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his gentle Reproof, how ill did it become their horrid and notorious Practises? how far was it beneath the just rigour of those holy Laws, which they had transgressed? what dishonour brought it to the Name of God? what Judgements upon his people? The vilest Miscreants, what Encouragement would they take in their wickedness, were Conscience only to be their Judge? how would base Natures presume to bribe it with their tears? and how apt were it to be so dealt with? I have often observed, (and do think it is not the least Ground of that experimented Maxim, Sanguis Martyrum est semen Ecclesiae ) that Misery will extract Compassion towards our most bloody Enemies, our greatest Opposites: |
his gentle Reproof, how ill did it become their horrid and notorious Practises? how Far was it beneath the just rigour of those holy Laws, which they had transgressed? what dishonour brought it to the Name of God? what Judgments upon his people? The Vilest Miscreants, what Encouragement would they take in their wickedness, were Conscience only to be their Judge? how would base Nature's presume to bribe it with their tears? and how apt were it to be so dealt with? I have often observed, (and do think it is not the least Ground of that experimented Maxim, Sanguis Martyrs est semen Ecclesiae) that Misery will extract Compassion towards our most bloody Enemies, our greatest Opposites: |
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