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

Some think that if they keep up religious duties they may do what they list at other times: that if they be intemperate, lascivious, unrighteous, it is but to make even again with God at night, and all will be well. Like the whore in the Proverbs, that having made her offering was presently ready for new wickedness, Prov. 7. 14. as if she had paid off the old score, and might now boldly run upon a new. These are not the Children of God, but of Belial.

Some think that if they keep up religious duties they may do what they list at other times: that if they be intermperate, lascivious, unrighteous, it is but to make even again with God at night, and all will be well. Like the whore in the Proverbs, that having made her offering was presently ready for new wickedness, Prov. 7. 14. as if she had paid off the old score, and might now boldly run upon a new. These are not the Children of God, but of Belial.

Others think that though they may not serve the Devil at any time, yet giving God his dues morning and evening they may serve themselves the rest of the time. But in vain do they lay claim to God, who live more to themselves then they do ⟨p. 35⟩to him. This will be found horrible sacrilege to put off God but with the tenth. God is to be eyed, and served in all that you do; and this is that I drive at, that we may not divide our selves between God and the world; between his service and our own ends, and so put off him with a partial service, but that we may do all in obedience to him, and we may be entirely the Lords. That he in all things may be glorified by us, and we may not lose our Reward.

Others think that though they may not serve the Devil at any time, yet giving God his dues morning and evening they may serve themselves the rest of the time. But in vain do they lay claim to God, who live more to themselves then they do