confinablewalking with God. 283 Ones,their ownerefolute difallowance of all indit eft courfes, ofanybate , and tmconfcionable advantage , are many times mightily hackt upon, and oppreft by the greedy policies, ex- pilations, and encroachments of boyfterous worldlings, and caufel, fle oppofites : and not onely fo, but fometimes alto cunningly , and infenfibly preyed upon even by profeff friends : ( For there area kinde of men , which puttingon for the time, the glory of an Angell, mixt themfelves with Godspeople, and pre ff'.. into their company, onely becaufe they fee and finde them tobe filch, as fromwhom, by reafon of the fingleneffe and fimplicitie of their hearts, the unfufpi- cioufneffe of their charity, the equitie and confcionablencffs., oftheir dealing, in thefecoozening, fupplanting, and under- mining dayes , they may the more fairely and eafily fucke out the greateftadvantage : ) I fay therefore, PithGods children are moft fubjeaboth to the wrongs of open -enemies, and fupplanrations of leaning friends, they are many times not fo enabled in outward things, or thong in their worldly flare, to make firth a flourifh in difperfing their fuperfluities, as thofe men which get without confcience, and disburfe with- out fpirituall difcretion. 2. A Chriftian dare not for his life fo farre enlargehis confcience, as togaine by any unwarrantable meanes , or-un- confcionable courfe, as oppreffion, corruption, coozening, violence, lying, unjuft dealing, &c. and therefore in this griping, and greedy age , in the higheft noonetide ofiniqui- tie, or rather darkeft midnight ofthe workes ofdarkeneffe ( though outward want bee infinitely countervailed with in- wardcomfort) he cloth not commonly come to that exceffe, and fuperfluitie of temporal! things, which many times worldlings with wider confciences, eatily and immeafurably ingroffe.The largeft confciences in thefe laft and worft dayes, are the onely devourers, and fwallowers downe of worldly wealth. A religious refolution to lave a mans foule,(more is the pitie I) is many times a notable curbe to keepe him from growing rich, and into reputation with the world, Gods Wettings even intemporal! things,.I denienot, are fometimes very
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