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Benefit multis ex societate boni. One goodman doth much good to many. He is not only as manacles to the hands of God, to hold them from the defulmination of judgements; but is also a happy prevention of sin. He keeps God from being angry: he calms him, when he is angry. A godly man is like Davids Harp; he chaseth away the evil spirit from the company: and he doth (as it were) conjure the Devil. For in his presence, (as if he could work miracles) Impudence grows ashamed, ribaldry appears chaste, drunkenness is sober, blasphemers have their lips sealed up, and the mouth of all wickedness is stopped. This good comes by the good.

Benefit multis ex societate boni. One goodman doth much good to many. He is not only as manacles to the hands of God, to hold them from the defulmination of iudgements; but is also a happy preuention of sin. He keepes God from being angry: he calmes him, when he is angry. A godly man is like Dauids Harpe; he chaseth away the euill spirit from the company: and he doth (as it were) coniure the Deuill. For in his presence, (as if he could worke miracles) Impudence growes ashamed, ribaldry appeares chast, drunkenesse is sober, blasphemers haue their lips seal'd vp, and the mouth of all wickednesse is stopp'd. This good comes by the good.

Yet because they are dead to the world, it casts them out. So the Gergesites did cast Christ out of their borders. Math. 8. So the Pharisees did cast the Convert that was born blind, out of their Synagogue. Joh. 9. So the Antiochians did cast Paul and Barnabas ¹out of their coasts. Act. 12. Like Confectioners, that throw away the juice of the Oranges, and preserve only the rinds: or as certain Chemists, that cast all good extractions to the ground, and only make much of the poison. But if you will not be picked up of the world, you must adhere close to it, and with alimental congruence please his stomach. Will you go to the Court? you must be proud, or you shall be despised. Will you to the city? you must be subtle, or you shall be cheated. Will you to the Country? you must partake of their ignorant and blind dotage, and join in their vicious customs, or you shall be rejected. If you live in the world, and not as the world, this Sea will spew you up, as too holy for their company. But let them. For God forbid that I should glory, save in the Cross of