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Hepieíkeia: or, a treatise of Christian equity and moderation. Delivered publicly in lecturesHepieíkeia: or, a treatise of Christian equitie and moderation. Deliuered publikely in lectures
Hepieíkeia: or, a treatise of Christian equity and moderation. Delivered publicly in lectures by M. W. Perkins, and now published by the consent of his assigns in Cambridge by a preacher of the wordHepieíkeia: or, a treatise of Christian equitie and moderation. Deliuered publikely in lectures by M. W. Perkins, and now published by the consent of his assignes in Cambridge by a preacher of the word
Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1604Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1604
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A ⟨p. 82⟩notable example hereof we have in Solomon, of whom God saith to David, If he sin, I will chastise him with the rod of men: as if he should have said, I could in my justice, for Solomons great sins, beat him with scorpions, and bring him to nothing, by my heavy hand, but I will consider, he is my child, and but a man: therefore will I lay upon him no more, then the nature of man is able to bear. As God dealt with his son Solomon, so this is Gods voice to all his sons: unto all my Church and Children, will I use such lenity and moderation, and in my chastising of them, I will so abate the rigour of my Justice, that by my hand and rod, they shall not be pressed down, but rather raised up in new obedience, and learn thereby to fear and love me more then before.
A ⟨p. 82⟩notable example hereof we haue in Salomon, of whome God saith to Dauid, If he sinne, I will chastise him with the rod of men: as if he shold haue said, I could in my iustice, for Salomons great sinnes, beate him with scorpions, and bring him to nothing, by my heauie hand, but I will consider, he is my child, and but a man: therefore will I lay vpon him no more, then the nature of man is able to beare. As God dealt with his sonne Salomon, so this is Gods voice to all his sonnes: vnto all my Church and Children, will I vse such lenitie and moderation, and in my chastising of them, I will so abate the rigour of my Iustice, that by my hand and rodde, they shall not be pressed downe, but rather raised vp in new obedience, and learne thereby to feare and loue me more then before.
This should every Christian man seriously consider of, and think with himself, how much this binds a man to deal moderately with his brother, when the Lord deals so moderately with him. Thou sinnest, & God chastiseth thee most mildly, and layeth not on thee the thousand part of these crosses, which ⟨p. 83⟩