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more comfort under his unsuccessful
sincerity than the hypocrite for his
life can have in his most successful
& happiest hypocrisy. The comfort
of his success if he has any, is wholly
others, the workman himself had not
the least jot of it. Hence of Paul, {Philippians}
1.18. who rejoiced in the success of the
gospel tho' preached by his adversa
ries out of envy & to vex him. whereas
yet they themselves, preaching only
of vain glory & contention, coud not
have the least comfort thereby.

11. & lastly, in all dangers, tryals & temp
:tations: sincerity maketh us valiant
& couragious, begetting in us the true
manly, generous & heroical spirits
even that lion-like boldness spoken
of Proverbs 28.1. It is not put out
countenance with the false accusa
:tions of slanderous tongues. It throws
them off as Paul did the viper un-
hurt; yea, in a holy scorning it laugh
:eth at them, as the wild ass in Job
doth at the horse & his rider. No, no,
the breast plate of righteousness, the
brazen wall of a good conscience
feareth no such arrows. 1 {Corinthians} 4.3. Job
31.35, 39. O the noble spirit of sincerity
And indeed every Christian, being a spi