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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28174	An useful case of conscience learnedly and accuratly discussed and resolved concerning associations and confederacies with idolaters, infidels, hereticks, malignants, or any other knoun enemies of truth and godlinesse : useful for these times and therefore published for the benefit of all those who desire to know or retain the sworn to principles of the sometimes famous Church of Christ in Scotland / by Hugh Binning.	Binning, Hugh, 1627-1653.	1693 (1693)	Wing B2934; ESTC R24656	57,320	52

King scattereth the wicked and bringeth the wheel over them O that our Magistrates were so wise Is the Act of levie a scattering of the wicked Is the act of Indemnity a bringing the wheel over them Psal. 101. 8. 1 will early destroy c. In Chap. 21 10. The soul of the wicked desireth evil his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes The wickeds principles can carry no where but to evil and to do evil to Good men vers 8. His way and life is full of horrible and tragicall chances But a good mans work is easie and pleasant directs to a good and peaceable end Isay. 26 7. In vers 12. A Righteous man should have his witt about him to consider ungodly houses and families and persons that God hath visible controversies with that he may not communicate with them in their Judgments vers 16. It is a sad wandring out of the way when a man leaves the Congregation of the Living to abide among the dead Dead in sins and appointed to Death It s a great Judgment as well as sin Vers 27. with the 4. and places before cited shew how Abominable the externall professions and pretences of wicked men are when contradicted by their practise especially if they doe it but out of a wicked mind when they Intend to effect some mischief under the Colour of Repentance and being Reconciled to the Church As Absaloms Vow at Hebron as Balaam and Balak and the Pharisees who under pretence of long prayers devoured widows houses as Iezebels fast and as the people Isay. 58 4. Who fasted for strife and debate and to strike with the fist of wickednesse All men knows that the Church is the Ladder to step up upon to go to preferment and Repentance the door to enter to places of Trust. Chap. 22 3. A prudent man forseeth the evil and hideth himself but the simple pass on and are punished He is a wise man that knows the Judgment of the Lord and as the stork and swallow the time of his coming that in the Consideration of sins and threatnings and comparing things spirituall with spirituall apprehendeth Judgment coming on such a Course and such a party and hydes himself goes aside retires to a Covert by avoyding these evils and the least fellowship with them that bring it on and eschewing such a Society as hath the Cloud hanging directly above their head but simple Idiots and blind worldings go on head-long and dread nothing and are punished vers 5. Most Grievous plagues and Punishments and all manner of unhappiness encumbreth their wicked life Therefore he that would keep himself pure and clean 1 Iohn 5 18. and save his oun soul shall be far from them shall keep himself far from such people He prays with JOB Let their Counsell be far from me Iob 21 16 17. Because their good is not in their hand their Candle is oft put out c. And resolves with JACOB My soul shall not enter into their secret to have such Intimacy with them as joyn Counsells with them Gen. 49 6. And vers 10 11. Cast out of thy Company Family Jurisdiction the Scorner that contemns ●odly men and mocks Instruction for such men are Infectious and able to Corrupt all they Converse with But Cast him out and Contention shall go out with him It s such only that marrs the union of the Godly that stirs up strife and foments divisions Thow shalt have more peace and be more free from sin and shame But sound hearted upright men who deal faithfully not to please but to profit yow should choose these to entrust and rely upon those should be the friends of Kings Vers 14 As a Harlots allurements are like pits to catch men so the Allurements of wicked ungodly men their Power Policy c. and their fair speeches and flatteries is a deep ditch to catch men into this spirituall whoredome and fornication spoken of Ezek. 23. And he whom God is provoked with by former wickedness falls into it Eccl. 7 26. vers 24 25. Make not friendship with an angry man and with a furious man thow shall not go c. And is not Association in Arms with such as friends against one Enemie a making friendship with them we are sworn to hold as Enemies If we may not converse with a furious passionate man how then with men of blood enraged whose inveterate malice hath now occasion to vent against all the Godly For thow wilt learn his wayes as we have always seen it by experience and thow wilt get a snare to thy soul If thow go not in his ways yow cannot aggree yow will fall out and quarrell and that is a snare to thee Vers 28 Remove not the ancient land-mark which thy Fathers have set If it be so dreadfull and accursed to remove our Neighbours marks and bounds O how much more to change and alter Gods land mark his Privileges Oaths and Covenants c. and Chap. 23 10. 11. Deut. 19 14 and 27 17 Chap. 23 1 7. When thow sittest to eat with a Ruler Consider diligently what it before thee vers 7. For as he thinketh in his heart so is he c. Consider diligently what men ARE not what they PRETEND and seem to be for as they think so are they not as they pretend with their tongue and Countenance but as they think in their heart which is better evidenced by their Common ' and habituall speaking and walking than any deliberate and resolved profession contrived of purpose But if thow consider not this the morsel thow hast eaten thow shalt vomit up thow shalt Dearly pay for thy Credulity and loss all thy sweet words Vers 23 Buy the truth and sell it not c. Do not we sell the truth and Cause and all into the hands of the Enemies of all Whereas we ought to Ransom the Kingdoms libertie and Religions Interest with the loss of all extrinsick Interest that does but concern the accession of ones honour yet we sell endanger and venture all for that Chap. 24 1. Be not thow envyous against evil men neither desire thow to be with them Godly mens hearts are often tickled to be acquainted with in league and friendship with wicked men when they have power that they may not be hurt by them but seing there is no Society between light and darknesse let not the Godly desire to be with them as in Chap. 23 17. But rather to be in Gods fear alwayes that is good Company The Reason is Vers 2. Their heart studies the destruction of the Godly why then should thow walk with thine Enemy And you shall hear nothing but mischief in their Lips vers 12. It s not according to mens words but works they should be judged and why do not we follow that Rule in our Judging Do we mock God as one mocks another Iob 34 11. Psal. 62 12 Ier 32 19. Rom. 2 6. Vers 21. c. Men given to Change false deceitfull men meddle