The deceitfialnefJe of Mans heart. 3%7 thereof, when the miterable Hypocrite nirnleife is !cat dry and deftitute. The fuccefle of a good work done in fincerity,is fpecially comfortable co thewor- ker himfelf, above that it is to others. Contrarily that comfort which is in the fucceffe of an hypocri- tical good work is wholly others,the workman him felfe hath not the leaft jot. Hence 5. Paul, though Phil. r. Is. the falîeApofiles were his advedaries,and preached of envie to vex him,and thought little of providing matter of comfort for him, yet he rejoyced in their preaching, and the fruit thereof. Whereas yet they themfélves,preachingonely ofvaine -glory and con tencion,could not have the leaft comfort thereby. t r L,aftly,ia all dangers, trials, and temptations: sincerity maketh us valiant & couragious, begicting in us the true,manly, generos,and heroicall fpirits, even that Lion- lilfeboldnes fpoke of in the Proverbr. t ro.:8.t. 1 t is not put out of countenance with the felfe accu- Cations of fianderous tongues. lt throweth dram off, as Pauldid theViper unhurt; yea,in a holy Ccorning it laugheth at them , as the wild Affe in lob doth at the horfe & the rider. N®,no,the brat.- plate ofrigh- teoufneflîe,the brazen wall of a good conscience La. reth no fuch arrowes. it faith wichPaul,l pefre not for , tor,¢ 3. mans judgement. Thoughmine adverfar, fhouldwrit. a book againfi rne,would I nor take it upon my flboulder, and binde it ac a crown unto me ? faith fob. Yea, fur- ther faith that holy man,/ mate!! him the number of lob 31.35,39. mygoingr,I will acquaint him with my whole life,& let him picke what he can thereout, fo little doe I know by myfelfe:O the confidence of incerity! Yea, yet further,Iwill come untohim,not as a guilty trem- C c 3 bling
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