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The Christian directed in his race to heaven, or, A short account of that knowledge and practice that leads thither by James Forbs.
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J. F. (James Forbs), 1629?-1712.
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honestly But I beseech you the rather to do this that I may be restored to you the sooner Phil. 1.19 20 5. Give obedience to their Doctrine and submission to their censures which are according to the Gospel and adminstred in the name of Christ Heb. 13.17 Obey them that have the Rule over you and submit your selves for they watch for your Souls as they that must give account that they may do it with Joy and not with Grief for that is unprofitable for you 6. If they devote themselves Souls Bodies Strength Time Talents with whatever is dearest to them wholly for the service of your Souls and to comunicate Spiritual things unto you its agreeable to the mind of Christ and sound reason that you should communicate temporal things unto them according to your abilities and as the necessities in doing or suffering do require Gal. 6.6 Let him that is taught in the word communicate to him that teaches in all good things 1 Cor. 9.6 7 8. Have not we Power to forbear working Who goeth a Warfare at any time on his own charges Who plants a Vineyard and eats not the Fruit thereof And who feedeth a Flock and eateth not of the Milk of the Flock Say I these things as a Man Or saith not the Law the same also For it is written in the Law of Moses thou shall not muzzle the Mouth of the Ox that treadeth out the Corn Doth God take care for Oxen Or saith he it altogether for our sakes For our sakes no doubt this is written that he that Ploweth should Plow in hope and he that Thresheth in hope should be partaker in hope If we have Sown unto you Spiritual things is it a great matter if we should reap your carnal things Do not ye know that they which Minister about Holy things live of the things of the Temple and they which wait at the Altar are partakers with the Altar even so hath the Lord Ordained that they which Preach the Gospel should live of the Gospel 1 Tim. 5.17 18. Let the Elders that Rule well be counted worthy of double Honour especially they who labour in the Word and Doctrine for the Scripture saith Deut. 25.4 Thou shall not muzzle the Ox that treadeth down the Corn. And Matth. 10.10 The labourer is worthy of his reward If these or the like expressions were only the words of a Man whose interest led him so to speak they might well be suspected as savouring of selfishness but by this time you and I know one another so well that ther 's no need for me to Apologize for my thus writing Though my administrations amongst you have been attended with many other infirmities yet in time I know you will bear me witness that I have not sought yours but you neither indeed needed I to do so for I must bear you this Testimony that since my necessities have called for supply you have been more ready to communicate than I to receive My end is to inform you of the Mind of God in this thing and to confirm your Faith in your Practice doing what you do as an Ordinance of God upon which you may expect a Blessing according to Matth. 10.40 41. He that receiveth you receiveth me and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me He that receiveth a Prophet in the name of a Prophet shall receive a Prophet's reward And whosoever shall give to drink to one of these little ones a Cup of cold Water only in the name of a Disciple verily he shall in no wise lose his reward And though you are sufficiently instructed yet this may be of use to others Duties of Church Members towards one another 1. Study unanimity or oneness of Mind as much as is possible 1 Cor. 1.10 I beseech you Brethren by the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ that ye all speak the same thing and that there be no divisions among you but that ye be perfectly joyned together in the same Mind and in the same Judgment Phil. 2.1 2. If there be any consolation in Christ if any comfort of Love if any fellowship of the Spirit if any Bowels and mercy fulfil ye my joy that ye be like-minded having the same Love being of one accord of one mind Rom. 15.5 The God of patience and consolation grant you to be like-minded one towards another according to Christ Jesus that ye may with one Mind and Mouth glorifie God even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ 2 Make conscience of that necessary but so much neglected Duty of Brotherly Admonition Matth. 18.16 17. If thy Brother Trespass against thee go and tell-him his fault between thee and him alone If he shall hear thee thou hast gained thy Brother but if he will not hear thee then take with thee one or two more that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established And if the shall neglect to hear them tell it unto the Church But if he neglect to hear the Church let him be unto thee as a Heathen Man and a Publican Rom. 15.14 I my self am perswaded of you Brethren that ye also are full of Goodness filled with all Knowledge able also to admonish one another 2 Thes 3.15 Col. 3.16 3. Mutual Exhortation is another Duty Heb. 3.12 13. Take heed Brethren lest there be in any of you an evil Heart of unbelief in departing from the living God But exhort one another Daily while it is called to Day lest any of you be hardned through the deceitfulless of Sin And 10.24 25. Let us consider one another to provoke unto Love and to good Works not forsaking the assembling of our selves together as the manner of some is but exhorting one another and so much the more as ye see the Day is approaching 4. Let not them that are strong in respect of Knowledge Gifts Graces Experiences Attainments and Enjoyments Undervalue or Disesteem the Weak and let not the Weak envy them that are Strong Rom. 15.1 2. We that are Strong ought to bear with the Infirmities of the weak and not please our selves And 12.3 I say through the Grace given unto me to every Man that is among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think but to think Soberly according as God has dealt to every Man the measure of Faith v. 10. In Honour preferring one another 1 Cor. 12. Chap. throughout Especially v. 18.21 22. God hath set the Members every one of them in the Body as it hath pleased him The Eye cannot say to the Hand I have no need of thee nor again the Head to the Feet I have no need of you nay much more those Members of the Body which seem to be more feeble are necessary and those Members of the Body which we think to be less Honourable upon these we bestow more abundant Honour and our uncomly parts have more abundant comliness Phil. 2.3 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory but in