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V
E
It
;.
Ephefian.r,
Chap.
¢.
j.
Confider what
is
thy
will
that thou
fhouldeft preferre
it
be-
fore Gods
will!
It
is
Gods
will
that
luch infirmities , weakneffes
and
wrongs
(hall
be
in
thy brother.
2. Againe know
this, that they
are more
contrary to Gods law
and will
then to
thine,
and
yet
God
fuffers finners
with long
patience.
3.
Chrifl
would not
Mare
himfelfè, Rem.
1
g.
3.
but
as it
is
written,
The
reproaches
of
them
that
reproached
thee,
filon
me:
Becaufe there-
fore
we
are
proud
, and
exalt our
felves
above
God
and
Chrift,
and
our
willsabove theirs, therefore are we
fo
impatient. Let
us
there-
fore labour
in
love and
mercy
to
pity,
and
to
beare with the
infirmi-
ties
of
our
brethren. A mother
by love
can
beare with many fcapes,
infirmitiesand weakneffes
in
her children, which
are difplcafing and
contrary
to herwill. It
is
nothing but
felfe
-love
and pride
of
heart
that
makes us
fo impatient.
V
E
R S.
3. Endeavouring
to keep
the Visit,
of
the
Spirit in
the bond
of
Peace.
Here
the
Apofle
prefcribeth unto them
the
way
whereby they
(hall attaine
to the
pra6tife
of
the forenamed
verrues and
graces,
by
whichtheir calling
and
holy
profeffion
(hall
be made glorious
and
a-
miable
in
the
eyes
of
all men, and
that
is a
diligent care
and
endeavour
after
Vnity
and
Chriftian Concord
one
with another,
he
would
have
Chriftians
to
bee
ofone
mind, or
to
mind one
thing, to
bec
of
one
heart. Obferve;
Gbrifliansfhould
flrive
to come
rte
near ar
po
f
f
ibly they
Cast* the Ynity
of
Faith,Religion
or opinions.
This the Apoftle doth by
a
Prong argument
here enforce; for he doth befeech
them
by
vertue
of
this
bond
to
walk
worthy of
their vocation;
and
how
fhould
that
be
In all
long
-fbf.
firing
and
lowlineffe
ofmind,(upporting
one
another
in love,endeavouring
to
keep
the Vnity
of
the
spirit
in
the bondof
peace
;
Unity
of
the
Spirit
is
it
he perfwades
unto.
Lowlineffe
of
mind
and
patiencewill bring men
to Unity,
as
pride,
felfe
-love,
and impatience, Both make men eafily diffent
in
affection,
and
opinion.
71`he
Apofle
elfewhere
preffcth this
exhortation,Phil.a.
r,2,3.
Paul
doth
conjure
them;
fftberebe
any
confolationinCbrifi,any
felowfhipof
the
Spirit,
if
any bowells, any
mercies,
fulfill
yet
my
joy,
bee
like minded,
having
thefame love, being
of
one
accord,
of
one
mind,
And
in
the
fame
Epiftle,Chap.3.
r
5,t
6.
4s
many as
are
perfec7,
be
like
minded,
and
ifin
any
thing
ye be
otherwife
minded
(for
all have
not
one
light
to
fee
by,
all
not
one meafure
of
grace
,
all
not
of
like
time,
all have
not
received
the
fame influence
of
the
Spirit)
yet be patient,
Codmay
reveale
it
unto
us. Satan ftrives
nothing more then
to
disband
the
Church;
we being knit
by
finewes,
if
he
can
but cut the
finewes
of
love
and doctrine and croffe it, he
hath enough. And
as
light va-
pours and
exhalations being drawne from the
earth, come down
with
great tempefts: fo from
light
differences in
opinion
(if
there be
not
a
great
meafure
of
grace)
doe proceed oftentimes great
formes
and
R
r z
tempefs
451
VERS.
3.
Den:
Chrifiant
(honed
nrive
for unity in
faith
and opi-
nion.
Whirh
Satan
looks mainly
to
hinder.