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for as the bitter taunts of these murmuring Pharisees could not hinder Zaccheus in his conversion, so the slanders of these godless men must not discourage the servants of God from their good profession. The Pharisees did Zaccheus great wrong for calling him sinner, when he had repented of his sin: and the Atheists at this day do greatly wrong the true professors, in calling them hypocrites, which have truly repented of their former sins, and endeavour by all good means to lead a godly life. Therefore as Zaccheus preferred his souls health before all their murmuring: so it behooveth us to look to our souls salvation, notwithstanding ⟨image 45⟩all the reproaches and slanders that are devised against us. And as the Pharisees might call Zaccheus sinner, but could not hinder his conversion: so the malicious worldlings may take away our goods, our good names, yea and our lives also, but cannot deprive us of our salvation. Wherefore as our Saviour said to his Apostles, Fear not them that can kill the body, and then can do no more: so I say unto ¹you. Fear not the frowns of the wicked, for they are not able to hurt your better part: seek not to gain the favour of the world, for the whole world is not able to save a soul, but fear to offend him that is able to destroy both body and soul in hell, and seek to please him that is able to save them both in heaven for ever.

for as the bitter taunts of these murmuring Pharisies could not hinder Zaccheus in his conuersion, so the slanders of these godlesse men must not discourage the seruants of God from their good profession. The Pharisies did Zaccheus great wrong for calling him sinner, when he had repented of his sinne: and the Atheists at this day do greatly wrong the true professors, in calling them hypocrites, which haue truely repented of their former sinnes, and endeuour by all good meanes to lead a godly life. Therefore as Zaccheus preferred his soules health before al their murmuring: so it behooueth vs to looke to our soules saluation, notwithstanding ⟨image 45⟩all the reproches and slaunders that are deuised against vs. And as the Pharisies might call Zaccheus sinner, but coulde not hinder his conuersion: so the malitious worldlings may take away our goods, our good names, yea and our liues also, but cannot depriue vs of our saluation. Wherefore as our Sauiour said to his Apostles, Feare not thē that can kill the bodie, and then can do no more: so I say vnto