theWile 19 the Galatians. ntrtaken,reflorehim. I gather , that thegifts andgracesqfGod, befloweduponvs,ought to be vied in rciloring :thole that are fallcn,without refpeff ofperfons:for herein fpirituall men are debters,to the'wife,and fooli(h,as theApofiie faith ofhimfclfc, 3 Rom .1. s 4. The third thingtobe.confdered, is, the perlons that are to reflore their brethrert,laid downe in thefe words, yce.tbatare fpirituall. Spiritual' men are oppofed to carnal', ass. Cor.3.1. Icould 1° notfpeake untoyou brethren,as untofpirituallrnen,bsu as unto car- na!l.and to natural/men. t . Cor. 2, T 4, t S Thenatural/ mart per- ceiuetls not the thingsofthefpirit:o fGod:but he that isfpirituall cernethall things. Now carnali and natural! mcn , are oftwo forts:either theyare fuchas arealtogether flcthly , defalcate of 25 grace andgodlines,beeingin their pure (or rather corrupt)na -. turalls,ofwhome S. Paul faith , "TheyiJiat are ,oftheftefl,,fauour the thins ofthe fiefh,Rom.8.5.and varle the 8. They that are in thefie/h,canot pleife God. pr fuch as±are regenerate,yct are weak, as being but babes in Chritl;the fle(hbeing far flronger in the,. 20 then the fpirit: fuch were mol in the Church ofCorinth: for. Paul faith,hecould not fpeakevntethem,&sentefpirituallmen, but agvnto carnal!,t .Cor. 3.1.1M.yetye are earned;for 'when there ,it amongyouenuyrn,areye not carni'.rvetf.4.So Ipiritnallmen,op pofed tocarnall,are oftwo forts. Firtl,thofe that ,hauerec_eiued 25 the fpirit ofrcgcneration1&doe begin to fauour the things of the fpirit, Rem.8. Secondly, thofe that hauereceiued a greater portion of the fpirit,and a greater ntcafure of fpirituall races. ofwhome Paul fpeakes, t, Cor.s4. 17. Ifanyman.thinkehim lfe tobea prophet orfpirituall---- ,Ofthe latter,the words are' 3° tobe vnderflood &by théhe meaneth thofe, whornehe called perfe"l men,Ph'tlip.3. i 3.hbr.5.4 Now fpirituall men are more fit to reflore thofe that are f'alien,then any other. Firfi, becaufe theyare le& tainted with tïnne, then others, and fo-may more freely reprooue.Secondly,becaufe they haue more knowledge 3 4 andloue,both knowinghow to reflore, and willing to doe it with greater compafhon,and fellowfee`ing;He thatmull (peak in feafon a word to the wearie,mvafl harmatongueofthe learned, ifay,5 o.4. When Teter is conuerted, he mull (lrengthen bis bra- thren,Luk..22.3 n.Hence,it followes , the more;excellent giftes any manbath receiued,themorehe is bound to be feruiceabte A aaa 3: vatto Chap. 6. 463
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