372 Govern the Church by Loves is predominant, and fear is but fubfervient ; And that the fear which is conrrary to Loveisa vice, and hindereth their falvation : And remember that Fem. and Love towards Godwill better hand together, than Fear and Lcve to you will : For men know Gods Szveraignty and fufaice ; and know that he is not to be quellioned er refilled : But if they fufrer byyom,it will not be fo digefied, nor will it fo conffi with love. A patient will not bear to be whipt by hisPhyfician to force him to takehis medic'nes, though a child will bear it from his parents , whofe Love and Power are moreunquefiionable to him. I defre you but to mark your own experience, and let your Love be predominant in all your minif}rations, and ufe no force or barring courfe which will really abate their Love to you , and then I íhail leave you in the refi toyour difcretion. Secondly, Yet flill wegrant that Chrifis threatnings may be preach- ed by you, and mull be Thirdly, And that the rod of difciplinemull be ufed : But this muff be dote only on the fcandalous and Such as more diílionour Chrifl than you : And it muff be fo done, that it may appear to be Chrifli ozen sorb, and doneby you upon his interefi and at his csrt- mind, and not either arbitrarily or for your felnes. And°I fill!' be bold with confidence to add that in thofe cafes where violent refIraint or co ión is neceffary, the Poor is the unmeetefl per- fen to meddle in ir. It is the Magiflratet work to drive and force (where it muff be done) and Fafiors to perfwadc and draw. The flock c Chrif
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