SECT. XVI.
3. ANd when you do enjoy the blessing of the Gospel,* 1.1 you must yet use your utmost diligence to help poor Souls to receive the fruit of it. To which end you must draw them con∣stantly to hear and attend it: Mind them often of what they have heard: Draw them, if it be possible, to repeat it in their families: If that cannot be, then draw them to come to others that do repeat it; that so it may not dye in the hearing. The very drawing of men into the company and acquaintance of the godly, besides the benefit they have by their endeavors, is of singular use to the reco∣very of their Souls. Association breedeth familiarity: and famili∣arity breedeth love: and familiarity and love to the godly, doth lead to familiarity and love to God and godliness: It is also a means to take off prejudice, by confuting the worlds slanders of the ways and people of God. Use therefore often to meet toge∣ther, besides the more publique meeting in the Congregation: not to vent any unsound opinions, nor yet in distaste of the pub∣lique meeting, nor in opposition to it, nor at the time of publique worship; nor yet to make a groundless Schism, or to separate from the Church whereof you are members, nor to destroy the old that you may gather a new Church out of its ruines, as long as it hath the essentials, and there is hope of reforming it; nor yet would I have you forward to vent your own supposed gifts and parts in teaching where there is no necessity of it; nor to attempt that in the interpretation of difficult Scriptures, or explication of difficult controversies, which is beyond your ability, though per∣haps pride will tell you, that you are as able as any. But the work which I would have you meet about, is this: To repeat together