Graphautarkeia, or, The Scriptures sufficiency practically demonstrated wherein whatsoever is contain'd in Scripture, respecting doctrine, worship or manners is reduced to its proper head, weighty cases resolved, truths confirmed, difficult texts illustrated and explained by others more plain.

CHAP. XXVIII. Of Hypocrites and Hypocrisie: The spirits and practises of such who are very formal and earnest in the external part of worship and profession, and in a shew for God, yet high in their opposition of Christ, the truth of the Go∣spel, and power of Godliness in others. (Book 28)

THE hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the father in spirit and in truth: for the father seeketh such to worship him. God is a spirit, and they who worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth, John 4. 23, 24.

They are not all Israel who are of Israel: neither because they are the seed of Abraham, are all children, &c. Rom. 9. 6, 7.

Abel offered unto God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain: Cain was therefore angry, and slew his brother, Gen. 4. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Heb. 11. 4.

Absolom pretended to justice, and to pay a vow which he had vowed to the Lord in Hebron: but he purposed to steal away the hearts of the people, and to rebel against the king, and advance himself into the throne, 2 Sam. 15. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.

Ahaziah the king, when rebuked by Elijah for departing from God, and send∣ing to an idol, gives order to his soldiers to fetch Elijah; and though one com∣pany and another were consumed with fire, yet he sent again, 2 Kings 1. 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13.

Jehu met Jehonadab, and said unto him, Is thine heart right as my heart, &c? and he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord, &c. But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, &c. 2 Kings 10. 15, 16, 25, 26, 27, 29, 31.

What is the hope of the hypocrite, &c? will he delight himself in the Al∣mighty? will he always call upon God? Job 27. 8, 10.

The hypocrites in heart, &c. they cry not when he bindeth them, Job 36. 13.

They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips, and with a double heart do they speak, Psal. 12. 2.

When he slew them, then they sought him early: and they returned and enquired early after God, and they remembred that God was their rock, and

the high God their redeemer; nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lyed unto him with their tongue: for their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant, Psal. 78,. 34, 35, 36, 37.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, Prov. 12. 15.

There is a generation who are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness, Prov. 30. 12.

This people draw near to me with their mouth, and with their lips they honour me, but have removed their heart far from me: and their fear towards me is taught by the precept of men, Isa. 29. 13. chap. 48. 1, 2.

Shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins: yet they seek me daly, and delight to know my ways: as a nation who did righteous∣ness, and forsook not the ordinances of their God; they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God: Wherefore have we fast∣ed, say they, and thou seest it not? have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledg? Behold, in the day of your fast you find pleasures, and exact all your labours, &c. ye fast for strife, &c. Isa. 58. 1. 2, 3, 4.

I have spread out my hands all the day long to a rebellious people, &c. who provoke me to anger continually, &c. who say, Stand by thy self, come not near to me, for I am holier than thou: these are a smoke in my nose, Isa. 65. 2, 3, 4, 5.

Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, Jer. 3. 10.

Thus saith the Lord, &c. Amend your ways, &c. trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, &c. Behold, ye trust in lying words which cannot profit: Will ye steal, murder, &c. and come and stand before me in this house which is called by my name, &c? Jer. 7. 3, 4, 8, 9, 10.

Thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins, Jer. 12. 2.

Judah said, Pray for us to the Lord, &c. that the Lord thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do, &c. We will obey the voice of the Lord, &c. But Jeremy afterwards said, O ye remnant of Judah, &c. Ye dissembled in your hearts (or, have used deceit against your souls), when ye sent me unto the Lord your God, saying, Pray for us, &c. We will do, &c. ye have not obeyed the voice of God, nor any thing, &c. Jer. 41. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 19, 20, 21.

And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people: and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness, &c. thou art unto them as a very lovely song, &c. for they hear thy words, but they do them not, Ezek. 33. 31, 32.

O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as an early dew it goeth away, Hosea 6. 4.

The heads judg for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, &c. yes

will they lean upon the Lord; and say, Is not the Lord among us, &c? Mic. 3. 11.

Herod sent to seek Christ under pretence of worshipping him: but he designed to kill him, Matth. 2. 3, 5, 8, 16.

