2 Command. vpon the Commandements. The examination ofthe Corafciencc. 29 O W, if!would faitsial y meditate and think! ofthis Commatendementçcret c y, andJhortly with my felfe, as 1 did o fths former, then confider I, that as in theother, fo in this alfo, little is faid, andmuch is meant , part is put for the whole, and in the negatiue the affirmatiueisimployed, TherforethsùdoeI take the Commaundement, as if it were faid, t hou fhalt notworfhip me with any carnall, earthlie,fuperflitious or outward deusfedworfhip by thy felfe, and namely not by Images, but in heart, in fpirit, in trueth , as is commaunded in my worde. Which when I know,if I would at any time ripp z p this heart of mine, and d fclofe unto my felje my fecret guilt and fnne heerein again; my God, and carefufy confider, and as I can in ',Uncle behold, howl haue ester ferued the Lord, or thought in judgement that he might be formed. ,.And peraduenture I finde,that lining inthe dares of fupertition andblindneffe, ignorant ofG O D and his rrneth, for feare and weakenefewith others, I haw bowed my knee to Baall, wor- fhipped flockes at d Hones, or ¿U I thought God in them , And euen beene pollured with grog', and grieuousIdolatry. For which if ti fobarebeene;whatcarolfay ? Shall ignorance ex- cafe mee ? Did Ilabour then and ewer by all means pof ble to attain to knowledge ? Or lined I rather carelefly as others did, thinking it good that many followed , and heuing or feekingno better groundofmyconfcience, than thepraitife ofury fore_Fathers, Kingesand Gouernours ? If of this latter myheart condemneme,how¡Gould my ignorance excufeme, !nee it was fo plain! wilful! ? Shallgood intent or my goodmeaning landfor warrantbe- fore G O D ? hove (hall hee thatgaue mein charge expref?y, that ! fhouldnot doe what feemethgood to mine ovne eyes, but what he commaunded, accept for escarp my miffing and flubborne difobedience ? Xeither ignorance therefore nor intent may war- rant fowitleffe walking before the Lord, but onelypardon in (brio Infers my Samioor, ¡tut if either age, which then was young, or other prouidence of the Lord bame freed one aávaies from fo groffe Idolatry, yet feekeI further whether with any outward thing elfe whatfoeuer, not warranted by the words, I baue thought or fought to firms and pleafe the Lord, beeing by reafon thereof, brought afleepe with an imaginatian of my well dooing, and fe carelefe to feeke or prat-life the hectic: of the words. If I haue, this alto knowe .I to bee a breach of this Commaundement. Then frcm thirties not war- ranted, I came to things: commaunded, as the hearing of the worde, prayer, confe- rence profitable with any brethren, and fach like : ,knowing that if in theft by the Lord ordained, as things: wherewith bee is honoured and pleafed, I haue otherwife vfèd my felfe, then I lhoulde, in head of performing the Lordes appointment, I bane brought before him mine owns inuention, walking vnwitringly in mine oww wait's, and fear- fully broken this precept of my GO `D. which when I well confider, bneeds no fur- ther fhewe of _grievous guilt to call me dome from height of all foppofed foundnefe in this lame. Mine eyes doe fee, ray heart acknowledgeth, my confcience cryeth, my fine is great. Stand O foule before the Lard, the iufl and vpright Judge , whofe pearcing eyes difconereth all thy wayes, fit thy fife name in hisfighr,while mercy may be had, whofe voice fhall founde thy lulling woe, if fight of fare procure not true remorfe. o/lndfitynow foule before the Judge of trueth, hafl thou alwayes vfed as be loath willed thee, the hearing of thewords? Did neuer de/ireof worldlie praife pro - uokesheetothis fernier ? Netterdrddefl thou think! to fay fuchI fee, and againe of . them be noted if Igo? Didneuer fears of worfi opinion to !e heed of thee its worldly flares by thy abfence, drawe thee out ? Nofh y thought or earthly liking of the fpeaker bath there besos wit h0 rhteto pricks thee to his bearing? Hath painted pride and newe or orange attyre neuer fai& fecrety in thee, to day goe hears the Sermon? Lye than. mayeJl not, the Lord beeing iudge,cleare thy felfe thou canß not, O my foulethyfelfe beeing iudte, Thertfore that which the Lordeappointethasa fernier tohimfèlfe,and for our end- /tie comfort, by this corruption becommeth a ferusce of thine owne,tindto thy in/damnation. D3 For
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