114 Levit.a9.17. P13?9a. aa, aa. General' dreelionsfor owne confcience. The omitfionofthe difcharge ofthis dutie, vvil fometimes verymuch vexe the confcience,and grieve the heart of the true hearted Profeffour; when bee is departed the place, and confiders that by this bafenefle and frailety he Bath failed in foholy a duty, and beenefaint-hearted in the caufeof God. For this kind ofreprooving then, and fuch cenfuringof the words and workes of darkeneffi, the Chrif{ian is not to bee cenfured too cenforious and precife. Confcience, chari- ty , and Gods commandement calles and criesupon him for the performance of this needfull duty ; whenfoever una> voydableneceflity, or the exigency ofa warrantable calling fhall have cafe him upon prophane wretches, and imprifo- ned him for the while amongff fellowes of lewd difcourk and graceleffe carriage. Except they bee Dogs, or Swine: Chrift himfelfe bath commanded , that Pearles and holy, things (hall not bee cal} away upon fuck. Giveyeenot, faith bee, that which ù holy unto Dogs, neither yeeyour Pearles before Swine, (Matthew 7,6. See alfo, Proverbs 9.8. and a3. p. Thegroundof this Commandement of Chrif},p I take td be two-fold : I. A deare, compaflionate, and tender-hearted care of God, even over the temporali lives of his children. Befides the glorious Miniflery, and continual! guard of the bleffed Angels for their prefervation, that they hurt not their foote againfl a flone;his own altoAll- feeing and All - pityingEye, cloth ever gracioufly watch over them, to keepe them as dearelyas the Appleofhis owne Eie ; and thereforebee for bids them to call themfelves defperately into the mouth of a barking Dogge, or upon the paw of a revengeful! and bloud-thirf}yLyon : that is, beewould not have his child to vouchfafe fo much as a reproofe toany blafphemous-wreteh, ordefperate Swaggerer, that would furioufly fjye inhis face foroffering him a Pearle. 2. An holy jealoufie over the glory and Majef{ie of his owneblefled Word. Itis that holyW ifedome, which iflued immew
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