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They are distinguished in obedience: therefore Christ teacheth us to judge men by their fruit,¹ as an unfallible rule: for the evil tree will bring forth evil fruit, and the good tree good fruit, and neither can change his property, although the evil fruit is sometimes beautiful, and the good fruit sometime blasted. All slip, but in the wicked, one sin teacheth another, and in the faithful one sin preventeth another.

They are distinguished in obedience: therefore Christ teacheth vs to iudge men by their fruite,¹ as an vnfallible rule: for the euill tree will bring forth euill fruite, and the good tree good fruite, and neither can change his propertie, although the euill fruite is sometimes beautifull, and the good fruite sometime blasted. All slip, but in the wicked, one sinne teacheth another, and in the faithfull one sin preuenteth another.

1. 1Mat. 7. 17.

They are distinguished in Repentance: for the wicked do but weep for their sins past, but the godly purpose to sin no more: so ⟨p. 147⟩Pharaoh,¹ Saul, and Judas said, I have sinned; but Shadrach,² Meshach,³ and Abednego said, We will not sin: ⁴