The deceit ofAppeayance. A not 6<4 cbrijlian; Yet, even thisv.hile were rhefepoore rorruring ltockshigh r(Js Marcul Aretbujiu1 bragged)rhan their J><rfecutors;dyin~ Vit!OT!,)eaY!ltorsotdelth; never fo glorious as when they began nor robe; 10 gafpmg crowned, 10 yeelamg the gbofi more than Conquerours ' Jutlge not therefoream rdlng to appeara ce. When rhou lookelt about, and feefl on the one hand opooreconfcionableChriltian drooping under the remorfe of his finne, au(\erely checking h swanton appe rire,and curbing :1is rebelliousdefires, wearingout his dayes ina rou~h penitr. nmll fcveriry , cooling his infrequent pleafures with figh•, and lancing themwirh reares 1 on rhe orher hand rufflingGallants made all ofplealure and jovial! deligh s, barhing themfelves in a feaof all'fenfualllarieties, denying their pampered narure nothing under heaven, not wine in bowles, norfirange Ae!b,and beaf\Jy dalliance, norunnacurall ririllations,nor violent filrhineffe; that feafl: without feare, aoddrmk without B mea(ure, and fweare without feeling, and live wirhour God; rhdr bodies are vrgorom, their coffers full, their flare profperous, rhe1r beam chearfull: Onhow thou bleffe(l fuchmen; lo rhefe(rhou fayefl:)thefe are the d.~rlings ofhcavenand earch; s ic a fie juoat vivm: WhHes chafe other fullenmopi(h crearuresare the ('"""i.u•7•) olffcouriog and recremenrsoftheworld; Thou fuole,give me thy hand,lerm' leJd thee with Davidioto theSanCtuary of God: Nowwhat fee() thou? T he end,the end of rhefe men is nor peace.Surely 0 God rhou hall: fer themin Oippery places,andca(\e(l rhemdown imodefolarion : hmY fuddenly are they peri!bed,and horriblyconfumed! Woe isme, they doe but dance aGalliard over the mouthofbell, char feeme, now covered over with the greene fads of pleafure; The higher they leap, , the more defperare is their lighting: Oh wofull, wofull condition ofthofe godkffcmen, yea tbofe epicureanPorkers, whofe belly is their God, whofe heaven is their pleafure, C whofe curfed jollity is bur a feeding up to an erernall Oaughrer: rheday iscamming wherein every minute of their finfull unrarisfying joy~s !ball be anfwered with a rhoufand rhoufand millions ofyeeres frying in that unquenchable fire ; And when thole damned Ghofl:s !hall forth of rheir incefl"anr ftames fee the glorious remunrr•· cion of the penitent and penfive fouls which they have defpifed;rhey !ball rhengn>lh and yell our rhar larerecantation;We fooles thou~tht their life rn1dneffe,&their end witlwur honor; now theyare counted among thechildren ofGod,& rhciq>ottiort is amen~ [he Sa;nn, ours amongfi Devils : '}11dge not thereforea,·cording to ~ppearam:e. Should we judgeaccording ro appearance, all would beGold rhargl flererh, all dro!fe rh1t gli(lererb nor: Hypocrites have neverChewed more fa ire than fame Sainrs foule. SaNI weeps, A hob walks foftly; To6hx& sanbJI/at will be building God• wa!JsHttodheares John gladlr; Baal4m propheciesChrilt, JNdar preaches him, S11an con~ D felleshim; When even an Abraham difl<mbles, a ll•vid clokes adultery with more'er, a Salomo.o v.ives(ar lealt)>toleration to idolatry, a Peter forfwear! his Mafl:er; briefly, the prime Difcip'eisaSaran,Saran an Angell of light. Foryou: Howgladlyare we deceived in rhinkingvouallfuch as you leeme; Nonebur rheCourr ofHeaven bath afairerface. Prayers,Sermons,Sacramenrs,genicularion,filence,'lrrenr ion,reverence, applaufe,knees,eyes,e.m,mourhes fu IofGod ; Oh rh l! yewere thus alwaics ! Oh rhatthis were yomworfl: ltde I Bm ifwe follow you fromthe Church, and find rurGng and birterneffe under your ron~ues , licemioo> diforder in your lives, bribery and opprelfion in your hands; If God looke into the windowes ofyoar hcans, and find there be(inttu rapin.e )we cannot judge you by the •ppearance; or, ifwe could, what comfort were it to have deceived our chariry with the appe~rance ofSainrs, E when the right<eus Judge !hall give you y0ur portion with Hypocrires; What ever wedO<, he will be fure nor to judge according to appearance. Ifappearance Chould be rheru'e,fa\(e rel igion!bould bo rrue,truefalfe. !'2!'£dJ fJif• probabilior4 4•ibufdam 'VtrW, is rhe old word ; Some fal!boods .remore ltkdy than fametrurhs: Native beautyfcornsArt: Truth is as am>tron;Error acurr'Zln: The macroncare• only to con.cileloveby agraveandgraccfull modcltv,theCu.ri21!1 with phi1rres and farding. We have noHierarchicmounted above Kings, no pompous oltenrari0n ofmagnificence, no gari!b procdfions, no J!1udy altars, no fi neimages clad with Taffotesin fummer,with velvets in wimer,no Aour'lhesofuniverfaliry, no rumors
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