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

ceiving, and will prove in vain...

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

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

his religion vain

ibid.

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

ceive himself by his religion..

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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

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

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The hypocrite's unbridled tongue

Sins of the tongue

What the text means

1. The deriders, scorners, revilers, or opposers of serious godli-
ness; their terror in the aggravation of their sin....

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

ferences in religion

Of the common malicious use of the nicknames-puritans, pre-
cisians, zealots, &c...........

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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

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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
so, 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

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

religion

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

REPENTANCE.-Ezekiel xxxvi. 31.......

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RIGHT REJOICING.-Luke x. 20.

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WHAT LIGHT MUST SHINE IN OUR WORKS.-

Matthew v. 16......

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THE CURE OF MELANCHOLY AND OVERMUCH

SORROW, BY FAITH AND PHYSIC.-2 Corin-

thians ii. 7.

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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 LIFE OF

ELIZABETH, LATE WIFE OF MR. JOSEPH

BAKER

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THE

VAIN RELIGION

OF THE

FORMAL HYPOCRITE,

AND

THE MISCHIEF OF AN UNBRIDLED TONGUE,

AS AGAINST RELIGION, RULERS, OR DISSENTERS,

DESCRIBED IN

SEVERAL SERMONS

PREACHED AT THE ABBEY IN WESTMINSTER,

BEFORE

MANY MEMBERS OF THE HONOURABLE 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.

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