Sermon 6. But of all parts of Religion, our S A v I o u R (here) may feeme to have Nor lite tl1tm made cl;oife of the worft. To lay,_ whenyecf.•JI, ~e not like Players, nonhen, of mfailm,. all tlmes. For, a Play a11da FafHmte not. A Play IShg.ht!y had ~t Feajls. Men, when they (aft are inheavtne(fe -: thefe agree not well. Well, as ev11l as they agree, for all that, Faftshavebee~e played too• There wasa Fafl played, ro get k 7\g. t, King.u 9 ; both's Vineyard : It colt hun Ius vt~eyaril, and h1s life too. 1 here was another . la ed ( 1 vJ{ls 2 3.) ro have got Samt~attlmade a-way. And they fay, there was 1A<ts.;.: ••· p yp.t ·•eda"ainll theMtho~' 'l{gvember; and a Procejtontoo; and all, to luve made one ••/ o .J'J' ~ · L J 1 B r · us all away. From fuch fa.fts playing the oR o ue tver m._ ut w, you may have a fajlplayedwo, for a need• . ,' ,. . . Tbatwemaynotmarvcll, thefeHypocrites tl;atplayinFajls (C n R IST tells i . us) area fpeciall fort by themfelves. Be not likeHypocrites ar all: but, ofall other, Nor likefo,.T; not !tke them. \>Vhy ~ the common fort of Hypocrites abroad, feeke to put .1n a Hy;ocmes•. 6etter face than _their orvne : but, here have you a <..Monfler, exierrninans v~tlt11~~ ' 011 t-!arvillg (as it were ) and bamflung h1s owne narurall countenance ~ <!~"'·(~ JS CH RI s ~·sword, defMing hi< face, as you can hardly know, it is hee: taking rohimfelfeaworfefacefarre,thanever Go o made him. To lay on a little 0 wot not what) to the end, to looke the more faire, the better coloured, ofa clearer complexion; that, is not ftrange : Bur, to affect a looke moredimme, morehollow, . more evil! favottred; and to be.!wenhis facetotlwt end, that palfes; that, is anew kindeof hypocrijie perfe; a kinde by itfe!fe, that. Yer, fuch there be. There were:, . that worc"'o11r{egarment to deceive (faithZachary :)So, there is not onelyg•y, but Zach.u.,!; raggedhypocrijie. And, there were ( fa1th C n R I s T here) that rottgh-caff their countenance, and that, to deceive too. Th:tt, there is nor onelyfi•cm, but fermen– t~<mpietati5; Not onelyjleeringl but lorvring; Not onlywell complexiontd, but pale. _coloured hypocrijie. Such are they, that play m C n R 1 s T's Fart, here; trifles, torvi; ar~fleri, the word 1s """'lF""'"; wh1ch1s ( prop'!:ly) the looke of a wt!de.bcaft (a Lion,ora Beare robbedof their rvhe!pes) grimme andghaff; one would be afraid ro Jooke on them. Thefe:, would C n " I s " have us, not be like; As indeed who would be likechem, butfuch hypocrites as they ~ Not like them ~Why; how doe they~ Exterminimt vulttlm; Wee begin , Not like 1vithvultum. Thehypocrites whole labour is but his 1/oke. Blame him not; for heis •hominrh,ir ~othiog but looke. Nothing butface, and cafe; but a very ollt-jideouly. As for a~y ~:~~,;~"' mward matter, he neverlookes after. · · In which point, they fuitc well with Players, whofe names they beare. It is a very fit refemblAnce for them, that are nothing but refemblan'cc. lrl the very true and hvelyperfonof:t Prince,the olltrvardpompe or !hew is the lclfe part, by farre. TheRe– gallq11alities,the Princely vertttes :tre they,we chiefely admire; A re!igiotl! heart,high wifd•me,heroicaH courage, Clemencie, like that of Go o, without meafureor end. In h1m tharplayes the King, it is quite otherwife. No R"yall quality is required at all; NoPrzncdy vert11enceds, he never cares for:hem. But,ge.fture andg.ite, the carriage ofh1s countenance, to f.1y hispart, to pronotmce and toaCl it well; that is all that is ea. red fotby him, or thar is looked for at his hands. And even fo it fares here : Contrition offl'iri:, abroken heaxt, tmfainedlmmilitie, truth in theinwardparts; thefe are Pfal;p.~; mo!he:qwGte 1~ the true Faff. Ir sk1ls not a whit foranyofthefe, in the Stage-faJ1;. ~0 he can fet Ius connrenance well, have theclot~dJ in hisforehead, hiseyes fomewhae oflow, cenainc rvrincklesin hischeeke, carry his head like a bt~lmjh andlookelike le-· 'Ven ; all is well. As for any inward accomplilhmem, he never' takes thought for aty. 1Vtdtt~m oocly is it; He goes no fmther; bnely to be like, to be Jicut; as onej t loug l (Indeed) none. n Bit,why doe they take all thefe paines to disfigurethemfelves ~That doe they; ·~Not Ji~e VI eant~er,thatthey mioht befeenofmen,and feem to men appeare tO them io the rhemi~ their " X · ' - likenelfe Yt, rh<,rewd. 3 .
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