1
Cor
.
5.5
.
To
deliver
such
a
one
unto
Satan
for
the
Destruction
of
the
flesh
,
that
the
spirit
may
be
saved
in
the
day
of
the
Lord
Jesus
.
IN
the
former
part
of
this
Chapter
we
have
these
two
things
:
1.
The
Apostles
reprehension
of
the
neglect
of
Church-Discipline
.
And
secondly
,
The
Apostles
care
to
supply
the
neglect
thereof
.
First
,
The
Apostles
Reprehension
of
the
neglect
of
Church-Discipline
;
where
we
have
1.
A
Church
Delinquent
,
but
one
in
the
Chapter
,
or
but
one
notorious
;
an
incestuous
person
,
that
is
,
but
one
to
such
a
height
as
was
fitted
,
and
prepared
for
the
throwing
out
:
and
under
this
head
we
have
1.
the
nature
of
his
sin
described
;
and
that
two
wayes
:
1.
It
was
incest
;
and
then
2.
such
as
the
Heathens
would
not
allow
,
they
detested
it
verse
1.
It
is
reported
commonly
that
there
is
fornication
among
you
,
and
such
fornication
,
as
is
not
so
much
as
named
among
the
Gentiles
,
&c.
And
as
we
have
the
nature
of
the
sin
;
So
secondly
we
have
the
notorietie
,
the
publikeness
of
it
.
It
is
commonly
reported
,
generally
known
verse
1.
But
then
,
as
we
have
a
Church-Delinquent
fitted
for
Excommunication
:
So
2.
Here
we
have
the
Churches
sin
;
and
the
Church
is
charged
for
three
things
.
1.
That
they
rested
in
a
good
opinion
of
their
own
condition
,
while
they
were
not
chargeable
with
such
an
abomination
:
they
prided
themselves
likely
,
and
likely
were
puffed
up
,
that
they
were
not
so
unclean
,
as
that
man
ver.
2.
And
ye
are
puffed
up
,
&c.
3.
He
accuseth
them
for
not
publikely
sorrowing
for
this
scandalous
sinner
ver.
2.
and
have
not
rather
mourned
,
&c.
That
which
the
Apostle
expected
from
them
was
,
that
they
should
have
demeaned
themselves
in
such
a
manner
,
as
that
they
should
have
evidenced
to
others
,
that
they
were
sensible
that
God
was
dishonoured
,
and
that
they
abominated
such
a
sin
.
But
then
thirdly
,
he
chargeth
them
for
their
neglecting
to
excommunicate
this
man
v.
2.
And
have
no●
rather
mourned
,
that
he
that
hat●…
done
this
deed
,
might
be
taken
away
from
among
you
.
He
would
have
had
them
so
to
have
sorrowed
,
as
that
their
sorro●
should
have
ended
in
Excommunication
.
But
it
is
not
the
work
of
the
Apostle
to
charge
home
sin
only
;
But
Secondly
,
The
Apostles
care
is
also
to
supply
their
neglect
:
and
here
we
have
1.
the
Apostle
encouraging
of
t●is
Church
to
●roceed
to
a
sentence
ver
.
3.
For
I
verily
as
absent
in
body
,
bu●
present
in
spirit
,
have
judged
a●ready
,
&c.
as
if
he
had
said
,
I
am
free
to
do
what
I
put
you
upon
doing
;
and
2.
as
if
he
did
not
much
doubt
that
they
would
submit
:
he
sheweth
the
manner
ho●
the
sentence
must
be
executed
ver.
4.
In
the
Name
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
,
when
ye
are
gathered
together
,
&c.
3.
He
she
eth
them
who
is
the
efficient
cause
of
Excommunication
;
●nd
here
is
a
principal
cause
;
the
Power
of
the
Lord
Jes●s
Christ
co●curring
●ith
his
Church
ver
.
4.
with
the
power
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
;
and
the
Ministerial
cause
,
the
Church
ver
.
4.
when
ye
are
ga
hered
together
.
4.
That
things
may
be
well
managed
,
he
setteth
down
the
form
of
Excommunication
:
to
deliver
the
Chu●ch-Delinquent
to
Satan
,
ver
.
5.
To
deliver
such
a
one
to
Satan
.
5.
He
giveth
them
the
end
of
this
Church-Discipline
;
and
that
is
double
.
1.
The
destruction
of
the
flesh
.
2.
that
the
soul
may
be
saved
ver.
5.
to
deliver
such
a
one
to
Satan
,
for
the
destruction
of
the
flesh
,
that
the
spirit
may
be
saved
in
the
day
of
the
Lord
Jesus
.
Give
me
leave
a
little
,
as
it
were
in
a
paraphrase
,
to
run
over
the
words
to
my
Text
.
As
if
the
Apostle
had
said
,
It
is
a
g●eat
shame
,
and
reproach
that
lieth
upon
you
,
that
sins
of
unnatural
uncleanness
are
found
among
you
.
And
that
such
offences
are
committed
among
you
,
as
civil
nations
,
though
not
Christians
would
a●hor
to
be
guilty
of
;
namely
,
a
son
to
use
his
fathers
wife
;
and
you
are
so
far
from
being
humbled
at
this
,
that
you
are
secure
,
and
puffed
up
with
your
Priviledges
,
that
you
do
not
mind
the
dishonour
of
God
hereby
:
you
do
not
consider
that
this
is
a
crime
fit
for
censure
;
Now
the
Apostle
supposing
their
consciences
are
convinced
of
this
sin
,
and
enquiring
what
is
to
be
done
?
He
tels
them
ver.
3.
that
his
judgement
is
,
that
he
should
be
excommunicated
:
and
least
they
should
say
,
we
will
not
do
it
without
thee
in
thy
absence
;
to
temove
that
,
he
tells
them
,
that
though
he
be
absent
from
them
,
yet
that
should
not
hinder
:
for
though
I
be
absent
,
I
am
of
this
Judgement
ver.
3.
For
I
verily
as
absent
in
body
,
but
present
in
spirit
have
judged
already
,
as
though
I
were
present
,
concerning
him
that
hath
so
done
this
deed
.
But
we
know
not
how
to
proceed
against
him
,
Let
the
Church
be
convened
.
we
are
convinced
he
ought
to
be
removed
,
But
how
shall
it
be
done
?
Why
,
saith
the
Apostle
,
get
a
Church
meeting
;
and
the
power
of
the
Lord
Jesus
will
be
with
them
so
met
,
and
what
then
?
Why
,
Excommunicate
him
.
Ho●
shall
that
be
done
?
D●liver
him
over
to
Satan
.
I
,
but
this
is
a
very
unlikely
means
to
reduce
him
;
Is
Satan
to
help
the
Church
?
or
will
Satan
be
useful
to
save
the
sinner
?
Yea
,
saith
the
Apostle
:
though
Satan
intentionally
will
not
reduce
a
sinner
,
yet
God
will
over-rule
him
;
God
will
use
him
,
and
employ
him
in
the
work
;
therefore
Deliver
such
a
one
to
Satan
for
the
destruction
of
the
flesh
,
that
the
spirit
may
be
saved
in
the
day
of
the
Lord
Jesus
.
The
obse●vation
I
shall
give
you
is
this
:
That
it
is
the
will
of
God
,
that
a
Church
of
Christ
should
excommunicate
their
scandalous
members
,
when
they
remain
incorrigible
.
Here
we
are
to
consider
these
things
.
First
,
Who
those
are
that
are
to
Excommunicate
.
Secondly
,
Wherein
Excommunication
lyeth
.
Thirdly
,
Why
the
Church
must
Excommunicate
.
Fourthly
,
What
a
fearful
Sentence
this
is
.
Fifthly
,
Answer
some
Objections
,
and
give
the
matter
of
Fact
,
and
so
some
uses
.
First
,
Who
are
to
Excommunicate
?
the
fourth
verse
tells
you
,
when
ye
are
gathered
together
,
the
Church
convened
:
the
Authority
of
Excommunication
perteineth
to
the
whole
Church
:
So
Mr.
Leigh
on
this
Scripture
.
The
Apostle
would
not
take
the
whole
power
to
himself
,
saith
Peter
Martyr
,
he
would
not
Excommunicate
him
alone
;
the
Pope
and
the
Bishops
have
been
bold
this
way
:
but
so
would
not
the
Apostle
.
But
when
ye
are
gathered
together
.
It
is
a
dangerous
course
that
so
great
a
Sentence
,
as
is
Excommunication
(
saith
Peter
Martyr
)
should
be
in
the
hand
of
one
particular
person
:
If
the
power
were
in
the
Apostle
alone
,
the
Apostle
were
more
blame-worthy
then
the
Church
,
for
suffering
this
unclean
member
in
this
Chu●ch
;
but
the
Apostle
blameth
the
Church
,
that
they
did
not
cast
him
out
;
they
should
have
taken
him
away
from
among
them
ver.
3.
And
he
prescribeth
the
manner
of
excommunication
to
them
,
that
they
mig●t
proceed
upon
him
;
and
after
he
●resseth
them
to
put
the
sentence
in
execution
:
that
they
should
purge
away
the
old
leaven
ver
7.
And
again
ver.
13.
that
they
should
p●t
away
f●om
among
themselves
tha●
wicked
person
:
The
Arguments
to
enforce
th
s
Exhor
ation
concern
the
whole
Church
:
From
the
danger
of
infection
;
that
●s
one
;
such
a
sin
being
as
leaven
,
that
will
diffuse
from
the
whole
lump
;
the
whole
are
in
danger
ver
.
6.7
.
your
glorying
is
no●
good
:
know
ye
not
that
a
little
leaven
leaveneth
the
whole
lump
?
Purge
out
●herefore
the
o●d
leaven
,
that
ye
may
be
a
new
lump
,
as
ye
are
unleavened
:
Again
,
the
whole
were
to
keep
the
C●ristian-pass-over
,
as
the
Jews
did
theirs
;
where
the
Leaven
was
to
be
cast
out
of
every
house
,
and
every
one
was
to
contribut●…
what
he
could
to
the
casting
it
out
.
Besides
the
Apostle
had
written
a
former
Epistle
to
this
Church
,
wherein
he
had
advised
th●…
whole
Church
not
to
keep
company
with
Fornicators
,
verse
9.
suc●…
he
means
as
they
had
power
over
;
for
some
there
were
that
wer●…
without
,
and
these
he
leaveth
to
Gods
judgement
,
verse
13.
Object
.
The
Papists
(
and
so
others
)
object
,
that
though
the
Apostl●…
commanded
that
the
Act
should
be
done
in
the
face
of
the
Church
,
ye●…
(
say
they
)
the
Judgement
and
Authority
of
giving
sentence
,
was
i●…
himself
,
and
not
in
the
whole
multitude
,
as
the
Protestants
affirm
.
Answ
.
It
seems
then
the
Protestants
hold
so
,
that
it
lieth
in
the
Church
,
if
the
Authors
of
the
Rhemish
Testament
wrong
them
not
.
2.
The
Papists
also
(
it
seems
)
grant
that
the
Act
should
be
done
in
the
face
of
the
whole
Church
:
and
if
excommunication
of
members
;
then
admission
of
Members
should
be
in
the
face
of
th●…
whole
Church
.
There
is
the
same
reason
for
the
admission
o●…
Members
into
the
Church
,
as
for
the
casting
of
them
out
.
I
wis●…
this
were
considered
by
them
who
admit
,
and
suspend
Members
i●…
corners
and
Chambers
,
without
the
privitie
of
them
that
shoul●…
be
present
at
such
a
work
.
3.
But
for
a
full
answer
to
this
,
let
Mr.
Cartwright
give
it
i●…
his
notes
on
the
Rhemish
Testament
.
First
,
It
is
clear
(
saith
he
)
that
though
the
Apostle
judged
him
worthy
of
excommunication
yet
if
the
Ministrs
of
the
Church
,
with
the
rest
of
the
Body
,
ha●…
not
shut
him
out
,
he
had
not
been
taken
for
a
Publican
.
Secondly
It
is
clear
the
Apostle
would
not
have
them
do
it
,
but
when
gathered
together
:
he
would
not
have
them
to
excommunicate
him
,
but
a●…
a
Church-meeting
,
&c.
Object
.
The
Papists
object
further
,
that
the
Church
are
but
witnesse
and
lookers
on
of
the
Action
.
Answ
.
Mr.
Cartwright
giveth
many
Answers
to
this
.
1.
First
,
(
saith
he
)
if
the
Church
were
only
assembled
to
bea●…
witness
;
then
Pauls
Spirit
was
only
to
bear
witness
:
for
the
personal
presence
of
the
Church
,
and
the
Apostles
spiritual
presenc●…
were
met
together
in
this
affair
.
Besides
.
2.
