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           Reformation
           of
           Manners
           ,
           the
           true
           way
           of
           Honouring
           God.
           With
           the
           necessity
           of
           putting
           the
           Laws
           in
           Execution
           against
           Vice
           and
           Profaneness
           .
        
         
           IN
           A
           SERMON
           Preached
           At
           White-Hall
           .
        
         
           By
           the
           late
           Right
           Reverend
           Father
           in
           GOD
           ,
           EDWARD
           Lord
           Bishop
           of
           Worcester
           .
        
         
           And
           Published
           by
           Their
           Majesties
           Special
           Command
           .
        
         
           The
           Second
           Edition
           .
        
         
           Not
           Printed
           in
           any
           of
           the
           Volumes
           of
           his
           Lordship's
           SERMONS
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           for
           
             Tho.
             Bennet
          
           ,
           at
           the
           Half-Moon
           in
           St.
           
           Paul's
           Church-Yard
           ,
           1700.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           The
           way
           of
           honouring
           God
           by
           a
           Reformation
           of
           Manners
           .
        
         
           IN
           A
           SERMON
           Preached
           At
           White-Hall
           .
        
         
           
             
               1
               Samuel
               2.
               30.
               
            
             For
             them
             that
             honour
             me
             I
             will
             honour
             ;
             and
             they
             that
             despise
             me
             shall
             be
             lightly
             esteemed
             .
          
        
         
           THese
           Words
           were
           spoken
           by
           ,
           a
           Prophet
           of
           the
           Lord
           to
           Eli●
           at
           that
           time
           ,
           the
           High-Priest
           and
           Judge
           over
           Israel
           ,
           upon
           Occasion
           of
           the
           Wickedness
           of
           his
           Sons
           ,
           and
           the
           Hishonour
           brought
           upon
           Religion
           thereby
           ;
           which
           was
           so
           great
           
           that
           it
           is
           said
           ,
           
           
             they
             made
             the
             People
             abhor
             the
             Offering
             of
             the
             Lord.
          
           But
           that
           we
           may
           the
           better
           comprehend
           their
           Scope
           and
           Design
           ,
           there
           are
           some
           remarkable
           particulars
           to
           be
           considered
           ;
           with
           respect
           to
           the
           Circumstances
           that
           attend
           them
           .
        
         
           (
           1.
           )
           That
           their
           Sins
           were
           of
           a
           high
           and
           scandalous
           Nature
           ,
           being
           an
           open
           Affront
           both
           to
           the
           Ceremonial
           and
           Moral
           Law.
           
             The
             Offering
             of
             the
             Lord
          
           was
           that
           which
           himself
           had
           appointed
           in
           the
           Law
           of
           Moses
           ;
           wherein
           it
           was
           expresly
           required
           ,
           that
           the
           
             Fat
             of
             the
             Sacrifices
          
           of
           Peace-Offerings
           must
           
             be
             burnt
             upon
             the
             Altar
          
           ,
           
           and
           after
           that
           ,
           the
           Joints
           were
           to
           be
           divided
           ,
           and
           the
           Priest
           was
           to
           have
           his
           share
           ,
           
           and
           the
           People
           that
           offer'd
           them
           the
           rest
           .
           But
           these
           Sons
           of
           Eli
           thought
           themselves
           too
           great
           to
           be
           tied
           up
           to
           such
           a
           strict
           observance
           of
           the
           Niceties
           of
           the
           Law
           ;
           and
           therefore
           they
           sent
           their
           Servants
           to
           demand
           what
           they
           pleased
           ,
           
           without
           any
           Regard
           to
           that
           Order
           which
           the
           Laws
           appointed
           .
           It
           is
           possible
           ,
           they
           might
           think
           (
           although
           such
           lewd
           and
           and
           profane
           Persons
           are
           not
           much
           given
           to
           thinking
           )
           that
           the
           matter
           was
           
           not
           great
           ,
           how
           ,
           or
           in
           what
           manner
           ,
           they
           took
           the
           share
           which
           belong'd
           to
           them
           ;
           but
           God
           ,
           who
           best
           knew
           what
           was
           pleasing
           to
           himself
           ,
           saith
           ,
           
             The
             Sin
             of
             the
             young
             Men
             was
             very
             great
             before
             the
             Lord.
          
           
           For
           God
           will
           and
           ought
           to
           be
           served
           in
           his
           own
           Way
           ,
           and
           they
           ,
           who
           thought
           to
           be
           Wiser
           than
           his
           Laws
           ,
           smarted
           for
           their
           Folly
           .
           
           Thus
           Nadah
           and
           Abihu
           (
           two
           brisk
           young
           Men
           )
           had
           a
           mind
           to
           try
           the
           Experiment
           of
           offering
           
             strange
             Fire
             before
             the
             Lord
          
           (
           not
           taking
           it
           from
           the
           Altar
           as
           God
           had
           appointed
           .
           )
           
           And
           what
           came
           of
           this
           Presumptuous
           violation
           of
           God's
           Law
           ?
           They
           were
           immediately
           consumed
           by
           
             a
             strange
             Fire
          
           themselves
           ;
           for
           ,
           
           it
           is
           said
           ,
           
             A
             Fire
             went
             out
             from
             the
             Lord
             and
             devoured
             them
             ,
             and
             they
             died
             before
             the
             Lord
             ;
             i.
             e.
          
           they
           were
           struck
           dead
           with
           Lightning
           upon
           the
           Place
           ,
           and
           their
           dead
           Bodies
           were
           carried
           forth
           
             from
             before
             the
             Sanctuary
             out
             of
             the
             Camp
          
           ;
           
           that
           all
           the
           People
           might
           observe
           the
           Truth
           of
           what
           Moses
           said
           to
           Aaron
           on
           this
           Occasion
           :
           
           
             This
             is
             that
             the
             Lord
             spake
             ,
             saying
             ,
             I
             will
             be
             sanctified
             in
             them
             that
             come
             nigh
             me
             ,
             and
             before
             all
             the
             People
             I
             will
             be
             glorified
             .
          
           It
           is
           
           true
           ,
           God
           did
           not
           punish
           Hophni
           and
           Phinehas
           in
           the
           same
           manner
           ,
           who
           added
           great
           Lewdness
           and
           Immorality
           to
           their
           other
           faults
           ;
           
           but
           He
           severely
           threatens
           the
           whole
           House
           of
           Eli
           for
           their
           Sins
           ;
           and
           as
           a
           sign
           of
           the
           rest
           ,
           he
           declares
           ,
           that
           these
           profligate
           Wretches
           should
           both
           be
           taken
           off
           the
           same
           Day
           ;
           
           Which
           was
           accordingly
           accomplished
           with
           dreadful
           Circumstances
           ;
           
           For
           ,
           
             the
             Ark
             of
             God
             was
             taken
          
           at
           the
           same
           time
           .
        
         
           (
           2.
           )
           That
           the
           House
           of
           Eli
           was
           advanced
           to
           that
           Dignity
           which
           it
           then
           enjoy'd
           by
           an
           Extraordinary
           Method
           of
           Providence
           :
           For
           ,
           when
           Nadab
           and
           Abihu
           the
           Sons
           of
           Aaron
           were
           destroy'd
           ,
           
           there
           remained
           Eleazar
           and
           Ithamar
           ,
           (
           for
           the
           other
           died
           Childless
           ,
           )
           from
           them
           descended
           two
           Branches
           of
           
           Aaron's
           Family
           .
           
           Eleazar
           was
           of
           the
           Elder
           House
           ;
           but
           Eli
           ,
           who
           descended
           from
           Ithamar
           ,
           was
           in
           possession
           of
           the
           High
           Priesthood
           by
           God's
           Approbation
           .
           And
           when
           Abiathar
           in
           
           Solomon's
           time
           was
           put
           by
           the
           High
           Priesthood
           ,
           
           it
           is
           said
           ,
           
             that
             he
             descended
             from
             Ithamar
          
           ,
           
           and
           was
           of
           the
           House
           of
           Eli
           ;
           and
           he
           was
           
             therefore
             thrust
             out
             
             that
             God
             might
             fulfil
             his
             Word
             ,
             which
             he
             spake
             concerning
             the
             House
             of
          
           Eli
           in
           Shiloh
           .
           By
           which
           we
           find
           ,
           that
           God
           had
           raised
           up
           the
           House
           of
           Eli
           after
           an
           Extraordinary
           manner
           ;
           and
           no
           doubt
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           Wise
           Methods
           of
           Divine
           Providence
           for
           an
           Extraordinary
           End
           ;
           and
           we
           find
           no
           ill
           Character
           fixed
           upon
           Eli
           himself
           ,
           although
           
             he
             had
             judged
          
           Israel
           
             forty
             years
          
           ;
           
           but
           there
           were
           those
           about
           him
           ,
           and
           very
           near
           him
           ,
           who
           were
           loose
           ,
           profane
           and
           dissolute
           Persons
           ,
           and
           although
           ,
           those
           who
           are
           most
           concerned
           ,
           do
           commonly
           hear
           the
           last
           of
           the
           Miscarriages
           of
           those
           related
           to
           them
           ;
           yet
           the
           Cry
           was
           so
           great
           that
           it
           came
           to
           his
           Ears
           ,
           and
           he
           took
           notice
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           reproved
           them
           for
           it
           ;
           
           
             And
             he
             said
             to
             them
             ,
             why
             do
             ye
             such
             things
             ?
             &c.
          
