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A94758	The hypocrite discovered and cured. The definition the kindes the subject the symptoms of hypocrisie. The prognosticks the causes the cure of hypocrisie. A discourse furnished vvith much variety of experimentall and historicall observations, and most seasonable for these times of happy designe for reformation. In two bookes. / By Samuell Torshell. With an epistle to the Assembly of Divines, about the discerning of spirits. Ordered, Novemb. 24, 1643. that this booke be printed, for Iohn Bellamie. Iohn White. Imprimatur, Edm. Calamie.	Torshell, Samuel, 1604-1650.	1644 (1644)	Wing T1938; Thomason E80_11	165,295	186

macerate and afflict their bodies with scourgings and other cruelties that they exercise upon themselves Alas there may be much severity and yet no mortification Divers of the Pharisees proud and hypocriticall men though they were Vid. Mont. Appa● v●● s 17. wore thornes in the hemme of their garments to pricke and draw blood of their bare heeles as they walked to remember them of the Law which yet in their hearts they regarded not But in the Church of Rome setting aside some frantickly superstitious persons for the most part they practise but a mock-pennance Nic. Caus Holy Court To. 3. max 9. and even in their very scourgings are neate and curious so that a French Jesuite of great note tels us That some had their very Haire-cloathes and Disciplines made of silver rather to see the bright lustre of it then to feele the smart And I have read of some Popish Ladies as costly about their whips as their fannes the handles of their scourges or disciplines being enchased with gold and set with pearle CHAP. XX. The sixth Symptome continued The tenth head The Deceits of Zeale 10. The deceits of zeale I Have reserved to the last place the consideration of counterfeit zeale because I have here many men to deale with and many cases The most beautifull have most suitors Zeale is a flourishing grace of a fresh and lively complexion the pure and cleare flame of that fire which is kindled by the spirit Many therfore pretend to this and would be counted and would be called zealous ones especially when zeale in Religion is growne into credit again when it comes to be the fashion that most men weare when it is for a mans reputation to be a forward Professour as now God be thanked it is For fashions they have their vicissitudes their ebbs and their returnes againe Old fashions laid a side come sometimes in request again as this that we are now speaking of About an 100 yeares agoe the profession of Religion according to Gods pure word was in such request that it was a fashion and they exprest it in the fashion of their cloaths the Princes and Noble-men and Gentle-men in some parts of Germany caused these five Letters V. D. M. I. Ae. the first letters of these words Joh. Wolf lect memor To. 2. ad An. 1549. VERBUM DOMINI MANET IN AETERNUM The Word of the Lord endureth for ever to be wrought or imbroydered or set in plate upon their Cloakes or upon the sleeves of their Garments to shew to all the world that forsaking Popish and humane Traditions they were Professours of the pure word of God 2 Kin. 10.16 It is growne to that passe now men say Come and see my zeale for the Lord But here 's the danger when the waters are out the streame carries all with it Hypocrites will swimme downe the strong tide And as then many that wore those letters upon their Coats did not receive the power of the Word into their hearts so all that now vote for Religion are not religious but as empty Carts run apace much faster then the laden ones and keepe a great ratling upon the stones so doe these counterfeits make the greatest clamour for that which in truth their hearts least care for To descend unto particulars 1. Some have a pretended false complying zeale They are zealous in what they know will be well liked They prevent Reformation by authority where they know Authority will approve the fact So some have taken down Crucifixes removed Altars and the like not it may be out of a spirit of any great dislike but to manifest their forwardnesse in that which they know or probably gather to be in designe and project Whereas right and genuine zeale contends with difficulties and though it dare doe nothing in opposition to Authority Rom. 13.1 to which it knowes the Scripture hath subjected every soule yet it will doe that which is a necessary duty MS Addit to Goodw. Catal by Sir Io. Harr. in Grindals life though it meet with frownes Of which true Zeale Arch-bishop Grindall gave an evident testimony who when an Italian Physitian bearing himselfe upon the countenance of a great Lord at Court though he had a wife living married another Gentle-woman he would not winke at so publick a scandall but convented and proceeded against him by Ecclesiasticall censures for then it was not made felony as it hath since beene by King James This great Lord presently writes to the Arch-bishop to stay the proceedings to tolerate to dispence or to mitigate the censure When he could not prevaile Queene Elizabeth was procured to write in the Doctors behalfe but the Bishop not only persisted like St John Baptist in his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 It is not lawfull to have her to wife but also in reverent manner required of the Queene an account of her faith in that she would write in a matter expressely against the word of God Here was zeale encountring with danger for maintainance of truth He was hereupon commanded to keep his house and lay under disgrace through the power of a malevolent party till his death 2. Again Many are zealous in the Religion maintained whereas if the streame should turne and runne the other way God knows how they would keepe their breath against tide T' is no tryall of a mans sincerity to cry out against Papists An. Sax Mon. Preface Sect. 3. when a Parliament is vigilant and severe in setting Lawes on foot against them I shall ever honour the memory of that learned Gentleman one of our best Saxon Antiquaries Mr Lisle who publishing some Saxon Monuments against Popery some yeares since when t' was thought by many that the face of things look'd towards Rome 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. Theodor Hist l. 2. c. 29. Non nisi in volucris obtectam proferebat mentem suam Noster Christophersonus vertit suam ex occulto promit impietatem 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 vel ut Christophers Scalig. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 vel ut Christophers emendat 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sozom bist l. 2. c. 28. Hist eccles cent 16. l. 3. c. 28. professed that he did the rather then shew his zeale of the truth and make knowne to the world what profession he was of partly because the Papists hoped and looked for a day and partly because he saw so many so covert and bearing themselves so warily as if they would be still ready for a change For this is indeed the right guise of hypocrites in uncertain times to walk without discovering themselves how they encline and to deliver themselves in generall and ambiguous termes which may admit a faire sence either way to serve their turnes accordingly as things may fall out which was the Councell which Eudoxius Bishop of Constantinople a notable hypocrite a close heretick gave to Eunonius another Bishop of the same stampe That he would hide his opinion and not

