l I I 354 f!.l/ Gomnzentatie "ipon Ch 6 ap. ' ro requite good for euill, in feeking his a- A mcndment,whereas hefought his hurt. And whoreas it may feeme that u fauoureth ofre– uenge, to rcprooue thofethatwrong vs, I anfwer, 1hough many in rcprooumgrcucnge rhcrnfdues,yctthc one maybe.donewithout ' the other; & therightvfe ofa thing is not to ' benegleetcd,becaufeoftheabufethereof• .; . Obu[J, Authorsoflicrcties,fchifmcs,dif· fcntions,arc to baauoyded,Rom.16.17.thcr· , forcnottobe reprooucd. .An(w, Generall places ofScripture,arc to be,e:xpounded,ac– cording to particular limitation in other places: now that generall text,Rom.J6.17.is rellrainedand limJted, Tit. 3.10. AieosdtAn berttikeafteronce ortwice ~rJmonitWn. 'B Ob«tl. Paul commaunds the Corinthi– ans , that without anie more adoc , they fl1ould procccdc forthwith to publique ccn· fureof Excor.nrnunicarion againil the incc· flllousperfon: and as it mayfeeme, without any former reproofc, :.Cormt.s. befides,he commaun0schar we {hould not eate,rhat is, familiarly conuerfe with notOrious pcrfons offcandalous life, 1 .Carinrh. 5· 11. and that wee l110uld withdr~ttw our (e!tses from eutry bro~· 1 ihtr that TMI~cth inordiMttiJ. .1. Tluff''alonians J; 6. An(>". P•uls praCtiCe is not contrarie to Chrills precept. He purpbfed indeedeto cxconununicate the incefiuous perfon , if be pcrGfled in his fin, y<t marke how 1in the nAme, AndhJrhepowm>[OHr Lord;!~[ m {hrifl, C 1.(or.s.4. in wh1ch wordsrhe forme ofpro· cecdiog againll h1m"is limited, and thatac~ cor.ding to Chrifls inflirution, Mallh. 18. rh: nameandpon;er ofC hriff, lignif}'ing theword and infi>tUtion of Chrifl. z. P••idoth plain– ly expound himfcllc in other places, who< his praCtiCe was,in th.r bellalfe,as :.Cor. '3· 1,z. where heligqificth;that bee did not ex· ccrnmunicatevucleane perfons,fornicators, wantons, (mentioned chapter u.ZJ.)before the third adcr.onition;makinghis third corn· n1ingvnto them, in Head ofthreeadmoniri~ Ions,·or witnetfesagainCl them. fornicatours, wantons, and thatthree times before excommunication: and fhould at the firfiexcommunicatc ccrrenotbers, without any precedectadmoaition. g. The' word there vfed, lignilietb re- • '"'""1,, ptoofe.in word,u it is r:aken, Luk. 17. Ifrh; brother{innugarnjlthu,rt~Hkfhim: therefore thereproofe b) ma"], Grof r»MJmentioned, z: Cor. z. <:i, may lignifieas well the grau.e,feri• ous, and effeetuaU reproofeof the Chptch, bywhich the lncefiuous perfon was~cclaimed from bis ,linne, and fo preuented the thunderbolt ofexcommunication, as the,re– all.eiellion out of the Church: and•thcfe words V.I o.If;o• (orgiHean; thing,may as well figmfie rewumg rotofauourand familiarity before excommunication, vpon hia.tepcn– rance,as·refiltutionafter excommunication. 4· Be it graunted, he were Indeed cxcom, municate(as itis moll'probabk beewas)yet benceltcannotbcemf<:r,red., that they did proceedeagain!I him without precedentad– monition. :rbe Scdprure is filent in this point,Therefore the reafon is notgood; Jtis not recorded,therefore it was notpraCtifed. s. Though .the ApoUJecommaun_d wee lhould haue no familiaritic with inordin~re liuors, z.Thelf. 3.6. burrhat wewithdrawou• felues from them, yet be addes withall,thatif tberewere·any amongfhhem that wooldnot obey hisfayings, they fl1ould note him by,a lcrrer,verC14·•nd be exprellycommandeth that they !hould •dmonifh the inordinat1, 1. Thef.s.14.for that w•s his prallifc,aslt may appeare,z.Thclf.J.ThofethAt ge[Hch,that ls, inordinare liuers, we ~xbDrt And comrn'!nJ 6; our LaralifmChrifl,th.r tbrywfll'f:!with q•iet· nefft, Andtttt~their O'WNt' ~read. 1I/. Wh• ""to reproout, , It will befaid, that P•u/threatneth when I he commeth he will notfparerher-t!'f, z.Co. \ rm. t j.z.therefore it fecmeth he was refolued to excornmur.icare them without anie for– mer proceedingagain!! them. An(. When PaH/(aith, 1write to them which battefnned, aNd toallothers, that if Icome•gaine, lwifl~Wt [pare, By aY otbm , hee meaneth not fame which he purpofed to excommunicatewith· out former admonition, (forin writing this Epi!llcto them, he admonilheth t!Jem all to reper.t, Iellwhen he came he would vfefeue· ruic) but thofe which liued fecurdy in the open bteach.ofthe Law,to whom hetbrear. ned to come with arodde, .ifthey did nor a– mend. 1,Cor.4.u. and whom henow againe admonifheth, threatening, that ifheecome the third time,hewill notfpare. Befidestbis, Paul lhould bee vnconllar,r and vnlike bim– (clfe, ifhe lhouiJ admonilh vnd..nperfona, It is a duty which concerl)_eth all m~n,our Sauiour Chrifl [aith,lfthJ brother(inoe agAinft thu,rtproouehim:and ri:Je commandemenr is generaii,·Leuit. 1!). 17. Thoufhaltnoth•teth] brother in rhJ heort, bntfh•lt rebufethimpl(li,n<· , IJ.Now all Chriflia~sarc brethren,(as I baue · fhewed) therefore all men arc bound to r~D prooue theirbrethren,as occaOonlh~J feru.e•. Secondly, all Chrilliansare members ofthe fame bodiewhereofChri!l iuhc hcad,thcre– fotc they areto he!pc and fuuher ooe~nother, as members of the narurall bodie doe: and rbis is done by admonitionand re– prcbenfion.Tbirdly, the bondofcharitie ty· ethallmento helpe their brethlfn in what theycan for theirgood, and therfore(ifneed be)toreproouerhem. And albeit fememay feemeto be vnfit or vnworrhic reprooum of others, bccing tainted with as grear, or greal<t finnes tbemfelues, and focannot can yLJtmotesoutof other mens eyes, they ba– uing beames in rheirowq<JY~tw.eml.lll kn~1~ thadinne frceth none fro)ll this dutie: ID· deede r.one ought ro reprooue, either wirh fcandall
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=