A30242:982
The Scripture directory for church-officers and people, or, A practical commentary upon the whole…
The Scripture directory for church-officers and people, or, A practical commentary upon the whole third chapter of the first Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians to which is annexed The godly and the natural mans choice, upon Psal. 4, vers. 6, 7, 8 / by Anthony Burgess ...The Scripture directory for church-officers and people, or, A practical commentary upon the whole third chapter of the first Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians to which is annexed The godly and the natural mans choice, upon Psal. 4, vers. 6, 7, 8 / by Anthony Burgesse ...
London: printed by Abraham Miller for T.U., 1659
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
13. Hypocrisy. The Scripture brandeth that for a heavy cause sometimes of the errors and falsehoods in Religion. This indeed is a work that God only can manifest, who knoweth the hearts, and trieth the reins; yet that this is the bitter root of many bitter errors the Scripture giveth pregnant instances. The Pharisees were famous for building hay and stubble: What trash and trumpery, superstition and false worship did they introduce? And now Christ who knew their hearts tells them it was nothing but hypocrisy. It was not God, nor a love to his truth or glory, but their own credit and glory, They do all things to be seen of men. Woe be to you hypocrites, said he often, Ma•th 23.14. And Paul tells of men, that taught lies in hypocrisy, 1 Tim 4.2 Oh it's a matter to be trembled at, that such hypocrisy should ever fill a mans heart, that we should scatter errors, propagate falsehoods, to get our selves a name! As they went to build Babel, that they might have a name. Search thy heart, what moveth thee to hold any opinion; if it be this hypocrisy, God will bring hidden things to light, and to have our portion with hypocrites is the highest condemnation, Mat. 24, 51.2
13. Hypocrisie. The Scripture brandeth that for a heavy cause sometimes of the errours and falshoods in Religion. This indeed is a work that God only can manifest, who knoweth the hearts, and trieth the reins; yet that this is the bitter root of many bitter errours the Scripture giveth pregnant instances. The Pharisees were famous for building hay and stubble: What trash and trumpery, superstition and false worship did they introduce? And now Christ who knew their hearts tels them it was nothing but hypocrisie. It was not God, nor a love to his truth or glory, but their own credit and glory, They do all things to be seen of men. Woe be to you hypocrites, said he often, Ma•th 23.14. And Paul tels of men, that taught lies in hypocrisie, 1 Tim 4.2 Oh it's a matter to be trembled at, that such hypocrisie should ever fill a mans heart, that we should scatter errours, propagate falshoods, to get our selves a name! As they went to build Babel, that they might have a name. Search thy heart, what moveth thee to hold any opinion; if it be this hypocrisie, God will bring hidden things to light, and to have our portion with hypocrites is the highest condemnation,