78 The Mark! of the Vnconverted. . be of the religion that will u~do them ; they never come to be entirely devoted to Chrift, nor fui:y to , refign to him 5 theymuft have the fweet fin, they mean to do themfelves no harn1; they have fecret exceptions for life, · liberty, or eftate: 11any take Chrift thus hand over head, and never. confider his· felf- denying terms, nor caft up the cofi ; and this er~our in the foundation marrs aJ!, and fecretly rutnsthemforever, Luk· 14.18. Mattb. I3· :z.r. 3. Fornt~tlity in Religion. Ivlany fiick in tile bark, · end reil: in the outfide of Religion, and in the ex– ternal_p~rform~nces of holy"duties) Mattb. 2. 3. !· f· And thts oft-ttmes doth rnofi effeCtually dece1ve men; and cloth n1ore certainly unGo them, than open 1oofenefs; as it was i.n the Pharifee's cafe, Mat, ~3. 3r. They hear, they fait~ they pray, they give , alms; and therefore will not believe but their cafe · is mood~ Luk. I 8. 'zr~ Whereas refting in the work done, and coming f.hort of the heart~work, . and the. inward power and vitals of Religion, they fall at 1'\ft into the burning,from the flattering hopes, and confident perfuafions of their' being in the ready way_ toheaven, M;ztt_h. 7· :2-2, 2. 3,· o, dreadful cafe, . U:h~r) a mari's:Rehf?~On ·fball ftrve only. to ~arden : ~tm,. aqd~ effefrually ~o ~elude and decetve h1s own tout'! ' - ~ 4.', The previlencj of falfe ends in holy duties, Matth. ·:.3. 2)· This i\V2S the bane of the Pharifees. Oh, how tnany a poor foul is undone by. this, and dr~ps into hell, before he difcerns his miih1ke I He per– forms good duties, and fo thinks all is well, and p~rceives not that he is afl.uated by carnal mQtives all the while. It is too true, that ev~n ~ith the tru1y· fa~a,fied, ,Pfany carnal ends ~ill oft-times cree_p Jn ;. but ~hey are the matter of h1s h"tt.red and humi– liation, and never come. to be habitually pt:evalent with him> and to p~ar the {!reateft fway, R.om. r 4B· 1· · B ut·
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