. I ,ofbischildren;notfor eueryprophanefwaggererand <!r~n~ kard· to vomit out.of his filthie mouth, to moue laughter ·with them. And this is acommon thing among phanta!Hcall companions, that defire.to be thought wittie and eon.. ceited, That, ifany place of Scripture ferue their turne,to gird,or quip one anochcr,or fuch like purpofe, they had r~-:.therCiod fhouldlofe his glorie,and Gods Word thegra.cc 2nd authoritie of ir,thenth~t. they would lofe their iefi.Aad thus> that which God appointed to edifie their foules in godlineffe, theyperuert to fHr vp themfelues and others, t<? foolit11,wicked and prophane laughter. . ' . . So thirdly,theWardofGod is abufccl inamoll groffea·nd All3 • notorious manner,whenone brings it in the defence ofany of;~~~~n-~ finne,error,or herefie. Which is, to prefum-e to wrefl Gods tur~for f l • h d . d dh' . h mamte weapons out o !11S an s,as 1t were,an towoun · 1m Wlt of fin is a · his owne fword. This is as grieuous an abufe ofthe facred rotrc ra· wordof God, apd as hurtfull and tnifchieuous)as fweadng d~3sof ·or forfwearing. Thus the diuell did mofl damnably pro- ia vainc. phaneGods word, that it might feeme to agreewith his di- Matth. ~ ueiHh temptations. So, let wicked andvoluptuous Iiuers, that fpend all their time, and labour in purfuing vaine and fond fports, and games,and fuch foolHh and fl.efhly delights, as make them nowhit more feruiccablc to God, or the common-wealth, or apt to doe any good to their owne foules and bodies, or . any mans elfe; let fuch men (I fay) be reprooued and told, that thiskinde ofliuing is not allowable,.it will npt hold out before God; man was n1ade to glorifie God>.and to doe good vnto men ;~nOt1 to feeke pleafure to his flefh, andHue idlely in theworld; and therefore they mufi repent and a– mend: you Jhall haue an excufe Araight, Gods Word n1ufl: be brought -as a defence, they doe not breakeGods Con1mandements without warrant out of the Scripture, if yeu wiH beleeue them. Waat? fay they, will yon haue a man liue without delight? doe you not allow r~creation? why theScripturedothafford a man recreation, and then anum– ber ofplaces m1:1H~ebrought in for recreation,to maintame_ . ~~ei( voluptuoufne{fc, But, (vaine man) dothnot tht Scrip- ~ · G i ture
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