I answer, an _Hypocrite_ may desire to know so much of _God_, and to have so much of his _grace_, and so much of his _power_ against some sins, as may serve to save his _soul_, when he sees he cannot be _saved_ without it: But a _child_ of _God_, only can desire _God_ for _himself_, and desire to be like unto _God_ in his holy _Nature_, and to have every _thought_ brought under the _obedience_ of _Christ Jesus_. Hence though an _Hypocrite_ may weep as _Esau_ and _Saul_, and others have done, yet a true _child_ of _God_ can only in truth cry out, with the _Father_, of the possessed _child_ in an humble sence of his own _weaknes_, and _spirituall poverty_, _Lord I believe_, help thou my _unbelief_, that is, help me against my _unbelief_, against my _passions_, against my _uncleanesse_, against my _pride_, against my _covetousnes_, &c. [Sidenote: Gods children cannot live in known sin without strugling & mourning.] A 5th: _triall_ of a true _life_ (though in _weaknes_, or _sicknes_) is a constant _resisting_ and _fighting_ against all known _sin_, as _sin_. He that is born of _God_, (_1. John 5_.) keepeth himself that the _evill_ one toucheth him not, unles he be suddenly _surprised_, or violently _forced_, by mighty _temptations_, or _cousoned_ and _deceived_ by the _deceitfulnesse_ of _sin_, he can no more willingly touch it, then _fire_ or _poison_, or the _Devill_ himself. Hence is there a continuall war between the _flesh_ and the _Spirit_, _Gal: 5_. The _law_ of the _mind_, wars against the _law_ of the _members_; The _New-man_ against the _old_, &c. For instance, although good _Jacob_ was overcome by his _Mothers_ powerful _perswasion_, yet suspecting a _sin_ he first strugled against it, my _Father_ saith he, will feel me, and I shall bring a _curse_ instead of a _Blessing_. [Sidenote: _Obj._] [Sidenote: No hypocrite can fight against sin as sin.] But may not an _Hypocrite_ resist _temptation_, and fight against _sin_? I answer, No, not against _sin_ as _sin_, but as it is dangerous and hurtful to _soul_, to _body_, to _purse_, to _credit_. So _Balaam_ (I conceive in earnest) refused _Balacks_ mony, and would not _sin_ for an house full of _gold_ and _silver_, when as yet he loved that _sin_ of cursing _Gods_ people, and the _wages_ of it. 2ly. An _Hypocrite_ cannot resist the sin of _Hypocrisie_, and other _darling sins_: but a child of _God_ with _David_ (_Psal: 139_.) begs of _God_ to search him, that is to help him against _Hypocrisie_ it self, and every false way, and to lead him in the _way everlasting_. [Sidenote: A true childe of God tender of Gods name.]