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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

my heart is fixed or prepared And so was Luthers heart fixed by faith not to be shaken with those threats and troubles which made Melancthon tremble for which he friendly but yet very roundly chides him in his Epistles In private troubles I am weaker and thou art stronger Epist ad Melan An. 1549. Thoudespisest thy own life but fearest the publike cause but for the publike I am at rest being assured that the cause is just and true yea that it is Christs and Gods cause I am well nigh a secure spectator of things and esteeme not any thing these fierce and threatning Papists I beseech thee by Christ neglect not so the divine promises and consolations where the Scripture saith Cast thy care upon the Lord waite upon the Lord be strong and he shall comfort thy heart And in another Epistle I much dislike those anxious cares An. 1530. which as thou writest doe almost consume thee 'T is not the greatnesse of the danger but the greatnesse of thy unbeliefe John Hus and others were under greater danger then wee And if it be great he is great that orders it Why doe you afflict your self If the cause be bad let us renounce it but if it be good why doe we make him a lyar who bids us be still As if you were able to doe any good by such unprofitable care I beseech thee thou that in other things art valiant fight against thy self thine own greatest enemy that putst weapons into Satans hand I might adde more out of him but I am too long in a particular faith is of generall virtue to order the whole life in holinesse 1 Co. 1.30 Christ is thereby made unto us Sanctification our corruptions are thereby mortified the strong walls of Jericho fall down before it Heb. 11.30 Isa 40.31 Faith fetcheth assistance from God for all duties these waiters upon the Lord renew their strength they mount up with wings as eagles they run and are not wearied they walk and doe not faint Faith inables us to use all the holy ordinances for our strengthening lively and profitably The word profiteth when 't is mixed with faith in them that heard the Sacraments comfort and confirme and make us to grow when they are received in faith 'T is weaknesse that makes hypocrites but faith feeds us with both these breads Acts 15.9 They are foule humours that breed hypocrisie but faith purifies our hearts Faith keeps a watch and a guard upon the soule that foule and diseased things enter not It is folly and blind conceit that makes hypocrites they childishly think 't is good to have two strings to the bow two stooles to sit upon two friends to trust in faith shews us the fullnesse of God the fullnesse of his promises This it is we must labour for to believe matters of salvation that is to assent unto them as good as necessary as worthy to be embraced not only considered in themselves and without encombrance but while compared with present losse of sensuall good or present infliction of any sensible evill Then we shall not faint as hypocrites doe thorough the want of this cleare assent but though our outward man perish a Cor. 4.16 18. yet the inward man is renewed day by day while we looke not at the things which are seen but at the things which are not seen for the things which are seen are temporall and these are the things that work upon the weake and poore thoughts of hypocrites but the things which are not seen are eternall and the sight of these things will make us sincere CHAP. XIII The third Medicament Resolution for God and the truth 3. BE throughly resolved for God Resolution an help against Hypocrisie and for the truth which ye take up to professe Let resolution chaine ye as Vlisses was to the mast of the ship that he might be secured from the chauntings and enticings of the Syrens 'T is because men are not tyed to God that they leape over-boord so often being fondly allured to leave God and hasten to the embraces of seeming beauties Remember therefore frequently the vow made in Baptisme A triple cord that was which would not be easily broken if men would tye it hard upon them Ye then were bound to faith to obedience to renounce the Devill the world and the flesh Tit. 2.12 The Gospell calls upon you to doe it again The grace of God which hath appeared unto you teacheth you to deny ungodlines and worldly lusts to looke as strangers upon them to shake hands with them 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to be of a denying behaviour and to say no to all such like provocations Renew covenant often with God get stronger ropes and tye them with a sure knot that they may not slide We bind men because their words are not to be trusted Hypocrites doe breake their words They are full of proffers and professions of love and honour and service They offer as Zarah did but they draw back their hand Gen. ●8 28 29. yea though a scarlet thread be tyed about them though there hath a sensible notice been taken of them Be so resolved as to take an oath upon it Psal ●19 106 with David I have sworne and will performe it that I will keep thy righteous judgements See how solemnly they lift up an oath in Ezra's time Let us make a covenant with our God according to the counsell of my Lord Ezra 10.3 5. and of those that tremble at the commandement of our God and let it be done according to the law And they sware But if as that profane man said oathes may be played with as children doe with chuckstones then there must be some signall ratification We make a sure covenant and write it and our Princes Levites and Priests seale unto it Be resolved be of Luthers mind to goe thorough howsoever or else you will be driven in with the next storme and run away at the sight of the first enemie Be ballasted with resolution and then ye may endure the beating waves Resolution keeps Ruth with her mother Orpah is the hypocrite that complements with God but likes Moab better where she saw a certaintie Resolution makes a man a rock that beats back the darts of tentation shot against him a rocky promontory that washes not away though the surges beate upon him continually What a strong rock was St Basil the great when the Emperour Valens had brought over many Bishops to Arrianisme partly by faire words and preferments partly by imprisonments and others terrours only Basil would not turne He sent a great Courtier to him who advis'd him to yeild to the time and not sleight the friendship of the Emperour nor the greater preferments he might have Socrat. Hist l. 4. c. 26. Sozom. l. 6. c. 16. Theod. l. 4. c. 19. To that Basil answered That 't was for children to be wonne with such toyes and as for the