776 Chap. 34.. An Expofitión upon the Boákoff o B. Verf 3c. we cannot endure they ihouldcome in our fight : 'Tis a fumble judgement, that they who have fo often come before God with fabè hearts, andmocked him with a Teeming delire of being in his prefence, (hould at fail be thrufl for ever out of his prefence, 'Tis the portion of an hypocrite to have noportion in God, of whom he bath made filch a boalling profeffion. When the worll of punilhments is fpoken of, it is called the hypocrites portion ( Math: 24. 51.) Give them their portion with hypocrites in the Lake that burnes with fire and brimfiene. Hypocrites are fpoken of as if they were the free-holders ofhell , or as if all other fnners that (hall goe to hell were but as inmates, and they the grand te- nants of hell. Confider howmiferable a thing it is tobe an hypo- crite; if this be the portion of hypocrites, to have noportion in God. And as they (hall not reigne at all in the gloryof the next world, fo they are fometimes checkt (faith the text) from reign- ing in theglory of this world. That the hypocrite reign net. Reigning, as was (hewed before, being flrióly taken,is the ex- ercife offupreame power, and ina large fenfe mayfgnife the ex- ercife of any power, or a f}ate ofgreat profperity. Hence note, Secondly. Hypocrites are high minded, and lookaftergreat thins. David was a king, he reigned over Ifrael, but it was not his owne ambition, but the eleelion of God,andhis anointing, which brought him to the throne. He could fay of himfelfe (Pfal: 135. s .) Lord my heart ù not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither doe I exerci fe my felfe in great matters, or in things too high for me. Though David was high in hisperfon and Elate, yet his fpirit was not high ; nor was his fpirit for high things, only God placed him on high. But here we fee the hypocrite is climbing and getting to the top of the flaires, he is afcending even to the throne. Hy- pocrites are proudofthat nothing which they have and are in Jinn- 'smalls, and they wouldhave all, they wouldget high, they would be highefl in temporalis. There are two lulls which ufually reigne in hypocrites, and bothof them refpea the world. Ftrfl , The lull of covetoufnefafe, which isan inordinate delire ofgetting and keeping the riches ofthis world. The Pharifees all the
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