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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

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sea_n and_o land_n to_o make_v a_o proselyte_n etc._n etc._n sect_n iii_o 2_o in_o their_o zeal_n the_o hypocrite_n may_v have_v and_o have_v as_o we_o have_v show_v a_o zeal_n and_o this_o zeal_n may_v be_v upon_o religious_a ground_n as_o be_v and_o must_v be_v the_o zeal_n of_o the_o true_a christian_a and_o according_a to_o the_o dictate_v of_o his_o conscience_n but_o we_o shall_v find_v a_o widc_a difference_n between_o the_o zeal_n of_o the_o one_o and_o of_o the_o other_o in_o these_o thing_n 1._o the_o true_a christian_n zeal_n be_v after_o knowledge_n receive_v from_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o it_o be_v for_o christ_n and_o his_o truth_n isa_n 8._o 16._o rev._n 3._o 19_o tit._n 2._o 14._o numb_a 25._o 11_o 13_o but_o the_o zeal_n of_o the_o hypocrite_n be_v noft_a the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n word_n but_o after_o his_o own_o or_o other_o man_n opinion_n and_o invention_n rom_n 10_o 2._o they_o have_v a_o zeal_n of_o god_n but_o not_o according_a to_o knowledge_n mat._n 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35._o rev._n 12._o 11._o cant._n 8_o 6_o 7._o luke_n 18._o 28._o psal_n 63._o 1._o &_o 116._o 7_o &_o 8_o 4._o 2._o 5_o 7._o psal_n 37._o 25._o luke_n 14._o 27._o 7_o it_o labour_v to_o improve_v itself_o by_o all_o advantage_n and_o tha●_n it_o may_v love_v more_o psal_n 116._o 1._o 8_o it_o be_v a_o laborious_a and_o work_a love_n gal._n 5._o 6._o 1_o thess_n 1._o 3._o 9_o it_o be_v a_o true_a love_n that_o run_v through_o the_o whole_a man_n inward_a and_o outward_a the_o thought_n 1_o it_o will_v make_v they_o be_v all_o upon_o he_o ps_n 113._o 13._o and_o 63._o 6._o ubi_fw-la amor_fw-la ibi_fw-la oculus_fw-la ibi_fw-la animus_n 2_o the_o judgement_n it_o will_v cause_v it_o to_o set_v a_o great_a value_n on_o he_o lam._n 3_o 24._o 3_o the_o desire_n it_o will_v make_v they_o to_o go_v much_o after_o he_o isa_n 26._o 9_o 4_o it_o will_v make_v he_o content_a to_o wait_v for_o he_o isa_n 26._o 8_o 9_o psal_n 40._o 1._o 5_o it_o will_v make_v he_o to_o be_v patient_a under_o delay_n 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hypocrite_n who_o among_o we_o shall_v dwell_v etc._n etc._n 2_o in_o the_o measure_n or_o degree_n the_o fear_n of_o god_n in_o the_o true_a christian_a be_v a_o transcendent_a fear_n he_o fear_v god_n above_o all_o heb._n 11._o 22_o 23._o mat._n 10_o 26_o 28._o gen._n 39_o 9_o but_o the_o hypocrite_n fear_v man_n more_o than_o god_n mat._n 21._o 26_o 27._o 3_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n in_o the_o true_a christian_a cause_v he_o to_o depart_v from_o all_o that_o be_v evil_a and_o to_o do_v all_o that_o be_v good_a prov._n 8._o 13._o and_o 16._o 16._o but_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o hypocrite_n make_v he_o rather_o to_o forbear_v the_o do_n of_o good_a and_o to_o adventure_v upon_o the_o do_n of_o evil_a mat._n 25._o 24_o 25._o 4_o it_o be_v a_o last_a fear_n but_o that_o of_o the_o hypocrite_n only_o temporary_a and_o soon_o go_v exod._n 14._o 31._o and_o 15._o 23_o 24._o sect_n xvii_o 16_o in_o the_o frame_n of_o their_o heart_n in_o what_o they_o do_v or_o suffer_v the_o true_a 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