           The
           good
           old
           Man
           seems
           to
           be
           heartily
           concerned
           and
           troubled
           for
           his
           Sons
           Follies
           ;
           but
           this
           did
           not
           answer
           God's
           End
           ;
           for
           the
           Reason
           He
           gives
           of
           the
           heavy
           Judgments
           denounced
           against
           his
           Family
           ,
           
           was
           ,
           
             because
             his
             Sons
             made
             themselves
             vile
             ,
             and
             he
             restrained
             them
             not
             .
          
           God
           expects
           something
           more
           than
           meer
           Words
           ,
           or
           bare
           
           Reproofs
           ,
           where
           his
           Honour
           ,
           and
           that
           of
           Religion
           ,
           are
           so
           much
           concerned
           .
           But
           when
           Profaneness
           ,
           Looseness
           and
           Irreligion
           ,
           crept
           in
           among
           them
           ,
           and
           grew
           too
           hard
           for
           the
           Government
           ,
           God
           threatens
           to
           do
           such
           
             a
             thing
             in
          
           Israel
           ,
           
           
             at
             which
             both
             the
             ears
             of
             every
             one
             that
             heareth
             it
             shall
             tingle
             .
          
           I
           need
           go
           no
           farther
           .
        
         
           (
           3.
           )
           That
           although
           God
           was
           justly
           provoked
           by
           the
           Sins
           of
           the
           House
           of
           Eli
           ;
           yet
           there
           was
           a
           concurrence
           of
           the
           Peoples
           Sins
           in
           bringing
           down
           such
           severe
           and
           astonishing
           Judgments
           .
           There
           was
           no
           great
           loss
           in
           Hophni
           and
           Phinehas
           ,
           unless
           they
           had
           been
           better
           ;
           but
           it
           was
           a
           terrible
           Judgment
           to
           have
           
             the
             Ark
             of
             God
          
           taken
           ,
           and
           carried
           Captive
           ;
           and
           thereby
           their
           whole
           Religion
           exposed
           to
           scorn
           and
           contempt
           among
           their
           Neighbours
           ,
           who
           hated
           them
           for
           the
           sake
           of
           their
           Religion
           .
           For
           when
           the
           Idolatrous
           Nations
           about
           them
           had
           corrupted
           themselves
           and
           the
           Worship
           of
           God
           ,
           He
           was
           pleased
           ,
           by
           the
           Ministry
           of
           Moses
           ,
           to
           set
           up
           a
           Form
           of
           Worship
           among
           the
           People
           of
           Israel
           according
           to
           his
           own
           Will.
           This
           gave
           great
           Dissatisfaction
           
           to
           all
           their
           Neighbours
           ,
           and
           encreased
           their
           Spight
           and
           Malice
           against
           them
           ;
           which
           they
           were
           ready
           to
           shew
           on
           all
           Occasions
           ;
           but
           never
           more
           than
           when
           
             the
             Ark
             of
             God
          
           was
           taken
           Captive
           and
           carried
           about
           in
           Triumph
           among
           them
           :
           For
           this
           was
           the
           Symbol
           of
           
           God's
           particular
           Presence
           among
           the
           People
           of
           Israel
           .
           The
           Tabernacle
           ,
           with
           all
           its
           Rich
           and
           admirable
           Furniture
           ,
           was
           as
           his
           Court
           ;
           but
           the
           Holy
           of
           Holies
           ,
           as
           his
           Chamber
           of
           Presence
           ;
           and
           there
           
             the
             Ark
          
           was
           the
           Place
           where
           God
           gave
           his
           Answers
           to
           his
           People
           on
           great
           and
           Solemn
           Occasions
           .
           And
           what
           could
           be
           more
           grievous
           and
           dishonourable
           to
           them
           ,
           than
           to
           have
           this
           
             Ark
             of
             God
          
           carried
           away
           by
           their
           Enemies
           ?
           For
           ,
           then
           the
           Name
           of
           the
           whole
           Nation
           might
           have
           been
           Ichabod
           ,
           
           
             for
             the
             Glory
             was
             departed
             from
             Israel
             .
          
           But
           was
           all
           this
           meerly
           for
           the
           Sins
           of
           Hophni
           and
           Phinehas
           ?
           No
           ;
           the
           Punishment
           on
           that
           account
           related
           to
           the
           House
           of
           Eli
           ;
           but
           this
           was
           a
           Judgment
           on
           the
           whole
           Nation
           :
           And
           God
           himself
           gives
           a
           sad
           Account
           of
           it
           ,
           but
           it
           was
           such
           ,
           as
           reached
           to
           the
           Nature
           and
           
           Extent
           of
           the
           Judgment
           .
           
             Go
             ye
             now
          
           ,
           saith
           God
           in
           the
           Prophet
           Jeremiah
           ,
           
           
             unto
             my
             Place
             which
             was
             in
          
           Shiloh
           ,
           
             where
             I
             set
             my
             Name
             at
             the
             first
             ,
             and
             see
             what
             I
             did
             to
             it
             for
             the
             wickedness
             of
             my
             People
             Israel
             .
          
           So
           that
           here
           was
           a
           Complication
           of
           the
           Sins
           of
           all
           sorts
           to
           bring
           down
           so
           heavy
           a
           Judgment
           upon
           them
           .
        
         
           And
           thus
           I
           have
           endeavour'd
           to
           clear
           the
           way
           towards
           the
           right
           apprehending
           the
           full
           Scope
           and
           Design
           of
           these
           Words
           ,
           
             Them
             that
             honour
             me
             I
             will
             honour
             ;
             and
             they
             that
             despise
             me
             shall
             be
             lightly
             esteemed
             .
          
           Wherein
           are
           two
           things
           to
           be
           spoken
           to
           ;
        
         
           I.
           The
           Nature
           of
           that
           Honour
           which
           is
           due
           to
           God.
           
        
         
           II.
           The
           Rules
           and
           Measures
           
             whereby
             God
             bestows
          
           Honour
           
             on
             Mankind
          
           .
           Them
           that
           honour
           me
           I
           will
           honour
           ;
           and
           they
           that
           despise
           me
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           (
           1.
           )
           The
           Nature
           of
           that
           Honour
           which
           is
           due
           to
           God.
           
        
         
           There
           are
           three
           sorts
           of
           Men
           to
           be
           consider'd
           with
           Respect
           to
           the
           Honour
           due
           to
           God
           ;
        
         
           (
           1.
           )
           Such
           as
           despise
           him
           instead
           of
           honouring
           him
           .
        
         
         
           (
           2.
           )
           Such
           as
           pretend
           to
           Honour
           him
           but
           do
           not
           .
        
         
           (
           3.
           )
           Such
           as
           give
           him
           that
           real
           Honour
           which
           is
           due
           to
           him
           .
        
         
           (
           1.
           )
           There
           are
           such
           as
           despise
           him
           instead
           of
           honouring
           him
           .
           Such
           as
           the
           Sons
           of
           Eli
           here
           mention'd
           ,
           who
           are
           said
           to
           be
           
             the
             Sons
             of
          
           Belial
           ,
           
             who
             knew
             not
             the
             Lord.
          
           
           A
           strange
           Character
           of
           such
           ,
           who
           had
           not
           only
           the
           general
           Advantages
           of
           the
           People
           of
           Israel
           to
           
             know
             God
          
           above
           all
           Nations
           of
           the
           World
           ;
           but
           a
           particular
           Obligation
           to
           serve
           and
           Worship
           him
           !
           But
           those
           do
           not
           
             know
             God
          
           who
           despise
           his
           Service
           .
           It
           is
           impossible
           to
           despise
           Infinite
           Goodness
           and
           Power
           and
           Wisdom
           ;
           for
           those
           are
           things
           ,
           which
           all
           that
           understand
           them
           cannot
           but
           Reverence
           and
           highly
           Esteem
           .
           For
           a
           poor
           Creature
           to
           despise
           his
           Creatour
           ;
           or
           one
           that
           lives
           upon
           the
           Bounty
           of
           another
           to
           despise
           his
           Benefactour
           ,
           seems
           to
           be
           such
           an
           Inconsistency
           in
           Morality
           ,
           as
           if
           humane
           Nature
           were
           uncapable
           of
           it
           .
           But
           not
           withstanding
           ,
           God
           himself
           ,
           who
           knows
           the
           most
           secret
           Thoughts
           of
           Mens
           Hearts
           ,
           saith
           here
           ,
           
             They
             that
             despise
             me
             shall
             be
             lightly
             
             esteemed
          
           ;
           Although
           God
           cannot
           be
           despised
           for
           his
           glorious
           Perfections
           ;
           yet
           his
           Authority
           may
           be
           despised
           ,
           when
           Men
           presumptuously
           break
           his
           Laws
           ;
           when
           they
           do
           not
           regard
           what
           he
           hath
           Commanded
           or
           forbidden
           ;
           
           
             When
             they
             profess
             to
             know
             God
             ,
             but
             in
             Works
             they
             deny
             him
          
           ;
           when
           they
           own
           a
           God
           ,
           and
           yet
           live
           as
           if
           there
           were
           none
           ,
           giving
           themselves
           over
           to
           a
           profane
           and
           irreligious
           Temper
           of
           Mind
           ,
           if
           not
           to
           all
           sorts
           of
           Wickedness
           in
           their
           Lives
           .
           And
           if
           once
           such
           a
           Temper
           prevails
           ,
           there
           is
           nothing
           to
           be
           expected
           but
           an
           Inundation
           of
           the
           other
           .
           For
           those
           who
           despise
           God
           and
           Religion
           can
           have
           little
           Regard
           to
           the
           Differences
           of
           Good
           and
           Evil
           ;
           and
           when
           once
           the
           Awe
           of
           God
           and
           Conscience
           is
           gone
           ,
           there
           is
           nothing
           can
           be
           effectual
           enough
           to
           restrain
           the
           violence
           of
           Natural
           Inclinations
           .
        
