Secondly, by employing our gifts, the best that we can for their good, 1. Pet. 4.10. Now our gifts are either spiritual, or outward gifts. First, spiritual gifts are, knowledge, utterance, prayer, or the like. Now these are given to profit withal, not our selves only, but others, 1. Cor. 12. Thus Christians should help others with what they have learned, when they meet together, Proverbs 15.7. ⟨p. 698⟩1. Cor. 14.26. Colos. 3.16. And thus they must help one another by prayer, whether they be absent, or present, 2. Cor. 1.11. Secondly, outward gifts are riches, friends, authority, and the like: and these should be employed especially for the good of the brethren, Psal. 16.3. Gal. 6.10. Phil. 2.4. And all this we should do with all faithfulness, 3. John 3.5. and with all compassion, putting-under our shoulders to bear their burdens, Gal. 6.2. Now their burdens are either inward temptations, or outward afflictions: in both these we should help to bear their burdens: If they be burdened with infirmities, or temptations, we should bear their burdens, by laying their griefs to our hearts, and by striving to comfort them; and if their secrets be for wrongs to us, we should let them see, how easily we can forgive them. If it be outward afflictions that burden them, we bear their burdens, when we sorrow with them that sorrow, and are ready to the uttermost of our power, to advise them, or relieve and help them.
Secondly, by imploying our gifts, the best that wee can for their good, 1. Pet. 4.10. Now our gifts are either spirituall, or outward gifts. First, spirituall gifts are, knowledge, vtterance, praier, or the like. Now these are giuen to profit withall, not our selues onely, but others, 1. Cor. 12. Thus Christians should helpe others with what they haue learned, when they meet together, Prouerbs 15.7. ⟨p. 698⟩1. Cor. 14.26. Colos. 3.16. And thus they must helpe one another by praier, whether they bee absent, or present, 2. Cor. 1.11. Secondly, outward gifts are riches, friends, authority, and the like: and these should bee imployed especially for the good of the brethren, Psal. 16.3. Gal. 6.10. Phil. 2.4. And all this wee should doe with all faithfulnes, 3. Iohn 3.5. and with all compassion, putting-vnder our shoulders to beare their burthens, Gal. 6.2. Now their burthens are either inward temptations, or outward afflictions: in both these wee should help to beare their burthens: If they be burthened with infirmities, or temptations, we should beare their burthens, by laying their griefs to our hearts, and by striuing to comfort them; and if their secrets bee for wrongs to vs, wee should let them see, how easily wee can forgiue them. If it bee outward afflictions that burthen them, wee beare their burthens, when wee sorrow with them that sorrow, and are ready to the vttermost of our power, to aduise them, or relieue and help them.
