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First, Reasons. because mans nature is subject greatly to abhor contempt, and therefore cannot easily ⟨p. 103⟩endure to be vilified and disgraced by scoffing and reproachful speeches and gestures.

First, Reasons. because mans nature is subiect greatly to abhorre contempt, and therefore cannot easily ⟨p. 103⟩endure to bee vilified and disgraced by scoffing and reproachfull speeches and gestures.

Secondly, §2Note. the devil knoweth that he can get many soldiers to be employed this way. Every limb of his cannot imprison, nor spoil Christians of their goods, or of their lives: but there are few or none but they can frame scoffs and jests against the members of Christ Jesus. Every boy can quickly grow skilful at this, as we see in Ismael, ¹and in the two and forty children that were torn in pieces of two bears for their mocking of the Prophet Elisha: the very scum of the people, the vagabonds and rogues that run up and down the country can do their master the devil good service this way: those that were the children of fools, and the children of villains, ²(as Job speaketh) who were more vile then the earth it self, could make Job their song and their talk: ³and in like sort did the drunkards and pot companions deal with David; and the thief upon the cross with our Saviour, ⁴even at that time when the fierce wrath of God was manifested upon his body hanging on the cross, for that he had been a notorious and heinous malefactor.