\ 356 . . A Commentarie 'lipon Chap. 6. V. If ir may bedone_morc conuenient~y A ?our,yct for_ as grea_t as thar(ifnotagre~terJ; and profirably anorhcr wne, 1t may beornlt· rnanother kmd: thrs n'Onncrof reproo~ipg wl forrhc rrmc. Excep11n thcic fiue caie•,he IS mroyncdbyS,P•ul, when he faith, conftde-1 thatdoth not rcproouc his brother,is guiltie ~ing thJfo!fe.l~p t4ou a!(obetempted:aodaman ; 0fh1s Gnnc,Lewr.s. r, "ro confider himiclfein threerefpech;in.re· l V.P01m./nJ'rh4t m~nnerare me" to be re~ gard ofthe timep4{f,pre(ent ,and tocome: mre-: proo~cd! gardof1hctimepaft , that hec wasas wicked, Tne manner t_o {jcobfcrocJ in re prouing prophane,and graceleiic as anorher:y~atbat , I will lay downc "' rcnne rules, . he was (as 1he Apo(He fpeakcrh) d.rken.ef!'(,: I. A man mult 0>reproouehJS brother,a._ andrhcch•lde of wrath M w;~U.JI' others: Pa1il/ chatrt may be moH forrhe aduar1cemenc of fl1ewes th~forceof thisconlideration when! Gods glorje, bc{l forthe win01ng ofhim to he phfwadcs mento be foft and ocntl~ fl>~\V•/ God, & lea(! to the dcfammg ofhimabroad ing all mecknc!fc to all m~n;,-a ~cafon taken 1 totheworiJ: and rhatir may nppeare vnto from theconfideration of our.'owne frailtie$ ' hirn, that hce doth ir.ofloue(aiming at no- B and Gonesio <ime pall: For{faith he) ,,. wr' r)1ing bulJ,1is~ood)notofanymalicious hu. fe!ue: 41/o wer~mtimtJp~tfoVn'R'i/e ~ di(ohedtent, mour, or fimflcr affeCbon of rC;u~ngc, or decwu.J,forut":, tlu!uj/JtJnddiuersple>l{ilrts, /ivaj.nc g_lorie,&c. and charthis may be done, mngipm~tliciofljh~fffaJ1dt11H~.~hatefiJ!l ar:d h(ltwo thmgs mufi be practifcd. FirU, he that ti_ngone"vothco,..::ri't.J. v... z:.~~J.n regard of the reproouech_ano~her, mt~(l pray rhat God tn7}eprefont, that he i~ bur...UtallC.man, readie! wouldfogUid~lus tongue, and n)pouerhcoto fall eucry moment , that ht is not~ble o_(t ·<hers heart~that hisreproofe 'll'Ybeprofita· himfelfe ro thinke the leafl good thought, blevnto h1m:lor Without Gods bleUmg our nJUch le!fe to rcfi!l .thclcfl temptaticn, and ai)monirions arc bu1 , words fpokc:n in the rhat whatfocucr,hc is,heis out of himfelfc,by win~e, r.Ioh.$.J6.f{at1Jf'chw ~ro!lmftnne • grace in Cbrill, as Pat~l(a!th, B]lhegrace of (in_nc.that Un{J.t'i(!JttJ death,/rt bim praj; '&c. Se~ Gldd IAm,tbi.lt l·am.So that we(e it nor for this conaly , we rpay not traduce'htm 'to Others, pre~entin~·andcoop.era:tinggrace, be would! eHher bcfore.oJafterow•rcprqo(c,. 1.Pet.4'. Jail mto as great ~norrniticsas other men. 1nl ~-This rulclsgcncrall:thcre(lfullowjng ace 'regardofth<time to come·,,-Conftd<r thy (clfe,' I!Jf!ic_fpe~iaii~ ._,,:· itft tho-s alfo 6f tempttd: remember Pa~tls II I. Euery rcproofc mu(! bee .groundc'd tern, 1. Cor;:ro. H. Let himthat tbi•k!lh hce vpon a CC[<aine knowlcd~e efrhefaultcnm- C•(lendeth,rakfhudleflhefaN : for if thou hafl Aut[omu~ 1~1ittcd. For wee mzy not go~ vpoa priuare ') ~n'or.bin ouertakcn \\jth the l1kc