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Lastly, The deep Security of England under the sins that are now laid open. I will tell you what is their Complaint still. Their words be these: One especially, that in former times did publish as glorious Works as any in that Kingdom; saith he, I would I could speak it with tears, never more talking of Reformation, but never less practice of Reformation; our Churches are reformed, but our Hearts and Houses never less reformed; our high Altars are pulled down, but our high Minds are not brought down; the Worship of God is more pure, but the Worshippers as impure as ever; we have less Idolatries, but more Adulteries and Fornications; I do not say more Punishment, but never less punished, ⟨p. 12⟩and more committed. Is there a Law against Scandalous Ministers, and none against Scandalous Lords and great ones? Men are not ashamed to profess their Adulteries before the face of the Sun. We never lived in such days, wherein there is more judging of others, and less of our selves. Never more sad days in England, and yet never such pride in Apparel; never such Formality in Gods Worship, never such Murmuring, never such Censuring: never more talk of Reformation, never less reformed, never more security, then when the Ship is a sinking; never times wherein fewer converted, and the power of godliness more decayed, and sin abounding; never more Controversies how Churches should be gathered, never fewer added to the Church then in these times; never such Controversies how the Churches should be governed, and yet never less care of the Government of Christ in our own Houses and Hearts. Godly men have not leisure to study Faith, and Repentance, and brokenness for sin. I speak it for this end, that the Lord may affect our hearts with the estate of England; for this is some hope, that though they be thus, yet they are not all yet filled, but there is some room left for counsel, Habak. 2. 5.

Lastly, The deep Security of England under the sins that are now laid open. I will tell you what is their Complaint still. Their words be these: One especially, that in former times did publish as glorious Works as any in that Kingdome; saith he, I would I could speak it with tears, never more talking of Reformation, but never less practice of Reformation; our Churches are reformed, but our Hearts and Houses never less reformed; our high Altars are pulled down, but our high Mindes are not brought down; the Worship of God is more pure, but the Worshippers as impure as ever; we have less Idolatries, but more Adulteries and Fornications; I do not say more Punishment, but never less punished,