The husbandmans calling showing the excellencies, temptations, graces, duties &c. of the Christian husbandmanThe husbandmans calling shewing the excellencies, temptations, graces, duties &c. of the Christian husbandman

3. Love will teach the Husbandman to forgive both trespasses, and injuries, and unkindnesses, and this he hath need of. As Constantine covered his Bishops faults with his purple robe, so should the Husbandman his neighbours trespasses with the robe of Christ. They who are best at loving, are worst at remembering injuries; alas, it's hard to live a day, without injuring some body. The Husbandman must believe it better to receive the greatest, than to offer the least injury. Love is not exceptions as we say, takes things in the best sense, is not apt to create unkindness, heeds not a cross look, or a hasty word, but gives each man grains of allowance, because he knows he needs them himself; and therefore when the Sun is setting, he thinks it is time to be reconciled, and puts all wrath from him, lest the Devil should get place thereby.

3. Love will teach the Husbandman to forgive both trespasses, and injuries, and unkindnesses, and this he hath need of. As Constantine cover'd his Bishops faults with his purple robe, so should the Husbandman his neighbours trespasses with the robe of Christ. They who are best at loving, are worst at remembring injuries; alas, it's hard to live a day, without injuring some body. The Husbandman must believe it better to receive the greatest, than to offer the least injury. Love is not exceptions as we say, takes things in the best sense, is not apt to create unkindness, heeds not a cross look, or a hasty word, but gives each man grains of allowance, because he knows he needs them himself; and therefore when the Sun is setting, he thinks it is time to be reconciled, and puts all wrath from him, lest the Devil should get place thereby.

Yea, 4. Love must make the Husbandman to defend his Neighbour. In his Life; and not go by him, as the Priest and Levite did by the wounded man, as though it were nothing to him. In his Name; and therefore when he hears a reproach upon his neighbour, he must take himself bound to vindicate him, as far as he can, as knowing that Reputation ⟨p. 196⟩is like a building long in raising, […] soon demolished. In his Estate he must defer him, and help to save that, in any accident which may befall him, as he would defy and expect in the like case. And