The Pharisees did carry the bell and wear the garland for religion.

A fawning dog and a wolf in sheep’s clothing; they differ a little in outward appearance, but they can both agree to worry Christ’s lambs.

Christ’s love abused.

Take heed of abusing this love of Christ, Eph. 3:  18, 19.  This exhortation seems needless; for love is such a thing as one would think none could find in their hearts to abuse.  But for all that, I am of opinion that there is nothing that is more abused among professors at this day, than is this love of God.  And what can such a one say for himself in the judgment, that shall be charged with the abuse of love?  Christians, deny yourselves, deny your lusts, deny the vanities of this present life, devote yourselves to God, become lovers of God, lovers of his ways, and a people zealous of good works; then shall you show to one another and to all men that you have not received the grace of God in vain.  And what a thing will it be to be turned off at last, as one that abused the love of Christ; as one that presumed upon his lusts, this world, and all manner of naughtiness, because the love of Christ to pardon sins was so great!  What an unthinking, what a disingenuous one wilt thou be counted at that day; yea, thou wilt be found to be the man that made a prey of love, that made a stalk ing-horse of love, that made of love a slave to sin, the devil, and the world; and will not that be had?

Objection.  If it be so, then men need not care what they do; they may live in sin, seeing Christ hath made satisfaction.

Answer.  If I were to point out one under the power of the devil, going hastily to hell, I would look no further for such a man than to him that would make such a use as this of the grace of God.  What, because Christ is a Saviour, thou wilt be a sinner; because his grace abounds, therefore thou wilt abound in sin!  O wicked wretch, let me tell thee before I leave thee, as God’s covenant with Christ for his children stands sure, immutable, and unchangeable, so also hath God taken such a course with thee, that unless he deny himself, it is impossible that thou shouldst go to heaven, dying in that condition.  They tempted God, proved him, and turned his grace into lasciviousness; so he sware in his wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.  No, saith God, if Christ and heaven will not satisfy them, hell must devour them.  God hath more places than one in which to put sinners:  if they do not like heaven, hell must be their residence; if they do not love Christ, they must dwell for ever with devils.