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An exposition on the whole fifth chapter of S. Johns Gospel also notes on…An exposition on the vvhole fifth chapter of S. Iohns Gospell also notes on…
An exposition on the whole fifth chapter of S. Johns Gospel also notes on other choice places of Scripture, taken by a reverend divine, now with God, and found in his study after his death, written with his own hand ...An exposition on the vvhole fifth chapter of S. Iohns Gospell also notes on other choice places of Scripture, taken by a reuerend diuine, now with God, and found in his study after his death, written with his owne hand ...
London: printed by H. Lownes and R. Young for John Bartlett, 1630London: printed by H. Lownes and R. Young for Iohn Bartlett, 1630
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All these must be lin•ed together: and if you take away any one, the Girdle breaks, and loseth his strength and comeliness. For, though the heart be sincere, the speech true, the Actions plain and honest; yet if the judgement be unsound, and we be carried away to error, superstition and Idolatry, all those fair shows will prove but stubble and dross. Paul thought that he had an honest heart, and was unrebukeable for his conversation, Acts 26 9. but being miss-led in judgement, what did this avail him? He afterwards esteemed it nothing.
All these must be lin•ed together: and if you take away any one, the Girdle breakes, and loseth his strength and comelinesse. For, though the heart be sincere, the speech true, the Actions plaine and honest; yet if the iudgement be vnsound, and we be carried away to errour, superstion and Idolatry, all those faire shewes will prooue but stubble and drosse. Paul thought that hee had an honest heart, and was vnrebukeable for his conuersation, Acts 26 9. but being misse-led in iudgement, what did this auaile him? He afterwards esteemed it nothing.
Again, though we hold the truth, if we have a double heart, full of hypocrisy and dissimulation, we are the more odious and abominable to God, and our knowledge shall serve as a witness to condemn us.
Againe, though we hold the truth, if we haue a double heart, full of hypocrisie and dissimulation, wee are the more odious and abominable to God, and our knowledge shall serue as a witnesse to condemne vs.