The vain religion of the formal hypocrite, and the mischief of an unbridled tongue ... described, in several sermons. And The fools prosperity, the occasion of his destruction: a sermon

In what refpects the Hypocrites religion is not Vain. In what refpects his religion is Vain.

80

92

Use 1. Why d seeming out fide Hypocritical religion is fo common, in comparison of ferious faith and godliness. Why Popery bath fo many followers.

95

1,00 Use 2. To awaken the felf-deceiving Hypocrite. 108 Ten infallible marks of grace,which are in all that are found believers, and fet together,defcribe his state: premifed to prevent the misapplication of what followeth, and groundless trouble of the fincere.

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Terror to the felf-deceiver. 1. His religion being Vain, his hopes and comforts are all Vain. 118

2. It will deceive him in his extre

129

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mity. The detection of the Hypocrite, by

his contradicting all the parts of

bis Chriftian profeffion: Shewing

that all the ungodly among us

that profefs to be true Chriftians,

are Hypocrites. 148. to 173

The Hypocrites unbridled tongue.

Three forts efpecially reproved. 180

1. The deriders, fcorners, revilers

or oppofers of ferious godliness;

Their terror in the aggravation

of their fin.
181.to 198

2. Thofe that uncharitably re-

proach each other, for leffer differ-

ences in religion.
198

Of the common malicious ufe of the

nicknames, Puritans, Precifians,

Zealots, &c.

205

Bifhop Downames teftimony of the

ufe of the word Puritan in his

time.

210

The

The teftimony of Dr. Rob. Abbor
Regins Profeffer of Divinity in
Oxford, and Bishop of Salisbury.

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Mr. Robert Boltons teftimony at

212

large.

His further defcription of the

Formal Hypocrite.

Bishop Halls Character of an Hypo-

217

crite.

226

3. The finfulness of paffionate re-

proachful speeches against fuperi-

ors, when we fuffer by them for

religions fake, Propofed to the

confideration of fuffering tempted

Chriftians, how fincere foever.

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247

250

How far we may mention fuch fins

of others.

Two causes of mens frowardness of
Speech.
Who is indeed the Hypocrite. The
impudency of our common Hypo-
crites that take ferious godliness
for hypocrific. If we will be Chri-

ftians indeed, we must be content

to be to, though. we are not

thought to be fo; and to be ac-

counted Hypocrites, when we

have done most to approve our

hearts and wayes to God. 251

Eight directions to the Hypocrite to

Jave him from a Vain religion.

261

The profperity of fools destroyeth

them, Prov. 1. 32, 33.

Proved by Scripture; and the im-