A Golden Chain

My first reason is this; the man that liveth in this world, not being a true Christian, is far more vile then the basest creature of all, even the dog, or toad. For first he is nothing else but a filthy dunghill of all abomination and uncleanness, the ^fstink whereof hath infected heaven & earth, & no perfumes could ever delay it in the nostrils of God, but only the suffering of Christ being^g a sacrifice of a sweet smelling savour to God. We make it very dainty to come near a lazar man that is full of botches, blains, and sores; but much more are those men to be abhorred, which have lien many years stark^h dead in sins and trespasses: and therefore now do nothing else but rot and stink in them like ugly loathsome carrions.

My first reason is this; the man that liueth in this world, not beeing a true Christian, is farre more vile then the basest creature of all, euen the dogge, or toade. For first he is nothing els but a filthie dunghill of all abomination and vncleannes, the ^fstink whereof hath infected heauen & earth, & no perfumes could euer delay it in the nostrils of God, but onely the suffering of Christ beeing^g a sacrifice of a sweet smelling sauour to God. We make it very daintie to come neere a lazar man that is full of botches, blaines, and sores; but much more are those men to be abhorred, which haue lien many yeares starke^h dead in sinnes and trespasses: and therefore now doe nothing els but rot and stinke in them like vgly loathsome carrions.

1. fRom. 8.20.
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