CHAP. 5. Epiflle to the Theffalonians. V. t 5. 49 truth is, they had their condemnation, where they had their fart original]. Andtthough it bee no ftrange thing, that there thould t r'ifc' in the ( hutch of God, pertserfe men, f AEts 20.30. (peaking and, doing peruerfe things; yet this withal] is r Io11,2,19. , true ifa experience, their falls and faultings are the Chur- chesimputations. Wherefore, if neither compaffon of the Sinners foule, nor feare of Godswrath, nor peril! of infeélion moue vs ; yet let the beauty of the Church bee preci:us in our eyes; and foray vs to vigilancy againft o- ther ntens fin nes. Taking the other reason oft he cauear, this is the note. First, Sinnes to which oar prop en/ions are f rouge jt, muff be fl,eciaily snatched aping. I knew not any (inne, but wee are prone vnto it in Nature; yet truth is, that as in the hate and compofition of the bodie, though all Elements enter, yet hill there is fame one predominant 5 fo in the hate of the foule, fome particulars of finne there are, to which we are hronglieft inclined. Hence yee may ob- ferue,in fundrie paiiages of Scripture, an Emphalis let vpon cautions, to auoid form (innes. t Looke non Co- t Luk.tn.r5. netornfizeffe a.rá beware ofit. Why not as well vpon Pride, and Luxurie ? It may be, becaufe thofe (innes are more ea(ily difcerned, more generally detefted : it may be alto, becaufe our Nature is maruellotis hafting, and much in- clined to Couetoufneffe. uAboueall thingsfiveare not at all.Why,abouc all things? u lam.5 12. Is thereno finne comparable to that of Swearing ? what rhinite wee of Idolatry, and Superflition ? no doubt there are in their kinde as hainous, if not more. Bur-4t fames, Firft, This being a (inne of that flippe.ry mcm- ber the Tongue; and Secondly, growne now through generali vfe, familiar, Cuftome, that is another Nature, had made it. habitual!. The propenfion there- to was greater; therefore is that etnphaticall caution giuen. # Neede I addeReafons ? that one is, me thinkes faffi- cient : ro
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