Four godly and fruitful sermons two preached at Drayton in Oxford-shire, at a fast,…Foure godlie and fruitful sermons two preached at Draiton in Oxford-shire, at a fast,…

A third property of true zeal is, that it beginneth §3in our selves,¹ and after proceedeth unto others: for never can that man be truly zealous to others, which never ⟨p. 88⟩knew to be zealous to himself. Those are the most skilful Physicians and best able to deal with others, that have first wrought a cure upon their own souls. Therefore our Saviours advice is,² Cast out the beam out of thine own eye first, and then shalt thou see perfectly to pull out the moat that is in thy brothers eye. We must then first of all judge our selves, and cast the first stone at our selves, that so finding how ugly and noisome a thing sin is, and that by experience in our selves, we may be at defiance with it, wheresoever we find it, and neither flatter others in their evil courses, nor yet too rigorously and unmercifully rebuke them for the same. Those that have been pinched with sickness and are recovered, can by the smart which they have felt, pity others in the like case: even so they which have been stung with sin themselves, can more easily be moved to show compassion towards poor sinners like themselves, because by the feeling of misery, men learn the practise of mercy,³ in that Christ suffered and was tempted, he is able to pity and to succour those that are tempted.

A third propertie of true zeale is, that it beginneth §3in our selues,¹ and after proceedeth vnto others: for neuer can that man be truely zealous to others, which neuer ⟨p. 88⟩knew to be zealous to himselfe. Those are the most skilfull Physitions and best able to deale with others, that haue first wrought a cure vpon their owne soules. Therefore our Sauiours aduice is,²