A commentary or, exposition upon the divine second epistle general, writtenA commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written

had not Crowns, but as it were Crowns: not faces, but as it were faces of men: not hair, but as it were hair of Women: not teeth, but as it were teeth of Lions: not breast-plates, but as it were breast-plates of iron. Their whole description runs upon Quasi, as it were: they had not tails, but as it were tails of Scorpions: but in those tails were stings, not as it were stings, but stings indeed: the farewell of hypocrites is deadly. All their balmes are Quasi, as it were balms; but their stings are pernicious indeed. They draw near to God with their lips, not with their hearts: so Gods blessings may shine upon their outward estates, but it shall never come near their hearts. An hypocrite is like the Sicilian Aetna, flaming at the mouth, when it hath snow at the foot: their mouths talk hotly, but their feet walk coldly. With the Jews they cry thrice over for failing, Templum Domini; without once regarding Dominum Templi. One writes of the Onyx, that about the centre it is of •n earthen colour; on the circumference, azure, or sky-colour. Hypocrites have a heavenly garb in the out-side, but an earthly heart in the centre. They think themselves so holy, that they cannot choose but be saved: but Sicut ad justos pertinet confessio peccatorum, ita ad superbos defensio meritorum, Royard. Confusion of sins be•omes the just, and defence of merits the proud. Good men give God Fructum •aborum, the fruit of their labours: hypocrites think it enough to give Fru•tum labiorum, the fruit of their lips. Four days in a week he will spend in hea•ing, not one hour in a month in doing good. The Latins do not so much call •im Fallens as Falsus; more by the passive, than the active: he but thinks to deceive, he is sure to be deceived. Yet me thinks he should not so flatter himself, as •o think that he can be too cunning for the devil.

had not Crownes, but as it were Crownes: not faces, but as it were faces of men: not haire, but as it were haire of Women: not teeth, but as it were teeth of Lions: not brest-plates, but as it were brest-plates of iron. Their whole description runs upon Quasi, as it were: they had not tailes, but as it were tayles of Scorpions: but in those tailes were stings, not as it were stings, but stings indeed: the farewell of hypocrites is deadly. All their balmes are Quasi, as it were balmes; but their stings are pernicious indeed. They draw neare to God with their lips, not with their hearts: so Gods blessings may shine upon their outward estates, but it shall never come neare their hearts. An hypocrite is like the Sicilian Aetna, flaming at the mouth, when it hath snow at the foote: their mouthes talke hotly, but their feete walke coldly. With the Iewes they cry thrice over for failing, Templum Domini; without once regarding Dominum Templi. One writes of the Onyx, that about the center it is of n earthen colour; on the circumference, azure, or skie-colour. Hypocrites have a heavenly garbe in the out-side, but an earthly heart in the center. They think themselves so holy, that they cannot chuse but be saved: but Sicut ad justos pertinet confessio peccatorum, ita ad superbos defensio meritorum, Royard. Confusion of sins beomes the just, and defense of merites the proud. Good men give God Fructum aborum, the fruite of their labours: hypocrites thinke it enough to give Frutum labiorum, the fruit of their lips. Foure dayes in a weeke he will spend in heaing, not one houre in a moneth in doing good. The Latines doe not so much call im Fallens as Falsus; more by the passive, than the active: he but thinkes to deeive, he is sure to be deceived. Yet me thinkes he should not so flatter himselfe, as o thinke that he can be too cunning for the divell.