A Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practically resolvedA Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practicaly resolved

2. Or, if He knew it not, can his Ignorance be excused? It being not an Ignorance merae privatis, but pravae dispositionis: for where should Eli have been but in the Temple? either for action or oversight? The very presence of the Priest keeps Gods House in order. 'Twas his grand duty carefully to inspect them, at least diligently to enquire after the due administration of Gods Ordinances, and a just and seasonable rebuke, and restraint might have happily prevented this extremity and height of prodigious debauchery. Nothing but Age can plead and apologize for Eli, that he was not the first Accuser of these his Sons will you call them, or monsters. But

2. Or, if He knew it not, can his Ignorance be excus'd? It being not an Ignorance merae privatis, but pravae dispositionis: for where should Eli have been but in the Temple? either for action or oversight? The very presence of the Priest keeps Gods House in order. 'Twas his grand duty carefully to inspect them, at least diligently to enquire after the due administration of Gods Ordinances, and a just and seasonable rebuke, and restraint might have happily prevented this extremity and heighth of prodigious debauchery. Nothing but Age can plead and apologize for Eli, that he was not the first Accuser of these his Sons will you call them, or monsters. But

3. Now, when their Enormities come to be the cry of the Multitude, when it thunders, and he must perforce hear it, and this loud clap must of necessity pierce not his ears only, but his heart, bowels, conscience. But with what holy fervour, zeal, justice, indignation?

1. Was it, as with Judah, when 'twas told him, Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath plaid the harlot; bring her forth, and let her be burnt?