God's terrible voice in the city

7. A seventh sin of London, is fearful Apostasy, and a spirit of compliance with the sins of the times. How many in London who formerly were great professors, have discovered themselves to be rotten hypocrites? who casting off the sheeps clothing, and laying aside all profession, have given themselves up to dissoluteness, and licentious living? formerly they have seemed true penitents, and to be washed from their iniquities; but they have returned with the dog to the vomit, and with the Sow that is washed to the wallowing in the mire, 2 Pet. 2. ult. formerly they have been swept a little within; and garnished outwardly with a fair profession; but the unclean spirit hath returned, and without any great difficulty hath entered with seven worse spirits, and defiled them more then before, and made their last state worse then their first.¹ I speak not so much of those who worship God in this Mode or that Mode, and of alterations herein; but of those who sometimes professed religion, and now do not worship God in any mode at all, but wholly addict themselves to their lusts, and are ashamed to be called, or thought to be religious.

7. A seventh sin of London, is fearful Apostacy, and a spirit of complyance with the sins of the times. How many in London who formerly were great profestours, have discovered themselves to be rotten hypocrites? who casting off the sheeps clothing, and laying aside all profession, have given themselves up to dissoluteness, and licentious living? formerly they have seemed true penitents, and to be washed from their iniquities; but they have returned with the dogg to the vomit, and with the Sow that is washed to the wallowing in the mire, 2 Pet. 2. ult. formerly they have been swept a little within; and garnisht outwardly with a fair profession; but the unclean spirit hath returned, and without any great difficulty hath entered with seven worse spirits, and defiled them more then before, and made their last state worse then their first.¹ I speak not so much of those who worship God in this Mode or that Mode, and of alterations herein; but of those who sometimes professed religion, and now do not worship God in any mode at all, but wholly addict themselves to their lusts, and are ashamed to be called, or thought to be religious.