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First, labour to approve to God and your own souls, ¹that you are indeed Gods people particularly; you are his people in a way of outward profession, and to men you do approve your selves, so far as we hope you are Gods people, but you must approve your selves to God, and to your consciences: If you be conscious to your selves of any secret filth, and yet dare come and deceive the people of God in joining with them, you bring your selves in more danger then ⟨p. 282⟩you are aware. We read Deut. 22. ver. 21. that if a damsel having defiled her self before marriage, and so deceiving a man, he marries with her, when this is discovered, she is to be stoned to death: Uncleanness in such as were single, was not by the Law to be punished with death, but she must dye, although her uncleanness was while she was single, because she deceived the man, in marrying to him in her defilement: So know your filth in not joining to Gods people is not so evil, and dangerous, as if you being conscious to your self, dare yet join with them; if you deceive the Church herein, God may justly avenge himself of you, it may cost you your life: Revel. 2. 9. I know the blasphemy of them that say they are Jews, and are not.

First, labor to approve to God and your own souls, ¹that you are indeed Gods people particularly; you are his people in a way of outward profession, and to men you do approve your selves, so far as we hope you are Gods people, but you must approve your selves to God, and to your consciences: If you be conscious to your selves of any secret filth, and yet dare come and deceive the people of God in joyning with them, you bring your selves in more danger then ⟨p. 282⟩you are aware. We read Deut. 22. ver. 21. that if a damsel having defiled her self before marriage, and so deceiving a man, he marries with her, when this is discovered, she is to be stoned to death: Uncleanness in such as were single, was not by the Law to be punished with death, but she must dye, although her uncleanness was while she was single, because she deceived the man, in marrying to him in her defilement: So know your filth in not joyning to Gods people is not so evil, and dangerous, as if you being conscious to your self, dare yet joyn with them; if you deceive the Church herein, God may justly avenge himself of you, it may cost you your life: