CHAP.x.Ìg. t.4Commentsf`ie VON the 288 But themaine impuritie which is befallen the creatures, is by meanes of mans corseting : and that is either more general(, or more fpeciall. The general( impuritie on them all was by the finne ofAdam , and all mankind in bis loynes,whereby heboth loll himfeife,andall things ten- ding tohis comfort:for as he fet all out offrame,and defiled euery thing within him ,infomuchas all his thoughts are coil! continually , all his words are tainted withthe filthineffeof his rotten heart, which fendeth themout, all his anions fpirituall, ciuill, natural!, are fomany finnes:e- uen fo all things without him,are imputed by and tohim, feeing byhis finne he bath forfeyicd them all,and bath no right to the leali of them. And further, as all of the creatures arc toil ; fo many of them areafter a fort vncleane,impure, and fo are become hurtful!, and euil! to mans vfe, as tt,des, ferpents,poyfons, venemous, feirce and fauage creatures; all which the curie of God vponmans finne bath imputed in their par- ticular nature, although in their common nature they abide good Bill. More fpecially, all creatures andaélions,neuer l'ogood, or indiffe- rent, are imputed bymans abufe two waits. a. When they are viedor fee Hag.a.r4. ! done, by any impure perfon: z. or elfe by any perfon in an impure man- ner. When any thing is done or viedby vnholymen , or vnholily be it neuer fogoo t is imputed :not beeingvied or done in faith and good Aching gogd confcience.A nodorindifferent thing vied or done,is fpoiledand cor- orind,fferènt in is fi-0fc,fpoì. rupred in the manner of vfing or doing, three wales, r, when it is y- id inthcdo- fed or done in wayof fuperflition : 2. of profaneneffe: 3. offcandall, ing,; waits, r.Offupertitioa,when any creature is offred vnto Idols,or vied or not v- r fedwithopinion ofholines merit orworfhi ofGod.Thus the Heathen Ey fuperft$ ion. > > p were accuflomed before they Bate or drunke, tooffer Tome part thereof to their gods; which was another caufe why Daniel craned that he might not be defiled with that meate, as is well gathered out of caps. 4, and from fuchmeate the Apotile wifheth all Chritiians to abflaine, a.Cor.8. to. Hither are tobe referred all Popith feparations of daies, andmeats, and their confecrarions of water , fait, croffes, palmes to driue away dcui.ils : all their vowes allo, pilgrimages, orders,fingle life, wilful! pouertie, warchings, fallings, whippings,in all which they place 'opinionofbolines and merit : adde hereunto all fuperfiitious rellikes, 3 ,,,'andmónuments, which wherefocuer are filthy and polluted. 2. Of Byprofa::caes.' 'profutenefje, when anycreatureoranionisvied orr doneout of that due manner, meafure,or end, which the Lord bath appointed unto it: asall vfc of holy things, by wayofcharming, or enchantment, efpecially goodwords , and thofe out ofScriptures to fpells and forcerie : thein- temperatevfeof indifferent things, to furfetting, drunkenneffe,pride, and
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