In the many points in which these two differ would fill a volume. I can only in this small treatise shew some few guided by the word of truth, in which it is impossible to err; and it is to be lamented, that in the present state we cannot always find in the course of our observation who _are_ and who are _not_ either the one or the other. This can never be fully known till that important period arrives spoken of by the prophet; “Then shall ye return and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.” Yet for our own personal comfort and for the honour of that grace that has made us sincere it is our business to search for scriptural evidences of that sincerity, that we may rejoice in that super-abounding which has made us to differ from those who are awfully denominated hypocrites in Zion. The best way to decide a character is by the word of God. Many good men have written upon the subject, but some of them have carried the subject too far and distressed the Lord’s tempted people. But, “what saith the scripture,” should be our enquiry. This should decide all subjects relative to character, whether sincere or hypocritical. Let us notice what is said of such and take no man’s opinion besides. The terms hypocrite, hypocrisy, hypocritical, hypocrites, occur thirty-five times in the Bible, and not one text can possibly belong to the humble broken-hearted sincere seeker of the friendship and favour of God. I will quote all that is necessary, with one short remark on them. Isaiah 32, vi.—“His heart will work iniquity to practice hypocrisy:” these are those who set forth false doctrine, worship and discipline, in opposition to the truth as it is in Christ, to make men believe, they are very holy, devout and religious; for it is added, “to utter error against the Lord:” this is hypocrisy. Such are also described in Isaiah 9, xvii.—Fearfulness, dread and surprise shall seize such characters. Isaiah 33, xix.—The apostle Paul alludes to them. 1 Tim. iv. 2.—“Speaking lies in hypocrisy;” which plainly by the connection refers to Anti-Christ, the man of sin, the lying system of popery. But the wisdom which is from above is pure and without hypocrisy. James 3, xvii. And the apostle Peter well knowing the hypocrisy that is in the hearts of real believers, exhorts to lay aside all dissembling among each other, as unbecoming their genuine character.—1 Peter ii. 1. One of the awful threatenings pronounced against Israel of old is this—“I will send him against an hypocritical nation,” a people who professed the service of God, but whose hearts were far from him, who in heart hated both God, his ways, and his truths.—Isaiah x. 6. Such was the degenerate state of that nation. “For every one is an hypocrite and an evil-doer.”—Isaiah ix. 17. In heart, haters of Christ. David met with such in his time, and prophecied of their spite and hypocrisy to Christ. Psalm xxxv. 16.—“With