764 Chap. 34. An Expofition upon the Book of J o B. Verf.3o ritable and holy perfons ; Prai fe orglorywith, men is the food of hy- per; fie. Ifshe hypocritehave but an applaufe from, and accep- tance withmen, he doth not look after acceptance with God, which above all things a fincere heart looketh'after,and laboureth fó1' , In thiswe labour (faith the Ápofile, 2 Or. 5. 9.) that whe- therprefent or abfent, we may be acceptedofhim; that's the high- ea ambitionof a fincere heart : but the hypocrites ambition is to be accepted of, and to have praife among men ; and therefore hypocrites are more troubled,if at any time they fail in expreflìng themfelves to men, then becaufe (which they do at all times) they fail and fáulter in their affe&ions to Cod ; whereas he that is fincere and honed withGod, can bear it well enough though he hath notfuch plaufible expreflions towards men, becaufe he knowethhis affe&ions hand right with God. That great Mace- donian Alexander having run many hazards in war, turned'him- felf tohis fouldiers, and laid, Whatpains have I taken, what dart- gers have Iundergone, only to be prai fed and cryedupby you ? As many in their worldly a&mgs aime only at their own praife, fo do this tort of hypocrites in their fpiritual and holy filings they pray, and bear,and deal about their aimes forapplaufewith men. What the Hiflorian writes of the Camelion, is molttrueofthem, they live by the ayre, and are led with the vapours of an earthly praife. Secondly, Others (moll of all themighty, of whom Elihu is difcourfing) a& for God in the out-fide of Religion, to get an opportunity of revenge upon men ; they put on a fair Phew of godlinefs, that theymay have a fairer advantage to let out their malice, andvent theirfpleen. Wheneither a real or fuppofed injury, falls upon an imposent and impatient fpirit ; malice will provoke to give that back which charity teacheth to forgive. The tyrannie of this paillon gives no mil to the difcontented foul; air methods fhall be audied, and aratagems deviled to content ha- tred by the compafling of revenge ; and when common projecîs fail,thehabit of zeal and religion fhall be put on, that the concei- ved malice maybe let out:Such aman will cloath himfelf with;the garments ofpiety, that he may cover the inaruments of cruelty, and do a mifchief unfufpe&ed. Saul was a hypocire, and falfe withGod, yet howdid he encourage David rofollow the War, . andfight the Lord's barrels againfi the uncircumcifed Philiflines; (a, Same.
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