         
           There
           are
           two
           sorts
           of
           Profane
           Persons
           too
           easie
           to
           be
           observed
           in
           the
           World.
           Some
           are
           Profane
           in
           their
           Practises
           ;
           who
           give
           way
           to
           their
           Sensual
           Inclinations
           and
           pursue
           them
           ,
           as
           they
           see
           Occasion
           ,
           without
           Reflection
           or
           Consideration
           .
           These
           do
           not
           presently
           
           shake
           off
           the
           Principles
           of
           Religion
           and
           Vertue
           ,
           although
           they
           Act
           against
           them
           .
           They
           know
           they
           ought
           
             to
             Fear
             God
             and
             to
             Abstain
             from
             Evil
          
           ;
           but
           they
           do
           neither
           ,
           leading
           a
           loose
           ,
           dissolute
           ,
           and
           wicked
           Life
           ,
           although
           if
           they
           would
           but
           consider
           what
           they
           do
           ,
           they
           might
           soon
           be
           convinced
           of
           the
           Folly
           of
           their
           Actions
           ;
           because
           they
           Act
           against
           those
           Principles
           which
           they
           have
           seen
           no
           Reason
           to
           question
           ,
           but
           they
           have
           not
           the
           Grace
           and
           Resolution
           to
           Observe
           them
           .
           While
           they
           continue
           thus
           ,
           there
           is
           some
           hold
           to
           be
           taken
           of
           them
           ;
           and
           although
           their
           Sins
           be
           against
           Conscience
           ,
           yet
           they
           are
           not
           past
           Hope
           ;
           because
           there
           is
           some
           Life
           left
           ,
           but
           under
           great
           Struglings
           and
           Decays
           .
        
         
           But
           there
           are
           others
           (
           I
           wish
           I
           could
           only
           say
           there
           had
           been
           )
           who
           are
           Profane
           out
           of
           Principles
           ;
           who
           not
           only
           Neglect
           Religion
           ,
           but
           Despise
           it
           ;
           and
           Affront
           and
           Ridicule
           it
           ,
           as
           far
           as
           they
           dare
           with
           regard
           to
           their
           own
           Safety
           .
           The
           other
           are
           Mischievous
           to
           the
           World
           by
           Example
           ,
           but
           these
           by
           Design
           ;
           Those
           are
           Enemies
           to
           themselves
           
           and
           to
           such
           as
           follow
           them
           ;
           but
           these
           ought
           to
           be
           look'd
           on
           ,
           as
           the
           Subverters
           of
           all
           that
           is
           Good
           ,
           and
           the
           Promoters
           of
           all
           Evil
           and
           Mischief
           ,
           and
           therefore
           as
           the
           truest
           
             Enemies
             to
             Mankind
          
           ,
           and
           
             the
             Pest
             and
             Bane
          
           of
           Humane
           Society
           ;
           The
           Dishonour
           and
           Reproach
           of
           their
           Age
           and
           Country
           ;
           And
           not
           meerly
           Enemies
           to
           Mankind
           ,
           but
           to
           God
           himself
           ,
           the
           best
           and
           wisest
           Being
           in
           the
           World
           ;
           whom
           as
           far
           as
           in
           them
           lies
           ,
           they
           endeavour
           to
           Dethrone
           from
           his
           Soveraignty
           over
           it
           .
           And
           where
           such
           Monsters
           of
           Impiety
           grow
           numerous
           and
           bold
           ,
           they
           bode
           the
           most
           fatal
           Consequences
           to
           such
           a
           People
           ,
           where
           they
           appear
           without
           a
           Publick
           Detestation
           of
           them
           .
        
         
           (
           2.
           )
           There
           are
           such
           who
           pretend
           to
           Honour
           God
           ,
           but
           do
           not
           .
           Honour
           is
           an
           Act
           of
           the
           Mind
           ,
           (
           if
           it
           be
           spoken
           of
           real
           and
           inward
           Honour
           ,
           and
           not
           of
           the
           external
           Signs
           of
           it
           )
           and
           it
           is
           in
           Him
           that
           gives
           ,
           and
           not
           in
           him
           that
           receives
           it
           .
           But
           yet
           those
           who
           intend
           to
           give
           Honour
           to
           another
           ,
           may
           do
           it
           in
           such
           an
           improper
           and
           unsuitable
           manner
           ,
           that
           He
           for
           whom
           it
           is
           intended
           ,
           
           may
           look
           on
           it
           as
           an
           Affront
           and
           Dishonour
           to
           him
           .
           Therefore
           he
           that
           would
           give
           true
           Honour
           to
           another
           must
           have
           a
           just
           Apprehension
           of
           his
           Worth
           and
           Excellency
           ,
           and
           give
           it
           in
           such
           a
           manner
           as
           is
           most
           becoming
           and
           agreeable
           to
           him
           .
        
         
           Now
           ,
           there
           are
           two
           ways
           whereby
           Men
           may
           be
           guilty
           of
           Dishonouring
           God
           under
           a
           pretence
           of
           Honouring
           him
           .
        
         
           (
           1.
           )
           By
           entertaining
           false
           Notions
           of
           God
           in
           their
           Minds
           ,
           and
           Worshiping
           their
           own
           Imaginations
           instead
           of
           Him.
           
        
         
           (
           2.
           )
           By
           doing
           Honour
           to
           him
           ,
           not
           according
           to
           his
           Nature
           and
           Will
           ,
           but
           according
           to
           their
           own
           Intentions
           and
           Imaginations
           .
        
         
           (
           1.
           )
           By
           false
           Notions
           of
           God
           in
           their
           Minds
           ,
           and
           by
           Worshiping
           their
           own
           Imaginations
           instead
           of
           him
           ;
           
             i.
             e.
          
           when
           Persons
           form
           in
           their
           Minds
           false
           Imaginations
           or
           Conceptions
           of
           Him
           ;
           and
           so
           give
           their
           Worship
           not
           to
           the
           true
           God
           ,
           but
           to
           an
           Idol
           of
           their
           own
           Fancy
           .
           But
           there
           is
           a
           great
           deal
           of
           difference
           between
           such
           Conceptions
           of
           God
           in
           our
           Minds
           ,
           
           
           
           
           
           which
           fall
           short
           of
           the
           Perfections
           of
           the
           Divine
           Nature
           ,
           (
           as
           all
           ours
           must
           do
           for
           want
           of
           Faculties
           to
           comprehend
           him
           )
           and
           such
           which
           attribute
           something
           to
           him
           which
           is
           unworthy
           of
           him
           .
           Not
           ,
           that
           if
           any
           happen
           to
           be
           mistaken
           in
           their
           Conceptions
           of
           God
           ,
           we
           must
           presently
           charge
           them
           with
           Idolatry
           ;
           for
           the
           Scripture
           makes
           that
           to
           lie
           in
           an
           open
           and
           publick
           Dishonouring
           of
           God
           ,
           by
           giving
           that
           Worship
           which
           is
           alone
           due
           to
           him
           ,
           to
           any
           thing
           besides
           himself
           ;
           It
           is
           the
           setting
           up
           of
           another
           Interest
           among
           Mankind
           in
           opposition
           to
           his
           Power
           and
           Soveraignty
           ;
           It
           is
           such
           an
           Exposing
           the
           proper
           Object
           of
           Divine
           Worship
           as
           to
           render
           it
           mean
           and
           contemptible
           :
           For
           nothing
           can
           be
           a
           greater
           Disparagement
           to
           the
           Divine
           Nature
           ,
           than
           to
           be
           supposed
           to
           be
           like
           the
           Work
           of
           Mens
           hands
           ;
           or
           to
           have
           any
           of
           his
           own
           Creatures
           to
           have
           that
           Worship
           given
           to
           them
           which
           belongs
           to
           himself
           ;
           And
           so
           it
           takes
           away
           the
           due
           Apprehension
           ,
           which
           ought
           to
           be
           always
           maintained
           of
           the
           Infinite
           Distance
           between
           God
           and
           the
           Workmanship
           of
           his
           Hands
           .
           But
           these
           Consequences
           
           do
           not
           reach
           to
           inward
           false
           Conceptions
           of
           God
           ;
           yet
           they
           ought
           by
           all
           possible
           Means
           to
           be
           avoided
           by
           those
           who
           would
           give
           unto
           God
           in
           their
           Minds
           the
           Honour
           which
           is
           due
           unto
           him
           .
           And
           to
           avoid
           all
           wrong
           Apprehensions
           concerning
           him
           ,
           we
           must
           settle
           in
           our
           Minds
           such
           a
           fixed
           Notion
           of
           him
           ,
           as
           results
           from
           those
           Evidences
           which
           prove
           his
           Being
           .
           
