Augun.fcr. 'tJ,dcvcrbis ApoA:.Beda inbunc Jo• cum exA".. gun. \ Chap.6. the Epijlle to the qatatiam. 361 ·mg lick~, bad his ourden (rowit ,his bed) A {Mtm,tobeare allaffiiaion~fortheir faj<w borne, but beeingrellored ;tonId helpc to as Paul faith he ~Id fouheChur<h, t, T1m• i>eore anorher mans burden :foifthou bearc •. 10. Thtrdly, afr•tnbl<4, to bearewrongs, another mans burdenthat is weak,when hcis and put vp iniuries at their hands,as hce did, tlrono hewill be ready to bearethine,ifneed beeing 0Jarucfully entreated, at Ph>l•ppi, llorcqul~. God commaunds, that if we findc ned, fcourged, &c•. This mull bee confideour neighboro beail lyingvnderh1s burden, red of vs all, bur fpec1ally of fuch as w11l we muil lifrhim vp: how much moreought g1uea man as good as hee brmgeth,who are we to help our brethren lying vnder the burbut aword, and a blow: a he,and a ilabbe: a den of finnel Therefore the Urong arc to wordandawrit:!uchascannotbearccoales, !upport the weake,and the wcake mull(vpon (as tbey fay) nor brooke anylirtlewrong,nor occafion)fupport the ilrong:as in thearch of mdure any fmall frailty 10 their brethren, a budding, one lloncdoth bearc mutually, The!emen muil remember, that m 6earmt. rhoughnotequally, the burden of thereil: coales,that IS,mfulfcrmg,and forbearing,rbq or asHarrsfw1mming oueragreatwatcr, do benpevp <Miesof fire "'f"' thmbeaar,(as PaHI cafe one another, in laying rhciir beads one fpeaketh,Rom.r :::o.JasalforharGod dorh vponrheback~ofanother,thcforcmoilthat B beare with them In greater matters, euen batll none to fupport him,chagiog his place, when they wound him with their oarhes, Le· and relling his head vpon the hindermoft. Llltlcus •+· 11, andg1ue h1m thelie rhrou~;h Thus in a fam1Iy, the husband mufl bcare vnbolecfe, r.Ioh: ;.ro,ashcebarct~cmanwirh theniceneo,andfrowardncsof his wife: ncrsofrhclfraclllcsin thewildcroellc, That the wife with rhe failnelfc,or haflinclfc ofher Chnil, whofeexample weare tofollow,batb husband, Thole Magiflrates,and MinHiers, borne ourrn{irmllur,ECa.;3. anddorh M{etb,m which arc too colde and backward in good ;h~t lrlfffeii,IJndare hcttr1ie ladm}Ylatth. IJ.2 8. rhmgs, muil bcare with rheouer great heare, and therefore wee treading in his fleps, muj/ and fcowardncs of their fcJiow-magiflratcs, forbcareonellnother,andf(}rgiueoneanothrr,rfaor fcHow·mini!tcrs: and thofe mull beare ny man haue a qtl~trrc/1 ag4inft another, euma-~ with them againc, fecingboth aime at the (brijljorgauevs,Colo!T.;.r3. Thus,ifwhen fame endc,the edification of the Churcb,and we fee any fin in our brother, we reclaim him the good of rbe Common-wealth. Thus 111 from it,byreproofcs, exhortations, admoniGods prouidence Lutber and MdanE/h"" tions,weareGodsinflrumenrs,to(.uea[ou/e were happily ioyned together, and did beare fromdwh, ~~nd f•docouer 11 multitude1 fnnes, wtthone another, LH/her with his foftneffe, C euen before God, lam. s. zo, And 1fwhen A1e/.,E/honwitb hishaflmeffe; hec with his wee perceiue common frailties in our breboldneffe,becwithbis rimoroufneffe: UW.- thren,welhaiJJnot flandtoomuchvpon our lanE/bondid well temper the heate and zcalc nghr, but lhallyecld vnto them in bearing, of Lutberwirhhismildenelfe,bceingasoylc forbeanng, and(orgiuing, wee {T:aU coucr a to hisvinegcr; andLutheran the other Gde, mu!tttHdc1finnu,I.Pct,'f.S, did warme his coldncffe, beeing as fire to his Thus much touchingtherule. Now I profcofenneffe. Thus the Apoille commaunceedeto the reafon,whereby the Aporuevrderh, that"'' (heuld btare ,.,th the infirmities of getb the praaife of this prc<ept, in theft lho[< that are"'"~'· and not fufficicntly carewords,dnd(ofulfil/the Law1(brif/.Ther<acbized in the do<!lrineof our fpirituall liberfon llanderh thus: That which isrbe fulfilty purchafed vnro v• by Chriil, and not to ling of theLaw of Chriil, muil bepratlifed pi'"(' our fdu" too much, but r.tber to of vs: burrhebearingofoneanothcrsburp/ea{eottr neighbottrin thaJ.,hicbugod t"difi· dens, is the fulfiJJingofthe Law of Chrill, catton,R.om.rs.J,:, For amongCl orher pro· D thereforewee ought to beare one anothers pertiesofloue reckoned vp byS.P<ul,J.Cor. burdens, For the clearing of this text, fun13-thisionotthe leall,tl1at itfuffirtthal dJingr, dry things arc to be confidered, v.7. tbatis,allfuchthings as may be borne & J. It may becdemaunded,what theApo• fulfered with good confcicnce, for the good ille ,nderllandeth by theLawoj.Chrifl? An[. ofour brother. For looke as a louer doth Nothing elfe but the dotlrine, precept, or fuller all things in regard of his loue,in three commaundement of Chrill, enioyning the refpeas : Frril, in vndergoing any labour loucof our brethren.lob. •3· 3413 s. A"'"' 1 rhat may be for her good,as Hercules did for comm4undement giru ltmto you,that JeloNeone the loue of()mphale. Secondly, in bearing anotbrr,aJ I ha•e louedyou,&c. And it is all patiently al hard meafure that is offered him one,as if he bad faid, Beareye one anothers forher fake, as Iaco5 did fur the loue ofRaburdens,and fo fulfil! the commaundemenr chd . Thirdly, ininduring any thmg that is of Chriil, who hath after a fpeciall manimpofed vpon h1m : and puttmg vp what nerccmmandcd the lone ofyour brethren. wrong foeucr is done vnto him by her, as Now the Apoille rather vfeth the word Sampfondid for the loueofDalil.h. So ChriLaw, thenCommandement, bccaufe he would fiian charity cauferh vs rofulferall tl1inges. make a clearer antithe/is betwixt the Law~'! Firff,pro fratribut, to indureariy labour,toll, Chrif/, &the law af Mo(es,[ovehellle~tlyvr0': trauell, for their good. Secondly,proprer ged by the falfeapoflles: as ifhe lhould haue_ Hh 1 faid , .. i'r(o~,;pn. Ac1.t,>..l8.
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