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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65694	Eighteen sermons preached upon several texts of Scripture by William Whittaker, late minister of Magdalen Bermondsey, Southwark ; to which is added his funeral sermon preached by Sam. Annesley.	Whittaker, William, 1629-1672.; Annesley, Samuel, 1620?-1696.	1674 (1674)	Wing W1718; ESTC R29271	230,495	446

there are these three several ways by which we are lyable to injure others In their Names by Defamation In their Estates by Fraude In their Persons by acts of Violence All these the Doctrine of the Gospel forbith under the highest Penalties imaginable In their Names And that we are subject to either by spreading of evil reports or entertaining evil reports slightly This we should be careful of to be tender of the good names of others the great Rule the light of Nature teacheth To do to others as we would be willing they should do to us You would not be willing to have your Names blasted your Reputation defamed by others then have the same care of them but the Gospel advanceth its principles much higher Again We may not injure others in their Estates by defrauding them Let no man go beyond or defraud his Brother in any matter for the Lord is the avenger of such In our worldly commerce and earthly dealings with men this is a frequent Corruption and it is to be wished that men would more diligently hearken to those Rules that this Doctrine prescribes And for the Persons of men this Doctrine i● a strong check and restraint to all Enormities of that kind yea it reacheth so far as our very thoughts as our Saviour explains it Matth. 5.22 That Law that forbids murder forbids malice and we are guilty of murder in a malitious thought and how many sad denunciations of wrath are there against the person of him that is angry with his brother without a cause and so for uncleanness in ver 27. it forbids not only the outward act but the inward thought in all those respects this Doctrine is a bar to injuries we must neither wrong others in their names in their estates in their person nor in their Souls 2. This Doctrine doth not only restrain us from doing wrong to others but it injoyns us to do all the good we are capable of doing to others and that in these two respects 1. In all expressions of kindness to their outward man 2. In all expressions of kindness to their inward man 1. In all expressions of kindness to their outward man there is something due of mercy to bruit beasts If thy enemies Oxe or Ass go astray thou shalt surely bring it him back again Exod. 23.4 much more to the person of thy Neighbour This Doctrine doth teach us to be the best natured persons in all the world not only not to dare to injure any in any of their concerns but to do all the good we can for and to them and it is a reproach to this Doctrine when those that profess it do walk so unsutably to it Again it teacheth us to ke●● off all wrongs from others Luke 16.37 Jesus answered and said Go and do thou likewise This is the common nature to minister to the necessities of all that are reduced to extremities 2. As in respect of the outward man so especially in respect of the inward man this Doctrine teacheth us to be kind to Souls it was a high price that Christ set upon Souls for for their sakes he left Heaven and died upon the Cross he did not come upon the earth to make his people rich or great to give them abundance of wordly comforts it was not bodily but Soul mercies he came to bestow upon them this is a common debt that we owe to all men as men Rom. 1.14 I am a debtor both to the Je●● and to the Gentile to both to do them all the good I can but what good was this not to teach them how to thrive in the world to get estates but how to be happy for ever There are these two debts upon all Professors of Christianity to the Souls of others 1. There is a debt of instruction of such as are ignorant Certainly if God takes so much care as to require us to shew mercy to the wandring Oxe or Ass of our Neighbour much more to the wandring soul of our neighbor doth God take care of Oxen we may apply it to this case no it is written for man it is spoken for man 1 Cor. 9. When St. Peter was so much shaken by the prevalencie of his temptation that he had lost all the sense of the truth of Grace in his heart saith our Saviour to him when then art converted strengthen thy Brethren It seemed to be a new conversion of him he had lost so much the sense of his first Conversion shew thy thankfulness to God as if he had said by shewing mercy to others Souls because God hath shewed mercy to thy Soul 2. A debt of reproof of those that are extravagant Thou shalt not suffer sin to rest on thy Brother but thou shalt in any wise reprove him it is spoken of those that partake of the same nature with our selves Thou shalt not hate thy Brother mercy in this kind to him is cruelty and flattery is the most remote from love James 5.20 Let him know that he which converteth a sinner from the evil of his ways shall save a Soul from death O do but think what blessings you might be if you would but conform to this Rule you may save many a Soul from death by seasonable and wise reproof the meanest and most private Christian owes this duty to all the world That is the second this Doctrine teacheth us to bear wrongs but to do none and to do all the good we can both to the Souls and Bodies of others 3. If through weakness or wickedness we have done wrong to others this Doctrine enjoyns us to make full reparation with an overplus for what wrong we have done In the Levitical Law provision was made against doing wrong to others by restitution which we find repeated at large Exod. 22. and Levit. 6. nor was this only a Levitical Doctrine but Evangelical Zacheus crying out Lord if I have wronged any man I will restore four-fold there is this difference between the breach of the Commands of the first Ta●e and of the Second Table The breach of the Commands of the first Table admits of no restitution but what hath been made by Christ it is impossible that we should compensate for those wrongs that we have done to Divine Justice But for the breach of the commands of the Second Table besides Repentance there must be restitution because then is a double wrong done a wrong against God in transgressing his Commands who commands us to carry it righteously and with all integrity with those with whom we have to do now as his Commands are transgressed so our Neighbours are injured here is a double wrong not but that the Commands of the first Table should have a precedencie and though Repentance may prevail for a pardon so far as the sin concerns God and is a transgression of his Laws yet there must be restitution also to testifie the reality of our Repentance 4. To rejoyce in the good of others and that upon