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

1. Church-sins. 2. National-sins. 3. Family-sins. But I shall speak nothing of the first, but little of the second, and most to the third.

Among National sins, especially take heed of Profaneness; this is obvious, this is an universal spreading plague, that is like to infect the whole Kingdom, if God does not in mercy prevent it. There is a deluge of profaneness breaking in on every side, Swearing, Drinking, Whoring, Sabbath-breaking, Scoffing, and Mocking at Religion, all the Countries ring again. Men are now grown bold, and audacious, and incorrigible in their wickedness, that like a Titan-brood they even threaten Heaven it self with an over-daring impudence, as if they would storm the Palace of Jehovah, and pluck him out of his Throne. Oh take heed of partaking here!

Among National sins, especially take heed of Prophaneness; this is obvious, this is an universal spreading plague, that is like to infect the whole Kingdome, if God does not in mercy prevent it. There is a deluge of prophaneness breaking in on every side, Swearing, Drinking, Whoring, Sabbath-breaking, Scoffing, and Mocking at Religion, all the Countries ring again. Men are now grown bold, and audacious, and incorrigible in their wickedness, that like a Titan-brood they even threaten Heaven it self with an over-daring impudence, as if they would storm the Palace of Jehovah, and pluck him out of his Throne. Oh take heed of partaking here!

2. Family-sins, we must have a care of partaking here, and so much the more watchful must we be, in that Family-sins of all sins are most catching and infectious; As it is with bodily diseases, if one be sick in an house, they of the blood, and kin, and family, are likest to catch the distemper, because of their frequent and intimate converse especially: So it is here, if there be any predominant lust lurking in a family, all are apt to be infected with it, if they are not marvellous circumspect and watchful.