276 Gees rail direaions fir a Thus many times an impnta.ion of worldlineffe , hard- heartedneffe unhofpitality, &c. is laid upon Gods Chil- dren, without all caufe, truth, or conscience; occafioned, as I conceive, (for I defire to difcover unto you a depth of Satans malice in this point, ) partly from The parties accu- fingand slandering ; partly from the parties accufed and flan- dered. Occafions miniftred by prophane men, are fuch as there ; I. Firfi, They many times; when they find their confci- ences dirquieted , their former courfes controulled , their carnal' humours croffed and contradiaed , and themfelves much difeafed and di flurbed in the fecurefull purfuit of their fenfuall pleafures, by the fearchingpower of a confcionable Miniflery or when they plainely fee that their unzealouf- neffe, lukewarmneffe, anal formality in Religion, is cenfured and condemned by the forwardneffe, and zealous carriage and converfation of the Saints , they feeke by all meanes, and labour might and maine, to beetneete with thofe Mini Piers which fo vexe themwith their faithfiill Preaching ; and thofe godly Chriflians which fluently difgrace them with their gracious life and zealous exercife of Chriflianity And Therefore Pith many times, by Gods goodneffe, they cannot find any vifible or confpicuous matter or mifcarriage, ro charge themwith truely o becaufe the Saints lyenotingroffe andnotorious finnes, fuch as are fwearing, drunkenneffe, uncleatincff, Sabbath-breaking , idleneffe, the vanities ofgoodfellowfhip,&co as themfelves are wont ; therefore, fay, they audacioufly dive into their hearts with unhal. lowed cenfures, and layunto their charges -thofe invifible er- roars, which none can feebut Gods All-feeingEye ; and from which they cannot be deered and acquit, but onely by their owne confciences, and his bigheft Tribunall. So that they take order that fuch imputations though groundleffe and wife ; yet fhallbee Pure to cleave to the goodname of Gods Children as certainely without redreffe or remedy,- as they Were deviled without truth or charity. Wee may fee this 4ecrdy in the prefentpoint, and thc gander-of bypoaiii6i, whtcb-
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