Mam naturalllmaginations. · J ;theqcnrilci facnfice, thry (acrifice vnro tliuds, A thenrcn ofthis wor1d.iudgc theirownccour~ ·andn" vnto God, . fes, wherein they ferue the di'{ell, the befi I. Now mans mmde turoeth the true God thmgm the worldfor them, yea farreb<tter i . mto an tdoll, by.thrce notonous thoughr., then the fcruiceof God, and therefore giuc whtch are the root ofmany damnable Onnes thm hearts thereto: for affetlion foJJowetb in this life; firCl, by thmking that God u nut opinion, and that which a man affects moll prefent in all placer; whereby God is robbed ·be mull needesthinke beCl of: and therefor: of his attribute of Omni1'refmce; for thetrue what a man affeCleth moll that maketh bee God beeing infinite, mu(! bee in all places; to become his god, fo that ludging other which when the heart ofmandenieth, it ithings befidethe rrue God, tobcebefi for magmerh God.to be fucb a one as be IS nor, him,be mu(! needs place them in the roome and fo rurncth hmJJOto an tdoJJ; and thar of the true God, and fa in his imagination man naturaJly thinketb thus of God, the deny God. Scriptureisplame:lob n.IZ1 13.wickedmen 111. Point, What isthe fruite of this arc brought in fpeaking of God, as though thought? for therbywe Otall be(! iudoe what bee were f.hurvp mheauenJ and had nothing B acurfed thing this is, tothink.ethrrc ;,t;,:cod: to do in the world:lsnor God o• highin theheaThis thought bringcth forth the mo(l noro. uen ?a.dbeholde the height ofthe [/arm how rious finnestbatcan be,cuen Athei(meitfclf; htgh tbry .re. Hort {h•ttld God k,.now?c•• bee which is a fionewhercby men fundrywaies iudge! &c. So the Pfalmi!lexprelfetb the deny God: anditistwo-folde, citbcrmprathoughts of the wicked in their pradife of Cli(e,or in iudgement. finne, God hideth a>M) h/4 face, andwi& neuer Athei{mein prai/ifeis that fin ne, whereby fee: andthe Lord foalinotfee, Pfalm.94·7· ye~ men deny God in their deeds,liucs,and conthey whofecke the deepe to hide thmcounuerfallom:and fo dealare thisthought .This (eJJ from the Lord,w:Jo(cworkes arein darkis a mo(! horriblelinne, and a huge burthen netfc,{ay,Wbo fmhvr?who k_noweth vt? lfa.19. to rhc whole earth :and yet many rhar liue in 15· Secondly, by thinking thm i4 no proui· thebo(orneoftheChurcharefouJJytainrcd dmce of God, ,;,hmbyheorderethand <lifpo· herewith. This Atheifme in pradife bath 3· . fcth aJJ things in the world par11cularly:Thar fpeciaJJ branches:Hypocrifie,Epicurifme,& rhis is another naruraU thought,the Pfalmifl Wirchcrafr.J&pocrljleisa!inne whereby men fhewes plainely,bringing in the wicked man, C worfhip the true God, but yetin a falfcman- (aying thusof God, GodhR<hforgotten,hechincr, giumg vnto God the outward adion, Uerh hit f•ce,and hep,aOnotfoe. And the proand boldebacke from him the truewotlhip phcr Z eph""i' brings in rhe !innerfpeaking of the heart. Epicuri(me is a finne whereby thus of GoJ,that he!lothnothergoo.i,norrqiU. men contemne God, and giue thcmfelues Thirdly, by thinkingthere ir noiuJiice in God; whoJJy to their pleafures,fpcndingrheir time this is done when men imagine with themineatmg,drinking,andothtrdclis,hrs,¬ (dues, rhat albeit·they proceede in the j>r~- fe-ekingor fearing God :and thisis the fin of Cl•fe of Hone, yet God will nor punilh them therkh-er(ort in thisage. Witchcr.fi or m a· accordtngto the threarnings of hisword; If 1 gick'i!is'that finnewhcrby men renounce rhe we doubt wherher fuch an imagination be in i rrueG,d!r,'and bctakethemfelues to theaide, mans hearr,reade Dcut.>9.19,1o.whereMo: 1 :~a~nfell~'.ilrt~ helj>C of the diueU! either by fes directly forbtddeth rhe people to fay m 1 I firrnfelfC;'o~·lnbtsrnUruments :thlStsalarge rhei r hearts, 1/haHhauepe•e~tbough I walk! in ~lihne, l(ri'd~.great parr ofAtheifm~,and ma- ' pr,,J.,o. thcs1ubbornnesof mrhe•rt; thiritthat(g)blef-' I ti'yareiail\tedwith thil linne, eitherbeca4fe (ini •( amant [elf< in /inne, "'hichDauidchar- ; they are praaitioncrs'llf*itchcraft,or eb'dlS ,,~h vponthecouerom ,4nJ,.,ick,ed. Thusthey feekc helpe offuch. · . . h Amos •-; linne rhat(h) put farreaw~]the euiHdaJ! ••d D · Arheifme iniudgerncnt itthat!in; ll'lleicAr."' 9.10 {aJ,thee~•/1fo•lln"come. HerebyGod isro?-· . b'y in opinion and l'erfwafron of heart men bed ofhiS Iullicc,and madea Godall ofmer:' ' deme God. And thiS hkcwtfe hath three decy. fuch aone as wilJ not pumm finne,and fo grees:~rU,whenmen bolde,andaccordingly indeede "made anidol ofmans braine. "··' worfitfp (he true God,creator ofbeauen and The (econd way whereby a man denierH . emh, but yet (o, as they conceiue of, and God in thought, is by placing in the room¥ 1 worlhip him otherwife then hebath reuealed of the true God, an idol of his owne bralrie: himfolfcin his word. ·To thisfir(! degree we This men doe,'by thinkingfomeothcr il\ih'g · mufl referrc the thre~·greatreligions of the beGde the true God, to bee their chi<fe(l . Tlirk<'!bHhelew,and·oftbePaprllo: for as , Phil.;., 9 good:thusvoluptuousmenmake(i)rheirbe!-' theyUandat this day, they arc rh~ce great ' Col.;.!· IJ theirgod:andcouetous men make(k...)richu parrsofAthei(me.. theirgod,byplacing their felicity in pleaflire, TheTurk_, worlhrppeth God the maker and in riches: for looke whata man thinks'to ofheauen and earth,and l•kcwrfcrcuerencerh bet he bdlthingin the world for him tflit i!' ClaiU as man, acknowledgin~ l1im ro beea - hisG OD,thoughitbeethediueJlhi,mfelfc,' Prophet,yea, amore worrhyProphcr.rhen Thcfruit · of this thoughc. or any orher creature. And for this caufe is his Mahomct ; And yet hiS rehgron IS A- ,.Coq.4 thediuell called th' godof thnvorld, becau(e ihcifme,forheconcciU<th ofGod ourofthe T rrniry, ..
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