Offences, how and when to the.third Sonday.inLent. Ser.iga be remitted. or reprouetl. 3+:; .ria ii, vain, m,orr h V:,and beigthof finn ':Keng' 2s. &al. 2. &nk.ao.Ty. Repreheeflon muff beprivat Prop. 71 'I' 41. 12. Therefore the Prudentfhallkeepeftlencein thattime,ferit iidneld!ltime.it was neuer counted wifedome inanyman,to drawhis (word againftafoole .orámadman, thoughhe come towards himwitha naked weaponin his_hand. SaintGregorie in hisPafloralldoth highly extollthe wifedomeand difcretion ofi.Cbigal, who forbore,whileNebel haddigeftedhis wine:.applyingherfelfeto that rule.ofEe- alefiaflices, Controllnot thy neighbour when heu in hit cups;but. let hint alonetill he come tobehis owneman. Youwill not water your horfe when heis hot, nor offer aBull meat whenhe is bitten andbaited,nor put forth to feawhen you fee a:liorme oueryour head. GodRood looking agoodwhile, to fee whither Da- taraffectionwouldyet flacken towardsBeerfheba,that.whenthe heatof his loft was ouerpaft,he might tell himhis owne. Kindle not the coles offinners when them rebukefithem, lef! thou beburnt in ebefrrieflames oftheirfinnes : For ifa man fhould tellthemof their faults while their choler is vp, you (hall but kindle the coles themore, andworkeboth their and your owne deftruftion. The Spies that were Pent into the Land of Promife, did raife vp fuch a fearefull fire ainongft the Ifraelites,that without anymore adoe, theywould prefently returne backe againe into Ægypt, and withafull and open in outhcurling one while L./Wefts, & another while Aaron;thofe twobrothers laydthemfelues flat on the ground, fufferingthefe Arrowes ofthe mutined Vulgar to flie ouer theirheads. In a word , Men are to obferue fit timesand feafons : tom.wif Sentence lofeth ifs grace when it commeth out ofa Feeler mouth ; for hee fpeakethnot induefea/On. And becaufethis time and leafon is verie doubtful!, éaietan aduifeth thee, Thatif thou (halt forbeare tocorred thy brother , itfeemingvntothee , that thevnfeafonableneffe thereofBoth quit theeofthis obligation ; doe thou en- deauour tomake this preparationin thy mind,andwhenthou fhaltfee a fittime, take.it,and tell himofhisfault : for then thisprecept ties thee to reproouehim, and then v fe thy belt difcretion toworkehim to afenceof hisfine, that thou maift fauca foule. Between theeandhimalone.. Thoumuftintimate his fume vnto himin fecret, it FOURbe aprivate reprehenfion,hauing a careofhis credit and reputation : for God wouldhauea Soule fo tobe woon,that thebodie may receiue no harme thereby. Agoad name itto be chofenabout,great riches, for that ¡hall cent/note with theeaboue 4 thoufandtreafuresof gold. Amanslife endeth tomorrow, but agood name indurethfor euer. Saint dugufline calls himcruel!, that is careleffe ofhis credit,&neglectéthagood report ; but moreerueltie isit,to hurtanothermans goodname. Inaword, The cure ofTome Sickeneffe isfo much themorecom- mended,with how muchthe leffe detriment it is done : And therefore,Cerripe ioterte&ipfmMum, l With agreat dealeof fecrecieburiethy brothers fine in thy bofome. And as theGrauewill not giue thee vp his Dead , though thou fhouldeft beg it onthyknees,(for therein theGraue isinexorable,and nottobe inrreated)fo thoumuff not difinterre and open thefecretof thy brother,norre- male the fame to any man whofoeuer,thoughhe fhould imporrunethee thereto with teares,andbeg it oftheeon his knees. Fidens,quodnon tedifrnmpet,He hath thattruft andconfidence in thec,that thouwilt not play theViper ;then doenot thou breake open thymothers bowells, butkeepe that clofewhich iscommit-. ted.tothy fecrecie. TellThyfriendofhicfault,ferperaduemure hee didnotpereebie his oivncerroar, orhappelyothers mighthaue railed fomefalfe report ofhim: fo that it maybe afineproceedingfometimes from another mansmalice, and fometimes from his owneienorance. There arefome tongues f flippperie,thatfome- times theyvtter that they woaldnot. A Fooleis readietoburfktill hehaue_vnfoI- ded
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