( 2.07 ).: unto their Influence and Tendency.every day. (2.) Who are prophane Scofers at all true Chriflian Piety and the due exprefhons of the Power of Godii nefs, an Evil not confined unto theLaity ; fuch things being uttered and publifhed by them, as fhould be affo- nifhable unto all that know the Fear of the Lord and his Terror. (3.) Who are profoundly Ignorant of the Myfteries of the Gofpel, or thofe Do&rines of Chriflian Religion whole knowledge isofthe higheft importance and nece flity. (4.) Who are openly flagitious in their Lives, whence all forts ofgrofs Immoralities do fill the Land from one end unto the other. (5.) Who live in a confiant negleCi ofall more private holy Duties, whether in their Families, or in Perfonal Retirements. (6.) Who are evidently under the Power of Tride, Vanity, Covetoufnefs, Profanenefs ofSpeech in curled Oathes and Swearing. (r.) Who infiruci the wort ofmen unto an Approba- tion of themfelves in fuch ways as thefe, by petulant Scoffing at the very name of the Spirit and Grace of Chrif, at all Expeeîation of his Spiritual Aids and Af- fiances, at all fervency in religious Duties, or other At% ofan holy Conven e. Thefe and fuch like things asthefe do fufficiently Evidence the Neceility of' Reformation. For where they are continued, the life and End of ChurchSocieties is impaired or loft. And it is in vain to pretend that this is the old Plea of them who caufed Schifines in the Church, namely, that bad men were mixed with the Good, for which caufe they reje&ed thofe Churches wherein that was allowed,as no true Churches of
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