Vuts.13. .AnEX,po{itiDII , withN Dtts left out,and Ephraim is not mentioned; •Danwas the firfi leading ~Judges 18 ' Tribe that byexamplewent oveuo Idols, andEphrttimbyautho-_ rity : So feme give the reafon. z. By their felicitations and intreaties, when men become pa~ dar.r to others lufis; Prov.7.z1.With much fair JPeech {he caHfod him toyield, With the ~attering of her lips foe forced him. Mark, ·thec.tufed him toyield, and thenforced him; firfi he beg~n to in. dine, and then he could no /onger .rejifl: When fuch EVI&hs lay forth their npples, what evilcomech by it? Solicitations are as the he/lows to blow up thofe lateHt [park]es offin, which are hidden in our natures, into aflame. · 3. Thofe that food:t up or encourage men in their evil ways; calling evilgood,an,l. good evil, like Ahabs Prophets, their word is. Goup andpro!Jer; they crype~~ee,peace, to a foulutterlyfunkand loft in apit ofperdition ; Oh how far are thefe from the nature of God: He tempteth nD mAH; but thefe are devils in mans lhape, • .. .... their \\?ori{.is to feduce and tempt, murderers offouls, yea (asEpiH70":1 tp~VH~ phanim calleth the Novatums) * MHrderers of repent11nce.' ~~.1-'h rJ~old.' *Dives in hell h1d more charity, he would bave fome to teftifie to "l:ftre ~~.2.S. his brethren, left they ca'!'e int() that plttceof torment : Bat thefe .. aref~tUorsfor hell, negotiate for Satan, firengthen the hands of the wicked, and (which God taketh worfe) difcourage and fet back thofe that were looking towards heaven. So the Apoftle, 2 Pet. 2. J 8. They allure throHgh the IHfts of the flejh, through muchWan• tonnefs, thofe that \\lere clean efcaped from them th~tt livt in er. ror, TOv ~ tv1(t}~ ~q;iv')l6v1ttr, realI] or verily e[caped, that is, had began to profefs the Gofpel : Or as fome Copies have oAr,~»~~- • So fee Je 1 om f£&1'}'6v1t<H, having·a little efcaped from error ; thence the Vulgar, lib. ~· contra eos qui paululum effugiunt, • with which the Syriac and Ara!Ji& !ojt et Aug. tranflations agree, and fo it fueweth howill God taketh it~ that the r~u-sde 11 e'Pt ope~ early growth and buddingofgrace ilioold be blafl:ed, and as foon ' ' •-... ~· as they began to profefs any change, that a feducer fhould fet them back again, and intangle thofe that had made (ome eftttpe, and were ina fair way to an holy life : This is Satans difpofition out-right; the Dragon watched for the man-child M foon M he Wa.r born, Rev. J2.. 4· and·thefe make advantage of toofe t~~rly tendencies anddif– pojitions to faith, which are in poor fouls ; for while they arcdeep-: Iyaffetl:ed with tlleir fms, and admiring the riches and grace of Chrifr~ they~*~~ w~t~ fo~e erroneousreprefent~~ons~ and un-d · . er
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