The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan…

3. The living and delighting in one sin doth evidence a rotten, and unsound heart. As it is made in the Scripture a note of uprightness to make Conscience of every known sin. So it is made a note of Hypocrisy to seem to make Conscience of the forbearance of some sins, and yet to live and lye in the practice of others. Hereby was Herod's Hypocrisy discovered, who though upon John Baptists Preaching he reformed much, and did many good things, yet would not part with his beloved Herodias, notwithstanding she was his Brothers Wife.

3. The living and delighting in one sin doth evidence a rotten, and unsound heart. As it is made in the Scripture a note of uprightness to make Conscience of every known sin. So it is made a note of Hypocrisie to seem to make Conscience of the forbearance of some sins, and yet to live and lye in the practice of others. Hereby was Herods Hypocrisie discovered, who though upon Iohn Baptists Preaching he reformed much, and did many good things, yet would not part with his beloved Horodias, notwithstanding she was his Brothers Wife.

4. One sin never goeth alone, but is ever accompanied with more. For it is the natural effect of sin (especially being wittingly committed) to make men apter to s•n, Rom. 6. 19, You have yielded your members servants to uncleanness, and to iniquity, unto iniquity. God in his just judgement oft-times as a punishment for some o•e sin, leaves men so to themselves, that they break forth into the committing of others.

5. For a man to live and lye impenitently in the practice ⟨p. 120⟩