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3 God doth express as great, yea more dislike of lukewarmness in religion, as if a man were of no religion. Famous is that instance of Laodicea, Revel. 3. 15, 16. I would thou were either cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, & neither cold nor hot, I will sp••e thee out of my mouth. Not that God would have men to continue in, or return to Paganism or Judaism, both of which his soul abhors; but only because he doth exceedingly distaste lukewarmness in the profession of Christianity.

3 God doth expresse as great, yea more dislike of lukewarmnesse in religion, as if a man were of no religion. Famous is that instance of Laodicea, Revel. 3. 15, 16. I would thou were either cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, & neither cold nor hot, I will sp••e thee out of my mouth. Not that God would have men to continue in, or return to Paganisme or Judaisme, both of which his soul abhors; but onely because he doth exceedingly distaste lukewarmnesse in the prefession of Christianity.

4 In a false religion men have showed much zeal and forwardness, Isa. 46. 6. I hey ¹lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, & hire a Goldsmith, and he maketh it a god, they fall down, yea they worship, &c. The people were so violent in an Idolatrous religion, that they did spare no cost nor pains to accomplish it. So those false Prophets, those prophets and worshippers of ²Baal,