The deceit fulneJ of Maw heart. 3 7 9 Againe, Hypocrifie is fo loathed by God, that he grudgeth it the leaf fuccefhe in any thing it goeth about. Ia^obs fops having treacheroufly fold their Gen,37. 35. brother, would yet cover their fin, as with a lie, fo with a fained hypocri -icall confolation of their mournfull old Father : But with all their words could they not in the leaft fort cheare him up;They were but aniferable comforters,becaufefeined.fience it is that the blefiìng of God is not fo. dual' , nor fo large, upon the labour of hypocrites, though never Co well qualified , as of fincere Preachers, though otherwife of meaner gifts.lf thole milt turn unto me, Ier.15,r', thouJbalt convert, faid God to Ieremy. And this is gi- ven as the reafon of John the Baptifis fo great fuc- cefFe in converfion of Souls,becaufc he fhould have the found and powerfull fpirit of Elias. HeJhall con - vert,faith the Angel, to Zachary many of the children Luk, 4,4 ofifrael to their Lord God. Why fo ? For he Jhall goe before him,ezot in thefiirit of hypacrife,hut in t he fiirit and power ofElias. So where the good hand of God is noted in the fucceffe of Efraer journy,this reafon is given therof, even E fraes faithful.] & honeft heart to G odward,He came toterufdem,according to the good Efay 7.9.IO. hand of God that was upon him. For Efra had prepa. red his heart to feels theLaw of theLord,d' to do it, &e. ro Well, but this fometimes befallsfinceritie, for its further trial,to be denied fucceffe,God forbid yet that any one fhóuld be judged an hypocrite for want of fuccefl'e; this would argue want of charitie and judgement : but to fee the mifery of an hypo - cr:.e in the want of fucceffe,& the happinefíe of the (lacer: profefforin the fame cafe. For the one bath_ C c 2 corn
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