A view of the threats and punishments recorded in the Scriptures, alphabetically composed with some briefe observations upon severall texts / by Zachary Bogan ...

Professours* 1.1 in Hypocrisie, punished.

1 With Deceiving of themselves, & Non∣acceptance of their religion. Trust yee not in lying words, saying, The Temple of the Lord, the Temple of the Lord, the Temple of the Lord are these. Jer: 7. 4. Lying words] Because they call'd it the Temple of the Lord, when it was not; for the Lord would no longer dwel in it, nor owne it. So it seems to be interpre¦ted, if we translate with the Latin v. 7, Then I will* 1.2 dwell with you in this place. But I rather take lying words, for, words that would deceive them, vaine and unprofitable words: as it is interpreted, and as the Latine it selfe also translates ver. 8. thus, yee trust in lying words

which will not profit* 1.3 you. You will deceive your selves exceedingly, if you think you are a jot the better, for going to the house of God, hearing the word of God, living with the people of God, and having the name of God upon you; if your lives be not answerable.

2 Being given over to death in Sin. espe∣cially, if they pretend to more then others, and take the name of figtrees upon them, (which is the greatest fruit bearing tree of any.) our Saviour, When he saw a figtree in the way, hee came to it, & found nothing thereon, but leaves onely, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee hence forward for ever: and presently the figtree withered away, Mat: 21, 19.

3 Being given over to death in Hell. Ma∣ny will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophecied in thy name, and in thy name have cast out Divells, and in thy name done many wonderfull works? And then I will pro∣fesse unto them, I never knew you, depart from me, yee that worke iniquity, Matt: 7. 22, 23. Work iniquity] What? doe all these great things, and yet work iniquity? Yea, prophecy, cast out Divells, preach well, pray well, even to admiration; and yet work iniquity. There is too often experience even of such hypo∣crisie. Such as are not professours, will rise up in judgement against such men, and condemne them. Shall not uncircumcision

which is by nature, if it fulfill the law, judge thee who by (or in) the letter, and circumcision doest transgresse the Law? Rom: 2. 27.

Notes

• * 1.1

  See Hy∣pocrites. & Religi∣on in shew only.
• * 1.2

  our tran∣slat. Then will I cause you to dwell in this place.
• * 1.3

  For in this sense the word 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