Ecclesia Monilia. The peculiar treasure of the Almighty King opened; and the jewels that…

HOWEVER, To be a little Even with the Wicked, before we leave them; It might be proposed, That a just Contempt may be cast upon those Wicked Ones, whose Transgression says, There is no Fear of GOD before their Eyes. This also is a Character, by which the Citizens of Zion are discovered; A Vile Person is contemned in the Eyes of such an One. Every One who evidently Hates GOD, and Wrongs His Neighbour, is a Vile Person. There is One, who has at this Day more Vassals than any Monarch upon Earth, but one whom the Book of GOD calls, A Vile Person. The Vicar of the Devil at Rome, is that Vile Person. Every Despiser ⟨p. 17⟩of GOD, and of Right, is worthy to be Despised: and should be Despicable in our Eyes; The Glorious GOD says, They who despise me, shall be lightly esteemed. Indeed, There are decent Civilities, wherewith we are to Honour all Men, according to the Stations wherein GOD has placed them. The Rules of Good Manners are to be observed with us, towards all that we converse withal. But yet we must preserve in our Mind a Religious Distaste and a Reasonable Disdain for those who declare their Sin as Sodom, and by notorious Impieties proclaim themselves the Seed of the Serpent. These Vipers, let us Trample on them! It is among the Proverbs of Israel, Prov. XXVI. 8. As he that casteth a precious Stone into an heap of Stones, so is he that giveth Honour to a Fool. When Malefactors were Executed, they laid an Heap of Stones on their Graves, and they that passed by usually cast a Stone upon the Heap. Would One throw a precious Stone on such an Heap? There are Impious Ones, worthy to be deemed Malefactors, who are so far from Jewels, that if they have any Jewels, they are only Jewels in the Snouts of Swine; Even the Harlot in the Revelation, has her Jewels.—But for us to give Honour unto such Fools, and regard-them as we would Jewels: 'Tis as bad as casting a precious Stone, into an Heap of Stones. Good Men, and the Children of GOD, may before they are aware, carry their Complements too far, in falling before the Wicked; ⟨p. 18⟩and GOD may chastise them for their Error in it. —

HOWEVER, To be a little Even with the Wicked, before we leave them; It might be proposed, That a just Contempt may be cast upon those Wicked Ones, whose Transgression says, There is no Fear of GOD before their Eyes. This also is a Character, by which the Citizens of Zion are discovered; A Vile Person is contemned in the Eyes of such an One. Every One who evidently Hates GOD, and Wrongs His Neighbour, is a Vile Person. There is One, who has at this Day more Vassals than any Monarch upon Earth, but one whom the Book of GOD calls, A Vile Person. The Vicar of the Devil at Rome, is that Vile Person. Every Despiser