\ 350 . rU! Commentarie -vpon Chap.6, ~;":.~!i~~,h . le is fun her fatd, wee.muU: r~~o~c in th~ A flronger, by how much gr_ace is a O~r 11"~"-.~'~"~n,iir.; fPmt of ~ctkenr~. The word JP~~~~ ts added, ~and, then nature : therefore Pllui would :'J,l~~~~: becau\e tr procecdes from the Sp~rttofGod, nauevs rdlorc one another in rhc fpirit of f'JtlO~. • who ts oath the wcrkcr and conunue.·r theremcckncJle,becaufewcarcbrethren. Nay,por~ Oecumcn. of: as on the conrrarie,. the JPirit of it;a/fJttfh:, Cons excommunicate, are not to b~eaccoun· Nu,ub. 5. 14. rh~ fP''rit·of errour, 1. Iob.4. 6, red as encmic~,but to beadtuonifhed as bre~ I l , \ \ I ·I I \ the f!nrit ofvncle•n.,el[e, Zach.13.z. theJPirlt-J thren, z. The![ 3· 1S· Thereafonwhy men gtddm:j]c, lfa. t 9· 14, theJfrmt of ~umbcr,l[ay vfc no more mildenc!fe in their reproofes,is, '9·'9·arefotearmeJ,becaufetheyproceede becaufe <hey forget themfelues to bee bre- ;rum a wJCkcdfpirlt. Soqnickc mouons,fudthren,orconfider not tbat they haue to deale don pcnnrbauons, ilrongaf!ethons,procee. with their bwhren: as Iofephs bcethren,who Jmgeuher froal!he Splnt ofGod,or of Saconudermg hmus an enemy, faid one to aran,arctcarmcd by the name ofJPirit.Hcnce notber,Beholde,thUdrtt~mercomes,ccmetherewc lcarnc, that the holy Ghofl is author, nor fore let 'lll ~i!i him,Gen.3.7.v.19Jzo. But when oncly ofmu~nejfe,botofall fantlifying grathey conhder him as their brother they lay ces,and thcrforciscailcdtheJJnritofmfedome, Come, a»d let vs (e/J hJmtothe 1/hm~e/it(J_. llnJ & vnderflanding;th,·JPiritofcorm(el & firmgth; B let HQ/DHT hAntls6eevponl;im,f()r heeU oHr bn· thefPirit ojl:_no"/":ge,&ofthefc.re oftbe Lord, ther,andOHr jlcfo,v.>7. lfa.11 .z. Secondly,thiS teacheth vs, thlt all Thefecond reafon, is in thefe words Co•- cruc vnwcs arc u•rought only by the opera· (:dering fhJ folfe, left thou Alfobe tempted,' And tion of Gods Spirit in vs: for rbough rberc tt is taken from the confid('ration of our bed1ucrfit1c;;of gifts, yet it is thef.unefp1dr, owne e!tare, that weare(ubicd: eo f~Il into, 1.Cor,I1.4and rhcrcforc the vcrtucsof thC' and eo f~lJ intotcmp:ation,4s well a~ mhers: H~arhcn arc burglittcringfinncs, and thcrfore we ought to dealewith rhcm in Thirdly,that when we fee the gifts orgtaall mcekenes,as we would be dealt wichall in c:sofGod 111 our[clues or others,we retumc rhe like ea{c. The words are bJdedowncby all the praifcand gloric to God, from whom way ofadmonition or aduicc,and they carry tbcy proccede, :fcrib1ng nothing to our a doubk fenfc: cythe.rthus, Co,Jidtrinu thy fdues. felfe, that is,looking to thy fclfe 1 h/1 tiJP::'-.![o .Fourthly, tbis01cwe~ to whome weemu!l 6~ttmptcd, that i!f 1 1cfl thou offcnd,and linne, h.me rccourfe in our need, namely, not to rhc in bc~mg too feuere accnfurcr of thy brow virqincM.lr~e,nor any S~int(who fh.nd in as rher, in rcproouinr; fin with finr.e. Or thus, great need ot thefauorot God,asour felues) C C•nfidcrthy{c/fe : that is, thine owncfrailrie, but to God alone, who is the fountame of bow thou ma1il eamy be ouerr;ken with the grace,Icr.:. 