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Apfe Sermon. 51Thirdly, religious rightcoufncfTe, whicheverftrikes the ftrokejdoth the deed, and goes throughflitch indeed, in all comfortable Chriftian government.It onely ftcercs aright in all publicke employments,flards upright in all ftormes, and isflecletothebacke.Either there muft be an additionof Religion to reafon, piety to policyjCounfeJIout of Gods Bookto the light of natural] confcicnce>fandifiedrighteoufncflc tocivillhonefty: oras the preferred party himfelfe though otherwifeofnever fo good parts, never fo univerfally and excellentlyenriched with all endowments of^allkinds, naturall,morall,politicke, learned, is but as adead man, a rotten carrion fluck over with flowers^foccrtairely with whatfoever outward flourifliesand formalities he may fecme to dazle the eyes ofunderlings ; he will poyfon his placc,by preferringhisowne particular and private ends, by puttingfometimes hatcfull bufincfTe into good language,for hisowne advantage and further advancement,and ever by temporizing, rather then hazard histemporall happinelTe.Heare what judicious MaflerHooker did happily let fall from his pen to this purpofe.Sonaturall (faith he,)is the union of Religionwith ]uftiGe,that we may boldly dceme there is neither,whereboth are not. For how fliould they beunfainedly jufl, whom .Religion doth not caufetobe fuch,or they religious which are not found fuchby the proofe oftheir juft acflionscT If they whichemploy their labour and travaik about the publickadminiftration ofJuftice/ollow it onely as a trade,with unquenchable .and unconfcionable thirfl ofHgaine.