88 7- Worder of thecae/es confcieneeofthe offendermay be touched. III. It is eonuenient todefer or omit the punifhment, ifthercbyanyhopeofamendrent may appeare. Ecc1 7. 23. Gtue notthyheartalfotoalthe words that :wenfbeake,leif1 thoudoeheare thyferuanr curtrrg thee, 24. For often times alfo thine heart knorreth, that thou liken*haftcstrfdothers. 1. Sam.Io. verf. 27. But thewickedn enfaid, How¡hall beefamevs?fotheydeff i f dhim ; andbroughthimnoprefents: but he heldhis tongue. IV.To infli deferued puniffiment , not in hisowne name, but inGods name, adding the fame hollyand reucrently. JoflL. 7.19. Then IoJhssafaid rtto 4ehan, Myfnnne, Ibefeech thee ,giueglorieto theLordgod ofIfael,4ndm4e confefonvntohim,andfhew menowwhat thouhaftdone,hide it notfromme. 20 Achananfwered ua,andfaid, Indeed Ihauefinned againft theLordGod oflfraell,and thusandthus haue I done. 25. And Iofhua faid, In asmuchasthou haft troubled vs,theLordfbal trouble theethisday:and alllfraellthrewftcnes at him,andturned t hemwabfire, andfioned them with flones.V. andIaily, When thou punifhefl,airneat this oneonly thing,thatthe euill may be purgedand amended , andthat the offenderby forrowing for his fin, may vnfainedly repent forthe famc.Pro. 2o.30.71eblewneffeoftbewound ferueth topurge the euil,andtheftripes within thebowelsofthe 6e1lie. Seucnthly,and lafily,there is a certaine duticofa man to beeperformed to. ward himfelfe,which is,that a man fhould preferueand tnaintaine with def}ie,thedignitie and worthineffe,wfirchis inherent in hisowneperfon..Phil. 4.8. Furthermore,brethren,whatfoeucr;binges are true, nhatfoeverthings are honeftt,whatfoener thingsareiufl, trhatfieuer t hingrarepure,whatfeeuerthings portainetoloue ,whatfoeuerthings areofgood report,iftherebe anievertu,,or sftherebe anypraifi,thinkeon thefe ¡binges. Thenegatinepart. Diminifhnot theexcel lencie,or dignitie, which is in theperfonofthyneighbour. Hitherarc referred thefe finnes e Fin i,agaiufi our fuperiours: I. Vnreuerenr behauiourand contempt of them. Thefumes hereof, arc,deridingourfuperiours. Gen .9.22.toindwhen Hama the FatberofCanaanfawthenakednefJe o1hisfæt ber, hetoldha two bre- threnwithout. Prou. 20.17; The eie that mockerhhis f ather, anddef/ifeth the infirullionofhismot ber,let the ragens o f thevalleypickeit eut , andtheyoong eagles cate it To fpcake mill of, or reuileour fuperìours. Exod. 21. 17.. And bethat curfethhisfatheror hismother,¡há11diethedeath. H. Difobcdicncc,wherby we contemrie theirlull commandements. Rom. 1.3o. Difobedientto Parentes. 2.Tim. 3.3 .Noffr:f er,butgentk,nefighter.The finneshereof,are,To make contra&cs ofmariage,w ithout the counfeli& con- tentofthe Parents. Gcn.6..2. Then theformesofGodfinv the daughters refrnen that theywerefaire,andthey t,oke themwinesefall:bat they1rked.Uen,a8.6.9. ,Ind
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