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A cabinet of choice jewels, or, A box of precious ointment being a plain…A cabinet of choice jevvels, or, A box of precious ointment being a plain…
A cabinet of choice jewels, or, A box of precious ointment being a plain discovery of, or, what men are worth for eternity, and how 'tis like to go with them in another world ... / by Thomas Brooks ...A cabinet of choice jevvels, or, A box of precious ointment being a plain discovery of, or, what men are worth for eternity, and how 'tis like to go with them in another world ... / by Thomas Brooks ...
London : Printed and are to be sold by John Hancock ..., 1669
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and though they carried it before the Prophet, as if they were Saints, as if they were the people of God, as if they were affected with what they heard, as if they were resolved to live out what the Prophet should make out to them, yet their hearts run after their covetousness. Though these hypocrites profest much love and kindness to the Prophet, and paid him home with smooth words, & seemed to be much affected, delighted, ravished and taken with his person, voice and doctrine; yet they made no conscience of bringing their hearts into their duties. An hypocrite may look at some outward, easy, ordinary duties of Religion, but he never makes conscience of bringing his heart into any duties of Religion. When did you ever see an hypocrite a searching of his heart, or sitting in judgment upon the corruptions of his soul, or lamenting and mourning over the vileness and wickedness of his spirit? 'Tis only the sincere Christian that is affected, afflicted and wounded with the corruptions of his heart. When one told (blessed) Bradford, that he did all out of hypocrisy; because he would have the people applaud him: He answered, It is true, the seeds of hypocrisy and vain glory are in thee and me too, and will be in us as long as we live in this world; ⟨p. 320⟩but I thank God it is that I mourn under and strive against. How seriously and deeply did good Hezekiah humble himself for the pride of his heart;1 out of the eater came meat, out of his pride he gat humility.
and though they carried it before the Prophet, as if they were Saints, as if they were the people of God, as if they were affected with what they heard, as if they were resolved to live out what the Prophet should make out to them, yet their hearts run after their covetousness. Though these hypocrites profest much love and kindness to the Prophet, and paid him home with smooth words, & seemed to be much affected, delighted, ravished and taken with his person, voice and doctrine; yet they made no conscience of bringing their hearts into their duties. An hypocrite may look at some outward, easie, ordinary duties of Religion, but he never makes conscience of bringing his heart into any duties of Religion. When did you ever see an hypocrite a searching of his heart, or sitting in judgment upon the corruptions of his soul, or lamenting and mourning over the vileness and wickedness of his spirit? 'Tis only the sincere Christian that is affected, afflicted and wounded with the corruptions of his heart. When one told (blessed) Bradford, that he did all out of hypocrisie; because he would have the people applaud him: He answered, It is true, the seeds of hypocrisie and vain glory are in thee and me too, and will be in us as long as we live in this world;