A Mirror both for Saints and Sinners, Treatise · Chapter 40
CHAP. XL. Examples of Deceit, Craft, Guile, Hypocrisie.
DEceit in words usual with the wicked. Job 15. 33. Psal. 10. 7. & 36. 3. & 50. 19. & 55. 11. & 119. 118. Prov. 12. 5, 17, 20. & 14. 8. & 20. 14. & 26. 24, 26. Jer. 5. 27. & 8. 5. & 9. 6, 8. & 14. 14. & 23. 26. Hos. 11. 12. Mat. 7. 22. Rom. 1. 29. & 3. 13. Psal. 35. 20. Dan. 11. 23. Prov. 11. 18. & 14. 25. Ps. 38. 12. Jer. 9. 5. & 29. 8.
Not so with the godly, Job. 27. 1. & 31. 5. Ps. 101. 7. & 72. 14. Isa. 53. 9. 1 Thes. 2. 3. 2 Cor. 4. 2.
Deceit in deeds, Hos. 12 7. Amos 8. 5. Zeph. 1. 9. Prov. 27. 6. Lev. 6. 2. Lam. 1. 19.
God abhorres it, Psal. 5. 6. & 52. 4. & 55. 23. Jer. 43. 10. Mich. 6. 11. Mal. 1. 14.
Complained of, Ps. 78. 57. & 109. 2. Job. 6. 15. Ps. 52. 2. Jer. 17. 9. Hos. 7. 16. Mich. 6. 12. Eph. 4. 14. 2 John 7. 2 Tim. 3. 13.
Prayed against, Psal. 43. 1. & 120. 2.
Scriptural Examples: Satan, Gen. 3. 1, 2. Rev. 12. 9. & 13. 14. & 20. 10. Rebekah Gen. 27. 6. Jacob, ver. 12. Laban, Gen. 29. 23. Rachel, Gen. 31. 34, 35. Jacobs sons, Gen. 34. 11. Potiphars wife, Gen. 39. 14. Pharaoh, Exod. 1. 10. Balak, Numb. 22. 4, 5, 6. Moabitish maides, Num. 25. 1, 2. & 31. 16. Thamar, Gen. 38. 13, 14. Gibeonites, Jos. 9. 4, 12, 23. Saul, 1 Sam. 18. 17, 21, 25. Joab, 2 Sam. 3. 27. David, 2 Sam. 11. 6, 8, 13, &c. Ionadab, 2 Sam. 13. 5. Absalom, 2 Sam. 26. 28. & 15. 2, 3. Zibah, 2 Sam. 16. 1, 2. the Harlot, 1 King. 3. 19, 20. Jeroboam, 1 King. 12. 26, &c. Iehu, 2 King. 10. 19. Iesabel, 1 King. 21. 7, &c. Sanballat, and others, Neh. 4. 8. Davids enemies, Psal. 35. 20. & 36. 4. & 38. 13. & 57. 5. Darius's Princes, Dan. 6. 5, &c. Doeg, Psal. 52. 3, 4. Herod, Mat. 2. 8. Herodians, Mat. 22. 17. Mar. 12. 14. Priests, Scribes, Mat. 26. 4. Spies sent by them, Luk. 20. 20. Ananias, and Sapphira, Act. 5. 1, 5. Elimas, Acts 13. 10. False Christs, and false prophets, Mat. 24. 25. Rom. 16. 18. 2 Tim. 3. 13. Iewes, Ier. 9. 5. Diviners, Ier. 29. 8. False teachers, Ier. 14. 14. & 23. 26. Tit. 1. 10. 2 Iohn 7. 2 Pet. 2. 13. Rev. 2. 20. Col. 2. 4, 8. Eph. 5. 6. & 4. 14. Mat. 7. 15. 2 Thes. 2. 9. Acts 15. 5. Rev. 13. 13, 14. & 19. 20.
Hypocrisie.
Threatened, Iob. 8. 13. & 13. 16. & 17. 8. & 20. 5. & 36. 13.
The evil of it. Prov. 11. 9.
Forbidden, Mat. 6. 2, &c.
Reproved, 1 Kings 18. 21. Mat. 7. 5. and 15. 7. and 23. 13, &c.
They are double-minded, 2 King. 10. 31. Iam. 1. 8. Hide iniquity in their bosome, bosome▪ Iob. 31. 33. Deceitful, Ps. 43. 1. Have hearts not right, Psal. 78. 8, 37. Mention God, but not in truth, Isa. 48. 1. Turne not with the whole heart, Ier. 3. 10. Cry, but not with the heart, Hos. 7. 14. Like a deceitful bowe, Hos. 7. 16. A heart divided, Hos. 10. 2. Barren trees, Mat. 21. 19. Whited Sepulchres, and Walls, Mat, 23. 27. Act. 23. 3. A Iew only outwardly, Rom. 2. 28. False brethren, 2 Cor. 11. 26. Gal. 2. 4. Enemies to Christs crosse, Phil. 3. 18. Have onelyonly a forme of godlinesse, 2 Tim. 3. 5. Seeme religious, Iam. 1. 26.
Scriptural Examples: Absalom, 2 Sam. 15. 2, &c. Herod, Mat. 2. 8. & 14. 9. Scribes, and Pharisees, Mat. 23. 13. Mark. 7. 6. Luk. 12. 56. Judas, Mat. 26. 49. Joh. 12. 4, 5, 6. & 18. 28. Ananias, and Sapphira, Act. 5. 2. Simon Magus, Act. 8. 13, 21, 24.
Other Examples: The Gaules having besieged the Romane Capitol seven moneths, both sides grew weary, and upon treaty the Romanes were to give the Gaules a thousand pound weight of gold, and so they were to depart, which agreement was sworne to on both sides; but when they came to weigh the gold, the Gaules would hold the scales, and used much falshood therein: Brennus also their King took off his sword, and girdle, and put it into the scales, and being asked by Sulpitius what he meant by it? he answered, What can it meane but misery to the vanquished? Iust at this time came Camillus to Rome with an Army that he had gathered amongst the confederates, and being informed of all that happened, he marched in good order to the place where the gold was weighing, which he took out of the scales, and divided it amongst his souldiers, and then falling upon the Gaules, he forced them to depart without their money. Plut.
A little before the Massacre of Paris, the Admiral Coligni going to Paris was honourably entertained by the King, who called him Father, promised to be ruled by his counsel, often protested that he loved him, &c. Yet shortly after he caused him to be basely murthered, and insulted over him unworthily after his death. See the Life of Gasper Coligni in my English Martyr.