30. Such persons being members of the Church, 1. Cor. 5. 11. 12. should be reprehended for their sin certainly known both to be sin, and to be committed by them. Leu. 19. 17. Admonition must be performed with meekness and discretion. Gal. 6. 1, 2. 2. Tim. 2. 25. sometimes also with zeal and severity. 1. Gor. 4. 21. Gal. 3. 1. fitted to the person sinning, the sin committed, and the manner of doing. Numb. 12. 9. 10. 14. If the sin be private known to few, the admonition must be private. Matth. 18 15. Luk. 17. 3. if known to part of the Church, admonition must be before ⟨p. 166⟩them that know it: if known to the whole church, the admonition must be public. 1. Tim. 5. 20. unless it be known by their fault, that have published it without cause. But always respect is to be had, to the condition of the party offending. 1. Thes. 5. 14. and that must be done which tends most to the edification of the Church. 1. Cor. 14. 26. If admonition at the first prevail not, then it is to be doubled, until either the offender be reformed, or declare his obstinacy, Tit. 2. 10. 11.
30. Such persons beeing members of the Church, 1. Cor. 5. 11. 12. should be reprehended for their sinne certenly known both to be sinne, and to be committed by them. Leu. 19. 17. Admonition must be performed with meekenes and discretion. Gal. 6. 1, 2. 2. Tim. 2. 25. sometimes also with zeale and seueritie. 1. Gor. 4. 21. Gal. 3. 1. fitted to the person sinning, the sinne committed, and the manner of doing. Numb. 12. 9. 10. 14. If the sinne be priuate knowne to few, the admonition must be priuate. Matth. 18 15. Luk. 17. 3. if knowne to part of the Church, admonition must be before ⟨p. 166⟩them that know it: if knowne to the whole church, the admonition must be publike. 1. Tim. 5. 20. vnlesse it be known by their fault, that haue published it without cause. But alwaies respect is to be had, to the condition of the partie offending. 1. Thes. 5. 14. and that must be done which tends most to the edification of the Church. 1. Cor. 14. 26. If admonition at the first preuaile not, then it is to be doubled, vntill either the offender be reformed, or declare his obstinacie, Tit. 2. 10. 11.
