A practical commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and uses upon the first…A practicall commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and vses upon the first…

Use 2. To teach us somewhat the more to bear with one another's infirmities and eclipses, Jam. 3.1, 2. be not of an unruly, imperious, and censorious spirit, over piercingly, and censoriously judging others; as we have streams of light, so streams of darkness, vapours, therefore bear with, and succour one another, and help one another out of this darkness, as in a Lantern there is a pane of light, and a pane of darkness; so in every good quality, we have all some darkness, Rev. 12.1. the church is compared to the Moon, which when she is at the full, is fullest of spots; and yet we do not neglect the Moon because she hath spots, but make use of the Moon because she hath light: so neglect not any christian because of his spots, but make use of his light, of that good he hath, also be something forbearing of carnal men, for ye were sometimes darkness as they are, Tit. 3.1, 2, 3.

Ʋse 2. To teach us somewhat the more to bear with one anothers infirmities and eclipses, Jam. 3.1, 2. be not of an unruly, imperious, and censorious spirit, over piercingly, and censoriously judging others; as we have streams of light, so streams of darknesse, vapours, therefore bear with, and succour one another, and helpe one another out of this darknesse, as in a Lanthorn there is a pane of light, and a pane of darknesse; so in every good quality, we have all some darknesse, Rev. 12.1. the church is compared to the Moon, which when she is at the full, is fullest of spots; and yet we do not neglect the Moon because she hath spots, but make use of the Moon because she hath light: so neglect not any christian because of his spots, but make use of his light, of that good he hath, also be something forbearing of carnal men, for ye were sometimes darknesse as they are, Tit. 3.1, 2, 3.