And it's said, That they yet mourn over it. Though certainly at first, the setting up of the Calf could not but be a very strange thing to the people of Israel, yet within a while after they were used to it, they did worship it, and it took their very consciences, so as they loved it, and when it was taken away they mourned and were in extreme distress and trouble. Idolaters they do mourn when their false worship is taken from them. At this day, my Brethren, how do many mourn after their superstitious vanities,1 their superstitious customs that they were wont to have? Now Prelates, and Service-Book, and Altars, and such kind of things are taken away, when they come to meet together, Oh! now all Religion is gone: So they persuade poor people in remote parts, that the Parliament hath taken away all Religion; and there is a great mourning in their spirits, they think they know not how in the world to serve God if their Book be taken away from them: and I make no question it hath been a cause that many have taken up Arms, merely to defend such superstitious vanities and customs that they were wont to have. Their Burials for the dead as they were wont to have, Oh! they mourn for this, and they would almost as lief lose their lives as such kind of things as these are. I remember I have ⟨p. 388⟩read of the Indians that were wont to worship an Apes Tooth,2 it was a Religious Relic among them, and it was taken from them, and there was a great mourning among them, so that they came and offered a very great price, that was valued at thousands to redeem but their Apes Tooth that was taken from them, because it was a Religious Relic. And so we have men this day, though their superstitious vanities and customs be no better than a very Apes Tooth, yet they mourn over them and would be willing to part with a great proportion of their estate to redeem them again, they mourn after their Calves.
And it's said, That they yet mourn over it. Though certainly at first, the setting up of the Calf could not but be a very strange thing to the people of Israel, yet within a while after they were used to it, they did worship it, and it took their very consciences, so as they loved it, and when it was taken away they mourn'd and were in extream distress and trouble. Idolaters they do mourn when their false worship is taken from them. At this day, my Brethren, how do many mourn after their superstitious vanities,1 their superstitious customs that they were wont to have? Now Prelates, and Service-Book, and Altars, and such kind of things are taken away, when they come to meet together, Oh! now all Religion is gone: So they perswade poor people in remote parts, that the Parliament hath taken away all Religion; and there is a great mourning in their spirits, they think they know not how in the world to serve God if their Book be taken away from them: and I make no question it hath been a cause that many have taken up Arms, meerly to defend such superstitious vanities and customs that they were wont to have. Their Burialls for the dead as they were wont to have, Oh! they mourn for this, and they would almost as lieve lose their lives as such kind of things as these are. I remember I have ⟨p. 388⟩read of the Indians that were wont to worship an Apes Tooth,2 it was a Religious Relick among them, and it was taken from them, and there was a great mourning among them, so that they came and offered a very great price, that was valued at thousands to redeem but their Apes Tooth that was taken from them, because it was a Religious Relick. And so we have men this day, though their superstitious vanities and customs be no better than a very Apes Tooth, yet they mourn over them and would be willing to part with a great proportion of their estate to redeem them again, they mourn after their Calves.
- 1Prelates, Service-book, and Altars, all some mens Religion.Prelats, Service-book, and Altars, all some mens Religion.
- 2An Apes Tooth.