He
saith
,
Do
not
ye
judge
them
that
are
within
;
surely
that
i●…
much
more
then
to
be
Witnesses
,
and
Lookers
on
;
for
the
Apostl●…
useth
the
same
work
to
declare
the
Churches
Power
,
as
he
doth
t●…
declare
his
own
Power
;
and
how
unlikly
is
it
that
the
same
word
i●…
the
same
chapter
,
about
the
same
matter
,
should
signifie
to
judg●…
when
applyed
to
Paul
,
and
to
be
but
a
Witness
,
when
applyed
to
th●…
Church
?
And
that
we
are
not
alone
in
this
;
to
this
also
agreeth
Dr.
Fu●…
on
the
Rhemish
Testament
.
The
Authority
of
excommunicatio●…
(
saith
he
)
pertaintaineth
to
the
whole
Church
,
and
the
Governours
execute
that
Authority
in
the
name
of
Christ
,
and
in
the
name
of
the
Church
to
avoid
confusion
.
Thus
saith
Paraeus
on
the
place
,
the
Church
are
not
witnessess
only
:
but
judges
of
this
Action
,
and
he
concurs
with
Peter
Martyr
,
of
whom
before
.
So
Mr.
Rutherford
(
that
great
champion
for
Presbytery
)
the
Apostle
(
saith
he
)
sheweth
what
was
their
duty
as
Christians
convened
together
in
a
Church-way
:
the
Apostle
doth
not
command
one
christian
,
but
the
Church
gathered
together
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
Jesus
to
cast
himout
;
{αβγδ}
.
we
apply
it
(
saith
he
)
to
the
casting
of
scandalous
persons
out
of
the
Church
,
as
leaven
was
to
be
put
out
of
the
Houses
of
all
who
were
to
eat
the
Passover
.
But
.
Secondly
,
Wherein
lieth
Excommunication
?
It
lieth
in
the
Churches
,
delivering
up
a
scandalous
impenitent
sinner
to
Satan
:
It
lieth
in
turning
such
a
one
out
of
the
house
of
God
;
and
from
the
company
of
the
Lords
people
,
and
putting
him
into
the
Kingdom
and
power
of
the
Devil
.
To
make
his
sentence
full
,
three
thing
are
requisite
(
though
not
all
alike
necessary
.
)
1.
It
should
pass
●…
rom
a
good
intention
and
heart
;
and
not
from
a
revengeful
principle
.
2.
It
should
be
when
the
cause
is
just
and
clear
,
and
clearly
proved
.
And
3.
Executed
according
to
Christs
order
,
that
is
,
after
private
Admonition
,
unless
the
sin
be
publique
as
the
incestuous
persons
was
;
when
we
have
gone
privately
,
and
then
more
publiquely
,
(
if
the
offence
be
private
)
and
the
party
remain
incorrigible
,
then
the
sentence
is
to
be
pronounced
in
a
Church-assemblie
convened
for
that
end
,
in
the
name
of
Christ
,
and
then
it
is
of
validity
,
yea
of
such
validity
,
that
Christ
hath
said
expresly
,
whatsoever
ye
shall
bind
on
earth
shall
be
bound
in
heaven
,
Mat
.
18.18
.
It
is
a
committing
the
incorrigible
delinquent
unto
Satan
,
not
an
absolute
giving
of
him
up
,
but
a
committing
to
him
,
as
of
a
prisoner
to
a
Jailor
.
Non
dedendum
sed
committendum
saith
Asanasius
on
the
place
.
First
he
is
not
delivered
to
Satan
morally
,
this
is
a
sinfull
deliverance
to
give
over
one
to
Satan
that
he
may
work
in
him
as
in
his
work-house
,
and
as
in
a
child
of
disobedience
.
Eph.
2.2
.
for
we
suppose
that
a
soul
already
converted
,
may
be
excommunicated
,
but
he
cannot
be
thus
delivered
unto
Satan
,
so
as
to
be
under
that
power
that
natural
men
are
.
But
.
Secondly
,
he
is
delivered
unto
Satan
penally
,
to
a
penal
Torturer
,
and
who
is
to
work
sororw
and
fear
in
the
conscience
for
sin
,
and
to
scare
the
Offender
,
and
that
way
to
humble
him
,
that
so
the
Spirit
may
be
saved
in
the
day
of
the
Lord
Jesus
.
This
form
of
Excommunication
.
as
Deodati
and
Paraeus
think
,
is
taken
from
Saul
,
(
1
Sam
.
16
,
14.
)
when
rejected
of
the
Lord
.
Fo●…
Excommunication
is
a
partial
rejection
from
God
,
and
whilst
th●…
party
is
excommunicated
,
those
influences
from
God
that
wer●…
wont
to
be
given
,
are
suspended
from
him
,
though
a
gracious
soul
.
I●…
the
primitive
times
it
was
followed
with
horrors
of
Spirit
,
and
torments
of
body
.
And
Josephus
reports
that
those
that
were
foun●…
in
any
considerable
sin
,
and
cast
out
of
the
congregation
,
came
t●…
some
miserable
death
.
To
be
short
,
I
suppose
that
the
essence
o●…
excommunication
lieth
in
severing
sinners
from
Saints
Communion
and
so
throwing
them
back
into
Satans
Kingdom
.
Delivering
to
Satan
,
includeth
two
things
.
1.
Here
is
terminus
a
quo
,
from
whence
delivered
from
the
Church
:
from
the
Society
of
the
Faithfull
they
are
taken
off
from
them
,
and
then
2.
terminus
ad
quem
,
unto
whom
,
and
that
is
said
to
be
the
divel
.
The
word
Deliver
in
signification
it
is
a
relative
word
,
it
seemeth
to
have
a
relation
to
asking
or
demanding
.
The
Devil
he
is
called
the
Accuser
of
the
Brethren
,
Rev.
12.10
.
and
he
is
called
an
Adversary
,
1
Pet
.
5.8
.
or
an
Impleader
;
When
he
hath
an
Accusation
against
a
Church
or
Member
:
{αβγδ}
.
he
demands
to
have
the
sinner
delivered
over
to
him
,
that
he
may
torment
him
,
and
the
Lord
is
pleased
to
answer
this
request
of
his
,
and
biddeth
the
Church
deliver
up
the
Offendor
to
Satan
;
and
he
is
so
delivered
up
,
when
he
is
thrust
out
from
before
the
Lord
,
and
excluded
from
the
Saints
communion
;
he
is
no
longer
to
be
accounted
(
saith
Barcus
)
membrum
Christi
&
ecclesiae
,
sed
Satanae
)
a
member
of
Christ
and
the
Church
,
but
a
member
of
Satan
of
Satans
Kingdom
.
But
then
.
3.
Why
must
the
Church
excommunicate
,
or
why
must
they
deliver
to
Satan
?
Before
I
shall
answer
this
,
for
method-sake
I
shall
premise
that
look
,
as
hell
consist
in
paena
damni
&
paena
sensus
,
so
doth
this
punishment
in
the
pain
of
loss
,
and
the
pain
of
sense
:
here
somewhat
that
the
sinner
is
deprived
of
,
and
somewhat
that
he
is
sensibly
under
,
as
a
misery
and
torment
;
somewhat
he
is
cut
off
from
,
and
deprived
of
,
and
some
positive
evil
that
he
lieth
under
:
he
is
deprived
of
the
society
of
Gods
people
,
and
actually
set
under
the
tormenting
power
of
the
devil
;
we
need
not
puzel
our selves
much
,
what
course
Satan
takes
with
the
Offendor
so
delivered
:
sure
it
is
such
a
Power
that
he
hath
over
him
,
as
Christ
hath
appointed
for
the
destruction
of
the
flesh
,
that
the
soul
may
be
saved
.
Accordingly
I
shall
put
this
into
two
questions
.
Quest
.
1.
Why
are
scandalous
m
mbers
to
be
cut
off
from
the
communion
of
Saints
?
Quest
.
2.
Why
are
they
to
be
deliv●red
to
Satan
?
Quest
.
1.
Why
are
they
to
be
cut
off
from
the
hous●
of
God
?
Answ
.
1.
Because
that
God
hath
forsaken
them
,
and
therefore
so
should
the
Church
:
God
is
departed
from
them
,
and
therefore
the
Church
should
leave
them
:
the
ground
of
our
Union
with
them
(
whom
we
are
to
procede
on
)
was
their
visible
closing
with
Christ
:
now
when
that
visibility
ceaseth
,
when
that
outward
appearance
of
religion
ceaseth
,
the
Union
is
to
be
dissolved
.
It
was
founded
and
built
upon
visible
holiness
,
and
when
visible
holiness
ceaseth
,
the
Union
must
cease
:
he
that
opposeth
God
and
Christ
in
his
Laws
,
is
to
be
opposed
by
all
that
are
Christs
:
there
ought
to
be
the
same
mind
in
all
that
are
the
servants
of
Christ
,
that
was
in
Christ
their
Master
;
they
are
to
esteem
whom
Christ
esteemeth
,
and
to
hate
whom
he
hateth
;
when
these
persons
outwardly
closed
with
Christ
,
they
outwardly
subscribed
,
that
they
would
be
the
Lords
;
and
therefore
we
owned
them
:
now
they
have
cast
away
these
cords
from
them
,
they
have
broken
Covenant
,
neglected
the
house
of
God
,
contemned
admonition
private
and
publique
,
&c.
2.
Therefore
are
they
are
be
cast
out
from
Communion
,
because
indeed
there
can
be
no
Communion
with
them
.
They
being
acted
by
indifferent
Laws
,
they
cannot
be
owned
:
we
cannot
walk
with
them
:
they
that
are
sound
,
they
own
Christ
as
their
Law-giver
and
Head
:
these
reject
him
as
their
Lawgiver
and
Head
;
we
cannot
agree
with
such
:
Sanctity
and
Sensuality
cannot
agree
;
the
Motions
and
Original
of
the
godly
and
wicked
are
contrary
:
the
Saints
Original
is
from
Heaven
,
and
the
wicked
mans
from
earth
,
and
their
motion
are
contrary
,
the
one
downward
,
the
other
upward
,
like
two
ballances
,
if
one
goeth
up
,
the
other
goeth
downward
,
therefore
they
must
needs
be
put
on
contrary
practises
:
for
that
which
is
born
of
the
flesh
will
oppose
that
which
is
born
of
the
Spirit
;
and
though
Jacob
and
Esau
may
for
a
while
be
in
the
womb
of
the
Church
,
yet
there
will
be
strugling
till
they
part
,
they
cannot
admit
of
no
accommodation
:
What
Communion
hath
Light
with
Darkness
?
What
Concord
hath
God
with
Belial
?
What
part
have
Believers
with
Infidels
?
What
agreement
hath
the
Temple
of
God
with
Idols
.
The
Apostle
bids
us
in
the
2
Cor
.
6.14
,
15.16
.
Be
ye
not
unequally
yoaked
together
with
Unbelievers
,
for
what
fellowship
hath
Righteousness
with
Unrighteousness
?
&c.
Depart
from
me
all
ye
Workers
of
Iniquity
;
saith
David
,
Psal
.
6.8
.
It
is
an
intollerable
Wo
to
good
men
to
be
forced
to
be
amonst
wicked
men
.
Psal
.
120.5
.
Wo
is
me
that
I
sojorn
in
Mesech
,
that
I
dwell
in
the
Tents
of
Kedar
.
But
then
.
3.
God
hath
promised
his
peculiar
residence
among
his
Church
,
but
he
hath
not
promised
it
,
save
upon
these
terms
,
that
he
may
be
in
a
clean
house
,
and
not
among
beasts
,
now
all
contumacious
persons
are
as
beasts
,
God
will
not
dwell
with
them
,
he
compareth
them
to
Spiders
and
Cockatrices
,
Isa
,
59.5
.
to
Vipers
,
Mat●…
12.34
.
to
Scorpions
.
Ezek
.
2.6
.
these
are
no
fit
company
fo●…
God
or
Man
,
therefore
to
be
cast
out
:
look
into
the
Scriptur●…
again
,
and
you
shall
see
that
wicked
men
are
called
Lions
,
and
they
are
savage
,
Psal
.
22.21
.
they
are
called
Bears
,
Isa
.
11.7
.
an●…
they
are
cruel
,
they
are
called
Dragons
,
Ezek
.
29.3
.
and
they
ar●…
hidious
,
Dogs
,
Mat
.
7.6
.
and
they
are
bloody
,
they
are
called
Wolve●…
Ezek
,
22.27
.
and
they
are
ravenous
.
And
what
,
Do
you
think
God
will
dwell
with
Wolves
,
Bears●…
Dogs
,
surely
no
?
And
therefore
the
Church
seeing
that
this
i●…
the
way
to
keep
God
among
them
,
by
removing
Dogs
(
without
are
Dogs
)
therefore
they
are
met
together
this
day
to
remove
such
,
in
whose
presence
God
cannot
delight
,
nor
sobe●…
Saints
.
4.
There
is
danger
of
infection
to
the
Church
,
if
this
leaven
〈…〉
continued
;
and
therefore
they
are
to
be
thrown
out
.
A
litt●…
leaven
l●aveneth
the
whole
lump
:
it
is
the
Argument
of
the
Apostle
in
this
chapter
to
press
them
to
excommunication
,
verse
〈…〉
7.
