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VER.
16.
8phefians,Chap.q,:
For the
fecond, we
mull know,
r.
That
God doth
build this
body.
on
this
rocke
swill
build
my
Church.
a. The
Minifters of God
:
I
as a
mafier builder
have
layd
the
foundation, and
others
build
thereupon.
3.
Every private
Chriftian
hath
a
part
in it.
The
difference
is
this;
God doth
put
out
all the
of icacie and
vertue,
that doth
create this
bo-
dy,
the Minifters
as
inftruments publique,
whom
he
hath joyned to
himfelfe
by vertue of publique
calling
:
How
(hall
they
preach
unleffe
they
be
feat,:
Rom.
co. Every private
Chriflian
is
an
inftrument, privat-
ly doing
that which
the Minifter doth
in
publicke
by
vertue
of
the
bond
of
brotherhood,
or
fome
more
neeee
relation,
as
the husband,
father, matter,
build thole
that
are
fubjeâ
to
them,
becaufe thefe pri-
vate
bonds doe tye them hereunto.
The
Life
to
us
is, we
mull learne
whether
we live
and
grow
up
in
Chrill;
if
we have hearts
that
are fet
to
fpread grace and increaf
e
it in
our
felve
s
and others;
if
we can inilruet,
provoke, rebuke, comfort
one
another
in
the Lord,
it is
an
evidence
that
our
felves doe
live and
increafe
in
the body
:
the
fmell
of
an
oyntment
will not be held
in
be-
tweene
the
fingers,
fire
will call hcate
:
fo
this
fire
and
oyntment
of
grace cannot
but
manifeft it felfe
to others, and
avhofoever
doth
not
ayme andgive fome endeavour to this
that
he may edifie
others,
he
never knew
thegrace
of
God
in
truth.
In
Love.] 6bferve,
Through
love
we come to
helpe
forward
the
woke
of
grace in
others.
The
Apoflle
faith of
knowledge
that
it
puffethup,
but
he giveth this commendation
of
Love,
that
it
edifeth.
For we
with-
out
love could
not
receive this increafe our felves,
nor*enefit
others,
this
being the
effeet
of love,
it
doth
make men
partakers
in
the graces
one
of
another,
and
Both make men
impart what they have received,
and that fruitfully.
What
maketh
a
member
in
the body
receive
nou-
rifhmentfrom another, but
this,that
it
is
knit
to
the
other
e
So if love
doe
not
knit
us
together,
we could not receive any
thing each from
other.
Secondly,love doth
make
us
impart that we have fruitfully,for love
maketh
us
communicate that we have,
Love
is
bountiful!, love
envieth
not,
eh'c.
Thirdly,
love maketh
us
beflir our
felves in
that which
may helpe
the
party beloved,
Love
is
diligent.
Fourthly,
love
doth
make
us
avoid every
thing that may
offend our
brethren.
Fifthly,
it
doth
make
us
beare with ignorance and rudeneffe,
Love
if Patient.
Sixtly,
it
doth
make the duties we performe
to others,
acceptable
with them, for
fireakes
in
love are better
welcome
then
kifs
in
hatred.
We
muff then
labour for this grace
of
love,
if
we will-receive or
doe
good one
to
another;
if
we
have
love, no
excufes
will
kcepe us
from
doing
good toour brother.
I
have a
friend,
he
is
a
great man,
I
would admonifh
him,
but
I
fhould lofe
his
countenance
:
felfe
-love
will
make
us
finne
again(t our neighbours routes, and
fee
them
perifh
Y y
2
rather
51I
God,
the
Mi_
niter,
and
pri-
vareChriltians
build
the
Church.
But
with
diffe-
rence.
vfè.
Doll.
Love will
put
us
forward
to
edite
others.
r
Cor. 8.3.
e
Cor.
r
e
Th., r.;.
t
Cor.r3
e7.
Prov.zy.i.
vfe.
But.el.e
love
will hinder us.