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obedience. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live yet therein? Rom. vi. 2. And in another place the apostle John saith, We know that we are the children of God, &c., but what is the inference? Is it, we may now sin, and live as we list, because we know that when Christ shall appear, we shall be like him? No, the holy apostle infers this, He that has this hope, purifieth himself as he is pure, 1 John iii. 1 - 3.

SECT. 12. SUNDRY DOUBTS REMOVED; IN PARTICULAR, ABOUT FALLING FROM GRACE.

Notwithstanding all that has been said, concerning the certainty of perseverance in grace, after the Christian has been truly converted unto God; yet many will doubt they shall fall away;

(1.) Because they fear that all their religion has been but in hypocrisy, and in form only, but not in power; now such may fall away, as has been said.

If it were true, that all which you have done were in hypocrisy, then until you repent of your hypocrisy, and be upright, you may justly fear as much; yet you must not desperately conclude, that you shall fall away from your profession; but should rather be quickened and stirred up by this fear to abandon hypocrisy and to serve the Lord in sincerity; and hereby make your calling and election sure, that you may not fall; and then you have God's word for it, that you shall never finally perish, Psa. xv. 1, 2, 5.

Many think that they are hypocrites, who yet are sincere; wherefore try whether you be an hypocrite or upright, by the signs of uprightness before delivered. Chap. XI., Sect. I.

Only, for the present, note this; when was it known, that an hypocrite did so see his hypocrisy, as to have it a burden to him, and to be weary of it, and to confess it, and bewail it, and to ask forgiveness heartily of God; and above all things to labour to be upright? If you find yourselves thus disposed against hypocrisy, and for uprightness, although I would have you hum-