A26694:174
Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…
Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection of sundry directions, sermons, sacrament-speeches, and letters, not heretofore published ...Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection of sundry directions, sermons, sacrament-speeches, and letters, not heretofore published ...
London: printed for Peter Parker, 1674
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Fourthly, By faithful reprehensions. Lev. 19. 17. Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy Neighbour, and not suffer sin to rest upon him. Observe that 'tis; quite contrary to Christian Love to suffer sin to lye upon him: for 'tis c•lled hating of him. Oh Brethren, show your Love to the souls that you are among by this, by the faithful rebuking of their sins that they fall into. Manifest it not as a token of your displeasure, but as an ordinance of God. Deal with him in all gentleness and meekness. Not gentle with their sins; you must be plain and faithful with their souls. You must show them the danger of such a way: but you must do it with such tenderness to them as may make this bitter pill to go down. How do many souls miscarry to all eternity for want of professors faithful dealing with them? Oh is it not enough that we have the guilt of our own sins upon us, but must we needs have the guilt of our Neighbours sin upon us too? Ah Brethren, this is enough to convince us that we have little Love to our Brethren's souls, in that we have so little care to reprove their sins.
Fourthly, By faithful reprehensions. Lev. 19. 17. Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy Neighbor, and not suffer sin to rest upon him. Observe that 'tis; quite contrary to Christian Lovo to suffer sin to lye upon him: for 'tis c•lled hating of him. Oh Brethren, shew your Love to the souls that you are among by this, by the faithful rebuking of their sins that they fall into. Manifest it not as a token of your displeasure, but as an ordinance of God. Deal with him in all gentleness and meekness. Not gentle with their sins; you must be plain and saithful with their souls. You must shew them the danger of such a way: but you must do it with such tenderness to them as may make this bitter pill to go down. How do many souls miscarry to all eternity for want of professors faithful dealing with them? Oh is it not enough that we have the guilt of our own sins upon us, but must we needs have the guilt of our Neighbours sin upon us too? Ah Brethren, this is enough to convince us that we have little Love to our Brethrens souls, in that we have so little care to reprove their sins.