Sincerity and hypocricy. Or, the sincere Christian, and hypocrite in their lively colours, standing one by the other.: Very profitable for this religion professing time. / By W.S. Serjeant at Law. Together with a tract annexed to prove; that true grace doth not lye so much in the degree as in the nature of it.

SECT. XIII.

12 In their Humilitie:

The true Christian must be, and is of an hum∣ble and lowly frame of spirit; and hath low and mean thoughts of himself, and of his own works and worth, and hath an humble confidence in the free Grace of God in Christ only for all the good he looks for here and hereafter, Mat. 18. 8. Psal. 131 1. Gen. 32. 10. The Hypocrite we grant hath a kind of humility also, Col. 2. 18, 23. The difference between them lyeth in this.

1 The true Christian being truly humble doth declare it by his whole conversation in word & deed, Psal. 131. 2. Neither doe I exercise my self in great matters, or in things too high for me. The Hy∣pocrites humility is shewed onely in some parti∣culars, and in other things he sheweth himselfe very proud, Mat 23. 5, 6. The true Christian doth prefer other men and their gifts before himself and his own gifts, and hath an honou∣rable

esteem of all such as are of worth, but suspecteth himself. 1 Tim. 1. 15. Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the chief, Luke 18. 13. But the Hypocrite having high thoughts of himself, and his works and worth, ••tusts to himself, and despiseth others better than himself, Luke 18. 11. The Phaiisee stood up and praied thus with himself: God I thank thee that I am not as other men are. Extortioners, unjust, adulte∣rers, or even as this Publican, Hab. 2. 4. Behold his soul that is lifted up is not upright in him, &c.