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God expects that his people in their afflicted estate should be relieved, and not cursed; the curse of the Lord will pursue those, who deny help to them in this condition, especially such as seek to add to their affliction. What was the reason that Shimei must not go to his grave in peace? It was because of his railing against David, when he was in his affliction; The Jews gave Christ gall and vinegar when he was upon ⟨p. 240⟩the Cross, this was a great aggravation of their sin: take heed that you give not the servants of God gall and vinegar when they are upon, or under the cross; God expects you should bring oil to their wounds, not pour brine in; many think they may safely trample upon such as are down; when the hedge is broken, when a gap begins to be made, every one treads it down lower and lower: but know, when the day of the recompenses of Zion shall come, all the wrong done to Gods Servants, who were not able to resist the malice of men, shall be recompensed to the full, especially such wrong as was done them in their affliction; God takes it ill that any should once look upon his people in the day of their affliction, except it ¹be to pity them, and to relieve them.

God expects that his people in their afflicted estate should be relieved, and not cursed; the curse of the Lord will pursue those, who deny help to them in this condition, especially such as seek to adde to their affliction. What was the reason that Shimei must not go to his grave in peace? It was because of his rayling against David, when he was in his affliction; The Jews gave Christ gall and vinegar when he was upon ⟨p. 240⟩the Cross, this was a great aggravation of their sin: take heed that you give not the servants of God gall and vinegar when they are upon, or under the cross; God expects you should bring oyl to their wounds, not pour brine in; many think they may safely trample upon such as are down; when the hedge is broken, when a gap begins to be made, every one treads it down lower and lower: but know, when the day of the recompences of Sion shall come, all the wrong done to Gods Servants, who were not able to resist the malice of men, shall be recompenced to the full, especially such wrong as was done them in their affliction; God takes it ill that any should once look upon his people in the day of their affliction, except it