The Godly Man's Picture

SECT. V.

5. A godly man is very exact and curious about the Worship of God;¹ the Greek word for^* godly, signifies a right Worshipper of God: A godly man doth reverence Divine Institutions, and is more for the Purity of Worship than the Pomp: Mixture in sacred things, is like a dash in the wine, which though it gives it a colour, yet doth but adulterate it: The Lord would have Moses make the Tabernacle according to the pattern in the ^†Mount, Exod. 25. 40. If Moses had left out any thing in the pattern, or added any thing to it, it would have been very provoking: The Lord hath always given testimonies of his displeasure against such as have corrupted his Worship: Nadab and Abihu ⟨p. 40⟩offered strange fire, (other than God had sanctified on the Altar) and fire went out from the Lord, and devoured them, Levit. 10. 1. Whatsoever is not of Gods own appointment in his Worship, that he looks upon as strange fire; and no wonder he is so highly incensed at it; for as if God were not wise enough to appoint the manner how he will be served: Men will go to prescribe him, and as if the rules for his Worship were defective, they will attempt to mend the Copy, and superadd their^* inventions.

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2. *[Greek or Hebrew]