Hipocrifie, the eleuenth vice, forbidden by this commaundement, what it is.
HIpocrisie, [ 11] or Dis••imulation, is wh••n a man or woman pratendeth to bee honest and chast, and yet will play the Wh••re, or Knaue, priuily and secreatly: when a Woman is chaste and hon•••• in opinion, and outwarde apparaun••e beefore men but (in very deede) and beefore God is a foule filthie strumpet. This vice is contrary to euery vertue, and is most odious and ab••ominable before God. For it i•• 〈…〉〈…〉: yea the breach and transgression of two commaunde 〈…〉〈…〉, yea of both Tables: for it offendeth against this commaundemente of the seconde Table, in very deede and action. And against the thirds commaun∣dement of the first Table, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 taking the name of God in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 that is by taking the name of vertue which is pro∣per onely to God, the Well heade, Authour and giuer thereof, and puttinge it vpon their priuie vice or sinne, callinge them selucs Virgins and chaste persons, wher∣as, in very deede, they are stronge whores, and bawdy kna••es. And ••eeings displeased with their equalles or interiors, would not sticke so 〈◊〉〈◊〉 call them if they could prooue so much by them, as they know by them selues.