.ACommentarie 11pon Chap. 6. comlliM: thus the fttperiours mu(! reprooue A vndcrflandcth not that reproofe whKh is theirinferiours ouer whom they arefet,as the vuercdbeforewirneffcs, but that priuate refatherrhe child, the mafier the fcruam, rhe proofe which is giuen to his face, and notbemagillratcthefubieel:,&c. and rhustheinfehind his backe,bctwixtthem two alone. But riour cannor rcproouc his fupcriour,nor one open finncs arc to be reprooued openly, 1. equaJI anorher, though he doe it \\'ithncucr Tim, s. 20. Themthtttfinne rtbh~ opmiJ·,th~t fogreat nuldenelfe. thereft41/o malfe•re, Which text of Scrip. Secondly, we O~all fit our r~proofc to the ture mull rightly beconceiucd: for it i.s not a offence committed, if in fpintuall wifcdome generallcommaundement giuen to all, (as and dJ(crction wee put a drffcrence betwixt fame hauerhoughr, in allcadging it t<> proue linneand finnc, asthe Apofile tcachethvs, thatthey may lawfully reprocue openfwea· lud.~.zz..:;.Hauecompa/fion on (omeinputting r~rs,:tnd otfcndcr.s,and that openly:) but it is d:Jference:Andothtrfaue withfoa~"e, pr~lling them afpcctaii commaundcmcnt, gi&;en t<. the Paoutofth(fir~. Sinocscommitted of humane flours, or goucrno:ns ofrhcChmch: that 1 frailrie, or through ignorance, mu(l bedi· they thouId reproue thofc ElJcrs)anU fi>ccn· flinguilhed from thofeofmaltce, of pride, B fequently allluch as were conuieted ofany an·Jprcfumprion; both mu[l be rcprocud, crime, by witnclTC,, and that bdorc alln1cn, yctafreradirf.:rent manner:forrhconc mull that is,bc(ore thewho!e Cburch,a;,d not be· bewonne wirh gentlenelfe, theorhcr with forcallmco, ineuery place, and alfembiy, lharpnelfe:theonewithlenity,thc other with where they offend. For we haue no watrall[ (ecuritie: to the onewe mufi come with the in Scripturefo to do.Secondly,this open dl(. pleaCant pipe ofChrif/, tothoothcr with the gracefull rebuking ofmen,will rarber bard''" lamcnrationofJohn Bapzi{f.To theone in rhe them in theirrinnes, thenany way red:aicnc fpiritof£/i,u,totheotherin thefpiritofMothem from fionc.A"g•ljline(airhwell, Pr.p11- Demo. fn. Whcngentlc a,dmonition.wouldtakeno cUirtincipiadifmdtrtprcctltHm{uum, &q:um Oo:11.fcml. place, Chrill rhundrethoutthrears againll vi&correaiorrmlacUpeiorem. Thirdly, they 16 • Corazin and Berhfaida. And <'"lllr)ueatcns might as wellfay,a man is to be reproucd kr (eucritie, when lenitic will doe no good, z. . euery linne, and that openly before all men, Go~.IJ. as for open finnes, bccaufc PAul faith 1~or, ,y I II. Euery reproofe mufl be admini· Them that{inneopmi],rcbuk,ebejorcalimcn,but, fired in finctim~when we may doe rhemo!l themthat fione, rcb,ft!opm!J. Fourthly, the good :.rbcceforeifin wifedome we 0Jall fore· C words depend vpon theformcr verfe, ~>here fee fitter.Qppprtuniti«: to.winne o,ur brother, it is faid, Rrctiuenot an Accujlltilln ~tg4ir.ft 11n wearc