A Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practically resolvedA Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practicaly resolved

5. They that mourn for others Sins, must mourn to an high degree, §. 15 who have been the occasions, furtherers, and promoters of their Sins, either by neglecting to reprove them for, restraining them from, or giving them Examples of Sinning: This Sanctified Conscience will make one of the bitterest ingredients into Sorrow for the Sins of others. 'Twas the trouble of David that he had occasioned the Death of the Priests, by receiving relief from Ahimelech. ¹I have occasioned the Death (said David to Abiathar) of all the Persons of thy Fathers House. I doubt not but some whom God hath converted may say, Lord, I have some way or other, furthered the Sins of this or that great Offender: if so, what canst thou do less than drop the Balsam of thy Tears into his wounds of Sin? Though God have pardoned the Sin to thee, and lays it not to thy Charge, holy Compassion should put thee upon laying it to thy Heart: This undoubtedly is a due piece of Spiritual Restitution of what thou hast wronged him of. Canst thou do less than beg with Tears and Sobs, that God would be more merciful to his Soul than thou hast been? Canst thou do less than with an holy ingenuity endeavour to bring him home to that God from whom thou taughtest him to wander?

5. They that mourn for others Sins, must mourn to an high degree, §. 15 who have been the occasions, furtherers, and promoters of their Sins, either by neglecting to reprove them for, restraining them from, or giving them Examples of Sinning: This Sanctified Conscience will make one of the bitterest ingredients into Sorrow for the Sins of others. 'Twas the trouble of David that he had occasion'd the Death of the Priests, by receiving relief from Ahimelech. ¹I have occasion'd the Death (said David to Abiathar) of all the Persons of thy Fathers House. I doubt not but some whom God hath converted may say, Lord, I have some way or other, furthered the Sins of this or that great Offender: if so, what canst thou do less than drop the Balsom of thy Tears into his wounds of Sin? Thô God have pardoned the Sin to thee, and layes it not to thy Charge, holy Compassion should put thee upon laying it to thy Heart: This undoubtedly is a due piece of Spiritual Restitution of what thou hast wrong'd him of. Canst thou do less than beg with Tears and Sobs, that God would be more merciful to his Soul than thou hast been? Canst thou do less than with an holy ingenuity endeavour to bring him home to that God from whom thou taughtest him to wander?