. Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness.— I. THE NATURE OF THE FAULT. Overtaken in it, not overtaking it. II. THE DUTY OF THE FRIEND. The allusion is to the surgeons who set bones out of joint, although they put their patients to pain. III. THE METHOD OF SERVICE. Swine may be driven violently; brethren must be drawn gently. (G. Swinnock.) A triple duty:— I. AN ACT OF CHARITY; support of the weak (Galatians
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