A LOOKING-GLASS, OR, PARALLEL, OPPOSING The PROFANE, Carnal PROFESSOR, and true BELEIVER, one to the other. Profane, Professors, Beleivers, 1. ARe many to Professors, To Beleivers, The fewest of all, 2. Rest on forms at best, Are but Formalists, Rest not on formalities, 3. Hate profession, Profese only, Profess and do, 4. Are ignorant of the Scriptures, Of the truth of the Scriptures, Are acquainted with both, 5. Will learn nothing, Are ever learning, Increase in knowledge, 6. Tread Christ's blood under foot. Know not its worth, Acknowledge its excellency, 7. Are led about by Satan, By their own lusts, Only by the Spirit, 8. Are weary of good duties, Grow weaker in them, Renew their strength, 9 Grow daily more vile, Wax worse, and worse, Are best at last, 10. Say they believe, yet believe not. Say they desire to believe, Believe, yet desire more faith, 11. Use no means but by constraint, Use means and rest there, Use means, yet rest on none, 12. Think they may use too much means, Limit themselves, Use means most of all, 13. Think they may be too holy. Are never truly holy, Have perfect holiness in Christ, 14. Cannot endure to be questioned about Religion, Are full of questions, Desire to be throughly tried, 15. Change Religion with the times, Are easily changed, Not by death or torture, 16. Will not suffer for Religion, Not much, Suffer joyfully, 17. Say they are more than they seem, Seem more than they are, Are more than they seem, 18. Hate all show of Religion, All power, Have both, 19 Are Keycold, Lukewarm, Truly hot, 20. Are devout, the Sacrament near, The Sacrament day. Truly devout always, 21. Are glad when the Sabbath's over, When it comes they say, Rejoice most in that day, 22. Care not for duties, Know not how to do them, Look for help from Christ, 23. Say they are Sinners, but think not so, Think they are Sinners, but not sin itself, Know that they are nothing else but sin, 24. Talk of Christ occasionaly, Speak of him purposely, Delight only in him, 25. Call for Gospel, Gospel, For Law; Law, For both, 26. Cry down terrible preaching, Comfortable preaching, Take pleasure in both, 27. Are not humbled by the Law, Not comforted by the Gospel, Are by both, 28. Account the Law railing, The Gospel Daubing, Know the use of both, 29. Abuse the Gospel to looseness, The Law to despair, Use both aright, 30. Place Religion in good meaning, In good doing, In faith in Christ, 31. Are strangers to all Righteousness, To Evangelicall Righteousness, Know Christ's Righteousness, 32. Put all on Christ, and do nothing, Do all and leave Christ nothing, Do most, yet find fullness in Christ, 33. Zealous at Common-prayer. At Sermons or Fasts, Always, 34. Talk little of Religion. Will talk much, Know how to be silent, 35. Know no assurance of Salvation, Are never assured, Strive for, and may be infallibly certain, 36. Brag of any good they do, Are boasters but craftily, Deny themselves. 37. Post off Repentance till last. Are repenting, yet repent not, Repent, yet rest only on faith in Christ, 38. Would be Professors at death, Beleivers at death, Live by faith in life and death, 39 Glory in sin, In sinful duties, In Christ's Cross, 40. cavel most at Profession, At believing, Profess and believe, 41. Raise slanders of Professors, Of Beleivers, Of none, 42. Eat Professors company, Beleivers fellowship, Embrace Beleivers in love, 43. Join with Atheists rather than Professors, With profane than beleivers, Love their like, 44. Watch for Professors halting, Beleivers tripping, Are grieved at both, 45. Publish Professors faults, Beleivers infirmities, Cover all in love, 46. Mock Professors, Gird at beleivers, Bear all for Christ, 47. Hate Reprovers, Bear rebukes hardly, Love such above all, 48. Are implacable to Professors, Are so to Beleivers, Are easily appeased, 49. Take revenge on Professors, On Beleivers, Leave all to God, 50. Deride the brotherhood, Hold fraternity in time of peace, Part not with it to death, 51. Are terrified by troubles, Ever Cast down, Glory in Tribulation, 52. Love not tidings of death, Loath to die, Long for Christ's coming, 53. Love the praise of men, Affect applause, Give all glory to God, 54. Are all for the world, Are much entangled therewith, Are Heavenly minded, 55. Are hard hearted, Close fisted, Liberal minded, 56. Nourish base Lusts, Have their beloved sins, Hate all sin truly, 57 Are sad in Professors company, In Beleivers fellowship, Joy in such Society, 58. Nickname Professors, Beleivers, Are nicknamed of all, 59 Are highminded, Much exalted, Are meek and lowly, 60. Love none hearty, Love in word, Love Believers till death, 61. Requite good with evil, Evil with evil, Evil with good, 62. Hate their Enemies, Love their friends, Love their Enemies, 63. Are apt for Law-Suits, Will go to Law for little, Are hardly provoked, 64. Glory in their Wealth, Are highly exalted thereby, Are content in all Estates, 65. Are all for mirth, Will be wantonly merry, Rejoice not in sin at all, 66. Will venture Soul for gain, Will hazard much that way, Love not filthy lucre, 67. Are all for their belly, Great belly Gods, Hunger more for Christ, 68 Would have States put down all show of godliness, All truth and power, To maintain both, 69. Are careless of Salvation, Careful only for that, To walk as the saved, 70. By sinning grow more expert, More wary, More weakened to it, 71. Keep others from Profession, Think it enough to profess themselves, Labour the conversion of others, 72. Are not Professors, nor will be, Are not beleivers, yet seem to be, Are both, 73. Hear but keep nothing, Hear and repeat, Hear, repeat, and retain, 74. Are open enemies to Christ's Cross, Secret Adversaries, Are hearty lovers of the Cross of Christ, 75. Know not Christ at all, Love him not, Love him unfeignedly, 76. Are Devils in black, Devils in white, Glorious Saints, By S. S.