278 Genera direaions for 4 fuch. For put a prophane worldling to proove the flander of worldlineffe and hypocrifie,which he puts upon the Chri- ftian, and he will be able to give youneither probable rea- fon, nor wife word to the purpafe. Andno marveile ; for let the matter come to examining, and he (hail find, that manwhich he fo mifcenfures, to beeboth faithful! towards God, andconfcionable towards man in all his wayes : Not onely innocent from oppreffion, corruption, wrongful! dea- lings, and all unlawful! wayes of getting; but alto in a fpe. ciall manner , with a moil compaffionate tenderneffe and love, right dearely affeaed to every true-hearted Nathanee4 and the whole houfhold of faith (which no unregene- rateman can poffibly be ; and which is the truefl and no- Weft iffue of fanftified charity) Nay , and befides , not any wayes wanting (though it Band not with the policy of prophaneneffe to acknowledge it) in other charitable par- cages with fpirituall difcrction, to any truely direffed and miferable. And therefore there is noground in the world left for filch graceleffe lyes but onely this : Carnall world- lingscarve conditions to other men, out of the crookedneffe opf their owne nature ; and cunningly put on the policy of Cutpurfes who in throngs at Faires and Markets, call upon others tobewareof Cutpurfes, that themfelvesbeing truely fo, may with Idle fufpition and obfcrvation, dive into the pockets and purfes of true men. Many thereare, whobeing themfeligs truely worldly, and hypocrites indeed, call Chri- ftians fo, that the maske of their villanous hypocrifies may bee leffc marked ; and themfelves route in earthlineffe, un- til( they reach the very bottomeof hell, and no man regard them. 2. Secondly, if a man would be irreligious and unconfci- enable, it is a very calk thing to grow rich and into reputa- tion with the world. If once he fo farre harden his heart, feare his confcience, and abondon the feare of God; that he refolves without remofe or shame, to defraud, diffemble, bribe, oppreffe, put to Vfury, ferve the time, makeufe of ail mien,for bisowne tone; to (Wake cruelty with confcience ipiretena _
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