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II. All labouring and striving by forms, customes, and tra∣ditions, comes short of that worship in Spirit and in Truth. The wayes the two men walk in, viz. the Spiri∣tuall and the carnall, the difference betwixt them, and how you may know them by their fruits.
ALl men and women that make a profession, and go under the name of Christians, & say you love Jesus Christ, mind him whom you profess, that you may be taught by him in all your ways and worships, and do not suffer your selves to be deceived any longer by fair speeches, and flattering high notions, by which you have been blinded for many years, and led on to worship God in outside forms and customs, after the traditions and commandements of men, which by imaginary imitations and consultations they have set up for their own ends, and have made laws to bind the people to observe them, contrary to that light shi∣ning into the conscience (the throne of Christ) and the practice of Christ and his Apostles, and so have made the word of God of none effect by their traditions; but neither they nor you have known the true God, who is worshipped in spirit: for whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, nor known him; He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandements, is a lier, nor have you fellowship with him, nor did ever you receive an answer of acceptance from him, though you have been worshippers in your formal customs all your time, and have many times afflicted your selves from morning till evening, yet no answer.