By familiarity with sinners, with company keeping. If thou vouchsafest thy company to Alehouse haunters, to profane persons, to Idolaters, to Gods enemies; look for that sharp check which the Prophet gave to Jehoshaphat for associating himself with wicked Ahab, ⟨p. 57⟩1saying, Shouldest thou countenance the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord? Therefore is wrath upon thee from before the Lord. Or as Psal. 50. 18. When thou sawest a thieves, thou consentedst with him, and hast been partakers with adulterers. Therefore as Moses said to the people, Separate your selves from the Tents of Corah, least ye perish with them. And, Come out of Babylon, my people, have ⟨p. 58⟩no communion with that Whore, least ye perish in her sins, and be destroyed with her plagues, Reu. 18. David saith, I have not dwelt with vain persons, nor will I have fellowship with the ungodly Odi Ecclesiam malignantiū. And who would vouchsafe to let their love run on such in this life, that must be separated in the world to come? But for works of thy particular calling, as ⟨p. 59⟩buying, selling, salutations, &c. we must have these, or we must out of this world, as 1 Cor. 5. 10. 11.
By familiarity with sinners, with company keeping. If thou vouchsafest thy company to Alehouse haunters, to prophane persons, to Idolaters, to Gods enemies; looke for that sharpe checke which the Prophet gaue to Iehosaphat for associating himselfe with wicked Ahab, ⟨p. 57⟩1saying, Shouldest thou countenance the vngodly, and loue them that hate the Lord? Therefore is wrath vpon thee from before the Lord. Or as Psal. 50. 18. When thou sawest a theese, thou consentedst with him, and hast beene partakers with adulteres. Therefore as Moyses said to the people, Separate your selues from the Tents of Corah, least ye perish with them. And, Come out of Babylon, my people, haue ⟨p. 58⟩no communion with that Whore, least yee perish in her sinnes, and be destroyed with her plagues, Reu. 18. Dauid saith, I haue not dwelt with vaine persons, nor will I haue fellowship with the vngodly Odi Ecclesiam malignantiū. And who would vouchsafe to let their loue runne on such in this life, that must bee separated in the world to come? But for workes of thy particular calling, as ⟨p. 59⟩buying, selling, salutations, &c. wee must haue these, or we must out of this world, as 1 Cor. 5. 10. 11.
- 12 Chron. 20. 37.
