The deceitfulnef e of Mans heart. 385 judged an humbled penitentiary , than thee chat beautifies it with painted colours , that (he might bee reputed a faire and lovely creature. And in the fame proportion ofreafon , wee may fay that God more hateth the Popifh Pharifaicall pining of the body by counterfeit failing , than the Epicurifh pampering of the body with gluttonie and belly- cheare : So out of coned: is God with hypocrifie. And this he fhewes mall apparancly, in that hee will not endure he fhould come neere him in any fervice , or facrifice of prayer or pralle. For his (harp note eafily difcerneth, and is offended with the (linking breath of his rotten lungs , though his words be never fo fented and prefumed with fhewes of holineffe. 7 And as in other regards God thinkes him unfit to come neere him, fo fpecially in the funâi- on of the Miniftery. Some fuch indeed have come neere him, as ludas amongft the Apoftles, but he hath often cart them out with reproach, as unfa- voury falr,into the dunghill:Whatfoevertheir other fufficiencies, and enablements may bee, yet their want of a found heart makes God hold them un worthy of this honourable calling. For this is the fpeciall thing required of the difpofers of Gods fe crets, that every man be found faithfilff : Therefore when Simon Magus would have been medling here, Simon Peter thruft him away, and told him plaine. ly, Thou haft no part or félJonofidip in this mini f rat ion: And marke the reafon why 5 .For thine heart is not right in the fight of God. But though all wish this Simon, are not thus kept out, yet God fhewes his C c diflike i C0e.4. x. A&s 8.21.
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