3.Booke. Cafes ofConjci~nce. 14-9 ding to theword of God, I will Jay downo in A toreCa~pnas the high prie!t, therecame two fioie R<JI<s. . wimelfea agamlt h101, who affirmed fame. The fir(! is,Ifwe know any gooJrh)ng·by riling of hun, whichbee had fpoken: bm beanyman, whelhervertue,o'"Cl'on, wee are cau(c they chaunged and m1fconUrued his willingly to fpeake of it, to commend it, and words, turmng them toa wrongfenfe, thereglorifie Goas name'iJ\ it, and for it. 'l'hu·s fore 1hey arc called by the HolyGho(l, to Paplaffirmeth, that the'Churches ofi\Io:ra, their pcrpctuail O~ameand reproch,faifewit. wh'l:n they heard the wordwhich·b~·preached nef[u,J.Vlat.16. 90. Againe,the Apolllefaith, giari{iedGodfor him,Gal.1.13, , that L.ue think!sno euiii,I.Cor.J3·5·therefore The fecond Rule; If we knowany eu,ill, Joue takes euery fpeech andact1oninthe betfinne, vice, or offence by any man,' ihere is a terfenfe. time when wee may,and a tiniewhen we may The fourth Rule.Touching fccret offences notfpcakeof it, and that with good confci· ofour neighbour,we mufl fulpend our iudgecnce. For the better keeping of this Rule, ment ofthem. The reafon JS,becaufc loue alfourecautionsare to be remembred. waies hope• the befl, and thinkcs no euill, 1. Firll,heethatwillgiuefentenceofanother B Cor.l3·5· And our Sauiours rule is, If thy maa, mufl in the firll placepurge& reforme brothen ttt/P•ffe "g•i•fi thee, ~rfl reprO<Jue him himfelfe. Tothis purpofc Chrifl comman. pritwe!y, bmveene thee•ndhim, llnd goe no furdeth,(irf/topluck< thebeameourof '"""""!'• ther,ifth.e will preu•ile,Mat.17.15. andthen {hall wee fie cled.refJ, tocii/J om themou Thefife Rule. AgainCl an Elder,rectinenot out of oNr[,r~tbeneye, Mat.?..S· And hee that anaccu(icticmvndertwoorthreewitn_ef[h, I,Tim. 1v111 not doethis,in iudging another,hee con5.19- By anEider, vndcrUand minHlers, Cl· demncth himfclfe,Rom.~.J. ... uillgouemours,aod all fupenours, AndIfwe Secondly,wemullberighllyandrruclyin· mutt not rcceiue, then much letfe may wee formed in the marter, before wee giue iudge· frame an accufation againflrhem. This may ment.ThiswasGodsownpradife,whocame beealclfonfor all infctiours tu learne, who downeto fee, whether the finne oFSodome take liberty to themfelues,tofpeake what eu1l wasantiverableto thecrie,Gen.t8.'1J; they pleafeoftheir gouernouu. '· Thi,dly, our Ioue and charitie mull order The fixth Rule is,conc.erningminillers.Tht anddirect, bBth our fpeech & ouriudgement Spirit of theProphets, is fubtect to the Pro. of others,that wefpeake not of themwithout phecs,and notto priuatc perfons, 1. Cor.•'l· deliberation. For bee that vpon hatred, re· C 31,lndeed priuateperfons hauepower toexa· ports .theeuill bee knoweth by another, is a mine& try their doctrine and mmiflcry: but backbiter. When Doeg the Edomite came, they mullgoe no further: for they haue no and lhewed Saul, thatDauid was gone io the power'to g1ueiudgmenr, eitherof their mini· houfc.ofAhimelech,hec tolde n<>mofe then tiers doctrine,or per[om. T he' d.o.fhine arid the tru1h ; and yet becaufe it procc~ded from maners of teachers,are-fulliect tpthe cenfure an e~ill mmde,thercforc Dauid ac'<lufeth him ofProphets onely. For ex:im'ple: A prluate ofh~tred,backbiting,Oandering,and vhrighman fares,that he may excomnlunicate at hii rcouroelfc,Pfal.5z 1,z. · {>leafure,thofethatfinne,if he jltO'ceed accof. Fourtbiy,hc that [peaks the-euil heknowcs ding to the threedegrees mentioned,Mat.l8'. by his n·cighbour,mufl haue the tellllnbny of But this is in him a fault ; for hte 'n)ufl nei his:o~ne confcience,.to alfure hilitthat'hee i"dge in this cafe,at his o•·nepleafure, but hi'S harh a·calling to doe it. ·" "' · iudgement mull fo!Iow the iudgcfment of,tbi: ,, Now,a.maniscalledbyGod,itlthreetafe•. Church: andwhe'n the Church 'h'ar{igiuen . Firl.l,·when heiscommaunded by ihe Magiccnfure, then may the ptfuaterniuiprocee~e. (Irate, totelhfiewhatheknowetb.Se!:ondly, to cenfure,and riotbefore. So'falth'our Saui·' when ap e01U that is in·his neighbcur,isto be D our Chrifl, M:itln: 1 i 8. 17. If brc h<.re r.otthe r~dr~Ted by admonition. Thirdly,-when ab Church,after tlle'Cf>Urch'hath iud)>ed him)Rr ·· eui)lil to becpreuented, thatitfj>rcadl!ot a· himbrvntlit!ireaJ an p<AthmaniiJpnMcnnr:·" broad to the infectionofothers. n '· " •Here if t·hH~.!!eUion be niaile, how a mani Th.efe caueat·s·obferued,:\vce ·maY fpeake mafwith sood'coufcicnccglueitidgfm~ntof! thc.eUtllweknowbyothcrs,lluly,and_withan hisowne(elfel " · ' ' .o.... U. vpright-confciencel But if they may be con- , • Ianfwer, bj'il!iferuingtwoRtl1es.·-Fir(l-;a ccaled;rather then-a llliln 010Uid blazeabroad man mull alw:iies in the prefence of God, the faults of others, whorcunto bee is·priuie iullge himfelfc! in regard of his linnes, both he oug~t to bee filen~nemembringnl\vaye; of heart and, hfe, "· .Corinth.-i 'i. 3 '· If wee tb,e taxmgof Salomon,that it iath~{,luri< uf 4 ,.,,u iudg!-oisr]ethu, "'" fhou/d ntJ:,beit~dgrd. ["tP,to pttffr6yal9infirmitit,llnrinor total?.! notice 7\ilifthiS nidg_einentofao1an'sfdfe,mufi not1 tbet-.if, kud;(ouos comr •m•ltfllld<"if'[inntt, ·bee partiall,'j{ut fharpclu\'dfeuere, with true Prou.19.11. · ·""' · bumihation and lbwlmetfc ofheart. Forrhis ·.,Ih.ethird Rulev Wb,na rnanifpeech or is'a true groun<!.of all charitableiudgemcnt •C\!onrisdoubtfull, acd m:iy be taken either I · ofoihers, Secondly,before men a man mull well or ill, wee muflaiwaies interpret it io the r:,ppreiTe hisiud~~mentof h'imfelfe, and bee b~rpm. VVhen Chriflwaobroughrbe- (dent: no man rsl:iound eitherro pra~fe, or ---- ·~ _ N 3 c!l1praJ(i;:~\
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