Your
glorying
is
not
good
(
saith
the
Apostle
)
Know
ye
not
,
th●…
a
little
leaven
leaveneth
the
whole
Lump
?
Purge
out
therefore
the
o●…
leaven
that
ye
may
be
a
new
lump
,
as
ye
are
unleavened
;
&c.
Our
E●…glish
Proverb
is
significant
,
one
scabbed
sheep
infects
a
who●…
flock
:
a
man
cannot
take
this
fier
into
his
bosoms
,
and
not
be
bu●…ned
.
Prov.
6.28
.
Can
one
go
upon
hot
coals
,
and
his
feet
not
be
burnt●…
neither
can
a
man
handle
this
pitch
without
defilement
,
Psal
.
10
35.
They
were
mingled
among
the
heathens
,
and
learned
their
work
And
therefore
Mr
Rutherford
in
his
due
right
of
of
Presbyteri●…
page
76.
observeth
,
that
the
power
of
excommunication
was
give●…
by
Christ
to
a
Church
upon
this
formal
ground
and
reason
,
b●…cause
a
Congregation
is
a
number
of
sinfull
men
,
who
may
〈…〉
scandalized
,
and
who
may
be
infected
with
the
company
of
〈…〉
scandalous
person
,
for
if
a
Congregation
were
a
company
of
A●…gels
,
which
cannot
be
infected
;
such
Power
should
not
be
giv●…
them
,
so
that
as
Nature
hath
given
hands
to
a
man
to
defend
hi●…self
from
injuries
and
violence
:
and
horns
to
oxen
to
hold
off
v●…olence
;
so
Christ
hath
given
to
his
Church
the
Power
of
exco●…munication
,
as
spiritual
Armour
to
ward
off
and
defend
the
co●…tagion
of
●icked
fellowship
.
Gal.
5.9
,
10.
A
little
leaven
leveneth
the
whole
lump
.
I
have
confidence
in
you
through
the
Lo●…
that
ye
will
b●
none
otherwise
minded
:
but
he
that
troubleth
you
,
sh●…
ar
his
Judg●ment
whoever
he
be
.
All
the
members
may
be
corrupted
by
one
rotten
one
,
as
〈…〉
rotten
coar
may
corrupt
a
hoard
;
a
Gangreen
thoug●
in
t●…
Toe
,
will
soon
endanger
the
vital
parts
,
if
it
be
not
cut
off
fro●…
the
body
natural
,
and
it
holdeth
in
the
Church
,
where
t●…
several
members
are
in
danger
from
one
corrupted
part
;
so
that
except
we
use
the
remedy
appointed
by
God
to
eschew
the
contagion
of
the
wicked
,
we
are
in
danger
:
and
therefore
,
Prov.
22.24
,
25.
Make
no
frienship
with
an
angry
man
,
and
with
a
furious
man
thou
shalt
not
go
,
least
thou
learn
his
way
,
and
get
a
snare
to
thy
soul
.
And
again
,
Prov.
5.8
,
9.
Remove
thy
way
far
from
her
,
and
come
not
nigh
●…
he
door
of
her
house
,
least
thou
give
thine
honour
unto
others
,
and
thy
●…
ears
unto
the
cruel
.
It
is
dangerous
to
come
near
the
house
of
such
,
Revel
.
18.4
.
And
I
heard
another
Voice
from
Heaven
,
saying
,
Come
●…
ut
of
her
my
people
,
that
ye
be
not
partakers
of
her
sins
,
and
that
ye
re●…
eive
not
of
her
plagues
.
And
though
we
should
not
be
actually
cor●…
upted
,
yet
we
shall
sin
,
and
tempt
the
Lord
,
in
keeping
our selves
●…
nder
such
a
temptation
,
when
we
have
power
to
deliver
our selves
●…
rom
it
,
by
cutting
off
them
,
that
will
eat
as
a
Gangreen
,
2
Tim
.
●…
.17
.
Their
word
will
eat
as
doth
a
canker
:
of
whom
is
Hymenus
,
●…
nd
Philaetus
.
The
whole
lump
is
in
danger
,
that
is
the
Argument
●…
f
our
Apostle
here
.
All
the
Church
,
they
that
are
most
confident
,
●…
nd
pride
themselves
most
are
in
danger
:
therefore
the
leaven
is
to
●…
e
cast
out
,
that
is
,
not
the
sin
abstractly
considered
,
but
he
that
hath
done
the
deed
.
The
Antients
have
been
curious
this
way
;
and
●…
erefore
Sozomene
reports
concerning
the
Emperour
Theodosius
Se●…
or
,
that
he
being
willing
to
confer
with
Eunomius
,
the
Arian
Bi●…
op
,
his
wife
Placilla
the
Empress
earnestly
diswaded
him
,
least
●…
e
being
perverted
by
his
speeches
,
should
begin
to
like
of
his
He●…
sie
.
Nothing
is
more
difficult
then
to
be
familiar
with
sinners
,
●…
nd
not
to
be
infected
by
them
:
by
being
encouraged
,
or
seduced
,
●…
nd
even
constrained
to
sin
by
the
conversations
of
rotten
fellow-●…
embers
.
If
Corah
be
of
a
troublesome
spirit
,
and
be
over-run
with
●…
ride
and
envy
,
he
quickly
draweth
in
two
hundred
and
fifty
into
●…
e
conspiracy
;
men
famous
in
the
Congregation
and
men
of
renown
.
●…
is
abode
was
so
near
the
Reubenites
,
that
he
soon
infuseth
his
poy●…
n
into
Dathan
and
Abyran
,
and
had
not
all
Israel
withdrawn
spee●…
ly
,
they
had
been
in
danger
of
infection
with
a
●itness
.
5.
If
Excommunication
should
not
be
with
reference
to
scanda●…
us
members
,
Christ
and
his
Chruch
would
suffer
by
connivance
,
●…
d
sparing
this
Rod
:
it
is
a
kind
of
justifying
a
sinner
,
when
we
●…
not
punish
his
sin
,
according
to
the
power
of
the
Lord
Jesus
gi●…
n
us
for
this
end
.
Religion
becometh
ridiculous
,
and
Profession
is
●…
ught
to
scorn
,
when
sinners
are
let
alone
;
and
therefore
we
ought
●…
r
Christs
honour
to
pull
off
the
Masking
Robes
;
and
the
Vi●…
rds
wherewith
these
have
deceived
us
,
and
others
to
,
and
to
●…
ew
to
the
world
,
that
we
do
not
Judge
them
.
But
upon
this
account
,
because
they
rise
u●
against
the
Lawes
of
●…
hrist
;
we
are
to
declare
plainly
that
they
are
guilty
of
such
sins
●…
make
them
not
worthy
of
a
Name
in
the
House
of
God
.
The
Apostle
may
aim
at
this
in
the
first
ver.
It
is
certainly
heard
that
th●…
is
fornication
amongst
you
;
this
bad
report
he
makes
the
first
groun●…
of
proceeding
to
Excommunication
,
,
as
if
he
had
said
,
It
is
a
di●…honour
to
Christ
that
there
are
such
things
commonly
talked
o●…
therefore
timely
declare
against
them
.
So
say
I
,
it
is
Reported
th●…
there
is
among
you
a
notorious
lyar
,
and
a
lawless
woman
,
th●…
knoweth
no
subjection
at
home
and
or
abroad
,
to
her
own
husban●…
or
to
the
Church
of
God
;
It
will
argue
little
affection
to
Christ
:
〈…〉
you
let
these
alone
,
if
you
let
Rebels
against
his
Majesty
alone
〈…〉
therefore
purge
out
these
,
bear
witness
against
these
,
that
t●…
wicked
may
not
say
,
we
have
lyars
and
disobedient
persons
among
us
uncontrouled
:
ut
sitis
nova
massa
,
that
you
may
appear
to
〈…〉
such
a
lump
,
such
a
Cong●egation
as
is
unleavened
.
6.
Therefore
are
we
to
throw
out
such
to
deter
others
from
s●…
that
these
may
be
examples
to
others
;
when
the
Magistrate
gro●…eth
careless
,
sin
groweth
bold
,
when
he
doth
not
punish
sin
,
sinn●…
grow
bold-faced
;
not
only
the
offenders
themselves
,
but
others
〈…〉
so
sin
after
their
similitude
in
hope
of
the
same
impunity
,
1
T●…
5.20
.
Them
that
sin
rebuke
openly
that
the
rest
also
may
fear
;
Here●…
the
End
of
God
,
and
this
is
a
blessed
end
that
others
may
fear
.
By
the
way
give
me
leave
to
reflect
on
our selves
:
this
is
a
d●…
of
taking
shame
to
our selves
;
what
do
we
know
but
that
,
if
〈…〉
had
discharged
our
duty
sooner
on
the
lyar
,
we
might
have
preve●…ed
the
others
fail
,
her
disobedience
and
pe●versness
of
spirit
?
T●…
Lord
lay
not
this
to
our
charge
:
if
publick
and
notorious
offend
〈…〉
had
been
made
publick
examples
,
others
might
have
feared
;
this
〈…〉
the
End
that
God
aimeth
at
in
punishing
,
that
all
Israel
sho●…
hear
and
fear
,
and
do
no
more
such
wickedness
,
Deut.
13.11
.
If
〈…〉
partake
of
their
sin
,
we
must
expect
to
partake
of
their
judgeme●…
7.
And
lastly
,
Because
God
delights
that
the
punishment
of
a
〈…〉
be
like
the
sin
in
kind
:
the
punishment
commonly
bears
the
Im●…
and
superscription
of
the
sin
;
so
true
is
it
,
that
what
a
man
sow●…
that
shall
he
reap
,
Gal.
6.7
.
God
often
returns
the
sins
of
Chu●…
members
so
on
them
,
that
they
may
read
the
name
of
their
〈…〉
stampt
upon
their
punishment
;
Eye
for
eye
,
that
was
of
old
,
E●…
21.24
.
These
have
turned
their
backs
on
pure
Ordinances
,
theref●…
they
shall
no
longer
enjoy
them
:
they
were
careless
and
rega●…less
of
Church-orders
;
and
now
by
the
orders
of
the
House
〈…〉
God
,
they
are
to
be
turned
out
from
behold●ng
our
faith
,
and●…der
,
that
they
may
say
,
as
that
wretched
Adonibezel
,
Judg
.
17.
A●…
have
done
so
God
hath
requited
me
;
That
is
a
dreadful
word
,
Z●…
7.13
.
therefore
it
is
come
to
pass
,
that
as
he
called
,
and
they
would
h●ar
;
so
they
cryed
,
and
I
would
not
hear
,
saith
the
Lord
of
H●…
God
hath
cryed
by
Officers
,
by
Members
,
but
these
wretches
wo●…
●ot
hear
the
Church
;
well
saith
God
,
will
not
they
hear
me
〈…〉
shall
come
to
pass
they
shall
cry
,
and
I
will
not
hear
;
Christ
giveth
Orders
to
throw
them
to
day
out
of
his
special
care
,
and
the
Churches
daily
inspection
.
Qestion
2.
Why
are
hey
to
be
delivered
to
S●tan
?
Answer
,
It
may
be
a
sufficient
Reason
that
it
is
the
will
of
God
it
should
be
so
.
But
I
shall
name
two
other
Reasons
.
1.
That
there
may
be
some
proportion
betwixt
their
punishment
and
their
visible
state
and
condition
.
They
appear
to
be
children
of
Hell
,
and
therefore
fitter
for
fellowship
with
damned
spirits
,
then
to
be
associates
of
the
Lord
and
his
peo●le
.
Ye
are
of
your
Father
the
D●vil
,
and
the
lusts
of
your
father
ye
will
do
,
Joh
.
8.44
.
If
they
will
do
the
works
of
the
Devil
,
the
Devils
company
is
fitter
for
them
then
the
fellowship
of
the
people
of
God
.
Object
.
But
perhaps
the
parties
have
faith
:
and
what
will
ye
deliver
such
to
Satan
?
Answ
.
I
answer
,
they
do
not
appear
to
us
as
Believers
:
they
that
live
in
the
neglect
of
any
known
duty
wilfully
,
are
not
to
be
looked
on
as
Believers
;
they
have
no
more
visible
faith
to
me
then
an
Heathen
.
My
Brethren
,
de
occultis
non
judicat
Ecclesi●
;
we
do
not
look
to
secret
things
:
He
that
liveth
in
any
known
sin
,
and
refuseth
to
repent
of
it
,
is
visibly
unregenerate
.
And
that
is
our
quarrel
,
or
rather
the
Lords
quarrel
with
them
,
this
day
ours
,
because
the
Lords
.
After
the
church
hath
proceeded
on
a
person
,
he
is
to
be
looked
on
without
Grace
,
because
none
appeareth
but
the
contrary
.
It
is
said
of
Cain
that
he
was
of
that
wicked
one
,
1
John
3.12
.
