A view of the threats and punishments recorded in the Scriptures, alphabetically composed with some briefe observations upon severall texts / by Zachary Bogan ...

Enticing, (or causing) others to sinne.

Doubtlesse it shall be severely punished. Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink: that putteth thy bottle to him (the Prophet changes the person for anger) and makest him drunken also, that thou maist look on his na∣kednesse Hab. 2 15 That putteth thy bottle to him] or. offerest the cup to him, to tempt him. How often is this sinne committed by us! I meane our importunit with our freinds to eate, and drink which we take no notice of as a sinne: but practise it our selves, and expect it from others, as an act of civility and complement.

Woe unto you Scribes and Pharisees, Hypo∣crites, for ye compasse sea and land to make one Proselyte, and when he is made, you make him twofold more, the child of hell, then your selves, Matt. 23. 15. The Lord, in the prophecy of Amos, being about to threaten the Israe∣lites, with most severe punishments, and be∣ginning to reckon up the mercies which he shewed them, seemes to have had an intent, after that, of complaining of more sinnes then one, (as may be gathered by the ex∣pression

afterward used, of a cart load of sheaves.) But yet as soone as ever he had mentioned this (ye gave the Nazarites wine to drinke, and commanded the Prophets saying, prophecy not:) as if the weight of it had for∣ced him to speake; he goes no further, but presently breakes out, Behold I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves. Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift &c. Am 2. 12, 13, 14.

Such as are guilty of this Sin, their conditi∣on is wofull, & their persons are cursed. They are exceedingly detested by God; as those are by men, who endevour to set others against them. Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way, Deut 27. 18. They shall be called the least (methinkes there is much detestation & anger in this expression) in the Kingdome of Heaven; though it be but in the breach of the least Commandement, Mat. 5. 19.