This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1767 Excerpt: ... as great a duty, even to reprove my neighbour for doing any thing offensive unto God, or destructive to h;s ewn Icul;.still endeavouring so. to f5 manage the reproof, as to make his sin loathsome to him, and prevail upon him, if possible, to forsake it: But, there is a great deal of Christian prudence and discretion to be used in this, lest others may justly reprove me for my indiscreet reproof of others. I must still sit my reproof to the time when, the person to whom, and the sin against which, it is designed; still contriving with myself how to carry on this duty so, as that by converting a sinner from the evil of his ways, I may save a soul from death, and cover a multitude of sins, Jam. v. 29/. Not venting my anger against the person, but my sorrow for the sin that is reproved. Hot, paffionate, and reviling words, will not so much exasperate a man against his sin that is reproved, as against the person that doth reprove ir. It is not the wrath of man that worketh the righteousness of God; Jam. i. 20; But this, of all the duties, must be performed with the spirit of love and meekness; I must sirst insinuate myself into his affections, and then press his sin upon his conscience, and that directly or indirectly, as the person, matter, or occasion shall require; that so he '.gjthat is reproved by me now, may have cause to pbless God for me to all eternity. RESOLUTION V. I am resolved, by the Grace of GOD, always to speak reverently to my Superiows, humbly to my Inferiors, and civilly to all. 'THE most high God, the master of this great family, the world, for the more orderly government of it, hath, according to his insinite wisdom, set some in higher, .some in lower places, hath made some as stewards, others as under-servants; and according to every man's...