A choice. Bed of Spices. fcience out of office, and never left fltaling and licking his fingers, whilit there was any money in his bag to finger. He- rod knew much, and heard John Baptilt, and had fome tempo- rary affeaions , and did many good things, Mark 6. 20. But yet, I. He kept Herodias his brothes's wife, Mark6 17 z. He took away the life of John the Bapti III Marl` 6. 27, 3. He fets Jefus Chrift at naught, and rejeaed him, Lake 2 3. II. , As fair as Herod Teemed to carry it, yet he lived in a known notorious fin, and unjuftly murdered the manger of God,, and mocked and rejeoled Jefus Chrift as a vile per- fon. Sorne fin or Other alwayes reigns without controul, in an hypocritical heart. As they fay of Witches, that they have one familiar or another that fill fucks them. An Hy- pocrite alwayes referves one flea-egg or another in his heart or life, for Satan to fit and brood on. fehm did many brave things, but yet he kept up the worfhip of his golden calves. Naarn-tn promfes high, but yet he is for bowing in the houfe of Rilmon. The Pharifees were very devout, but yet they loved the praifes of men, and the uppermoft feats in the Sy- nagogues. There is never an hypocrite in the world,but will do what he can to fave the life of his fin, though it be with tht lofs of his foul. 0 Sirs ! Satan can be contented that Hy- pocrites fhould yield to God in many things, provided they will be but true to him in Tome one thing ; for he very well knows, that one fin lived in, and allowed, gives him as much advantage againft the foul, as more. Satan can hold a man fall enough by one fin, as, the Fowler can hold the bird fait enough by one claw ; Satan knows, that one tin lived in and allowed, will marr all a mans fweete ft duties and fervices ; as one dead fly will marr the whole box of precious ointment, and as one jarring ft6ng will bring the fweetef+ mufick outf of tune. 'Tis faid of N,/am4n the Syrian, that he was a va- ; I iant man, and a vietorious man, and an honourable man, and i a great favourite with his Prince, but a Leper :, So it may be faid of mlny Hypocrite4,, they have fuch and fuch excellen- cies, and they perform filch and fuch glorious duties, 'but thep live and allow themfelves in this or that fin, and that 289 It Was a ftrange concur of the Cainthians and thole Caini r.r Cainiaaias they are 'called by come that ho- noured Judas the , Traitor, as foam divine and fuper- lint,nane power, I and called his &calor) a bleffecl piece of lender., eic that he know- nag how much the death of i Chrill would pro« fit mankind, did therefore betray him to death to Pave the race of men, and to do a thing p/eating to G.od. Ireitcu art% de hoeiV. Eecl. t0. r. 2 King. f. R, Mar.7,2I522,23. rriarrs the. beauty of all their fervices. Satan knows, that p me I F
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