comfortable walking withGod. mineering ofprophaneneffe, and out-fwaggering rageof Sa.. tans Reuellers. Fourthly, in refpeêt ofGodHimfelfe 1. That though the daies wherein we live , bee ftrangely prophane, and defperately naught; and this old age of the world ispeftered withall the pollutions, and abhominations, which the courfe andcurrent ofall formerages haveconvei- ed and carried into it; though iniquitie mightily aboundwith much tyranny and triumph,and tearefullyprevaile inall pla- ces; yet I fay, that it may appeare, that (Jod bath force to fpeake for Him. Thatthough Satan, more is the pizie , bath innumerable fwa_rmes of knights of the P;oft, as they fay, that are ready at á becke to doe him anydefperate fervice; yet, notwithilanding here and there Godhath a Champion, who feareleffeof the face of.,man , dare with an undaunted and holy refolution, defend His waies , and stand onHis fide. 2. But above all, let that ftrietcharge from Gods owne mouth, (a Levit. I 9.17. nook/halt not hate thybrother in thine a Tcrtu - kïeart : thou ¡halt in anywife rebuke thy neighbour, andrmt fifer comepc©uet fr¿c f nneupon him :) fright and fire every one ofus out of our tcrn , Iudaishc finnefull filence and coward]ineffe this way, and keeneus coxr.Mrr:cepta Lib. 4. arciea.cap. with refolution and forwardneffe, to a feafonable difcharge is. ofthisholyduty. Take noticeofa three-fold duty, which lyes upon every Chriftian in his carriage towards men in their prefence, and before theirfaces : 1. Chriftian admonition : x. Chriftian reproofe : 3. Chriftian filence , and forbearance in fuch cafes. r. If a brother bee overtakenwith a fault, or force leffe offence , weare toadinoniíh him in the fpirit ofmeekeneffe, b CJal.6.I. 6 Nonngitibi dc irriforibus cumil- 2. If bee offend more grievoully , wee are freely to re- Jis durirer agen.. prOOVe l,im and not to fuller finne to ref' upon him dim fed p t=ibus,Mart. Levit. 19.17, a Sam. 3. If bee bee abonneof Beliall , a fcoffing IJhmael, a dog, ora (wine; wee are commanded by Chrift tofay nothing; tyYfatsh I2r
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