• I z. . \._ / . ' of llypetrifie ln P.eUgi~n: pl!'ces doth fevcrely and profeffedly difpute againft thofe '– thattrofi:ed in the works of the Law, that thought to be ju· · ftified, or to I!_ave life by them ; and all fuch they were hy– pocrites in this fenfe: T9ey were puffed up with a felf-fulnefs and a felf-righteoufneffe, fo·chat thev (ou~d no inward ne– -cefficy of Chrifis grace•. Take .heed then of this tumour, this tympany within, f2.yod tttmet videtur magnum, fednon eft (anum. This may fooner damn then open and groffe pro– phaneneffe.All difeafes come with a fulnelfe of ·humours,and the _great defperate difeafe of the foul cometh by a felf-lo.ve. This hypocrifie is levrn in thee. Secondly~ Its compared to lcvm, becau{e it doth four And mak.§hitter all the de-:tip \\le do. They are unpleafing and di· fiafifull to God. They are wilde grapes, for it cannot be otherwife theri thus abominable to God, becaufe bypocrifie makes a man do duties upon other motives then to pleafe him. They that did pray and fall: to be feen of men, regard– ed the applaofc of manmore thee Gods love: Npw this mu~ · be needs a finne highly provokingGod, when we take Ghofe gifts and duties which God enables us unto, and would thereby commend our felves to men; As if a·woman lhould · take the rich gifts her husband out of love giveth her, and make her f~lf pleafing thereby to another man, how will the jealoufie of an husband rage at this? So it is with thee, God enableth thee to pray, to preacb, -to faft, to ·give alms, and thou by thcfe tllings are lifted up; Its becaufe of men and not of God that th~u art diligent herein: Yet ~tu · 'VtrJ hard toperform puGlicl(,religiom dutie.t, tfPecially whichm-e muchlld· mired in the 'World, and not to 'lofe all the comfort ef thm{ P} vain~glory; yea though a man did a.t firfi f.et himfelf to fuch duties upon true and genuine ground!, yet in the progrelfe of the duty, forpe carnal and fetf.refpeds- are apt to obtrude themfelves. ThereforeGregory did well compare this hypo– crifie, whereby we look to vain-glory,or any humame refpects to a fubtil and'cofcning thief, who joyning himf~lf to .a tra– veller upon the way, at firfi makes as if he were tq go the fame with him, but then afterwards, whentha ipnocenc tra· veller is moll fccure then he fetteth upo111 him, and r9bs him. ' Tbus /
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