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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96110	The upright mans character and crown. Preached in a sermon at Pauls before the right Honourable the Lord Major, and the aldermen of the City of London, March 29. 1657. / By Thomas Watson minister of Stephens Walbrook London.	Watson, Thomas, d. 1686.	1657 (1657)	Wing W1146; Thomason E1610_3; ESTC R204062	19,344	63

Gods glory in the other the glory of God out-weighs They loved not their lives to the death Rev. 12. 11. If my wife and children saith Hierom should hang about me and disswade me from doing my duty if my mother should shew me her breasts that gave me suck I would trample upon all ad vexillum crucis avolarem and I would flie to the crosse The upright man prefers the glory of God before his own salvation Rom. 9. 1. I could wish my self accursed from Christ for my kinsmen according to the flesh Paul knew it was impossible he could be accursed from Christ The book of life hath no Errata in it besides Paul knew it unlawful to wish he were accursed from Christ but the meaning is supposing that by his breaking off and some of the Jews graffing into Christ God might be more honoured such was his zeal for Gods glory that he could even wish himself accursed from Christ Gods glory was dearer to him then his own salvation An hypocrite is known by his squint eye he doth not look right forward to the glory of God but he looks a-squint to his own private interest he spurres on Religion through the stage of some politick designe and then turnes it off again The hypocrite serves God 1. For gaine He looks at the emoluments and profits which come in by Religion 't is not the power of godlinesse the hypocrite loves but the gain of godliness 't is not the fire of the Altar but the gold of the Altar which he adores This is a religious wickednesse * Ephraim is an heifer that loves to tread out the corne Hosea 10. 11. God made a Law Deut. 25. 4. that the oxe while he was treading out the corne should not be mazled he might eat as much as he would Ephraim liked this hypocrites love Religion for the provender it brings 't is the loaves not the miracles draw them to Christ Demetrius cries up the goddesse Diana Act. 19. 27. but it was not her Temple but her silver shrines he cared for many fall in love with Religion not for her beauty but her jewels Camero of Burdeaux a French Divine speaks of a Lawyer in his time who turn'd Protestant only for worldly respects that he might get preferment There 's a story of a Monk who went like a mortified man with his eyes down upon the ground who afterwards was made Abbot and being asked why he went in that submisse lowly posture with his eyes down saith he I was looking for the keys of the Abby and now I have found them The Moral of it is good The Hypocrite doth sacrifice Deo lari while he serves God he seeks himself like the wasp that comes to the gally-pot for the honey or the Fox which follows the Lion for the prey he lets fall The hypocrite makes use of Religion only as the fisherman doth of his net to catch preferment 2. He serves God for applause hypocrites look not at Gods glory but vain-glory * They serve God rather to save their credit then to save their souls hypocrites pray to be seen of men Matth. 6. 5. The Greek word is {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} that they may be set upon a Theatre and have Spectators when they give almes they blow a trumpet Mat. 6. 2. and their hearts were as hollow as their trumpet they did it that they might have glory of men verse 2. It was not giving almes but selling them they sold them for praise and applause Verily I say unto you saith Christ they have their reward The hypocrite may make his acquittance and write received in full payment he hath all he must look for an upright heart makes the glory of God his center V. An upright man is uniforme in Religion he looks with an equal eye at all Gods Commands The Tables were written on both sides Exo. 32. 15. an upright Christian turnes both sides of the Tables he looks at duties of the second Table as well as duties of the first he knows all have the same stamp of Divine authority upon them 'T is said in the honour of Zachary and Elizabeth they walked {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} in all the Commandments and Ordinances of the Lord an upright Christian though he failes in every duty yet he makes conscience of every duty he will as well worship God in the closet as the Temple he often casts up the accounts between God and conscience Utitur speculis magis quam perspicillis he wears his eyes at home as well as abroad and had rather use the looking-glasse of the Word to look into his own heart then the broad spectacles of censure to look into the faults of others he walks {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} soberly in acts of temperance {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} righteously in acts of justice {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} godly in acts of piety * An hypocrite will pick and choose in Religion in some duties he is zealous in others remisse ye pay tithe of mint and annise and cummin and have omited the weightier matters of the Law judgement mercy and faith Matth. 23. 23. Jehu was zealous against the idolatry of Abab but gives a toleration to the golden calves 2 Kings 10. 29. Jehu's obedience was lame on one foot Some will go over the smoth way of Religion they are for easie duties but they like not the rugged way of self-denial and mortification the plough when it comes to a stiff piece of earth makes a bawlk an upright Christian with Caleb follows God fully * and where we are so ingenious as to do our best God will be so indulgent as to passe by our worst VI An upright Christian doth not go stooping The Hebrew word for upright {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} in Pyhel signifies to go strait The upright man will not stoop to any thing against his conscience The Greek word for upright used in the Septuagint {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} signifies homo non tortuesus a man that doth not bend The upright Christian doth not whirle about or sinfully prostitute himself to the lusts and humours of men the Apostles could not flatter or cringe Act. 4. 19. Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more then unto God judge ye The upright Christian dares not palliate or justifie the sinnes of men this were with holy water to wash the devils face Isa. 5. 20 23. Woe to them that call evil good which justifie the wicked for reward Propertius speaks of a Spring in Italy which makes the black oxen that drink of it look white Afit embleme of those Parasites that can make the worst men look white An upright man dares not keep back any part of Gods truth Acts 20. 27. I have declared unto you {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman}