Christ's certain and sudden appearance to judgment

18. Come forth all ye Hypocrites. who have made a show of Holiness; and have born the name of zealous Professors of Religion; but have been acted by carnal designs and principles; who have used religion as a Cloak for your covetousness; who followed me only for the loaves, who have been hollow at heart; rotten at the Core; painted Sepulchres; blazing Comets; wandering and falling Stars, for whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever: what did you mean by your shows and outward appearance of worship and ⟨p. 111⟩service? did you think that the all-seeing, heart-searching God, judged according to outward appearance? did you think that lip-service, and bodily exercise would be accepted by him? or was it acceptation only with Men which you sought after? that reward you had, and can you expect any other reward, when you did not desire it, nor design it? and what doth it, can it now profit you, that Men accounted you religious? will their esteem of you procure pardon and salvation for you? could you be content to cast away and loose all your external services for want of sincerity, and an internal living principle? did not you think that all your services would rise up one day in judgment against you? did not you affront the highest Majesty by the mockery of your show-worship? did not be very well understand which way your heart went, when you seemed must devout? was not be acquainted with the secret lusts which you harboured in your heart, and secret way of wickedness which you walked in, when you made a show of mortification, and self-denial, and a holy, and strict conversation? were you not warned against hypocrisy, and told how odious it was unto God, and that hypocrites portion would be in utter darkness, where there is weeping, and wailing, and gnashing of teeth? Take them Devils, bind them hand and foot.

18. Come forth all yee Hypocrites. who have made a show of Holiness; and have born the name of zealous Professors of Religion; but have been acted by carnal designes and principles; who have used religion as a Cloak for your covetousness; who followed me only for the loaves, who have been hollow at heart; rotten at the Core; painted Sepulchres; blazing Comets; wandring and falling Stars, for whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever: what did you mean by your showes and outward appearance of worship and ⟨p. 111⟩service? did you think that the all-seeing, heart-searching God, judged according to outward appearance? did you think that lip-service, and bodily exercise would be accepted by him? or was it acceptation only with Men which you sought after? that reward you had, and can you expect any other reward, when you did not desire it, nor design it? and what doth it, can it now profit you, that Men accounted you religious? will their esteem of you procure pardon and salvation for you? could you be content to cast away and loose all your external services for want of sincerity, and an internal living principle? did not you think that all your services would rise up one day in judgment against you? did not you affront the highest Majesty by the mockery of your shew-worship? did not be very well understand which way your heart went, when you seemed must devout? was not be acquainted with the secret lusts which you harboured in your heart, and secret way of wickedness which you walked in, when you made a show of mortification, and self-denial, and a holy, and strict conversation? were you not warned against hypocrisie, and told how odious it was unto God, and that hypocrites portion would be in utter darkness, where there is weeping, and weiling, and gnashing of teeth? Take them Devils, binde them hand and foot.