Chap.6. theJi,pi~le to the· q alatians. Dat~id, whofe eyes powred our nucrs ol watCrs, bccaufe men kept not GodsLt"e' l'f•lme 11 9· verfe l 36, and< ht, who vc"· 1 ~d.hts.righcotousfoulc, infcc1qg11nd hearmg th'e abj10mmatwns of the SodouHCcs, 2. /Nt.,.:z,vn-fe 8; Forro e.<pound thefc words I I(J4f.ainftthee) thuu bcmgpr1uie to it, Is farrc rom·tfle meaning of the TeNt'; ncirherca1i ,the phfafe be lhewedmthor fcnfe. ' ' firll cxcolhrnuntcarc,rhem., o( ycdilrpend themJ3nd (o anCi.vtrably, hecommaun::Jcth TiuU ,, that heei113Uid reboke the Creri~trJJ {barpefy, or prm(efy, f01:_ thm n':ra~l~ lying aod'ldlen<lf<, Tllttt ..,,_., 3· Gfirt(lidenl~th 1 ndtpardon 10 then; lh.~fall by·recidmiuicn, burlvould hauc~owftng•een, noronly tdl fe.. UCO tlnJCI , ·but trlffcaUerttit! times fcauen timorr·and Paul fpcak<S indefinitely. in this pl~ce, ili'at we lhouldrej/m.him thatfalleth by oct4flQN intoatl) offmc~;·not (pectfymg'how of– ttnwe nJOuld for~ooe:. 4· .wee mu!ldiflon– gllllh betwixtthcMJgoftratesfword, and the keyes ofthe·Church·: notonous offindours when they repcnt,ar.e to.bi recciued into rbe bofome of the Church, as fi>llnes>of the Church :yet fo,r allthar,rhcy may, nay they oughtto be pun1!hcd by the magifhate : as the good th1efe (albeit amcmb'e'rof Chr1!l) yet IUC!Iy punW1cd f<>r 1 hisoffcnce. 11, For~h•tf.tr,1t.JmttfAre iHfllyto /Jere. 1 Now that m'I.) arc to bcc.reprooucd for knowne finm:s 'committed agamfl God,. of ~hatnature,,qualwe, and·con:.!moo foeuer they hee, belide' the former reafons, 1t 1s manifeCt, Lmsriozu 19:r7··Tbou foalt not hate thy hrothrrirJthmehc4rt, b1111h'ou/halt pl-air.IJ & rebuk._thim. A11djha/snotfuff~rfimutord"'fvpon him. TheretO-reaman istob'cc reb.ukeJ tor euery finne.·The:ApoUJ~Jwbcrdoruer ht<e fpeakelh ofreproofcs , ncuar rellramcs 1r to one kinde, ..bur extends 1t ro.aii knowne finnes. I.CorYlths. hec rcprooucs rhe mec. fl:uous perfon_for htsincdl, andcxcarnmtJ· Oicarerh him bccing impenirenr. So m tnl',. place, if a ma» lft.fai!Jn by OC(:.JJ{itm inro am e. of– {tf!ce, hcfai(httor, this·orrhatotfcncc, but ih generall, into any offmce, whether m'hft or doCtr-ine, by eulllexamplc, or orhcru;lfc, · agalflflrhefirU orfecondTable. Yerchis)s f<.. to bee v.nd-erfloode, as thar lllltH'fc, a'ild ~roogs offered Vi, are·nor ro bee excluded . . forcueq for them alfo,arc inen robe rcpwp– ucd. lt1s rhoporpofe·o(our Sawuur ChnH, · prooucd!• .J ' " - , • Mcn:areto bc·reproued fot eut:ry-~nowr.e Urine:- ThiS is m:tni'fcf.l from the end.of re· proofes;whlch ts, t~c ga1~1ing of?ur bfoth.~r, that·he pcri01 norit11 fus hnne: l!"lUt euery tin isoffhti narureandquality, that it bringeth dCathjbceingnot repentcdbf: thc.rctOrefor cber-Y'fih a man tsto'Ocreproofl(f~, Sccond– ly,Utir Sau10r dochnor reflrau1lHh1Sprect;pt tOp·riuarc tniuries~bccaufe tn thaecafc we arc !o follow another rule. Re/ifl•owan. Bhj[e andcHrfenot,7J(}goodt9them that ~Ate)OH,(;}'·c, Thirdly•"" extepdcd to enery·hn, becaufe C }J.fathtn• J 8•. tb~icad'l rhts very point, for haumgiaught, Matth. -1S.vn/t 6. rhatnonc fhould otfend.t)r fcandal1zc his broth!