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4. The [Pharisees ?] had only a form of Godliness, & yet
they were zelaous,
1. In giving alms to the poor.
2. In praying.
3. In gaining [Proselytes ?] to their Religion.
4. In fasting & humilitation.
Application.
Ref.1. Let u be cautious lest we mistake a form off od-
liness for the power of it in our selves or others.
2. We learn the importance of our being [?] we seem
to be.
3. Let us not rest in a bareform of Godliness, but
strive to have the power of it. Let us earnestly
pray for the Love of God above all other things.
Cambridge Sept. 15. A.M. 1728. D.D.
4. Text
By Mr. Appleton from 119 Psalm. 113. I hate vain [tho'ts]
but thy law do I love. By the law of God we are to under-
stand his Precepts, Promises, & threatenings, as they are
revealed in his Word.
Doct. We must hate vain thoughts, but muse love the Law
of God.
Prop. 1. We must hate vain tho'ts.
2.1. Wt. tho'ts may be said to be vain?
A.1. Absolutely sinful & wicked tho'ts.
A.2. Erroneous tho'ts.
A.3. All impertinent tho'ts.
A.4. All unseasonable thot's. Wt. remains, I shall leave to another Opportunity.
Cambridge Sept. 15th. P.M. 1728. D.D [?] to before.
5.
Text. By Mr. Appleton from 6. Gal. 3. For if a man
think himself to be Something, when indeed he is nothing
Doct. Those who think themselves Something, when they are
nothing, greatly deceive themselves.
Prop.1. Men are apt to think themselves Something, when
they are nothing.
Prop. 2. Such as thus think themselves to be Something, when
they are nothing, greatly deceive themselves.
I Shall endeavour to show how dangerous it is thus to
deceive ourselves.
1. Such a deceiving ourselves as this is very dange-
rous as it lulls men asleep in [?] & Security.
2. As it hinders our applying to ourselves those
reproofs yt. belong to us.
3. As it is a means of mens being off their guard, &,
so more apt to fall into & live in Sin.
4. As hereby men are lead oftentimes to esteem those
as good deed & to acceptable to God, [?] are hypo-
critical & very offensive to to him.
5. As all the methods yt. are used for the Conversion
& Salvation of Sinners are not likely to have yt.
Effect upon these Sinners as upon who know wt.
manners of persons they are.
Application
Use. 1. Hence we Learnthe folly of those that think themselves to
be Something, when they are nothing. To know our
selves is one of the highest points of wisdom.
2. We have all of us reason to fear that this is our
Case in Some measure.
3. Let us all beware of deceiving ouselves by thinking we
are Something when indeed we are nothing.
[Dir.t ?]
1. Consider you can't deceive God in this matter, altho'
you may deceive yourselves.
2. Our own high tho'ts of our selves can't at all help
or mend our condition
3. You make your case more difficult than every by
imagining you are in a state of GRace when you
are not.
Directions
[Dir.t ?] We must be very [zealous ?] over ouselves in this
matter.
2. We must be much in the strict & impartiall
Examination of ourselves.
3. Let us earnestly Seek to God that he would discover
to us it there be any way of wickednes in us.
Spoken to before. Cambridge Sept. 29th. A.M. 1728 D.D.
Text. By Mr. Appleton from 119 Psalm. 113. I hate vain
thots, but thy Law do I love.
Doct. That we must hate vain thots, but must love the Divine
law
Prop1 We must hate, vain thots
2.1. Wt. thots may be said to be vain thots?
This enquiry hath been already spoken to.