Burroughs - BT715 B8 1654

Exceeding sinfislne of Sin. their hair, and lie tumbling upon the very ground for the evil that they have done. 3. Further, We muftnot commit fin_though for thegloryofGod : formanyput this endup- on it : as the Papias, this is theirPrinciple, To advance the Catholick Caufc they think they maydoany wickednefs,murther Princes, blow;; up Parliaments, keep no Faith, Promifes, Oathes : take liberty to rife in Rebellion, to commit all outrages, andcutall the PrEteftants throats; and to advance the Catholick Caufe take theSacrament upon it, and yet think be- eau fe tis for fo good an end (as they conceive ) therefore theymaycommit anywickednefs. It is certain God needs not the Devil to helphis Caufe : but fuppofe by fin Godsglory might be, furthered inTome particular, yet we nuinot com- mitthe leaft fits for thegreateftgloryofGod that eats be imagined : 'Co much evilthere is in fin. And ther- fore, for Inch that many times ftrain theirCon- fcience todo that which theirConfcienccs have regreet upon, and their Confcience told them they fhould not do it, yetmeerly upon thispre- tence,that theymight do fervice inthe Church, Oh theirMiniftry is dear, to do good toSouls, topreach to famanySouls, by this nn**nsCod may have glory, and hereupon they venture to ¡train their Confciences to have liberty to Preach; this certainly is a great evil, we mull not fcrainour Confciences in any thing to com- mit the leaffin upon imagination of the grea- tefl glory that can be brought to God. Good ends put upon fins, cannot make them better. This rsshe Secondthing. Fourthly,

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