When thou dost thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee as the hy∣pocrites do in the Synagogues, and in the streets, that they may have glory of men, &c. And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the Synagogues, and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men, &c. Moreover, when ye fast, be not as the hypo∣crites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast, Matth. 6. 2, 5, 16.

Why beholdest thou the mote which is in thy brothers eye, but considereth not the beam that is in thine own eye? or, how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye, and behold a beam in thine own eye? thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye, &c. Not every one who saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of hea∣ven, &c. Many will say unto me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not pro∣phesied in thy name, &c? then I will profess, I never knew you, Matth. 7. 3, 4, 5, 21, 22, 23. Luke 13, 26, 27.

John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, he hath a devil; the Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, behold a man gluttonous and a wine-bibber, and a friend of Publicans and sinners, Matth. 11. 18, 19.

When the Pharisees saw the disciples plucking corn on the Sabbath-day, they said, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the Sabbath-day. Jesus said, Have ye not read, &c. how that on the Sabbath-days, the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, and are blameless, &c? They asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day? that they mighe accuse him, &c. then he cured the man, &c. Then the Pharisees went out and held a council against him, that they might destroy him, &c. They said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of Devils, Matth. 12. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 24.

They said of Christ, Is not this the Carpenters son, &c? whence then hath this man all these things? and they were offended in him, Matth. 13. 54, 55, 56, 57.

Then there came to Jesus Scribes and Pharisecs, &c. saying, Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the Elders, for they wash not their hands when they eat bread? But he answered and said unto them, Why do you also transgress the commandment by your traditions? for God commanded, say∣ing, Honour thy father, &c. but ye say, &c. thus have ye made the com∣mandment of God of none effect by your tradition: ye hypocrites, well did Isaias prophesie of you, saying, This people draw nigh to me with their mouth, &c. but their heart is far from me, Matth. 15. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.

The young rich man had observed much of the law; yet when Christ had

said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor: he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions, Matth. 19. 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22.

Those who agreed for wages, murmur, because those who did not agree, nor do so much work as they, had alike wages freely given them, Matth. 20. 1, 2, to the 15.

When the chief Priests and Scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of Da∣vid; they were sore displeased, &c. And when he was come into the temple, the chief Priests and the Elders, &c. came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority dost thou these things? and who gave thee this authority? When Christ had put forth the parable of the vinyard, and the chief Priests had heard this parable, they perceived that he spake of them: but when they sought to lay hands on him, &c. Matth. 21. 15, 23, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 45, 46.

Then went the Pharisees and took counsel how they might intangle him in his talk, &c. asked him, Is it lawful to give tribute to Cesar, or not, &c? Jesus said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? &c. Matth. 22. 15, 16, 17, 18.

The Scribes and Pharisees, &c. they say, and do not: for they bind heavy bur∣dens, and grievous to be born, and lay them on mens shoulders, but will not move them with one of their fingers: but all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and inlarge the borders of their garments, and love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the Synagogues, and greetings in the markets, and to be called of men Rabbi, Rabbi, &c. But wo unto you Scribes, and Pharisees, hypocrites: ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in your selves, neither suffer ye them who are entring, to go in, &c. Ye devour widows houses, and for a pretence make long prayers, &c. Ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him two-fold more the child of hell, &c. Blind guides! who say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing: but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor, &c. Ye pay tythe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith, &c. strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel, &c. Ye make clean the outside of the cup, &c. but within they are full of extortion and excess: ye outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisie, Matth. 23. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30.

The chief Priest, and the Scribes, &c. consulted that they might take Jesus and kill him, &c. Judas betrayed Christ with a kiss, &c. The chief priests, &c. sought false witnesses against Jesus, to put him to death, Matth. 26. 3, 4, 49, 59.

Judas said to the high Priests, &c. I have sinned in betraying innocent blood: and they said, What is that to us? look thou to that, &c. they per∣swade the multitude to ask Barabbas and destroy Jesus (when the gover∣nour

would have released Jesus); they said, Let his blood be upon us and our children, &c. They mocked him, and said, He trusted in God, let him deli∣ver him now, &c. and notwithstanding all the wonders at his death, which made the Centurion say, Truly, this was the Son of God; yet the chief priests, &c. came to Pilate, and said, &c. That deceiver said, &c. desired, and set a watch upon the sepulchre, Matth. 27. 3, 4, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 41, 42, 43, 53, 54, 62, 63, 64, 66.

