Downame - Puritan-02038 v2

346 Of themijerier 4bhich 'Ire incident to all e/fates. efteemed,the world meafuring his goodneffe accordinito his goods, and not his verrues; when hee beholdeth the op- preffour, extortioner, vfurer, who fhouldBand at the barre, fitting on the iudgeinent feate; the rich look made a magi- !irate to rule others, who hash not wit enough to oouerne himfelfe; the poet and player more efleemed then the pain- full preacher ; the ambitious aduanced, having nothing to raife them but their pride and impudencie, whereby 'they haue refolued that they will rife; the humble,though neuer fo worthie, negle&.led and kep;,vnder; audacious boldncffe hauin g free enrrance,when as modelly is repelled and exclu- ded ; the parafìte and flatterermuch efleemed, and hee who faithfully admonifheth and f peaketh the truth from his hart, hated and difgraced. But befides the griefe which the faith- full futhine in beholding the tïnnes of profeffed worldling, they are much more vexed with the fcandalous lines and ex. emplarie fins of thole who are the profefl'ours of Gods true religion ; whenas they who daily heare the word,makecon- fcience of an oth, ahflaine from thevnprofitable corruptions of the time, and make foam outward reformation in their fa- milìe; are neuertheleffe as proud and phantaflicallintheir apparell,asvnfaithfilltotheir friend, asfalfe in their word andpromife,asdeceitfullin their dealing, as backeward in all workes of mercy, and as courrons in all their courfes, as the prophane contemners of all religion. Seeing thefe fnnes doe more difhonour their heauenly father,asbeing commit- ted by thole who are of his owne family,and that againft the light of knowledge, the often admonitions ofGodsfpirit, and checkes of their owne confciences: And alfo doe more difgrace them who are profeffours of the fame truth; whileft they befprincklethem with their filth, anddim the light of their holyconuerfationwith the duskifh fmoke of their dif- coueredwickedneffe; caufingthem to bee fufpe&ed of the fame cri mes, becaufe they are of the fame profeflion, and ex- ercifethemfclues in performing the duties of the fame reli- gion. Befides all which griefes which haue an outward ground; They haue inward mks of much miferie, trouble, and bitter forrow.Forthey are .continually exercifed in that dangerous