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And then further, God knows that ⟨p. 25⟩he hath time enough to manifest his justice upon them, he hath an eternity hereafter for the declaration of his justice against sinners; and therefore lets them have somewhat, for a while; as you know it is natural in all, when they see a man going to execution, that is not like to live above an hour or two, every one is ready to pity him, and to be any way officious to him, O saith one, the man shall not have comfort long, we cannot do much for him, he will have misery enough, shortly, and it is observable, let a man go to execution for wickedness, and then he is pitied by all; but if a man should suffer for godliness, then perhaps they will not be so full of pity towards him; as I remember in the book of Martyrs, there is a story of Mr John Frith, a learned godly Minister, and Andrew Huet that were martyrs, and were to suffer for their consciences, and the story tells us of one Dr Cooke a Parson in London, that openly admonished the people that they should pray for them no ⟨p. 26⟩more then they would do for a dog, that charity of theirs that they talk so much of, is such towards them that suffer out of conscience; & as amongst Papists, so amongst ungodly men, let a man suffer out of conscience, they will rather rail at him, and when they are in their sufferings, they will rather give them gall and vinegar to drink, as they once did Christ upon the Cross; though in other sufferings they will pity men.

And then further, God knows that ⟨p. 25⟩he hath time enough to manifest his justice upon them, he hath an eternity hereafter for the declaration of his justice against sinners; and therefore lets them have somewhat, for a while; as you know it is naturall in all, when they see a man going to execution, that is not like to live above an houre or two, every one is ready to pitty him, and to be any way officious to him, O saith one, the man shall not have comfort long, we cannot do much for him, he will have misery enough, shortly, and it is observable, let a man go to execution for wickednesse, and then he is pittied by all; but if a man should suffer for godlinesse, then perhaps they will not be so full of pitty towards him; as I remember in the book of Martyrs, there is a story of Mr Iohn Frith, a learned godly Minister, and Andrew Huet that were martyrs, and were to suffer for their consciences, and the story tells us of one Dr Cooke a Parson in London, that openly admonished the people that they should pray for them no