9g tA bufe not the mo/I valuedMiniflery, himfelf feel the greateft heat at laft. And he that can Rand by as unconcerned, and deny his fervice toLove and Peace, and to the woundedChurch, left it colt him too dear, may foon find that he bath loft, even that which he hath thought to fave. O that the Peace- makers would c y aloud, and found the retreat to contending Paffors, and O that Godwould rebuke that pride and carnality, felf-conceitednefs and love of worldly things, which will not Puffer them yet to hear Secondly, And efpeci,ally when thofe that re zoft reverenced and valued, by the zealoufeft Chrifiians, are envied, or affli&ed by the reft) it ever tendeth to divifions in the Church. For: the fafferings of fuch will never abate their e, Deem, with thofe who honour them. And if fear should flop their mbuths for a time, the fire' will Dill burn within, and be too ready to break out into more open fchifms when opportunity ferveth them. Yea the Churches of old have found great caufe to be very tender how they u- fed fuch reverenced valued Paflors, though they fhould fall into any errata ; and fornetimts te) connive or bear with much, left they ihould oc- cation a far vvorfe difeafe,by the imprudent curing of a leffer. And I dare be bold toproclaim to the conten- tious Paflors, of all the Churches vvherefoever' that rrle Piety, Love,Thimility and Prudence, can h btai 4 great many of diffentions, which to the c4rnal, uncharitable, promd and imprudent, feem I curable ami by their malignant vledicines efre fill r,74fper4ted apici wade rforfe.
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