Eptfddeors. Paul to Titt a. , CHAP.2. S Itied'by'Chritl,and yet mdanenot to:forfake their (wearing, lying, ga- ming, worldlinéffe, andother their lads. Such as there who are nobet- ter then briars , I would aduife tokeepe them in the wall, and come not wiahin Gods garden, which is no place for them, nor within the pale of Chri dian profcffron, for the Lord.will not heldthemgu,ltleffe, who that take bit name in vaine,xnd the ale and the fire will meete ¡hem, if they land in the grounds ofthis good husbandman. Thirdly, in euery thing more re- gardGods name then thine owne: as one that art taught to pray for the hallowing of gods name, before forgiueneffe of thy finne, or thine owne faluation: a roan carefully .auoidcth the brandingof his name:he will re- deemeand refcuehis name if it be hazzardedwith all that he is worth, and muchmore fhould wedoe Gods. Fourthly, tender thine owne cre- dit, not for felfeloue, but for the loue ofGod;a good thing it is to keep the heart cleane, but fo to hand vpon the cleaneneffeof the heart, as not regarding the fame that goeth vponbim,is a great (inne: for agood name, elpecially in a profeffor, isa very precioru.oyntaoeat. Ficdy,take not all the libertie thou maifl,but fometime depart from thy righr,before thou wilt difhonour the Gofpel; Chrift in this cafe departed from his right, and paidauffome, fo did his Difciple.; whofebleifed example they imitate not who takealltheir libertie, and.take in all that carrieth a fhewe of right, and neuer regard what euill will follow ofit :wheras the heart muti make anfwer here to two quefiions, What is thismy right ? and then, will it doemy profcffion no wrong ? thenmay I take all my right, and vie my libertie , or elfe I may not. Sixtly, pray withDauid, Lord let no man bee afhamedbecaufe of mee. What a griefe and cut would it be for thee, who haft laid afide foreheadwith confcience,to heave the Papifis triumph be- eaujeofthee?tit theAtheifis and fcoffersbecassfeof thee to fay,Oh there be the (lampe ofprofeffors, ofgo.fpellers, ofholy men, andbrethren,Bible- bearers, and Church.gadders ; they are all of afiraine, I will beleeue neuer a oneofthem all : what fhall thy pride, couetoufnes,crueltie,loof- peffe, call dung in the faces of all Gods children ? doth not the offence ofone ofChri fis little ernes bringwoeenough,.butahou mull offend e- ueryoneof them? olitbenartry. great is the ttacefïitieofthat rrquefl,that none òf thembe offended.bccacifeof thee.. So. tnurhof the duties of the: younger women. Verf. 6. Exhmtymengnaenlikimi joithat they beefalter minded. . 'There words-conrainr.tlmeepoints in their order to beconfidered. *.' The perlons towhom the precept is direélcd,or whom the precept con- cerneth,namely,youngmen, wha-mull be taught, and dealt with.as well Cc t as' 403 3 4 Ecdes.'.g: S Matth,t's'. 6 Pfal.6y.6.
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