~60 .11 Commentarie -vpon Chap.6. 1 oetle,&c. Thicdly,pcrfonalloc aetuall linncs 1 • A ofmen,Qs anger, hatred, lcaloulie, cnuie, &c. Lallly, outward frailties, in the ad1ons of mem liues 1 (which arc not (eh ofrcmimes of chofethat are fubiect vncochem,but ace hea· uie burdens ro others with whometheyconw ucrfe) as curioufne.tfc ~ niceneifc 1 fluwoclfeJ fdfe-conceicednctle,frowardnclfo,hallinelfe, andfucb like. The two firll forts, arcto bee borne three waies. Firfl, by hauing a hol1 fy•npath~e,and fcllow-feclmg ofthem,rn .,._. pingYrith thof~that IPttpe: and in rememhring tho(~lhoU4reinhonds. d4 tbo1ghwt wn-e h~Hnd wirb thtrll 1 tbofe thAt are inajl,C1ion,46ifwe wn-1 Alf-•Jfi•a,J mthe bod~e, H:b.q. 3. This was P.utrpractlfc,J.Coc.J 1~9. W/;o i.w••~•,•nd B I am not wc4k_e? r~hoUojf'1ded, ~rndlburnenat? Secondly, by bearini wich them in choir wants and infirmities accmding to that of the ApoUie.B•••ewiiJ thew••.k:, 1. Thetf.5. r4.Thirdly,by puung vndcr our fhot~ldcrs, and bearing pareo theburdenwjrh them; m helping and eaGtg of ~hc~n i~ theirnec.effi. ties.Rom.l z,vef. J 3.Diflnbutmgvnto thene– cef!iriaoftb<S,utt,Thc two Jatterforrs (bceing principall' meant in this placc)arc not :o be borne by,ilfemblmgofchem,ocyeclding to them, mtch !ciTe bybolllcring menvp in rhem,or b' partaking with them; For albeit <he aduJerer nod vncleane pcr{on would gladly oakeC~nlla baud, thethiefewould C make hm his ceceiuer: and many there ace . who ,.ould beecontent to fhiftotf theirlins, io w~ole, or in part, and Jay them vpon the n,w!Jersofochers: yer in Gods caufe and quarrciJ, inmattcrsoHaith, we arc not to yeeld a haices breadth; Mofa told Ph<raoh, that hrewould not /e;~su (o much tU a hoofebe– hir;dl;im,Exod. ro, 2 6. And PAttlwouldn9tgiue p/.rcrto Peter .tnd tbemthAt werewith him, no ~otfor A mom~nt, thAt the trmh of the Gejju/1 might continllt with thrm, GaJ,z.s. They mufi Ram. •1· '· rbereforc be borne by disbucdeningthcm of and 15· 1 • rhcm,bygentleand mild admonition; or if rheycannoc be rodroWed, bybearingand toJ– Ieratillgofthem,ill paffiogby the, as though P wee did nor peccciue them' foe as Salomon rou.t9.I 1 ' fai rh,ft Uthe g!orieoft~ mAn topAjj( t7 infirmitie: D orlallly,by praying forthem, Forifwe fha!J breake the bond ofbrothcr!y Jouc, & Chn– Uian focietic, by reafonofthcfcorfuch like in6nrities, which~·ecfeeto be in our bre– thren ;wcwalke norinloue,io thatwcbcare notcheicburdms, asrhe Apolllccoll!maun– deth in this place, and Eph.4. •· Suppcrtont •nother,through!Me.And fucely,rhis is a moll necctTarie precept, ofgrc:at vfc and confc– quence, in the life of man: for except wee hcareand tolerate the frailties ofmeo,in pa[. r.ng:by them in fu:h fort, as! hauefaid,it i• impoflibJe WC 010Jd Jeade a quiet,OrCOIIlfor– rabJe hfein any focieric, We mull feckefor a new world, or jeauingthe fc!Jo~lhip ofmen, hetske our felueatoCome folitarie defect, as (undrie E'reHJitn. and Anchoriru hauedonc, becaufe they could not (by reafon of their froward &wayward narures)digell the mani– fold inconucnieoccs which they faw to be a– mong{! meoin publikcfocieties, This duty therefore ofbearing one anothers burdens, albeit ir be difficult, yetit mull beprad1fcd, efpec~ally of thofe that are llcoug men in Chcitl : for as inacchitedurc, allllonesare not fit to bebide in euecy place of the buil– ding, butfomcbclow, as the fundamcncl.JJ and chiefe corner lloocs, to bearc vp the we1ghtand burden ofthe building; others a– bouomthewall, thatforhewholc building maybcficmoandcompat!inltfclfe: Som the Church, whichisthe houfe of G0 D, (where all bclecum arel1ucly !lones, built vpon Chrill Iefus the chiefe corner llone, bearing vp the whokburden, euen all the r.Pcr, '•!• infirmities of the Church: ) _thofc du eore ilcong muCl fupporr the infirmities of the wcake , that fo che whole huiiJing beeing compact-and knit together, may grow\·p to a holy temple in the Lord. For orherwife the whole fcameofthebuilding mullneedes be dilfolued, and come toaruine. It is acorn~ moo prouccbe amongll the Italians, tbt H4rdwirh h~trd, ntutrmak..ts4 JocdrraO : By JCurocon which is fignific:d, th~tas tloncscobbled vp 1 ilb~:~1 1u: one vponanother, Without morter toeomM Iio. bine them, make but a tottering wall that may car.Jy befl>aken ;butiftborc be morter betwixt them , yce!ding to the hardnclfe of cbellones, itmakesrhe whole l:kcafolide continued body, !ltong and liable ; able to endure rhe flrockc of the ramme, or the fhotofthecanon: So that focictic, where all areas l11ffeas ilones,whichwiJJ notyeelde a haire onevnroan other, onebeing as fa(}, as froward,as halliea!lnother; cannot bee firmc and durable. But where men are·ofa [oft, ayeeldiog,and tclcntingnarurc,giuing place to the fllffenelfeof othcu, and ycelding to the t<mpell for arime, that foci<tic is compaCt in it [eJ(c, and (ocannot but ccntlllue, btcaufe one dcth bcacc the inficmi· tiesofanorher. Doell thou therefore fee thy brother ro beouertaken willl fome r.nne, or to be oucrcurious,very frowacd,<oo felfc. conceited, abounding in his ownc fcnfe,exceeding hallic,&c.beace this infirmitie new; and fo hee'(perhaps) may bearewith chee in the hkecate,an other rime: ocbcarethou with his cucioulne!Tc, he wJ!J beMcwith thy dulnclfe:bearc"ith h1Sfickleneo,hewil bcare with thy f10wardnes: bcarewith his l)aflioes, hewill bcarewith thyfclfe-conccitednes.For it is to be obferucd, that the Apollle faith not,thatthofc onclywhich arc llrong,thouid bearethe frailtiesofthe weakc, but chatboch Clrongand wcakc fl1ould beare oncanothers burdens, it beeing a mutuall and rec1procall duty impo(ed vpon all, bccoufc thercrs none (ol!rong, butoncrimcororherhcmay flip, and fall, and fo n<ay lland 10 need tobe fupported cuen ofrhewc1ke: the palfie man be.. wg ..
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