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Doct. Easy corrections, where grace is, prevail more than great severity doth with them that are graceless.

Doct. Easie corrections, where grace is, preuaile more than great seueritie doth with them that are gracelesse.

We read of two holy Prophets, namely Jeremiah and Haggai, that had to deal with two sorts of people, of contrary disposition, though both of one nation: and so their ministry and Gods own hand found a contrary success among them. Jeremiah was sent to the Jews before their captivity, and they were foolish and sinful. And Haggai was sent to the Jews being returned from captivity, and they were wise and godly: and therefore Jeremiah maketh this complaint against those of his time: O Lord, thou hast stricken them, but they have not sorrowed: thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to ¹receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a stone, and have refused to return.

We read of two holy Prophets, namely Ieremie and Haggai, that had to deale with two sorts of people, of contrarie disposition, though both of one nation: and so their ministerie and Gods owne hand found a contrary successe among them. Ieremie was sent to the Iewes before their captiuitie, and they were foolish and sinfull. And Haggai was sent to the Iewes being returned from captiuitie, and they were wise and godly: and therefore Ieremie maketh this complaint against those of his time: O Lord, thou hast stricken them, but they haue not sorrowed: thou hast consumed them, but they haue refused to ¹receiue correction: they haue made their faces harder than a stone, and haue refused to returne.

1. 1Jer. 5. 3.