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3. When all their zeal spends it self in matters of Worship, and they are careless in duties of Righteousness. The whole revealed will of God is the Rule of Godliness; and for men to divide, and take but a part of it, and neglect the rest, is to prove that they are Hypocrites; and as there are some who think it enough to follow their Callings, and to do no man any wrong, and to be strict in the Duties of the Second Table; which things they ought to do; but these alone will not declare them to be Christians: •o there are others who suppose that if they be but careful and constant, in doing the Duties of Natural and Instituted Worship, they are truly Godly: if they read the Word, pray in their Families, attend on the Dispensation of the Ordinances of Gods House, and do show life and forwardness in these things, they ⟨p. 31⟩may bolster themselves on this, and in the mean while neglect the business of their Calling, lie, steal, oppress, use deceit in their Dealings, carry it very loosely in all matters of Sobriety and Righteousness; these are not Godly, but by thus doing they deny it, and say that their Worship is Hypocrisy; that is a standing truth, 1 Joh. 4.20. if a man say, he loveth God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar.

3. When all their zeal spends it self in matters of Worship, and they are careless in duties of Righteousness. The whole revealed will of God is the Rule of Godliness; and for men to divide, and take but a part of it, and neglect the rest, is to prove that they are Hypocrites; and as there are some who think it enough to follow their Callings, and to do no man any wrong, and to be strict in the Duties of the Second Table; which things they ought to do; but these alone will not declare them to be Christians: •o there are others who suppose that if they be but careful and constant, in doing the Duties of Natural and Instituted Worship, they are truly Godly: if they read the Word, pray in their Families, attend on the Dispensation of the Ordinances of Gods House, and do shew life and forwardness in these things, they ⟨p. 31⟩may bolster themselves on this, and in the mean while neglect the business of their Calling, ly, steal, oppress, use deceit in their Dealings, carry it very loosely in all matters of Sobriety and Righteousness; these are not Godly, but by thus doing they deny it, and say that their Worship is Hypocrisy; that is a standing truth,