Offences, how and when te the thirdSondayin Lent. Ser.zo. be remitted or reproved. fhould ferne in his Sandtuarie,or preffe to offer thebreadof his God, hauingei- ther too long or tooMort anote, or a notethat flood awrie. Where that nofe is takentobe fomewhat ofthelongeft,whichgoes nofìng and fearingafter other mens hues and aâions : and thatof thefhorteft,which quickely takes fnuffe,and frets and fumes at thewaggingofaFeather : and that to bec crooked , which wreftsthings indifferent,androtheworferpart. And therefore God fayde by Ezechiel, That he wouidcut offthenofes and cares ofhis People,and layhis in- dignation vponthem,anddealecruellywith them. Thefecond circumftance is, That the finne whichwee find fault withal], bee grieuous : for though light firms (as origenhathnoted it) deferue corredtion, yet we hauenot fo precife anobligation forthe reproeuingof them , as thole thataremore heinous.Inthis circumftance futeyourgrauedoors &your fum- miffs : and Saint vluguftine prooues the fame out of the words of the Text, Lucratsra esfratrem tuum,Thou haft woon thy brother. Now that is not laid to bewoon againe, which hath not beene loft before ; wee doe not giuea brother for loft for light finnes,andfuchas ordinarily accompanieour humanefrailtie; but whenhis finsare fonotorious, that the Church dothproceedagainfl them withExcommunications andgrieuous cenfures. Andifmen will hardly beare with fmall faults in their brethren, God forbidbut that they fhouldhaue aneye to tlrofe that are ofa higher nature. Likewife , heethat will corred another man, muff be free himfélfefrom that finnewhichhe reprooueth in another.Who canfay(faith Salomon) Ihauemademykartclean,'amfreefrommy fin? Who(faith Saint Ruguffine) canfo farre forth commendLim felfe in thislife,which is a con- tinuall temptation,that hecarries a cleaneheart e Saint Pauladuifeth thee,when thou takeft thy brother totask, &goeftabout tocorredhim,That thou confult andconfiderwith thyfelfe,leaft thou thyfelfe ftand on thelike termes, and art Iiable to the fame reproofe. Thethird circumffance is, Whenwee feeour brother Both íh11 pertuer and continue in thishisfinne. For,fora finne alreadiepaft; andfor the which there bath beeneaprecedent forrow and amendment, corredtion is no further neede- full ; for itbeingdifmift Gods Court,and beingblotted out ofthe bookof his remembrance, manought not to entera newAdtion againft it. If bee will not vouchfafeto beare thee, thatis, obey thee, (for L/ludireand obedire is all one ; In audits auris,obediust mihi) you may doe as in Chriftiancharitie youfee caufe, alwayes carrying a difcreet handin thebufineffe.But if he (hail forthwith hear- kenvnto thee;and obey thy infirudtions, thoumutt thenforbeare to inflict any furtherpunifhtnent orcorredtion uponhim , thanhis owne contritionand fub- miffiue obedience. Saint Auguftine tells vs,. That the end of corredtionis, to put a bridleto our fines, [Inhamo& fræno maxillas mum confiringe, Put a bri- die in their mouth, and a hooke in their nofihrils] andas to the Horfe that carrieth himfi:lfewell and hmdfomely withone bridle, it is needlefle to clap two ; fo that Sinner that willbe ruledandgouerned with thebridleof the feareof God, it is fuperfluous andmore than needs,tocheck himwith the curb ofcorredtion. Thefourth circumftanceis, Whenwee haue forceprobable hope ofdoing goodvponourbrother. The Phyfition is not bound to cure that Patient of whom there is no hope of recouerie much leffe if hee fearegreater hurt will follow thereupon. And this feare orjealoufremay bee occafioned twomanner of wayes. Either in regardofthehardnefl'eof heart,or.obftinate condition ofthepar- tie that is tobecoact-led : Ff z Or 339 Evtú.i3. Frog.20, 9. GaG 6; Old fores mull not in rubbed vp.
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