           For
           ,
           
             the
             invisible
             things
             of
             God
          
           ,
           saith
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           
             are
             understood
             by
             the
             things
             that
             are
             made
             ;
             i.
             e.
          
           the
           visible
           frame
           of
           the
           World
           doth
           afford
           such
           plain
           Evidence
           of
           the
           Wisdom
           ,
           Power
           ,
           and
           Goodness
           of
           the
           Maker
           of
           them
           ,
           that
           from
           thence
           we
           may
           form
           a
           distinct
           and
           clear
           Notion
           of
           God
           in
           our
           Minds
           ,
           as
           a
           Being
           Infinitely
           Wise
           ,
           Powerful
           and
           Good.
           This
           is
           the
           most
           natural
           ,
           easie
           ,
           and
           orderly
           Conception
           we
           can
           have
           of
           God
           in
           our
           Minds
           ;
           because
           it
           arises
           from
           the
           same
           Arguments
           which
           prove
           his
           Being
           .
           And
           when
           our
           Minds
           are
           fixed
           and
           settled
           herein
           ,
           the
           next
           thing
           is
           to
           exclude
           all
           mean
           and
           unworthy
           Thoughts
           of
           him
           ,
           as
           inconsistent
           with
           his
           Divine
           Perfections
           .
           Therefore
           ,
           whatever
           savours
           of
           
           Impotency
           or
           Cruelty
           ;
           whatevertends
           to
           abate
           our
           Reverence
           ,
           to
           lessen
           our
           Esteem
           ,
           to
           damp
           our
           Affections
           ,
           or
           to
           cool
           our
           Devotion
           towards
           him
           ,
           cannot
           be
           agreeable
           to
           those
           just
           Conceptions
           we
           ought
           to
           have
           always
           in
           our
           Minds
           concerning
           him
           .
           For
           the
           Honour
           of
           God
           doth
           not
           lie
           in
           having
           such
           terrible
           Apprehensions
           of
           his
           Majesty
           and
           Power
           and
           Justice
           as
           may
           drive
           us
           into
           Horrour
           and
           Despair
           ;
           but
           in
           entertaining
           such
           an
           Opinion
           of
           his
           Wisdom
           ,
           Goodness
           and
           Loving
           kindness
           as
           may
           incline
           us
           to
           Love
           him
           and
           to
           Trust
           in
           his
           Mercy
           .
           And
           then
           God
           is
           truely
           honoured
           by
           us
           ,
           when
           we
           preserve
           a
           deep
           Sense
           and
           Awe
           of
           him
           upon
           our
           Minds
           ;
           When
           we
           Adore
           him
           for
           his
           Infinite
           Perfections
           ;
           When
           we
           Esteem
           him
           as
           the
           most
           proper
           Object
           of
           our
           Love
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           of
           our
           Fear
           ;
           When
           we
           put
           our
           Trust
           and
           Confidence
           in
           him
           ,
           and
           depend
           upon
           him
           as
           to
           the
           Conveniencies
           of
           this
           Life
           and
           the
           Happiness
           of
           another
           ;
           when
           
             the
             desire
             of
             our
             Soul
             is
             towards
             him
             ,
          
           and
           our
           Meditation
           of
           him
           is
           frequent
           and
           serious
           and
           delightful
           to
           us
           ;
           when
           we
           
             set
             him
             always
             
             before
             us
             ,
          
           and
           direct
           the
           Course
           of
           our
           Lives
           and
           Actions
           to
           the
           Pleasing
           him
           ;
           When
           we
           dare
           not
           wilfully
           do
           any
           thing
           to
           offend
           him
           ;
           but
           make
           it
           our
           chief
           study
           and
           business
           to
           do
           what
           tends
           to
           his
           Honour
           ,
           and
           to
           promote
           it
           in
           the
           World.
           
        
         
           It
           is
           therefore
           of
           very
           great
           Consequence
           ,
           as
           to
           the
           whole
           Course
           of
           Religion
           to
           keep
           up
           in
           our
           Minds
           ,
           such
           a
           true
           and
           setled
           Notion
           of
           God
           ,
           as
           may
           influence
           our
           Devotion
           ,
           reform
           our
           Disorders
           ,
           inflame
           our
           Affections
           ,
           and
           keep
           us
           from
           being
           led
           aside
           by
           the
           violent
           and
           impetuous
           Heats
           of
           Imagination
           .
           For
           this
           is
           the
           true
           Source
           of
           most
           of
           the
           Extravagancies
           of
           Mankind
           about
           Religion
           ;
           They
           have
           no
           true
           Notion
           of
           God
           in
           their
           Minds
           ,
           but
           they
           dread
           his
           Power
           ,
           and
           know
           not
           how
           to
           please
           him
           ;
           and
           so
           run
           from
           one
           thing
           to
           another
           ,
           through
           the
           several
           Methods
           of
           Superstitions
           ,
           or
           Enthusiasm
           ,
           as
           agrees
           best
           with
           their
           Fancies
           ;
           which
           is
           so
           unstable
           and
           uncertain
           a
           Principle
           ,
           that
           no
           steady
           Course
           of
           Religion
           can
           be
           steer'd
           by
           it
           .
           A
           Man
           who
           Acts
           by
           Imagination
           ,
           is
           like
           a
           Ship
           at
           Sea
           
           without
           Anchor
           or
           Compass
           ,
           which
           Rouls
           up
           and
           down
           just
           as
           the
           Wind
           and
           the
           Waves
           carry
           her
           .
           But
           Reason
           and
           Understanding
           is
           a
           steady
           and
           uniform
           Principle
           ,
           and
           being
           well
           fixed
           from
           a
           due
           and
           thorough
           Consideration
           of
           the
           Nature
           and
           Will
           of
           God
           ,
           keeps
           the
           Mind
           even
           and
           constant
           ,
           and
           goes
           on
           its
           Course
           as
           well
           as
           it
           can
           ,
           and
           makes
           its
           way
           ,
           notwithstanding
           the
           Force
           of
           the
           Current
           and
           Tide
           of
           Natural
           Inclination
           be
           against
           it
           ;
           and
           that
           the
           Clouds
           and
           Vapors
           of
           Imagination
           often
           hinder
           the
           Freedom
           of
           its
           Motion
           .
           Nothing
           is
           so
           uncomfortable
           ,
           nothing
           so
           ungovernable
           as
           a
           restless
           Imagination
           ;
           and
           when
           it
           is
           oppressed
           with
           a
           Religious
           Melancholy
           ,
           then
           every
           thing
           seems
           dark
           and
           confused
           ;
           we
           neither
           know
           God
           nor
           our selves
           as
           we
           ought
           to
           do
           ,
           and
           we
           must
           judge
           amiss
           when
           we
           judge
           by
           such
           a
           false
           Light
           :
           And
           therefore
           our
           wisest
           course
           in
           such
           a
           case
           is
           to
           be
           Humble
           and
           Patient
           ;
           to
           suspend
           any
           Peremptory
           Judgment
           as
           to
           our selves
           till
           we
           have
           clearer
           Light
           ,
           and
           those
           Mists
           and
           Vapors
           are
           dispersed
           ,
           which
           darken
           and
           perplex
           our
           Thoughts
           .
        
         
         
           (
           2.
           )
           Men
           dishonour
           God
           ,
           when
           they
           pretend
           to
           honour
           him
           ,
           not
           according
           to
           his
           Will
           ,
           but
           their
           own
           Intentions
           and
           Imaginations
           .
           There
           are
           some
           things
           practised
           and
           defended
           in
           the
           Christian
           World
           ,
           which
           one
           would
           hardly
           think
           possible
           to
           have
           ever
           prevailed
           ,
           had
           it
           not
           been
           that
           they
           thought
           to
           do
           Honour
           to
           God
           by
           them
           .
           I
           shall
           not
           insist
           upon
           the
           pretences
           in
           the
           Church
           of
           Rome
           of
           
             Honouring
             God
          
           against
           his
           Will
           ,
           by
           giving
           Divine
           and
           Religious
           Worship
           to
           Images
           ,
           Saints
           and
           Angels
           ,
           &c.
           because
           though
           there
           be
           a
           great
           deal
           of
           Folly
           and
           Superstition
           ,
           and
           real
           Dishonour
           to
           God
           in
           them
           ,
           yet
           there
           is
           no
           such
           Mischief
           to
           the
           rest
           of
           Mankind
           ,
           unless
           they
           take
           up
           an
           Imagination
           that
           God
           will
           be
           honoured
           by
           rooting
           out
           and
           destroying
           all
           such
           as
           cannot
           comply
           with
           them
           in
           their
           Superstitious
           Follies
           .
           But
           as
           the
           true
           Spirit
           of
           Religion
           wears
           off
           ,
           that
           of
           Persecution
           often
           comes
           in
           the
           place
           of
           it
           ,
           like
           Wasps
           and
           Hornets
           out
           of
           a
           dead
           Carkass
           .
           Thus
           in
           the
           Jewish
           Church
           in
           our
           Saviour's
           time
           ,
           there
           was
           the
           same
           outward
           shew
           and
           
           Pomp
           of
           Religion
           ,
           which
           had
           been
           in
           their
           best
           times
           ;
           and
           our
           Saviour
           himself
           frequented
           both
           the
           Synagogue
           Worship
           and
           the
           Solemn
           Festivals
           at
           the
           Temple
           ;
           
           nay
           he
           allow'd
           that
           the
           Scribes
           and
           Pharisees
           
             sate
             in
          
           Moses's
           Chair
           ,
           and
           that
           his
           Disciples
           should
           observe
           what
           they
           taught
           agreeable
           to
           the
           Law
           ;
           but
           yet
           ,
           he
           elsewhere
           charges
           them
           that
           by
           their
           Traditionary
           Doctrines
           they
           had
           enervated
           the
           Force
           of
           the
           Law
           ;
           and
           therefore
           
             they
             did
             honour
             him
             with
             their
             Lips
             ,
          
           
           
             but
             their
             Heart
             was
             far
             from
             him
             ;
             i.
             e.
          
           they
           had
           no
           true
           Love
           of
           God
           or
           their
           Neighbour
           ,
           but
           they
           thought
           to
           make
           amends
           for
           all
           that
           ,
           by
           a
           wonderful
           zeal
           for
           their
           own
           Traditions
           and
           the
           lesser
           things
           of
           the
           Law
           ;
           which
           they
           shewed
           not
           only
           by
           an
           unwearied
           diligence
           to
           gain
           Proselytes
           ,
           but
           by
           dedestroying
           all
           such
           as
           opposed
           their
           Designs
           ;
           and
           that
           not
           in
           an
           ordinary
           way
           of
           Passion
           and
           Revenge
           ,
           but
           they
           would
           needs
           have
           all
           this
           to
           be
           done
           for
           the
           Honour
           and
           Service
           of
           God.
           
