A Body of Practical Divinity

2. If it be a great Blessing to be delivered from Egypt, Popish Idolatry, then it shows their Sin and Folly, who being brought out of Egypt, are willing to return into Egypt again: Having put off the Yoke of Rome, would fain put it on again: The Apostle saith, Fly from Idolatry, 1 Cor. 10.14. But these rather fly to Idolatry: Herein we are like the People of Israel, who notwithstanding all the Idolatry and Tyranny of Egypt, yet longed to go back to Egypt, Numb. 14.4. Let us make a Captain and return into Egypt. But how shall they go back into Egypt? How shall they have Food in the Wilderness? Will God rain down Manna any more upon such Rebels? How will they get over the Red Sea? Will God divide the Water again by Miracle, for such as leave his Service, and go into Idolatrous Egypt? Yet say they, Let us make a Captain. And are there not such Spirits amongst us, who say, Let us make a Captain, and go back to the Romish Egypt again? And if we do, what shall we get by it? I am afraid the Leeks and Onions of Egypt will make us Sick. Do we ever think, if we drink in the Cup of Fornication, we shall drink in the Cup of Salvation? O that any should so Forfeit their Reason, as to enslave themselves to the See of Rome! That they should be willing to hold a Candle to a Mass-Priest, and bow down to a strange God. Let us not say, we will make a Captain; but rather say as Ephraim, Hos. 14.8. What have I to do any more with Idols?

2. If it be a great Blessing to be delivered from Egypt, Popish Idolatry, then it shews their Sin and Folly, who being brought out of Egypt, are willing to return into Egypt again: Having put off the Yoke of Rome, would fain put it on again: The Apostle saith, Fly from Idolatry, 1 Cor. 10.14. But these rather fly to Idolatry: Herein we are like the People of Israel, who notwithstanding all the Idolatry and Tyranny of Egypt, yet longed to go back to Egypt, Numb. 14.4. Let us make a Captain and return into Egypt. But how shall they go back into Egypt? How shall they have Food in the Wilderness? Will God rain down Manna any more upon such Rebels? How will they get over the Red Sea? Will God divide the Water again by Miracle, for such as leave his Service, and go into Idolatrous Egypt? Yet say they, Let us make a Captain. And are there not such Spirits amongst us, who say, Let us make a Captain, and go back to the Romish Egypt again? And if we do, what shall we get by it? I am afraid the Leeks and Onions of Egypt will make us Sick. Do we ever think, if we drink in the Cup of Fornication, we shall drink in the Cup of Salvation? O that any should so Forfeit their Reason, as to enslave themselves to the See of Rome! That they should be willing to hold a Candle to a Mass-Priest, and bow down to a strange God. Let us not say, we will make a Captain; but rather say as Ephraim,