upon Religious Subjeas, 3 61 who do not know that there is a great diver- SERM. City in the fentiments and difpofitions of men XIV. towards the things of religion. Some feeni' e ' to be very fufceptible of them ; their minds are eafy of 4ccefs ; they have ears to hear and hearts to receive the inftrutions which even bring their faults to remembrance, and reproach them with their folly. There are others who have hardened themfelves againft reproof and become altogether impatient of it : they do not care to be troubled any more with fuch matters, and hold them only as officious meddlers, the fit objects of their refentment, who teize them with difcourfes of religion. Now our Saviour's intention here is to teach his followers how they ought to carry it to thefe perfons, fo directly oppofite to each other. The former they have great encou- ragement to converfe with upon religious af- fairs, and endeavour to amend in them what- ever they can difcern to be amifs : the other are not to be meddled with left they become worfe inftead of better, and even return out- rage for admonition. This is what we are to underftand by that which is holy, and pearls ; the precious doctrine and rules of religion, which the friends of them ought to treat
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