CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St.…

6. Hypocrisy or a deceitful pretending to matters of Religion, ¹when yet at the same time their hearts are carnal, vile, and unsanctified, this was the Case of Judas, he never from the beginning did truly love Christ, or in a saving way believe in Christ, as appeaseth, Joh. 6.64. It's true his hypocrisy was the more wonderful because they left all, and followed Christ; They were exposed to all ⟨p. 370⟩hardship, and hatred from the world, who would not think that only pure ends had moved Judas? but yet you see that even in the poor and low way Christ was in, yet Judas could have false ends and there were temptations to draw out his carnal worldly heart, whether he was a convinced hypocrite that lived in sins against conscience at first is hard to say; But after he became the Bag-bearer, and did daily steal from that public stock which Christ had for the maintenance of himself and his Apostles, then no doubt, but he knew he did not walk uprightly, and so was a gross hypocrite; Now this hypocrisy all along he discovers especially Mat. 26.7. in this History of Mary, who anointed Christs feet with precious Ointment at a dear rate, Judas murmured at this, John the Evangelist mentioneth him only; •e other make all the Apostles to murmur, but either it is an E•allage, the plural for the singular number, or else Judas was the beginning of the Sedition he was Ringleader, and put others on it; But in this complaint of this, See how speciously and religiously be covered his wickedness; Ad quid perditio haec, saith this Son of perdition, It might have been sold and given to the poor; This he said, saith the Evangelist, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a Thief; If all that had been put into the bag he could have stolen from it, and so enriched himself, This was his hypocrisy: Another instance, is when he had agreed with the Priests about betraying of Christ his Master, he comes and kisses him with an Hail Master, this which appeared such an obsequious expression of love was made the very sign by which they should lay hold on Jesus and carry him away;