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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

condemn and falsifie the Declarations at that time in the supposing of the Paucitie of Instruments and in the application of that Doctrine and divine truth to that time but it doth not speak any thing against the application of that truth therein contained to our time it being more manifest that we have greater necessity and less Choise of Instruments and so in greater hazard of unbelief and overlooking what is behind us 3. It is of all Considerations the most Confounding to reflect upon our former Humiliations and Fasts How often hath it been Confessed to God as the predominant Publick sin of Scotland Countenancing and Employing the Malignant Partie But when we call particalarlie to mind the first Solemne Fast after the defeat at Dumbar Astonishment takes hold on us to think that it is now defended as a Duty which but some moneths ago was Solemnly confessed as a sin the not purging of the Army the obstructing of that work and great inclinations to keep in and fetch in such Persons and the repining at and crying out against all that was done in the contrarie was then reckoned as the great Cause of Gods Wrath and his sad stroak upon us What distraction may this breed in the hearts of the people of the Land to hear that same thing Complained of as great sin to day and Commended as a necessary Duty to morrow Is not all the Land presently called to mourn for the Kings sins of which this is one the designing a Conjunction with the Malignant Party and giving them warrand to rise in Arms for the defence of the Kingdome Now how shall they be able to reconcile these in their oun minds at the same time to mourn for that as a sin in the King which they hear commended as the Duty of the Parliament To fast a day for that as the Kings sin which they must go about to morrow as their oun Duty Tell it not in Gath Publish it not in Ashkelon lest the Daughters of the Philistines rejoyce Heathens may rise in Judgment against this Generation Semperidem ●elle atque idem nolle haec demum sapientiae est If any wise man be ubique semper sibi pay idem what ought a Godly man to be 3. Reason That which is an Uncertain mean of preservation of the Kingdom and a more Certain mean of destruction of Religion is utterly unlawfull But the employing and entrusting of all men promiscuously according as is holden out in the publick Resolutions is at best an uncertain mean of the preservation of the Kingdom and is a more certain mean of the destruction of Religion Ergo It is utterly unlawfull The First Proposition cannot be denyed When any less good comes in opposition with a greater good the Pesser good in that respect becomes evil We may not endanger certainly a greater good for the probable and incertain attainment of the lesser The Second Proposition I know will be Denyed as it was denyed in the time of the Engadgment by the Committee of Estates They said the Danger of Religion was not infallibile that it might eventually fall out so but not by any Causality And thus it is pleaded now That the danger of Religion is not inevitable That the danger of the Kingdom is certain and so these being laid in the ballance together we ought to eschew a certain danger of the Kingdoms Destruction rather hazard on a probable danger of Religion But we shall clear this and confirm the reason 1. The danger of the Kingdom is indeed great but it is not so certain and inevitable in case of not employing the Malignant party because there may be some competency of Power beside Now the Delivery and preservation of the Kingdom from this danger by conjunction with that party is either improbable because we have sentenced our selves to Destruction if ever we should do such a thing again We are standing under a curse whereto we have bound over ourselves And beside God is in a speciall manner parsuing that generation and hath raised up this Enemy for their destruction so that we may with greater probability expect to partake of their plagues and to fall under our oun Curse than to be Delivered or be instruments of Deliverance to the Kingdom Or at the best it is uncertain for what is more uncertain than the event of War The battel in this sense may be said peculiarly to belong to the Lord. Now on the other hand the danger of Religion is Certain and inevitable though not simply in it self and absolutely because the Lord doth in Heaven and earth what he pleases yet with a Morall Certainty and infallibility which is often as great as Physicall certainty Suppose these men having the power of the Sword prevail will they not employ it according to their principles and for attaining their oun ends which both are destructive to Religion What is more certain than that men act and speak from the Abundance of the heart when there is no outward restraint It should be a great wonder if they who are so accustomed to doe evil should cease to doe evil when they have power and Convenience to do it Power and greatness hath Corrupted many good men shall it Convert them Can men expect other fruits from a tree than the nature of it yeelds Will one seek figs on thorns or grapes on thistles 2. We do not see what Defence it can be for the present to the Kingdom at least the godly and well affected in the Kingdom who will be as much troubled in their persons and Estates by that Party as by the Common Enemy It is known what threatnings the Countrey is filled with which vents that inveterate Malice and hatred of all the well affected in the Kingdom which they have kept within their breast of a long time and now they find opportunity of outing it It is as clear as day light that the most part of all the secluded persons looks upon these that opposed them in the Engadgment and shut them out of places of Trust and Capacity of Employment as enemies and as great Enemies as the Sectaries And that we may know what to expect when they have full power in their hand they have already so lift up their head that no Godly man can promise himself security in many places And especially the faithfull Gentlmen and people of the West who have given more proof of their Faithfullnesse to the Cause and Kingdom against the Common Enemie than any others in the Land Yet are daily suffering violence from these preservators of the Kingdom while they are sufferers under the feet of the Enemy When they have no common Enemy whom I beseech yow will they prey upon seing they do it already while they have an Enemy But it is replyed That none of the least Suspition are allowed to be in such trust and power as may be prejudiciall to Religion And that ane oath is to be taken of all which is

