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. XVI.

In the motives and ends of their Actings.

16 It savoureth much of Sinceritie, and is very much a signe of a sincere man, when the motives and ends of all his actings are pure and heavenly, when hee doth all that he doth out of a pure heart, from the love and fear of God, and principally and chiefly for the workes sake, to the end to please and glorifie God, and not for any corrupt end to himselfe, and therefore hee careth not to be seen of men in what hee doth. But it is a vehement cause of suspition in a man, when hee is not moved at all by such motives, nor aimeth at such ends, but his mo∣tives and ends are corrupt, when hee doth what hee doth alone or chiefly for selfe-ends, selfe-praise, honour, or other advantage, when he

doth ambitiously or vain-gloriously seeke the setting up of himselfe more than God therein. Mat. 23. 14. yee make long praiers, and under colour thereof devour widdows houses. Mat. 23. 5. All their works they doe to be seen of men.