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good men, when they tall into errors, cannot be 
brought home but by the word of God ; we do 
not ufe to hind Sheep in chains, but they go freely 
of themfelves , with no lefs willingnefs ought 
all Chriftians to do their duty ; when tht Sheep 
purfued by the w>//, iHe hath nothing to defend 
her fclf withal • thus, neither have Curilhans any 
llrength of their own to relilf the Devil, but what 
they have from their fplntml Armory mentioned, 
6. Sheep are often troubled with weak and 
infirm heads, having nothing of craft o'r iubtilty in 
them ; neither can Chrifiians do any thing in fpi- 
ritual things by their’own Wit } they, ( as we faid 
before) are as obnoxious to difeafes as any crea- 
tures, excepting man and horfes. Goi in all ages 
hath been pleafed to exercile his Church with ma- 
ny afflidions and calamities, and therefore the 
Church is compared to u Sheep that is f,^:ed for the 
Jlaughter ; for, as Butchers are glad when they 
find a fat Sheep., fo wicked men rejoyce at the ca- 
lamities and affliftions of the Church ; when once 
the Sheep hath the fcab, he is feparated from the 
reft of the flock; neither ought notorious, fcan- 
dalous finners to be fuffered to have communion 
with the reft in the publick corgregation ; for, as 
one fcabby Sheep infefteth the wnole fl ^k, fo the 
flips and failings of oneChr'ftian is often the caufe 
of the fail of many weak ones. Sheep, as I faid be- 
fore, know their Dams as foon as they are brought 
forth ; fo ought we all to learn how to diftinguifh 
th& trueChurch, and once found, never to leave 
her. I fpake, in the former part of this Chap, of 
