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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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so though an hypocrite may lean towards God, and towards Christ, and towards heaven, yet his delight is still rooted fast in one creature-comfort or another, &c.1 God nor Christ is never the adequate object of an hypocrites delight. An hypocrite is never principled to delight himself in a holy God, neither can he cordially, divinely, habitually, delight himself in holy duties. An hypocrite may reform many evil things, and he may do many good duties, and yet all this while it is only his practises, but not his heart or principles that are changed and altered. Mark, though an hypocrite hath nothing in him which is essential to a Christian as a Christian, yet he may be the complete resemblance of a Christian in all those things which are not essential to him. An hypocrite in all the externals of Religion, may be the complete picture of a sincere Christian; but then if you look to his principles, and the manner of his managing of holy duties, there you will find him lame and defective, and as much unlike a sincere Christian,2 as ever Michal's Image was unlike to David; and this will prove the great crack, the great break-neck of hypocrites at last.
so though an hypocrite may lean towards God, and towards Christ, and towards heaven, yet his delight is still rooted fast in one creature-comfort or another, &c.1 God nor Christ is never the adequate object of an hypocrites delight. An hypocrite is never principled to delight himself in a holy God, neither can he cordially, divinely, habitually, delight himself in holy duties. An hypocrite may reform many evil things, and he may do many good duties, and yet all this while it is only his practises, but not his heart or principles that are changed and altered. Mark, though an hypocrite hath nothing in him which is essential to a Christian as a Christian, yet he may be the compleat resemblance of a Christian in all those things which are not essential to him. An hypocrite in all the externals of Religion, may be the compleat picture of a sincere Christian; but then if you look to his principles, and the manner of his managing of holy duties, there you will find him lame and defective, and as much unlike a sincere Christian,2