' · ,TheflcondCommandem.tnt~ ., 6t then, hauing-withdra.wne vs from the trueworfuipofGod, we are eafily Gaught,and perfwadcd to any thing: fo that no opinion can be fo. phantaHicall,aud hereticall,but ifthe Au– thorofit can bring vs out of liking with Gods fe ruice_,and his Miniflers J we iliall be teadie enough to embraceand fol– lowit. Therefore fince our nature is fo prone and inclinable to, this Gnne,wee muH not thrufl our fclucs into the companie; or place ofIdolaters, lefl that which hath poyfoned and in– feetedothe-rs,rnay corrupt and infe61 vs aHo. Further, this confutes the rafh boldneffe of many, that (nothing confidering their owne nature~ n0r the contagion and poyfon ofldolatrie) dare fay, that none f1131l be able to peruert, or make them worfe: indecde many may fay to their thame,that nune)113Il ~ake themworfe. For howfoe– l.Jer iccannot bee, but fame addition will bee made to their finn~,yct th€y be,cJo bad. alreadie, that they canhardly be– come mu'h wor.fe by any companie: yet ~nl\ny fud~ the_re . bee, fo bolde that they ~hinke .it a childilh thing, to feare leA they fbould bee allured to Idolatrie or fuperllition. What? fay they, fuould I qee fo fimpie, as to bowc to anI~ mago, or loqke for anygo~d from a ilocke or a ftone? But whac fay theyofSalomon, was he'e a fcole? did he want wit? Nay,he was fild full ofwifedome,and wasbelouedofGod; yet when hee would be familiar with Idolatel's, hee could not keepe himfelfe, but hee was ouertaken with Idola... trie. ·so in ro6.Pf~1me, fro~ 3·). to 39~ver_fe, he i1H:wes the (a.'lJe, progreff~; and r.cw~rdofldolatrie in the Iewes: They mingled then.1felu~s .with Idolaters. What came of t~at? Then they learned their manners; and what then? that was their ruine. There hee ·declares, that theydid not roote out ld9laters, as God comtnaunded them, but woul~ ·grow in ,acquaintance .with the~, and. by that meane.~ followed ~qeir waies, and ma[_lner of feruing <; 0 D, till , at length. they became fo zealous and fo .hot, a~ that.they would of ... fer their owne 'hildren to the Idols. Therefore this is not (ourage, in thetn that will not feare to goe into thep~ufe~ofleol·sJ to lqol,te. 011 th~ll'! ~n.4 ga~~. on th~~- om_am~nu. E, ' They
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