ofElypocrifie in Religign. ~.., 34J Thi-s judgement upon them, is at large defcribed by JoG, Chap.8.q,t4,15. compared therefore to chebulrufh and flag, whidl quickly wither away, and hold no longer then there is water or mire to nourifh them: Oh then what a fearfull c.onfulion is this to the hypocrite! He that forfake th Gods waies to obtain earthly advantages, either God crotfcth himi fo that he can never have his expedition, or elfe he ha eh his d ~fire, a~ the lj1·ar:litu had their quails, leannelfe cntred into their fo uls fo r all tha t. · : , Fou:thl_y: lfthe hypoc~itefindeany i?!• o,-comfortin religi4; em dutso ,mhut abla~e, tts a bubble, •t cannet hold long, be- His joy in re– caufe it c~mes not ftom a 1-.fling principle. Its a land-floud en- }igious dutiei ly, The ;oy ~f the hypocrite is for a moment, Job 20. )• what ts but a blaze~ delight then hypocrites may finde in duties, in performances, its but a tranlient flafh, a p_lealing dream, this cannot endure, yea eo a good heart, the confciou.fneffe of doing things in hypocrific, dtpriveth rhem of all their peace and joy. They might have rejoyced in fuch performances,but that infiHceriry marred them zll. This is a fecret impo{hune, the putrid" tabes that infeds all; therefore the fame word for hypocrite isalfoforpolluted, Jer.23·ll· Tbisinfinccritytakes away the live childe, and puts a dead in the room; It m~kes thee go bQwed down, and troubled about thy rel igious dudes: As its related of 1Jern4rd, who in a great concourfe of ,peop l ~, where expectation was alfo great, made a very eloquent S~rmon, and was much admired by all, but he went up and down perplexed; the next day he preached more profi tably, but not to the facisfattion of his curious hearers, and fo went without that former apphufe, but it was obferved he walked farre more comfortably then before,- though he had not fo much praife, and being asked rhe reafon of thi s deportment, he faid,' Fieri Brrnardum, hodie Je(um Chriftum, Ye~e rday I preacht Bt rnard, I preachc my telf, bm to day Jefus Chr.ift 2 and therefore from this later I have more comfort; fo that hypocrifie takes aw1y all true joy, and if ic,caufe any its dead as foon as it begins to liv-e. · ' . Fifthly, In times _of ~a/amitie-s ~~d publick._, ~rper{onal mi{p~ In tim!•of mi– rJcs, then the hypocnte u filled w:th kgr:at gmlt, for tb~n ~u fery he is fi lled / Y J pamtmg with guile.
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