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Secondly, the most plausible shows that wicked men make (considering the falsehood of their hearts) are condemned of him, as works of the flesh: and the meanest services that good men do, in respect of the uprightness of their minds, be commended as fruits of the spirit.

Secondly, the most plausible shewes that wicked men make (considering the falshood of their hearts) are condemned of him, as workes of the flesh: and the meanest seruices that good men doe, in respect of the vprightnesse of their mindes, be commended as fruits of the spirit.

Use 1 Terror for divers ungodly persons, who have nothing but Sacrifices for the foundation of their hope and comfort. For notwithstanding there be never so great guiltiness in their conscience, and sinfulness in their conversation, and both continued to their lives end, yet they trust, by virtue of their prayers and other good deeds, to pacify Gods wrath, and escape his judgements, and make amends for all their misbehaviour. Do they deem that the Lord will be beguiled by them, and take rebellion for their ransom? and grievous provocations for a meritorious propitiation? Think they that he is driven to such necessity, that he must either take their service, or not be served at all, as if he had no Saints or holy servants to yield glory unto him? And yet of this sort (beside all, or the most part of the Papists) are very many, which satisfy themselves with external words and actions, though holy in themselves, if they were religiously exercised, yet execrable from them, being hypocritically perverted.

Vse 1 Terror for diuers vngodly persons, who haue nothing but Sacrifices for the foundation of their hope and comfort. For notwithstanding there be neuer so great guiltinesse in their conscience, and sinfulnesse in their conuersation, and both continued to their liues end, yet they trust, by vertue of their praiers and other good deeds, to pacifie Gods wrath, and escape his iudgements, and make amends for all their misbehauiour. Doe they deeme that the Lord will be beguiled by them, and take rebellion for their ransome? and grieuous prouocations for a meritorious propitiation? Thinke they that he is driuen to such necessitie, that hee must either take their seruice, or not be serued at all, as if he had no Saints or holy seruants to yeeld glory vnto him? And yet of this sort (beside all, or the most part of the Papists) are very many, which satisfie themselues with externall words and actions, though holy in themselues, if they were religiously exercised, yet execrable from them, being hypocritically peruerted.