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A19289	The estates of the hypocrite and syncere Christian Containing, certaine liuely differences, betweene synceritie and hypocrisie; very necessarie, for the tryall of our estates in Grace. By Tho. Cooper.	Cooper, Thomas, 1517?-1594.	1613 (1613)	STC 5699; ESTC S115596	59,087	262

so he may not discerne his inward wants 3. And so doth hee fall into the hands of Sathan the God of this world 2. Cor. 4. 5. by whom being blinded further infatuated either with a false iudgement of things or misapplying the true The Gospell is hereby hid vnto such as perish that so not being nowe able to discerne his nakednes because he wants this heauenly Eye-salue he might be made more inexcusable in reiecting this true light and so be iustly giuen vp to strong delusions 2. Thess 2. 12. because hee will not obey the truth Whereupon it commeth to passe that as before he desired not to see his nakednes but rather to haue it couered cōcealed from himselfe And to this end being dazled with shewes and outward baits hath not laisure to looke home So because he reiects the birth-right in comparison of the messe of pottage Genes 27. is therfore giuē vp to strong delusions By these delusions his Iudgement is so peruerted and true light corrupted that now taking light for darkenes darkenes for light he blesseth his soule in this wilful ignorāce of his estate as if it were his greatest happines to be sencelesse in his misery that herein he may deceiue his soule that his sinne is pardoned because though he commit the same with greedines Ephes 4. 19. yet he hath no feeling of it no sting of conscience for the same And therefore he resolues that he may follow it stil Pro. 23. And hereunto furthers an other policie of Sathan who by leading his eyes abroad to view other mens estates doth increase hereby this spiritual blindnes And that when either 1. cōparing himselfe with others y e are short of his measure he thereby resolues y e his estate is good he sees no euill in it or else secondly hee is so quick-sighted abroad that his eyes are put vp at home he sees so much in others he hath such cause to looke abroad that he hath no neede or leisure to looke home nay by looking abroad hee makes shew that all is well at home Adde we hereunto the deceitfulnes of sinne which must not be seene into that it may not be repented of And that it may not be seene into hath many colours First either God knowes it sufficiently and therefore what neede I trouble my selfe to examine the same or I can neuer attaine vnto the depth thereof and therfore in vaine do I labor to search and discouer the same 3. or the precise knowledge hereof may driue me to dispa●e therefore it is not good to buy repentance at a rate so deare 4. and what need I trouble my selfe to renue those wounds which are alraedy healed by the Blood of Christ Thus doth the Hypocrite hide his Nakednes these are the meanes and cloakes hereunto By which we may learne 1. As to reiect the cōfidence of the Hypocrite who because he hides his sinne will not see his nakednes therefore he shall not prosper Pro. 28. his sin shall be laid open to his shame confusion 2. So to discerne the deceitfulnes of sinne and cunning o● Sathan in keeping vs in this spirituall blindnes ignorance of our miserie And therefore that we may preuent this desperate cōdition 3 Learne we in the feare of God to discerne our spirituall miserie And that 1 First by often viewing our selues in the glasse of the law Rom. 7. 9. 10. 2 And iustly obseruing the checkes of conscience conuinced thereby 3 Not neglecting to take notice of the examples of Gods chaistisements vpon others for sin as knowing that y e like may befall vs. Ps 119. 4 Especially obseruing the secret and inuisible hand of God vpon our selues meeting with our sinnes by speciall chastisements 5 And that either those ordinarie and strange buffetings and renued quawmes of the conscience or else the wounding of our good name our crossings in the familie by wife children seruants emptying of our estates by casualties c. Psal 31. 