Love to Christ, necessary to escape the curse at his coming

Arg. 7. Deceivers in the Worship of God are accursed; those that come to pray, and hear, and not love Christ, are such Deceivers. All such mens Religious Duties and Services are done in deceit and hypocrisy; they are Deceivers of themselves, Deceivers of other men, and go about to deceive God himself. What is to play the Hypocrite, if this be not? to give God your Words, but not your Hearts? what is deceitful dealing if this be not, to give God and Christ outward Service, and deny him your Love? to do the outward Action, and withhold from him the inward Affection? would you be paid what is owing to you in such Coin? in that which hath the colour and resemblance of Gold, but underneath is base Metal? Would you not cry out of such a one as a Deceiver? and is this a fault in men to you? and is it no fault in you to God? are you ready to curse such a man, and will not God curse you? Read Mal. 1.14. But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: For I am a great King, saith the Lord of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen. You bring him some cold Prayers, have you not an Heart to give him? you bring him some outward Expressions, ⟨p. 51⟩have not you inwards Affections to bring him? you offer him Words, and deny him your Love. Are these cursed Doings? and yet not you, the Doers of them, accursed?

Arg. 7. Deceivers in the Worship of God are accursed; those that come to pray, and hear, and not love Christ, are such Deceivers. All such mens Religious Duties and Services are done in deceit and hypocrisy; they are Deceivers of themselves, Deceivers of other men, and go about to deceive God himself. What is to play the Hypocrite, if this be not? to give God your Words, but not your Hearts? what is deceitful dealing if this be not, to give God and Christ outward Service, and deny him your Love? to do the outward Action, and withhold from him the inward Affection? would you be paid what is owing to you in such Coyn? in that which hath the colour and resemblance of Gold, but underneath is base Metal? Would you not cry out of such a one as a Deceiver? and is this a fault in men to you? and is it no fault in you to God? are you ready to curse such a man, and will not God curse you? Read Mal. 1.14. But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: For I am a great King, saith the Lord of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen. You bring him some cold Prayers, have you not an Heart to give him? you bring him some outward Expressions,