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Pray for me that I may not fall, pray for me that I may find mercy. Fourthly, Some think that Elisha did not approbare, sed tolerare; not approve, but suffer Naamans fault; but there is no dispensing with sin. Fifthly, Go in peace, is as much, as God be with you Sir; a valediction: not the words concedentis postulatum, of one that granted a request: sed dimittentis abeuntem, but of one that gave him licence to depart. Sixthly, Indeed the Prophets meaning was to comfort the Syrian in Gods mercy; whose strength should be glorified in his weakness. Who would either wholly keep him from idolatry, or if he fell upon infirmity, afford him gracious forgiveness. If such a thing happen; but either thou shalt die, or thy Master die; howsoever God will prevent it; Go in peace. Seventhly, Naaman did confess that the bowing in the house of Rimmon was a sin, or else he would not have begged pardon for it. When I go to mass, I reserve my heart unto God: so did Naaman, yet he cried, Lord be merciful to me in this. He desired mercy, as fearing before hand: we have those that will do it, and never beg mercy afterwards; that never say, In this Lord pardon me. Thus they have a fair warrant from this place: for Namaan condemns it, and yet they would by his example find arguments to allow it. If it were not a sin, why doth he crave pardon for it? if it be a sin, why do we seek to justify it? But we go to behold it as a Player: but plays are for stages, not for Churches. Darest thou go to a Temple, to see religion made a mockery, and the Name of thy God a lest. But we would see it, that we may confute the absurdities of it. But would any sober man go to a drunken meeting, that he might learn to condemn drunkenness? he knew it was bad enough before. But we would go to convert others: goodly! as if the wool should undertake to turn the pitch white by touching it; will not the pitch rather black the wool? Peter durst abroad draw his sword against a whole troop, in defence of his Master: yet after all his protestation of inseparableness from CHRIST, he was infected with the air of the high Priests hall. But yet we would see it, that no longer by report, but by ocular testimony we might hate it. But would any man desire to see murder or incest, that he might more loath it? All reasons are lost that make for sin:

Pray for me that I may not fall, pray for me that I may finde mercy. Fourthly, Some thinke that Elisha did not approbare, sed tolerare; not approve, but suffer Naamans fault; but there is no dispensing with sinne. Fifthly, Goe in peace, is as much, as God be with you Sir; a valediction: not the words concedentis postulatum, of one that granted a request: sed dimittentis abeuntem, but of one that gave him licence to depart. Sixtly, Indeed the Prophets meaning was to comfort the Syrian in Gods mercie; whose strength should be glorified in his weaknesse. Who would either wholly keep him from idolatry, or if he fel upon infirmity, afford him gracious forgivenes. If such a thing happen; but either thou shalt die, or thy Master die; howsoever God wil prevent it; Goe in peace. Seventhly, Naaman did confesse that the bowing in the house of Rimmon was a sinne, or else he would not have begged pardon for it. When I goe to masse, I reserve my heart unto God: so did Naaman, yet he cryed, Lord be mercifull to me in this. He desired mercie, as fearing before hand: we have those that will doe it, and never begge mercie afterwards; that never say, In this Lord pardon me. Thus they have a faire warrant from this place: for Namaan condemnes it, and yet they would by his example find arguments to allow it. If it were not a sin, why doth he crave pardon for it? if it be a sinne, why doe we seeke to justifie it? But we goe to behold it as a Player: but playes are for stages, not for Churches. Darest thou goe to a Temple, to see religion made a mockerie, and the Name of thy God a lest. But we would see it, that we may confute the absurdities of it. But would any sober man goe to a drunken meeting, that he might learne to condemne drunkennesse? he knew it was bad enough before. But we would goe to convert others: goodly! as if the wooll should undertake to turne the pitch white by touching it; will not the pitch rather black the wooll? Peter durst abroad draw his sword against a whole troope, in defence of his Master: yet after all his protestation of inseperablenesse from CHRIST, he was infected with the aire of the high Priests hall. But yet we would see it, that no longer by report, but by ocular testimonie we might hate it. But would any man desire to see murder or incest, that he might more loath it? All reasons are lost that make for sin: