A discourse about the state of true happiness delivered in certain sermons in Oxford,…A discourse about the state of true happinesse deliuered in certaine sermons in Oxford,…

This kind of Hypocrisy belongs not to my present purpose; only by the way let me give advertisement to the child of God, for to him only I speak in this point: to the end he may keep his heart unblameable in holiness, and preserve the true relish and sound joy of good actions entire, and undistempered: that he would strongly fence his heart, with a gracious and unfeigned humility, against privy pride the mother of this hypocrisy; as against a close, undermining, and a most dangerous enemy; and the more seriously and watchfully for these reasons: partly drawn from the nature of the sin; and partly from the state of his soul. From the nature of the sin:

This kind of Hypocrisie belongs not to my present purpose; onely by the way let mee giue aduertisement to the child of God, for to him onely I speake in this point: to the end he may keepe his heart vnblameable in holinesse, and preserue the true relish and sound ioy of good actions entire, and vndistempered: that he would strongly fence his heart, with a gracious and vnfained humility, against priuie pride the mother of this hypocrisie; as against a close, vndermining, and a most dangerous enemie; and the more seriously and watchfully for these reasons: partly drawne from the nature of the sinne; and partly from the state of his soule. From the nature of the sinne:

First, other sins grow from poisonous and pestilent roots; as Adultery, from idleness; Faction, from discontent; Murder, from malice; Jesting out of the word of God, from a a profane heart; the Killing of souls, from nonresidency; Envy and flattery, from a base and unmanly weakness of mind; Violent ambition, from a distrustful independency upon God; Scorning of godliness, from a reprobate sense: but this sin springeth from a fair and unsuspected fountain, even from zeal, godly duties, and good actions.

First, other sinnes grow from poysonous and pestilent roots; as Adulterie, from idlenesse; Faction, from discontent; Murder, from malice; Iesting out of the word of God, from a a prophane heart; the Killing of soules, from nonresidency; Enuie and flatterie, from a base and vnmanly weakenes of minde; Violent ambition, from a distrustfull independency vpon God; Scorning of godlinesse, from a reprobate sense: but this sinne springet from a faire and vnsuspected fountaine, euen from zeale, godly duties, and good actions.