{!'; -in the tenth verJe,bc: 01eu·es ~,~,~fiat is eo be done, 1fany man d1d·offend hisbwthcr, by mm r~og or wrong•ng.hun: tO\\~'t1 ' tharhc1no teproouchim. H. lli m•keth him.thar (of; ' fered rhe wrong a wi~neffe, ,nOt an accu(er, when he faith, If he heareth'ctnar;tak_cyctwirh. ~heeone ortwo·, that b] iht mauthqf two ot t hTet s>itnlff<s,et~tr]Wf)rdma]htconfirmeJ.,MiZt J S. 16. Hcc biddeth him take ontcrtwo , that fu lt may beconfirmed t7 the tcf11monic, not he wlfich rtnneth 4gnlh!l God ;orthcwhule Chureh,tinneth alfo iga1nU thee,hnd euer1e parclcularmembcro~rhechurch. For·euery Chrifiiao ought more to be atfedcd.for the finscommirted againfl God, or rhe bodtcof rhe church, rhen forthofecbar arc pcrfon•l lyand diretllyinttnded or doneagainfl huu felfe: therefore ChnC!•ipeakorh nllri-o'tlely'of Gnnes,as thex a1 efwu'irewrongs,tnmrles,or d:lmagc,:but as they are dtfhonorabJe to rhc maiefheofGod, fcanJal0us to rhe Church, perrlitidU9to him t'harton1m1rted rhem;not onely is they offend hun aga10fl whnn>they' D are committed, Ir w·,IJ hee oboetlcd, •ha: Chri!Js commaundemcnt '1s tO bee v·nder· llood ofrhofethat wrongvs, when he {aith lfthyflrothtrjimu ag~tinflthce. I anfwer, tha.r phr3feand formeoffpeech (again!l.}h") os not mdnt ooely of ~riuate wrongs otfc:red vs, (as! haue f•ide) bur of any tbne com– mtttedagatnfl G 0 D: for ineuery knowne finne, we are in afort wronged: firC!,becaufe wee ought to becfo·zealcus of the glorieof God,thar we ought to be more grieuedwhen menfinncagain!l GO'D, thmwhenthcy Gone againlt vs ': yea , wee mufl make Gods quarrel!, ourownc quarrell. Second– ly, becaufe hewh1ch fillnethin our prefcnce, doth, or ar the fe!a(! ousht to offend vs, As Eie<.ecbiah was'ofl'<!h'ded when qee heard rhc blafphcmiesofRahP,e~ah, z.Ki~~· 15'-l.and t>fOOC Or [WO'' ~but ojtiJ!O or thtcce } therefore the partie otfcnde-:i is one·of r.trC wirnetft.S. !I I. If it were onlawful! to roproouemcn for iniuries offered vs., .wbac ·cuurfc lhould \ hee rake that is [ecretly wronged ,' none becing prmie to the wrong bur hin,fdfe, and the pattie offending? Thus men would bee imboJdcncd to finne, fecing they could ! by no meane••beccontrollcd, andfomen mighr (rutlrare the Cornmaundernent of I Chr1lf. I adJc further, that he which is iniu; red, is firt:.:r to reproouc htm that 0ffered rfle 111iurte then any other. I. Becau(c the of- J feoce, bothfurfubfian~eand circumftaw;e 1 1s betrcr knowne vmo h1m, rhen to anie o– •her. I I. Boc•ufethe rep(oo(e(in alllokeil-~ hood) woll takerhe better place u·hcn asrhc 'uffcoder !hall hauccoalesot fir~ h"pcd vp· ,on hos head, ~~;en hcn>all fee, rhattbe p•rrr \ wronge-d IS <:fchrous of his good, aod re~d1c Gg 3 ro.... ·•·
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