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Answ. 7 Infirmity loves Admonition, I mean the person that sins out of infirmity, loves to be admonished, takes Admonition kindly, and doth bless God for it. Possibly the Admonition may be given scalding hot, and so he may refuse to take it down; but ordinarily, he will take the Admonition kindly. Ye know how it was with David, when he was going against the House of Nabal in a great Passion; Abigail came forth to meet him, and having admonished him of his Duty, he did not only forbear the evil intended, but he blessed God for her, and her words, who kept him that day from shedding innocent blood. Tell an honest man that he is out of his way, and direct him into it, and he will thank you for it: Tell a Thief that he is out of his way, and he will laugh at you. So, tell a wicked man that he is out of his way, and he will despise you for it: Tell a good man that he is out of his way, and he will bless God for it, and for you; Why? Because he hath but missed his way. Canst thou therefore, take an Admonition kindly when thou art out of thy way? This argues that thy Sin is one of those Infirmities, which Christ, our great High-Priest will forgive, Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he also was compassed with infirmities, Heb. 5.2.

Answ. 7 Infirmity loves Admonition, I mean the person that sins out of infirmity, loves to be admonished, takes Admonition kindly, and doth bless God for it. Possibly the Admonition may be given scalding hot, and so he may refuse to take it down; but ordinarily, he wil take the Admonition kindly. Ye know how it was with David, when he was going against the House of Nabal in a great Passion; Abigail came forth to meet him, and having admonished him of his Duty, he did not only forbear the evil intended, but he blessed God for her, and her words, who kept him that day from shedding innocent blood. Tel an honest man that he is out of his way, and direct him into it, and he wil thank you for it: Tell a Thief that he is out of his way, and he wil laugh at you. So, tel a wicked man that he is out of his way, and he wil despise you for it: Tel a good man that he is out of his way, and he wil bless God for it, and for you; Why? Because he hath but missed his way. Canst thou therefore, take an Admonition kindly when thou art out of thy way? This argues that thy Sin is one of those Infirmities, which Christ, our great High-Priest wil forgive, Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he also was compassed with infirmities,