Christian directions, showing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…Christian directions, shewing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…

For the right manner of performing this duty, both certain General Rules must be observed, and also Particular, according to diverse circumstances. General Rules are these.

1 He that reproveth another, must lift up his heart in prayer unto God, that he would so guide his tongue, and move the others heart, that his reproof may be profitable unto him. For without Gods blessing, all our admonitions and reproofs will prove but words spoken in the air.

1 Hee that reproveth another, must lift up his heart in prayer unto God, that hee would so guide his tongue, and move the others heart, that his reproof may bee profitable unto him. For without Gods blessing, all our admonitions and reproofs will prove but words spoken in the air.

2 Our reproof must be done in love, aiming therein at our brothers good, and not at all at his disgrace. For […] the Apostle speaketh,¹ All things must be done in love; And as […] things, so ⟨p. 48⟩especially this of reproof. Concerning Particular Rules, both the state of the party reproving, and of the party reproved▪ and the quality of the sin, together with time and place must be observed.

2 Our reproof must bee done in love, aiming therein at our brothers good, and not at all at his disgrace. For 〈…〉 the Apostle speaketh,¹ All things must bee done in love; And as things, so