vt ffeilnot Singularity. z 3' And will eaulier fuffer us to be imitators of the Pharifees than of Chrift. Thirdly, This going too far from thole whorrt we should win, loth not only lofe our advan- tage to do them good , but greatly tendeth to harden them in all their prejudices againft a refs loos life ; and to hinder their conversion and to undo their fouls. When they hear and fee us place any of our Religion, in avoiding a lawful recreation, or a lawful ufe of words, or a laws ful fafhion ofapparel, or a lawful gellure or cir- cumftance in Gods worthip, they will judge of the reff of our Religion by that part : And this is one thing that hath hardened thoufands (efpe- cially of the rich Who are enclined to excefes in a fcornfal contempt of flriEtnefs in Religion; under the nameofPuritans and Bigots and Preci- flans , and fuch like : They think they are but an ignorant humorous fort of people, who are al moll mad witha pride of their singularity in Re- li ; And think that When you tell them of a Converfïon, you would have them become fuch whirnfcal fanaticks : And that the difference be- tween their Religion and yours is but , whether . fuch a form of prayer, or fach a guff ore, or fuch a fashion of apparel, or fuch mufick or other re- creation, be lawful, or unlawful; In which they are confident that they are in the right ? And What greater cruelty can you file* to fouls, than thus to harden them in their fin and mifery ? Lit- tledo fuchperfons think, how many be in [1e11, through thefe fcandals and fnares which they have; fet before them ? And yet they take on therm that is becaufe theywould not encourage men in S iiri;t
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