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Is not this evident in the restraint of the cruel, whose purposes and power seem to conspire together against the innocent, the one in the sight of sense, being matchable with the other, and yet they can effect nothing that may annoy or hurt them. Esau in his own quarrel minded to have done much against Jacob, and Balaam for hire to have spoken much against Israel, and yet nothing was done or said by either of them, but that which was for the comfort of the parties against whom they practised. And whence but from this cometh it, that malicious men are made benefactors to their enemies, and those whom they hate. As Pharaoh detesting the Hebrews, to train up Moses an Hebrew and by whom the Hebrews were to have deliverance: the Egyptians retaining the Israelites to be enriched by their labours, to give away their goods for the enriching ⟨p. 154⟩of the Israelites: Haman (envying that mean office of a porter which Mordecai had, that he should so much as sit at the Kings gate, yea maligning his life, and grieving that he had any being among men, so long, as till that dismal day, when he expected that at the furthest both he, and all the other Jews should be slain) to be a directer, and to give advise how Mordecai should be dignified, how the Kings favour to him should be published in the City, and that in most solemn manner, and with his greatest honour? See Chap. 16. vers. 9.

Is not this euident in the restraint of the cruell, whose purposes and power seeme to conspire together against the innocent, the one in the sight of sense, being matchable with the other, and yet they can effect nothing that may annoy or hurt them. Esau in his owne quarrell minded to haue done much against Iacob, and Balaam for hire to haue spoken much against Israel, and yet nothing was done or said by either of them, but that which was for the comfort of the parties against whom they practised. And whence but from this commeth it, that malicious men are made benefactours to their enimies, and those whome they hate. As Pharao detesting the Hebrewes, to traine vp Moses an Hebrew and by whome the Hebrewes were to haue deliuerance: the Aegiptians retayning the Israelites to be inriched by their labours, to giue away their goodes for the inriching ⟨p. 154⟩of the Israelites: Haman (enuying that meane office of a porter which Mordecai had, that he should so much as sit at the Kinges gate, yea maligning his life, and grieuing that he had any being among men, so long, as till that dismall day, when he expected that at the furthest both he, and all the other Iewes should be slaine) to be a directer, and to giue aduise how Mordecay should be dignifyed, how the Kings fauour to him should be published in the Citty, and that in most solemne manner, and with his greatest honour? See Chap. 16. vers. 9.