283 confidered as mixture of bate mettals debafeth the Kings cóyn To joyn things humane with things divine , and fay they are Divine when they are not , is putting of dung into the treafuries of God. Nothing will be found fit for Divine re- verence and honour, which is not Divine indeed, Thirdly, it corrupteth Religion in the minds of men ; and canfeth them to fear where no fear is, and to be devout erroneoufly : As if one íhould miflake the perfon of the King, and give hishonour toanother who is like him : or íhould tun into a play-houfe to do his devotion, and think that he is in the Church. reworfhip ye know not what : we know what we worfhip. Joh. 4. 22. Fourthly, This fuperflition tendeth to deflroy true Religion, by gratifying and increafing aver- fation and oppofition ; by making it feem an un- lovely tirefome thing. All that is truly of God is Rational and amiable, and wifelycontrived for our good : And the enemies of Godlinefs, have not a wordoffolid Reafon, to fay againff it : But that which is brought in by corrupters may be con- futed : And arnneceffary things become a burden. A. z S'. z8. What, a toilfome task doth Popery contain ? ofpofitivesand negatives ? ceremonies, and auflerities, and ufelefs labours? And then . they that take their pilgrimages,and penances,and night-rifings, and multiplied formalities to be a burden, and hear them called by the name of Re-` ligion, do account Religion it felf a burden, as ta- king this to be apart of it : And when Religion is not loved it is lift. To make it feem bad and unlovely, is the way by which the devil defroyeth it in the worlds Fifthly,
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