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2 The other degree of our spiritual sickness is, in conversation, Our lives are diseased? the ill beating of those pulses show we are not well ^qThe fruits manifest the tree, Ubicaro est regnant, peccatum est praegnans: Sinnes are rife, where the flesh reigns: plentiful effects will arise from such a working cause. In vain, (and not without the more hazard) do we plead our soundness, when the infallible symptoms of our disobedience evince the contrary. Saul stands upon his observation of Gods charge: ^rWhat then (saith Samuel) meaneth the bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear? Whence flow those streams of impiety; merciless oppressions, Church-devouring sacrileges, bestial luxuries, cunning circumventions, detracting slanders, heaven-threatening blasphemies, malicious fires of rage & hatred, monstrous treacheries, behaviours compounded of scorn and pride, close Atheism, open profaneness, gilded hypocrisy. Whence if these vicious corruptions, if not from our ulcerous conversations? Shame we not to call sickness health; and to maintain that Atheistical Paradox, Adoxe, Pseudodox,^f which judgeth evil good, and darkness light? If thy life be so unsound suspect thy self, thou art not well.

2 The other degree of our spirituall sicknesse is, in conuersation, Our liues are diseased? the ill beating of those pulses shew wee are not well ^qThe fruites manifest the tree, Vbicaro est regnant, peccatum est praegnans: Sinnes are rife, where the flesh raignes: plentifull effects will arise from such a working cause. In vaine, (and not without the more hazard) doe we plead our soundnesse, when the infallible symptomes of our disobedience euince the contrary. Saul stands vpon his obseruation of Gods charge: ^rWhat then (saith Samuel) meaneth the bleating of the sheepe in mine eares, and the lowing of the oxen which I heare? Whence flow those streames of impiety; mercilesse oppressions, Church-deuouring sacriledges, bestiall luxuries, cunning circumuentions, detracting slaunders, heauen-threatning blasphemies, malicious fires of rage & hatred, monstrous treacheries, behauiours compounded of scorne and pride, close Atheisme, open profanenesse, guilded hypocrisie. Whence if these vitious corruptions, if not from our vlcerous conuersations? Shame wee not to call sicknesse health; and to maintaine that Atheisticall Paradox, Adoxe, Pseudodox,