Inch Exercìfes io -belong to them. 383 way to bring them, to the evil that is fo mu.ch.fea-;. red. While peoples care of their falvation is cherifhed and flirred up, and the Paflors do .pro .-: yoke them to prayand fearch the fcriptures and help each other in the way to heaven, they are honouredand Icved.by the faithful of their flocks; as men that indeed are true to their :great trufl and have a love and care for thepeoples fouls c And then thole Paflors who further the people in . fuch religious exercifes,. may ,ufually as fathers rule them in it, and keep them from ufurp-' ing any thing that is proper to the officers of Chrifl; and from errours, and fackions and divi-< lions; and may eahly fupprefs, any arrogancie when it appeareth.: And that honefl de ,fire which: religious perlons have to dágood to -others , is . thus fatisfied by fuch fober exercifes as belong to, them : And fo Pallor and, pepple do peaceably; lovingly and fuccefsfully concur to carryon the; work of Chritl, whilefl each one moveth in his, proper place. I, fpeak this ., through the, great mercy of God, from very great and longexpe rience : having Dill kept up fuch lawful meetings and fober exercifes as are not .unfit; for private Chriflians, and thereby kept out all herefies, fa- aims, fchiftns, and arrogancies from the ,flock ;, with the great increafe of their knowledge, humility a piety, and full obfervance of their, guide's. Whereas when the forefaid inordinate jealou- :. fie doth retrain people; or difcourage them from 2ny of that which is their proper work 3 . Firi, they grow into dillalleof filch Patters and take them fait enemies togodlinefs and t(;) their fouls e Sor.
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