Sincerity, or, The upright mans walk to heaven in two parts shewing I. that sincerity is the true way to happiness, II. that the keeping of our selves from our own iniquity is the true way to sincerity / delivered in several sermons in the parish church of St. Michael in Long-Stratton Norfolk by James Oldfield, late minister there.

4. Those who instead of keeping them∣selves from their own Iniquities, are draw∣ing

on others, and perswading others to commit the like sins with them. Brethren, I think our sin hath done mischief enough, or at least will do mischief enough, if it ruin and damn only our own Souls, oh then, why should we be so greedy of bring∣ing others into the same guilt and condem∣nation with us; I think the World was never so full of such kind of Persons as 'tis now, sinners are stark mad that every body is not like them, and because they cannot draw others with them to the same excess of riot; sin is such a sweet bit, such a dainty morsel, that they love not to eat it alone, like some kind hearted men, who if they have a joynt of meat extraordina∣ry, presently send for some Neighbours or Friends to dine with them. Brethren, this is the very Image and Superscription of the Devil, that these men carry in their fore∣heads, the Devil after he had sinned him∣self, have made it his work ever since to make us all Devils like himself, by draw∣ing us into the same sins; now the best way to remedy this, is to keep our selves (as David in the Text) from our own sins, and when we see the evil of them our selves, we shall the more earnestly per∣swade

all others, to keep themselves from them likewise.