             Whosoever
             killeth
             you
             will
             think
             that
             he
             doth
             God
             service
             .
          
           
           A
           strange
           kind
           of
           Service
           indeed
           ,
           to
           take
           away
           the
           
           Lives
           of
           his
           best
           and
           most
           useful
           Servants
           !
           But
           although
           no
           Religion
           in
           the
           World
           be
           so
           directly
           contrary
           to
           all
           Acts
           of
           Cruelty
           an
           Inhumanity
           as
           the
           Christian
           is
           ,
           yet
           upon
           the
           Degeneracy
           of
           that
           ,
           the
           same
           kind
           of
           Spirit
           hath
           risen
           up
           and
           prevailed
           over
           too
           great
           a
           part
           of
           the
           Christian
           World.
           But
           especially
           the
           very
           same
           Jewish
           Spirit
           of
           Zeal
           and
           Hypocrisy
           and
           Cruelty
           had
           enter'd
           in
           these
           last
           Ages
           into
           a
           Society
           of
           Men
           (
           whom
           I
           need
           not
           Name
           )
           who
           have
           undermined
           the
           genuine
           Principles
           of
           Morality
           ,
           inflamed
           the
           Spirits
           of
           Princes
           to
           all
           the
           Effects
           of
           a
           Cruel
           War
           and
           a
           Merciless
           Persecution
           ;
           and
           used
           their
           utmost
           Endeavours
           to
           root
           out
           all
           such
           as
           dare
           not
           Sacrifice
           their
           Consciences
           to
           the
           Will
           of
           a
           Prince
           under
           their
           Direction
           :
           And
           which
           adds
           to
           all
           this
           ,
           they
           have
           the
           Impudence
           to
           assume
           that
           Motto
           to
           themselves
           ,
           
             Ad
             majorem
             Dei
             Gloriam
          
           ;
           as
           though
           they
           aimed
           at
           nothing
           but
           doing
           greater
           Honour
           to
           God.
           Such
           as
           these
           go
           beyond
           Hophni
           and
           Phinehas
           ;
           for
           their
           Wickedness
           ,
           although
           great
           ,
           was
           confined
           to
           a
           narrow
           Compass
           ,
           but
           
           these
           disperse
           themselves
           into
           all
           States
           and
           Kingdoms
           ,
           and
           carry
           on
           the
           same
           uniform
           Design
           ,
           viz.
           to
           do
           all
           the
           Mischief
           they
           can
           under
           the
           pretence
           of
           Advancing
           the
           Honour
           of
           God.
           
        
         
           (
           3.
           )
           But
           certainly
           there
           is
           a
           Way
           left
           to
           give
           to
           God
           that
           Honour
           which
           is
           due
           to
           Him
           ;
           otherwise
           ,
           it
           were
           to
           little
           purpose
           to
           say
           ,
           
             Them
             that
             honour
             me
             I
             will
             honour
             .
          
           But
           I
           shall
           not
           take
           in
           here
           all
           the
           ways
           how
           we
           may
           
             Honour
             God
          
           ,
           but
           consider
           that
           which
           is
           most
           proper
           to
           the
           Design
           of
           these
           Words
           .
           For
           which
           we
           are
           to
           observe
           ,
           that
           the
           External
           Worship
           and
           Service
           of
           God
           was
           in
           general
           ,
           well
           enough
           kept
           up
           and
           observed
           in
           the
           Tabernacle
           at
           Shiloh
           .
           There
           the
           High
           Priest
           attended
           ,
           the
           Daily
           Sacrifices
           were
           offer'd
           ,
           and
           the
           People
           resorted
           thither
           at
           the
           Solemn
           Feasts
           from
           all
           parts
           of
           the
           Land
           :
           But
           the
           great
           Examples
           of
           Wickedness
           in
           the
           Sons
           of
           Eli
           had
           spread
           themselves
           so
           far
           ,
           that
           the
           People
           were
           generally
           corrupted
           ,
           and
           the
           best
           Part
           of
           their
           Religion
           ,
           which
           lies
           in
           a
           Reformation
           of
           Manners
           ,
           was
           almost
           gone
           .
           There
           were
           some
           Pious
           and
           Devout
           
           Persons
           ,
           such
           as
           Eli
           himself
           (
           a
           Good
           Man
           but
           a
           Bad
           Magistrate
           ,
           being
           Remiss
           and
           Careless
           in
           the
           Execution
           of
           his
           Office
           )
           and
           no
           doubt
           ,
           many
           among
           the
           People
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           Elkanah
           and
           Hannah
           ,
           were
           devout
           and
           serious
           in
           the
           Service
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           other
           Duties
           of
           Religion
           ;
           but
           yet
           God
           himself
           takes
           notice
           of
           
             the
             Wickedness
             of
             his
             People
             Israel
             ,
          
           at
           the
           time
           when
           the
           Ark
           was
           removed
           from
           Shiloh
           .
           And
           therefore
           we
           have
           Reason
           to
           take
           particular
           Notice
           of
           that
           Passage
           to
           Eli
           ,
           concerning
           the
           Reason
           of
           the
           Punishment
           of
           his
           House
           ,
           
             Because
             his
             Sons
             made
             themselves
             vile
             and
             he
             restrained
             them
             not
             .
          
           For
           ,
           their
           Sins
           were
           of
           a
           very
           Contagious
           Nature
           ,
           and
           by
           
             not
             restraining
             them
          
           ,
           the
           People
           were
           run
           into
           a
           great
           degree
           of
           Looseness
           and
           Profaneness
           .
           So
           that
           it
           was
           not
           for
           
           Eli's
           Personal
           Miscarriages
           ,
           that
           God
           thought
           himself
           so
           dishonoured
           by
           him
           ,
           but
           for
           want
           of
           taking
           due
           Care
           for
           the
           Suppressing
           Profaneness
           and
           Corruption
           of
           Manners
           in
           others
           .
           And
           this
           shews
           the
           true
           way
           how
           God
           may
           and
           ought
           to
           be
           Honoured
           by
           those
           who
           are
           bound
           
           to
           take
           Care
           of
           others
           ;
           viz.
           by
           giving
           all
           due
           Encouragement
           to
           true
           Religion
           and
           Vertue
           ,
           and
           by
           making
           use
           of
           the
           most
           effectual
           Means
           for
           suppressing
           Irreligion
           and
           Profaneness
           .
        
         
           And
           this
           indeed
           is
           a
           Great
           and
           
             Noble
             Design
          
           fit
           for
           the
           greatest
           Minds
           and
           Persons
           of
           the
           highest
           Station
           to
           to
           be
           Employed
           about
           .
           I
           cannot
           deny
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           a
           Difficult
           Work
           ;
           for
           it
           is
           easier
           to
           subdue
           the
           Bodies
           than
           the
           Passions
           of
           Men
           ;
           and
           how
           many
           will
           rather
           venture
           their
           Lives
           than
           mortify
           their
           Lusts
           ?
           And
           let
           them
           pretend
           what
           they
           will
           ,
           we
           find
           that
           they
           will
           sooner
           part
           with
           any
           thing
           than
           with
           their
           Sins
           .
           Do
           we
           not
           daily
           see
           that
           they
           will
           let
           go
           Honour
           ,
           Reputation
           ,
           Interest
           ,
           Health
           ,
           and
           the
           hopes
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           rather
           than
           those
           Vices
           they
           have
           been
           accustomed
           to
           the
           Practice
           of
           ?
           How
           can
           we
           then
           imagine
           ,
           that
           the
           meer
           Fears
           of
           the
           Execution
           of
           Humane
           Laws
           should
           presently
           restrain
           those
           ,
           whom
           no
           Fear
           of
           Hell
           or
           Damnation
           could
           hitherto
           Reform
           ?
           But
           yet
           a
           stop
           may
           ,
           and
           ought
           to
           be
           put
           to
           the
           insolent
           
           Growth
           of
           Profaneness
           ;
           for
           if
           it
           be
           suffered
           to
           be
           too
           hard
           for
           our
           Laws
           ,
           it
           will
           in
           time
           be
           too
           hard
           for
           all
           sort
           of
           Government
           .
           Yet
           how
           shall
           a
           stop
           be
           put
           to
           it
           under
           such
           Difficulties
           ?
           For
           it
           cannot
           be
           denied
           ,
           that
           we
           have
           Excellent
           Laws
           against
           Vice
           and
           Debauchery
           ,
           and
           that
           Magistrates
           have
           had
           sufficient
           countenance
           from
           Authority
           for
           the
           due
           Execution
           of
           them
           .
           But
           yet
           the
           Complaints
           are
           great
           of
           a
           mighty
           overflowing
           of
           all
           sorts
           of
           Wickedness
           still
           among
           us
           ;
           I
           hope
           they
           are
           not
           all
           true
           ;
           but
           yet
           I
           am
           afraid
           ,
           there
           is
           too
           much
           ground
           for
           them
           .
           What
           is
           the
           Reason
           of
           such
           a
           complaint
           of
           Profaneness
           and
           Irreligion
           among
           us
           at
           a
           time
           we
           pretend
           so
           much
           to
           Reformation
           ?
           It
           is
           no
           wonder
           that
           the
           bad
           Examples
           of
           those
           who
           ought
           to
           Reform
           others
           bring
           Vice
           into
           Fashion
           ;
           but
           when
           that
           cannot
           be
           alledged
           ,
           what
           is
           the
           Reason
           that
           good
           Examples
           do
           so
           little
           towards
           the
           Reforming
           others
           ?
           It
           is
           easie
           to
           resolve
           all
           into
           the
           Corruption
           of
           Humane
           Nature
           ;
           but
           that
           is
           a
           General
           Answer
           which
           serves
           for
           all
           Times
           and
           Places
           ,
           and
           must
           suppose
           them
           alike
           :
           And
           if
           it
           be
           a
           good
           
           and
           sufficient
           Answer
           ,
           it
           is
           to
           little
           purpose
           to
           talk
           of
           
             Laws
             ,
             Religion
          
           and
           Reformation
           :
           For
           unless
           they
           may
           have
           some
           Power
           to
           alter
           and
           amend
           the
           Course
           of
           Mens
           Actions
           ,
           they
           signify
           very
           little
           to
           the
           real
           Benefit
           of
           Mankind
           ,
           no
           more
           than
           Sea-Marks
           do
           towards
           hindring
           the
           course
           of
           the
           Tide
           ;
           But
           meer
           Examples
           ,
           although
           of
           excellent
           use
           to
           all
           Ingenuous
           Minds
           ,
           yet
           to
           others
           they
           are
           but
           like
           Statues
           of
           Mercury
           in
           the
           Road
           ,
           which
           point
           to
           the
           right
           way
           ,
           but
           Men
           will
           go
           which
           way
           they
           please
           notwithstanding
           .
        
