250 BeputAtion of Godlinefs and Hone/ly hornfar - 11. 19. Luke 7., 34. Mat. 2.7. 63. yob. 7. 12. Mat. 12. 27. What ufage the holy Apoitles thernfelves had, and how they behaved themfelyesunder all, you may conjecture bythat one palfage, (to mention no more) I Con 4.9, 10, I I, 12, 13. l_For I think, Ged bath !it forth U4 the Apofiles" la.11, as it were men appo;nrei to de .1`19 't I or vc are made a fpeffac le to the world, and to Angels and to ;,,,C11! we are foolsfor Chrifispke, butJe. are ire.in chrffi butle.areflrong ; 'ye are hos-cradle, but we arederpited this preftnt hour we both hunger anai thin" and are naked, anIare bufettd,, and have no certain dire/- ling place ; and labour working with our o n bands ; being revi- led, we blep being perfecired we fuller it being defamed, we in- :treat : weave mide as the fl/th of the world,' and the Offfiouring of al things to this day j. The like ufage had the Chrillians .after the Apoftles days. They were flandered by thePagans asif they facrirced, and eat their own children, and putting out the lights had commonly been unclean together after their ho- ly ekercifes : And when they call them to the Lyons to be de- voured and many wayes tormented thern, it was as ungOey for preaChirg againft the 'Heathen Go S, and "refuling*to offer facrifice to them. And therefore the rabble 'was wont thils to cry for judgement a pinit them,[7ollite implos][tollite irnpiosj Away with the ungodly Op iflians I Thewicked multitude that were drowned in filthinefs and ungodlinefs did think thernfeli-es Religious -men; and the Chritlians to be ungodly. So that they were fain to live and die:under, a Reputation - as, contrary to thetruth, as clarknefs is contrary to light., And this ufagebath {till been the attendant of true Godlinefs. When the Papifts burn Gods feryants at the, flake, it isfor fup-7 pofed Herefie and impiety; they put a painted cap, and coat upon than, made-of paper, ,on which :the Images of' Devills arepidUred to make the people believe that they are ungody perfons, the feryants of the Devil, and pofieffed by him alrea- dy, and unworthy to live any longer amongmen. When they butchered thepoor Waidenfe.c and Aibigenfes by thoufands, it was under the name ofungodly hereticks. " The ignOrant un- godly rabble among us now, that hate and revile thofe that eek after God snore diligently then theraelyes, have yet more devilifh
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