the Eplfile lathe Çalatiant. Chap.6. 483 on-,left the patient abhorre the phyficke: entryman in this cafe is to follow the skilful! Chirurgeon, who cloth not alway vfef llienandvflion in launcing thewoundwith fharpeinftru- talents, but mollifying ointments , and mundifying waters , to clenfc and (upple the wound , and heals: the tore. Paul faith, that the farrowof the Lerdmuss begentle towardallmcn : and that he rrsu/1srsj?r ut? withmee'enes them , that are contrariemin ded.2,Trrn.2.25,26. and in this place he commands the Gala- tians that they Mould redore their brethren with the ¡irisof t o meekfnes. Theword tranflated[refore]is ecryemphaticall: for it fignificth to fet a bone that is broken , or any memberof the bogie that is out ofioynt : and therefore we are todeale with a man that is fallen,andby hisfall bathdifionyted fot:temember of the newman, as the Chirurgeon loth with an arme ora t 5 legge that is broken or out of ioynt , to handle it tenderly and gently,fo as it may bemolt for his good,and kaflfor his paine. Moreparricularly,this may be done fourewales. r When a man lothpropound the reproofe in his owe perfon, as Paul did. I. Cor. 4.6. Now theft things, brethren ,1 So halve frguratittely appliedvote mine owxefrlfe and Apollos, for ,oarfakss,thttyemight learn dyes, that Leeman prefinne adone that which re written,&c. 2 When a man cloth not direaly reprooue another in plaine tcarmes , but clo(ciy lhewes a rniflike ofthe fact, and á5 conuaietharcproofe in an exhortation,andfo lappeth vppills (as it were) in fugar : as when a man fweares; not alwaies to fey,thou,&e. butyea and nay(hallferace betwixt : what neeles this vehemencie betwixt vs two ? f will a:fiene take,your word ,a your oath, &c. o 3 When the reproofs is propounded in a parable : as Na. thandealt withDauid. 2. Sam= t 2. andas our SauiourChrifl by the parable of the two formes reprooued the Pharifies. Match..;. 28. 4 Whenwe reprooue a man direaly (as at the length Na- g5 thandid Dauid, Thou art theman, 2. Sam. 12. 7.) we muff fo carrie our felnes, as that the partie mayfee himfelfe rather re- prooued byGod, then by vs : and not to proceede bluntly to worke,to rebuke andcenfitre at thevery fir(i : but to vfe foure refacebefore hand ; as,that wedoe that whichwedoe in loue P thisperfon,for his good, withing himwell,both temporally, Dddd r this
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