Moses his choice with his eye fixed upon Heaven, discovering the happy condition of…

As first, the works of justice: The men of the ¹world think men must be just in all their ways, and all their dealings; and though it be true there may be justice where there is only morality, yet there can be no Religion where there is not Justice, for Religion teaches Justice more then morality does; it is a shameful thing for men that make profession of Religion, not to be raised above moralities: now when the men of the world that have skill in this, shall see that godliness teaches men to be just, and that their's is a more accurate justice then that which is in the world, this convinces men; but when they shall see men talking so much of godliness, and Church-discipline, and yet when they come to deal with them, they are then so cunning, and will fetch over men as well as any, as griping as any, and men know not where to find them, these are burdensome Members to a Church, that wrong Religion: your injustice in dealing with men, is a greater evil then the injustice of any moral man, in this regard, the injustice of a moral man does not make men shy of dealing with all moral men, but injustice in you makes men shy of dealing with any that make profession of Religion, and to say, none are so deceitful as they; and though that objection does come usually from malice, yet it cannot be denied, but those ⟨p. 297⟩that make profession, give too too much advantage for it.

As first, the works of justice: The men of the ¹world think men must be just in all their ways, and all their dealings; and though it be true there may be justice where there is onely morality, yet there can be no Religion where there is not Justice, for Religion teaches Justice more then morality does; it is a shameful thing for men that make profession of Religion, not to be raised above moralities: now when the men of the world that have skill in this, shall see that godliness teaches men to be just, and that their's is a more accurate justice then that which is in the world, this convinces men; but when they shall see men talking so much of godliness, and Church-discipline, and yet when they come to deal with them, they are then so cunning, and will fetch over men as well as any, as griping as any, and men know not where to finde them, these are burthensome Members to a Church, that wrong Religion: your injustice in dealing with men, is a greater evil then the injustice of any moral man, in this regard, the injustice of a moral man does not make men shy of dealing with all moral men, but injustice in you makes men shy of dealing with any that make profession of Religion, and to say, none are so deceitful as they; and though that objection does come usually from malice, yet it cannot be denyed, but those