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A93117	Sincerity and hypocricy. Or, the sincere Christian, and hypocrite in their lively colours, standing one by the other. Very profitable for this religion professing time. / By W.S. Serjeant at Law. Together with a tract annexed to prove; that true grace doth not lye so much in the degree as in the nature of it.	Sheppard, William, d. 1675?; Barlow, Thomas, 1607-1691. Tract annexed to prove.	1658 (1658)	Wing S3210; Thomason E1822_1; ESTC R209797	215,937	433

glister be not gold yet all gold doth more or lesse glister But in the true Christian there is and must be another Spirit then that which is in other men Numb 14. 24. He must be something more and have something in him beyond what is in the Hypocrite or he cannot be saved Mat. 5. 20. Except your righteousnesse exceed that of the Scribes and Pharisees you cannot enter into the Kingdome of Heaven Mat. 5. 47. What singular thing doe yee The differences then that we find between the motion and operation of true grace in the true Christian and of counterfeit Grace in the Hypocrite are Either in the Rise Principle or spring of it or in the proceed and end of it SECT I. In the Rise Root or Spring of true and Counterfeit Grace in them The first of these is as the Root in relation to the Tree or tree to the fruit or spring to the streames We shall open it first in the Root or Spring and then in Fruit or Streames The maine thing wherein the difference seems to lye is in something which is secret and invisible which is called a hidden life Coll. 3. 3. The hidden man of the heart 2 Pet. 3. 4. and that which is within us Luke 17. 20 21. and the hidden Manna a white stone and therein a new name written which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it Rev. 2. 17. and the Inward part and hidden part Psal 51. 6. And it is said to passe knowledge and understanding Phill 4 7. To be unspeakable 1 Pet. 1. 8. And they in whom it is are called Gods Secret or hidden ones Psal 83. 3. The foolish Virgins wanted nothing that the wise had in sight but they wanted this hidden wisdome 1 Cor 2. 7. The secret and inward work of Grace in their hearts This Secret and hidden work then lieth in this That the true Christian in order to the execution of Gods eternall decree for his Salvation having a new nature wonderfully formed in him by his spirit is by faith in a Spirituall and Mysticall way to be united to Christ as a body to the head and building to its foundation and to have his Spirit dwelling in him And the Soule and the Body is as one body animated by Christ as the Soule thereof so that Christ is said to live in him dwell in him and walk in him And the Christian to live by him So that as we all in the state of corrupt nature partake of the nature of the first Adam even so all that are saved partake of the divine nature of Christ the second Adam 2 Pet. 1. 4. Gal 2. 20. I am crucified with Christ neverthelesse I live yet not I but Christ liveth in me and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the saith of the Sonne of God Joh 5. 26. 2 Cor 13. 5. 2 Tim 2. 14. Rom. 8. 10 11. If Christ be in you c. But if the spirit that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you he that raised up Christ from the dead shall quicken your mortall bodies by his spirit that dwelleth in you Jo. 14. 16 17. 1 Io 5. 12. He that hath the Sonne hath life c. And together with this union ariseth our Regeneration or the new Creature called the New man Ephes 4. 24. which after God is created in Righteousnesse and true Holinesse Compared to a new engrafted Tree that brings forth the fruits of Love joy Peace Long-suffering Gentlenesse Goodnesse Faith Meeknesse and Temperance Gal. 5. 22 23. This great work in reference to the Fruits and effects of it is compared to and set forth by severall things as 1. By the Oyle in the vessell which the foolish Virgins wanted Mat 25. 1 2 3. c. to note that there must be something within to feed and maintaine the life of grace and holinesse in a true Christian which Christ by his Spirit doth give forth to every true believing Christian that is a member of his mysticall body Io. 15 1 2 c. Heb. 1. 9. Psal 133. 2. 2. By the Root of a Tree or Hearb in relation to the Tree or hearb Rev 22. 16. I am the Root c. Rom 15. 12. There shall be a root of Jesse and he that shall rise to raigne Rom. 11. 17. Job 19. 28. To note that the true Christian hath all his life and vertue from Christ by his spirit as the Tree hath its life and vertue from the root of it Coll. 2. 6 7. As ye have therefore received Christ Iesus the Lord so walke ye in him rooted and built up in him c. 3. By the earth that feeds the Tree Mat. 13. 6. To note that Christ must feed the true Christian or he will not be fruitfull 4. By the Tree in relation to the branches thereof Io 15. 1 2 3. c. I am the true vine c. Every branch in mee c. To note that the Christian hath his rise support growth and feeding from Christ 5. By the strong foundation of a Building in relation to the building Ephes 2. 20. And are built upon the foundation c. Iesus Christ himselfe the chief corner stone c. In whom you also are builded together for an habitation by the spirit Coll. 2. 7. rooted and built up in him 1 Cor. 3. 11. 1 Pe. 2. 4 5. To note that the true Christian as a Christian hath all his Rise and Support from Christ 6. By the engrafting of a Cion of a Sprig in a Tree in relation to the Stock Rom. 6. 5. To note that all the good that comes from him is from Christ being incorporated into him 7. By a lively spring in relation to the streams thereof Zach 13. 1. Jo. 4. 14. 7. 38 39. To shew that all the operations of grace within us issue from the spirit of Christ within us 8. And by a new Birth or Resurrection from death to life in Relation to the operations of Life Jo. 3. 3. Ephes 2. 1. Jo. 5. 25. To note that all the motions Acts and works of grace in the true Christian move from this new life Coll. 3. 3. For ye are dead and your life is hid with Christ in God 2 Cor. 4 10. That the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortall flesh c. Now this union between Christ and the true Christian soule and the presence of Christs Spirit in the soule is not at all to be found in the case of the Hypocrite and that work that is wrought in his heart for he hath neither the Spirit of God nor Faith Jude v. 19. Jo. 6. 64. There is no such root of the matter in him which we have spoken of Iob. 19. 28. But rather there is still in him the root of Bitternesse Acts 8. 23. that will bear fruit accordingly and he stands by himselfe and at a distance from Christ He is therefore a Lamp burning that hath no more to maintain