When they were convinced that Christ was risen, they gave large money to the soldiers to hide it with a lye, and promised the soldiers to secure them, Matth. 28. 11, 12, 13, 14.

But the Pharisees and Lawyers rejected the counsel of God against (or, with∣in) themselves, being not baptized of him, Luke 7. 30.

Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drank in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets: But he shall say, &c. Depart from me ye work∣ers of iniquity, Luke 13. 26, 27.

And he spake this parable unto certain who trusted in themselves, that they were (or, as being) righteous, and despised others. Two went up into the temple to pray, the one a pharisee. and the other a publican: the pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself; God, I thank thee that I am not as o∣ther men are, extortioners, &c. I fast twice in the week: I give tythes, &c. Luke 18. 9, 10, 11, 12.

When Jesus went unto Zacheus house, the Jews murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man who is a sinner, Luke 19. 6, 7.

The chief Priests and Scribes would kill Jesus, &c. Judas offered to betray him; they were glad, and covenanted with him, &c. Luke 22. 2, 4, 5.

They accuse Christ before Pilate, saying, We have found this fellow pervert∣ing the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cesar, saying, That he him∣self is Christ a king, Luke 23. 1, 2.

How can ye believe who receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour which cometh from God only? John 5. 43, 44.

Ye seek me not because of the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves and were filled, &c. Jesus said, &c. No man can come to me except it were given him of my father. From that time many of his disciples went back and walked no more with him, John 6. 26, 65, 66.

Some said of Christ, he deceiveth the people: howbeit, no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews, &c. The chief priests and pharisees said unto the officers, Why have ye not brought him? the officers answered, Never man spake like this man; then answered them the pharisees, Are ye also deceived? have any of the rulers or pharisees believed on him? but this people who knoweth not the law, are accursed. Nicodemus said, &c. Doth our law judg any man before it hear him, and know what he doth? And they said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? John 7. 12, 13, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52.

We be Abrahams seed, and were never in bondage to any man, &c. Jesus said, &c. Whosoever committeth sin, is the servant of sin, &c. Ye seek to kill

me, a man who have told you the truth, &c. this did not Abraham; ye do the deeds of your father, &c. The Jews say, Say we not well, thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil, John 8. 33, 34, 40, 41, 48.

The Pharisees said, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the Sab∣bath-day, &c. The Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the Synagogue, &c. They say of Christ, he is a sinner, we are Moses disciples: as for this fellow we know not whence he is, &c. When they were convinced by the man who had been blind, that Christ must be of God; they say to him, Thou wast altogether born in sin, and dost thou teach us? and they excommunicated him, &c. Christ said to the Pharisees, Ye say, you see, &c. John 9. 16, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 40, 41.

When Lazarus was raised from the dead, the chief priests and the pharisees gathered a council: and said, What do we? for this man doth many miracles: if we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him, and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation, &c. from that day forth they took counsel together to put him to death, John 11. 44, 46, 47, 48, 53, 57.

Judas said, Why was not this oyntment sold, &c. and given to the poor? this he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief and had the bag, &c. The chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus al∣so to death, because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away and believed on Jesus, &c. The pharisees therefore said among themselves, Per∣ceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him, &c. Among the chief rulers also many believed on him: but because of the pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the Synagogue: for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God, John 12. 5, 6, 10, 11, 19, 42, 43.

The time cometh, that whosoever killeth you, will think that he doth God good service, &c. These things they will do, &c. because they have not known the father, John 16. 2, 3.

Pilate sought to release Jesus; but the Jews cryed out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Cesars friend: whosoever maketh himself a King, speaketh against Cesar, &c. Pilate said, Shall I crucifie your king? the chief priests answered, We have no king but Cesar, John 19. 12, 15.

As the Apostles spake unto the people, the priests and the Captain of the temple, and the Sadduces came upon them, being grieved that they taught the people, &c. and they laid hands on them, &c. said, By what power, or by what name do ye this, &c? They said, What shall we do with these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them, is manifest to all, &c. and we cannot deny it: but that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name; and they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all, &c. Acts 4. 1, 2, 3, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18.

