prey oflericl;o for his part,and that was a confecrated thing, and ro he knewwell enough,but yet he thought there was . c.nough for ·God,and him too; and thereforehe would be fo . bold as .to take a little, thinking to haue benefited him[elfe ·and his childrenby it. ·But what got hee by that? was not · there an hooke in the bait, that drew him vnto a fcarefull . and miferable end? Now,iffo fe~refull a punHhment befell him,for deuouringofgold, for which God hadnot giuett ·fo llri6l: a.charge,nor backed hisCommandemen.c with fuch flrengthofreafons: howmuch more iliall theybe liable to the wrathofGod,whodeuourethe (anetified time ,,~,,hich he :· bath fo llrietly required, and comm;~unded ? And fo ia ·Maiach.3.8•9· God complain·es ~hat they had fpoikd him in tithes and ofterings, in conuerting thofe thirlgs, Lhat hee :had confecrated for his feruice, to their owne vfes. But what camevpotiit ?'Therefore, faith he, you are curfed witlt acurfe. Yea, but wee doe but aseuery bodydoth,allthe .Countricdoth fo why therefore (faith he)you be all accurfed ·euea this whole Nac,ion. Ifyou will doe : as euerybodie . doth, then you fhall fpeede as euery bodie fpeedetb, yoll ' · lhall bee accurfed for companie,if you finne for compa– nie. Wee know alfo, that ChrHl, Matth.chap.zt.verfe 1 %~ cries out againll thofe, which bought and fold in theTem• p1e,ar:td faith,th.ey made it a denne oftheeues. But is it theft . to buyat1d fell for ones money? to giue wares in exchange ,for filuer? did they thereforerob men,becaufe they let theAI haue good ware for their lawfull coyne? No: theydid not r<:>b men, but they robbed God, for they ,conuerted that .place to prophat.1e and common vfcs, which hee had ordained onelyfor religiousand holy vfes. Now, ifmen rob God,which abufc theTemple, b~ing but a ceremonie,•nd ·then tbortly tohauc an end, lnuchmor~thofe,which-abufe his Sabbath,which is1norall, and eo· continue to the worlds . ' c.na. This ferues then to confiate thofe, that will be bold and yenturous to do the workes oftheir calling vpon che Lords day,and then ifthey bee reprooued for it, theiranfwere is, What neede -you make fuch a LHrre? I hopel arn neither . whore
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