A25470:603
The Morning exercise [at] Cri[ppleg]ate, or, Several cases of conscience practically resolved
The Morning exercise [at] Cri[ppleg]ate, or, Several cases of conscience practically resolved by sundry ministers, September 1661.
London: printed for Joshua Kirton and Nathaniel Webb, 1661
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
3. Application.
1. Information; Is there such a thing, as partaking of other mens sins after this manner.
1. Hence you may be informed of the Equity and Justice of Gods proceeding in punishment; you oft-times see God punishing one mans sin upon another, or at least hear of it, and you think it strange: why this Oedipus will read you the riddle. This Clue will conduct you through the labyrinth, they have been some way or other partakers of those sins, either by contrivance, or by compliance, or by connivance, &c. one way or other, else God would never punish them, if they have not been actors, they have been abettors; Shall not the Judge of all the world do r ght? God punishes Children for the sins of their Parents, Exod 34.7. aye but those children have been [Greek or Hebrew], partakers certainly, by approbation it may be by imitation: God punishes servants for the sins of their Masters, Gen. 12.17. but sure the servants were [Greek or Hebrew] partakers by consulting, it may be by executing: God punishes Wives for the sins of their Husbands, Gen. 20.18. but those Wives were [Greek or Hebrew], partakers still by admitting, by enduring. God punishes Ministers for the sins of the People, Ezek. 33.8. but then those Ministers are [Greek or Hebrew], partakers sure enough, by not instructing, by not reproving, still the Justice of God is vindicated.
1. Hence you may bee informed of the Equity and Justice of Gods proceeding in punishment; you oft-times see God punishing one mans sin upon another, or at least hear of it, and you think it strange: why this Oedipus will read you the riddle. This Clue will conduct you through the labyrinth, they have been some way or other partakers of those sins, either by contrivance, or by compliance, or by connivance, &c. one way or other, else God would never punish them, if they have not been actors, they have been abettors; Shall not the Judge of all the world do r ght? God punishes Children for the sins of their Parents, Exod 34.7. aye but those children have been , partakers certainly, by aprobation it may bee by imitation: God punishes servants for the sins of their Masters,