to mourn in
the present life, that we may obtain comfort hereafter, and to be meek,
and to be ever hungering and thirsting after righteousness: to be
merciful, and ready to distribute, pitiful and compassionate, pure in
heart, abstaining from all defilement of flesh and spirit, peacemakers
with our neighbours and with our own souls, by bringing the worse into
subjection to the better, and thus by a just decision making peace in
that continual warfare betwixt the twain; also to endure all
persecution and tribulation and reviling, inflicted upon us for
righteousness' sake in defence of his name, that we may obtain
everlasting felicity in the glorious distribution of his rewards. Ay,
and in this world he exhorteth us to let our 'light so shine before
men, that they may see,' he saith, 'your good works, and glorify your
Father which is in heaven.'

"For the law of Moses, formerly given to the Israelites, saith, 'Thou
shalt not kill; thou shalt not commit adultery; thou shalt not steal;
thou shalt not bear false witness:' but Christ saith 'Whosoever is
angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the
judgement; and whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of
hell fire:' and, 'if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there
rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee, leave there thy
gift before the altar, and go thy way and first be reconciled to thy
brother.' And he also saith, 'Whosoever looketh on a woman to lust
after her, hath committed adultery with her in his heart.' And hereby
he calleth the defilement and consent of the affection adultery.
Furthermore, where the law forbade a man to forswear himself, Christ
commanded him to swear not at all beyond Yea and Nay. There we read,
'Eye for eye and tooth for tooth': here, 'Whosoever shall smite thee on
thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man will sue
thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.
And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. Give
to him that asketh time, and from him that would borrow of thee turn
not thou away. Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good
to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you and
persecute you; that ye may be the children of your Father which is in
heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and
sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. Judge not, that ye be not
judged. F