472 Chap.6. éaabl03^. ACommentarie vpokE to reprooue them as well ms others.I I I. There is greater rea- fon we fhould reprooue them then others, t.Becaúfètlhcy bee ing in higher placc,are ingreater danger offalling thenothers, arid therefore hauc more ncedeofadmotions and reproofcs.2. Becaufe they haue many that will flatter them , but fewe or none,that wiìl,or dare reprooue them. It will be faid,ail arenot to be reprnoued which liue in the Church;for fotne be fcorncrs,who (as Salotnon faith)mufI not be reprooued. And our Sauiour Chrif forbiddeth vs,to ca(f pcarles 6rforefwine, Matth.7.6. I anfwer , that onely open Icor ners,contemners , perfccuters of theword, are to be excepted: otherwife all wickedmenare to be cenlured and rebuked. For f. Chri'ft fpeaketh of manifeft contemners or religion, wheti he faith,that theyare 14rfirirae, wl,-ich trample pret:ourpearles vn. der theirfeete :and of perfecutors , when he faith , that hke dogs they returneagain, andallto rind them 2. Chrifl beefing here vpon earth,did not hinder the Pharifies,Sadduccs,Publì- cans,and harlots, from cornming to his fermons : Muchkite wouldhe debarre them ofthis cenfure of the Church. 3. The woman of Syrophenifla(thoughcalled adogge)yet eatethofthe crsrmmesthatfall from the children: table, Matth. t 5.27. 4. Paul did often admonifn and rebuke the Corinthians , though they werecarnali and$efhly minded:therefore all men, thoughne- uer fo publike ¬orious offenders, (ifthey be not opé Icor- ners,or perfecutors ofthe knowne trueth)are tobe reproou.ed. 06iefl. Profane men which notoriouflyoffend and fcanda- lixe theChurch by their wicked lines, haue no fellowthip with Chriff,butare to beaccounted as dogs, out of theChurch. Ianfrvere z.They are not tobe counted dogs,which doeac- knowledge their faults, the greatncffe oftheirfiinne, and the merit ofChrif}:for (itch a doggewas the Cananitifhwoman, who wasa true belecuer. 2. This.is agreeable toS. Pauls pra. Etife,who did admonifh thofe among the Corinthians, that were carnall,anddid not at thevery firf} excommunicate dhë, oryet fufpend them : and fo anfwerably,he commandsTitus, that he fhould rebuke the Cretians fbarpely , or pcciftly, for their notable lyingand idleneffe,Tit.z.i z. 3. Chrift dénieth -not pardon to them that fall by recidivation, but would haue them forgiuen., not onely till feauen times but `till feauentie times feauen times;andPaul fpeakes indefinitely in this place, -that r ta iS ta 2f 3o 35
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