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Vit
R.
24.
8phefian.r,
Chap.g,.
539
mony to
his
truth,
Enoch, Noah, Abraham, lob,
David,
Hezekiah,
za-
cbary,
&c.
all
ofthem
commended for
this
uprightneffe;
and
it
is
the
moft proper grace
of
one that
is
indeed
a
new
Creature. For there
may be
temporary
graces
in
thofe that are not truly
in
Chrift,
but
this
they
never have
in
any
meafure , this foundneffe
of
heart ;
and
therefore thofe onely
that
are
the
good
ground , are
Paid
to
have
a
good
and
bonefi
heart
;
that
is,
hearts without guile
and
diffi-
Luke
8.r s.
mulation.
Wee
muff
therefore examineour
felves
whether the little things vfe
r.
we
have,
are
joyned
with
truth
in
the
reines: for if our
religion be not
without
reigning
hypocrify,
it
is
but
a
mask and
vizard
of
vertue;
it
is
like
v46
folons
vow,
like
iefabels
fatting,
like
Herds
going
to
wor-
fhip
Ch
rift, like
the
Pharifees long
praying;
diffembled holineffe
is
double iniquity;
if
we be
without
this
truth,
we arc no new
Creatures,
but
(hall
have our
portion with hypocrites.
On the Contrary,
if
we will have an evidence,
that
we are
the
true
p
f
fcholars
of
Chrift,
we muff
feek
above
all
things to make
fure
that
our
hearts be upright with our
God,
the
leaft grace
with
uprightneffe
maketh
anew Creature,maketh
you bleffed;
Pfal.
r r
,.
r. Blfed
arethe
upright in their
way.
This
maketh you Nathaniels,true
Ifraelites in
whom
is no
guile.
But
it
may be asked,l
Iow
r
'an
may
find
out
this, that the heart
is
Atefi:
upright
a
and
that
he hash
tt2"mouth
It
,fhewethit felfe
in
4.
things
a.
It
will make one
in all
his courfe,
draw
himfelfe into
Gods
pre-
sag
of
an
fence; thefe
are coupled
together, Gen.t7.2.
Walk
before me
and
be
up-
°P"ghrheazr.l
right,
and the
guife of
hypocrify
is
to look,
who
looketh
on,
to
exercife
holineffe,that
they
may be
Peen
of
men, rather then
to
approve them-
felves before
God. And though
hypocritesmay
boat'
of
their com-
ming
into Gods pretence, yet this
is fure,
that
a
guilefull heart
never
dare
into Gods pretence.
E
fay
33.a
3.
The
hypocrite faith,
Who may
dwell
with
the confuming
fire?
2.
Truth
where
it is, will make you doe things
not with your out-
ward
man
onely, but
from your hearts and
fpirits,
for thefe
are
all
one
in
the Scripture, to doe
a
thing from the heart,
and
to
doe
it
uprightly:
to
doe it without the heart,
to
doe it fainedly.
Judah
bath
not
turned
to
me
with
her whole
heart,
but
fainedly. And the hypocrify
of
the
Phari-
Ier.;.ro.
fees
was manifeft
in
this,they
did not
joynewith their
lips
their hearts
and reines,
as
Era,
and
Ieremy
foretold
of
them.
3.
It
will make one in allthings propound
a
good
end,
even
Gods
glory,asthe Apof
a
exhorteth,Wbat
foeverye
doe
in
word
or deed,
let all
:
cor:ro.3r:
be
done to
theglory
of
God.
4.
It
will make us obey
in all
Commandements,
it
will not divorce
the
firft and
fecund table, but
will make
joys
with works
of
religion
to God,
works
of
mercy
to
men
For
many
that
make force
profef-
on
and frequent religious
duties,may hence be convinced
not tobe tru-
ly
religious, becaufe
thoughthey
are
thus holy
in
thefe regards,
yet
look