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Reason 1 First, that soul is empty of love and compassion, humanity ⟨p. 120⟩faileth in it, which in stead of pity is moved with rejoicing at the harms of his brethren; and therefore is far from innocency, and near to some grievous punishment.

Reason 1 First, that soule is empty of loue and compassion, humanitie ⟨p. 120⟩faileth in it, which in stead of pitie is mooued with reioicing at the harmes of his brethren; and therefore is farre from innocencie, and neere to some grieuous punishment.

Secondly, he consenteth to the wrongs that are done to the party oppressed: and thereunto is accessory, if his adversity hath grown from mans injustice. But if God with his own hand hath inflicted the cross, how sinfully are his judgements perverted by him that shall feed and refresh his malicious stomach with the sight of the same? as though he punished the godly to gratify the wicked, and made his children miserable, that his enemies might be merry.

Secondly, hee consenteth to the wrongs that are done to the party oppressed: and thereunto is accessarie, if his aduersitie hath growen from mans iniustice. But if God with his owne hand hath inflicted the crosse, how sinfully are his iudgements peruerted by him that shall feed and refresh his malicious stomacke with the sight of the same? as though he punished the godly to gratifie the wicked, and made his children miserable, that his enemies might be merry.