Chap. 6. the EpijlleJo the qalatians. 355 Ccn.-f,9· ·fcandall to others, or wirh hurt and hindc- A 1verebound tofearch outthe parrie,and dif. ranee ofhim that isreprooued; yet no man charge rhe debt) but it is a publikc debt, is exempted from this dory. Foreoery man which wee oweto all: and thereforeiris nor ouohtto be cfeareand blameletfe, fpectally necetrar.r we lbould feeke rhem our.Ifwe difof:pen crimes, rhar fo heemay morefreely charge it to rhofe we meere.wirhal, itisfufliciandfruirfully reprooue htS netghbour; bur ent. S,ANguftin•faith well, Adrmmc<'Dom>•tl4 though Ree be not, yet bee remaineth G1ll mm negbgert inl4icem ptcc~tt~tnojlrllnmq~~<ererJbound rorhe performanceofthis duty. Our doqr~odrtpr.hend<U,(tdvidcndoquiJ corrig"'· Sauioor faith not,that hewhichhtth a beame II.Ifhe hauer<pcoted ofhisfad,he is nor in hts eye, ja therefore freed from pulling to be reprooued,forthccnd ofrcpr9ofe isro . forrhthe moreout of his brothers eye: l:iut, reclaime him; thereforetf he be reclaimed firftc.(l 01 uth< bwmoutofthin"'"""}': and alreadie, rhere is no placeleft forrrproofc: then thoufoalt (<>'topull outth<·mott out ofth) although the Magifiratemay punilh& cor6rothm1J<.Theytherefore arefeuercly tobe red him in regard ofthe common good. cenfured,nay deepely to ~econdemned,who II L A man is notto reprooue, ifhee be fay with Cai•, Am l mJ brothm kupcr? as certainc his reproofewill doe nogood: for thoughitconcerned them not a whit whe- B whentheendceaferh, all things tending to ther heefinke or1\vimme; ,as though eucry the end doe likewife ccafe; thoreforc tf there manwere to lookero himfelfca!Gne, for his be no hope ofamend!t!ent (which isthe end owncbehoofeand benefit, and not vpon the ofreproofe) reproofe is to be omitted; fpeci- . things ofhis brethren,.fgrrheir good I or at ally ifit be fo faere from bettering the partie, chough God ha.d not made cuery man agar· rhar it m.tk~himmuch worfe. Salornon[alth, dian tohi•brorher? The dim caadlelight of Hu.,.hichi•ffrH[/.rhafcorner, gmuh him(tlfe corruptnature,cOdemneth rhc[e meo,which r~prottcb,. and ?t that rtprooHtth 11 wic~edman, rcacherh, that hee which mayfaueand doth pHrchaftth to h>mfdft a&lot, Prou.9. 7. And not,doth in effect as ffiUCh aS ktll Cir Jc(Jroy, theheaddes in the nextvcrf.J?tbHk_tnot aftorThe dutie therfore lierh vpon all,butchiefly ncr,Mf h<hatethu,rtbt~k.•• mfeman & he.,i/1 vpon the Pafioura and Mini(!ers of the '"" thu. And verily it wcreagrearfollyro word: for they are.to enquire intothe liues of fpend labour in vaine,in rcllingthem oftheir men, fpeciallyofrhofethatarecommitted laulu, when our fchooling will not better aodcommendcd to their chlrge·: for which rhcm,but incenfe them more and more: Jr caufetheyarecalled the Lords oucrferrs, or were berterto be lijenr, or to fcparate from watchmen,Ezech.J J.and34· Andifth']d" ' C thcm,then to llirtevp hornets, or to thrufi nor[lrmf_thentbt,.,af<!, hMitth<(ick_<, bindvp ourhands intoawafpes ncafi.It i•wtllfaidof the bro.~m, brinJ;again• tlwwbich "'"' driu<n , one, that he which !hall bcfiow the fecdcsof arMJ,norfuk_eth•t.,hich u !oft,&c. Hn•illrc· . wholefomeadmonitionson {uch curfed and quirehu /lmpe•tth,ir handr. Ezech. 34·v.·-4. vnprofirablc ground, fl>all reape nothing for 1 o.P.,u/inioynes thePa(!ours ofthe Church his paincs,but the thorces ofmockesand reofEphefus, thatthryfhou/dta~hud tuth<mproches; fduu, andtoth<flocl,fsr.hmofth< hoiJ _Ghoft• ltwillbeefaid, the Iudge ceafeth notto hadmadethnnosmfom, Act.,zo.z8.andhee ' punilbtnalcfactours, though they beenor commaundethTimothie, that hefoou/dbuinbetteredby thepunifl>ment;thercforcfeeing P•ntin(eafon andout of(<a{on;tbAthe fhould im· , brotherly correction iscommanded, it mull prooHt, rebuk!, txhort,withalll••g-(uffiri•g and oar be omitted,though the parry rcprooue& doUrine, :.Tim. 4·.~. andTitm, thath<reln•~• be notbetter,ed, butoffended thereby, and and exhort ~>ith all authorlli<, Tit.:. 1$. maqe worfe; Ianfwer,The rcafon is nothing Further, it i!to be obfe<aed,that though hke,for the Judge in puniflling, doth princi· all men are bQund to reprooue their neighpallytntend the good of the comon wealth, bouro ifthey offer.d,yet in fiue cafes theyare D which commeth by chafiifing,or by cutting nor bound. '· offmalefaClours, though th•y themfelues be I. If a man bee ignorant of the offence. notbingbettctcd: but the end of reproofe, is For a man that reprooueth aoothei,mufi be theamendment and good of him that is recerrenofthe fault, othcrwifc.hce dQth purprooued:rhereforc aman may not bereprochafeto himfelfea blot: and priuate perfons ued,exccJ>t it be for his prluaregood,rhough are not to prieintoother mensactions, that the magt!lratemay pumlhhtm 1 in regard of fo they may haue p1atter t'> reprooue,Prou. the common goud, •+·'$- Forweareboundtorcprooue,aowo IV. Reproofe maybe omitted, ifitbec ~re bound ~q·giueaimes: no.w. wee arc not certainethatthcpartie will either prefcotly .bqund in giuing,albtes to fecke fome, to redrelfe his fault without reptoofe: or that whomewee may giue; ifweegiueto thofe fomeotherswilladmomlhhimtherof,whom whome wee.me~to,tha< tlanil<in neede ofour 1t doth moreneerel_v concerne.As the giulng almes,weha~e..doo~ourdury: 'FheltketS in of almes may bee omttted, if it beceriaine reprocfes. Andal!hough repr.oofe be adebt that the parrie that is in wonrwill prouide for wh•cbwee oweour neighbour;•'ycr itisno himfclfe, orrlmhewlllbefuflic 1 entlyt·eleedebt due toany priuateperfon (for then wee ued byothers. ~~==~~~~~~--~~ __..:._________________G~ig 4 V. If Phil.'-4· .. Deverb. dom. fc:rm. 16~
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