And
all
that
live
in
sin
,
&
blush
not
to
be
seen
in
the
practice
of
it
,
they
look
like
the
Devil
.
2.
That
the
flesh
may
be
destroyed
,
and
the
spirit
may
be
saved
in
the
day
of
Christ
.
But
more
of
this
by
and
by
under
the
fifth
general
.
Fourthly
,
I
shall
shew
you
what
a
fearful
sentence
this
is
.
And
here
I
shall
distinguish
as
before
.
First
,
It
is
a
fearful
sentence
to
be
cast
out
of
a
Church
.
A
very
severe
sentence
;
and
this
will
appear
if
we
consider
a
few
things
.
1.
Gods
people
in
Church-Relation
,
they
stand
nearly
Related
unto
God
,
in
the
Relation
of
children
to
a
father
,
that
is
a
near
Relation
;
they
are
children
,
and
God
is
their
Father
;
they
are
sons
and
daughters
,
and
he
their
Father
;
In
the
Relation
of
a
wife
to
an
Husband
,
the
Lambs
wife
,
so
the
Church
is
called
;
in
as
near
a
Relation
as
members
to
the
head
;
they
are
members
of
Christs
body
,
bone
of
his
bone
,
flesh
of
his
flesh
:
what
a
fearful
judgement
is
it
to
be
separated
from
these
?
to
be
pulled
as
it
were
from
the
body
of
Christ
,
from
the
flesh
of
Christ
?
to
be
cut
off
from
the
bones
of
Christ
!
they
are
called
the
Excellent
of
the
Earth
,
Isa
.
43.4
.
Since
thou
wast
precious
in
my
sight
,
thou
hast
been
honourable
,
and
I
have
loved
thee
:
therefore
will
I
give
men
for
thee
,
and
people
for
thy
life
.
It
is
a
credit
to
a
man
to
keep
company
with
honourable
persons
:
but
to
be
burned
out
of
their
Societie
is
a
sore
,
and
bitter
thing
.
For
a
Noble
man
to
be
degraded
,
and
live
amongst
scullions
;
this
is
nothing
to
the
being
thrown
out
of
the
Assembly
of
Gods
people
among
the
pots
of
the
earth
.
2.
There
are
choice
blessings
entailed
on
a
Church
estate
,
which
they
are
cut
off
from
.
God
hath
said
Zeph
.
3.17
.
The
Lord
thy
God
in
the
midst
of
thee
is
mighty
,
he
will
save
,
he
will
rejoyce
over
thee
with
joy
:
he
will
rest
in
his
love
,
he
will
joy
over
thee
with
singing
:
Here
is
a
promise
to
Zion
;
the
Lord
thy
God
will
rest
in
them
.
God
will
not
rest
with
Excommunicates
,
Psalm
87.2
.
The
Lord
loveth
the
gates
of
Zion
,
more
then
all
the
dwellings
of
Jacob
.
God
delights
in
the
publick
communion
of
his
people
,
more
then
in
all
their
private
dwellings
;
these
are
to
be
turned
out
from
that
Society
which
God
loveth
.
Again
Isa
.
46.13
.
And
I
will
place
Salvation
in
Zion
for
Israel
my
Glory
.
These
are
to
be
turned
out
from
salvation
to
day
,
from
the
place
of
salvation
.
The
Name
of
the
Church
is
Jehovah
Shammah
,
Ezek
.
48.35
.
The
Lord
is
there
:
To
be
turned
out
of
the
place
where
the
Lord
is
,
how
sad
is
it
?
Psal
.
76.2
.
In
Salem
is
his
Tabernacle
,
and
his
dwelling
place
in
Zion
;
What
a
sad
thing
is
it
to
be
turned
out
of
the
house
where
God
is
resident
?
Psal
.
27.4
.
One
thing
have
I
desired
of
the
Lord
,
that
will
I
seek
after
,
that
I
may
dwell
in
the
house
of
the
Lord
all
the
daies
of
my
life
,
to
behold
the
beauty
of
the
Lo●d
,
and
to
enquire
in
his
Temple
.
There
God
unvaileth
himself
;
these
are
to
be
denied
this
one
thing
that
David
desired
:
there
are
choice
manifestations
of
God
there
,
and
these
may
not
hope
to
enjoy
them
whilst
in
an
Excommunicate
estate
.
Again
in
Isa
.
25.6
.
God
promiseth
that
in
this
Mountain
he
will
make
a
feast
of
fat
things
,
a
feast
of
wines
on
the
lees
:
of
fat
things
full
of
marrow
,
of
wines
on
the
lees
well
refined
.
These
are
to
be
turned
out
from
this
feast
of
fat
things
,
Psalm
36.7
,
8.
How
excellent
is
thy
loving
kindness
,
O
God!
therefore
the
children
of
men
put
their
trust
under
the
shadow
of
thy
wings
.
They
shall
be
abundantly
satisfied
with
the
fatness
of
thy
House
,
and
thou
shalt
make
them
drink
of
the
River
of
thy
Pleasures
.
Nay
,
David
found
that
all
his
springs
were
in
the
Church
,
Psal
.
87.7
.
All
his
joys
,
and
inlargements
he
got
them
in
the
Church
.
How
sad
is
it
to
have
these
springs
so
dammed
up
,
that
that
we
cannot
enjoy
them
?
Nay
,
to
the
Church
is
committed
the
Covenants
,
Rom.
9.4
.
and
the
Seals
of
the
Covenant
too
;
you
cannot
singly
have
the
Seals
of
the
Covenant
;
but
as
joyned
with
the
people
of
God
?
What
a
sad
thing
is
it
to
be
put
in
such
a
condition
,
where
one
shall
not
enjoy
the
benefit
of
the
Covenant
.
3.
Gods
people
inchurched
have
the
Image
of
God
shining
upon
them
:
they
have
or
should
have
choice
Graces
,
which
are
indeed
very
delightfull
.
Seneca
could
say
,
that
the
very
look
of
a
good
man
did
please
him
.
If
the
look
of
a
good
man
did
please
an
heathen
,
should
it
not
please
much
more
a
Christian
?
and
if
the
look
of
one
good
man
,
What
should
the
look
of
many
?
if
one
star
be
glorious
,
what
is
a
constellation
?
It
must
needs
be
a
sweet
thing
to
be
in
a
Communion
with
the
Lords
people
,
to
be
in
the
midst
of
these
beds
of
spices
,
Can
.
6.2
.
My
beloved
is
gone
down
into
his
garden
,
into
the
beds
of
Spices
to
feed
in
the
gardens
and
to
gather
lillies
It
is
as
sad
to
be
thrust
out
of
their
company
from
the
sight
of
the
graces
of
the
Lords
people
:
the
appearance
of
these
Graces
,
are
lost
to
Excommunicates
.
Saints
in
Communion
have
a
mighty
advantage
by
seeing
the
Conversation
of
Church-members
,
to
see
how
they
deny
themselves
,
how
they
trample
the
world
under
their
feet
,
to
see
a
company
of
Believers
part
from
life
rather
t●en
from
a
little
Command
;
this
is
taken
to
see
their
feet
stand
in
an
even
place
,
not
walking
halting●y
and
uncomly
,
but
keeping
Judgement
and
doing
Righteousness
at
all
times
,
Psal
.
106.3
.
to
see
their
hands
filled
with
both
the
Tables
,
having
an
equal
respect
to
all
his
commands
,
these
are
glorious
sights
,
but
such
as
excommunicates
may
not
enjoy
;
for
they
are
to
be
put
away
from
the
midst
of
them
.
Examples
of
imitation
or
caution
are
very
cogent
and
taking
:
they
work
more
on
us
sometimgs
then
Doctrines
:
we
are
more
prone
to
be
affected
with
what
we
see
,
then
what
we
here
.
Those
that
will
not
be
wrought
on
by
Sermons
,
may
by
conversations
.
1
Pet
.
3.1
.
Likewise
ye
wives
be
in
subjection
to
your
own
husbands
,
that
if
any
obey
not
the
word
,
they
also
may
without
the
word
be
won
by
the
conversation
of
the
wives
.
Now
what
a
sad
thing
is
it
to
be
turned
out
from
beholding
the
Conversations
of
the
Lords
people
!
this
is
a
dreadful
sentence
,
a
little
piece
or
Hell
,
4.
Saints
in
Communion
are
engaged
to
be
faithfull
to
one
anothers
souls
,
in
watching
over
one
another
,
and
in
reproving
one
another
.
But
all
this
is
to
be
lost
to
day
.
These
are
to
lose
all
this
.
Likely
they
did
not
much
care
for
it
,
the
more
is
the
pitty
.
But
Mannah
is
Mannah
,
though
such
proud
and
filthy
stomacks
nauseate
it
.
God
will
loose
us
to
day
from
that
particular
tie
that
we
were
before
under
to
these
wretches
.
My
Brethren
,
have
not
you
found
advantages
by
watching
over
one
anothers
quickning
one
another
,
councilling
one
another
,
and
stirring
up
the
Graces
of
one
another
?
And
when
you
have
come
off
from
one
another
;
Have
you
not
been
more
inflamed
with
love
to
God
,
more
humbled
in
your
own
eyes
,
more
prepared
for
sufferings
,
more
dis-engaged
from
the
world
?
Think
then
what
a
loss
this
is
to
be
deprived
of
these
helps
.
Secondly
,
To
be
delivered
to
Satan
,
is
also
a
further
proof
of
the
sharpness
of
this
Rod
,
and
the
weight
and
heaviness
of
it
Though
it
be
hard
to
tell
which
is
worse
:
as
I
tould
you
but
now
.
The
delivery
supposeth
a
Demand
,
the
Devil
cometh
,
and
d●…mandeth
of
God
such
a
Member
(
she
is
mine
saith
the
Devil
,
〈…〉
have
been
a
Lier
from
the
Beginning
,
and
such
a
one
is
she
,
she
hat●…
learned
to
lie
after
me
,
and
therefore
give
her
up
.
What
saith
Go●…
to
us
,
deliver
up
such
a
Lier
to
Satan
?
take
her
devil
and
torme●…
her
,
and
vex
her
,
put
forth
some
Power
on
her
for
the
destruct●…on
of
the
flesh
:
Satan
cometh
on
again
;
There
is
another
i●…
this
fold
that
I
demand
saith
he
:
I
demand
her
that
hath
remove●…
the
bounds
in
her
family
in
imitation
of
me
:
when
I
was
in
thy
family
,
I
was
not
contented
with
my
then
station
:
I
was
not
hig●…
enough
:
I
would
pirck
up
,
and
be
above
:
and
so
hath
she
〈…〉
she
hath
sinned
after
my
likeness
,
give
me
that
lawless
woman
give
me
all
my
Children
.
O
saith
God!
That
you
did
it
:
O
my
Church
when
convened
!
Deliver
her
also
to
Satan
.
I
have
given
him
leav●…
to
molest
and
disquiet
her
:
do
not
with-hold
her
,
but
deliver
her
O
Beloved
!
Is
not
this
a
fearfull
Judgement
?
therefore
it
is
called
a
curse
:
It
is
an
{αβγδ}
:
Is
it
not
sad
for
God
t●…
curse
such
a
one
,
and
to
say
,
the
devil
take
such
an
one
?
remember
for
the
Churc●
to
be
commanded
in
the
name
of
Christ
to
curse
such
an
one
,
to
bid
the
Devil
take
such
a
woman
,
such
a
liar
,
such
a
contumacious
woman
;
here
vox
populi
est
vox
Dei
:
to
go
forth
from
the
Church
of
Christ
with
the
curse
of
God
and
man
,
how
terrible
is
it
?
It
is
like
the
final
sentence
,
depart
from
me
,
&c.
If
we
must
depart
,
let
us
go
into
some
good
place
and
good
company
,
no
,
but
into
the
Devils
company
:
but
let
us
be
at
liberty
,
no
,
but
chains
must
be
put
on
:
ye
must
be
bound
,
Mat
.
18.18
.
Ho●
terrible
is
this
?
Beloved
know
this
of
a
truth
,
whom
ye
this
day
shall
bind
on
earth
,
shall
bo
bound
in
Heaven
:
and
those
poor
souls
that
shall
be
under
the
curse
of
God
to
day
,
shall
never
be
delivered
from
it
without
Repentance
from
these
sins
of
theirs
.
Look
as
Godliness
h●th
the
promises
of
this
life
,
and
that
which
is
to
come
;
so
Ungodliness
hath
the
curse
of
this
life
,
and
that
which
is
to
come
.
They
are
cursed
,
if
they
repent
not
to
the
day
of
Christ
.
Quis
non
exhorreat
se
trad●●
Satanae
summo
host●
Dei
.
Who
would
not
tremble
saith
Peter
Martyr
to
be
delivered
to
Satan
,
the
greatest
enemy
that
God
hath
in
the
world
:
to
be
under
the
power
of
a
cruel
Tyrant
,
to
be
a
Galli-slave
to
the
Turk
,
were
a
great
misesy
;
but
alas
no
Magistrate
,
no
Power
so
cruel
and
malicious
,
as
Satan
is
:
to
lie
under
such
a
cruel
enemy
that
hates
,
the
soul
,
and
persons
so
exceedingly
.
