The deceitfulneff of Mans heart. 2 7 9 he writhes it too much the other way. A deceit that befell the Fathers, who in their zealous dete- ftation of herefies, have in their dilputation over - (hot themfelves. fometimes, and gone tóó farre on the other fide. As, Clemens was fo far carried again ft worfhip of images, that hee condemned the Art of painting. A'n example of deceit in this kinde wets have in Peter, who for not fffering Chrift ro wafh his feet, hearing that fearofull anfwer, Verlef I walk thee thou ha!i NO part in me, lafhed out prefently as farre the oï.l ° r way, Lord not feet only, but handy and bead and ail. But it was his feet only that Chrift would wah, not his hands or head. So the Corinthians) being reprehended for their remit neffe, and careleffe over fight in not punifhing the inceftuousperfon, fell to over rigorous feve!icy, io not frr:ing him from punifhmenr,in not looting him upon his repentance.So S.Auf en conk ffeth of him- felfe, that in his defire to avoid carnall delight in finging, he fell into that extremity of feveriry, as to condemne all delightful! melodie, tickling the eare The error irerhe primitive Church was,to magnifie the Apoftles writings r in contempt of their vocali do&tine.The letteri,faid the falle Apoftles, concer- ning Paul, are foie andfirang : but hit bodily pretence, and his fpeech oft?) value. The Papifts at this day have avoided this errour,by falling into the contra rie of advancing the doctrine which the Kpoftles, fly they, delivered by word of mouth,their unwrit- ten verities, to the flhamefull difparagement oftheir written do:trin :. And to conclude, how many of us , through this deceit , have been brought frorn- T 4 popifh,' lohn 13.9. ex%T to;4. Aliguando au- tem fellation 4 ',ant immodera- tiuscanexs, ei re nimia fèverita. te, ut meet am- ne cant elinarunt ('navium ab au. ribt,s meis re- nsavei;velim. Cor. to. to.
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