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The dying man's testament to the Church of Scotland, or, A treatise concerning scandal…
The dying man's testament to the Church of Scotland, or, A treatise concerning scandal divided into four parts ... : in each of which there are not a few choice and useful questions, very shortly and satisfyingly discussed and cleared / by ... Mr. James Durham ... who being dead (by this) yet speaketh ; and published by John Carstares ... ; to which is prefixed an excellent preface of famous Mr. Blair ... ; together with a table of the contents of the several chapters of each part.
Edinburgh: printed by Christopher Higgins, 1659
Part 1 › Chapter 8: Holding forth what is called-for when Offences abound.
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10. There would be mutual faithfulness, and a condescending upon their side who are offended, freely and soberly to admonish those by whom they are offended; and upon the other side, a condescending to satisfy and remove any offence▪ taken by those ⟨p. 46⟩who have given it, or at whom it is taken. This is our Lord's rule, Matth. 18. 15. &c. There is nothing more needful, when offences abound, than these, and yet often there is little or no access to them, or practice of them when they are most needful, And this maketh offences to abound the more. And what thing is more unsuitable than for one to take or keep offence at another, and yet never to endeavour his recovery who hath offended, and by so doing to hazard both their souls? Or, when one hath given offence, and is admonished, to refuse to come out himself, or to keep another out of this snare?
10. There would be mutual faithfulnesse, and a condescending upon their side who are offended, freely and soberly to admonish those by whom they are offended; and upon the otherside, a condescending to satisfie and remove any offence▪ taken by those ⟨p. 46⟩who have given it, or at whom it is taken. This is our Lord's rule, Matth. 18. 15. &c. There is nothing more needfull, when offences abound, than these, and yet often there is little or no accesse to them, or practice of them when they are most needfull, And this maketh offences to abound the more. And what thing is more unsuitable than for one to take or keep offence at another, and yet never to endeavour his recovery who hath offended, and by so doing to hazard both their souls? Or, when one hath given offence, and is admonished, to refuse to come out himself, or to keep another out of this snare?