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LXXVI. HYPOCRISIE.

Generals.

THeir lives are at∣tended with many miseries, Job 20.6.

His hope is nothing thus qualified, when God taketh away his soule, Iob 27.8.

Hypocritical mock∣ers in feasts, are a great punishment and ter∣rible creatures, Psalm 35.16.

The fiercest nations are set against an hypo∣critical nation, Is. 10.6.

Vile persons will speak villany, and their heart wil•• work iniquity to practice hypocrisie, Isa. 31.6.

We may like Jehu, be too ful of hypocrisie, in our zeal, 2 Kings 10.16.

Such people are blind guides, striving for trifls

more then for substan∣tial things, Mat 23.24.

They are meer out∣sides, within full of a∣bominations, Matth. 23 25.

They are blind, look∣ing only to outsides, Mat. 23.27.

Publicans and har∣lots may enter into heaven, before hypo∣crites can, Mat. 22 31.

Nature.

It is a trick of theirs to despise others, and overvalue themselves, Isa. 65.4.

They in their charity are full of ostentation, Mat. 6.2.

They love to pray stan∣ding in the Churches & open places, Mat 6.5.

They are censorious and apt to reprove o∣thers, Mat. 7.5.

They see motes in others eyes, ere they pull the beam out of their own, Mat. 7.5.

They are apt to teach for doctrines mens pre∣cepts, Mat 15.9.

They are both slugs themselves in heavenly matters, and hinderers of others, Mat. 23.13.

They devoure simple peoples houses, under colour of long prayers, Mat. 23.14.

They earnestly strive to have many Prose∣lites, in shew converting them, Mat. 23.15.

It is apt to belie the truth of things, and to dissemble with God, Acts 5.1.

Danger.

That such shal not come before God, Iob 13 16:

That the congregati∣on of such shal be deso∣late, Iob 15 34.

That an hypocritical Nation, is a Nation of Gods wrath, Isa. 10 6.

That it is a sin endan∣gering

the stopping up of mercies gates, Isa. 9.17.

That it is a sin atten∣ded with horrours and strange feares, Isa, 33.14

That God will nor heare such when trouble comes upon them.

Tryals.

They conceive mis∣chiefe, and bring out va∣nity, their belly prepa∣reth deceit, Iob 15.35.

The innocent shall stir himself up against such, Iob 17, 8.

Their joy is for a moment, Iob 20.5.

Their reigning en∣snares the people, Iob 34.30.

They heap up wrath & cry not when God bin∣deth them, Iob 36.13.

Their life is amongst the unclean, Iob 36.14.

They are evil doers, Isa. 9.17.

They honour God with their mouth, when their heart is far from him, Mat. 15.2.

Such usually are tra∣ditionall, making the Commandements of none effect thereby, Mat 15.6.

They cannot delight themselves in the Al∣mighty, nor pray at all times, Iob. 27.10.

Such destroy with their mouth their neigh∣bours, Pro. 11, 9.