Casuistical morning-exercises the fourth volume /

Whether professors value their Souls to their just worth or not, in keeping them intent upon their great concern, & whether their furniture, discipline, temper and behaviour bear evidently their fit and full proportion hereunto. How Gospel transforming and reforming work goes on with them. Whether the Christian name and interest, the Gospel and its Patron be credited and promoted, or disgraced and hindered by us; and whether our proficiency and improvements be answerable indeed to our advantages, obligations and professions. 5. Wherein our helps and hopefulness, or our dangers mainly lye; their Gifts, and Graces, and Encouragements and Advantages, on the one hand: Their Constitutions, Customs, Callings, Company, Temptations and secular Concerns, and Hindrances on the other hand are all to be considered.

Whether professours value their Souls to their just worth or not, in keeping them intent upon their great concern, & whether their furniture, discipline, temper and behaviour bear evidently their fit and full proportion hereunto. How Gospel transforming and reforming work goes on with them. Whether the Christian name and interest, the Gospel and its Patron be credited and promoted, or disgraced and hindred by us; and whether our proficiency and improvements be answerable indeed to our advantages, obligations and professions. 5. Wherein our helps and hopefulness, or our dangers mainly lye; their Gifts, and Graces, and Encouragements and Advantages, on the one hand: Their Constitutions, Customs, Callings, Company, Temptations and secular Concerns, and Hindrances on the other hand are all to be considered.

2. The Act or Duty towards these Objects. [Greek or Hebrew]. Let us Consider. 1. Bend your minds to observation of one another, that ye may understand how matters are with one another; concern your selves about the right knowledge of the principles, tempers, actions, circumstances and concerns of persons, so far as your duty towards them calls you to it. For this injunction doth not countenance what we find elsewhere forbidden, ii Thes. iii. 11, 12