2 I in the particular Soul. God hathnot ſent his Miniſters to ſubdue 17g to the-command of Chriſt, or by his Authority, or forhisglo. Souls to himſelf by fineflprid words and phraſes, but by a lively TY- It may be referred either to what went before, I have judged preachingthe Goſpel, whiles his power attends their plain preach- or determined by the Authority of Chriſt ; or fo what followsaf. ing, and the power and efficacy of the Preacher's Dofrine ap- ter : 7 When you ace gathered together oy the Authoriry, or «- peareth in their holy life and converſation, ſo as their people can- cording to the Inſtitution of Jeſus Chrilt, and my ſpirit with, not fay to them, Phy/ician heal thy ſelf, as to thoſe ſpiritual diſeaſes You having my judgment in the caſe, k and the Power and Authori which thou wouldſtcure us of. So the Kingdom of God in parti- fy of Chriſt committed ro me and to you as a Church of Chriſt _ _ _ 4g ye in _ bur rs _ "_ the' 5 To deliver ſuch a one unto Satan / for the deſtry word of God hath upon mens hearts, in ſubduing their luſfts and ,@; ' -— . ' corruptions,and bringing their hearts into a ſabje&tion to his Will, ction of the fleſh, that the ſpirit may be faredin
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10. 2. & Tod, or in love, and #» the ſpirit of meekneis ? 7. - 13. 10, : Which will ye rather chuſc ow I ſhould come unto you as! *: 29) is ſomething doubred by Interpreters. Thar nn 2 father cometh to his child under ſome guilt for which he muſt: derſtood Excommunicetien, or caſting out of thc _— puniſh and corre& him, or as a father cometh to his chiid that | *2e Church, can hardly be doubred by any that confi = ohe hath done nothing provoking his diſpleaſure, in love and meekly ? = Apoſtle ſpeaketh of an Attion which migh: mer Wh I am not willing to come to you to correQ and punith any of you ' ave been done by the Church of Gorinth m_ 4. = h by Eccleſiaſtical cenfures which area rod which Chriſt hath be. ther, and for the not d oing of whichche Apoſtle : "the nd truſted to me;lI had rather come in love and meeknc(s, that we 2. That the end of the ation was, v. 2. takin 5 —_ ym might mutually rejoice in each others ſociety. lous perſon from amongſt them, v. 7. Purging ou: ren that they might become @ new lump. 3. It was a puniſhment infiGia1 CHAP. V. any. Thoſe therefore who interpret the phraſe of an extramuin | | Power given the Apoſtles or Primitive Churches, miraculoully | The Corinthians had more Cauſe to humble than to lift up themſelves,| give up the ſcandalous perſon to the power of the Devil to becauſe of the defe s in their Church : and firſt, their ſuffering in- | afflicted, tormented, or vexed by him (though nor unto oath ceft among them; and exhorts them to caſt ous the inceſtuous Perſen, [ſeem not to have conſidered, that the Apoltle would not hai and deliver him over to Satan I--=-5. as the old leaven was to be | blamed the Church of Corinth for not working a Miracle, andtni purged out, 6---=8. who are the Objefts of this diſcipline; and what | we no where read of any ſuch Power committed to any Churcho our anty towards others without. g=oo=I 3 Chriſt, and one would in reaſon think, that povſons _ _ T2; ; - ..,*.. \cumſtances ſhould rather be piticd and helped, than 1 F T' 4s commonly + 2-004" wr there xs fornication | pr es # econ ts 4 Why the apo 2 among you, and ſuch fornication as 1s not 10|<,,.eferh gxcommunicatios under the notion of being delve *[ey. 18 Much 25 nained among the Gentiles 5, * that one|$arav. Some have thought that the reaſon is, becauſe God wa 8s "iuld have his fathers wife c. pleaſed to ratifie the juſt Cenſures of his Church ; cnn » The Apoſtle here giveth a reaſon of the Queſtion which he| perſons as were caſt our of it iato the hands of Saran 0 _ propoundcd in the former Chapter, Whether they would be wil. | and tormented by him, and that this might be in gn ling that when hecame to them, he ſhould come unto them with a | caſes, none candeny, bur that this was an ordinary & b trerP « rod? Lecofe ſuch horrid wickedneſs was committed amongſt | Providence as to all excommunicated perſons, wants roba them, as he being an Apoſtle ro whom Chrift had intruſted the |than any have yer ſhewed us. Ir appears to me 8 more P
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