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Now if any obstructions of sin seem to oppress this Zeal in us, this Balm of Gods word is the only sovereign remedy to cleanse it. For the zeal is dangerous, as the Liver, either by too much heat, or too much cold to be distempered. To overheat the Liver of zeal many have found the cause of a perilous surfeit in the Conscience: whiles like the two Disciples, ⟨p. 305⟩nothing could content them but fire from heaven against sinners. If ever Bishop was in the time of Popery, away with the office now. If ever Mass was said in Church, pull it down. Though some depopulators have now done it, in extreme coldness, nay frozen dregs of hart, making them either no Churches, or polluted ones; whiles those which were once Temples for Gods shepherds, are now coats for their own. Yet they in unmeasurable heat wished, what these with unreasonable cold Livers affected. Such miserable thieves have crucified the Church, one by a new religion in will, the other by a no religion in deed. They would not only take away the abuse, but the thing it self; not only the Ceremony, but the substance.¹ As the Painter did by the picture of King Henry the eight, whom he had drawn fairly with a Bible in his hand, and set it to open view against Queen Mary's coming in triumph through the City: for which being reproved by a great man, that •aw it, and charged to wipe out the book; he, to make sure work wiped out the Bible and the hand too; and so in mending the fault, he maimed the picture.

Now if any obstructions of sinne seeme to oppresse this Zeale in vs, this Balme of Gods word is the onely soueraigne remedy to cleanse it. For the zeale is dangerous, as the Liuer, either by too much heate, or too much cold to be distempered. To ouerheate the Liuer of zeale many haue found the cause of a perillous surfetin the Conscience: whiles like the two Disciples, ⟨p. 305⟩nothing could content them but fire from heauen against sinners. If euer Bishop was in the time of Poperie, away with the office now. If euer Masse was said in Church, pull it downe. Though some depopulatours haue now done it, in extreame coldnesse, nay frozen dregges of hart, making them either no Churches, or polluted ones; whiles those which were once Temples for Gods shepherds, are now coates for their owne. Yet they in vnmeasurable heate wished, what these with vnreasonable cold Liuers affected. Such miserable theeues haue crucified the Church, one by a new religion in will, the other by a no religion in deed. They would not onely take away the abuse, but the thing it selfe; not onely the Ceremonie, but the substance.