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 ⟨p. 62⟩the Prophet gave to Jehoshaphat for associating himself with wicked Ahab, 1saying Shouldest thou countenance the ungodly, & love them that hate the Lord? Therefore is wrath upon thee before the Lord. Or as Psalm. 50.18. When thou sawest a thief, thou consentedst with him, and hast been partakers with adulterers. Therefore as ⟨p. 63⟩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 no communion with that Whore, lest ye perish in her sins, and be destroyed with her plagues, Rev. 18. David saith, I have not dwelt with vain persons, nor will I have fellowship with the ungodly. ⟨p. 64⟩Odi Ecclesiam malignantium. And who would vouchsafe to let their love run on such in this life, from whom they must be separated in the world to come? But for works of thy particular calling, as buying, selling, salutations, &c. we must have these, or we must out of this world, as 1. Co 5.10.11
By familiarity with sinners, with company keeping. If thou vouchsafest thy cōpany to Alehouse haunters, to prophane persōs, to Idolaters, to Gods enemies; looke for that sharpe checke which ⟨p. 62⟩the Prophet gaue to Iehosophat for associating himselfe with wicked Ahab, 1saying Shouldest thou countenance the vngodly, & loue them that hate the Lord? Therefore is wrath vpon thee before the Lord. Or as Psalm. 50.18. VVhen thou sawest a theefe, thou consentedst with him, and hast beene partakers with adulterers. Therefore as ⟨p. 63⟩Moyses sayd to the people, Separate your selues from the Tents of Corah, least ye perish with them. And, Come out of Babylon, my people, haue no communion with that VVhore, lest yee perish in her sinnes, and be destroyed with her plagues, Rev. 18. David sayth, I haue not dwelt with vaine persons, nor will I haue fellowship with the vngodly. ⟨p. 64⟩Odi Ecclesiam malignantium. And who would vouchsafe to let their loue runne on such in this life, from whom they must be separated in the world to come? But for works of thy particular calling, as bying, selling, salutations, &c. wee must haue these, or we must out of this world, as 1. Co 5.10.11
- 12. Chron. 20.37.