         
           Therefore
           to
           Laws
           and
           Examples
           the
           Magistrates
           Power
           must
           be
           added
           ,
           which
           was
           appointed
           for
           this
           purpose
           ,
           to
           be
           
             Terrour
             to
             those
             that
             do
             evil
             ,
          
           
           as
           well
           as
           an
           Encouragement
           to
           those
           that
           do
           well
           .
           And
           then
           the
           Apostle
           supposeth
           
             the
             Sword
             is
             born
             in
             vain
             ,
          
           
           when
           the
           Magistrate
           is
           not
           
             the
             Minister
             of
             God
          
           in
           this
           respect
           ;
           
             a
             Revenger
             to
             execute
             Wrath
             upon
             him
             that
             doeth
             evil
             .
          
           It
           was
           the
           Great
           and
           Just
           Honour
           of
           Princes
           of
           Old
           ,
           that
           by
           their
           means
           ,
           Mankind
           was
           reduced
           from
           a
           rude
           and
           disorderly
           kind
           of
           Life
           ,
           to
           the
           Practice
           of
           Civility
           and
           Good
           Manners
           ;
           
           and
           it
           is
           as
           great
           a
           Foundation
           of
           Honour
           still
           ,
           when
           Men
           are
           so
           much
           Apostatized
           from
           them
           ,
           to
           bring
           them
           back
           again
           to
           the
           due
           Order
           and
           Decency
           of
           Living
           .
           The
           Case
           is
           much
           harder
           of
           those
           who
           are
           Degenerate
           under
           Laws
           ,
           than
           of
           those
           who
           were
           so
           without
           them
           ;
           For
           they
           have
           learnt
           to
           despise
           their
           Remedy
           ,
           and
           by
           Arts
           and
           Subtilties
           to
           avoid
           the
           Force
           of
           that
           ,
           which
           was
           intended
           for
           their
           Good.
           
        
         
           But
           ,
           however
           ,
           none
           ought
           to
           be
           discouraged
           from
           so
           Excellent
           a
           Design
           ;
           which
           Recommends
           it self
           to
           all
           Wise
           and
           Good
           Men
           ,
           and
           will
           never
           want
           the
           Assistance
           and
           Prayers
           of
           all
           that
           are
           so
           ;
           and
           God
           himself
           will
           in
           an
           especial
           Manner
           give
           Honour
           to
           Those
           who
           thus
           Honour
           him
           in
           his
           own
           Way
           ;
           by
           using
           the
           most
           Effectual
           Means
           for
           the
           Reforming
           the
           Manners
           of
           Men.
           
        
         
           But
           what
           are
           those
           ways
           which
           may
           be
           called
           Effectual
           ?
           It
           's
           true
           ,
           that
           depends
           upon
           the
           Favour
           and
           Blessing
           of
           God
           ;
           but
           it
           is
           no
           hard
           Matter
           for
           us
           to
           judge
           what
           are
           the
           most
           likely
           Means
           to
           be
           Effectual
           .
           Such
           as
           ,
        
         
           (
           1.
           )
           An
           Universal
           Discountenancing
           of
           all
           sorts
           of
           Vice
           and
           Profaneness
           ,
           
           be
           the
           Persons
           of
           what
           Rank
           or
           Quality
           soever
           .
           For
           ,
           if
           those
           of
           the
           House
           of
           Eli
           be
           suffer'd
           to
           transgress
           ,
           the
           People
           will
           follow
           their
           Examples
           ;
           although
           the
           Good
           Old
           Man
           did
           not
           like
           their
           Doings
           ,
           but
           he
           did
           not
           take
           Care
           enough
           to
           Restrain
           them
           .
        
         
           (
           2.
           )
           An
           Even
           ,
           Steady
           ,
           Vigorous
           and
           Impartial
           Execution
           of
           the
           Laws
           against
           Looseness
           and
           Debauchery
           ;
           so
           that
           it
           may
           not
           look
           like
           a
           sudden
           Heat
           or
           Design
           of
           Popularity
           ,
           but
           proceeding
           from
           a
           due
           and
           well-temper'd
           Zeal
           for
           God
           and
           Religion
           .
        
         
           (
           3.
           )
           A
           Wise
           Choice
           of
           fit
           Instruments
           to
           pursue
           so
           Good
           an
           End
           ;
           I
           mean
           such
           as
           Jethro
           recommended
           to
           
             Moses
             ,
             Men
             of
             Courage
             and
             Integrity
             ,
             Fearing
             God
             and
             hating
             Covetousness
             .
          
           
           And
           such
           I
           hope
           are
           to
           be
           found
           in
           the
           several
           Parts
           of
           the
           Nation
           .
        
         
           (
           4.
           )
           Lastly
           ,
           A
           diligent
           Inspection
           into
           the
           Behaviour
           of
           those
           who
           are
           the
           proper
           and
           immediate
           Instruments
           for
           carrying
           on
           so
           good
           a
           Design
           .
           For
           ,
           if
           there
           be
           no
           Inspection
           afterwards
           ,
           it
           will
           be
           look'd
           on
           as
           a
           meer
           matter
           of
           Form
           ,
           or
           an
           Order
           given
           out
           to
           satisfie
           the
           Importunities
           of
           
           some
           and
           the
           Clamours
           of
           others
           .
           It
           were
           to
           be
           wished
           ,
           that
           all
           who
           are
           Imploy'd
           in
           such
           a
           Work
           had
           an
           Equal
           Mixture
           of
           Wisdom
           and
           Zeal
           ;
           but
           it
           is
           not
           possible
           to
           hinder
           some
           from
           having
           unequal
           shares
           of
           these
           ;
           And
           it
           is
           great
           Pity
           so
           Good
           a
           Cause
           should
           Miscarry
           through
           the
           Indiscretion
           of
           any
           who
           are
           Zealous
           for
           it
           .
           On
           the
           other
           side
           ,
           It
           is
           possible
           that
           some
           who
           pretend
           to
           an
           Equal
           Zeal
           for
           it
           in
           general
           ,
           may
           Use
           such
           Artifices
           and
           Fair
           Pretences
           ,
           as
           may
           effectually
           baffle
           and
           undermine
           it
           ,
           while
           they
           seem
           to
           be
           concerned
           to
           promote
           it
           .
           So
           that
           ,
           what
           through
           the
           Intemperate
           Heats
           of
           some
           ,
           the
           Coldness
           and
           Indifferency
           of
           others
           ,
           and
           the
           certain
           Averseness
           all
           bad
           Men
           have
           to
           any
           real
           Design
           of
           Reformation
           ,
           there
           is
           a
           Necessity
           for
           such
           an
           Affair
           to
           be
           often
           look'd
           into
           ,
           and
           an
           Account
           taken
           of
           the
           Management
           of
           it
           ,
           if
           any
           great
           Advantage
           be
           expected
           by
           it
           .
        
         
           And
           surely
           no
           greater
           Advantage
           can
           be
           expected
           as
           to
           this
           World
           ,
           than
           from
           such
           a
           Design
           managed
           ,
           as
           it
           ought
           to
           be
           .
           For
           ,
           what
           can
           we
           propose
           to
           our Selves
           ,
           that
           can
           tend
           more
           to
           promote
           the
           Honour
           of
           
             Almighty
             
             God
          
           ,
           which
           we
           ought
           above
           all
           other
           things
           to
           be
           concerned
           for
           .
           For
           ,
           
             the
             Righteous
             God
             loveth
             Righteousness
          
           ;
           and
           
             he
             abhors
             all
             kind
             of
             Wickedness
             :
          
           What
           then
           can
           be
           more
           Pleasing
           to
           him
           ,
           than
           to
           have
           all
           sorts
           of
           Impiety
           and
           Profaneness
           discountenanced
           ,
           punished
           ,
           and
           if
           it
           be
           possible
           ,
           rooted
           out
           ?
           What
           can
           tend
           more
           to
           the
           Honour
           of
           his
           Vicegerents
           ,
           than
           to
           shew
           so
           much
           of
           a
           Resemblance
           to
           Him
           ,
           as
           to
           Love
           what
           God
           Loves
           ,
           and
           to
           hate
           what
           he
           hates
           ;
           and
           to
           imploy
           their
           Power
           for
           the
           same
           End
           which
           God
           himself
           doth
           his
           ,
           viz.
           to
           Advance
           his
           Glory
           and
           to
           do
           Good
           to
           Mankind
           ?
           What
           can
           tend
           more
           to
           the
           Honour
           of
           our
           Church
           and
           Nation
           ,
           than
           to
           let
           the
           World
           see
           by
           such
           Good
           Works
           as
           these
           ,
           what
           the
           Reformation
           is
           ,
           which
           we
           aim
           at
           ;
           Not
           meerly
           of
           some
           disputable
           Points
           ,
           as
           to
           Doctrine
           and
           Practise
           ,
           (
           which
           we
           have
           earnestly
           contended
           for
           ,
           and
           with
           great
           Reason
           ,
           )
           but
           a
           true
           and
           serious
           Reformation
           of
           the
           Hearts
           and
           Lives
           of
           Men
           ;
           without
           which
           all
           our
           other
           Pretences
           will
           fall
           infinitely
           short
           of
           what
           God
           expects
           from
           us
           ,
           and
           the
           very
           Name
           of
           Reformation
           will
           be
           a
           Reproach
           to
           us
           .
        
