A plain discourse upon uprightness showing the properties and privileges of an upright man…A plain discourse upon uprightness shewing the properties and priviledges of an upright man…

The hypocrite chooses sin, the upright man would have no sin if he could choose. The Traveller (its true) meets with dirt in his way, but he keeps it off as well as he can, mingles not with it, and if he be soiled, he rubs it off as soon as may be: but the swine delights in it, cannot be well without it. 'Tis just so between the upright man and the hypocrite. The most upright Saint on earth, is bemired with sin sometimes, but he did not design it in the morning, nor sleeps he with it at night; but an hypocrite he designs ⟨p. 25⟩it, he delights in it, he is never so well contented as in sin. In a word, the hypocrite may avoid sin, but no man can abhor sin save the upright man.

The hypocrite chooses sin, the upright man would have no sin if he could choose. The Traveller (its true) meets with dirt in his way, but he keeps it off as well as he can, mingles not with it, and if he be soil'd, he rubs it off as soon as may be: but the swine delights in it, cannot be well without it. 'Tis just so between the upright man and the hypocrite. The most upright Saint on earth, is bemir'd with sin sometimes, but he did not design it in the morning, nor sleeps he with it at night; but an hypocrite he designs ⟨p. 25⟩it, he delights in it, he is never so well contented as in sin. In a word, the hypocrite may avoid sin, but no man can abhor sin save the upright man.

4. An Upright man is Perfect and entire without Reservation, Psal. 37. 37. Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright, you may see them both at once. His heart is entirely devoted to the will and ways of God. The hypocrite he hath ever some exceptions and reservations. Such a sin I must not leave, such a grace I cannot love, such a duty I will not practise; thus far I will yield but no farther, thus far I will go, it is consistent with my carnal ends, but all the world shall not persuade me farther. The Judgement of the hypocrite will drive beyond his Will, his Conscience beyond his Affections, he is not entire, his heart is parted, and so he is off and on. The Upright man hath but one Happiness, and that is the enjoyment of God; but one Rule, and that is his holy Will; but one Work, and that is to please his Maker; and thereupon he is entire and certain in his choice, in his desires, in his ways, and contrivances. And though there may be some demurs in his prosecution of his