The application of redemption

Secondly If the commission of them were private and yet they be made public by […] way in a course of providence, still God calls for confession answerable, as the season shall require and opportunity […], As suppose a mans secret fact come to open view, either by others care, or by the weakness of any according to my defect, in all these cases open acknowledgement is requisite, as for instance in the severals, The house is broke, the goods stolen, conveyed and hid, at length the owner sees, challengeth, pursues him in the open court of Justice and yet righteously; and that which was cunningly carried before comes now openly to be censured again: suppose that there is an offence given to a brother in Church Covenant and while the […] is in […] and depending between them […], the party offended against the rule of our saviour, carelessly and […] relates this to several persons, some without, some within the Church and they also report it heedlessly to others, so that it grows common and the report public though they of¹ the Church (for the rule of our Saviour binds them properly because they have power to reform or prevent ⟨p. 624⟩evil, and doth not in many cases reach others out of that relation) though they I say, did sinfully and disorderly make it public, yet this is ground sufficient for a gracious heart, and that according to Gods Command, to […] the open shame of the evil, as seeing Gods hand so pursuing of him, for purposes best known to his Majesty; for the reality and venom of the scandal, issues properly from his sin, though the report came occasionally and disorderly from others.

Secondly If the commission of them were private and yet they be made publick by 〈…〉 way in a course of providence, stil God calls for confession answerable, as the season shal require and opportunity 〈…〉, As suppose a mans secret fact come to open view, either by others care, or by the weakness of any according to my defect, in al these cases open acknowledgment is requisite, as for instance in the severals, The house is broke, the goods stoln, conveyed and hid, at length the owner sees, chalengeth, pursues him in the open court of Justice and yet righteously; and that which was cunningly carryed before comes now openly to be censured again: suppose that there is an offence given to a brother in Church Covenant and while the is in and depending between them , the party offended against the rule of our savior, carelesly and relates this to several persons, some without, some within the Church and they also report it heedlesly to others, so that it growes common and the report publick though they of