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 ſhould do unto him. But alas! our hearts are frail and wicked, full of deceit, nay, there are many of them that pretend and profeſs the moſt purity, love, godlineſs and true religion, that do and will the ſooneſt of all, betray you with a Judas kiſs, ſpeak you fair to the face, and cut your throat. Upon which crew of infidels our Saviour Chriſt cries out, ''Wo unto you Scribes and Phariſees, hypocrites, becauſe ye ſhut up the kingdom of heaven before men; for you yourſelves go not in, neither ſuffer ye them that would enter to come in. Wo unto you Scribes and Phariſees, hypocrites, for ye devour widows houſes, even under a colour of long prayers, wherefore ye ſhall receive the greater damnation'', Matth.xxiii. 13, 14. Then, ſince it is ſo, that hypocrites are ſo much hated of God, let us endeavour to love one another with an entire and ſincere affection.

In the firſt place, Let our ſouls, hearts, and minds be to love God, and to fear God; as he is the great Judge both of heaven and earth.

In the ſecend place, Let us love ourſelves, and ſeek after Chriſt for the ſaving of our ſouls.

In the third place, Let us relieve the houſhold of faith, and love our neighbours as ourſelves, that it may be ſaid of us as it is ſaid of faithful Enoch, that lie walked with God. Let us leave off pride and envy, covetouſneſs and drunkenneſs, ſwearing and whoredom, and let our daily practice be in the divine worſhip of God with pure devotion and unfeigned piety, let us relieve the poor without grudging, for charity is the brightest glory both in heaven and earth. The apoſtle Paul amplifies on the three ſupernatural Graces, viz. Faith, Hope, and Charity, 1 Cor. xiii. 13.