Casuistical morning-exercises the fourth volume /

3. But he is one who is weak in the Faith, who though he hath embraced the Doctrine of our Saviour, yet is not of a mature concocted judgment, clear enough about the abolition of Ceremonial observations, things he judgeth ought to be forborne or done. Now let things be never so indifferent in the general, definition or Thesis; yet when they come to be used and exercised in their individual circumstances they will be determinately good, or determinately evil, in all moral agents and actions. And that which in general seemeth indifferent to one is not so to another; these Gentiles could freely eat things strangled, but the Jews could not. Therefore it is a very strong weakness or wilfulness in some who love to turn Straws into Trees, and Feathers into Birds, and not to leave things as Christ hath left them, and as they are in their own nature, but will transpeciate as others transubstantiate by their own breath in their own Opinions; and more fiercely contend for their own Laws than the commands of God, as Saul was more severe on Jonathan for tasting honey, than on himself for rebelling against Gods express command. These heats indicate an Hectic Fever to be in the body, preternatu••••y eating up and preying on the vital heat, Love to God and our Neighbour; the zeal for Mens own Chimneys eateth up the House of God.

3. But he is one who is weak in the Faith, who though he hath embraced the Doctrin of our Saviour, yet is not of a mature concocted judgment, clear enough about the abolition of Ceremonial observations, things he judgeth ought to be forborn or done. Now let things be never so indifferent in the general, definition or Thesis; yet when they come to be used and exercised in their individual circumstances they will be determinately good, or determinately evil, in all moral agents and actions. And that which in general seemeth indifferent to one is not so to another; these Gentiles could freely eat things strangled, but the Jews could not. Therefore it is a very strong weakness or wilfulness in some who love to turn Straws into Trees, and Feathers into Birds, and not to leave things as Christ hath left them, and as they are in their own nature, but will transpeciate as others transubstantiate by their own breath in their own Opinions; and more fiercely contend for their own Laws than the commands of God, as Saul was more severe on Jonathan for tasting hony, than on himself for rebelling against Gods express command. These heats indicate an Hectick Fever to be in the body, preternatu••••y eating up and preying on the vital heat, Love to God and our Neighbour; the zeal for Mens own Chimnies eateth up the House of God.