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A09383	A commentarie or exposition, vpon the fiue first chapters of the Epistle to the Galatians: penned by the godly, learned, and iudiciall diuine, Mr. W. Perkins. Now published for the benefit of the Church, and continued with a supplement vpon the sixt chapter, by Rafe Cudworth Bachelour of Diuinitie	Perkins, William, 1558-1602.; Cudworth, Ralph, 1617-1688.	1604 (1604)	STC 19680; ESTC S114465	595,047	756

Therefore the permission of the Stewes in Rome is without warrant and the rather because there the prohibition of mariage in sundrie orders of men beares sway Uncleannes the incontinencie against nature as incest the sinne of Sodom and such like Marke where these sinnes were knowne there they are named particularly by Paul as among the Romanes Rom. 1. 27 28. and to the Corinthians 1. Cor. 6. 9 10. but where they were not knowne as in Galatia there they are onely mentioned generally least by the naming of them he should after a sort teach them Wantonnes that is the open profession and ostentation of incontinencie by vnchast words wanton gestures and wanton apparell Hence it appeares that we are to detest all signes of incontinencie and that we are to be chast not onely in deed but also in our words gestures and behauiours The punishment of these sinnes is in v. 21. in these wordes They which doe these things shall not inherit the kingdome of God And it must be remembred that this threat or curse must be applied to euery one of these sinnes particularly The vse There are a number of men that liue secretly in these sinnes adulterie fornication c. And because they professe Christian religion and sometime come to the Church and to the Lords table they thinke all is well and they suppose there is no daunger Thus make they a couenant with hell and death Isa. 28. But they deceiue themselues for God is vnchangeable and all his threats shall be accomplished And no adulterer no fornicatour no vncleane person shall enter into the kingdome of God whatsoeuer men suppose or dreame Secondly by the consideration of this threat we are admonished to flie adulterie fornication wantonnes c. They say these are but tricks of youth Belike then it is but a tricke to loose the kingdome of heauen Salomon saith Blessed is the man that feareth or causeth himselfe to feare Prou. 28. 14. now that shall be done when we terrifie our selues from these offences by setting Gods iudgements before vs. Lastly some man may say what shall they doe that are ouertaken with these sinnes if the doers thereof cannot enter into the kingdō of god Ans. Their case is dangerous there is but one way to helpe them in the world and that is to cease from adulterie fornication vncleannes wantonnes and to doe the contrarie Psal. 34. 14. And this will doe the deede for the promise of God is he that confesseth his sinnes and forsaketh thē shall haue mercie Prou. 28. 14. And this promise of God is not contrarie to his threat For so long as men are doers of these sinnes or of any one of them they are out of Gods kingdom and when they cease to be doers of them and contrariwise exercise themselues in the workes of chastitie possessing their vessells that is their bodies in sanctification and honour the case is altered and they must no more be reputed doers of these sinnes For God accepts men not as they haue bin but as they are In that these foure sinnes adulterie fornication c. are manifest workes of the flesh we are taught three things The first is that we must stocke vp the roote of these sinnes that is mortifie the passion of concupiscence Col. 3. 5. 1. Thess. 4. 5. which is nothing els but an inordinate inclination to these vices And it is mortified in vs if we learne to feare God in his word and in the commandement that forbiddes adulterie For the feare of God clenseth both heart and life Ioseph tempted by his mistris to follie by this meanes eschewed the offence saying shall I doe this and sinne against God Further it must be remembred that without holines no man can see God or haue fellowship with him Hebr. 12. 14. And while the lust of concupiscence beares the sway there is no holines and therefore no fellowship with God The second rule is that all occasions of these sinnes must be cut off two specially Idlenesse and the pampering of the bodie For Idlenes consider Dauid who when he was out of ciuill warres and free from banishment at peace in his owne house his wandring affection carried him to commit adulterie And the Israelites when they were stored and pampered with all the blessings of God gaue themselues to the committing of these offences Ier. 5. 7. 1. Cor. 10. 7. and the people of Sodom and Gomorrha Ezech. 16. 49. The third rule is that all signes of these vices must be auoided and detested that is any speech or action that may signifie or giue suspition of an incontinent disposition as light talke wanton behauiour curiousnes and excesse in trimming of the bodie suspected companie or companie that may in likelihood be suspected For it is Gods will that not onely the vice it selfe but also the appearance of euery vice should be auoided 1. Thess. 5. 22. Idolatrie The second sort of sinnes follow which are against godlines and they are three Idolatrie Witchcraft Heresie Idolatrie is the worshipp 〈◊〉 Idol-gods An Idol is taken two waies First of all a fiction or a thing meerely deuised is an Idol againe when we conceiue a thing that is otherwise then it is it is an Idol So likewise Idolatrie is twofold One is when some thing that is not God is set vp in the Roome of God and that is done three waies One is when the Godhead is ascribed to a creature as when it was said to Herod The voice of a God and not of a man The second is when any propertie of the godhead is ascribed to the creature The third is when the affections of our hearts are giuen to the creature Thus couetousnes is called Idolatrie Col. 3. 5. because it makes men put their affiance in riches The second kind of Idolatrie is to worship the true God with deuised worship as namely with in and at Images set vp to the honour of God This Idolatrie is forbidden in the second commaundement as Moses hath expounded the law Deut. 4. 16. Thou sawest no image in the day I appeared in Mount Sinait therefore thou shalt make no image namely of God It is alleadged that the commandement onely forbids the making of the images of false gods I answer and of the true God also Aarons calfe was an Image of the true God Exod. 32. 5. And it must be obserued that Iehu destroied the Idols of Baal 2. King 10. 26. and withall remained still in the sinne of Ieroboam v. 31. which was to worship the calfes in Dan and Bethel which were images of Iehoua And for this he is discommended The vse By this we see that the Romish religion is a carnall religion for it teacheth Idolatrie foure waies First it inioyneth men to giue to the Consecrated Host the name and honour of God And thus they set vp vnto themselues a breaden God made with mans hand An Idol as abominable as euer was among the Gentiles Secondly it teacheth men to