¡be Epiffle to tbo Galatians. p manner ofreproouing is iníoyned by S-Paul, when Ch he a faith.6. ' 481 conftdering thyfedfe,lelf thou altobe tempted: and a man is to con- Ifderhim(elfeinthree rcfpe9s: in regard ofthe thatpetfl,pre- fent,and to come:in regard ofthe timepall,that he wasas wicked, prophanc,and graceleflèas another:yea that hewas (as the A- po(tic fpeaketh)dark.eneff-e,and the childofwrathas wel as others: Paul dimes the forceofthis conftdcration,whenhe perfwadcs men to be folte andgentle,fhcwing all meekcncífe to all men: a reafon taken from the conhderation of our own frailties to and hnnesin timepafl,for (faith he) we ourfelues sl,'o were in tunespert(vmrife,dilobedient, deceiseed,/ruing the lulls anddieters pleafures,I;utng inmali:ioufnefe and enuie,hatefulland hating ono another,Tit.3s.2.3.In regardofthe timepretent,that he is but a fraileman,rcady to fall cuery moment , that he is not able of /5 himfelfe to thinks the leaft good thought , much leffe to refit$ the leaf} temptation, and that whatfoener he is , he is it out of i hirnfelfc,by grace inChrift,as Paul faith, By thegrace ofGod 11 an; that Iar>s. So that were it not for this preuenting and coo- perating.race, he would fall into as great enormities as other so men.In regard of the time to come,Confrder thyTaft, let thole alfo be tempted:remember Pauls Item,' .Cor.t o.v. t 2. Let him that rutrt113,0.0 thinIoeth heflandeth,takeheed leghefall: forifthou haft not bin p us ouertaken with the likefnne,yet thoumiftbehereafter:ther- qwodoce tl. fore as thou wouldet: haue others to becôpaonate towards 25 thee,ifthou were in the like cafe;fobe thou to the. The not ob- fcrutce ofthisrule,is the caufe that there are fo many cent-cari- ous Catoes,fo many feuere Ariftarchi ofother mens a lions, fomany that arc (harpe lighted & Eagle sled , in fpyin motes in other mens eics:andasblindas moles,or beetles,indifcerning 30 the great beanies that are in their owne saes. III I. It is very requifite andexpedient, that.the reprooner benot taintedwith thefame,or the like fault which he reproo- ueth in an other , leaf} it be laid vntohim , Thyfrtian cure thy felfr.Luk.4.2 3.In that thou iudvfl another, thou condcmnefl thy- 53 ' f Ife,Rom.a.v. t. Therefore Dauid faith not, Let the wicked Imiteme,or let him that is as deep in fault as my feifc reprooue me:but Let the righteousfinite me,for that is a benefit, acrd let him repraotretosoe,that /ballbe as aprecious ogle : that /hall not be wan- tine tomyhead Pfal. 141.v.á. For albeit in regardof the re- proofe it felfe,it be not greatly rnateriall,yct it is not fo expedi- - -- _ em,
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