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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
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9. Some offences may be called personal, when a1 person committeth them in his private carriage, that is, when his way of eating, drinking, living, &c. offendeth others, although he hath no meddling with them, but live retiredly: Some again are more direct offences (as the first are indirect and consequential) that is, which flow from men in their public actings, or in their mutual converse with others, which have more direct influence to offend.
9. Some offences may be called personall, when a1 person committeth them in his private carriage, that is, when his way of eating, drinking, living, &c. offendeth others, although he hath no medling with them, but live retiredly: Some again are more direct offences (as the first are indirect and consequential) that is, which flow from men in their publick actings, or in their mutual converse with others, which have more direct influence to offend.
- 1Ninth Distinction.
10. Offences may be distinguished as they hurt1 folks either by pleasing them in their corruptions and strengthening them in what is sinful, or when they hurt by irritating and stirring up corruptions to vent. In the first respect, too much gentleness in admonitions, rashness or imprudence in commendations of what is good in one, or extenuation of what is evil, corrupt advice, and such like, do offend: Thus Jona•ab offended Amnon, 2 Sam. 13. and Eli his sons. In the last, slighting of men, wronging of them, or not condescending to remove a wrong, or to vindicate our selves, if there be a supposed wrong, doth grieve and offend; so do evil-grounded reproofs, or unadvertent admonitions that are not seasoned with love, hard reports, &c.