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§. 8. The men on whom they cry for vengeance, either are really religious, or not: If not, it's a marvel that they are not of the accusers mind, being supposed to follow the upper side: It's possible that some advantage may turn a man that hath no religion, out of the Kings high-way, into some Sectarian cottage, especially in some storms: But it's very rarely that Gain goeth not for Godliness, and the way of reputation, ease and profit, for religion, with such as indeed have none at all. But if they are seriously religious, they take it as from the Law of the Almighty, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords; to whom all men are less than the vilest worms to us: and they take it to be that which they lay their salvation and everlasting hopes on; believing that God will bear them out, and if they dye for it, will reward them with the crown of Glory: They believe that they shall be damned in Hell for ever, if they break Gods Law, and obey man against him: And in this case it should not be hard to reasonable men, especially Bishops and Teachers, to know what means and measures are meetest to be used with such men; and when he that must suffer, hath flesh that is as unwilling to suffer as other mens, it should be considered how far Satan useth the flesh for ⟨p. 129⟩his interest, and how far the Pastors of the Church should take part with it; when as St. Paul saith, He that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith.

§. 8. The men on whom they cry for vengeance, either are really religious, or not: If not, it's a marvel that they are not of the accusers mind, being supposed to follow the upper side: It's possible that some advantage may turn a man that hath no religion, out of the Kings high-way, into some Sectarian cottage, especially in some storms: But it's very rarely that Gain goeth not for Godliness, and the way of reputation, ease and profit, for religion, with such as indeed have none at all. But if they are seriously religious, they take it as from the Law of the Almighty, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords; to whom all men are less than the vilest worms to us: and they take it to be that which they lay their salvation and everlasting hopes on; believing that God will bear them out, and if they dye for it, will reward them with the crown of Glory: They believe that they shall be damned in Hell for ever, if they break Gods Law, and obey man against him: And in this case it should not be hard to reasonable men, especially Bishops and Teachers, to know what means and measures are meetest to be used with such men; and when he that must suffer, hath flesh that is as unwilling to suffer as other mens, it should be considered how far Satan useth the flesh for