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is of God , tbat is , obedience and submission to his commands , which is that wherein a Christian ought especially to place his honour and reputation ; if such men as these do in vain , and without all ground
of reason , reckon themselves m the number of true believers ; again , if the chief badge and xfjirygiov , whereby Christ would have fiis servants to be distinguished from the world , be a willingness to suffer injuries * a desire rather
to have the other cheek strucken and to have the cloak go the same way with the coat , than to revenge one blow with another , or to go to law for a matter of no great niomept , for recovering of that
which a man mig ht well enough losje , without endangering his es-|| 6 : If these things / I say , be true ,- . suppose CJirist ( according to the vision of Ezekiel ) , Ezek . ix , 5 , 6 " , should command his angels utterly to slay thorough all Jerusalem , that is the church ,
ofd and yo upg ^ maids , and little children , and -women , excepting only those upon whom this mark and badge were to be found ; what destruction and ' desolation would there be ? How would the sanctuary of God be defiled , and his courts be filled with the slain ?
How would many ( w . ho now pass both ^ in their ownami other men's ° ftti ) dns for good CJJifistians eftcAJ ^ be ta ken tor UfahomtVs servant ^/ whose religion it is by % l an 3 murder to n gain prose-TO to their abominable proffsioti ? . Suppose our ^ rments sVouldrbe s presented to God with fe WW , . Question that Jacob ' s tons sent tfcir ferother Joseph's , Num hfec est tunica filii tui I Is W $ & * &rf * s * coM *? Wpuia they ri ( ft raffieyBeiiJ ! teii tSr the skias
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of savage beasts ; so unlike are they to that garment of humility and patience which our Saviour wore , and which he bequeathed us in his legacy ? We are so far from seeking that honour which isof God , from endeavouring to attain unto , or so much as countenancing , such virtues , which God hath often professed that he will exalt and glorify , such as humility and patiently bearing cf injuries ^ that we place our ho * nour and reputation in the contrary ; that is counted noble and
generous in the world ' s opinion , which is odious and abominable in the sight of God . Tf thy bro . ther offend or injure thee , forgive him , saith Christ ; if he proceed , forgive him : What , until seven times ? Ay , until seventy times seven times . But how is this doctrine received now in the world ? What counsel would men , and those none of the worst sort , give thee in such a case ? How ^ ould
the soberest , discreetest , well-bred Christian advise thee ? Why thus . If thy brother , or thy neighbour have offered thee an injury or affront , forgive him ! By no means ; of all things in the world take heed of tbat : Thou art utterly undone in thy . reputation then , if thou dost forgive him . What is to be done then ? Why , let not thy heart rest * let all other business
aad employment be laid aside , till thou hast his blood . What ? a raa , n 3 blood for , an injurious passionate speech , for a disdainful look ! Nay , this is not all ; That thou mayest gain amongst men the reputation of a discreet , well-tempered murderer , be sure thou killest him not in passion when tby blood is hot and boiling with the provocation , but proceed
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Nov. 2, 1814, page 685, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2446/page/25/
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