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On the contrary part it is said of Amaziah, ¹that he did that which was upright in the eyes of the Lord, but not with a perfect heart. Therefore mark what came of it: after that he had overcome the Edomites, his heart was lifted up, and he (contrary to common sense) fell to worship their Idols, whom he had vanquished in battle: he would not be so precise any longer, nor be at the command of every Prophet, but would take his liberty: and so being an hypocrite in the beginning, he manifested ⟨p. 70⟩himself to be a miserable hypocrite in the end. So Joash all the while the good Priest Jehoiadah lived, ²that would not suffer him to take ill courses, was very forward, yea in some things more forward then Jehoiadah himself: ³but as soon as Jehoiadah was dead, his religion was dead with him, and of a professor, he became a persecutor; and nothing could stay him from his wicked courses, until he was taken away by a violent death.

On the contrary part it is said of Amaziah, ¹that he did that which was vpright in the eyes of the Lord, but not with a perfect heart. Therefore marke what came of it: after that hee had ouercome the Edomites, his heart was lifted vp, and hee (contrarie to common sense) fell to worship their Idols, whom he had vanquished in battell: he would not bee so precise any longer, nor be at the command of euery Prophet, but would take his liberty: and so being an hypocrite in the beginning, he manifested ⟨p. 70⟩himselfe to be a miserable hypocrite in the end. So Ioash all the while the good Priest Iehoiadah liued, ²that would not suffer him to take ill courses, was very forward, yea in some things more forward then Iehoiadah himselfe: ³