CHAP.I.r 5. 314 Prou,tr.8. Prou.tB.g, 1faaó,j. Agg34ar. Pfal.yE,6, 13 xod.3o.t 8, Lcuit.10 3. ',.gainedike rences between the godlyand thewicked:in (.4Commentarie vpon the ted, although not in his owne nature, yet vntohim and in his vfe. Let a natural( man turne him to any a6lion, word,or thought, all of themnot excepting the bell, are againfl God, becaufe they proceed from vnclean mindesand confciences, r. His adlionsfpirituall, mienhis bell feruices, as praying, hearing, reading, receiuing of Sacraments, aimes, all thefe beeing the facrificesof the wicked, are abhominationvnto theLord, who firli looketh to the perfon, and then to thegift, who if he turnehis care fromhearing the lawe , cum his prayer is abhonrinable; ifhe choofe his ownc wayes, let him kill a bullocke for facrifice,it is all one as if he flew a tnan;ifhe be a pollutedperfon that toucher', any ofthefe holy things,/h4/1 they not 6evncleane? yes furely, the moll divine ordinances are turned to him to finne: for the Lord firfl requireth pore parts, and then pure a6li- ono, Ezech.36.26. a. Hisciudt ac`lions, his hoaefl dealing in the world, his buying,felling, gluing, lending, his labour, care, yea all the duties ofhis calling, arc in and to him no better then hones. 3. His natural! a- ¿lions, as eating, drinking,fleeping,recreation, phyficke,all are vnclean vnto him. 4. All Gods creatures and humane ordinances, as =ate, dtinke, cloath,goods, lands, buildings, mariage,frngleefiate :in a word, thewholemay ofthewickedu abhom,wattion to the L.rd,Prou.r 5.9. All theft are witneffes ofhis hone and filthineffe, all of them are enlargers of his woe and damnation, becaufe he wauteth faith to lay hold on theLord Itfus, whereby the iufl do litic,haue their heart purified,and foammade Lords ouer the creatures. Vfe. r. Seeing no man can with good confcience go about any thing while he is in his hone and vncleannes , let it mooue euesy man to be- ware efpecially that heapproach not neere the courts ofGod, nor com- pafie the altar without wafhiwg hu handsin innocencie. The Minifiers may not cake the word into profanemouches and hands,themfelues ha- ting reformation. The brafen Lauer mull put them in mimic oftheir du- tie, which was fe: betweene the tabernacle and the altar, that the Prieu s might wail their hands and feete whenfoeu*r they came before the Lord : and the Lordmill beefanfiifted is all that come ?mere him: people mull not bring oblations withhands full of blood ; the Lord is footle wearic of filch facrifices, Ifa.r. An earthly King acceptethof no feruice cendred by a traycor:andbothMiniflers andpeople mull learnt to revue their repentancc,before they attempt any religious duties whether pub- like or prillate. a. Lec this do6irine mooue vs to difcernearight betweene the dilate of the belecuer andvnbelecuer, that the wretchednefre of the one may breake our hearts for our hones , and the happineffe of theocher may hearten vs in euerie good dude. The difference is eminent. For r. where,
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