         
         
           II.
           I
           now
           proceed
           to
           the
           second
           Particular
           ,
           viz.
           the
           Rules
           and
           Measures
           which
           God
           observes
           in
           distributing
           Honour
           among
           Men
           ,
           
             Them
             that
             honour
             me
             ,
             I
             will
             honour
             ;
             but
             they
             that
             despise
             me
             shall
             be
             lightly
             esteemed
             .
          
        
         
           Which
           may
           be
           understood
           two
           ways
           ;
        
         
           
             I.
             As
             to
             the
             Societies
             of
             Men
             which
             have
             one
             Common
             Interest
             .
          
           
             II.
             As
             to
             the
             Interests
             and
             Honour
             of
             Particular
             Persons
             .
          
        
         
           I.
           As
           to
           such
           Societies
           of
           Men
           ,
           which
           have
           one
           Common
           Interest
           .
           And
           so
           it
           implies
           ,
           that
           the
           Welfare
           and
           Reputation
           ,
           and
           flourishing
           Condition
           of
           such
           ,
           depends
           upon
           their
           Zeal
           and
           Concernment
           for
           God
           and
           Religion
           .
           But
           here
           ,
           we
           meet
           very
           great
           Difficulties
           ;
           for
           Reason
           and
           Experience
           seem
           to
           contradict
           each
           other
           about
           it
           .
           On
           the
           one
           side
           ,
           it
           seems
           most
           agreeable
           to
           the
           Justice
           of
           Divine
           Providence
           to
           Reward
           and
           Punish
           those
           in
           this
           World
           who
           will
           not
           be
           Capable
           of
           being
           rewarded
           or
           punished
           in
           another
           ;
           for
           there
           will
           be
           no
           Communities
           in
           another
           World.
           But
           on
           the
           other
           side
           ,
           we
           cannot
           deny
           matter
           of
           common
           Experience
           ;
           for
           ,
           
           how
           long
           have
           the
           
             Turkish
             and
             Papal
             Monarchies
          
           (
           to
           name
           no
           other
           )
           flourished
           ,
           when
           the
           
             seven
             Churches
          
           of
           Asia
           ,
           and
           the
           Churches
           of
           Africa
           have
           been
           long
           since
           destroyed
           ?
           How
           strangely
           hath
           Mahometism
           spread
           in
           the
           Eastern
           Parts
           of
           the
           World
           ?
           And
           what
           a
           Check
           hath
           there
           been
           ,
           upon
           the
           Reformation
           in
           these
           Western
           Parts
           ?
           With
           what
           a
           mighty
           Torrent
           did
           it
           prevail
           at
           first
           ?
           Then
           it
           stood
           at
           a
           stand
           ,
           and
           hath
           of
           late
           Years
           gone
           so
           much
           backward
           ,
           and
           suffer'd
           so
           very
           much
           in
           many
           Parts
           of
           it
           :
           And
           yet
           we
           think
           ,
           and
           that
           very
           justly
           ,
           that
           the
           
             Honour
             of
             God
          
           is
           concerned
           in
           all
           this
           .
           What
           shall
           we
           say
           to
           the
           Insolent
           Oppressors
           of
           Mankind
           who
           make
           no
           Conscience
           of
           ruining
           Cities
           and
           Countries
           ,
           and
           offering
           Violence
           to
           the
           Bodies
           and
           Consciences
           of
           Men
           to
           Advance
           and
           Support
           their
           own
           Grandeur
           ;
           and
           yet
           have
           been
           suffer'd
           to
           prevail
           so
           far
           as
           to
           be
           made
           an
           Argument
           against
           Providence
           by
           Atheistical
           Men
           ?
           It
           is
           to
           be
           hoped
           that
           God
           in
           his
           own
           time
           will
           vindicate
           his
           Honour
           and
           clear
           this
           point
           to
           the
           Satisfaction
           of
           all
           reasonable
           Men
           ;
           but
           yet
           ,
           we
           cannot
           penetrate
           into
           the
           
           Wisdom
           and
           Secrets
           of
           Providence
           .
           God
           will
           (
           no
           doubt
           )
           take
           Care
           of
           his
           own
           Honour
           ;
           but
           he
           is
           not
           bound
           to
           give
           such
           Men
           an
           Account
           of
           the
           Ways
           and
           Methods
           and
           Seasons
           of
           his
           doing
           it
           .
           He
           often
           raises
           up
           a
           Nation
           fit
           for
           his
           purpose
           ,
           and
           makes
           them
           as
           a
           Scourge
           to
           Neighbour
           Nations
           ;
           and
           when
           they
           have
           done
           his
           Work
           ,
           he
           suffers
           them
           to
           be
           humbled
           ,
           if
           not
           destroyed
           ,
           by
           the
           same
           Methods
           they
           have
           used
           to
           others
           .
           Sometimes
           he
           raises
           up
           one
           Kingdom
           and
           Nation
           against
           another
           ,
           when
           their
           Sins
           make
           them
           ripe
           for
           Vengeance
           ;
           and
           so
           he
           takes
           the
           Potsheards
           of
           the
           Earth
           and
           breaks
           them
           upon
           one
           another
           ;
           and
           thus
           ,
           by
           their
           mutual
           Punishment
           ,
           they
           both
           become
           the
           Executioners
           of
           his
           Wrath
           ;
           and
           we
           cannot
           determine
           by
           the
           Event
           which
           was
           in
           the
           greater
           Guilt
           .
           So
           that
           God
           takes
           Care
           of
           his
           own
           Honour
           ,
           by
           Methods
           we
           are
           not
           able
           to
           comprehend
           .
           For
           who
           can
           weigh
           the
           Nations
           in
           a
           Balance
           ,
           and
           determine
           how
           far
           the
           Sins
           of
           one
           doth
           exceed
           the
           other
           ?
           And
           if
           we
           cannot
           know
           the
           Number
           and
           Aggravation
           of
           a
           People
           Sins
           ,
           we
           can
           never
           fix
           the
           Measures
           and
           Degrees
           of
           their
           Punishment
           .
        
         
         
           But
           ,
           however
           ,
           some
           things
           are
           certain
           ;
        
         
           (
           1.
           )
           That
           the
           Sins
           of
           a
           Nation
           do
           naturally
           tend
           to
           the
           Weakness
           and
           Dishonour
           of
           it
           .
           Thus
           a
           factious
           ,
           seditious
           ,
           turbulent
           Temper
           ,
           not
           only
           is
           the
           Reproach
           of
           a
           People
           ;
           but
           the
           ready
           way
           to
           destroy
           it
           .
           And
           yet
           it
           hath
           so
           happen'd
           ,
           that
           when
           the
           Factions
           have
           been
           almost
           equally
           poised
           ,
           as
           at
           Rome
           and
           Carthage
           ,
           they
           have
           raised
           such
           an
           Emulation
           between
           them
           ,
           which
           by
           their
           endeavours
           to
           out-vie
           each
           other
           ,
           hath
           for
           some
           time
           preserved
           their
           Country
           .
           Who
           can
           deny
           that
           Luxury
           and
           Debauchery
           ,
           and
           all
           sorts
           of
           Intemperance
           ,
           not
           only
           sink
           the
           Reputation
           of
           a
           People
           ,
           but
           effeminates
           and
           softens
           them
           ,
           and
           makes
           them
           Careless
           and
           Idle
           ,
           Regardless
           of
           any
           thing
           but
           what
           makes
           for
           their
           own
           Ease
           and
           Voluptuousness
           ?
           And
           in
           all
           humane
           probability
           ,
           such
           a
           Nation
           must
           sink
           ,
           when
           a
           People
           of
           more
           Wisdom
           and
           Courage
           and
           Resolution
           ,
           makes
           it
           their
           business
           to
           overcome
           them
           .
           So
           that
           these
           sorts
           of
           Sins
           are
           
             Natural
             Causes
          
           of
           weakning
           the
           Power
           and
           Interest
           of
           a
           Nation
           .
           But
           there
           are
           other
           Sins
           ,
           as
           Profaneness
           and
           Contempt
           of
           God
           and
           Religion
           ,
           
           Hypocrisy
           ,
           Idolatry
           ,
           &c.
           and
           of
           such
           which
           Work
           as
           
             Moral
             Causes
          
           ,
           God
           himself
           is
           the
           only
           Judge
           ,
           when
           the
           Measure
           of
           their
           Iniquity
           is
           filled
           up
           .
        
