Pror. 1.8. Solomon fays, My Son, hear λάκις ἀκέειν εἰκός τινας the Inftruction of thy Father, Suwandertes när äand reječt not the Lams of thy παξ τι πρὸ καλῶν ποιῆ Mother. And indeed to this my, καὶ τῆς πονηρών που Day Men have not heard; for while they feem to have heard, they have not heard aright, as appears by their having left the One and Onby True God, and their being drawn into deftructive and dangerous Herefies, concerning which we fhall fpeak again afterwards. Pag. 218. ραιτήσαθαι λέγε η ad προφήτει ο Θεός Διαμαρτύρᾳ αὐτοῖς αὐ mo, ἴσως ἀκέσονται σε ς φωνῆς. Καὶ πάλιν Ἐσὺ ἄρα ἀκύσωσιν, ἰδὼ ἄρα ἐνδῶσι. Καὶ ὁ Μωσῆς φησι τῷ λαῷ. Εδώ ακο ακέσης κυρίς το Θεό, δ ποιήσῃς δ' ἀγαθόν 3 οὐθὲς ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς αὐτῇ. Καὶ πάλιν". "Ακκε Ἰσραὴλ, κύριος ὁ Θεός συγκύριος εἷς Ἐξιν. Καὶ ὁ κύριΘ ἐν τῷ διαδγελίῳ πολλάκις μνημονεύεκαι λέγων· Ὁ ἔχων ὦτα ἀκέειν, ἀκυέτω. Καὶ ὁ σοφὸς Σολομών φησιν· Ακσε μὲ παιδείου πατρός σε, @ μὴ πώσῃ θεσμὸς μητρός σε. Καὶ μέχρι σήμερον οὐκ ἤκεσομ' καὶ ἐδοκῶντες, ηδ' ἀκηκοέναι, ηρήκεσομ, καταλεί ψόυσες – ἕνα καὶ μόνον ἀληθινὸν Θεὸν, ὃ εἰς τοὺς ὀλεθρίας δεινὰς αἱρέσες κατασυρέντες, καὶ ὧν αὖθις ἐρεμμ 3 SECT. VI. vm. BEloved, be it known το ΓΝωσὸν 3 ἔστω ὑμῖν are ἀγαπητοί, ὅτι ο βαλιέντες εἰς * θοο να τον τον χωρίς Ιησέ, συκέτι ὀφείλεσιν αμαρKάνειν οἱ τοι τοι: Ὡς γδ' οι Σποθανόντες αυτές you, defunt. v. i. v. 25. v. έργα της Dees wey's Depamos wey's anap ny longer; fo those who But if any one be malici- VIIL oufly profecuted by the Heathen, becaufe he will not ftill go along with them to the fame Excefs of Riot, let him know that fuch an one x inver Q cv Tydal is bleffed of God, according γελίῳ λέγε· Μακάριοι as our Lord fays in the SSE AV ovedioway - Gospel, Blessed are ye when ἐσε ὅταν ἐνειδίσωσιν Has, in die war, Two na! Unwr av morned pñua, todo jesuoi, evener que a PETs, Cazamidade, oke μιαὸς ὑμῶν πολὺς ἐν mis bearois". Ei Men fhall reproach you, or perfecute you, or fay all manner of Evil against you falfly for my fake. Rejoice and be exceeding glad, for your Re ward is great in Heaven. If therefore any one be flan dered Mat.v.1. ἀπείρας dered and falfely accus'd, kes fuch an one is bleffed; for the Scripture fays, A Man that is a Reprobate is not trydeeft. ed by God. But if any one be convicted, as having done a wicked Action, fuch an one not only hurts himself, but occafions the whole Bo-, dy of the Church and its Doctrine to be blafphemed as if we Chriftians did not Matt. practice thole things that we declare to be good and honest, and we our felves fhall be reproached by the Lord, That, They say and do *x111. 3. not. Wherefore the Bifhop muft boldly reject fuch as thefe upon full Conviction; unlefs they change their Courle of Life,to .IX. с eis OT! Égs cre, and receiving of Bribes, a ་ I 20.1. 17. δωροληψίας, φείσεται and fpares the open Offender, To doμws aμaptor, and permits him to continue edoas ev Ty innλnog in the Church, he difregards pequeno avtor, ane the Voice of God and of oas & delas & meta- our Lord, which fays, Thou Deut. xvi. nus qwvñs fλeyeons' fhalt exactly execute right JugdAinaiws diwcers & Siment: Thou shalt not accept Pernon. Ou anty web fons in Judgment: Thou shalt not σωπον ἐν κρίσι. Οὐ juftife the Wicked. Thou (balt Dinadors & doby not receive Gifts against any v. 8. Ou anty Swea 6 one's Life; for Gifts do blind foxy Tȧ 28 Swea in the Eyes of the Wife, and per gov. 2 2 Tugnal of Danμss Gvert the Words of the Righte φῶν, ὃ λυμαίνεταιῥή- ous. And elfewhere he fays, Mara Singiwy. Kay Take away from among your ματα δικαίων. 기 EX.XXIII. 7. LXX. Deut. XXVII.25 ev amois quoir' 'Ecap felves that wicked Perfon. xvI.19. v And Solomon fays in his XVI.7. But he who does not confider thefe things, will, con Ἐπὶ τῷ ἐφείλοντι τιμωtrary to Juftice, fpare him eidu, as a Σas who deferves Punishment. As ry Ajay, è ò He Saul fpar'd Agag, and Eli his, King.xv. 6 Tois vous 4 x door Sons, who knew not the Lord. cap.11. * weron.: 50m-Such an one profanes his TQ" ¿Lebihwoe Town Dignity,and that Church oincide d§ídu, & 2 of God which is in his Pa 3 deeft. V. rexe Jwgwz. v. 2 śx. v. 2 TÕÏS. V. ¿ÕT BITIS.V. Matt.xviii 6,7% rifh. Such an one is esteem'd 20s VEOQWτiçois", è ~ وم Bujns, ev & ad in a Perfon their Governour is, throughi his Wickednefs and Negle&t of Juftice they will grow Sceptical, and, indulging the fame Disease, will be compell'd to perifh with him. As was the Cafe of the 3 King. People joining with Jeroboam; Numb. and those which were in the Confpiracy with Corah. But if the Offender fees that the T Kopè oi ouvaedBiflop and Deacons are in- ωμοι αὐτῷ. Εἰ ἢ βλέ· nocent and unblameable,and οι ὁ ἁμαρτάν το άλλο the Flock pure, he will ei- oxoTOV È TÙS Agnóvus ther not venture to defpife αθώες έδκλήματα, & their Authority, and to en- 8 Taiμvior vaguer ter into the Church of God por, weiler i, & at all, as one fmitten by his nageom. own Conscience; or if he was", eis chuanoidut ἐκκλησίου Θε values nothing, and ventutes ἐσελθεῖν, πληρόμιμος “་ 3 |