It
cannot
but
be
a
very
great
Affliction
.
I
sp●ak
this
that
I
might
bespeak
you
,
and
my
o●n
soul
to
pitty
these
poor
forlo●n
souls
.
That
in
putting
them
under
the
Power
of
the
Devil
,
ye
may
she●
campassion
.
You
that
are
servants
,
do
not
ye
account
it
a
sad
thing
to
be
under
wicked
Masters
?
David
reckoneth
it
amongst
other
great
curses
,
set
thou
a
wicked
man
over
●…
m
,
that
is
a
curse
,
Psal
.
109.6
.
O
what
is
it
then
to
set
a
wick●…
Devil
over
a
soul
?
What
is
it
to
have
a
wicked
Spirit
●…
er
one
?
Nay
the
wi●ked
one
as
he
is
called
,
1
Ioh
.
3.12
?
●…
ear
my
Brethren
,
that
the
work
we
are
about
to
day
,
though
it
●…
such
sad
work
,
doth
not
lie
near
enough
to
our
hearts
;
nay
as
●…
d
as
it
is
,
I
fear
it
maketh
some
besotted
sinners
to
laugh
this
●…
y
:
but
surely
did
these
consider
the
fearful
nature
of
Excommucation
,
it
might
turn
their
laughter
into
weeping
.
Whatever
●…
untenance
Excommunicates
may
have
amongst
us
,
yet
an
excomunicate
person
was
so
odious
to
the
Jews
;
that
besides
that
they
●…
d
shut
him
out
of
the
Synagouge
;
if
they
did
but
meet
such
an
●…
e
,
they
looked
on
it
as
a
special
mis-fortune
,
as
a
special
token
●…
some
sad
tidings
,
which
would
befall
them
.
So
much
was
this
censure
of
the
Church
reverenced
in
those
days
,
that
it
was
accounted
worse
then
five
deaths
.
〈…〉
the
Iews
.
Will
you
hear
Mr.
Greenham's
Opinion
of
Excommuni●…
tes
;
they
are
among
Ziims
and
Jiims
,
among
the
Owls
and
●…
ragons
;
they
are
as
in
Hell
,
and
from
the
Congregation
of
●…
rist
.
To
say
no
more
of
this
:
if
God
saith
,
take
him
Jailor
,
if
the
●…
evil
he
the
Keeper
,
and
a
Saint
,
or
another
be
the
Prisoner
,
●…
u
may
guess
how
he
shall
be
used
:
O!
how
will
hetear
and
rend
●…
conscience
,
&c.
But
will
you
say
why
so
fearfull
a
sentence
?
●…
What
is
the
end
of
Excommunication
?
that
is
the
fifth
thing
.
Fifthly
,
What
doth
God
intend
in
all
this
?
I
answer
,
that
this
●…
ting
out
it
is
a
medicinal
punishment
;
it
is
Physick
,
and
it
is
●…
last
Physick
:
God
saith
now
or
never
,
here
is
the
last
way
,
●…
this
doth
not
take
,
farewell
.
The
end
(
it
s
plain
)
is
medici●…
l
,
that
the
flesh
may
be
destroyed
,
and
the
Spirit
may
be
●…ed
in
the
day
of
Christ
:
and
here
let
us
take
notice
,
though
●…
ere
be
severity
,
yet
there
is
mercy
mingled
with
it
.
1.
Here
is
Mercy
in
this
,
that
God
will
not
have
such
a
course
●…
en
,
save
when
all
other
helps
fail
,
not
till
then
:
and
there●…
e
he
will
have
us
to
begin
with
private
admonitions
,
Mat
.
18.
●…
.
Cover
the
fault
as
long
as
may
be
;
if
yet
no
audience
then
●…
ceed
unto
a
second
or
third
,
untill
such
time
as
the
party
ceas●…
to
hear
the
Church
;
untill
that
day
,
this
sentence
is
not
to
●…
inflicted
.
There
is
Mercy
in
this
,
that
God
delayeth
it
so
long
.
〈…〉
.
Here
is
mercy
in
this
:
it
is
but
in
interitum
carnis
:
it
is
but
for
●…
destruction
of
the
flesh
,
that
is
the
prime
end
of
excommunica●…
n
,
and
then
.
〈…〉
.
He
setteth
bounds
to
the
Devil
:
prescribeth
it
Diabolo
ter●…
os
.
Athan
,
he
sheweth
that
Satan
is
limmitted
to
the
flesh
,
●…
shall
go
no
further
then
the
flesh
:
Again
.
〈…〉
.
It
is
not
malum
perpetuum
,
sed
ad
tempus
,
:
the
end
is
,
that
the
soul
may
be
saved
in
the
day
of
Christ
:
(
which
last
w●…
(
in
the
day
of
Christ
)
you
may
apply
either
to
the
day
of
de●…
or
the
day
of
Christs
appearing
:
)
so
that
this
moderateth
〈…〉
severity
of
the
sentence
,
in
this
,
that
it
doth
not
put
any
into
a
〈…〉
wherein
they
cannot
be
saved
;
we
put
them
rather
in
a
way
to
saved
:
Perirent
,
nisi
perirent
,
1
Tim
.
1.20
.
Therefore
were
Hy●…nus
and
Alexander
delivered
to
Satan
,
that
they
might
learn
no●…
blaspheme
.
And
Paul
boasts
of
his
Authority
,
2
Cor
.
10.8
.
that
〈…〉
Lord
gave
it
him
for
edification
,
and
not
for
destruction
:
So
t●…
the
primary
intrinsecal
end
of
the
Rod
of
Excommunication
is
〈…〉
the
edifying
of
souls
.
The
wisdom
of
God
hath
appointed
by
sha●…
grief
,
and
sorrow
of
being
put
out
of
Christs
Family
,
to
humble
〈…〉
spirit
of
him
that
hath
any
thing
of
God
,
(
though
secretly
)
ly●…
in
him
.
I
come
now
to
some
Objections
to
be
answered
.
Object
.
1.
Is
not
this
a
very
unlikely
way
to
save
souls
by
put●…
them
out
of
the
care
of
the
Church
,
and
out
of
the
fellowship
of
the
p●…ple
of
God
?
and
especially
to
put
them
into
the
hands
of
the
Dev●…
may
you
not
more
easily
reform
a
wanton
within
her
fathers
house
,
t●…
by
casting
her
forth
into
the
stews
?
Answ
.
But
who
art
thou
,
O
man
that
disputest
against
God?
?
〈…〉
will
you
reason
against
the
wisdom
of
Christ
?
You
see
clearly
it
his
will
,
that
he
be
put
away
;
and
this
putting
away
is
●…livering
to
Satan
:
and
the
express
reason
is
,
that
the
flesh
may
be●…st●oyed
,
and
the
soul
saved
.
A
Medicinal
depriving
of
an
off●…dor
of
the
comfortable
communion
of
the
Saints
is
a
means
,
a●…
mighty
through
God
to
humble
.
Object
.
2.
But
what
if
these
persons
that
we
intend
to
excommunic●…
be
found
godly
:
is
not
this
dangerous
to
carry
our selves
so
to
〈…〉
children
of
God
?
Answ
.
This
hath
been
spoken
to
already
;
but
yet
some
will
〈…〉
you
,
that
the
Apostle
speaketh
of
the
incestuous
person
,
supposing
h●…
godly
,
that
he
had
not
all
flesh
,
but
spirit
as
well
as
flesh
.
Yet
wave
that
:
I
pray
you
consider
to
prevent
stumbling
at
Excom●…nication
:
may
not
Regenerate
persons
fall
into
such
grievous
sin●…
incest
and
murder
?
and
then
why
not
for
a
time
into
contumacy
〈…〉
to
the
Church
,
which
deserveth
Excommunication
.
They
that
co●…mit
such
sins
deserve
Excommunication
;
but
the
converted
n●…
commit
such
sins
,
therefore
they
may
deserve
to
be
Excommuni●…ted
,
and
they
that
deserve
it
should
have
it
.
Godly
men
have
〈…〉
heard
admonition
:
Asa
was
a
good
man
,
yet
he
was
so
far
fr●…
hearing
the
Prophet
▪
that
he
claps
him
up
in
prison
,
for
being
fai●…ful
;
Are
we
to
suspend
Excommunication
on
this
supposition
,
t●…
such
an
one
may
be
seminally
,
or
secretly
a
child
of
God
?
who
t●…
shall
be
Excommunicated
?
It
being
possible
that
Grace
may
〈…〉
within
him
:
But
to
shut
up
this
;
know
that
the
object
of
●…
xcommunication
by
Christs
appointment
,
is
one
that
refus●…
th
to
hear
the
Church
,
whether
he
be
converted
or
not
.
Object
.
3.
But
you
will
say
Excommunication
in
the
Text
was
for
●…
ncest
,
that
is
a
great
offence
,
and
you
have
not
such
matter
against
●…
ese
,
that
you
intend
to
proceed
upon
.
Answ
.
1.
The
first
Answer
I
shall
give
you
here
unto
is
this
.
●…
hough
the
offence
should
be
in
the
matter
small
;
yet
that
hin●…
ereth
not
,
but
that
the
Offender
should
be
excommunicated
:
As
●…
said
before
,
so
say
I
still
;
and
it
will
be
found
a
truth
for
ever
:
●…
he
Reason
of
Excommunication
is
not
for
the
first
ossence
only
;
●…
ut
for
contumacy
and
impenitency
joyned
with
it
:
so
that
look
●…
;
Unbelief
is
in
some
sence
the
only
condemning
sin
;
that
is
thus
,
●…
hatever
sins
a
man
hath
committed
;
if
he
did
but
believe
,
he
were
●…
ife
:
so
whatever
offence
a
man
hath
committed
,
if
he
would
●…
ear
the
first
admonition
,
or
the
second
,
or
the
Churches
admoni●…
on
,
he
should
not
be
proceeded
on
,
he
may
not
be
excommuni●…
ted
.
As
Unbelief
is
the
sin
that
damneth
,
so
neglecting
to
hear
●…
e
Church
is
the
sin
that
excommunicateth
.
If
a
Church-mem●…
r
was
guilty
of
the
higest
crime
imaginable
.
Suppose
it
Sodo●…
y
,
&c.
Yet
if
he
giveth
evidence
of
Repentance
,
he
is
not
to
●…
cast
out
:
and
yet
if
the
offence
be
never
so
small
,
if
he
hears
●…
ot
the
Church
:
and
therein
Christ
;
he
is
to
proceeded
against
.
No
●…
oner
did
this
incestuous
person
discover
sorrows
for
his
sin
,
but
●…
e
Apostle
is
as
urgent
for
his
absolution
,
as
before
his
Excomu●…
cation
.
2
Cor
.
2
6
,
7.
sufficient
to
such
a
man
is
this
punishment
●…
hich
was
inflicted
of
many
:
so
that
contrarwise
ye
ought
rather
●…
forgive
him
,
and
comfort
him
,
lest
perhaps
,
such
an
one
should
●…
swallowed
up
with
over-much
sorrow
:
And
you
shall
find
that
●…
e
Brethren
for
the
Presbyterian
Government
are
of
this
mind
:
●…
ear
their
great
Champion
,
Mr.
Rutherford
in
his
Divine
right
of
●…
hurch-government
.
p.
226.
A
Fault
may
be
light
,
and
small
in
●…
s
rise
.
(
mark
it
light
and
small
)
so
long
as
it
is
private
which
de●…
rveth
not
Excommuaication
:
but
if
contumacy
shall
come
to
●…
e
fault
,
(
that
is
,
if
the
party
shall
neglect
private
and
publique
●…
dmonition
)
as
it
is
here
in
its
growth
,
and
tendency
to
scanda●…
ze
many
,
it
is
not
small
.
Will
ye
hear
one
much
unbiassed
,
Lu●…
er
himself
.
Si
aliquis
Ecclesiae
Minister
,
&c.
Tom
.
2.
in
Gen.
21.
If
●…
be
any
Officer
of
the
Church
should
not
absolve
me
,
but
drive
●…
e
off
from
the
holy
Communion
,
though
the
matter
of
offence
●…
ere
but
light
,
yee
I
believe
I
should
despair
with
Iudas
,
and
go
and
●…
ang
my self
.
And
we
find
also
,
that
whoever
was
three
days
together
from
●…
hurch
without
urgent
necessity
,
was
to
be
excommunicated
,
ac●…
ording
to
the
fixth
general
Council
in
Trull
.
In
Constantinople
can
80.
Do
not
some
think
it
a
small
matter
to
be
three
or
〈…〉
times
absent
from
the
Church-meetings
without
any
cause
?
But
2.
I
answer
that
all
things
being
considered
,
the
fa●…
of
both
these
delinquent-members
will
(
for
ought
I
〈…〉
see
,
yet
to
the
contrary
)
weigh
in
the
scal
with
the
〈…〉
of
the
incestuous
person
.
