Secondly, as we must be careful not to trust a Liar, and depend upon a Cheater, so we must be careful to warn others of sin; this humanity learns us, and reason will persuade a man to this, if he hath escaped robbing by the highway, he tells every passenger, take heed how you pass by such a place least you are surprised: if a man hath taken a Cheater, he will bid every man have a watchful eye to the cut-purse lest he be deceived; much more ought we to have a care of the souls of our brethren, you that have heretofore found by woeful experience the treachery of sin; a proud heart hath cozened you, and a loose heart hath deceived you, when you are delivered and freed from these spoilers and robbers in ⟨p. 194⟩this nature, leave a remembrance to your fellow brethren, as is is said of Lots wife, Remember Lots wife; her hankering after Sodom brought her confusion; remember Lots wife, and bold proud wives and servants, take heed of a proud heart, I was deceived with it, take heed of a malicious heart, I was cozened with it, take heed of a covetous heart, I had like to have been overthrown with it, if the Lord had not been merciful, I had never been delivered from it, Heb. 4.1, 2. The place is excellent, take heed, saith the Apostle, lest you also fall short, and as if he had said, you that live in the bosom of the Church, and enjoy the means of grace and salvation, you think you must needs go to heaven: take heed this cozened sixty hundred thousand fighting men in the Wilderness, ⟨p. 195⟩they were deceived and ruinated, & it slew them; take you heed therefore, remember their dead carcasses, and beware you, least you trust wholly to the means, and perish in the means, not trusting to God, and relying upon him for your everlasting comfort: and it is that which Saint Paul leaves upon record, as a point in his own experience, Phil. 3 8. speaking there of trusting to mans carnal confidence, if any man could boast of this, and that, saith he, then much more I, I am an Hebrew of the Hebrews, and circumcised the eight day; and if any man may boast, if any man have cause to trust upon these carnal props, I have more than any man, but they leave me in the lurch, and that which I counted gain, it proved loss;
Secondly, as wee must be carefull not to trust a Lyar, and depend upon a Cheater, so we must be carefull to warne others of sinne; this humanity learnes us, and reason will perswade a man to this, if hee hath escaped robbing by the highway, he tells every passenger, take heede how you passe by such a place least you are surprized: if a man hath taken a Cheater, hee will bid every man have a watchfull eye to the cut-purse lest he be deceived; much more ought wee to have a care of the soules of our brethren, you that have heretofore found by woefull experience the trechery of sin; a proud heart hath couzened you, and a loose heart hath deceived you, when you are delivered and freed from these spoylers and robbers in ⟨p. 194⟩this nature, leave a remembrance to your fellow brethren, as is is said of Lots wife, Remember Lots wife; her hankering after Sodom brought her confusion; remember Lots wife, and bold proud wives and servants, take heede of a proud heart, I was deceived with it, take heede of a malicious heart, I was cozened with it, take heede of a coveteous heart, I had like to have beene overthrowne with it, if the Lord had not beene mercifull, I had never beene delivered from it, Heb. 4.1, 2. The place is excellent, take heede, saith the Apostle, lest you also fall short, and as if he had said, you that live in the bosome of the Church, and enjoy the meanes of grace and salvation, you thinke you must needs goe to heaven: take heede this couzened sixtie hundred thousand fighting men in the Wildernesse, ⟨p. 195⟩they were deceived and ruinated, & it slew them; take you heede therefore, remember their dead carcasses, and beware you, least you trust wholly to the meanes, and perish in the meanes, not trusting to God, and relying upon him for your everlasting comfort: and it is that which Saint Paul leaves upon record, as a point in his owne experience, Phil. 3 8. speaking there of trusting to mans carnall confidence, if any man could boast of this, and that, saith he, then much more I, I am an Hebrew of the Hebrewes, and circumcised the eight day; and if any man may boast, if any man have cause to trust upon these carnall proppes, I have more than any man, but they leave me in the lurch, and that which I counted gaine, it proved losse;
