3 ßi Defpife Not; nor ytt folle DIRECT. XX. Zhe fafbors who will preferve the Churches P&sce,notfi neither Welsh topreferve their intereg in the Religious perfans of their c*har nor yet be Jo tender of it , i to de- pars from fober principles or ways topleafe there , nor to make them their}Lrulers, nor f ollery them into any exorbitdncies to avoid their cenfares. ßcth there extreams will tend to confufion: Firfl, They that care not at all what men think of them, do but defpife their advantages to do good, whileft they think that they only de- fpife the praife or difpraife of men. We are commanded not topleafeoatr felves, bast topleafe all men for their good to edification. Rom. x 5. r,'2, 3. Our power over them is upon their minds ante .wills, and not like Magitlrates upon th:ir bodies or elates : Therefore when we have loft their hearts, we have loft our power to do them good ,They will6not eafily hear him that is defpifed or abhorred by them. Therefore a prudent care muff be taken, that we be not prodigal of our in- ret efl in them, left it prove to becruelty to their fouls. Secondly, And yet if we give up our felves to their conceits and humours, and forfake the way of truth or peace to keep their favour, it will prove the moredangerous extrearn. I have be- fore
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