For
though
this
sin
of
the
Corinthia●…
called
an
unheard
of
sin
,
not
named
among
the
Gentiles
;
yet
sure
〈…〉
is
a
kind
of
Hyperbolick
expression
not
heard
,
that
is
,
not
very
c●…mon
among
the
Gentiles
,
but
detested
by
some
of
them
.
There
instances
among
the
Prophane
Authors
of
this
sin
.
Antiochus
the
〈…〉
of
Demetrius
by
his
fathers
consent
matched
with
his
mother
〈…〉
Law
as
Plutarch
,
in
the
life
of
Demetrius
doth
observe
.
So
Da
〈…〉
married
his
father
Artaxerxes
his
wife
.
There
was
incest
.
The
meaning
then
is
,
that
this
sin
was
abominable
to
som●…
the
civil
heathens
:
and
so
we
may
say
of
the
delinquencies
wh●…
both
these
are
charged
with
.
I
shall
speak
here
a
little
plainly
.
For
the
one
of
them
.
Mistriss
S.E.
she
is
accused
among
o●…
things
for
lying
more
then
three
times
:
sufficiently
proved
.
〈…〉
us
look
a
little
into
this
sin
,
and
perhaps
we
may
say
of
it
,
i●…
not
named
among
the
Gentiles
:
sure
it
was
a
sin
abominated
〈…〉
the
heathen
.
It
is
said
of
Epaminondas
that
he
abhorred
mendacium●…cosum
,
a
jesting
lie
,
though
he
was
an
Heathen
;
So
that
the
Apo●…
aggravation
will
fall
on
this
sin
also
.
It
is
a
fault
that
is
not
na●…
among
the
heathen
:
that
is
,
it
is
detestable
to
some
of
the
heath●…
so
Calvin
and
Paraeus
open
the
words
.
And
the
Persian
:
&
Indians
〈…〉
a
Law
,
that
whoever
had
heen
thrice
convicted
of
lying
,
should
〈…〉
on
pain
of
death
never
s●eak
a
word
more
all
his
life
after
.
I
beseech
you
my
Brethren
,
let
us
not
account
of
sins
only●…cording
to
the
esteem
of
Nations
:
let
us
look
into
the
boo●…
God
;
and
see
whethet
lying
be
a
small
sin
First
God
saith●…presly
,
that
there
is
no
sin
more
against
godliness
,
then
lying
〈…〉
63.8
.
Surely
they
are
my
People
:
How
prove
you
that
?
I
have
〈…〉
evidence
of
it
;
They
are
Children
that
will
not
lie
.
So
that
ly●…
seemeth
to
be
inconsistent
with
the
relation
of
Children
:
thi●…
such
a
spot
as
is
not
in
Gods
own
Children
:
nay
God
engag●…
himself
?
if
you
look
narrowly
to
that
Scripture
)
for
his
peo●…
these
a●e
the
People
that
will
not
lie
.
Secondly
it
is
one
of
the
se●…
things
that
God
abominateth
.
Prov.
6.16
,
17
,
18
,
19
,
These
〈…〉
things
doth
the
Lord
hate
,
yea
seven
are
an
abomination
unto
him
:
〈…〉
proud
look
,
a
lying
tongue
,
and
hands
that
shed
innocent
blood
,
An
he●…
that
deviseth
wicked
immaginations
,
feet
that
be
swift
in
running
〈…〉
mischief
,
a
false
witness
that
speaketh
lies
,
and
him
that
soweth●…cord
among
Brethren
,
&c.
Among
these
seven
things
abominated
〈…〉
God
,
lying
is
twice
repeated
:
and
therefore
it
is
no
slight
thi●…
it
seemeth
to
be
most
abominable
.
And
what
though
,
so●…
amongst
us
,
should
account
this
a
l●ttle
sin
:
so
was
Sodomy
one
●…
ty
by
the
Inhabitants
of
Sodom
.
Thirdly
,
though
men
will
rank
●…
s
sin
among
the
lower-form
sins
,
yet
it
may
further
appear
that
●…
od
doth
not
,
in
that
dreadful
word
,
Rev.
21.8
.
But
the
fearful
●…
d
unbelieving
,
and
the
abominable
,
and
Murderers
,
and
Whoremongers
,
●…
d
Sorcerers
,
and
Idolaters
,
and
all
liars
shall
have
their
part
in
the
●…
ke
,
which
burneth
with
brimstone
:
which
is
the
second
death
.
Mark
it
,
●…
i
th
what
sinners
are
liar
,
coupled
?
you
couple
them
with
sinners
,
●…
ilty
only
of
vain
thoughts
,
&c.
But
the
Scripture
coupleth
them
●…
i
th
Unbelievers
,
and
abominable
,
with
Whoremongers
,
Murder●…
s
,
and
Idolatets
:
view
the
place
again
:
it
is
not
said
all
the
fear●…
il
,
all
the
murderers
,
&c.
but
all
liars
,
and
what
shall
become
of
●…
em
?
they
must
all
to
the
lake
;
and
may
not
we
turn
them
out
of
●…
e
Church
of
God
,
whom
God
will
turn
down
to
Hell
?
Fourthly
,
●…
is
safer
in
some
sence
to
tolerate
an
incestuous
person
,
then
a
liar
●…
a
Church
:
especially
such
an
one
as
soweth
discord
,
a
discontented
liar
,
as
this
woman
was
.
The
peace
of
the
Church
is
not
so
●…
ndangered
by
an
unclean
wretch
,
as
by
a
liar
,
there
can
be
no
com●…
union
with
such
.
It
is
(
as
one
saith
)
the
breaking
of
all
Socie●…
y
:
there
can
be
no
converse
between
man
and
man
where
this
is
.
●…
nd
what
mischief
this
lying
woman
hath
been
likely
to
do
amongst
●…
s
,
you
are
not
altogether
ignorant
.
But
to
come
to
the
other
woman
:
she
hath
bin
accused
for
neg●…
ecting
fellowship
with
the
people
of
God
,
and
in
that
for
Cove●…
ant-breaking
;
but
chiefly
hath
been
dealt
with
,
for
that
scan●…
alous
carriage
of
hers
in
running
away
from
her
husband
.
Though
●…
ome
may
make
this
a
light
sin
to
,
yet
this
is
a
sin
against
the
light
of
Nature
:
and
so
cometh
under
the
Character
the
Apostle
●…
iveth
.
The
Heathen
could
have
taught
her
otherwise
:
the
●…
ight
of
Nature
led
them
to
co-habitation
ubi
tu
Cajus
,
ibi
ego
Caja
:
was
a
solemn
usage
in
their
marriages
;
and
therefore
we
may
be
●…
ble
to
give
account
to
others
,
that
this
is
no
slight
offence
,
for
the
Heathen
knew
by
the
light
of
Nature
,
that
as
they
were
to
be
one
●…
lesh
:
so
they
were
to
live
together
.
The
Scripture
saith
,
Let
the
wife
see
that
she
fears
her
husband
,
Eph.
5.33
.
But
to
run
from
an
husband
,
argueth
a
base
esteem
of
the
husband
,
and
to
take
such
a
vile
woman
for
her
companion
,
that
had
run
before
—
some
of
you
know
how
,
greatneth
her
sin
,
and
maketh
it
the
more
scandalous
.
Hagar
was
culpable
in
running
from
her
Mistress
:
but
a
wife
much
more
,
in
running
from
her
husband
.
The
Apostle
saith
of
wives
,
that
they
must
be
keepers
at
home
,
and
obedient
to
their
husbands
,
that
the
word
of
God
may
not
be
blasphemed
,
Tit
.
2.5
.
How
much
the
Name
of
God
suffered
(
you
know
in
part
)
by
her
leaving
her
husband
:
I
am
sure
I
have
been
hit
in
the
teeth
with
the
scandalousness
of
the
fact
:
the
streets
of
the
City
have
rung
with
the
disobedience
of
that
wretch
,
Mistris
M.
A.
by
na●…
I
approve
of
Dr.
Taylors
Exposition
on
the
last
named
Scripture
,
〈…〉
thing
here
condemned
(
saith
he
)
is
the
affection
of
gadding
at
a●…
or
all
hours
with
disposition
of
hearing
,
or
telling
news
,
or
affe●…ing
merriment
and
expensive
company
,
accounting
the
house
a
p●…son
.
But
surely
it
doth
with
a
witness
reprove
flying
from
ho●…
flying
as
she
did
from
her
home
;
if
they
may
not
gad
from
ho●…
they
may
not
fly
from
home
.
By
this
she
hath
stained
her self
,
〈…〉
profession
,
her
husband
,
wronged
him
exceedingly
,
as
if
he
w●…
such
a
Nabal
that
none
could
dwell
with
him
,
and
therein
very
m●…
belyeth
him
.
Besides
in
it
she
throws
up
the
trust
,
that
God
〈…〉
put
into
her
hands
,
of
sharing
in
the
government
of
houshold
affa●…
in
it
she
neglected
her
children
,
gave
an
ill
president
to
them
t●…
were
grown
up
to
be
capable
of
infection
by
so
ill
example
.
So
t●…
you
see
the
offences
of
both
these
,
are
in
this
like
the
incestuous
p●…sons
sin
,
they
are
such
,
as
are
not
named
among
the
Gentiles
,
and
〈…〉
indeed
abominable
.
Answ
.
3.
But
then
thirdly
,
let
us
consider
the
sins
of
these
〈…〉
men
,
with
some
circumstances
going
before
and
after
.
First
,
For
Mistris
S.
E.
I
shall
give
you
a
little
account
of
h●…
and
it
must
be
this
account
:
that
she
was
burdensome
to
many
〈…〉
us
before
she
came
under
Church-admonition
;
shee
took
liberty
〈…〉
speaking
in
the
Church
for
sometime
,
and
being
reproved
by
me
f●…
it
,
from
that
time
there
was
a
visible
decay
of
affection
to
me
;
have
much
observed
,
that
when
I
often
treated
with
her
,
I
fou●…
her
of
a
troublesome
disconten●ed
spirt
,
quarrelling
either
with
t●…
Church
in
general
,
or
with
several
members
,
whom
she
would
i●…peach
,
and
being
told
by
me
it
was
an
irregularity
,
and
admoni●…ed
to
discharge
her
duties
to
them
,
she
●as
offended
at
me
,
yet
p●…sisted
notwithstanding
:
And
I
am
confident
that
there
is
scarce
o●…
Brother
,
or
Sister
,
that
can
bear
witness
of
her
faithfulness
in●…proving
privately
;
though
she
so
much
blazoned
abroad
,
suppos●…
or
real
infirmities
,
and
I
leave
it
to
you
to
judge
whether
this
w●…
not
schismatical
.
She
was
also
observed
to
dislike
those
persons
,
as
unfit
for
Churc●…
fellowship
,
whom
the
Church
approved
,
and
was
a
great
stick●…
against
the
Church
,
for
several
persons
,
whom
they
could
not
co●…fortably
close
with
,
yea
she
would
seldom
discover
her
likeing
〈…〉
disliking
of
persons
proposed
,
till
the
Church
had
given
their
de●…sive
sentence
.
Thus
from
time
to
time
she
was
a
Bryar
in
our
side
But
then
when
private
Admonition
was
given
her
by
a
Brother
〈…〉
two
,
which
was
done
several
times
;
this
we
can
say
that
there
w●…
hardly
any
one
that
came
from
her
,
but
with
a
sad
heart
(
so
●ro●…
was
her
carriage
,
and
so
lofty
,
and
her
spirit
●o
un●amed
.
)
But
wh●…
she
was
under
Church-admonition
concerning
several
things
;
s●…
●…
as
found
tripping
very
much
in
reference
to
her
tongue
,
and
lying
●…
regiously
:
so
that
the
whole
Church
could
bear
witness
against
●…
r
;
And
being
farther
pressed
to
hear
the
Church
,
she
refused
,
and
●…
f
my
memory
fail
not
)
she
said
,
she
would
be
drawn
asunder
by
●…
ild
horses
rather
then
come
amongst
us
.
And
though
she
had
lif
—
●…
up
her
right
hand
to
heaven
,
to
walk
in
fellowship
with
us
,
yet
hath
she
separated
from
us
,
and
to
this
day
sought
not
reconcilia●…
on
,
neither
hath
she
expressed
Repentance
for
her
sins
:
but
she
hath
justified
her self
in
all
that
she
hath
done
;
instead
of
confes●…
g
her
lies
,
she
stands
in
her
justification
;
and
though
she
accus●…
the
Church
in
general
,
and
particular
members
thereof
falsely
,
●…
e
performeth
no
duty
,
that
according
to
Matth
.
18.15
.
she
is
bound
●…
,
of
telling
it
between
him
and
thee
,
in
order
to
the
making
any
●…
us
sensible
of
a
(
supposed
)
sin
.
For
Mistriss
M.
A.
