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And the like Zeal he will express in discouraging Sin; for he that cannot endure it in himself, cannot endure it any where else. He first drives it out of his Family: to this end, reads often the 101st Psalm, a Psalm it is for Householders, and there you'll find that a truly Religious Man, hates the Works of them that turn aside, cannot abide a froward Person, will not know a wicked Person; endures not a Slanderer, a Liar, a deceitful or a proud Person. If he be invested in any Office, he takes that opportunity to express his hatred to Sin by due execution of the Laws against it; for he considers, that he may never have the like advantage again to serve God and his Generation. He sets himself to detect and root up all Frauds, all Debauchery, and whatsoever is contrary to Justice and Holiness. By this indeed he runs a hazard of contracting some ill will from some ill Men; but that he still expresses ⟨p. 217⟩a Friendship to their Persons, and lays all fitting Obligations upon them; that so they cannot but see, that it's Iniquity which he only dislikes, and that he only prosecutes a common Enemy: When they come to themselves, they will give him Thanks; and if they do not, his Witness and his Reward is above. The best of Men will applaud him, and the worst of Men will reverence him.

And the like Zeal he will express in discouraging Sin; for he that cannot indure it in himself, cannot indure it any where else. He first drives it out of his Family: to this end, reads often the 101st Psalm, a Psalm it is for Houshoulders, and there you'l find that a truly Religious Man, hates the Works of them that turn aside, cannot abide a froward Person, will not know a wicked Person; indures not a Slanderer, a Liar, a deceitful or a proud Person. If he be invested in any Office, he takes that opportunity to express his hatred to Sin by due execution of the Laws against it; for he considers, that he may never have the like advantage again to serve God and his Generation. He sets himself to detect and root up all Frauds, all Debauchery, and whatsoever is contrary to Justice and Holiness. By this indeed he runs a hazard of contracting some illwill from some ill Men; but that he still expresses ⟨p. 217⟩a Friendship to their Persons, and lays all fitting Obligations upon them; that so they cannot but see, that it's Iniquity which he only dislikes, and that he only prosecutes a common Enemy: When they come to themselves, they will give him Thanks; and if they do not, his Witness and his Reward is above. The best of Men will applaud him, and the worst of Men will reverence him.