6 Aboue all things labour we to discerne the worthines of our Sauiour and our priuiledges in him together with that inestimable price he paid for vs and this will most profitably bring vs to y e sight of our nakednes that so we may desire to be cloathed with his righteousnes 7 And seeing So long as we liue here we shall haue somewhat to blind and deceiue vs therfore behold we our estates often in the graue where corruption shall be our mother the wormes our brethren sisters And this wil be a notable meanes to call vs home to view our selues that so wee may yet further discerne our pouertie And 8 To this end arrest we our selues oftē before the Iudgement seate of Christ and prepare we our soules thereto by a daily examining of our selues and casting vp of our accounts that so we may yet more and more take notice of our vilenes And to make our vnworthines more truely to appeare vnto vs set we before the eyes of our minds the incōparable waight of Glory that is layed vp for vs viewe wee our present estate often in that glorious glasse And this shall much further the discouering of vilenes As for the Worlde and pompe thereof seeing this is no small meanes to blinde vs in our estates making vs seeme better then wee are therefore learne wee to discerne the true Nature of all earthly things And knowing their best worth to bee but vanitie and vexation of spirit Lam. 1. Learne we to giue them such room in our hearts as that we can learne to be abased when we doe abound and to abound in content and thankfulnesse when we are abased Phil. 4. let our proportion be not to seeke after great things and our desires be to cast our care vpon God Let vs vse the world as if we vsed it not Let vs enioy the best as wee were still willing to leaue them for a better Let vs more account of our right in these things thē to be cloyed with them And prepare we our soules daily for afflictions that so wee may yet better see our emptines and vnworthines Ie●e 45. 1. Pet. 5. 1. Cor. 7. And least wee should erre in cōtenting our selues with generalls That we may discerne our spirituall pouertie indeede Examine wee our strength in the keeping of any one of Gods Commaundements Not so much waying our failing in the Outward actions which are finite and may be excusable as rather discerning the inward corruption rebellion of the hart the blasphemous thoughts vile imaginations which credit and feare of punishment restraineth from the Act this will much further the discerning of our vilenes Gen. 6. And to this ende take we our selues to taske how wee haue or can keepe any one of the Commaundements Examine wee our selues for example how we faile in the keeping of the Sabaoth how we faile in preparation how in binding

THE Estates of the Hypocrite and Syncere Christian Containing Certaine liuely differences betweene Synceritie and Hypocrisie Very necessarie For the Tryall of our Estates in Grace By Tho. Cooper LONDON Printed by Tho. Creede for Arthur Iohnson dwelling in Paules Church-yard at the signe of the white Horse 1613. Obseruations in this First Treatise Obseruation 1. The Hypocrite is a very Banquerout euen worth nothing and heare 1 What an Hypocrite hath 2 This that he hath is nothing in truth And that because 1 He hath no right to it 2 Neither any right vse 3 Nor any true comfort 4 Nothing to what he seemes to haue 5 Nothing in comparison of the Elect. 6 Nothing to what he should haue 7 Nothing that he dooth is accepted 8 Nothing to that he would haue 9 Neither any thing in continuance Vse 1. 1 Not to fret at his prosperity 2 Nor to rest in his measure 3 To obserue his end and 4 Trie our Estate by him Obseruation 2. The Hypocrite though he hath nothing yet he makes himselfe rich 1 And why 2 By what meanes he doth this 1 By concealing his Estate not taking notice of his beggery being onely rich in ignorance or securitie Vse hereof 1 How to discerne spirituall nakednes 2 By assuming that he hath not And how to trie our Estates hereby 3 By ouer-rating that he hath and so thereby how to preuent this mischiefe 4 Arrogating more then hee hath with the Furtherances hereto as also Vse 1 How to trie our selues thereby and 2 Preuent this mischiefe 5 The Hypocrite makes himselfe Rich by vsurping Gods blessings Vse How to trie preuent vsurpation 6 The Hypocrite makes himselfe rich in singularity and despising others Vse Our triall hereby and how to preuent this euill 7 Other pollicies discouered wherby the Hypocrite enricheth himselfe as 1 By restraining wher God giues liberty 2 Aduancing himselfe in Will-worship And so 3 Enlarging where Gods word restraines 4 Drawing disciples after him and 5 Enthralling their consciences and raigning therein aboue all that is called God 6 Presuming on Gods mercies and abusing to this end the Patience of the Almightie 8 Measuring his inward Estate by outward prosperity The yssue hereof 1 He deceiue himselfe 2 And others 3 The Vse and Conclusion