somewhat to this purpose in himselfe he could not please some men while he was among them His bodily presence is weake and his speech contemptible Somewhat there is amisse in every mans doctrine or in his speech or in his presence or somewhat they know not well what when the fore that causeth all the smart is their envy that it is not more amisse with them 2. Popularity is another of those corrupt affections Popularity makes hypocrites which rising out of the same stocke that Envy doth may be and is often times a cause of hypocrisie The Monke in the Story could fast frequently and long together in a City where he might grow fat with reputation Est quaedam sagina laudis but would presently be extreame hungry in the desart where he had neither bread nor praise to feed in To be look'd at to be talk'd of is the poyson that destroyes many a soule mens eyes being oft-times the Basilisks that kill good workes with looking on them Digito monstrari dicier hic est Men may doe much and suffer much too out of pride To be a sufferer in and for the truth I must needs say is to be glorious Mat. 5.10 11 12. Basil Praefat. ad Ascetica Blessednesse is promis'd to it Blessed are they that suffer for righteousnesse sake To be a sufferer for Christ is to be a conquerour with Christ Yea though thou beest killed saies St Basil thou shalt more then conquer Hence there was in the ancient Church such an ambition after Martyrdome that they sought death more earnestly then others afterwards sought Bishopricks and preferments Sulpitiusin hist sacr l. 2. I might say much in the due praise of suffering but here is the great deceit and mischiefe that there may be suffering out of desire of praise Popularity may carry a man to the Scaffold and the Stake 1 Cor. 13.3 there may be a giving of the body to be burned and yet not accepted Is there not a pride in suffering when men put themselves upon trouble without a calling The gracious humble heart feares and ventures not till it be sure it heares God call Mat. 14.28 29. but then Lord if thou bid me come I 'll cast my selfe with Peter into the Sea But what shall we say to such as stay not till Christ say Come 'T is to be suspected that they seek the praise of their forwardnesse Is there not a pride in suffering when men only mind that one Cause in which they suffer as if all Gods honour lay at that one stake They cry out Gods honour is not regarded if men side not with them runne not their way though haply they have as great designes of good as themselves applaud not their doings Is it not to be suspected that while they are loud in calling for Gods glory they are busie Merchants for their owne What would they doe if their names were laid aside and that they became forgotten men and were rendred odious and ignominious could they suffer ignominy and the laying of their reputation in the darke as well as they did the publike and solemn Combat Ioh Picus Com. Miran Epist ad Francis P●cum Truly to me this is the sincere tryall of suffering To be able to rejoyce as that noble learned Earle writ to his Kinsman that Gods glory may be set forth in our ignominy Againe such as are sufferers how doe they thrive by suffering what nourishment have they received from the bread of affliction have they learnt to walk more humbly more conscientiously more watchfully more evenly with the world more close with God What calmnesse meeknesse sweetnesse of spirit doth there appeare in them If they be bitter and swell and fume and chafe and be impatient at any small thing that they call affrent and disrespect 'T is to be doubted 't was not Christs hand but some bladders that they had got about them that kept them from sinking when they walkt upon the sea of trouble Besides how stands their hearts affected for reveng could they eate them up without salt as we say by whom they suffered when they have recovered advantage against them Sure this is not the Spirit of Christ He prayed for his enemies and bids us doe so and Steven did it The Antients followed this rule Origen bids us love them and take pitty on them Orig. in Ezek. Hom 13. And we reade of one that prayed not only for their pardon but a reward of eternall happinesse upon them Lansperg in pharetra Divin Amor p. 77. though his expression be somewhat strange because saith he they were the instruments of thy eternall dispensation and providence The banner over a gracious heart in all the troubles that befall it is love and therefore whatsoever the wrongs be that are offered to such there is still preserved a spirit of love in it saith a Divine now living sweetly Ier Burroughs Moses self-denyall ch 14. p. 2●4 reade the Chap. throughout whose words I the rather note because himself was also a sufferer And he observes further that he who suffers out of pride and for praise and vaine-glory loves to make his sufferings known and boasts much of them I will not adjoyne any example to his observation time may discover some to set it off But I will mention the due honor of Eusebius Bishop of Samosatenum for the contrary who was a stout sufferer for when Constantius threatned to cut off his right-hand unlesse he yeilded to him Hist Magd. Cent. 4 c. 10. 't was in a dishonest businesse he offers him his right and left too rather then he would doe it This man being afterward commanded into banishment received his sentence with so much moderation that he desired the Officers to make no words of it but to leade him away quietly and in secret It is thought the people else would have relcued him and done some outrage to the Officers What I have spoken of suffering may be said also of doing how much doth the desire of popular opinion prevaile with many Nothing more foolish then to esteem their opinion whose judgement we doe not approve An quidquam stultius quam quos singulos contemnas eos cliquid put are esse universos Aelian A thousand blind-men see no more then one and yet as if there were some great matter in the common cry we take many times that course that is voiced up by them whom yet single we account not able rightly to judge This is the weakenesse of many they leave the good way the right way they are in because a croud of people cry after them and say That is the wrong way you must turn upon the other hand They that are sincere and resolved will goe the way that they know to be right Gloria nostra est testimonium conscientiae nostrae Aug. as counting it their glory to have the testimonies of their consciences with them if they