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

4. This Doctrine reproves those that put others upon Sin; so far §. 38 are they from mourning for their Sins. Poor Souls! have they not Sins enough of their own to answer for? must they needs contract to themselves the Guilt of others Sins also? How many instead of being burning Coals to inflame others with love to God, are blacking Coals to defile others with Sin! They are not willing to go to Hell alone: 'Tis little enough to be a Leader to Heaven, but too much to be a Follower to Hell; what then to be a Leader?

Of Exhortation, to mourn for the Sins of the Wicked among whom §. 39 Use 3 we live.

Of Exhortation, to mourn for the Sins of the Wicked among whom §. 39 Ʋse 3 we live.

1. If we mourn not for others Sins, theirs become ours. We are justly to be accounted approvers of others Sins, if we enter not this Protestation of Mourning against them. If sin be not laid to thy heart (thou knowing it) it will in some degree be laid to thy Charge. When the Corinthians mourned for the sin committed among them, the Apostle pronounced them clear of this matter, 2 Cor. 7.11. Their Hatred of it did not clear them till followed with mourning for it.

1. If we mourn not for others Sins, theirs become ours. We are justly to be accounted approvers of others Sins, if we enter not this Protestation of Mourning against them. If sin be not layd to thy heart (thou knowing it) it will in some degree be layd to thy Charge. When the Corinthians mourned for the sin committed among them, the Apostle pronounc'd them clear of this matter,