Ananias and Saphira brought part of the price, and would have deceived

the holy Ghost, &c. multitudes were added to the Lord: then the high priests, &c. were filled with indignation, and laid theirhands on them, and put them in the common prison, &c. they doubted whither these things would grow, &c. said to the Apostles, Ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this mans blood upon us, &c. When the Apostles had said, That God had exalted that Jesus whom they slew, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them, Acts 5. 1, 2, 3, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 24, 28, 30, 31, 33. chap. 7. 54, 55.

When they could not resist the spirit and wisdom by which Stephen spake, then they suborned men, who said, We have heard, &c. and they stirred up the people, &c. and they came upon him and caught him, &c. And they set up false witnesses, Acts 6. 10, 11, 12, 13.

Simon when he saw the Apostles through laying on of hands, conferred the holy Ghost; he offered them money for the like power, &c. was in the gall of bitterness, Acts 8. 18, 19, 23.

The next Sabbath-day came almost the whole City together to hear the word of God: but when the Jews saw the multitude, they were filled with envy, and spake against the things which were spoken by Paul, contradict∣ing and blaspheming, &c. but the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the City, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them, &c. Acts 13. 44, 45, 49, 50.

The unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evilly affected against the brethren, &c. perswaded the people to stone them, Acts 14. 2, 19.

When Paul had preached, and many believed; the Jews who believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the City in an uproar, &c. they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the City, crying, These have turned the world upside down, &c. these do all contrary to the decrees of Cesar, saying, That there is another King, one Jesus; the Jews came also to Berea, and stirred up the people, Acts 17. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 13.

The Jews made an insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment-seat, saying, This fellow perswaded men to worship God contrary to the law, Acts 18. 12, 13.

Paul said, I was zealous towards God, as ye all are at this day: and I per∣secuted this way unto the death, &c. Acts 22. 3, 4, 5, 6.

Certain Jews bound themselves under a curse to kill Paul, &c. the chief Priests and Elders agree to help it forward, Acts 23. 12, 13, 14. chap. 25. 2, 3.

They get an Orator to accuse Paul, thus: We found this man a pestilent fel∣low, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ring-leader of the sect of the Nazarens: who also hath gone about to profane the temple, &c. When Paul reasoned of righteousness, &c. Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time: when I have a convenient time I will call for thee, &c. Acts 24. 1, 2, 5, 6, 15.

Paul said, I verily thought with my self, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus, &c. which thing I also did, &c. exceeding mad, Acts 26. 9, 10, 11.

The Jews told Paul, that concerning this sect, it was every where spoken a∣gainst, Acts 28. 21.

Behold, thou art called a Jew and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God, and knowest his will, &c. and art confident that thou thy self art a guide to the blind, &c. Thou therefore who teachest another, teachest thou not thy self? Thou who preachest a man shall not steal, dost thou steal, &c? He is not a Jew who is one outwardly: neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh, &c. Rom. 2. 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 28.

Israel who followed after the law of rigteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness: wherefore, because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law: for they stumble at that stumbling-stone, Rom. 9. 31, 32.

They have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledg: for they being ignorant of Gods righteousness, and going about to establish their own righ∣teousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God, Rom. 10. 1, 2, 3.

As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised, only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ: for neither they themselves who are circumcised, keep the law: but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh, Galat. 6. 12, 13.

The Jews, who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us (or, chased us out) they please not God, and are contrary unto all men: forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway, 1 Thess. 2. 14, 15, 16.

Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof, &c. These al∣so resist the truth, &c. 2 Tim. 3. 5, 8.

They profess they know God, but in works they deny him: being abomi∣nable and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate (or, void of judg∣ment). Titus 1. 16.

They went out from us, but they were not of us, &c. they went out that they might be manifest, &c. 1 John 2. 19.

Thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead, &c. I have not found thy work perfect before God, &c. The Church of the Laodiceans, &c. I know thy works, that thou art neither hot nor cold, &c. Thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing: and knowest not that thou art wretched, and poor, and blind, and naked, &c. Rev. 3. 1, 2, 14, 15, 17.

See persecution from Professors, Chap. 22.

See Sincerity, Chap. 16.

See Characters of Saints, Chap. 12.

The great danger of Hypocrisie and formality, and end of Hypocrites.

