91 ·· efGod. And foRom.z. Paulfets downc arepro.c>fc of the How~od• }ewes, that for their fakes,the name ofGodwas cuil fpoken ;;:i~u ta• of among the Gentiles. The. G~ntiles hated Gods name,and vaine. were enemies to religion of themfelues, when no occafion . was giuen: but ·when they faw the lewes, that profdfcd ~ ~rofe'!'or . b G d 1 d 1 d 11.... hutng WlC· them·telues t()· ee o· s peop e~ an to oue an wonntp kedly is a hiro,and to be·toued ofhitnaifo, to Jiue fo wickedly,~odeale gre<! t fc.t~· r . c.•t• n· d ' 11 h. d l h· dJlto reU.. 1 o craTtt te, couetou 1e, an crue y. ..: t 1s ma e t 1em ate " ion. rclioion much n1ore, and fpeake ill of God more pre- o · fumpruouOy. ~nd fo ·in Ezeck.36. the Prophet chargeth this vpon them in the ·z.z.Verfe., that they polluted the: na-me ofGod among the heathen. They were 1o farre from conuerting any Goe 'by their good cxamplr, that by their ill behauiour they made thofeto hate God, who elfc might hauc been drawne to forne liking of trueReligion~ For that . which chc wife man fpeaketh ofthenatorall family, is true alfo in the houfe ofGod. A wicked fonne (faith hee) is & gricfe tohis father,and afl1ame to his mother. Let a1~ hun.. dereth vagabonds,and runnagates play the filthy perfons~ the vnthnfts,and the theeues, this brings no difcredit to the father, no man chargeth the fault vpon hhn, hec beares no reproach: but ifhis fonne, that is brought vp with ·him in . the family,and is called after his natne, fhall dee any fuch thing : himfelfehathnot theblot alone,but he brings alfo an cuill report vpon the family,aed his father lhall beare a great part ~(this difgrace. So, let all the Atheills and Pa•''t pills,and earnall vvorldlings in theworld,liue wickedlyand . lhew themfelues to 'be as theybe, filthie bea{ls, goates and fwine without grace,and deflitute ofthe feare of God : it. is no fuch great difgrace to religion, theybeare all the blame themfelues and the lhame lights on their owne heads: buc let a profdfor fall into wickcdneffe, one that makes thew to beebegottenofGod,by the immortall feede of the \Vord., tobe~ ~hild ofthe Church,a ~em.ber ofChriR, a temple of the fptrn,lct fuc.~breake forth mto fome g·rofie finnes, and an·dhere will be matterforal the wickedpcrfonsin a Coun– trie to talke of; now· the·diueH and his limines will tri– umph and brag,now they lh2rpen and whet their tongues; --. G · . . the ' '
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