1 3· fame,the l1ke)or agreater finne, fccing thou \ Lafi ly,m that the fpirit isfct before meek· ma1il be taken in rhc Diucll• fnarc, and del nc!lc,it Otewestharthe Spirit of Gcd isprecemcdwith hispleafant baites, as well as he l f~ntwith h1s graces, tomfpirc them, roehewas : therefore dea!eas miJddy wirh him,as nlh, and mcreafe them. Therefore thecom· thouwoulddl othecs 010ulddeale merciful· maundernent,ji];<enchnotthejpi,it, '· The!T. Jywnhthee.Here PaHiforbiddeth vs notto 5· 19. is to bee obeyed, ifwee will retainethe confider the actions ofour brethren, for we graces of God. . are to confider one an orher; Firl1, thatwee I Thus much oftheJuty. The reafonsvfeJ may auoyde rhe.contagion ofeuill exampler by the Apofile, to enforce tl11sduty, follow Mark_e them.. ddrgcnt!J whtch ca11(e di111(ion, to beconlidcrcd, andrhcy arerwo. Thefirfl andoffenm, Anda•oyde the111.>, Rom. 16.17. IS implyed 111 theword Brethren] which is of Secondly,that we may beable toreprooue & great force to per£\vadevs to vfc rnoderati~ cenfure them. Conftdertht mattcr,conjult,a~d on,lelllty,andgentlenes. Abrahamcould vfc giue(CJ>ttnce, l11dg. 19. 30. Thirdly, chat wee no Urongcr argument ro pacific Ut, then D may followtheirgood('xample,look_eonthlm ·rh is, Let thrre beno ffrife bttwetntthreand me, whicbw~tl~e[D,IU}~haut vsfor exAmplf,Phtl.j. ! orwe arebrftbren,Gen.q.8. MofesvlCd it as 1 7· Let vs confider one tmoth~r, to prDMk,_e-~.·nto amotiue toaccord t\1.'0 Ebrewes: Sirs, ]t' are lou~. ~tnd togoiJwork$1, Hcbr.1o.z4. But hec vrerhrrn;wh;docytullvrongonetoarlltherlACt.. wouJd hauc vs c:fpccially ro co11fidcr our 7, 26. For it isa n.ame that tilofewhomena· felues,that by the confideration ofcuro.,ne ure hatb fo nccrely comoyncd)OIOuiJ bee fo weakcnes,we.miglit learnc~lorc mild~cs tofarre disioyncd in afFection. But the rea(on wards othersmour repr0ofes: for feemg \l'C bccingtakcn from fpiritua!J brethren, fi1ch Cland in need ofmc.rcy, wee ought to dcafe as arenotoncly6rcthreninthfjlefo, but alfoin mercifully: andfeemg God forglUerh nmltheL.rd, hauing tile fameGod for their Fa· numerable Gnnes, weougilt to forgiUefearhcr, the fame Church for their mother, U('fl tirnes,yeafeauentJetJrucsfcauen times: / Chrifl for their elder brother, beeing begot· feeing he forgiu~th vs ten thoufar.d talents, rcn by the fame immorrall feede, wa01~d by weoughtto forgmea hundred pencc,Mdlh. ! the lauer ofone new birth, conglutinate by 1 8.;z, 3 3· Obuet. The PhanfJe conudcrcd thcfioewesof the fame faith, nourifhed by himfclfe,whcnashefa•d, Lord,lth•n~e. thcc, rhc.mdkc of the fam e word; is(o much the rh.tt 1amnottUothermm,thru, Andthus, or like 1 . ~~I
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