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

1. Put off every sin: It is your iniquity that separateth between you and your God: this is the make-bate. If thou wouldst have God pleased, turn every sin out of doors, pluck it out, cast it from thee: If thou regard iniquity in thy heart, God will not hear thee, nor regard thee, Psal. 66. 8. If thou art of them that have pleasure in unrighteousness, the Lord hath no pleasure in thee. He is not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness; evil shall not dwell with him: the foolish shall not stand in his sight: he hateth all the workers of iniquity. See that thou abandon every sin that thou knowest; spare not one Agag; not a right eye, not an Herodias; for then God will not spare thee: Give the Darling ⟨p. 18⟩of thy bosom a Bill of divorce: say to all thy Idols, get thee hence. God will not look to that man that looks pleasantly upon any sin: The Jealous God will not endure to see thee hankering on the Harlots lips; embracing any sin with delight: He will not bear it, to see thee smile upon any sin: He holds thee for a Traitor to his Crown, if thou willingly harbour his Enemy: Though thou be very diligent in Gods Service, and presentest him with multitude of Sacrifices, and many Prayers, he will be pleased with nothing, but hide his Face, and stop his Ears, whilst thou keepest thine iniquities in thine hands, Isa. 1. 16, 17, 18. God will not amicably treat with them that will not put away the evil of their doings. O look into thy hands! look into thy heart! look into thy house! into thy shop! thy trade! thy calling! see if there be not some way of wickedness, that thou art found in. Thou canst not have peace with God, nor he pleasure in thee till this be removed; put off therefore the old Man with his deeds.

1. Put off every sin: It is your iniquity that separateth between you and your God: this is the make-bate. If thou wouldst have God pleased, turn every sin out of doors, pluck it out, cast it from thee: If thou regard iniquity in thy heart, God will not hear thee, nor regard thee, Psal. 66. 8. If thou art of them that have pleasure in unrighteousness, the Lord hath no pleasure in thee. He is not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness; evil shall not dwell with him: the foolish shall not stand in his sight: he hateth all the workers of iniquity. See that thou abandon every sin that thou knowest; spare not one Agag; not a right eye, not an Herodias; for then God will not spare thee: Give the Darling