the Cenforious. 393 fore noted the peril of Minifters and the Church by this temptation. The raweft and the ralheíl profeffòurs are commonly the molt violent and cenforieus ; And fo ready to Born and vilifie the graveft wifeft Paffors, who crofs their . opi- nions, that many honefr Minifters have been o- vercome by the temptation ; to forfake `their own judgement, and to comply with theviolent toefcape their cenfures and contempt But this is not the way to the Churches peace. It may prove a palliate cure fora time, to put by at the prefent forme fucklen inconvenience : But it pre- pareth for after troubles and confufions. Firff, it will make the rafhefi and indifcreeteíf people which is ufually the women and young men ) to be the Governoursof theChurch : Whileff all their Teachers muff haansour then left they dif, -,. please them. Secondly,When you have followed them a little way, and think there to flop, you muff follow them Dill further, and never can fore fee the end : For that weaknefs and pafpion of theirs which crieth upone errour to day, is pregnant with innumerable more ; and may cry upmore to morrow, and fo on. And one er- roar commonly draweth on more , and one mif earriáee engageth them to another : And thelaD are ufually the worff : And the fame ends and reafons which made you go out of the way pleafe them, will make you Dill follow them, how far foever they gó, unlefsyou repent. Third- ly, Ard if you repent and leave them,it muf}cof you dearer than prevention would have done And you might have at much cheaper rares, for:» taken them juft there where they forfook the way
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