A plain discourse upon uprightness showing the properties and privileges of an upright man…A plain discourse upon uprightness shewing the properties and priviledges of an upright man…

2 Satan's Bills are void in Law, for he is the Accuser of the Brethren right or ⟨p. 169⟩wrong: he had a face to accuse upright Job, that had his Maker for his compurgator. ¹And then the accusation of a condemned person is no proof, in any Court of Record; yea his terrors may be your evidences, for he seldom or never troubles his own house: while his prisoners are quiet, he holds his peace; but when they are broken from him, he shakes his chain after them. But then hold up a crucified Christ before his very face, (with worthy Gesner) and say, Huic offendi non tibi, vince hunc & me vinces; It's this Christ that I have offended, (thou fiend of Hell) I never sinned against thee; conquer him and then thou conquerest me.

2 Satans Bills are void in Law, for he is the Accuser of the Brethren right or ⟨p. 169⟩wrong: he had a face to accuse upright Job, that had his Maker for his compurgator. ¹And then the accusation of a condemned person is no proof, in any Court of Record; yea his terrors may be your evidences, for he seldom or never troubles his own house: while his prisoners are quiet, he holds his peace; but when they are broken from him, he shakes his chain after them. But then hold up a crucified Christ before his very face, (with worthy Gesner) and say, Huic offendi non tibi, vince hunc & me vinces; It's this Christ that I have offended, (thou fiend of Hell) I never sinn'd against thee; conquer him and then thou conquerest me.

1. 1Satan tempts to sin, and then tempts for sin. Sed Christus Diabolnm vicit, & pro te vicit, & in te vicit. Aug.

Doubt. 2. The Censures of men: my