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THE SEVENTEENTH VOLUME.

THE VAIN RELIGION OF THE FORMAL HYPOCRITE.

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To the Reader

The Introduction....

Doct. There is a seeming religiousness which is but self-de-

ceiving, and will prove in vain

Ten particulars that constitute the hypocrite's vain religion..

Ten things that are yet wanting to the hypocrite, that prove

his religion vain

By what means and method the hypocrite makes shift to de-

ceive himself by his religion....

What moveth the hypocrite to this self-deceit, and what are the

reasons and uses of his vain religion ..

In what respects the hypocrite's religion is not vain

In what respects his religion is vain

Use 1. Why a seeming, outside, hypocritical religion is so

common in comparison of serious faith and godliness..

Why popery hath so many followers

Use 2. To awaken the self-deceiving hypocrite ...

Ten infallible marks of grace, which are in all that are sound

believers, and set together, describe his state; premised

to prevent the misapplication of what followeth, and

groundless trouble of the sincere......

Terror to the self-deceiver. 1. His religion being vain, his

hopes and comforts are all vain

2. It will deceive him in his extremity

The detection of the hypocrite, by his contradicting all the

parts of his christian profession: showing that all the

ungodly among us, that profess to be true Christians,

are hypocrites ....

The hypocrite's unbridled tongue

Sins of the tongue

What the text means

Three sorts especially reproved

1. The de ''ors, scorners, revilers, or opposers of serious godlin

ness ; terror in the aggravation of their sin ....

2. Those that unc. itably reproach each other, for lesser dif-

ferences in religion.

Of the common malicious ilse of the nicknames-puritans, pre-

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Bishop Downame's testimony of the use of the word puritan in

his time

The testimony of Dr. Robert Abbot, regius professor of divi-

nity in Oxford, and Bishop of Salisbury..

Mr. Robert Bolton's testimony at large...

His further description of the formal hypocrite

Bishop Hall's character of a hypocrite

3. The sinfulness of passionate reproachful speeches against

superiors, when we suffer by them for religion's sake;

proposed to the consideration of suffering tempted

Christians, how sincere soever

How far we may mention such sins of others....

Two causes of men's frowardness of speech....

Who is indeed the hypocrite. The impudency of our common

hypocrites that take serious godliness for hypocrisy. If
we will be Christians indeed, we must be content to be
60, though we are not thought to be so; and to be ac-
counted hypocrites, when we have done most to approve

our hearts and ways to God

Eight directions to the hypocrite, to save him from a vain

religion

THE FOOL'S PROSPERITY.-Proverbs i. 32, 33.....

REPENTANCE.- Ezekiel xxxvi. 31....

RIGHT REJOICING.—Luke x. 20.

WHAT LIGHT MUST SHINE IN OUR WORKS.

Matthew v. 16........

THE CURE OF MELANCHOLY AND OVERMUCH

SORROW, BY FAITH AND PHYSIC.--2 Corin-

thiaus ii, 7...

HOW TO DO GOOD TO MANY; OR THE PUBLIC

GOOD IS THE CHRISTIAN'S LIFE.-Galatians

vi. 10......

THE ABSOLUTE DOMINION OF GOD-REDEEMER;

AND THE NECESSITY OF BEING DEVOTED

AND LIVING TO HIM.-1 Corinthians vi. 19, 20.

THE ABSOLUTE SOVEREIGNTY OF CHRIST; AND

THE NECESSITY OF MAN'S SUBJECTION,

DEPENDENCE, AND CHIEFEST LOVE TO

HIM.-Psalm ii. 10-12.

JUDGMENT.—2 Corinthians v. 10, 11...

DEATH, THE LAST ENEMY TO BE DESTROYED

1 Corinthians xx. 26......

SOME IMITABLE PASSAGES OF THE E OF

ELIZABETH, LATE WIFE OF Mr. JOSEPH

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VA IN RELIGION

OF THE

FORMAL HYPOCRITE,

AND

THE MISCHIEF OF AN UNBRIDLED TONGUE,

AS AGAINST RELIGION, RULERS, OR DISSENTERS,

DESCRIRED IN

SEVERAL SERMONS

PREACHED AT THE ABBEY IN WESTMINSTER,

BEFORE

MANY MEMBERS OF THE HONOU'RABLE HOUSE OF COMMONS,

MDCLX.:

AND

THE FOOL'S PROSPERITY

THE OCCASION OF HIS DESTRUCTION

A SERMON

PREACHED AT COVENT GARDEN.

BOTH PUBLISHED TO HEAL THE EFFECTS OF SOME HEARERS'

MISUNDERSTANDINGS AND MISREPORTS.