An Expof tion upon Chapa;' evil! Paftors,arld evil! profefTors, and is a thing which is blamed in this Text. Ti ta. It it not of chefs the Scripture faith, that feeing they fee not i' S r L. It is fo indeed meant of filch as have knowledge to fee what is good, but lacke grace to make ufe of it to themfelves. TheCe men are great Hy- pocrites, and be under fearful! judge. ments,Mat. t 3. 14. Acts z8, 27. They pull downe with one hand, what they buildup with the other. T I M. What it it that be doh particular- ly reprove in the Jewel? S 1 L. The breach of the eight coni- mandement, which forbiddeth theft or ftealing, which even their Priefts were guilty of, Hof. 4.8. Mat. 23.13. T I M, What doe you call Theft ? S t L. Theft (in a proper fpeech, or according to the common ufe of the word ) is a fecret conveying from other men their goods , without their know- . ledg or leave.Of this theft there are two kinds, either it is of perfons (that is cal- led man-ftealing,) or of things. T m. What are the thing, that may be fleln? S r L. They are either holy,prophane, or common:to [!sale holy things is fa- criledge, when things appointed to an holy ufe, are turned to a private ufe. Al- fo,the ftealing of common or prophane things, is either by taking away- the goods of private men , or ells by rob- bing the common treafare. T t m: Hatt not theft yet a more large figniftcation, and what it is? S t L. It hath fo: for theft importeth all wrong any way done to others, in that which by right is due unto them,, yea,all delire of other'mens fubfiance is theft; and when theft is thus taken, many other finnes will come under k: as firft, all with- holding= from others, things found or committed unto oar troll, is theft. Secondly, when things borrowed are never paid againe, or bee worfe at the returning, then when they are borrowed. Thirdly, things fold byt falls weights or meafures. Fourthly,the tittering bad wares inftead of good': Fiftly, the over- prizing of our watres. Sixtly, the buying too cheap of filch as are driven to fell. La Illy, all' fraud and deceit in bargaining.Moreover, to keep back Servants wages, and to fail of do- ing towards others that duty which by our place we are bound to do e,as in Mi n i fters,Magiftra tes, Ma lte rs,Serva n ts,& c. T i M. What doeyoncall Adultery ? S e L. It is the uncleanneffe between married perfons when- they forfake their own bed.This uncleanneffe is on. ly named by the Law , becaule it is the molt common , and moli odious un- cleanneffe. For the holy Ghofl, Pro. 6. 30, 31.doth deteft it more then theft,as the greater fin , and maketh an Adulte- rer worfe then a Theefe. Suchwere the formes of Ely,' Sam.2,22.andthofe two falle Prophets, whom the King of Babel burnt,and many Popifh Monlees, Friers, and Preifts, which cry out in the pulpit again(l uncleanneffe, yet greedily com- mit it. T e u.- What doe ye call Idelt? S I L. Images either offilie, or of the true God, even all religious images for- bidden in the Law. T t M. How may it appear that it it un- lawfull to have the Image of the true God? S 1 L. Firlt, the Law forbids it ex- prefly, Deut. 4. 16. Secondly, the If- radices made an image of Jehovah, and were pnnifhed,Eatod. 32. 4, 27. Third- ly, it is a difhonour to God , being im- mortall and invilible , to- reprefent him by a vifible and mortal! thing; as they diminifh the Majefty,fo they deprave the worfhip -of God. T i M..Wbat elfe mar contained under Idols? S 1 L. Anything whatfoever we love or honotirae God. Thus money is an Idoli to the covetous, and pleafure to the Epicures, honour to the ambitious, Phil.3. 19:Go1.3. g. T i M. What call ye Sacriledge? S 1 L. It is a finne- committed about holy things, or things appointed unto an holy ufe, as one would fay a facred theft; bècaufe things given to fuperfii* dons ufes, ought by the Magiftrate to 'bee aboliflied after the example of lo- fab, Ti lt.
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