Downame - Puritan-02038 v2

16 That theworld is a moll dangerous enemie. worlds denoted vaffals and fworne fouldiers, waged by him to fight continually again(+ the kingdome of IefusChrift ; and not to fpeake ofthe whole kingdom of the RomifhAn- tichrifl, whore whole religion is nothing elfe but a mixture offuperftition, hypocrifie, and worldlypolicies, ofpurpofe inuented and contriued,that theymay attaine-their worldly ends,and maintaine theirglorie and authoritie, inrich their chefls,and wallow themfelues in the filthie finite ofvolup. tuous pleafures ; euenamongl+ ourfelnes who haue giuea our names to Iefus Chrif+, and doe make profeffion ofhis holy Gofpell; how many are there,who hauing in their bap. tifine taken vpon them thebadge of Chriftianprofeflion,do make apoftafie from their faith, and in the whole courfe of their hues thew, that they are profeffed worldlings, ferning this wickedmailer with all their thoughts, words & works, for the wages of worldly vanities; minding onely earthlie things, and being .in their cogitations and hearts fah glued unto the ground, fo as they haue neuer any leifure to lift them vp in any holy and heauenly meditations; talking of nothing but of their worldly bufineffes and delights, and how theymay compaffe & atchieue their worldly defignes; and all theirad+ionsaiming atthis.markehowtheymay in- creafe or continue their= riches,-pleafüres or preferments? How many are there (who not daring forfeare of that hel- Ii!}t condentnation,whicb they heare isfo terrible,to glue themfeluesouer wholly to the feruice of the world) do not- withflanding vnequally (hare themfelues betweene God and Mammon, giuiug the world their hearts, yea and their bodies too, fauing that they doe an home or two in a week, make (as it were) a tender of them to the grand Lord,offe- ring vnto him the fmall pepper corne of their outward de- _uotion,forfeareofforfeiting the tenure of their faluation? How many difguized hypocrites are there, who or veto God moreferuice, but with as fmall deuotion, and profef- fing religion,oftentimeswith thew ofzeale more then or- dinarie,doenotwithflanding - fecretly reconcile themfelues vnto the world, fwearing vnto hini theiralleageance for the hire of eat thly trifles? who offervnto.the Lord only the fa- rif r cce