Matthew Poole and continuators on 1 Corinthians 8:11

11 And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish for whom Christ died .

Through thy knowledge in this place is by occasion of thy knowledge. God hath not given people knowledge, that they thereby should be a means to harm and to destroy, but to do good, and save others; it is a most absurd thing for any [illegible: 1 letter]o use their knowledge therefore to the destruction of others.

By perishing is here meant, be led into sin, by acting contrary to the judgment of his own conscience; for (as the Apostle saith elsewhere) He that doubteth is damned if he eateth, for whatsoever is not of faith, that is, done out of a firm perswasion in the party doing, that it is lawful, is sin.

Though he be weak, yet if he be a true Believer, Christ died for him, and there can be nothing more contrary to the duty of a charitable Christian, than to be a means to damn him whom Christ came down from Heaven, and died for, that he might save him.

Marginal references: Rom. 14.15.