Prater s p.9. 'er. Inflralionnot to deale like fcorners,in feeking toblemifl them that would wipe out our blemilhes. Ifthey haue faults to be reproued,let 'vs {hewour loue at fome other time,& not our fpleene at this time:lt' is no good wayof clearing,toplead guiltlefre by recrimination. 2 Secondly, that minders and filch as are toadmonith,benot fhielded onely with patience,but with innocencie,andvpright behauiour. For if wicked menbe growen to that impudency, as to giue allault to the Dames of harmeleffe perlons, (their obtreftations requoyling vpon themfelues, to their owne fhame)how would they infult ouer vs,if they had iuft aduan tage again{¢ vs ? 3 Thirdly, not to bee credulous to the clamorous reports of vngodly tnen,which raife vp rumours againfl Chriflians.You limit find the greatefl oífendours,to be the moll gr;euous ac. cufers : they would cover their faults by bearing the world in hand that fuch as vfs to finde fault with them, beemolt faultie. Verfe. 8, l ebsske not afcorner, left bee hate thee : c. In the former verte was (hewed how (corners vfe to deale with them thatrebuke them:and heerc the holy Gholl teach- ethhow wee muff deale with fcorners. Namely, fithens wee (hall needeleffely flirre vp hatred againll our felues, and per- forme no good to them, that therefore we defill from them, and let themalone.Wheereinnotwithflanding gooddtfcretion is to be vfed, that nonewhich may bee corrigible be reie ied for a (corner, but filch as vpon fuficient triall haue declared themfelues by a continuedobf}inacie to bee fo. And in this rafe alfo, though primate reproofcs are to be fpared,yet mull they publikely beepurfued by the miniflrie, and =Cured by the C'hurch,andpunifhedby the magiltrate. Do a. Thebenefite of Chriftian counfell is no tobee offered to bflinatc per' an obllinate firmer. Sodoth theholy Ghofl teach in another nsaravn- placeof this booke. a 2 Speaks not in the cares o facie, orthica re- P P 3 9 P f f mss. for be will defpfe the wfódemie ofthywords. Rcwould not hauc the
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