to takesbattime,and tq omitthe pre· Elder, vndertwoorthruwitr.efes, and ch~nit (ehtcoqttotpllhim ofhis fau!t,being drunke, followcs, Thofe that {inne,rebttft!openly' thar o'unthe heatc of ht! p~flion, bu,~afrer, when is, thofe E!dersthat finne, and haue beene h~ecom.m<tb to himfelfe, >1 A_bigail dealt firfl priuately admoniOted, and afrcr_thar ,withN aba/,.J,Safll.ZS.For th;.co,~Jmaunde. before.,itnelfes, if they becaccufed by r.·o 'qJentofGod 10uchingrcproo(f,being affir- .' or three witnelfes; then rcproouc them o. matiuc,bmderhnot to allllm<§,blit ondyto_ ,p,nly,beforc al men:that is,heforc the whole 1 t~atwhich iq fp.iritu.all di[cretion wee Orall , Church. 1iuagc the fi:tcfl, both to recbrme hrm, ond X. We p1u!l carefully obferu<theorder >fl\(Je]liscrc'dit. $~/o!"'•fairh, Tlwa ,.orJfPofetdowne by.our Sauiour C~rifi,Matth. 18. •k_enJndtfttimr,Uiik.[apptesofg.f.ld, w.i~hpiEI;tr~t 15. Firfi,}VC mufi triewhether by priuatc r~.., 'if {tlt~er, j>rou.~:5·.11.Now Ifthis be trueo.fa proofeour brotbcrwillbe reclaimed or not; ,~ordfr,qkelJ:in gue time, it is much m.orc if he be, I>'Ce mufl pro~~edcnu furtl)cr ,fq1 truecC~. r~ptQqfc- deliucreJ in duo feafon. .~henwe haueattained the maine end of•ll.re: 7htf.( u1ttmeforaiiJhingt. E<clef. ;, 1, And D proofes,lfhehearethee,thoJI h.j/ wonnerhy brp· furely if cuerythiog thatcommeth to palfe ther:ifnot,wee rnufl tak~ oo~orty10, ,.hich in the w0 rt.l haue·his fetti.mc ,,an.<! opportumay witne(fe t)le faCl, •nd that for fundrie · vltie, reprocfempfl needt hau~·hi.~tjme and cauf~s,the fir(! is giuenbySaint Hierome, vp· fe.afon. ,, . . . on:he place,J'hatthey may wimclfer~or ;o _.I.X. Sccretli!J.nes knowne 9.neJy !<>thee, be allnn,c,for which he is reprooucd,oodth•t orro a few, muG beereprooued Cecrctly, beheisworthily rcprooued for thcfame. T he rwixt thccand·the parry alone:.they mu!! not (econdis laid downcby$. A•g11j/ine, EpiG. ~edivolgcd, but concealed in loue, which ·1o9.to conuincetheparricof!ending,of the :co,uereth a multi.tude of finnes. .,Forif ~hou · aetcommit.Jed, ifhefl,oulditerate <he fame .l:\'1~ offended,.,or ifthJ.brctb~r.hathought •·. againe.Thethird;bYChryfof/omu, Ho01.6.111 gqtifi'Jtbu, go6!1hJ w..ty, .tndb~rrconc:ltdto thy Matth.to.~vitnetTethat hcc wluch rcprcou~s, . .6,rp!her,Matth,5.~3.H· If]lehaue,trefpaffed bath difchorged his duty,ond done wha! in · againfl thee, Qrt~ou b•ftoHght 1g~inff.him,goe him lay ro winne hisbrother. 11 he be reclat- <!nd ;ellhimhUfa~tl{ betwecne hi~!fndthee11/one, mcd at the (ccond reproofe bcfore\l'itntlfcs, Matth.z8.•5· :A.ndalbeitS•I~!ll''"fay,Th4r wemufi proceedcnofurrhcr, butrefithere, openreb11l:.!H 6ttttrthmfecret!O(It,Pr_pu.27.5. p:s be(ore : ifnot, wee mufi rcl.u..: it ro. the yet it makes nothing>gainfitbis rule, for he Church: ifhchearcthc Church, there" no further ..
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