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The race celestiall, or, A direct path to heauen by Henry Greenvvood, maister of arts and preacher of the word of God.
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Greenwood, Henry, b. 1544 or 5.
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STC 12335.3; ESTC S5239
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live_a man_n but_o yet_o have_v no_o life_n at_o all_o within_o it_o so_o hypocrite_n seem_v to_o live_v by_o the_o life_n of_o grace_n yet_o be_v they_o dead_a in_o sin_n and_o rot_v in_o corruption_n they_o be_v new_a upstart_n giant_n have_v two_o face_n under_o one_o hood_n 29.13_o they_o come_v near_o unto_o god_n with_o their_o mouth_n &_o honour_v the_o lord_n with_o their_o lip_n but_o their_o heart_n be_v far_o remove_v from_o he_o deum_fw-la laudant_fw-la in_o tympano_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la in_o choro_fw-la i._n they_o praise_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o tabor_n but_o not_o in_o the_o dance_n they_o serve_v god_n in_o show_n but_o not_o in_o truth_n they_o bear_v with_o the_o fig_n tree_n great_a store_n of_o leaf_n but_o no_o fruit_n at_o all_o but_o alas_o alas_o these_o hypocrite_n that_o thus_o deceive_v themselves_o have_v their_o reward_n on_o earth_n which_o they_o through_o vainglory_n greedy_o look_v for_o at_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n shall_v never_o obtain_v a_o crown_n of_o righteousness_n be_v altogether_o unrighteous_a but_o they_o shall_v have_v their_o portion_n with_o hypocrite_n 24.54_o where_o shall_v be_v weep_v wail_v and_o gnash_n of_o tooth_n for_o the_o lord_n abhor_v all_o hollow_a heart_n and_o double_a tongue_n all_o outward_a oblation_n and_o burn_a sacrifice_n all_o outward_a show_n and_o hypocritical_a worship_n he_o be_v a_o spirit_n and_o he_o will_v spew_v all_o such_o out_o of_o his_o mouth_n as_o worship_v he_o not_o in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n simulata_fw-la sanctitas_fw-la duplex_fw-la iniquitas_fw-la i._n counterfeit_v godliness_n be_v so_o far_o from_o holiness_n as_o it_o be_v double_a ungodliness_n i_o say_v therefore_o unto_o thou_o with_o s._n chrysostome_n chrysost_n aut_fw-la esto_fw-la quod_fw-la appares_fw-la aut_fw-la appare_fw-la quode_n i._n either_o be_v as_o thou_o seem_v or_o seem_v as_o thou_o be_v it_o be_v not_o seem_n but_o be_v that_o shall_v go_v for_o pay_v non_fw-la auditores_fw-la sed_fw-la 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