of al for triall and Comfort TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVLL Companies of Fishmongers and Skinners my especiall good patrones and Benefactors All necessarie blessings to fit them to euerlasting happines in Iesus Christ RIght Worshipfull and beloued in the Lord Iesus my harts desires so long as I abide in this house of clay that I may be made manifest especially vnto the consciences of those who haue bene the meanes of my more comfortable pilgrimage through this vale of teares And therefore as the Lord hath vsed your bountie as a gratious morning raine to cherish the seed-time of my yonger studies so haue I esteemed it very equall that you should reape some part of the haruest of my riper fruits Acknowledging my self much bound to my gracious God that hath renued my daies to leaue some memoriall of your loue and my respect thereof And purposing as the Lord shall lend further health not to cease to stirre vp your pure minds to make sure your Election by encreasing and abounding in loue vnto his Saints Blessed be God euen the father of our Lord Iesus Christ who hath taught you this holy wisedome to make you friends of your vnrighteous Mammon and to laye a good foundation against the day of Christ Iesus And faithfull is he that hath promised and will accomplish his worke in you that you may be constant and abound in the worke of the Lord that your labour may not be in vaine in the Lord Hold on thē in the name of God Beloued while ye yet haue time and the Lord prosper you in this blessed worke of weldoing to the houshold of faith Oh how shall you maintaine the true honour of this famous Citie to be still the treasurie of the poore and nurserie of learning and true religion how shall you sanctifie the portion which the Lord hath lent you to make it constant to your posteritie when you shall thus offer the first fruits of your encrease vnto the Lord Shall not the loynes of the poore blesse you doe not their prayers keepe away the vengeance from your Citie Are you not the meanes to continue deriue the Gospel to posteritie do you not thereby prepare the Church of God to eternitie And shall not the generatiōs to come esteeme you blessed shall not your posteritie be nursed vp in the Church shall not the memoriall of the iust liue for euer Surely if my poore life and meanes may any whit further hereunto as I do offer vnto you vnfainedly this pledge therof So let me intreate you in the merites of Iesus Christ to take it as a glasse to trie your estates by and so hold what is good and warrantable for your soules happines I doubt not but you are wise to discerne of the euils of the time And howsoeuer the prouerbe now if euer may be verified that hee which knowes not to dissemble knowes not how to liue yet I trust you haue learned by gratious experience that as the Lord liueth truth in the inward parts and hath no need of our lie and hypocrisie to maintaine his truth so he hath and wil daily confound the equiuocating Iesuite and lukewarme professor the dissembling Papist and shifting Ambodexter that so we neither need feare their malice nor eate of such things as please them Onely the Lord make you so wise in the dispensation of your Stewardships that as you distribute to others so you may reserue for your selues being humbled in your weldoing here that you may not loose the comfort of it in an other life And giuing God the whole glorie of all his meanes towards you that hath giuen you an enlarged hart for the aduācement of his Gospell that so you may more and more be emptied of all preposterous loue of earthly things And considering that hee that scattereth shall haue plentie you would therefore learne to liue by faith in the feare of God casting your bread vpon the waters And the more you discerne the world to be giuen ouer to abominable Sacriledge Euen to robbe the Lord in his Tythes and offerings the more you would hereby approue your selues to be chosen out of the world that you seeke not your owne but that which is Iesus Christs still ministring vnto the necessities of the Saints And ouercomming confounding the euill of the time by iudging wisely of the cause of the afflicted and husbanding well yea encreasing daily the Treasury which your Perdecessors left vnto you that your posteritie may be encouraged and blessed by your holy example And the poore Church of Christ may now y e better be maintained by how much the worlde esteemes it Gods best seruice to emptie and spoyle the same For mine owne part As