Divers practical cases of conscience satisfactorily resolved ... to which are added some counsels…

Rule XIII. To make true conscience of the least sins, but most conscience of the greatest. In one of these will the hypocrite be found tardy: It may be he will fly from open sins and startle at gross staring sins; but of little sins he makes little conscience, This he allows of and connives at. Or else he will be very tender of little things, scruple the picking the ears of corn on the Sabbath day, or the curing of the sick, and strain at the gnat; when he will in other things swallow a camel; devour widows houses. The sincere will indulge no sin; grieves for, groans under, cries out feelingly against his very infirmities, but most dreads what God most hates.—

Rule XIII. To make true conscience of the least sins, but most conscience of the greatest. In one of these will the hyhocrite be found tardy: It may be he will fly from open sins and startle at gross staring sins; but of little sins he makes little conscience, This he allows of and connives at. Or else he will be very tender of little things, scruple the picking the ears of corn on the Sabbath day, or the curing of the sick, and strain at the gnat; when he will in other things swallow a camel; devour widows houses. The sincere will indulge no sin; grieves for, groans under, cryes out feelingly against his very infirmities, but most dreads what God most hates.—

Rule XIV. To allow your selves in the neglect of no duty, but to reserve your zeal for the duties of most weight. To tithe mint, and cummin, and neglect judgment, mercy and faith; to be zealous for humane Ceremonies, Ordinances, and mens Traditions, and omit the weightier matters of the Law, is right the Pharisees guise, Matth. 23. 23. Matth. 15. 2. To eye both the Tables, to join sweetly together morality and piety, to be punctual with Men, but not careless of God; to give to Caesar the things that be Caesars, but first to give to God the things that be Gods, this is to do more then others. The sincere Christian hath respect to all Gods Commandments, walks in all his Statutes; he is throughout with God, but he is most zealous in those things that lie next the heart of religion.