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is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? &c. 1 Chron. xxix. 13, 14.

But it is otherwise with the hypocrite: for either he ascribes all the glory of his good work to himself; or if he seem to be thankful, it is with a proud thankfulness, like that of the pharisee, Luke xviii. 11, accompanied with disdain of others, who in his opinion do not so well as himself.

(3.) The upright man having begun to do well, does not set down his rest there; but strives to do more, and to be better: he, with the apostle, forgets what is behind, looking to that which is before, not thinking that yet he has attained to what he should do, Philip. iii. 13 - 15. So many as are indeed perfect and upright do thus.

But the hypocrite, if he have some flash of common illumination, and some little taste of those things which concern the kingdom of heaven, and has attained to a form of godliness, thinks that he has enough, and needs nothing. So did Laodicea, Rev. iii. 17.

Seventhly, The upright man and the hypocrite are distinguished by their different affections and carriages, after that they have fallen into a sin, for in many things we sin all, James iii. 2. As the upright man did not commit his sin with that full consent of will, which the hypocrite may do, and often does; but always with some reluctance and opposition of will, though not always felt and observed, insomuch that he can say, It was not he, but sin that dwelt in him, Rom. vii. 15 - 17; so after he is fallen into sin, when his sin is made known to him, he does not hide, excuse, or defend his sin, Job xxxi. 33, or if he do, it is but seldom in comparison, and but faintly and not long, his conscience smiting him when he does it, or quickly after it, Job xl. 3, 4, xlii. 3 - 6.

An upright man will not be much or long angry with any, who admonish him of his sin, yea, though an enemy, by malicious railing, call his sin to remembrance, as Shimei did to David, 2 Sam. xvi. 10 - 12; even therein he can see God, and can for the most part abstain from revenge, and will stir up his heart