ofHypocrifle in Religion~ / SERM. XXXVII'!. · Offuch Opinions that .ca-rry a man no further then HypocrijiLJ. Lu K 1!. , . ll. I. Bew~tre 1/ the. /even of the Ph11rifees, which u 8ypotri{iu. . Vv . Ehave already difcovered the Reafo.ns of this me– , taphorical expreffion, Why Hypocrijie i£ compared to Leven. In the next place we informed you,That Hyp~crift doth comprehend both aDoElrinal andPr4Clical fenfe Do.tl:ri– n:~l, all fu~h opinions, /which make ama~ go no further then an hypocrite in holy duties ; yea their proper and genuine dfett, is to make their Difciples hypocrites. Now although every falfe corrupt doctrine 1 be in it felf formally hypocrifie, its pretended truth, it appeareth in rruths colours, and dare not thew jt felf in its own likeneffc, yet I thall not confider it under that notion, but rather efftaive, as our Saviour doth, as falfe dotl:rines do lead and direa: one into hypG>crifie, fo that a man may all his fife time be a profelfcd fchofar to fuch opinions, and yet pever fiep one foot further then an hypocrite; even as learned and judicious Perkjnswrot~,Jhat aPapitl: as a Papifl cannot go beyond a reprobate. Popilh principles qua Popifh, carry us to no further an exp.reffion of godlindfe, then what even reprobates have, or may at– tain unto. ' · Th~Jt
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