A37042:220
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
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4. We may argue thus: If such a profession, and a persons amendment in the manner spoken, be the hearing and gaining that is intended, Matth. 18. Then are Church-officers to be satisfied therewith; But the former is true, as appeareth thus, The Churches satisfaction must be in respect to her speaking, her speaking to the party must be with respect to the complaint made to her by a particular person; that complaint, again, must have respect to what offended him, which is some particular act having offence with it; and it was not the ungracious state of the person, (for so the word, If thy brother offend thee, &c. importeth) Now, from the first to the last, such satisfaction as is described, may be satisfying in reference to such a particular offence, and be sufficient for removing the same, and restoring the person to the esteem and condition which formerly he was into, And therefore it is to be accounted as satisfying by the Church. And if more were to be enquired for, it were to make the satisfaction beyond the offence, which were unjust.
4. We may argue thus: If such a profession, and a persons amendement in the manner spoken, be the hearing and gaining that is intended, Matth. 18. Then are Church-officers to be satisfied therewith; But the former is true, as appeareth thus, The Churches satisfaction must be in respect to her speaking, her speaking to the party must be with respect to the complaint made to her by a particular person; that complaint, again, must have respect to what offended him, which is some particular act having offence with it; and it was not the ungracious state of the person, (for so the word, If thy brother offend thee, &c. importeth) Now, from the first to the last, such satisfaction as is described, may be satisfying in reference to such a particular offence, and be sufficient for removing the same, and restoring the person to the esteem and condition which formerly he was into, And therefore it is to be accounted as satisfying by the Church. And if more were to be enquired for, it were to make the satisfaction beyond the offence, which were unjust.