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and Atheism incouraged to shew it self, in open defiance to Religion. Yea, through the indiscretions, and inconsiderateness of some preachers, the fantastry, and vain babble of others, and the general disposition of the people to admire what makes a great shew, and pretends to more than ordinary spirituality; things are, in many places, come to that pass, that those who teach Christian vertue and Religion, in plainness and simplicity without senseless phrases, and fantastick affectations, shall be reckon'd for dry moralists, and such as understand nothing of the life, and power of Godliness. Yea, those people have been so long used to gibberish and canting, that they cannot understand plain sense; and vertue is become such a stranger to their ears, that when they hear it spoken of in a Pulpit, they count the preacher a broacher of new divinity; and one that would teach the way to heaven by Philosophy: And he escapes well, |
and Atheism encouraged to show it self, in open defiance to Religion. Yea, through the indiscretions, and inconsiderateness of Some Preachers, the fantastry, and vain babble of Others, and the general disposition of the people to admire what makes a great show, and pretends to more than ordinary spirituality; things Are, in many places, come to that pass, that those who teach Christian virtue and Religion, in plainness and simplicity without senseless phrases, and fantastic affectations, shall be reckoned for dry moralists, and such as understand nothing of the life, and power of Godliness. Yea, those people have been so long used to gibberish and canting, that they cannot understand plain sense; and virtue is become such a stranger to their ears, that when they hear it spoken of in a Pulpit, they count the preacher a broacher of new divinity; and one that would teach the Way to heaven by Philosophy: And he escapes well, |
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