A Body of Practical Divinity

(7.) Those sins are more heinous than others, which are committed under a pretence of Religion. To cozen and defraud is a sin, but to do it with a Bible in ones Hand is a double sin. To be unchaste is a sin, but to put on a Mask of Religion to play the Whore, makes the sin the greater. Prov. 7.14. I have Peace-offerings with me; this day have I paid my Vows, come let us take our fill of Love. She speaks as if she had been at Church, and had been saying her Prayers; who would ever have suspected her of Dishonesty? But behold her Hypocrisy; she makes her Devotion a Preface to Adultery. Luke 20.47. Who devour Widows Houses, and for pretence make long Prayers. This sin was not in making long Prayers, (for Christ was a whole Night in Prayer) but to make long Prayers that they might do unrighteous Actions, did make their sin more horrid.

(7.) Those sins are more hanous than others, which are committed under a pretence of Religion. To couzen and defraud is a sin, but to do it with a Bible in ones Hand is a double sin. To be unchaste is a sin, but to put on a Mask of Religion to play the Whore, makes the sin the greater. Prov. 7.14. I have Peace-offerings with me; this day have I paid my Vows, come let us take our fill of Love. She speaks as if she had been at Church, and had been saying her Prayers; who would ever have suspected her of Dishonesty? But behold her Hypocrisie; she makes her Devotion a Preface to Adultery. Luke 20.47. Who devour Widows Houses, and for pretence make long Prayers. This sin was not in making long Prayers, (for Christ was a whole Night in Prayer) but to make long Prayers that they might do unrighteous Actions, did make their sin more horrid.

(8.) Sins of Apostasy are more heinous than other. Demas forsook the Truth,