 exact from others the same Measure that he is satisfied to mete; but the
good Man,
though occasionally he may fall short of Justice, has, properly speaking, no Measure to his Benevolence, his general Propensity is to give more than the due. The
just Man
condemns and is desirous of punishing the Transgressors of the Line prescribed to himself; but the
good Man,
in the Sense of his own Falls and Failings, gives Latitude, Indulgence and Pardon to others; he judges, he condemns no one, save himself. The
just Man
is as a Stream that deviates not, to the Right or Left, from its appointed Channel, neither is swelled by the Flood of Passion above its Banks; but the Heart of the
good Man,
the Man of
Honour,
the
Gentleman,
is as a Lamp lighted by the Breath of GOD, and none, save GOD himself, can set Limits to the Efflux or Irradiations thereof.
Again, the Gentleman never envies any superior Excellence, but grows, himself, more excellent, by being the Admirer, Promoter, and Lover thereof.
Saul
said to his Son
Jonathan,
Thou Son of the perverse rebellious Woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the Son of
Jesse
to thine own Confusion? For as long as the Son of
Jesse
liveth upon the Ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy Kingdoms; wherefore send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.
 � Here every interesting Motive, that can possibly be conceived to have an Influence on Man, united to urge
Jonathan
to the Destruction of
David;
he would thereby have obeyed his King, and pacified a Father who was enraged against him. He would thereby have removed the only Luminary that, then, eclipsed the Brightness of his own Achievements. And he saw, as his Father said, that the Death of
David,
alone, could establish the Kingdom in himself and his Posterity. But all those Considerations were of no avail to make
Jonathan
swerve from Honour, to slacken the Bands of his Faith, or cool the Warmth of his Friendship. O
Jonathan!
the Sacrifice which thou then madest to Virtue was, incomparably, more illustrious in the Sight of God and his Angels, than all the subsequent Glories to which
David
attained. What a Crown was thine,
Jonathan, when thou wast slain in thine high Places!
Saul
of
Tharsus
had been a Man of Bigotry, Blood and Violence; making Havock, and breathing out Threatenings and Slaughter, against all who were not of his own Sect and Persuasion. But, when the Spirit of that INFANT,
