yob That worldly things caufe many toils toour neighbours. loab flabbed Abner and Amafzwhen he profeffed greateft friendfhip, they might not be preferredto hisplaceofcap- tain gencral.ThusKamkilledAbelbecaufe hewas preferred Iudg.9.s.g. beforehim.Thus Abimelechmurtheredall his brethren that hemight reigne alone. Thiswas the caufe ofCorahs confpi- racie againfl Nlofes;ofeilbfalons rebellion againfl hisowne s.Kino.t I.T. father; ofAthaliahs murtheringallthe kings feed ; thatha- iling fupplanted them, they might aduance themfelues into the royall throne, and weld the fcepterofthe kingdome. So likewife thefe worldly riches are thecaufes and occalions of all manee ofnrifchiefe and outragious iniurie to thofe that Pro.to.r 6. fet their hearts vpon them; inregard whereof the Wifeman faith, that as the labours ofthe righteous tend to life, fo the re- uenuesoftheìbickedto fanne. Seeing there is no outrage or wickednefi'ewhich they are notready to commit for the in- Efa.;x.6, creafingoftheir wealth.Thusby theirhoording,they bring vpon the whole countrie acommon dearth, and caufe anv- latn.1.6. .niuerfall pouerty, for the fillingoftheir private purfe. Thus r.Jam.a.I ;. for their private gaine they are ready to offer all grolle iniu- 24.16. ries, and that without colour of reafon, vpon meere will by tyrannie and violence ; as wee may feein the exampleof Hophniand Thinehas die fonnes ofEli, whoCooke by force what they lilted from the people, when theycame to offer facrifice. As alto to exercife grolle deceit and extremecru- elty towards inferiours,that theymay increafe theirworld- Micah 6crt.u. ly wealth ; as appeareth in the exampleofthe Ifraelices, who . HoLrs.7. vied vnequall andwicked ballances, and the bag ofdeceit- -full vvaights, and in all their cariages were full ofcrueltie. Finally, this immoderate loue offiluer maketh men creche- roufly tobetrayeuen thofe unto whom theyaremoll behol- pfat.aó.rr, ding, with ludas letting themout toPale for a little money yea it is the caufe ofcruell murtherand bloodfhed,couetous mifers being ready to bringmen to the fhambies, and like cruel butchers to cut them intogobbets,and fel them peece- mealefor a little gaine. -So the Prophet Ezechiel complai- Ezech.sa:r z. neth that there were among thepeople fuch,as did take gifts to /bed blood. And the Prophet Micah faith, that theydid
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