_Vse._ This may serve _to admonish us_, more and more to lay aside all severity, and to have a care to beautifie that good which we doe, in the manner of doing it. Doctrine 6. _Christians should not render evill for evill, or railing for railing._ This is gathered out of the 9. verse. So _Romans 12.17._ and _Matthew 5.39._ _Reason_ 1. Because the railing or ill-doing of another, doth not loose the bond, or take away the duty of our love. 2. Because this is to be overcome of evill. _Romans 12.21._ 3. Because this derogates from Gods fidelity, and takes that, which belongs unto him, out of his hands, _Romans 12.19._ _Proverbs 22.23._ _Use._ This may serve _to reprove_ those men, that are easily provoked, and when they are provoked by any injury, thinke that they may doe any thing, and so give themselves liberty to exercise all kind of revenge: and that they doe not this from the hatred of sinne, but from too much love of themselves, it doth sufficiently appeare by this, that when more hainous and grievous offences are committed against God, and the same wrongs done unto others; they can heare it and behold it, and never be troubled at it. Doctrine 7. _It is the duty of Christians to blesse those that curse and wrong them._ This is gathered from the 9. verse at the middle. So _Matthew 5.44._ and _Romans 12.14._ _Reason_ 1. Because love and mercy doth in a speciall manner require this duty of those, which by such like sinnes make themselves obnoxious unto cursing. 2. Because we should overcome evill with good. _Romans 12.21._ 3. Because we should imitate our heavenly Father. _Matthew 5.45._ _Vse._ This may serve _to exhort us_ to use our selves unto this perfection. Doctrine 8. _The remembrance of our calling, that it tends unto blessing, should stir us up to blesse others._ This is gathered from verse 9. at the latter end. _Reason_ 1. Because that which we have freely received from the blessing of God, we should, as much as in us lies, freely and liberally give. _Matthew 10.8._ 2. Because by this meanes we exercise and perfect our owne calling. 3. Because by this meanes we shew forth and advance the glory of God, that bestowed this benefit upon us. _Vse._ This may serve _for direction_, very often to meditate upon our calling, and that to this end, that we may be made the more ready and fit for Christian duties. * * * * * Verse 10. _For he that will love life, and see good dayes, let him refraine his tongue from evill, and his lips that they speake no guile:_ Verse 11. _Let him eschew evill, and doe good, let him seeke peace and ensue it._ Verse 12. _For the eyes of the Lord |are set| over the righteous, and his eares are |open| unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that doe evill._ _The Analysis._