Divers practical cases of conscience satisfactorily resolved ... to which are added some counsels…

A. Take the Answer in these 16 Rules containing the Character and Compass of a Christian.—

Rule I. Heartily to love them that slight you, and to wish and seek the good of those that hate you, and seek to hurt you: This is the very thing urged in the Text: If you salute your brethren only and love them that love you, do not even the Publicans the same? Matth. 5. 44, 46. To love them that do respect and value us, this every one can do: but to love them truly that think meanly of us, and have prejudices and hard thoughts against us, and to speak well of them that speak evil of us, (as the sweet spirited Calvin, [Let Luther call me Dog or Devil, I will say of him nevertheless, he is a precious servant of Christ Jesus.] This is to do more then others. Thus the Martyr Cranmer, of whom it was a Proverb, [Do the Bishop of Canterbury a displeasure, and you shall ever have him your friend.] Thus that Holy Man in his much to be admired parting words [I had never any greater pleasure in ⟨p. 4⟩all my life then to forget and forgive injuries, and to show kindness to them that sought evil to me.] Study who have offended you, and disobliged you, and slighted you, and keep up good thoughts of them (if the case will bear it) and speak nothing but good of them, and think what kindness you may show them: pray for them; wish well to them; so shall you be the children of your Father which is in Heaven, Mat. 5. 45.

Rule I. Heartily to love them that slight you, and to wish and seek the good of those that hate you, and seek to hurt you: This is the very thing urged in the Text: If you salute your brethren only and love them that love you, do not even the Publicans the same? Matth. 5. 44, 46. To love them that do respect and value us, this every one can do: but to love them truly that think meanly of us, and have prejudices and hard thoughts against us, and to speak well of them that speak evil of us, (as the sweet spirited Calvin, [Let Luther call me Dog or Devil, I will say of him nevertheless, he is a precious servant of Christ Iesus.] This is to do more then others. Thus the Martyr Cranmer, of whom it was a Proverb, [Do the Bishop of Canterbury a displeasure, and you shall ever have him your friend.] Thus that Holy Man in his much to be admired parting words [I had never any greater pleasure in