steep and hazardous places which cannot Choose but it will be if a man enter into the path of wicked men he must either go along in their way with them and then its broad indeed or if he think to keep a good Conscience in it he will be pinched and straitned therefore its freest for the mind and Conscience for to avoid and pass by that way for they sleep not c. they will never be satisfied till they have done a mischief they will live upon the ruines of the poor Countrey And how will thow joyn in that Or how can thow eschew it if thow walk with them If it were no more it s a suspected by-path that thow never travelled into O pass by it or if thow be entered turn out of it If thow wilt enter upon the Apprehension of some light and duty in it know that it s but evening Sun is setting and thow wilt be benighted ere it be long and thow shalt stumble then and not know whereupon even on that thow sees now and thinks to eschew and pass by Then from ver 25. to the end Keep thy heart with all diligence for out of it are the issues of life c. Except thow keep thy heart and whole man thow cannot escape falling in some temptation O keep thy heart deligentlie on the knowledge and love of the Truth Take heed to thy words Look not a-squint but directly to that which is good Give not a-squint look to any unlawfull Course for the necessity or utility it may be seems to attend it But look straight on and ponder well thy way thow walks in that thow run to no extremity either to one party or other That thow walk in the middle way between Profanity and Error thow held these ways hitherto for extreams Ponder I beseech thee then before thow walk in any of them see whether they be really come to thee or thow to them Mark who is changed Chap. 5 8. to the 15. Remove thy way far from her and come not near the door of her house 9. Lest thow give thine honour unto others and thy years unto the Cruel 10. Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth and thy Labours be in the house of a stranger 11. And thow mourn at last when thy flesh and thy bodie are Consumed 12. And say how have I hated instruction and my heart despised reproof 13. And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers nor enclined mine ear to them that instructed me c. If thow would be safe from snares Remove from the way and house of the strange Woman Thow must fall in Aholah and Aholibahs whordoms Ezek. 23. except thow come not near them If thow keep not from that Assembly and Congregation thow shall be almost in all evil If thow joyn with them thow cannot but partake of their sins and plagues and so thow shalt say after when thow cannot well mend it It was near gone my steps almost gone and all the Assembly of his people shall witness to it Chap. 6 16 17 18 24 25. These six things doth the Lord hate yea seven are ane Abomination unto him 17. A proud look A lying tongue and hands that shed innocent blood 18. An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations feet that be swift in running to mischief 24 To keep thee from the strange Woman from the flattery of the tongue of a strange Woman 25. Lust not after her beauty in thine heart neither let her take thee with her eye-lids Descrives both our Enemies the Malignant Party and the Sectarian Pride Violence Cruelty Lying is the very Character of the one Flattery beauty of pretended Religion and false witnessing and Charging of the Lords people and seeking to sow discord among these that were one in heart and work is the Character of the other Now keep thee from both these Abominations and do not think it s in thy power not to be infected with the Contagion of their fellowship Can a man take fire in his bosom and his Cloaths not be burnt Can one go on hot Coals and not burn his feet So whoever Associates and goes in friendly to either of them shall not be Innocent ver 27 28 29. Chap. 7 14. c. I have peace offerings with me this day have I payed my Vows They pretend Religion on both sides And our Church sayes The Malignants have satisfied them and repented Even like the peace offerings and Vows of the whore She began with her devotion that she might with more liberty sin more and have that pretence to cover it and by means of her offerings she got a feast of the flesh Even as they by profession of Repentance are Admitted to Trust and by offering for the like sin a new sin is Covered and Vows undertaken never to be kept Therefore take heed of these snares For she hath cast down many strong ver 26. Many tall Cedar hath fallen by that Fellowship It s the way to hell vers 27. See Chap. 8. 13. Chap. 10. Shews us the very different estate of the Godly and wicked both in regard of light and knowledge concerning Duty and of blessings promised vers 6. Blessings are upon the head of the just but violence Covereth the mouth of the wicked 9. He that walketh uprightly walketh surely but he that perverteth his ways shall be known vers II. The mouth of a Righteous man is a well of life but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked ver 20. The tongue of of the Iust is as Choise silver the heart of the wicked is litle worth ver 23. It is as a sport to a fool to do mischief but a man of understanding hath wisdom c. ver 24 25 28 31 32. Which shew us That if the Lords mind be revealed to any concerning the present Courses it must be to his poor people that wait on him and not to all the wicked and ungodly in the Land who almost only are satisfied and clear in the Course who yet before were never satisfied And beside though the Lord be Chastising his people yet one may Ioyn with them without fear of wrath and Indignation on that accompt and with hope of Partaking of their blessings when he cannot and dare not joyn with a wicked party pursued with wrath and Indignation in the same dispentation Which may be more clear from Cap. 11. ver 3 5 8. The Integrity of the Upright shall guide them but the perversness of Transgressors shall destroy them ver 5. The Righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way but the wicked shall fall by his own wickednesse 8. The Righteous is delivered out of trouble and the wicked cometh in his stead And ver 10 and 11. Shews the different Condition of People under wicked Rulers and Godly All the wicked now rejoyce None shouts but they they think their day is come the Godly generally hang their head and are discountenanced Even as Psal. 12. The 21. and 31 ver shews