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The hypocrite Set forth in a sermon at the court; February, 28. 1629. Being the third Sunday in Lent. By Ios: Exon.
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Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656.
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Godlinesse and the outward expression and counterfaisance of all these is the forme of Godlinesse To this out-side of Godlinesse then belongs all that glorious Pageant of fashionable profession which wee see made in the World whether in wordes gesture carriage First here is a world of good words whether to God or of him here are words oâ— sacred complement with God for the Hypocrite courts God in his Prayers no man speakâ— fairer no man louder then he Here is Sauls Benedictus here is the Pharisees Lord I thanke thee here is the colloguing Iewes Domine Domine Lord Lord. And as to him so of him here are words of religious protestation for God like to the Iewes Templum Domini or Herods 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 MAT. 2. 8. I will worship the Babe The mans secret fire of zeale smokes forth into the holy breath of a good confession here are words of feruent excitation to the frozen hearts of others yea if need bee words of deepe censure of the cold moderation which hee apprehends in his wiser Brethren so as he is comptus in verbo if turpis in facto as Bernard Yet more here is a perfect Scoene of pious gestures Knees bowed hands erected turn'd vp eyes the brest beaten the head shaken the countenance deiected sighs ascending teares dropping the Bible hugged and kissed the eare nayled to the pulpit what formality of deuout Godlinesse is here vnacted if the man were within as hee is without there were no Saint but he Yet this is not all to make vp a perfect forme of Godlinesse here is a smooth face of holy Carriage in actions Deuout Saul wil be sauing the fattest of the Amalekitish flocks and heards for sacrifice to the Lord his God good man he wil not haue God take vp vvith the worst euery man is not of this diet too many think any off all good enough for their maker but here is one that holds the best to be fittest for those sacred Altars when in the meane time the Hypocrite had already sacrificed them to his owne Mammon and God must take vp with the reuersion Shall I tell you of another as good as deuout as he Doe ye not remember that Absalom would goe to pay his vow in Hebron The faire Prince of Israel was courteour before now he wiâ—l bee godly too It was pietie that he would make a vow to God our Gallants haue somewhat else to doe then to make holy vowes at euery word they protest and vow and perhaps sweare but all like themselues vainly and idly but Absalom makes a sollemne and religious vow It was more pietie that he would performe it this is not euery mans care too many care not how much they runne vpon Gods score this man will pitch and pay Vnnaturall parricide first hee had stolne the subiects hearts and now hee would steale his Fathers Crowne and all this villany must stalk vnder a beasts hide a Sacrifice at Hebron Blood was in his thoughts whiles the Sacrifice was in his mouth The old word is full of curtesie full of craft when yee see too glittering pretences in vnapproued persons suspect the inside Had you but seene a Iewes fast you would say so Esa 58. 6. here was nothing but drooping and ash-strawed heads torne garments bare feete starued cheekes skrubbed skinnes pined mawes afflictiue deuotions yet a Iew still But had you seene Herods formality you would haue said it yet more marke a little and see Herod turn'd Disciple to Iohn Baptist What Saul among the Prophets Herod among the Disciples Surely so for hee heares him Tush heares him what 's that There are those that heare and would not forced to heare by compulsion of Lawes who may say to Authority as the Psal mist sayes to God Aurem perforasti mihi mine eare hast thou boared their eare is a Protestant whiles their heart is a Recusant There are those that heare and heare not that come fashionably and heare perfunctorily whose eares are like the Psalmists Idols for forme only not for vse There are those that heare and care not who is so deafe as the wilfull there is auris aggrauata Es 59. 1. there is auris surda Mic. 7. But Herod heares 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 gladly with pleasure he heard because he loued to heare yea so doth many a hollow heart still ye shall haue such a one listen as if he were totus auris all eare as if he would latch euery word from the Preachers mouth ere it could get out perhaps it is new perhaps witty perhaps elegant or some way pleasing yea there are some not onely willing but greedy hearers they haue aures bibulas they heare hungrily and thirstily but it is but to catch aduantages somewhat they hope may fall to pay the Preacher Herod is better then so 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 hee obserued hee respected hee countenanced this rough hewne Chaplaine Yea so doth many a lewd Patron for his owne turne either the easie passage of his Simonaicall subductions or for a fauorable conniuencie at his guilty debauchednesse good lookes are good cheape perhaps a meales meat may come in for a further obligation too but here is no good action the while Herod is better then so 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he did too and did many things lo he are he doth not heare but doe and not some things but many It may bee this Camel-hayr'd monitor told him of some outragious disorders in his Court those hee was willing to amend perhaps hee told him of some bribery of his Officers vniust or hard measures offered by oppressiue Ministers to his poore Subiects those he was ready to reforme 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he did many things One would thinke Bernard should not need to brand his Hailardus with intus Herodes foris Iohannes his very out-side was generally good else hee had not done many things Here was a forme of Godlinesse but let me tell you and higher forme then many of vs for ought I see care to climbe vp vnto there is is hearing and talking and professing enough in the world but where is the doing or if there bee doing yet it is small doing God wot Some things we may be drawne to doe not many one good deed in a life is well one fault amen ded meriteth to doe many is not incident to many so as too many of vs are vpon a forme of Godlinesse but it is a lower forme then Herods who heard and heard gladly obseru'd his teacher and did did ma things yet a grosse Hypocrite still because he did but many 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is God rule What should I weary you with instances Doe yee see an Ananias and Saphira making God their heyre of their halfe-shared Patrimony Doe you see a griping Vsurer build Schooles and Hospitals with ten in the hundred Doe you see a man whose stomacke insatiably craues new superadditions vpon the indigested morsels of his last