saide, Why camest thou downe hither? and with whom hast thou left those fewe sheepe in the wildernesse? I know thy pride, and the malice of thine hart. Act. 28.4. Now when the Barbarians saw the worme hang on his hand, they said among themselues, this man surely is a ⟨image 100⟩murtherer, whom though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance hath not suffered to liue. Here are condemned, hard censures and sinister iudgements against our neighbour. Mat. 7.1. Iudge not, that ye be not iudged: v. 2. For with what iudgement ye iudge, ye shall be iudged: & with what measure ye meate, it shalbe measured to you again. These iudgements which Christ forbiddeth, are priuate and reprochfull or slanderous iudgements: namely, when eyther a good or an indifferent action is interpreted to the worse part: or when a light offence is made hainous thorough euil will, without all desire either to amend, or couet the same. Act. 2.13. And others mocked, and said, they are full of new wine. 14. But Peter standing with the eleuen, lift vp his voice, and saide vnto them, Ye men of Iudea, and all ye that inhabite Ierusalem, be this knowen vnto you, and hearken vnto my wordes. 15. For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, since it is but the thirde houre of the day. 1. Sam. 1.13. For Hannah spake in her heart, her lippes did mooue onely, but her voice was not heard, therefore Els thought that she had beene drunken. But we must know, that there are three kindes of Iudgements, which are not forbidden by this commandement of Christ. The first is, the ministerie of the Gospell, which iudgeth and reprooueth sinne. The second is, the iudgement of the Magistrate. The third is, the iudgement of a friend admonishing vs: as when he sayth, Abstaine from the company of such a man, for I know him to be a drunkard.
