comfortable walking with God. r2' bitances, efpecially inProfefhours of Religion, which never had any exiltence. But when they thould refle6i upon them- felves, and turne their eyes to contemplate and confider their owne corruptions, there lyes a great beame ofhypocrifie be- tweene them and themfelvès; fo that they cannot polTibly, feefo much,as thofe huge mountaines of many crying finnes, which full heavily prefle downe their owne foules towards hell; tiaofe numbred fwarmes of beaftly lufts, which rage remorfelly within their ownebofomes. a. It is a point oftheir hypocritical) policie,cunning1y,and confidently to impute thofe finnes unto others, which are groffely predominant in themfelves;thatthereby they might purchafe anopinionof a.fuppofed innocency, and freedome from the like faults. For when they cry out with great node andclamour upon other men, they thinke theyRill the cry, and flop the mouth oftheir owne finnes; and labour to fatten a perfwafìon upon their owne hearts, that fish they, with fuch confident, and bold faces reproove and cenfure others, others will not, out of the congruitie of achari- table ingenuoufneffe thinke them fo íhameleffe, as tobe 'Oi- ly lyable to the fame imputations : except Tome few wafer, and more judicious Chriftians , who are able by fpirituall experience, to difcover the depths and myaeries of their hypocrifie; and for fuch they care not much : for in point of reputation, they relye moil upon the common fort, and greater part. 3. It is the naturali humour of an hypocrite, tobe fuper- cilious and cenforious. Pride is no where more naturally, bred, proudlyfeated, and highly enthroned, as inhis heart; And therefore it is his common praaife tohunt after di- illation, by difgracing anddifabling others. Sith lee wants worth in himielfe, hee labours to thine by darkening others, nnifconceiving that every detraaion from other mens repu- tations, is anaddition to his owne. 4. They hold it apoint and proofeof forwa'rdnef%,,to bee forwand in finding faults. As though the flame of an holy ;_tale were enkindled in anymans heart, only to give him light,.
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