( 93) that to be a fin that is none ? Or what if you thif.lk it to be no .fin which they fcruple ? Will you blame a man that loves God , to be afraid of that which he fufpccteth may offend him? Or will you blame him that cares for his falvation , to make as fure of it as hecan ? and to keep as far from the brink.of hell as he able ? Howi! it that you obferve not that your very repreaches do con– fute themfelves?What is it that y.ou areoffended at in thefervants of the Lord ? Is it (jo~d or Ev~l? Surely it is fo.me fault or orher of theirs, that you will pretena to be the, caufe. For fcarce any but the Devil himfclf will openly andvrofdfedly oppofe Goodnefs nnderthe name of Goodnefs. And if it be.a ,( real or fuppofed) fault that you fpeak againfl: them for , dorh it not intimate Eh~c they fhould avoid all faults as far a~ they are able? And yet will you at the fame time Iieproacb them for being too fl:rict and fe~r- · ful eo offend? as if it were their fault that they are unwilling tfJ be fault].? ~ . . - _ But let us hear what God fatth of thts. Prov. I 4. 9. [ FoolJ makJ a mock._;~t fin. -] verf. 34· [Righteou[nefsexalwha Nation: butji~ u ~· reproach to any people. J A nd yer you would make the: ~vo;dtng li, <1 reproach . ) Gen. 4·7. [ If thou do Well, jlMlt thotJ ' not be accepted? and if thou doft not well, fin lyeth at the door,] Numb. 32.23. [Befureyourfinwillftndpuout.] Jam. I. 15 . [Sin when it u Jinifhed bringet'h forth death. J I The f. 5. 22. [ Abftain from all appe.zrance of evil.] Matt h. I 2. 36, 37. [But. I fv~y unto you, th~~tt ever} idle Wor,d that menfha/1 JPeak._, they jhalt give account thereof in the day of judgemeNt ~ Fw by thy words · tho11 foalt be juftified; and by thy wvrds thqu /httlt be c6mde11Jned. ] Matth. 5· 19. [ Whofoever fhall/Jre::k,_one of the haft of thefe Com– mandements, andfh:tll teach menfo, fb.tll be called leafl in the King– dom of heaven : but who[oever /hall do and teach them, the [11-me . fh•ill be called great in the Kingdom of heaven. J verf. 22. [ Blit 1 fay unto yvu, that whofoever,u angry with hi& brother without a caufe ,foall be in danger oft he judgement- · - but who(ocver foal/ · fay, Thou fool , /h:tlt be in danger o.f hell.fire. verf. 28. [ I Jay -unto you, that wha(oever lookfth on a wgman to luft after her , hath , .:ommitted adultery already with her in hu heart. J Verf. 34, 35 , ~6., 37· [Ifay unt1you,Jwear not Pit all: Neither hy heaven for · t-t u Gods throne : nor by the etflrth ; for it u hu feMftfJol : --– Butlrt_Yuurcommunic~ttion be Tea, Yea; Nt!IJ, Nay; for'What ... foeverumorethenthefecomethof evil.] Jam.4. 12. [Butabovt N .3 , all!
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