Her
coming
amongst
us
is
somewhat
observa●…
e
;
Before
such
time
,
as
we
were
a
Church
,
we
had
a
meeting
of
●…
hristians
,
wherein
none
were
admitted
,
but
those
that
gave
an
ac●…
unt
of
the
grounds
of
their
hope
;
at
length
Mistris
A.
proposed
●…
er
self
to
this
Society
,
and
spake
very
confidently
of
her
conditi●…
:
on
a
sudden
she
was
(
as
some
observed
)
stopt
in
her
speech
;
●…
ving
a
little
before
spoken
much
of
her
assurance
,
yet
discovered
●…
much
ignorance
,
that
I
believe
not
one
person
was
satisfied
with
●…
at
,
which
she
spake
as
her
experience
;
therefore
she
was
denied
.
●…
ut
a
considerable
time
after
the
Church
was
constituted
,
she
defir●…
Church-fellowship
;
And
then
came
in
with
so
much
difficulty
,
●…
at
(
as
I
am
credibly
informed
,
for
I
was
then
absent
.
)
Mr.
Stone●…
m
,
the
then
Teacher
of
this
Church
,
hinted
to
her
to
this
purpose
,
●…
at
the
Church
had
stretched
to
the
utmost
line
of
Charity
in
or●…
er
to
her
Reception
;
and
therefore
advised
her
that
her
future
de●…
eanour
might
be
such
,
as
might
give
better
satisfaction
concerning
●…
er
for
the
future
,
then
they
had
for
the
present
.
Since
when
,
though
●…
e
did
engage
to
fellowship
with
us
:
I
think
this
I
may
say
,
there
●…
not
a
Brother
,
or
Sister
here
,
that
can
bear
witness
of
her
per●…
rming
any
Church-duty
to
them
,
of
admonition
,
exhortation
,
or
●…
eproof
;
and
if
any
of
you
can
witness
for
her
in
these
things
,
I
●…
arge
you
to
discover
it
;
I
speak
this
,
because
if
she
hereafter
●…
ting
dirt
in
this
,
or
that
,
or
the
other
persons
face
by
Reports
,
you
●…
ay
look
on
such
things
as
slanders
,
or
on
her
as
a
Covenant-brea●…
er
in
not
observing
the
Rule
of
Christ
.
A
considerable
time
after
●…
is
there
happened
to
be
some
heats
,
heats
did
I
say
?
yea
a
flame
●…
as
kindled
in
her
spirit
,
against
a
sister
in
law
of
hers
,
who
is
in
●…
ommunion
with
us
.
The
business
grew
to
that
height
,
that
the
●…
lders
were
necessitated
to
examine
it
:
At
that
time
I
came
engaged
to
her
as
the
party
innocent
,
rather
then
the
other
;
but
when
●…
h●ngs
were
examined
,
I
found
she
had
wronged
her
sister
exceedingly
,
by
defaming
her
in
the
Eastern
parts
amongst
her
Relat●…
as
well
as
among
several
members
here
,
and
never
discharged●…
duty
towards
her
.
She
carried
her self
so
dis-ingeniously
,
that
I●…
hardly
charity
for
her
at
that
time
to
judge
her
gracious
;
Fo●…
would
endure
no
council
,
no
admonition
,
though
tendered
●ith
〈…〉
bowels
:
And
though
her
sister
was
many
waies
the
wronged
〈…〉
son
,
and
begged
her
with
tears
not
to
go
off
in
a
passion
,
yet
o●…
went
in
a
disdaining
way
.
After
long
pressing
her
to
confess
wronging
of
her
sister
:
at
length
,
it
seemed
,
she
did
go
to
he●…
some
outside
way
,
she
did
somewhat
that
looked
like
Repenta●…
or
that
we
would
feign
one
as
a
retraction
.
But
it
seemeth
〈…〉
that
day
she
had
rankour
in
her
spirit
against
me
;
for
she
hath●…fest
since
;
that
the
reason
why
she
would
not
speak
with
me
,
th●…
desired
by
me
,
was
,
because
I
was
unfaithful
in
that
business
:
〈…〉
if
I
were
unfaithful
in
that
business
,
ever
let
me
be
so
unfait●…
if
I
were
unfaithful
,
it
was
in
not
reproving
her
more
cuttingly
〈…〉
words
were
too
soft
I
fear
.
However
she
patcheth
up
a
peace
〈…〉
her
sister
,
apd
skinneth
over
the
wound
;
But
within
a
little
after
,
she
carrieth
her self
frowardly
,
not
only
to
her
Sister
,
b●…
all
the
Brethren
that
had
discourse
with
her
about
her
miscarria●…
and
particularly
about
her
neglecting
Church-fellowship
(
w●…
was
too
apparent
)
and
her
discontent
grew
to
that
height
,
tha●…
grew
angry
with
her
own
husband
,
and
in
her
passion
ran
from
〈…〉
which
being
so
scandalous
,
the
Church
thought
themselves
obl●…
to
admonish
her
of
that
,
and
other
sins
,
but
she
breaketh
forth
passionate
speeches
,
defaming
the
Church
,
and
despising
their
〈…〉
refusing
from
that
day
to
this
to
hear
the
Church
,
and
perswa●…
her
husband
to
an
undue
,
and
unjust
separation
from
us
.
She
is
contented
to
be
a
Covenant-breaker
her self
,
but
would
have
ot●…
break
the
Oath
of
God
under
which
they
lie
.
Give
me
leave
yet
further
to
aggravate
the
sin
of
both
these●…ties
in
a
comparison
with
the
incestuous
person
:
First
,
in
all
li●…hood
the
incestuous
person
had
never
been
reproved
for
this
si●…
his
,
as
may
be
infer'd
from
ver
.
2.
They
did
not
mourn
over
him
;
〈…〉
so
have
these
;
these
have
been
admonished
privately
,
and
〈…〉
likely
.
Secondly
,
When
the
incestuous
person
was
put
away
,
the
next
〈…〉
we
hear
of
him
is
his
Repentance
,
but
these
,
since
their
suspen●…
which
is
a
kind
of
Excommunication
,
yet
have
shewed
no
Re●…mation
;
instead
of
sorrowing
they
rejoyce
,
and
think
themse●…
worthy
to
be
cried
up
,
and
to
sit
in
the
highest
places
of
the
S●…gogue
,
for
their
stout
carriage
towards
a
poor
Church
of
Chris●…
Thirdly
,
We
do
not
find
that
the
incestuous
person
jeared
at
〈…〉
Sentence
of
excommunication
,
but
so
do
these
:
Here
I
cannot
〈…〉
take
notice
of
one
thing
;
after
such
time
as
Gannicle
was
thr●…
to
utter
destruction
:
therefore
thy
life
shall
go
for
his
life
,
and
thy
people
for
his
people
?
How
many
appointed
by
God
to
the
sword
of
Excommunication
are
there
,
yet
let
alone
every
where
?
Mr.
Rutherford
in
his
Divine
Right
of
Church-government
,
pag
.
520
,
saith
,
that
they
a●e
co-partners
with
the
wicked
,
who
dispence
the
bread
to
them
who
are
knowingly
dead
in
sins
.
Wo
to
them
that
say
they
are
intrusted
with
the
keyes
of
Heaven
,
and
yet
open
the
door
wide
to
them
whom
God
would
have
to
be
kept
from
his
holy
Hill
;
and
do
not
exclude
them
from
communion
,
whom
God
would
have
to
be
put
away
from
the
midst
of
them
:
that
can
men
say
,
why
they
do
not
difference
the
precious
from
the
vile
out
of
the
Pulpit
,
as
well
as
in
the
Pulpit
?
they
are
affraid
to
offer
in
the
Pulpit
mercy
to
the
wicked
and
impenitent
;
but
why
do
they
give
the
Seals
of
mercy
and
forgiveness
to
them
,
that
are
walking
openly
in
the
way
to
destruction
?
It
is
a
terrible
word
,
that
in
Ezek
.
13.19
.
And
will
ye
polute
me
among
my
people
for
handfuls
of
Barley
,
and
for
pieces
of
bread
,
to
slay
the
souls
that
should
not
die
,
and
to
save
the
souls
alive
that
should
not
live
,
by
your
lying
to
my
people
that
hear
your
lies
?
To
save
them
that
should
die
how
sad
is
this
?
How
then
dare
men
say
,
this
is
the
blood
of
the
Covenant
shed
for
the
Remission
of
your
sins
?
Drink
ye
all
of
it
?
How
can
men
say
this
to
a
company
of
loose
persons
,
and
disorderly
walkers
?
How
can
the
mother
be
guiltless
of
the
death
of
her
child
,
that
giveth
him
poison
with
this
caution
,
that
she
telleth
him
it
is
poison
:
so
do
many
Ministers
;
they
tell
men
of
the
danger
of
unworthy
Receiving
;
crying
,
take
heed
you
come
not
to
the
table
of
the
Lord
,
it
is
pioson
;
and
yet
give
the
Bread
to
them
.
Men
fondly
relieve
themselves
with
a
charge
they
give
their
people
,
that
they
come
not
unpreparedly
to
the
Lords
table
:
But
alas
!
—
they
plead
for
more
then
a
Doctrinal
power
that
they
have
to
bar
the
wicked
from
holy
things
by
Excommunication
,
and
yet
improve
it
not
.
Object
.
But
it
is
pleaded
,
that
they
suspend
from
the
Sacrament
.
Answ
.
I
think
they
are
hardly
agreed
on
that
point
to
this
day
,
whether
there
be
such
a
censure
as
suspension
appointed
by
Christ
,
and
many
of
them
confess
that
they
use
suspension
as
a
prudential
,
to
comply
with
their
Brethren
,
rather
then
as
an
Instituted
Ordinance
.
But
truly
this
is
to
be
for
a
lamentation
,
that
such
an
indisputable
Ordinance
,
as
Excommunication
should
be
laid
aside
,
and
a
Prudential
shall
serve
turn
.
How
doth
this
Intrench
on
Christs
wisdom
in
appointing
this
Rod
in
his
house
,
●hen
it
shall
not
be
used
from
one
year
to
another
,
though
the
miscarriages
of
many
calls
for
it
:
Sad
is
it
that
prudential
Remedies
shall
excommunicate
the
censure
of
Excommunication
:
this
is
to
be
matter
of
lamentation
.
Object
.
But
they
would
say
,
they
would
Excommunicate
,
but
they
want
the
Magistrates
power
.
Answ
.
I
shall
give
in
the
Answers
of
two
men
of
Renown
to
this
.
First
,
Mr.
Rutherford
,
he
saith
,
who
gave
the
keyes
of
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
to
the
Magistrates
?
It
is
confest
,
if
there
were
no
Christian
Magistrates
,
the
Ch●rch
might
Excommunicate
;
and
shall
the
Magistrate
,
because
he
is
a
Christian
,
spoil
the
Church
of
the
power
she
had
;
when
she
wanted
a
Magistrate
?
But
then
hear
Mr.
Baxter
in
his
Gildas
Salvianus
,
or
Reformed
Pastor
.
I
shall
give
you
his
words
.
pag
.
214.
How
many
Ministers
in
England
be
there
that
know
not
their
own
charge
!
that
never
cast
out
one
obstinate
sinner
!
no
nor
brought
one
to
publick
confession
,
and
expression
of
repenta●ce
,
and
promise
of
Reformation
?
No
nor
admonished
one
publikely
to
call
him
to
such
Repentance
?
May
not
we
lament
it
in
Exon
?
The
great
out-cryers
against
Separation
(
say
I
)
pretend
that
all
within
the
compass
of
their
Parishes
are
Church-members
.
And
yet
for
many
years
together
they
neglect
Church-censures
,
saith
Mr.
Baxter
,
hear
him
again
,
pag
.
222.
We
are
sent
,
as
Christs
Embassadours
to
speak
in
his
Name
,
and
not
in
the
Princes
,
and
by
his
Authority
we
do
our
work
,
as
from
him
we
have
our
Commission
.
The
same
power
that
you
have
to
preach
without
or
against
the
Magistrates
command
,
the
same
have
you
to
exercise
Pastoral
Guidance
and
Discipline
without
it
,
&c.
And
again
,
pag
.
226.
The
Magistrate
fineth
and
imprisoneth
:
that
is
his
part
:
It
is
your
part
to
bring
them
to
open
Repentance
;
or
to
cast
them
out
:
Doth
not
the
Magistracy
of
England
punish
ten
,
twenty
,
what
if
I
say
an
hundred
Swearers
,
Drunkards
,
or
Sabbath-breakers
by
the
sword
,
for
one
that
the
Elders
of
the
Church
do
punish
by
censures
,
or
bring
to
publick
repentance
for
the
satisfaction
of
the
Church
.
And
again
,
pag
.
227.
What
had
the
Church
of
Christ
done
till
the
daies
of
Constantine
the
great
:
if
it
had
no
better
Pastors
then
you
,
that
will
not
govern
it
without
the
joint
compulsion
of
the
Magistrate
?