The hypocrites hope shall perish, whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spiders web: he shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure, Job 8. 13, 14, 15.

He also is my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him, Job 13. 16.

The congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, &c. Job 15. 34.

He who speaketh flattery to his friend, the eyes of his children shall fail, Job 17. 5.

The joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment: though his excellency mount up unto the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds, he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they who have seen him, shall say. Where is he? and he shall flee away as a dream, and shall not be found: the eye also which saw him, shall see him no more, &c. Job 20. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, &c.

What is the hope of the hypocrite when he hath gained, when God ta∣keth away his soul? will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him? Job 27. 8, 9.

The hypocrites in heart heap up wrath, Job 36. 13.

O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, &c. I will send him against an hypo∣critical nation, and against the people of my wrath, &c. Isa. 10. 5, 6.

Wo unto them who seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord, and their works are in the dark; and they say, Who seeth us? and who know∣eth? Isa. 29. 15, 16.

The sinners in Zion are afraid, fearfulness hath surprised the hypo∣crites, &c. who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire, &c? Isa. 33. 14.

Behold all ye who kindle a fire, who compass your selves about with sparks; walk in the light of your fire, and in your sparks which ye have kindled: this shall ye have of my hand, ye shall lye down in sorrow, Isa. 50. 11.

I will declare thy righteousness and thy works, for they shall not profit thee, Isa. 57. 12.

Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the Lord, &c. Behold, ye trust in lying words which cannot profit, &c. therefore will I do to this house, &c. wherein ye trust, &c. as I have done to Shiloh, and I will cast you out of my sight, Jer. 7. 4, 8, 9, 10, 11.

I will punish all them who are circumcised, with the uncircumcised. Egypt, &c. all these nations are uncircumcised: and all the house of Israel uncircumcised in the heart, Jer. 9. 25, 26.

Ye dissembled in your hearts, when ye sent me unto the Lord your God, &c. Now therefore know certainly, that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, &c. Jer. 42. 19, 20, 21, 22.

Cursed be the deceiver who hath in his flock a male, &c. and sacrificeth to the Lord a corrupt thing, Mal. 1. 14.

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is henceforth good for nothing but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men, &c. I say unto you, That except your righteous∣ness exceed the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of h•…•…ven, Matth. 5. 13, 20.

Many will say unto me in that day, Lord, Lord, Have we not prophesied in thy name, &c? and then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me ye who work iniquity, Matth. 7. 22, 23.

Every plant which my heavenly father hath not planted, shall be rooted up: let them alone, &c. If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall, &c. Matth. 15. 13, 14.

When Christ found nothing but leaves on the fig-tree, he said, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforth for ever: and presently it withered away, &c. Jesus said to the Priests, &c. Publicans and Harlots go into the kingdom of God be∣fore you, Matth. 21. 19, 23, 29, 30. 31.

When the king came, &c. he saw there a man who had not on a wedding-garment: and he sad unto him, Friend, how camest thou hither, &c? and he was speechless; then said the king to his servants, bind him, &c. and cast him in∣to outer darkness, there shall be weeping, &c. Matth. 22. 11, 12, 13.

Wo unto the Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, often pronounced, Matth. 23. 13, 14, 15, 16, 23, 25, 27, 29.

Whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seem∣eth to have (or, thinketh he hath), Luke 8. 18.

Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisie, &c. he who knoweth his masters will, and doth not according, shall be beaten with many stripes, Luke 12. 1, 47. James 4. 17.

They shall begin to say, We have eat and drank in thy presence, &c. but he shall say, I know you not whence you are: depart from me all ye workers, &c. Ye shall see Abraham, &c. in the kingdom of God, and you thrust out, Luk. 13. 25, 26, 27, 28.

Ye are they who justifie your selves, but God knows your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed amongst men, is abomination in the sight of God, Luke 16. •…•…5.

Every branch which beareth not fruit in me, he taketh away, John 15. 2.

Ananias and Saphira, both smote with death for their hypocrisie, Acts 5. 5, 10.

The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against, &c. men who hold the truth in unrighteousness, Rom. 1. 18.

A double minded-man is unstable in all his ways, James 1. 8.

The Jews, &c. forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be sa∣ved, to fill up their sins always: for the wrath is come upon them to the utter∣most, 1 Thess. 2. 16.