EpiflleofS. Paul to Titres. CHAP.I.16. cable. For t. whodoth not profeffe ofhimfelfe,that he loueth God with 3 29 all his heart,and it were pitry elfe that he fhould hue?and yet indeed the moll defirino communion nor fellowfhip with him in hiswordand fa- craments, nor in their owne praiers : thinke not of him ; fgeake not of himbut in oaches: the moll meafure their loue by their private gaine, fo long they louehim as they gaine by him, like the Scribe that would followChrill euery where,til he heard that Chrifl hadnot where to hide his head , thenwe heare no more ofhim, Match. 8. a. We all profeffe, 2 euen by our comming to the word, as the people toUhrofes , fpeake thou sod was, to vs from God , and wee will doe whatfoeuer the Lord commaundethvs by thee: and fo profeffe fubie&ion to Chrift as to our Lord : but with the Scribes, manyof vs fay and doe not: or like the younger brother, who Matth,a3.3. faid to hisFather, het wouldgoe worke in thevineyard, but didnot. And Mattb.a1,3o. manyofvs may ficly beate that fharpe rebuke ofChrift, why callyeemee afler, why profeffe you your (clues Chriflians, and doe not the things that lfpen%? doe any Ceruants fo deale with their malfer, and nor bee turned our of doores? 3. Who profeffeth not that he fcrueth God,and 3 (he hopeth) acceptable inough ? he comresech to Church , he htárth what is faid, he receiueth theSacraments, and prayeth with the congre- gation. But followe this man home , doth he and his houle fettle the Lord? doch he read, inflru&,pray there? hash he a little Church in his houle? oh no, hehopeth God will beare with him,he is not booklearnd, or he bath a calling,he can find uo time,norability for fuch matters: now hauewe found che man we fought for, no pra&ifeofpiecie at home,none abroad: no lubfianceof religion athome, it is but a fhadow ',abroad. q. Laffly, we all will boldly fay with Peter, we will neuer denie Chrifi, no 4 we willdiewithhim rather: and yet we ill part with nothing for him; we ^r.ccb.as.3f. will not leaue our lulls for him, much lef a our lines : and as we will doe nothing for him,fowe will fulferas little , fcarlea word ofreproach for his fake, much leffe a blow,and leali ofall the ftroke ofdeath;and confe- yuently feting we cannot denie our (clues for him, we cannot but denie him, whatfoeuer we boldly utter to the contrarie. Thus might we examine euery particular through the commaunde- ments, and in eueriebranch of them difcoucr in our (clues fuch manifelî fruits of hypocrifie as thefe be : in which regard, let vs challenge our dc- ceitfull hearts, and lift them well, and we cannot but finde feauen abho- minations in them,euery one making vs more odious to God then other. Obiebt. But I hope I amno fuch man , I cannot by chefe notes dilcerne my (elfe tobe anhypocrite. 11nfm. Yetttimicfl thou be one, and receiuc thyportionwith them. For there be two forts of hypocrites. r. fuch as knowe themfelues fo to be, theyknow they diffemble in the things they X 4 fpeake_._
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