Remains of that reverend and learned divine, John Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplain in…Remaines of that reverend and learned divine, Iohn Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplaine in…

This should teach us to take heed how we join with men to do evil: It's better to ¹join to their consciences in doing well, for their consciences will continue; then to their lusts, for they will end, and then their love to you will end also. Hence it's said in the Proverbs, That he that reproveth, shall find more favour in the end than he that flattereth. Many rejoice in the love of evil company; but all that love is but like glass soldered together; ⟨p. 38⟩when God sendeth the fire (as he did to Abimilecke) to melt that, they fall asunder, and all their love ceaseth.

This should teach us to take heed how wee joyne with men to doe evill: It's better to ¹joyne to their consciences in doing well, for their consciences will continue; then to their lusts, for they wil end, and then their love to you wil end also. Hence it's said in the Proverbs, That he that reproveth, shall finde more favour in the end than he that flattereth. Many rejoice in the love of evil company; but all that love is but like glasse sodered together; ⟨p. 38⟩when God sendeth the fire (as he did to Abimilecke) to melt that, they fall asunder, and all their love ceaseth.

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Now the next thing is, He cast down the thirty pieces of silver. And here the Doctrine is this, That, that that is the greatest comfort, when God once turns his hand against us, proves most discomfortable.¹