RdOrmin£ eurfdu('S bringsfriri– tiu.lwHdoJm, •·· s s:Cbr.Jl• •l· Hcwtl'l vn– flcrlhnd Gcdsword. Sermon in the ~ount. . ... I Id~- flr:tngers: and the like mufl:cucry fuperiour A \\'ord/orrhc_cdi~ct~i?n ofdods.Cl~~r'~Jml1 ~ I praCtiCe in hjs place. Nowby this order to ?c rcmt:'mbcr tlns dtrecbon , and bbollr tll'fl lO ob(crued in brotlwrly ccnfure, we r:r1ay cahl}' pluckc out the bcamc out of his own~ cic, ~nd 1 fee that the world JS farre wide in the pr;J:C\:ifc then !hall he fee dcarely td rcadc \Vith iud~e~ ! 9 f rhis dutie,foreueryonc rhinkes wcl ofhimmcnt the \-\'ord of God, and to dif( ernc rbc j felfc, and alfo of his tCcinds ::md acquaintance; true way of cuctlaH-ing ·hfc, for the good df j and cher,:.eforc fp:ucs them andwill not ccnfurc Cods people: but if thou come in thy Jim1~·s~ [ them; bur for !hangets, them will he.not flickc thou reade{l: without profir. . eo reproach and to condcmne; bUt this is d 1/; VJe. Ag:tinc, WOlJidcfi thou know thy- j ~~~;vt~~~-; ., prepoficrous courfc, rfwaruing farrc from this fdfc to be the ·childe of God? remc~bcr th_en : at.upti.t.la,._. direCtion of our Sauiour Chriil. ro purge thy heart aad lifefrom <11l hnnc, .tor I _ .Andthcnft,.t/t tho..H foecleare!y t~ caft ollt the thence Aowcth true vnclcdbnding,and there~ I mDte'out· ~f !hJ hrot/Jp-s tit. This is the fruit of 1 upon God will ccrtific thy conicicncc of:hi~l~ the fo.rmcr remcdic; .bycuring himfclfc firfi, a eleCtion and rcconciliaticri; bm if thoulufh::r I man cOrn~ to fee dcercly what his neighbours thy fclfc to liuc in finnc, thou maifi 16ng ,:\'·aite fault is; and how jt is to be et: red and amenfOr this cenifi.catc, and ncucr bauc it. .:.. ... de4.Whcrewc maynote,that outofrheamEd- B Ill, l"'fo.· Many men there be that ,{>ill hcc J ~~~: .. :;ne mcnt of our fclues, followes afpiritua11 gift of • of no rclig10n, becauft: there arc fo rhany :u1d rchp 1 ,. 1 ., iudgcmem: and wifdorrtc, when:by wee fee a~ diucrsopinions abo'ut mattcrsofrcliglon iil the I right lloW to reforme our brothers fault.Hencc -world; and the.reforc riU fomc gcncrall <;::6nnI gather.this gcnerall doctrine, that Rightwif cell hauc dctcm1ined of theu.uth of r<~rgion, d.me and vnd<Yjhvuiing followes the r.formatithey willliue as they doe : but thefe meLl !'(lUll I on of aHJt.#Wife hearts And liiH1. Th~ beginning kno'.v J th:tc they take awroDg-.cotlrfe: l'f.">th.c..y I of wifedome i4 the feart ofthe Lord, Pfal. 11 r. would eom to know:thetvmhofrdigion,~hcy 1.0. cha,t.is, true wifdomc and good vnderfianmull firH rcfonnc their liucs; but while •they' ding CQl"hes fromarcuercntawe of God,in re.. liuc in finne, they can ncucr fee wh.at is g'.riod, gard ofhis word and commandemem: fo Pfal. what is baddc; what is truth, what is fallhood 119,100. I w.umade wiferthenthea;mcient,b; in religion.Ioh. 7· 1 7.lfa•;ma;nvi/ldocmy.fo~ k$rpiPg th; com,.,ndemeot: fir!t DaHid rcforthmwi/l(faithChril!) heefha/1 /zyowoj-r/;odDI. mep himfelfe, and then hec became exceeding [/rl,u, whether rt be of God, or whethn·/ Jfre¥</J wile• .As it is !aid of •Manaffi!, that when he of mJ folfe: where lie plaincly giues ;v.s WV.flrepenced and humbled himfelfe, heo/zyrnothat derlland,that true iudgemencofreligioCl! roes thtLordwasGod: "nd afrer Nabucharbm:.ur C fromobedie'\ce vnioGod, This is tlior.i!g1n: was humbled, hi! vnrkrftanding.wau<Jtoredto way to reforme an Arheiil: firl!,to bringhinno him, Daniel 4- 3r.