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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45344	A sermon preached at Mercers-Chappel, on the 13th of January, 1688/9 by Timothy lord bishop of Oxford.	Hall, Timothy, 1637?-1690.	1689 (1689)	Wing H444; ESTC R42065	24,800	45

our Brethren suffer often through our ignorance to such Reprovers we may say what Job did to his mistaken friends who upbraided him with hypocrisy How forcible are right words but what doth your arguing reprove Some conceive that Jacob understood not the mystery of his Son Soseph's Dream concerning the Sun Moon and Stars making obeisance to him whence it came and how it should be accomplished when he read his chiding Lecture about it 2. Look to it carefully that the thing be not only a sin you reprove him about but that it be his sin It was foretold of Christ that he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes neither reprove after the hearing of his ears Jealousies and conjectures hear says fancies and reports are not sufficient grounds for reproof The Rule of Charity is Quisque presumitur quod bonus est nisi constat de malo Thus we read neither John's mourning nor Christ's piping could pass their hard censures but the one has a Devil and the other is a Glutton and Wine-bibber Tho Christ came to fulfil the Law yet there were that accused him as a destroyer of it Tho he decided the Question fairly on Caesars side in the grand Case of Tribute and Custom yet there wanted not those who charged him with disloyalty How were the Apostles slandered as Seducers and Sectaries Vain Bablers and Hereticks Broachers of new false and pestilent Doctrines Presumptuous and Heady Despisers of Dignities and Promoters of Uproars Riots and Routs and Unlawful Assemblies In succeeding times if we read the Apologies of Athenagoras Tertullian and others it will amaze you to see with what vilainous practices and unnatural impieties they are charged and no wonder for if they called the Master of the House Beelzebub how much more those of his houshold Because it was against Law to have Virgins strangled Tiberius would have them first deflour'd and then according to Law alias humour will and pleasure they must dye that death It is too much to abuse a good Man as such but first commit a rape on his Name and your way is open to his Life and Fortune The poor Protestants of Paris must first be accused of a Conspiracy against the King and then thousands together must be Butcher'd without mercy So Men by misrepresenting dress up their Brethren in the monstrous shapes of Vultures and Harpies with Claws and Talons as being well armed for Prey and Rapine and then afterwards fall foul on them Thus was Hannah reproved for Drunkenness which she no ways could be guilty of except large draughts of her own Tears should intoxicate her She was far enough from a merry heart her grief and sorrow did even break her heart and she was overwhelmed with her distress Mistake not therefore thy Man and Mark and bear not false witness against thy brother Tho David will ever be registred in the Albo Justorum and reckoned in the number of good men yet his act of censuring unheard Mephibosheth will ever be reckoned amongst his unjust Actions Potiphar was guilty of this injustice by an over-hasty crediting his Wifes forged Tale against Joseph A better course is prescribed Inquire and make search and ask diligently if it be Truth that is told Rule 3. Take care thy ends and intentions be sincere and upright in this work For if they are not right it will vitiate all thou dost in this or any other Duty of Religion either to thy God or thy Neighbour Let nothing be done out of vain-glory and a secret ambitious desire of observation and raising up a great name for thy self Purge out that evil proud humour of contradicting and controuling others avoid every thing that may be interpreted to be a design to disgrace and render thy Brother mean and contemptible in the eyes and apprehensions of his Neighbourhood and acquaintance Look to it that all be directed to those glorious ends of God's Glory the recovery of thine erring Brother the satisfying thine own Conscience in the necessary discharge of thy Duty out of hatred to sin and a desire to suppress that in this untoward and evil Generation and to promote universal Holiness throughout the World. Rule 4. Let all Reproofs be managed with the greatest demonstrations and expressions of Charity and Love to their persons that may be When you express your warmest zeal against their sins be sure you usher in all your advice with soft Prefaces of good-will pity and real affections to them The Text tells us Reproofs must not be given in hatred they are bitter Pills and should be wrapt up in Honey that they may slip down the better Many therefore have well advised it as a prudent course to intermix their due Commendations with our Admonitions whereby the reception of our Advice would be much facilitated The dreadfullest and most solemn Censures of the Church of God are not Mortal but Medicinal and are appointed not for Killing but for Cure. Our reproofs being thus temper'd with Love will be like a Sword dipt in Balsom that woundeth and healeth at the same time It was said long since by an Ancient Father Admonitio misericordia carens tortura est Do not put thy Brother on a Rack and torture him with violent and continual repetitions of his guilt 5. Rule Avoid all extravagancies of rage and passion and let all be done meekness and humility of mind Reproof tho it ought to be warm yet it must not be scalding hot The wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. Michael the Arch-Angel when controverting with the Devil shewed himself to be a pure Spirit by the calmness of the debate which was not managed with any excess of Passion Hard Arguments and Soft Words should be yoked together Play not the part of an enemy under the mask of a friend which is done by pretending to heal a wound in the Conscience of our brother or to wash him clean from some blots and stains in his Conversation but thou dost set and imprint some mark or brand of shame and ignominy on his name This is the direction of the Apostle Restore such an one in the spirit of meekness q. d. Deal as gently with a fallen brother as thou would'st with a man whose bones are dislocated for so much say Criticks the Metaphor in that place imports Elisha did more with a kiss than his man with a staff Consider not so much what you are able to say as what your brother is able to bear Use the Christian Art to suit and proportion your Wine to your Bottles let not children have strong meat nor grown persons milk be sure it be what is most proper for their health and nourishment what the stomach can well digest and will not throw up again Yet withal remember to reprove with all seriousness that they may know thou art in earnest A trifling slight reprehension like old Eli's to his profligate Sons who only shaked his head at them when their