So TheftctJndC1mm4ndemmt. ofSa/1mtJnandDauid, coul'd· doe them good: Aad whea RthofJDamhad a little eafe, he began to fet vp Idolatrie, and t~e people readilyyeeldedvruo him,fo that both Ifrae! and ludah w~re quickly oucrrunne and polluted with that falfe wodhip. And after,when HeZJekjah came and Hood fonhe feruice ofGodland fo neere, as he could, !wept out all mo– numents of ldolatrie from Judt!h: yet 01ertlyafter, when (.}Uanaffi.r came vp, the people we-re turned thewrongway agah1e,and more mad than cucr before; for thenhec would kill a11 that w0uld hold r~p thei1' heads for Gods true wor– lhip,and not royeeld to his inuentions: fo thac he fild Ieru– falemwith innocent blood ,from corner to corner. The like might wee fee among our (~lues inPoperie, no wall, or window,or houfe, or Church, which was not full of Images: for when God withdrew the light of his fpirit a while, all was ouervvhelmed with Idolarrie~ fo prone is our nature to this (pirituall whoredome. P{c 1 • The vfe of this,is)to teach vs to auoide all meanes lndoc– To aU<~ide cafions, that maydraw vs to this hainous fin ne. In which all meanes h' l S f . r. ~1 b Id that may t mg, w1en a rJmon was not very ctrCUtllJpe\,; , ut "''OU . eatice":s to marrie with fuperfiitious \Niues, how quickly was he ouer- . Idobtne. taken with their fupcrflition? Wherefore, ifwee hat:le ~ny careofour felues, and to keepe our felues from Idolatrie,let vs beware ofthe companie ofldolatrous perfons, and rea- , ding their bookes.For as an honefl and eha!leWoman can-– not be long in the companie ofAdulterers, but lhe Oull be Hained with theirimpuride, and get fome blot by thcirfil– tbindfe: fo it is impoffible, that one fhouid conuerfe with Idolaters, and not receiue fome taint of their f'u perfiitiou. For as an Adulterer will firH llriue to draw the Wiues minde from her Husband, by accufing_ his gouernment and dea._ lings,as hard and vniutt, and aftervvard.s endecourto entice her to his owne Jure: fo· it is with thefe fpirituall adulte- 'rers: FirH, .they will doe what theycan,tobring vs in d~Oike with Gods pure feruice, andwith his M~nifiers and Mini... flerie: (as inrleede our loue toChrHl,andhis Word andMi~ niHers_, is not fo hot, for the moll part, but that a few idle clamorous and falfe accufations, will quickly ceole it) and · then,
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