f A •_______ a_nd_C_h_rip,_i_aH_ity. / 379 / and overly Pharifes did neither. It w.seoongh if they kept the Law in chtirhan:ls; ~----· fu they h•d a formal! fhewofgodlioefii:, it wasenough: ifthe curfideofthe p!attcr •Ti"';' ,. were cleane, chey cared f'?r no more. God hadcharged them to binde che Law tO I t':~~;.~ !heir hac~, ar.dbtfore theor eyes, Deut. 6. whe:etn, as]uome and 1 he~p!J)44U well rnterpret", he meant the med1tanon and pral.bce ot hiS L•w: they, hke unro the foolifh Patient, which when the Phyfi,ian bidshim rake that prcfcript , eats up the ·. · paper; if they could gee bur a liftofparchmentnpon their lefr armc n.ext theirhearr, and another fcrollto tie uponocheir forehead, and foure corners offringe1 or(ifthefe be denied) a red threed in theirhand, thought they <>light fay wich Sa•t, Bfrffid he the• •{the Lord, I hovedont the rDfiJmtJJJdement ofth. Lord. That OptH operaiHt!J ofthe PJpilh (!er I ltill parallelthem) isnocmore talfe Latine than falfe Divinity: it is not theoutfidoof chy obedience that God cares for, ifnever fa holy, never foglori· ous; it is enough that men are coufened with thefc llourifhcs: theheart and the B reit.s sre thoferhatGod looksafter. What cares agoodmarket-man howgood the O:rcebe,when the liverls rotten? God doth not regard the fa!l1ion fa much as !lutte. Thoudeceivcftthyfelfe, if thou thinke thofe lhewcs that blcared theeyesofrhe world, en deceive him. God fhall fmitethee thou whited wall, God fhall fmite thee. Doeft thou thinke bee fees not how fmoothly thou haft daubed on thine whorifh complexion ? He fees thee a far off, and h•tes thee while thy paralires applaud th)' beauty. I fpeake norofthiscarrion-llefh which thou wantonly infecteft with thefalfe coloursofthy pri~e,which God fhal oncewafhoffwith rivers ofbrimftone: 1 fpcoke of thy painted foule,and thy counterfeit obcd1cnce. Give me leave (yea let mce rake ic) to complaine that wee are fallen intoacold ood hollowage, wherein the religionofmany is but fafhioo, and their pietygilded fuper!lition: Men Sih~t& prilbihf· a,r,,,Plum 7Nhrwm P~Titllr ilfmttllii.Pr.zc. Muf&um.ikps[. C c>re on<ly 10 fc:c:me Chri!lians; if they can get Gods livery on tbe;r backs , and his name in rbeir mourhes, they ollt-face oil reproofes. How many are the", which ifthey can keep theirChurch, give an aln1es, bow their knee, fay their prayers, pay their tithes; and once aye>re receive the Sacrament (it nutters not how corrupt · he.ms,how filthy tong""'• how falf< hands they beare) can fay in their hearts with EfaN, I!Jovee,uugh 1111 6rDther? As ifGod cared for this thy v1ine formality; as ifhe hated thee n~t fa muchmore rh•n apagan, by how much thou wouldfl fee me more good. Be not deceived : Iflongdevotions, fad lookes, hard penanas, bo~nrifu'l aim", would have carried it ( wichout the folid fubfronce ofgodlinelfe) thefe Scribes and Pharifes had oever beene fhut out ofheaven. Confider this 1herefore · (deare brethen ) nonebut your owneyescanlooke in:o youcll~arrs: we fee yonr faces, the world fees your lives; ifyour lives be not holy, your helm found, though D your faces were like An~els,yon fhonld have your portion with Devils. Tell not me thou heart!l, prayeft, talkeft, believell: How liveft thou? What c.loell chou? shm> me thy faith hJ th)f"orkr, faith ]amu. le was an excellent anfwenhat good Mofet gave tOLHri•t in the Church-ltory: TIY.faith that i' feen,ir Del/er tho~ the foilh thJt is Somr. heorrl; and rhatofLurher not inferiour, that faith dotbpi"gNefcmoperib!u,grtmfot ·r I and well-liking withguod111or/;J. It is a leane ftarved carcaife at fa'11h thoupretendeft wichout thefe. If profeffion be all, rhe Scribes and Pharifesare beforethee. R.anfack rhy heart, and finde founll affection toGod, firme refolmionsror,podndfe, truehatred offiune ' r~nfacke thy life, and finde the truth ofworks,the J]fe of qbe- . dience; then alone thy righteoufneffe exceeds rhe righreocl(ncfre oftheScribes and : , Pharifes, and thou!haltenter into Heaven. Their oftemation followes. w'herein it is fmnge to confider, how 1hofe that cared nor to begood, ,010uld d~fire yer 10 feem good: fa did rh& Pharife1. They would r.ot fait without a fmeared face, nor E: give an alme• without a trumpet, net pray without wimtfies. Scribe•; Pharifes, hy, pocrire~. They did al't a reli~ious part, •heydid bur playdevotion. They were no· chingbeli.ie the ftagc:all for fi~ht,norhing for lubflance. \Vou'd Gcd this vice cihy1 pocrifie l11d either died withthem, or had only hereditarily defcended ro their liiC· i:effors. S,rao will not let usbe thus happy.! fee no mans heart: !>m l <lateboldly i..y, r rhe wor~d ;, full ofhypocrifie. By thcir fruics ye !hail know them(C•irh OtlrSlviour:) ~By their fruits; no: by the bloflo:oes ofgood pmpofes,nor the leave' ofgood P'ofef. . . l'on.,
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