The crucifying of the world

And seeing all this is so, I require you here in the name of ⟨p. 115⟩God, to cast out this wickedness, and cherish it no longer: Bring forth that Traitor that hath dethroned God in your hearts and exalted it self, and let it die the death. It subverteth Common-wealths, and all societies; it causeth perjury, perfidiousness and sedition; it raiseth wars, and sets the world together by the ears: it overturneth all right order, and strikes at the heart of Morality it self, and would make every man a Woolf or Tiger to his brother: It is a murderer of your own souls▪ and the cause of cruelty both to the souls and bodies of others: It is a liar that promiseth what it cannot perform: It is a cheater that would deceive you of your everlasting happiness; and tice you into Hell, by pretences of furthering your profit• and contents: It causeth parents to neglect the souls of their children, and children to wish the death of their parents, or be weary of them, or disregard them: and causeth Law-suits and contentions between brother and brother, and neighbour and neighbour; and fills the heart with rancour and malice; and turneth families and Kingdoms into confusion: it maketh people hate their Teachers; and too many Ministers to neglect their flocks: It adulterously seeketh to vitiate the spouse of Christ, and take up the heart which was reserved for himself: It robbeth him of his honour, of our affections and obedience; and Sacrilegiously defaceth the Temple of the Holy Ghost: It will not allow God one free thought, nor full affection of your heart, nor one hour entirely improved for his honour.

And seeing all this is so, I require you here in the name of ⟨p. 115⟩God, to cast out this wickedness, and cherish it no longer: Bring forth that Traytor that hath dethroned God in your hearts and exalted it self, and let it die the death. It subverteth Common-wealths, and all societies; it causeth perjury, perfidiousness and sedition; it raiseth wars, and sets the world together by the ears: it overturneth all right order, and strikes at the heart of Morality it self, and would make every man a Woolf or Tyger to his brother: It is a murderer of your own souls▪ and the cause of cruelty both to the souls and bodies of others: It is a lyar that promiseth what it cannot perform: It is a cheater that would deceive you of your everlasting happiness; and tice you into Hell, by pretences of furthering your profit and contents: It causeth parents to neglect the souls of their children, and children to wish the death of their parents, or be weary of them, or disregard them: and causeth Law-suits and contentions between brother and brother, and neighbour and neighbour; and fills the heart with rancor and malice; and turneth families and Kingdoms into confusion: it maketh people hate their Teachers; and too many Ministers to neglect their flocks: It adulterously seeketh to vitiate the spouse of Christ, and take up the heart which was reserved for himself: It robbeth him of his honour, of our affections and obedience; and Sacrilegiously defaceth the Temple of the Holy Ghost: It will not allow God one free thought, nor full affection of your heart, nor one hour entirely improved for his honour.