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426 ST. LUKE.unrighteousness, and to the love of temporal conveniences.It is not sufficient to salvation, for a manto believe in his heart the truth of the gospel, hemust make profession of it, and not be ashamed togive testimony thereto. Neither is it sufficient forhim even to have been justifiedby faith and charity,but he must perform the works of them, and edifythe church, and those who desire to enter into it." 17. For nothing is secret, that shall not be mademanifest ; neither any thing hid, that shall not beknown and come abroad."Well and good men may disguise their irregularintentions to themselves and others : they will oneday appear manifest to the eyes of the whole universe.We hide ourselves from men for the short momentof this life ; we thereby avoid little troubles andinconveniences, and enjoy some small conveniencesand advantages from the favour of the great, whichpasses away like a shadow :but when this shadow isvanished, then the light of the great day, which willmake every thing manifest—truth which will judgeevery thing, and justice which will punish every thingand for ever, shall make unrighteousness evidentlyknown, and overwhelm the cowardly and hypocritical." 18. Take heed therefore how ye hear : forwhosoever hath, to him shall be given ; and whosoeverhath not, from him shall be taken even thatwhich he seemeth to have."Whoever improves the grace he has received, receivesabundantly more. What person is there, who,either opening the gospel, or receiving from the mouthof pastors and preachers the seed and light of God's