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

Further, every sanctified Soul labours to keep it self holy. Now sorrow for Sin, puts us upon carefulness to avoid it. 2 Cor. 7.11. All take heed of that which occasions their grief.

Further, every sanctifi'd Soul labours to keep it self holy. Now sorrow for Sin, puts us upon carefulness to avoid it. 2 Cor. 7.11. All take heed of that which occasions their grief.

2. 'Tis the Duty as well as the Disposition of the Righteous to §. 20 mourn for the Sins of others: And that as they are considerable in a threefold Relation.

1. In their Relation to God: they are his Sons. Phil. 2.15. As the Sons of God they are commanded to be blameless, without Rebuke in the midst of a crooked and perverse Nation. This Relation of Sonship doth as truly make us mourn for the Sins of others, as it engageth us to avoid Sin in our selves. It suffers us not to put up dishonour offered to God our Father with sinful Patience: It makes us quietly to bear our private troubles, but not quietly to suffer the Sufferings of Gods Name.¹ Though Moses when with God prayed for the People, yet when with the People he vindicated the honour of God with the Sword.² Though Job when a Sufferer from God was holily patient; yet when an hearer of the Counsel of his Wife to curse God, he was as holily impatient. A Son of God cannot bear the