334 A Commentary upon theGoPl Chap Ca+nd. Britan. ez Beda Z:namDec, di- carat-a, alteram uncuiq, gui il- lamvellet. Yandulf. Cal ltn.lib. ç.hift, Neat,. tiufeb.l i h.;. CV, :7. Ezek.3i T. Lul.t6. 3. Ezod.3s. S. Rom. 6.16. Pß1. t0,3. both aecive and paflive, for it makes a man both ro hate God, and to be -hated by God : fo there's no love loft on either fide. if any than love the world, the loveof the Father is not in him'; that's flat. But the deeper any one is drowned in theworld, the more desperately he is divorced fromGod, who requireth tobe ferved truly,that therebe no halting, and totally, that therebe no halving. Cambden reports of R: dwald the fists King of theEafír- Saxons that was baptifed, that he had in the fame Church, one Al- tar for Chriftian religion, and another for facrifice todevils, And 011enucites, telleth us of a Noble-man of Naples, that was wont profanely tofay, that he had two fouls in his body, one for God, and another for whomfoever would have it. The Ebionires, faith eufebius, would keep the Sabbath with the Jews, and the Lords - day with the Christians, as if they were of both religions, when in truth, they wereof neither : SoEz ekiels hearers late devoutly before the Lord at his publike Ordinances, and with their mouth ¡hewed much love, but their heart, meanwhile, was on their half- penny, it West after their covetoufneff'e. So the Pharifees heard Chrifis Sermon againft the fervice ofMammon, and derided him : and while their lips teemed to pray, they were but chewingof that trurthering-morfcll,thole widdows houfts chat their throats(as an open fepulchre) ¡wallowed down loon atter. Thus filled they up the meafure of their fathers, thole ancient Idolaters in the wilder- neffe,who fer up a golden calte, and then caufed it tobeproclaim ed, To morrow is a faft to Jehovah. And tech is the dealingof every covetous Chriftian. S.faul calleth him an idolater,S.7arms an adulterer, for he goetha whoring after his gods of gold andfil- ver : And althoughhe bow not the knee to his mammon, yet wich his heart he ferveth it: Now obedience is better then (crifice: andKnowye not, faith the Apoftle, that his fervants ye are to Whom ye obey.&c ? Inwardly he loves it, delights in it,truftson ir, fecureshimfelf by it from whatfoever calamites ; Outwardly, he fpends all his time upon this Idol, in gathering,keeping,increafing, er honouringair. Hence thejealous God hareth him, and finites his hands at him, Etck.2 2.1 3. and hash a fpeciall quarrell againft .thole that blefe the covetous, Whom the Lord abhorreth. As for his fervants, he ftrietly chargeth them to have their converfatien Without covetoufzefe,Heb.a3.5. .yea their communication,Ephef. 5.3. yea their cogitation, 2 Pet.2.14. branding them for curled children, that have fo mach as ,their thoughts exetcifed that Way. Y'C .
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