The crucifying of the world

10. To make short of the rest of the aggravation of your sin, and sum it up in a word; Your Love of the world is the sum of all iniquity. It virtually or actually containeth in it the breach of every command in the Decalogue. The first Commandment which is the foundation of the Law, and especially of the first Table, is broken by it, while you make it your Idol, and give it the Esteem, and Love, and Service that is due to God. The second, third and fourth Commandments it disposeth you to break. While your hearts and ends are carnal and worldly, the manner of your service will be so, and you will suit your Religion to the will of men, and your carnal Interest, and not to the will and word of God. The name and holy nature of God, is habitually contemned by you, while you more set by your worldly matters then by him: His holy days you ordinarily violate, and his Ordinances you do hypocritically abuse, while your hearts are upon your covetousness or sensual delights; and are far from him while you draw near him with your lips. Worldliness▪ will make you even break the bonds of natural obligations, and be unthankful to your own Parents, disobedient to your superiors, unfaithful to your equals, and unmerciful to your inferiors. There is no trusting a worldling, he will sell his friend for money. He careth not to wrong you in your life, your chastity, estate and name, for his lustful, ambitious, and covetous desires. For he directly breaketh the tenth Commandment, which is the sum of the second Table, requiring us to regard the welfare of our neighbour, and not to maintain a private selfish interest against it. So true is that of Paul, 1 Tim. 6. 10. The love of money is the root of all evil. As adhering to God, is the sum of all Duty, and Spiritual Goodness; so adhering to the creature, instead of God, is the sum of all wickedness and disobedience.

10. To make short of the rest of the aggravation of your sin, and sum it up in a word; Your Love of the world is the sum of all iniquity. It virtually or actually containeth in it the breach of every command in the Decalogue. The first Commandment which is the foundation of the Law, and especially of the first Table, is broken by it, while you make it your Idol, and give it the Esteem, and Love, and Service that is due to God. The second, third and fourth Commandments it disposeth you to break. While your hearts and ends are carnal and worldly, the manner of your service will be so, and you will suit your Religion to the will of men, and your carnal Interest, and not to the will and word of God. The name and holy nature of God, is habitually contemned by you, while you more set by your worldly matters then by him: His holy daies you ordinarily violate, and his Ordinances you do hypocritically abuse, while your hearts are upon your covetousness or sensual delights; and are far from him while you draw near him with your lips. Worldlinys will make you even break the bonds of natural obligations, and be unthankful to your own Parents, disobedient to your superiours, unfaithful to your equals, and unmerciful to your inferiours. There is no trusting a worldling, he will sell his friend for money. He careth not to wrong you in your life, your chastity, estate and name, for his lustful, ambitious, and covetous desires. For he directly breaketh the tenth Commandment, which is the sum of the second Table, requiring us to regard the welfare of our neighbour, and not to maintain a private selfish interest against it. So true is that of Paul,