The happiness of the church, or, A description of those spiritual prerogatives wherewith Christ…The happines of the church, or, A description of those spirituall prerogatiues vvherewith Christ…

Thus it is not Trutina, but Scrutinū, that will teach thee the danger of these little sins. Thou didst never st•ale thy neighbours goods by breaking into his house, therefore pleadest not guilty to that Law, Thou shalt not steal. Examine, thou shalt find past from thee so many covetous wishes, as make up a robbery. Thou art no swearer, yet through the door of thy lips have scaped out so many idle words, as being put together will make up a blasphemy. Thou never madest the member of Christ, a member of a harlot by uncleanness: yet thou hast given indulgence to as many lustful thoughts and desires, as being summed, will make up a great adultery. I fear that many who have forborne the forbidden bed, have yet by their lusts scatteringly and forgetfully admitted, framed up an adultery as great as Davids. Some that have made a conscience of grand oaths, and impudent blasphemies; yet have ejaculated so many loud, lewd, and false attestations, as have conflated a blasphemy no less impious then Rabshakeh's. A tradesman disdains to lye, abhors to oppress: yet hath uttered so many commodities of dissimulations, concealments, false warrantings, cunning frauds, as make up an oppression equal to Jeconiah's. A Protestant abominates sacrilege, and down-right robbing the Church: yet hath so long been bold to make use of this Impropriation: or if in a meaner condition, with his Compositions, Customs, detinies, legal alienations, leases and fines, as make up a sacrilege not inferior to Achan's. Put my money to Interest? No, saith another, I defy all usurious contracts: yet by his pawns, mortgages, forfeits, cozenages, and such tricks known best to GOD his Judge, the Devil his Engineer, his Scrivener, and himself, he puts down unconverted Zaccheus for usury. Oh the incredible souls lost in the Labyrinth of ⟨p. 386⟩these unsuspected, (and in their imagination justifiable) sinners!

Thus it is not Trutina, but Scrutinū, that will teach thee the danger of these little sinnes. Thou didst neuer st•ale thy neighbours goods by breaking into his house, therefore pleadest not guiltie to that Law, Thou shalt not steale. Examine, thou shalt find past from thee so many couetous wishes, as make vp a robberie. Thou art no swearer, yet through the dore of thy lips haue scaped out so many idle words, as being put together will make vp a blasphemie. Thou neuer madest the member of Christ, a member of a harlot by vncleannesse: yet thou hast giuen indulgence to as many lustfull thoughts and desires, as beeing summed, will make vp a great adultery. I feare that many who haue forborne the forbidden bed, haue yet by their lusts scatteringly and forgetfully admitted, framed vp an adultery as great as Dauids. Some that haue made a conscience of grand oathes, and impudent blasphemies; yet haue eiaculated so many lowd, lewd, and false attestations, as haue conflated a blasphemy no lesse impious then Rabshakeh's. A tradesman disdaines to lye, abhorres to oppresse: yet hath vttered so many commodities of dissimulations, concealements, false warrantings, cunning fraudes, as make vp an oppression equall to Ieconiah's. A Protestant abhominates sacriledge, and down-right robbing the Church: yet hath so long been bold to make vse of this Impropriation: or if in a meaner condition, with his Compositions, Customes, detinies, legall alienations, leasses and fines, as make vp a sacriledge not inferiour to Achan's. Put my money to Interest? No, saith another, I defie all vsurious contracts: yet by his pawnes, morgages, forfets, couznages, and such tricks knowne best to GOD his Iudge, the Deuill his Enginer, his Scriuener, and himselfe, he puts downe vnconuerted Zaccheus for vsury. Oh the incredible soules lost in the Labyrinth of