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Reason 1 First, the Lord doth minister assistance to them, his word to be a light, and his spirit to be a guide in their ways; and both of them to discover the deceitfulness and danger of evil, to the end that they may with the more wisdom and wariness avoid it.

Reason 1 First, the Lord doth minister assistance to them, his word to be a light, and his spirit to be a guide in their waies; and both of them to discouer the deceitfulnesse and danger of euill, to the end that they may with the more wisdome and warinesse auoid it.

Secondly, they have the love of God in their hearts, and that doth cause them to abhor iniquity for the Lords sake: and so they have also his fear, and that doth drive them from sin for their own sake, to escape punishment: for they know that whosoever will propose heaven and salvation for the end of his journey, must walk in holiness and sanctification, as the way unto it: and that he which would not feel Gods curses, and bear the weight of his displeasure, must fear Gods threatenings, and shun the cause of his anger.

Secondly, they haue the loue of God in their hearts, and that doth cause them to abhorre iniquitie for the Lords sake: and so they haue also his feare, and that doth driue them from sinne for their owne sake, to escape punishment: for they know that whosoeuer will propose heauen and saluation for the end of his iourney, must walke in holinesse and sanctification, as the way vnto it: and that he which would not feele Gods curses, and beare the weight of his displeasure, must feare Gods threatnings, and shunne the cause of his anger.

Use 1 Confutation of their presumptuous self-liking, which walk in wicked and damnable ways, and yet arrogate to themselves the titles of just and godly men. What profane Atheist, what superstitious Papist, what blasphemous swearer, what impious Sabaoth-breaker, will endure to be charged with ungodliness? And who is he, among the worst of all, that will acknowledge himself, or bear it well at other mens hands, to be termed or deemed unrighteous? Proud persons will not: contemptuous persons will not: contentious persons will not: nor violent oppressors, nor filthy whoremongers, nor luxurious Epicures, nor the covetous, nor Usurers, nor gamesters, nor liars, nor railers, nor any other malefactors. Every man (say they) committeth evil, and the best have their faults: but no upright man (saith the Scripture)