IncPowManz f a bail? ollt 28 IC world.) Know that as the myftical Church confil}eth of Heart-Covenanters, fo Both the Church as Vilible confift of Verbal-Covenanters, which make a credible profefian of Confent; And that Nature and Scripture teacheth us to take every mans word as credible,till per - fidioufnefs forfeit his .Credit ;which forfeiture muff be proved, before anyfiber Profefrion can be taken for an infufcient title. (d Grudge not then at the Commu- nion of any Profeffed Chriflian in the Church Vifible (Though wentuft do our part tocall out the obfttnately impenitent by Difcipline ; which if we cannot do, the fault is not ours.) The prefence of hypocrites is no hurt, but oft a mercy to the fincere. How (mall elfe would the Church feem in the world ? Outward privi- ledges belong to OutwardCovenanters : and inwardmer- ciesto the fincere. (e) Diuifton is wounding, and Tends to deatk. Abhor it as you love the Churches wel- fare or your own : The wifdom from above is, firíl pure, and then peaceable. Never feparate what God con- joineth, It is the Earthly, fenfual, devilifh wifdom, whichcaufeth bitter envying, andfirife, and confufors and every evil work, bleffed are the Peace-makers. XIV. rake heed of (f) Pride and Self-conceited ptefs in Religiose : ifonce you overvalue your own un- derftandings, your crude conceptions and grofs mi. flakes will delight you as forne fupernal light : and inPead ofhaving compaffîonon the weak, you will be unruly and defpifers of your Guides, and cenforious (d) Mat .I3.22;cd.I. (e) yob. 16. 2. I Cor. I.Io. Rom. 10.17. fames 3.14,15, 16,17, 18. (f) I Ìirn.3.6. Col, 2.18. i Cor .8.1. I Ccra4.6.I Tin?.6o4. i Pet.j.sjarn, 3öt,17 con..
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