Vli R S.I6. ~fit,but 'tis evil,bC!c~ufe they defended it asgood; ~tis evilas com– ing fram ~n e·vil caufo, pride,and Wfetched fecuriEy; 'tis evil in irs Q'¥vn n4ftJr~. ~s being an euc-br-aving of thtr Word: •ris evil inns effe[tssi5 hinderingyou from gee~, and puttingyouupon traffique' :tod 4fPiringpro.jeffs, whfln yeu fhould more fqlemnly mind hum~ hfi11g autie.t, and be ajftilJed,.rma \\?eep,ana moUJ'!n,&o. aS is pr.elfcd before, Verf. 9· And chis I con<;eivo is · the .mind of the Apo!He in thi~ Verfe,which is ulually palf€d ovc;r by Interpreters Oightly,with· out that necelfary regard whiCh t'honld be had to th~ fcope of the Context and EptfHe. Note hence, l· That fuch is the degeneration ofhumane ntlture, that it doth 0/Jfcrvat. 1 , not only pr;tilife fins, but glory in them. Man fallen, is but man inverted, and turned up-fide down; his love is where his hatred lhould be,and 'hi~ha.tred where hi6love f.hptdd be; hisglory where his /hamt fbonld be, and his foame whet'~! his glory fhould bl!'. Many councjlriflnefl a difgraee, and P"' abravery: The Apo!llt! faith, Phil.;.19. Thtyglorj in their jhame. le cometh to pafs fame times through ignor.ancf; men mifrake! ~vil for good, and fo eaU revenge valor QJ rtfolution,arui profperity in anevil w~y the bjdftng of Pr-ovide~e. .upon their zealous tmde«vors, and prefumptaoes J,:areletfne(s awell· built confidence. :God c_hargecl it up.on his pesple, that they h!!d made treat feafts ofrejoycing, whel'l tney had more caufe to mo,urn: [er. I I. I i, The holJ Jlefh is pafl from thee; ~hen thou dofl tfJil. tbm th,oN rtj,oyceft. Ufl!laUyBY our fond miH:akes thus it is, we are bleffing a11cl IJrai6mg God,wben we ha~e more caufe to humbJe .aod a.fRitl our Souls. Sorpe~imes 'cis through !tupidnefs and fotcilhrne{s of Confdence·; when men have wom out all honefi n~- !br;ti,ms, then they rfjoyce in evil, and delight in their perverfities, Pr-oP.l·14· The drunk~rds think there is abrav€ry in their Rrength to pour in wine, and ~n boafi of -the number of their cups ; the fo.akfn Ad.ulter~rr of fo many a<fts of uncleannefs ; the Swearer thinkech it the grac-e of his.fpeech to interlard it with oaths; and proud perfons think conceited apparel is their bef\: ornament,. Good Go,cl,whicher is man faln 1 Firfl: wepraaifo fin, thendefend ic,then . bp4J1 ofit: ~in- is firfr our bNrthen, then our cuflom, then our dcltjght,·tht!O ,Q>Ur ewpel/e-npy. · _ z, T.hat·"Wt hi-sue:no'.cilufe.to rejOJce or glory in our carnal con- OGferv. z, , fideflftQ. lt f(!Gmeth Co-come from agenerom bravery, but indeed from /qwnifs ag~ -baf(_nefs ofJP·ir# : ~n~ but a r:_on~YirJg away fro~1 1 :1 ev1 ~
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