CH A P. 4, Epiftle to the Theffaloni ans. V E R,g 271 tuxes, his purchafe : both bought with the price of his blood. It feemes the Corinthians were carried away with that errour, to thinke pollution of the body almoft indifferent :The bodies,they ihoughr,fhould not rife a- gaine ; thereforeit was not much materiali, to what vn- cleanneffe they were abufed: yet-faith the Apof le;Fir(f, the body is for the Lord,' dedicated in creation to the glo- ry of the Maker; and by Redemption,to Chrifl.Second- ly, the Lord fer the body, to redeeme ir. Thirdly,our bo- dies arc member: ofChrift. Fourthly, Temples of the ho- ly Ghoff. Fiftly, parts of Chrifls purchafe. How can wee thinke it free to abufe them to his difhonour, Our duty is to purgefromall filthinefe as well of dell; as yfe, fjtirit,of body asof foule: Not thinking it enough; af- ter the profane prouerbe, to keepe our hearts to God but knowing that in our bodies God requires to be glori- fied. The people of Corinth, as in the point of flethly Fornication, fo in that of Idolatry, feemed to hold a kind of indifferency for the outward man. They might be prefenrac ldoll- feaffs and facri$ces ; fo they refèrued their hearts and conlciences vnto God. Our people, in like gales are alike indifferent. Talke they may merrily, that is filthily; To they thinkebq harme : though euen of Idle words,our Sauiour laid, we are countable. .`ued js de Remo d, Epiß,t otiofo, quanti, diflretlius de verbo mendaci, mordact & riofo, de elate vol lafciuo, de adalatorie asirdetraelorio tudt- cabuntur ? lc remainesto point at the rules of Art in this , kind"e -1 wadeable. Fitt }, diligent guard of fenfes, c pecially the 1 b 7ob3a.r. eyes; thefirft darts of lug are of the eyes : The fecond of Ambrofde words. c Thine eye (hall Tooke. vpors orange women, and thy ! rePL' Pktriarch. caps. c Pro.:3.33 Get.3 9.6,7 cl Pro. 5.8. e Gen.39.1o. f Evcb.16 4 heart ¡ball vtter lewd things. Secondly, flye fociety of adulterous wantons. d Come not neere the oloo -e of her houfe. C lofeph hearkens not to his Miflris,ro be in hercotnpany. Thirdly, lober vfe of' meats and drinkes ; f fralne(fe of bread .a fJ
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