Some general directions for a comfortable walking with God delivered in the lecture at…Some generall directions for a comfortable walking with God deliuered in the lecture at…

3. Of necessity for him which speaketh: That he may be preserved from guiltiness and accessarinesse to the sin, which by silence and saying nothing, he should incur and bring upon himself. For instance: There comes to thy notice some notorious villainies, which concealment and impunity would mightily animate, and easily transport to further excess and outrage; but seasonable advertisement given to authority, as to a Magistrate, Minister, Tutor, Father, Master, Governor of Family, might be a means to cut the knot and heart of such cursed good-fellowship, and stay the torrent of that scandalous insolencie: In this case, thou hast a calling to reveal, inform, and implore superior assistance for suppression of sin. And therefore those of the house of Chloe did well to certify Paul, of the disorders and¹ dissentions amongst the Corinthians: And Pauls sisters² son, to acquaint the chief Captain, with that devilish plot of desperate conspirators against Paul. Otherwise, both thou and they, by cowardly and cruel silence in such cases, might in some sort, justly incur the guilt and accountableness even for other mens sins so unhappily concealed.

3. Of necessitie for him which speaketh: That hee may be preserued from guiltinesse and accessarinesse to the sinne, which by silence and saying nothing, hee should incurre and bring vpon himselfe. For instance: There comes to thy notice some notorious villanies, which concealement and impunitie would mightily animate, and easily transport to further excesse and outrage; but seasonable aduertisement giuen to authoritie, as to a Magistrate, Minister, Tutor, Father, Master, Gouernour of Family, might bee a meanes to cut the knot and heart of such cursed good-fellowship, and stay the torrent of that scandalous insolencie: In this case, thou hast a calling to reueale, informe, and implore superiour assistance for suppression of sinne. And therefore those of the house of Cloe did well to certifie Paul, of the disorders and¹ dissentions amongst the Corinthians: And Pauls sisters² sonne, to acquaint the chiefe Captaine, with that deuillish plot of desperate conspiratours against Paul. Otherwise, both thou and they, by cowardly and cruell silence in such cases, might in some sort, iustly incurre the guilt and accountablenesse euen for other mens sinnes so vnhappily concealed.