The Morning exercise [at] Cri[ppleg]ate, or, Several cases of conscience practically resolved

6. By inference from a bad Example, or by imitation, so a man is guilty of another mans sin, not only by Pattern, in setting bad Examples, but also by Practice, in following bad Examples; and thus, that man that will be drunk, because another was drunk, or that breaks the Sabbath, because others do the like, he is not only guilty of his own particular sin, but he is guilty also of their sins whom he imitates and follows, and the reason is, because bad Examples are not Land-marks for us to go by, but they are Sea-ma•ks for us to avoid. Hence you shall find in Scripture mention made of Children by imitation as well as by nature, and people by imitation, as well as by nation, and Kings by imitation, as well as by succession. Isle give you an instance of all these. Look into that Judges 18.30. The children of Dan set up the graven Image, and Jonathan the Son of Gershom, the Son of Manasseh, he and his Sons were Priests to the Tribe of Dan. Here Jonathan ⟨p. 170⟩an Idol-Priest, is called the Son of Gershom, the Son of Manasseh, i. e. the Grand-child of Manasseh. Now it is clear in Scripture, that Gershom was the Son of Moses, and not of Manasseh, Exod. 2.22.18.3. 1 Chron. 23.15. And so Jonathan must be the Grand-child of Moses, and not of Manasseh. But the Jews and learned Critics tell us, that he is called the Grand-child of Manasseh, for a double reason. 1. Because the Scripture consulting the honour of Moses did conceal his pedigree as to Moses, for it had been a disgrace to Moses, to have had upon record an Idol-Priest in his linage; And 2. Which is to my purpose, he is called the Grand-child of Manasseh, and that by [Greek or Hebrew], and anticipation, because he followed him in his Idolatry, he was no whit like Moses but rather imitated Manasseh, and so he is called his Grand-child.

6. By inference from a bad Example, or by imitation, so a man is guilty of another mans sin, not onely by Pattern, in setting bad Examples, but also by Practice, in following bad Examples; and thus, that man that will bee drunk, because another was drunk, or that breaks the Sabbath, because others do the like, hee is not onely guilty of his own particular sin, but hee is guilty also of their sins whom hee imitates and follows, and the reason is, because bad Examples are not Land-marks for us to go by, but they are Sea-maks for us to avoid. Hence you shall finde in Scripture mention made of Children by imitation as well as by nature, and people by imitation, as well as by nation, and Kings by imitation, as well as by succession. Ile give you an instance of all these. Look into that