Discipline
,
and
severe
Discipline
was
exercised
for
three
hundred
years
together
,
where
the
Prince
did
not
give
them
so
much
as
a
Protection
,
nor
Toleration
,
but
persecuted
them
to
the
death
.
And
again
,
pag
.
228
,
Are
the
keyes
of
Christs
Kingdom
so
useless
that
they
will
not
open
,
and
shut
without
the
help
of
the
sword
?
If
they
have
contracted
any
rust
,
by
which
they
are
made
less
fit
for
service
,
next
to
the
Prelates
,
we
may
thank
our selves
,
that
let
them
lie
so
long
unused
.
In
pag
.
232.
Mr.
Baxter
raiseth
an
Objection
,
that
we
are
but
single
Pastors
,
and
therefore
cannot
excommunicate
men
alone
,
he
answereth
to
this
largely
,
and
amongst
other
things
,
thus
:
Have
you
none
in
your
Parish
,
not
one
or
two
to
make
ruling
Elders
of
,
that
by
their
conjunction
you
may
be
authorized
to
do
more
then
now
you
do
?
I
mean
according
to
your
own
principles
.
And
what
hindereth
but
you
may
join
together
if
you
will
?
If
it
must
needs
be
many
Pastors
conjunct
,
that
must
exercise
any
act
of
Discipline
,
why
is
it
so
don●
?
Doth
any
forbid
them
?
It
is
a
reproachful
charge
upon
all
the
Ministers
in
the
Country
,
to
say
,
that
Discipline
is
cast
aside
,
becaus
they
can
get
none
to
join
with
them
in
the
execution
.
Remember
this
day
and
remember
often
the
danger
that
cometh
to
Ministers
,
and
people
w●ere
the
leaven
is
not
cast
out
.
And
let
this
be
for
a
lamentation
.
Use
2.
The
second
Use
is
of
caution
seve●al
ways
.
First
,
Caution
to
them
that
yet
have
not
joined
themselves
to
any
particular
Church
,
let
them
beware
how
they
joine
themselves
to
any
Church
,
where
Discipline
is
neglected
.
The
leaven
of
wickedness
,
is
leaven
to
this
day
.
There
is
as
great
danger
in
wicked
company
now
,
as
ever
there
was
:
if
so
be
,
you
may
join
with
visibly
unleavened
Societies
,
beware
how
ye
joine
with
others
,
lest
after
you
thank
your selves
for
all
the
polution
and
misery
you
contract
,
by
joining
your selves
to
undisciplined
Congregations
.
Secondly
,
Let
it
be
a
caution
to
you
my
Brethren
,
and
to
others
,
not
to
be
offended
at
a
Church
,
in
case
some
prove
rotten
and
unsound
.
The
Apostle
tels
us
,
1.
Cor
.
11.19
.
There
must
be
Heresies
among
you
,
that
they
which
are
approved
,
may
be
made
manifest
among
you
.
If
there
were
none
,
what
would
become
of
the
Rod
?
The
rod
is
made
for
the
back
of
Offenders
.
Be
not
offended
at
Corinth
,
though
there
be
found
an
incestuous
person
there
:
nor
at
us
,
though
a
Liar
and
Covenant-breaker
be
amongst
us
:
they
are
to
be
cast
out
.
Be
offended
at
us
rather
,
when
we
neglect
Church-Discipline
.
Use
3.
The
third
Use
is
of
information
.
This
informeth
us
,
what
a
wise
God
we
have
to
deal
with
,
who
can
make
the
most
unlikely
means
serviceable
to
his
ends
;
who
can
make
Satan
do
his
own
work
.
That
is
to
be
considered
to
day
.
A
man
would
think
that
such
a
censure
should
totally
and
finally
harden
a
sinner
.
It
would
so
,
if
God
did
not
otherwise
dispose
of
it
,
if
it
were
not
Christs
institution
.
Oh
,
How
is
carnal
reason
here
non-plust
!
My
own
reason
tels
me
,
that
this
days
meeting
(
not
considering
it
as
an
institution
)
will
harden
these
wretches
more
:
But
when
I
remember
an
institution
of
Christ
,
when
I
remember
that
God
would
have
the
Church
convened
,
and
that
to
deliver
to
Satan
for
the
destruction
of
the
flesh
:
It
giveth
me
some
hopes
,
when
I
remember
that
God
did
make
the
earth
to
help
the
woman
,
Rev.
12.16
.
Why
may
he
not
here
make
the
Serpent
the
Devil
,
to
help
the
woman
This
is
admirable
,
that
the
flesh
must
be
destroyed
,
and
Satan
must
haue
an
hand
in
it
:
What
strange
tools
can
God
work
with
?
Use
4.
The
fourth
and
the
last
se
is
of
Exhortation
to
the
Church
of
God
to
four
things
.
First
,
Boast
not
over
the
fallen
.
It
is
by
Grace
that
thou
standest
.
If
God
let
thee
alone
before
the
setting
of
the
Sun
,
thou
wilt
turn
thy
back
as
much
on
Christ
and
his
people
,
as
these
have
done
;
thou
wilt
contemn
Christs
institutions
if
let
alone
,
and
nelect
private
and
publique
Admonition
,
as
much
as
these
:
thou
wilt
dispise
the
Church
in
thy
heart
and
tongue
,
as
much
as
these
.
When
the
Gentiles
were
in
the
olive
tree
,
in
the
Church
,
Rom.
11.
And
the
Jew
cut
off
.
The
Apostle
was
jealous
that
this
priviledge
would
swell
the
Gentiles
into
great
thoughts
of
themselves
,
and
into
a
contempt
of
the
Jews
:
and
therefore
he
cautioneth
them
,
ver
.
18.
Boast
not
against
the
Branches
,
that
is
,
against
the
Branches
that
are
broken
off
.
If
God
let
thee
alone
,
thou
wilt
be
the
fourth
person
that
will
be
thrown
out
of
this
house
of
God
.
Secondly
,
Boast
not
of
thy self
too
much
.
Perhaps
thou
vauntest
that
thou
hast
kept
thy self
within
compass
;
But
art
not
thou
guilty
of
such
wickedness
.
That
had
the
Brethren
been
faithfull
to
thy
soul
,
thou
mighest
also
have
come
under
censure
this
day
:
or
perhaps
thou
delighest
in
contemplative
wickedness
,
and
art
but
a
painted
wall
,
a
guilded
post
,
a
very
Formalist
,
full
of
envy
pride
,
&c.
Know
this
.
1.
That
Satan
will
be
contented
to
have
the
inward
Rooms
,
if
he
cannot
possess
the
whole
house
.
Thou
art
as
safely
the
Devils
by
indulging
to
a
secret
sin
,
as
if
thou
wert
guilty
of
an
open
scandalous
evil
:
nay
in
some
sense
in
a
far
worse
condition
;
for
if
thy
wickedness
did
break
forth
,
thou
mighest
enjoy
this
sharp
priviledge
of
Excommunication
,
(
whose
end
is
for
the
destruction
of
the
flesh
,
that
the
Spirit
might
be
saved
in
the
day
of
the
Lord
,
)
which
now
,
because
thy
sin
is
secret
,
thou
canst
not
enjoy
.
It
is
true
,
the
Excommunicates
are
put
under
the
power
of
Satan
judicially
,
but
thou
art
under
his
Power
already
,
thou
maist
fear
,
thou
art
delivered
to
Satan
mo●ally
,
to
be
hardened
:
but
these
are
to
be
delivered
,
though
judicially
;
yet
medicinally
also
to
be
humbled
,
shamed
and
softned
,
that
the
Spirit
may
be
saved
.
Again
.
2.
Thou
that
boastest
,
that
thou
carriest
things
cleverly
,
know
that
there
is
a
doctrinal
Excommunication
,
that
many
Church-members
may
be
under
,
many
more
then
we
can
possibly
beware
of
.
When
your
Ministers
declare
from
Gods
word
,
that
Hypocrites
shall
not
inherit
heaven
,
&c.
That
Word
of
God
hath
Authority
enough
to
bind
you
over
to
the
day
of
Christ
,
unless
you
repent
.
3.
Kno●
this
,
that
God
may
detect
you
before
you
die
,
and
likely
he
will
,
and
therefore
boast
not
of
your
secresie
in
sinning
,
your
paint
may
fall
off
:
the
stake
in
the
hedge
,
though
at
the
first
it
looketh
green
,
yet
after
a
while
,
it
will
wither
,
and
shew
it self
to
be
but
a
stake
,
and
not
a
living
Branch
.
Cùn
was
at
first
a
Sacrificer
,
and
yet
at
length
cast
out
,
cast
out
of
the
sight
of
the
Lord
,
out
of
his
fathers
family
,
from
the
Ordinances
,
&c.
God
will
not
always
s●ffer
you
to
abuse
his
own
patience
and
the
good
opinion
of
Beholders
,
and
the
place
of
your
standin●…
in
the
Church
of
God
.
A
dead
oak
may
be
left
alone
in
a
wood
,
but
a
dead
vine
may
not
be
let
alone
in
a
Vineyard
.
Thirdly
,
Through
this
cloud
,
Labor
what
ye
can
to
shine
the
brighter
,
let
me
bespeak
you
in
the
words
of
the
Apostle
,
Phil
.
2.14
,
15
,
16.
Do
all
things
without
murmerings
and
disputings
,
that
ye
may
be
blameless
and
harmless
;
the
Sons
of
God
without
rebuke
in
the
midst
of
a
crooked
and
perverse
Nation
,
among
whom
ye
shine
as
Lights
in
the
world
,
holding
forth
the
word
of
life
,
that
I
may
rejoice
in
the
day
of
Christ
,
that
I
have
not
run
in
vain
,
nor
laboured
in
vain
.
I
beseech
you
repair
Gods
honour
and
the
Churches
what
you
may
,
by
shining
the
brigher
,
and
amongst
other
ways
this
is
one
,
let
it
be
in
those
Graces
that
are
most
opposite
to
the
sins
of
the
Excommunicates
,
to
those
sins
you
are
come
,
to
witness
against
this
day
:
You
have
thrown
out
one
already
for
his
Heretical
Principles
,
and
not
hearing
the
Church
;
Do
you
covet
the
more
to
be
sound
in
the
Faith
,
and
to
be
stedfast
and
unmoveable
in
a
form
of
wholsome
words
:
And
for
this
end
,
I
cannot
but
commend
your
purpose
of
subscribing
a
profession
of
faith
this
day
.
So
for
these
that
are
to
be
thrown
out
this
day
,
the
more
lying
one
hath
been
guilty
of
;
the
more
do
you
speak
truth
one
to
another
,
;
and
let
there
not
be
a
lying
tongue
in
the
midst
of
us
:
and
the
more
another
is
found
disobedient
,
I
beseech
you
labour
the
more
to
keep
your
bounds
at
home
,
as
also
in
this
Church
of
Christ
;
and
here
also
I
cannot
but
approve
of
your
purpose
to
subscribe
a
Covenant
that
will
be
a
fence
against
a
lawless
Spirit
.
Fourthly
,
Let
me
beseech
you
to
love
Heaven
the
better
for
this
day
,
and
the
sad
occasion
of
it
.
Here
we
see
,
that
notwithstanding
all
our
Covenants
and
Engagements
;
yet
we
are
a
mixed
people
:
the
Leaven
is
amongst
us
to
this
day
.
Let
us
take
a
view
of
Heaven
,
when
putting
some
on
the
borders
of
hell
,
In
Heaven
there
are
no
mixtures
,
there
are
none
Leavened
,
there
are
none
that
cause
division
;
there
they
are
all
of
one
heart
,
and
of
one
peice
.
Let
this
provoke
us
to
long
for
Heaven
:
Here
is
lying
and
deceitfulness
,
fickleness
and
levity
:
but
in
Heaven
there
is
no
such
inconstant
and
scandalous
company
:
there
are
all
faithfull
friends
,
a
faithfull
Father
,
a
faithfull
Christ
,
a
faithfull
Spirit
,
faithfull
Angels
,
all
faithfull
friends
.
Here
ever
and
anon
we
have
the
Briar
and
the
Thorn
(
such
the
earth
brought
forth
ever
since
the
fall
)
here
the
Canaanite
and
the
Perizite
are
amongst
us
;
but
in
Heaven
no
Briar
groweth
.
let
us
be
invited
to
love
heaven
the
better
.
The
Church
is
compared
to
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
,
and
it
should
be
so
here
,
into
which
no
unclean
thing
should
enter
;
but
yet
it
is
not
so
in
this
lower
Heaven
,
in
this
house
of
God
,
Here
are
vessels
of
dishonour
that
appear
so
,
and
here
vessels
get
rust
,
and
the
very
appointing
excommunication
speaketh
what
God
saw
his
Church
would
need
.
But
Excommunication
is
no
more
appointed
for
Heaven
above
,
since
the
Angelss
were
thence
cast
out
.
The
end
of
the
Sermon
which
was
delivered
before
the
Persons
were
Excommunicated
.