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Absit, ut excisa possim supervivere Troia.

Far then be it from us to desire to live deliciously, ¹when not Troy, but the Churches of God suffer such things as they do. It is reported of Alexander, that being in extreme thirst, when a little water was offered to him, he thought it a hard thing and not Princely, for him alone to quench his thirst, when others in his Army had not wherewithal to abate theirs; wherefore he gives back again the cup with this speech, saying, I cannot bear to drink alone, and here is not enough to divide amongst the rest.

Far then be it from us to desire to live diliciously, ¹when not Troy, but the Churches of God suffer such things as they do. It is reported of Alexander, that being in extream thirst, when a little water was offered to him, he thought it a hard thing and not Princely, for him alone to quench his thirst, when others in his Army had not wherewithal to abate theirs; wherefore he gives back again the cup with this speech, saying, I cannot bear to drink alone, and here is not enough to divide amongst the rest.

1. 1Cum extrema siti laboraret oblatam aquam accipere noluit, quia durum putabat & parum regium, si ipse solus sitim extingueret aut levaret suam, cum alii eo tempore nihil haberent, quo arida corpora resicerent; tunc poculo pleno sicut oblatum fuit redito, nec solus (inquit) bibere sustinco nec tam exigu um dividere omnibus possum. Quintus Curtius. l. 7.

Sixthly, let us learn to be compassionate towards them that do suffer; while the bowels of others are torn out by the rage of men, let the bowels of our compassions work towards them, let us be even in bonds with those that are bound, in all our peace, liberties, and comforts, let us remember them, let us pray for them, and as much as we are able, relieve them, and help to bear their burdens.