tin, ycrthou :~; P~ffi:~1 ~' (411l)iiesand fqppofes, or Hyrog reports and ~11a10 be hercafcer: therforea9thou wouldeO nn.,dfe ru~nauu blazed abroad: nohorVponve.be. . l nauc orhers tO·bee compaffionare towards quorlh1c mcnt (u(pirJon~,orllrong prcfu'mptiOS,Dcur. ' thee,iffhou.,vercin t!1clJ~c cafe; (o becrhou dt. Ij.vcrf.14.foriofo doingwe fl>ail bucolfend : I ro them. Thenotobfcruance of thi.rule, is tbcp~rric, who knoweshu11fclfe to bcinno-· 1 lthecauferhat rhercare (o many c<:nforioos cenr oftllecrimc cbietled, andpur:ehafe to1 C11tou , fo ..many fcuere Arif!11rchi of other ourfelues ablotofmdi[crctidn~in being zea.' Jpens aCtions, fo many that arcfharpc.Gghlou• withom knowledge, Thcrc.fbre for (e-i ; tedand Eagle;eyde,in fpying mow in orher crc'tGpncs,men arenoc eo be:·~proouc:d~ , J:eJ i mens eyes: and as blind as moles, er bccrles, erer I cali<hofethncareknowneonlj to God, in d1fcerolng the great beames that are in and theconfcicncc ofthe doer:oronely,ta 0· 1 JheirownaeyeS. , · ;hcrs,but not to vs. This was·practif~d byS•.\ 1 , ' IV.Itis V:ery rcquifiteand cxpedient,that Paul, Gal.z.14- who rcprooqed not Peur,till l thereproouer b<.e not tainted with thefame, hee wasthroughly informed of hio offence.:I ! rqrrhel1ke:f'!ult.wbich he rcprooueth in ano– which condemnes the common praClife of D ther, IeO it·h~.faid vnto F:im, Ph]ftiancrm the mulutude, whocenfure and reprooue O· , th)fe!fe, Luk.4.13.ln that thou it~dgcft Another, thers, fpccially.f'ublrke perfons, as Magi. , thou condcmnefl thJ[d[c, Rom.z.v.r. There. Urates aod Miniflers, vpon falfe reports, or. fore Da•idfaith not i Let the.wicked [mire wickedfurmifes, when as no accufarion may JD< ,-orlet himthat is a•dcepe in fault as my be admitted againfl fuch, vnder two or three .fe)fc r~prooueAJle: but Ltithe nghreomfmzte wirnetfcs. 1.Tlm...s.2o. Yetamanmayrew ! me,forthllti.utbenrfit, andlnhitb r~rooHemt~ p~ooucvpon credJblcinformatlon, as P~tul tb4tfoal/ha&aprrtifiHI oJie: shat [haf111o;_ bee did rh.:: Corinthians for their c;ontentions,; lflmtingtomJhead,Plai.I4Ji\".,.Foralbeum grclundinghisrcproofe vpon rheteport of ·n·gard oftheocproofe irlclfe,it benoc gr<a<· rhe hou(e ofCior,r.Cor,r,u.whichhebeleely matcriall, yer ir isnotfoe~pedrent,nor lb uedeo be true in part,t.Cor. 11.18, Ifthe re. profitablein'regardofther,eproouer, '· be-, poHbenot certaine,we mull onely reprooue caufe hefecmeth vnworthie to reproone anhypothetically,and not peremptorii:Y. other,who isto'ber<prooued.~lmfel fc,bt1ng ·: llI. Io repro<>Uiogothers,we rnuflconI as deepcin faultas'any : >.becaufertwrll hce ( fiJcro~rfclue•, fpccially our owne weaknes, thoughr, 'that h.ee•·hich maket·hnoconfer- ) and beginoc <he reproofe in our felucs 1 ifnot ence ro rcdre!fe him(dfc,wrll not be fo reody fortbc fame fault we reprooue in our neigh. to redo:~ime orhcrs,olloueto then perfons.or hatred
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