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Secondly, Though there be many failings in a Godly mans duty, yet so long, as it is a duty; there is some-what of Christ therein, there is some-what of God therein. Now God will not cast away his own, becau•e it is mixed with ours, but he will rather pardon ours, and accept ours, because it is mixed with his. The Husband-man, doth not cast away his wheat, because it is mixed with chaff; he brings it into his barn, and there is a time, when he will separate the chaff from the wheat; but he doth not cast away the corn, because it is mixed with chaff, yet this grain of wheat, hath nothing of the Image of the Husband-man upon it: but there is never a duty of a Godly man, but hath somewhat of the Image of Christ upon it, and therefore, I say, he will not cast away His, because it is mixed with Ours, but he will rather pardon, and accept ⟨p. 94⟩of ours,¹ because it is mixed with his.

Secondly, Though there be many failings in a Godly mans duty, yet so long, as it is a duty; there is som-what of Christ therein, there is som-what of God therein. Now God wil not cast away his own, becau•e it is mixt with ours, but he wil rather pardon ours, and accept ours, because it is mixt with his. The Husband-man, doth not cast away his wheat, because it is mixt with chaff; he brings it into his barn, and there is a time, when he wil seperate the chaff from the wheat; but he doth not cast away the corn, because it is mixt with chaff, yet this grain of wheat, hath nothing of the Image of the Husband-man upon it: but there is never a duty of a Godly man, but hath somwhat of the Image of Christ upon it, and therefore, I say, he wil not cast away His, because it is mixt with Ours, but he wil rather pardon, and accept ⟨p. 94⟩of ours,¹ because it is mixt with his.

1. 1quamvis odibilis, detestabilis, et execrabilis sit causa mea in ore meo, nihilominus in ore tuo benedicto, in ore tuo sacratissimo et in labiis tuis, quibus tanta gratia diffusa est, est favorabilis: Parisiens. de Rhetor. Div. cap. 21. Est et alia firmitas et confirmatio meae partis quod tu ipse advocatus es et propitiatio qui es et Judex meus et propter hc non est possibile ut patiaris causam meam periclitari in manibus meis. Apud homines enim non est possibile ut advocatus fidelis et justus permittat periclitari causam cujus patrocinium suscepit ibid.