⟨calls,⟩ eating and drinking their own judgment. For ⟨that⟩ the word xpiete which our Tranſlators render ⟨damnation⟩, does not here ſignifie eternal condemnation, but a temporal Judgment and ⟨chaſtiſement⟩ in order to the prevention of eternal condemnation, is evident from what follows; He that ⟨eateth⟩ and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh ⟨Judgment⟩ to himſelf:
And then he ſays, For this ⟨cauſe⟩ many are weak and ſickly among you, and many ⟨ſleep⟩: That is, for this irreverence of theirs, God ⟨had⟩ ſent among them ſeveral diſeaſes, of which ⟨many⟩ had died. And then he adds, For if we would ⟨Judge⟩ our ſelves, we ſhould not be judged. For if we ⟨would⟩ Judge our ſelves; whether this be meant of ⟨the⟩ publick Cenſures of the Church, or our ⟨privat⟩ cenſuring of our ſelves, in order to our future ⟨amendment⟩ and reformation is not certain. If ⟨of the⟩ latter, which I think most probable, then ⟨Judging⟩ here is much the ſame with examining our ⟨ſelves⟩ ver. 28. And then the Apoſtle's meaning is, ⟨that⟩ if we would cenſure and examine our ſelves, ⟨ſo⟩ as to be more careful for the future, we ſhould ⟨eſcape⟩ the Judgment of God in theſe temporal ⟨puniſhments⟩: But when we are judged, we are ⟨haſtned⟩ of the Lord, that we ſhould not be ⟨condemned⟩ with the world. But when we are Judged; that ⟨is,⟩ when by neglecting thus to judge our ſelves, ⟨we⟩ provoke God to judge us; we are chaſtned of ⟨the⟩ Lord, that we ſhould not be condemned with the ⟨world⟩; that is, he inflicts theſe temporal judgments upon us to prevent our eternal condemnation. Which plainly ſhews that the judgment here ⟨ſpoken⟩ of is not eternal condemnation. And then ⟨he⟩ concludes, Wherefore, my Brethren, when ye come ⟨together⟩ to eat, tarry for one another. And if any man ⟨hunger⟩, let him eat at home, that ye come not together
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