484 I Rom 14.1. Ezech.34.4. n z Tim.z.=S 1 Cor.9.2.2.: pLeu.19.1. 9 Mat.9. 1& r Mat.I s:to. crude la, CHAP. 5. 4nExpofition von the firfi VER. iq,. Weake in praetice are they,who though conuinccd of duty, yet through paffion or long cuftome, it may be, of mill, are ouertaken in force finites. The duty we owe to fuch, is Support; l Him that weake in faith, affame,For this, the Shepheards of.Iudah are heauily taxed, m They flrengthened not the weak_e. The duties we owe to them, comming under the gene- ral! of Support, thus conceiue; firft, n meekefi<and mtldeß infruUion: AsPaul,thoughhecondefcend, as far as may be, to their weakeneffe, yet deliuers grounds of better information ; and labours to letde them on to greater tlrength and perfc lion of knowledge. Secondly, in things indifferent, yceld ofright, o Becommingall things to all men, that by all meaner we may Winne [omr. Weake in praRice : firfl,though their perfons mull be borne withal!, yet mtaft their fumes bee P reproued ; and they refiored with the Spirit of A1eek eeIre : Secondly,let nor our fill exaEtions be oucr- flricî, 9 New Wine may not be put into old 'Bottles, fai.h our Sauiour, iuftifying his . milder jmpofirions on his nouitious Difciplcs. Thirdly, at no hand mien fuch, but cherifh the leali fparke or fmoakc of grace that fhewes in them.Our Saviour r quen- ched not the finoakting Flax. Reproved are here, firfi, careleife fcandalizing the weake;fecondly, rigorous proceedings with Nouices. And of thefe duties to thefe particulars, thus farre. In the patrage, take notice of Pauli prudence, in pre - fcribing what is conuenient to curry feuerall flare and condition of Gods people. As Jude in like cafe gives like Prefcri pt; Some, faue with (rare; on others, haue compaaau, t putting difference. See alto Ifai. 61: Followcs now the generall belonging to all.thefc, that is, Patience, or,as the word Li gnifies,Long fuf feranee. Pee patient,or long fie ffering,to all. Now, though 1 confetie, this vertue is of that nature, that itymuft be cxercifed in a fort to all men : yet compa- ring.
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