         
           (
           2.
           )
           Sometimes
           God
           steps
           out
           of
           his
           Ordinary
           Method
           and
           Course
           of
           Providence
           ,
           either
           in
           a
           way
           of
           Judgment
           or
           Mercy
           .
           And
           then
           he
           more
           particularly
           shows
           ,
           that
           
             those
             that
             Honour
             him
             ,
             he
             will
             honour
             ;
             and
             those
             who
             despise
             him
             shall
             be
             lightly
             esteemed
             .
          
           These
           things
           are
           not
           every
           days
           Experience
           ,
           but
           when
           they
           do
           happen
           they
           deserve
           to
           be
           taken
           Notice
           of
           ,
           in
           a
           more
           than
           Ordinary
           Manner
           .
           
           Aristotle
           ,
           who
           was
           no
           great
           Friend
           to
           Providence
           ,
           as
           to
           Humane
           Affairs
           ,
           professes
           ,
           that
           he
           did
           not
           know
           what
           to
           make
           of
           
             the
             extraordinary
             Success
             some
             Persons
             had
             in
             their
             Affairs
             ,
             without
             any
             extraordinary
             visible
             Causes
             .
          
           It
           is
           possible
           ,
           he
           might
           have
           the
           Success
           of
           his
           
             Macedonian
             Friends
          
           in
           his
           Thoughts
           ;
           who
           swallow'd
           up
           the
           Common-wealths
           of
           Greece
           ,
           as
           so
           many
           Morsels
           ,
           and
           then
           destroy'd
           the
           mighty
           
             Persian
             Monarchy
          
           .
           But
           in
           these
           Cases
           ,
           he
           allows
           a
           
             Divine
             Impulse
          
           ,
           carrying
           them
           on
           beyond
           the
           Ordinary
           Measures
           of
           humane
           Prudence
           ;
           and
           over-ruling
           
           so
           many
           things
           in
           Order
           to
           Success
           ,
           as
           nothing
           but
           a
           Divine
           Hand
           could
           manage
           .
           And
           when
           great
           Advantages
           come
           to
           a
           Nation
           in
           such
           a
           manner
           ,
           a
           more
           than
           Ordinary
           Degree
           of
           Thankfulness
           is
           justly
           expected
           ,
           that
           God
           may
           be
           honoured
           in
           a
           particular
           manner
           for
           the
           Deliverance
           he
           Works
           by
           such
           Means
           ,
           and
           the
           Mercies
           he
           bestows
           or
           continues
           thereby
           .
        
         
           (
           2.
           )
           As
           to
           particular
           Persons
           ;
           how
           far
           this
           holds
           ,
           will
           appear
           by
           these
           things
           :
        
         
           (
           1.
           )
           That
           Esteem
           and
           Honour
           naturally
           follows
           the
           Opinion
           of
           anothers
           Desert
           or
           Excellency
           .
           For
           it
           is
           not
           an
           Arbitrary
           thing
           ,
           but
           is
           founded
           on
           the
           Supposition
           of
           something
           that
           deserves
           it
           .
           It
           is
           like
           the
           Assent
           given
           to
           Mathematical
           Evidence
           ,
           which
           is
           not
           because
           they
           will
           do
           it
           ,
           but
           because
           they
           cannot
           help
           it
           .
        
         
           (
           2.
           )
           The
           Sincere
           Practise
           of
           Piety
           and
           Vertue
           doth
           command
           Esteem
           and
           Reverence
           .
           Hypocrisy
           indeed
           lessens
           it
           to
           the
           utmost
           degree
           ;
           because
           it
           argues
           a
           mean
           and
           false
           Temper
           of
           Mind
           ;
           but
           there
           is
           nothing
           in
           true
           Religion
           but
           what
           tends
           to
           raise
           Esteem
           ,
           For
           it
           implies
           all
           the
           things
           which
           are
           allow'd
           by
           all
           Persons
           to
           gain
           Honour
           
           among
           Men.
           For
           one
           that
           is
           truely
           Religious
           is
           a
           true
           Lover
           of
           God
           and
           of
           Mankind
           ;
           He
           is
           grateful
           to
           his
           Benefactour
           ,
           and
           always
           owns
           in
           the
           most
           solemn
           manner
           his
           Dependence
           upon
           him
           ,
           both
           by
           Prayers
           and
           Praises
           ;
           He
           is
           ready
           to
           do
           Good
           to
           all
           Men
           ,
           as
           far
           as
           is
           consistent
           with
           his
           Duty
           to
           God
           ;
           He
           is
           just
           ,
           righteous
           ,
           and
           merciful
           ,
           sober
           and
           temperate
           in
           the
           whole
           Course
           of
           his
           Life
           ;
           He
           acts
           not
           by
           Chance
           ,
           or
           for
           by
           Ends
           ;
           but
           by
           a
           fixed
           Principle
           of
           being
           and
           doing
           Good
           ;
           He
           keeps
           himself
           within
           the
           Bounds
           which
           God
           hath
           set
           him
           ;
           and
           with
           Chearfulness
           and
           Resolution
           sets
           himself
           to
           do
           and
           suffer
           his
           Will
           ;
           and
           hath
           so
           much
           Courage
           ,
           as
           to
           dare
           to
           do
           his
           Duty
           ,
           and
           is
           afraid
           of
           nothing
           so
           much
           as
           Offending
           God.
           And
           now
           let
           any
           one
           judge
           ,
           whether
           there
           be
           any
           thing
           Mean
           or
           Contemptible
           in
           all
           this
           ;
           whether
           every
           one
           that
           hears
           this
           Character
           doth
           not
           wish
           it
           belonged
           to
           himself
           .
           And
           that
           is
           a
           certain
           token
           that
           it
           brings
           Honour
           and
           Esteem
           with
           it
           .
        
         
           Let
           me
           then
           ,
           for
           a
           Conclusion
           of
           all
           ,
           Recommend
           the
           Practise
           of
           Reliligion
           and
           Vertue
           to
           all
           such
           as
           are
           the
           
           most
           concerned
           for
           Honour
           and
           Esteem
           .
           The
           World
           is
           always
           vain
           enough
           to
           flatter
           Greatness
           ,
           either
           out
           of
           Weakness
           or
           Design
           ;
           but
           true
           Greatness
           of
           Mind
           despises
           Flattery
           ;
           and
           where
           that
           is
           wanting
           in
           any
           ,
           this
           very
           Flatterer
           despises
           them
           .
           But
           this
           is
           a
           Way
           to
           be
           above
           the
           reach
           of
           Contempt
           ,
           
           
             To
             do
             Justly
             ,
             and
             to
             love
             Mercy
             ,
             and
             to
             walk
             humbly
             with
             God
          
           ;
           and
           these
           are
           the
           things
           which
           God
           himself
           assures
           us
           are
           the
           main
           Parts
           of
           our
           Duty
           .
           If
           we
           be
           Careless
           of
           God's
           Honour
           and
           Service
           now
           ,
           the
           time
           will
           shortly
           come
           ,
           when
           we
           shall
           heartily
           wish
           we
           had
           been
           otherwise
           .
           For
           ,
           how
           great
           soever
           your
           Honour
           be
           now
           ,
           you
           and
           that
           together
           must
           in
           a
           little
           time
           be
           
             laid
             in
             the
             Dust.
          
           And
           then
           the
           main
           Difference
           will
           be
           according
           to
           the
           Honour
           we
           have
           done
           to
           God
           ;
           For
           ,
           although
           the
           Text
           doth
           hold
           good
           ,
           as
           to
           this
           World
           ,
           as
           I
           have
           already
           shew'd
           ;
           yet
           the
           most
           glorious
           Accomplishment
           of
           it
           will
           be
           made
           Evident
           to
           all
           Mankind
           ,
           that
           
             Those
             that
             honor
             him
             ,
             God
             will
             honour
             ;
             and
             they
             that
             despise
             him
             shall
             be
             lightly
             esteemed
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
         
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A61593-e190
           
             v.
             17.
             
          
           
             Lev.
             7.
             31.
             
          
           
             v.
             33
             ,
             34.
             
          
           
             v.
             13
             ,
             14
             ,
             15
             ,
             16.
             
          
           
             v.
             17.
             
          
           
             Lev.
             10.
             1.
             
          
           
             Lev.
             1.
             7.
             ch
             .
             6.
             v.
             12.
             ch
             .
             16.
             v.
             12.
             
          
           
             ch
             .
             10.
             v.
             2.
             
          
           
             v.
             4.
             
          
           
             v.
             3.
             
          
           
             v.
             22.
             
          
           
             v.
             34.
             
          
           
             ●●
             .
             4.
             v.
             11.
             
          
           
             Lev.
             10.
             6.
             1
             
             Chr.
             24.
             2.
             
          
           
             Num.
             3.
             4.
             
          
           
             1
             Chr.
             14.
             2.
             5.
             
          
           
             1
             Kings
             24.
             27.
             
          
           
             1
             Sam.
             ●
             18.
             
          
           
             ch
             .
             2.
             v.
             22
             ,
             23
             ,
             24
             ,
             25.
             
          
           
             ch
             .
             3.
             v.
             13.
             
          
           
             ch
             .
             3.
             v.
             11.
             
          
           
             ch
             .
             4.
             v.
             22.
             
          
           
             Jer.
             7.
             12.
             
          
           
             1
             Sam.
             2.
             12.
             
          
           
             Tit.
             1.
             16.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             1.
             20
             
          
           
             Luk.
             4.
             16.
             
             Mat.
             23.
             2.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             15.
             8.
             
          
           
             Joh.
             16.
             2.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             13.
             3.
             
          
           
             ver
             .
             4.
             
          
           
             Exod.
             18.
             21.
             
          
           
             Eudem
             .
             l.
             7.
             c.
             14.
             
          
           
             Micah
             6.
             8.