First do what you can your self; let every man §1in his own particular set upon all such loving Means as are in your power, Compassionately and Courageously to draw sinners from their sins to Christ: Heb. 3. 13. Exhort one another daily, lest any be bardened through the deceitfulness of sin. 1 Thess. 5. 14. Now we exhort you Brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feeble minded, support the weak, be patient towards all men: As who should say, Lay about you to do all the good you can; he makes a Christian man to be as busy as a Bee, that he should go no whither, but should seek and find occasion of doing good to one or other, you will meet with some that are unruly, warn them and instruct them; and some that are weak, labour to strengthen them; some that are feeble minded and discouraged Christians, labour to quicken and encourage them: Let not those thoughts be found once in thy heart, Am I my Brothers keeper? Yes, thou art, or else thou art his murderer; wilt thou defend his house from a thief, his body from […]? nay, wouldest thou ease and raise his Ass from falling, and return his Ox from straying? and wilt thou not ⟨p. 446⟩do much more for his Soul? Therefore take all opportunities that are offered, and seek what is no offered, and improve what you have to the […]. Jude, 23. And others save with fear, plucking them out of the fire. If thy neighbours Ox were in the pit, or himself in the fire, thou wouldest break […] the door and not strain Complements, much more when his soul is fallen into his distempers, as into a deep ditch, his soul is […] on fire from Hell, […] away the Drunkard from his Cups, and hale the Covetous man from the world, and those whom you see to be […] by any special Corruption, do […] you can to rescue them from the snare of the Devil; and double thy forces, lay battery against the heart, to it again and take better hold; it may be he sees his evil, and acknowledgeth his sin, and yet returns to it again, return thou to thy prayers, and tears, an […], if he forget thy Counsels, Counsel him again, admonish again, besiege him, lie at him; when thou meetest him in the way, walkest in the field, […] at the table, leave some remembrance upon […] of those you converse withal, say and do some thing that may help to draw their souls from their sins to Christ. God hath dealt so with thee, therefore deal thou so with others.
First do what you can your self; let every man §1in his own particular set upon al such loving Means as are in your power, Compassionately and Couragiously to draw sinners from their sins to Christ: Heb. 3. 13. Exhort one another daily, lest any be bardened through the deceitfulness of sin. 1 Thess. 5. 14. Now we exhort you Brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feeble minded, support the weak, be patient towards all men: As who should say, Lay about you to do al the good you can; he makes a Christian man to be as busie as a Bee, that he should go no whither, but should seek and find occasion of doing good to one or other, you wil meet with some that are unruly, warn them and instruct them; and some that are weak, labor to strengthen them; some that are feeble minded and discouraged Christians, labor to quicken and encourage them: Let not those thoughts be found once in thy heart, Am I my Brothers keeper? Yes, thou art, or else thou art his murtherer; wilt thou defend his house from a thief, his body from 〈…〉? nay, wouldest thou ease and raise his Ass from falling, and return his Ox from straying? and wilt thou not ⟨p. 446⟩do much more for his Soul? Therefore take al opportunities that are offered, and seek what is no offered, and improve what you have to the 〈…〉. Jude, 23. And others save with fear, plucking them out of the fire. If thy neighbors Ox were in the pit, or himself in the fire, thou wouldest break 〈…〉 the door and not strain Complements, much more when his soul is fallen into his distempers, as into a deep ditch, his soul is 〈…〉 on fire from Hell, 〈…〉 away the Drunkard from his Cups, and hale the Covetous man from the world, and those whom you see to be 〈…〉 by any special Corruption, do 〈…〉 you can to rescue them from the snare of the Devil; and double thy forces, lay battery against the heart, to it again and take better hold; it may be he sees his evil, and acknowledgeth his sin, and yet returns to it again, return thou to thy prayers, and tears, an 〈…〉, if he forget thy Counsels, Counsel him again, admonish again, besiege him, lie at him; when thou meetest him in the way, walkest in the field, at the table, leave some remembrance upon of those you converse withal, say and do som thing that may help to draw their souls from their sins to Christ. God hath dealt so with thee, therefore deal thou so with others.
