theEpstle to theGalatianf. Chap.4. 3 a _ then;felues,Rom. i 5.3o.fecondly, by hauing inGngular price theworke of theMini[lcry,i.Thett §. t 3.and that is,by who!- fortedoelrine to repairs the imageof God , and to erect the kingdome ofGod in the hearts ofmen. When this thing is to ued and defired , then are Minifters-loued. This mutual! loue 5 is ofgreat vie, it incourageth people to obay , and the Preach- ers ofthe word to labour in teaching. WhenPaul faith, belied) youbrethren,he fheweswhat mo deration is to be vied it all reproofes. He tells the Galatians his to minde plainly to the full : and withal! he indcauours to (hew his owise loue to them, and to keepe theirs. It maybeasked,how Paul can fay,Yehaue lonemeno hurt at all. For when a beleeuer in Corinth committed inceíf., Paul . tóokeitfor a wrong to himfelfe ? 2.Cor. 2. r o. And no doubt, to call thedoctrine of the Apo ale into qucttion , was a great S wrong vntohim ? I anfwer , thewrongwas nowrong in his e- [limauon and affeftion,whowas content toputvp,and to for. glue the wrong. Here we fee the mceknes of Panl, in that he quietlybares the crofíes and wrongs laidvponhim.The like 20 was in Mores, who 46. yeares together indured thebad man- ners ofthe Ifraelites,Atf.r 3. 18. but the perfe l exampleofthis vertue isin Chrift , who faued the that crucifiedhim. We like. wife are to exercife our felues in this vertue. And that we may indecdefo doe, wemull firft ofall haue a fettleofour ipirituall pouertic, andafaith in the mercie, prefence, and protection of 25 God. Againe, marke the mindeofthe Apofile,that he maywinne foules toGod , he is content to fuller anywrong. The Priells and Iefuitsamong vs in England, are content to venter life and 91`) limme that theymay win Profelytes to the Church of Rome : much more then mull the true Minitlers of theGofpe! be content withany condition,fo they may gaine men to God. In this cafe, hurts and abut-es, mutt be-nohurts,norabufes. 13 And ye know how through the infirm=ofthe flefh,I preached theGofpel vntoyou at the firft: i4 And the triall of me which S r was . .
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