The deceitfulneffi of mans heart. with furfetting and drunkeneffe. Thus wee fee how Pro.2,30 o. eafily our deceitfull hearts remove the ancient bounds let by God, which to doe but with men,isa deceit not to be fnffered:And fo it fteales on further, till at length it bring us from Chrif ian liberty, to a molt unchriftian libertinifne, and luxurious ¡ieen- tioufne. Behold then here a noble deceit; while men think they take and ufe their liberty, indeed they lofe it : For in the ufe ofthefe things,wherein God bath made them free -risen, they make them - felves bond -men, being brought under the power of thole things which they ufe,as the Apoftie elegant- ly fpeaketh; For they fo enthrall thernlelves to the lull of their fenfes, and of their bellies, that though their own,and others deftruecion be fome time joy - ned with the ufe offome ofthefe things,theycannot yet forbeare : Which feeme d to be the fault offome of the Corinthians, covering their intemperancy;& love of their belly, whereby they hazarded force of their brethren's foulef,with the pretence of Chri- ftian liberty.So much the Apoftle,notobfcurely,in. timates, when unto that deceitfull objeáion , 4Il r Cor.6. Iz. things are lamfull, he frameth this anfwer, But I mill not be brought under the power of any thing; I will not make my felfe a (lave to my belly, whole Lord I fhould be. So alto God bath given us liberty to deale in the world,and worldly occafions; But here an inch being given, wee take an ell, ruff ing our felves over head and eares in them, to the prejudice of faith in Gods providence, and of the exercifes of piety. So God bath given this liberty to his Mini fters, to take of their flocks fufficient maintenance: He
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