544 Chap.6. Comtasetstarie vpo* fooles, and filch like , are very lauifivand profufe,to their great coft. This hath beene the praftife ofthe world , and the con- temptilals abateof the Miniflerie informer times. Fourt hun- dred falfe prophets were richlyprouided for at lezabels table .King.18.19.whereas the true Prophets oíGod in themeans time were faine to hide their heads , kuin fcarfe bread and water, and that not without daunger. Well , her prallofe Thal ,condernne a number ofprofeflours: nay,our forefathers zeale and forwardnesdnotwitliftanding they hued in blindnes)Grall condernneour coldnes , in this behalfc hwhat fpeake J or our z o forefathers?men the flouts in the ruinatedAbbies, and other religious houles, fhall rife vp in judgement ,,gainft vs:for thofc places could maintaine 'Luneor fourtie idle bellies, which did nothing but nuzzle men in friperflitious idolatric : whereas now the fame place will not competently rnaintainc one or; I y two to Marti& them in the way to eternall Life. And no mar-I trade : for we take from theChurch , as faft as they gauc to it.l In old time they were wont to fay, what:fhallwegiftthe min ofl tiod? i ,Sam.9.but now with the facrilegious Church-robbers) they fay, Come,and let vs tak!'the hasslesofGod inpoleffion. Pfal.1 83. i 2.The ICWCS were exceeding forward and liberal! ni their contribution to the Tabernacle; forme brought gold, others filuer, ulke, pretious floue , themeaner fort, rammes skinnel, goats haireAc. fo that more theenough was offered by the in 1.46 fort that Mofes was forced tocaufc a proclamation tobe z made to flay the people from offering. xod. 36. 5, 6. This their example in treeing fo forward to contribute to the mate- rial! Temple (ball condemne our backwardnesin conferring fo hule to the mtittfiers, whoarc the Nino- temples of God, and to the minitlerie which is in the placeofthe altanfor looke by how much God bath clirninifhed the coil of the altar, and the charges of the ceremoniall worfhip vnder the old Teffa- went, by fo much more cloth he require theMiniflerie tobe maintained , and fpirituall worfhip furthered in the New. Laftly, , if they that doe not put too their helpinghand to .3f, hold the Miniflerie, arc to becondemned ; what condom- nation trowwe thehelongs tofacrilegious perfons, that robbc theChurch °filer rcuchewcs, and cletiouteholy things ?, 7 Be not deceiued , God is not naockccl:
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