251 DireElionsforgetting andkeeping flinch Godand his Truth in ftraits, and juggle with their Confciences, and will takeout all the honou- rable, eafie, cheap part of the work of Chrift, and makea Religion ofthat by it felt, leaving out all the difgracefull, difficult, chargeable, felf.denying part ; and hereuponcall themfelves Chriftians, and make a great thew in the world with this kind of Religi- oufnefs, and take themfelves injured if menquefti- on their honefty and uprightnefs in theFaiths thefe men are notorious feltdeceivers, meer Hypocrites and in plain truth, this is the very true defcription by which damnable Hypocrites areknown from found Chriftians. The Lord open mens eyes to fee it in time while it may be cured. Yea and the nearer any true Chriftiarr doth come to this fin , the more doth he difoblige God, and quench the fpirit of Comfort, and darken his ownEvidences, and de- ftroyhis Peace of Confcience, and create unavoid- able Troubles to his Spirit and eftrangednefs be- twixt the Lord Jefus and his own foul. Avoid this therefore, ifever you will have Peace. D IRE-
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=