•for, Godteacheth the h1m1ble obediencc.And in a.word,.whofocucr rhooi1\:i\ hu waiu ,t>falm. '5· 9l The proud man is he that wouldell in thy calling, w)utfocuedtbi , · th~tbuilds vp his finnes with polls and beams, pleafc God,and doe good.to athcrs;firft'po,ge and fuch1a one the Lordwill not teach; but thine ovvnc heart and lifefrom fiimc, and.ij:tn him <hat plucks downc thefepolls by amend- /halt thou fee clcare!y wherein thou failcft;and mcnt of,hi•lifc, wilLthc Lord inllruct in the howthou~n to amwd thyfault,and·aftctwa'd way that he lhouldrttalke. Chrift faith to his to doe good to others. . ;: ',,.., , . . o11ub & Difciplts; J;"e art m) fr~imb if;ee ftuJ~my comA 11. gen~all Point. Pur.thcr,·in thiurm1\r.. ~;~:!~~~!;,., rfla~t~dmmtts: and to hisfreinds 'I;Vil/,hu mak,! die our Sauiour Chrifi opp-ofcth Brothe'r!y.1oat:~ c:ornmidcd. ~owne 41/things nttdfillithAt htt bath h~ard of relJion, vnto ra8' i11dgenienq and withall9ptChi4F4thrr, Ioh. 1~. 14,IS· by all which it is fcribcs6rother'Jcorrr£1ionasa dmic to bcplaplaine; ihatright iudgement followesrruc Iectifed among Gods people. Touching this formation of life. ···l point,. foure things are· to be confidcrdd: 1 Vfo,J. Hereby we'fcchow tocometovnI. Who is tocorrect.II.Whoistobe-cm+e– derftand the holy Scriptures read or heard; D dcd. Ill. What isto becorreClcd: and•l\l.ln nj,mcly; by the amendcmeur ofour ownc Jiucs: what manner. For the firfi;tbc Panic ti1at fnutl ;dr~~;~Jl Firfi,.teforme thine ownc heart and fife, and corre& is a 6rothe'r, that is, any memBer:{6f then tl11alt thou hauc true iudgcmcurgiucn vnCods Church: fo it is fa id_, T.ben}halt rhou fee to thee, to be able in reading or .bearing; to clure!J topunmtthe 7noteol.tt,ofrh; 6rot'lih-rtit~· Vlldcr-!land Gods '''ord, atleafHo.n\uch thereand Leuit. r9· 1 7.· Thou {hair. not h"fcahy of, ' as /hall be needfull for thec:and douBtldfc brother iH thine-htart, hut('<Rft plaim'J·'>"tVN/{y the caufe why molimen profit fo little in the rhrnrig1;6olfr, and nDt ftifferhrm to ]inn<: and SniptureS; th-Ough they hrJrc and'rc·aCJ·e~thcm Matth. t 8. I 5J If thy 6rotherjinneagai11ji thce 7 mtlch, i5 tOr that they loo·k not to thc·rcfo..r.mathat is,do t.hcc.any ..,,,rcng;Or clfe finnc :i"gnil=lll tiOn oftheir owne Hues anclconfciencts,accor... God, ·2nd rho11 be p1iuie to it: (fOr that finnt ding to the ,_,·ord. PrOv. 1. 23. THYntjoUAtm>J may be i<1id robe ag.linH a m:~n, ·\\'h'ctcro· hcC corr~llton ({lith \Vifdornc) ar.d I 'Wtllpowreo:t is priuic, though the \'·l.·ong bee not a"air:·H my mi11de v11to you, and mal& )'OIJ vnderj}and hin1, bcc::tufe there is an loffcncc giucnvvnr6 m_ywardJ, The 11udc:nc therefore that mull fit him:) Then tell l~i~ hU fntt!t .6ett:,.·ecnc him'tWd 1 h_i_m_fe_i[i:c:e_t:.:o~g.,_c:.:t:..:.:rr::u:.c .:.v:.:n:.de::r:.:fl::an:::d::i:.:n 12g.:.. i:::n..:G:=':::o:::d'::J......:.:.:tl::"::<::a::: lo:~~ .:._th':lt 1s, conctl anJ ~c_ln_,o_nf01 him
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