I22 Prov.ió.5' I'rev.ic.^ Iude a3,1 Generali diretions for 4 villany,that hedoe not pride himfelfe inhis bfafphemies, and bloudy oathes, inhis contempt ofGrace, and other outragi- ous outcries, Anfzrer a foole, faithSalomon, actor'ding to hi' fooliJhne(re, left bee bee wife in his ormne conceit : left hee bee too proud..l4a defperate and prophane wretchwill needs fweare, and fwagger , and raile againft the fervants and fervices of God, yet let himknow, that all thewhile, hee fights againf$ Cod,damnes his owne foule, and pleafes none but Devils, Drukards, anddevillifhmen. If bee will needs labour tobee famous, by afurious oppofition to theMiniftery, and waies ofGod ; let him know, that his name {hall rot after him as vilely, as his carkeife in the grave, and himfelfe borne inHell everlaftingly ; ifhe hold on inthat humour without timely repentance and reformation. Thirdly, at the leaft, thou fhouldefl thereby increafe$ and - aggravatehis inexcufablenefle;, and fo glorifie the Tri- buisall of Gods luftice; when it f uall there appeare, that be- tides manyother meanes afforded, and offeredunto him by Gods mercies; thou alfo didfl lend him thine hand, to have puld him out of the"fire, and gaveft him one call tohave Rayed him in the furious and wilful purfuit of his own dam- nation. But becaufe hee Rill hated to bee reformed; becaufe varietie ofmeanes for his amendment, made him more mali- cious , and obftinate in his owne waies; and that contradi- cótion , and counfell ro the contrary inflamed, and fet on fire the luftfull vicioufiueflë of his corrupt nature , to hunt more greedily afterforbidden pleafures ; therefore Ifay, he will be moreand more fearefully afhamed, and confounded at that great and fearefull Day : and the moreoccafìons he hathhad of lais converfion, the idler caufe then will bee fee ofhis de- ferved-confufion; and by confequent moreglory will accrew unto theglorious Tribunall ofGods Tuff ice. Secondly, in fuck cafes the Chrillianmuff fpeake in refpeet ofhimfelfe i. When theaire is impoyfoned with -any infeftious va- pour, men ufe to fill their fenfe with forne Pomander, or o=.- ther fweeteperfume, that fo theymay decline the noyfame neffe
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