-..----0-Initlen=mennanneenieiminIum 456 I CHAP. S. /1nExp®ftion von theftrfi VER. i I VERS. Wherefore comfort yourfelues together, and edífie one an°. tber, eaten as alto ye doe. Opfer. 'Heil. 3.13. r Heb. io. 24. 7Iudczo. t Leuit. r9. r 7. á S3m.g.9. Hob. 5.4. He words containe another Precept, fub- ordinately facing to the praEtife of the duties of Sobrictie, Watchfulnetfe, &c. formerly inioyned. In them, obferuable are,firft,the Duties, Cecondly,the Perlons to whom they are inioyned, thirdly, the neceflitie and ground of the Duties, fourthly the mollification of the Precept. The Duties are,to comfort and edifie. The word tranlla- ted Comfort, lignifies indifferently to comfort,toexhort, to entreat. That of Edifying, is metaphorical], and l g- nifies firft to build vp : thence it is tranflated, to lignifie any furthering or promoting of another, or our Celtics, in grace, or gracious praEtice, by Infruftion, Admonition, Exhortation, &c. The dude then is ofall Gods people, to further each other by all holy meaner in gracious conifer. To the People it is Paid, q Exhort one another dayly ; to the People com- manded,To r proueke each other to Lome, andgood Worker; to the Peoplebelongs that of Jude, f Edefie one another in your holy Faith. And long before, t To rebuke their Neighbour, and not finer him to Pra Slice of Saints is ancient; Before -time it ) éWont to bee Paid in Ifratl, u Conte, li t vs gee vp to the Seer, &c. It is true, that in the manner of performing, Come- thing there is in all rhefe, peculiar to Miniflers. Thus conceiue this mutuall edification to differ from that wee .call Minifteriall. Firtt, the one is with Authorities the other, out of fociall Charitie. Secondly, to doe thefe things in the Congregation, is fo peculiar to theMini- fterie, that hee is gui1ci of 2 vfurpingthe honour of A A- RON,
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