I have observed that evill \inclination/ in our childehood that comming to ripper years breakes forth into many inconveniences, which is for want of love: (many times not giveing way to reason or affection thought it be amongst kindred) wee envy at anothers hapines that doth as well or better then our selves, I remember being* \yet a child/ I should with too much whence should this spring but from coviteousnes which is the roote of evill gredines eate that which \I/ have bene loth to leave to another. though my selfe hath bin* well suffised. I should be too glad when my Sister hath bin found in a fault; that my selfe might apeare the better; if this were not so in age wee should not so soone slander or receive evill reports against out and many times when they be gilty of one sin we tax them of more though they deserve it not Neighbours, wee delight too much in beholding the mote in another bodies eye when there is more neede to pull the beame out of our owne, wee longer retaine things that are done against us then wee doe those that are done for us, not considering that in glory pro 19.11 the wisdome of a man is to pass by an offence , and he that covereth a transgression seeketh love, pro 17.9 too often wee forget that John 13.34 commandement our Saviour renewed unto us, and that Rom. 13.8the fulfilling of the law is Love,

I suppose that want of love \or charity/ is the cause that many forbare to confesse there faults one to another. though it may be for there good: James v.6 because wee to often take things in the worser part, and though wee be Rom 1.29 bad innough of our selfes yet wee are too apt to iu\d/ge evill of another, and when they have commited some great sin wee thinke the worse of them a great while after. though it may be they turned from it; whereas it is not so with thee Lord: who hast promised that when the wicked turne from there evill wayes there sinnes shall noe more be or mentioned unto him Ezek 18.21 22 remembered ; wee thinke too well of our selves when wee have not commited such hanous crime. whereas it may be wee are as bad. if wee looke into the life of Saul and David wee will thinke that Davids offences were farr greater then Sauls. a good man may sumtimes be over taken with a passion. when the heart of the wicked is more evill; the \scribs and/ pharises were counted the best amou\n/gst the Jewes yet how often doth our Saviour reprove them; Mat 9.4 Math 5.20why thinke the evill in your harts and my God I am sorrey and ashamed wherein these things I have offended I beseeche thee forgive me, as I desire to forgive others.

this being as I take it \in/ the yeere of our Lord or 1618 at which time there apeared a blazing Starr. 1617. here was a rumer that the Spanyard would invade this land. and sum people that heard it esspeshally those of the presiser sort was the most aprehensive of it, they seemed to be the most sensible of the sinnes of the times: I will remember that at this time heareing sum talke of there cruelty, which heretofore those