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Secondly, God in his providence doth so dispose of it, that §2his people may be the better humbled: that they may be drawn to seek his help, and that his hand may be seen in their prosperous success at the last. Use.

Secondly, God in his prouidence doth so dispose of it, that §2his people may be the better humbled: that they may be drawne to seeke his helpe, and that his hand may be seene in their prosperous successe at the last. Vse.

Instruction to rulers and judges, and every one to whom authority is committed, to lend the ears aswell to the one side as the other, before they condemn or acquit either of them: and that they proceed as they find the matter confirmed or confuted by due proofs, and not as they hear it affirmed, or contradicted by bare words: for our proverb is as true as common: One tale is good, till an other be heard. And this may also admonish all men to take heed how they garnish bad causes with artificial colours, as vain women paint their withered faces to make them seem very fair and beautiful: the breath of truth will at the last blow upon them, whereby their hew shall be changed, that every one shall see their deformity, not by having a disfigured visage, but a dishonest behaviour. Though they thrive in their practises for a time, yet it is impossible for them to succeed well in their evil ways for ever: either their neighbours, one man or other, will lay open their falsehood and faultiness to the eyes of the world in the day of their conviction, or else the Lord will bring their lewdness to light, before men, and Angels, and all the world, at the day of judgement.

Instruction to rulers and iudges, and euery one to whom authoritie is committed, to lend the eares aswell to the one side as the other, before they condemne or acquite either of them: and that they proceed as they finde the matter confirmed or confuted by due proofes, and not as they heare it affirmed, or contradicted by bare words: for our prouerbe is as true as common: One tale is good, till an other be heard. And this may also admonish all men to take heede how they garnish bad causes with artificiall colours, as vaine women paint their withered faces to make them seeme very faire and beautifull: the breath of truth will at the last blowe vpon them, whereby their hew shall be changed, that euery one shall see their deformitie, not by hauing a disfigured vizage, but a dishonest behauiour. Though they thriue in their practises for a time, yet it is impossible for them to succeed well in their euil waies for euer: either their neighbours, one man or other, will lay open their falsehood and faultines to the eyes of the world in the day of their conuiction, or else the Lord will bring their leaudnes to light, before men, and Angells, and all the world, at the day of iudgement.