This leads me to notice another insinuation, that “Surely J. C. is an hypocrite!”—This is a most frightful charge, and in general a common epithet cast upon _all_ those who profess religion; and as it is the worldling’s sneer, it is not worth notice. What I really am in God’s sight is best known to himself; and as it respects my conversion, call, and ministry, I shall certainly write it while I am here; and if the Lord ever raises up my head again, I shall certainly publish it, for the magnifying that grace which the Lord has so bountifully bestowed on me, and which will give some satisfaction to my friends, and no doubt afford my enemies a treat also. But, as it respects the subject of hypocrisy, let my enemies tremble in reading this text: “Beware ye the leaven of the pharisees, which is hypocrisy:” they assumed the garb of sanctity, and professed much love to the law; made a stir about external holiness and charity, yet, inwardly, they were full of enmity, spite, malice, and hatred to the truth. Deemed others as Antinomians, or enemies to the law, while they were the worst enemies to the law. An old author has pointed out thirty-three kinds of hypocrites, which I send you for your reflection; and at the same time, knowing the deceitfulness of the human heart, may we ever pray with David, “Cleanse thou me from my secret faults.” The Arch Hypocrite is the Devil himself, and he is the father of all the following children.—There is The natural hypocrite. The civil, The moral, The political, The theatrical, The heretical, The schismatical, The superstitious, The ignorant, The profane, The counterfeit convert, The worldly, The religious, The stinted, The waxing, The temporary, The preaching, The hearing hypocrite, The praying, The inspired, The believing, The hoping, The fawning, The repenting, The fearing, The patient, The obedient, The talking, The idle, The zealous, The judging, The libertine, The scandalous. It is an awful thing when a man deceives himself, and such, alas, is the case with every unconverted character: but no believer in Christ, who is made acquainted with the plague of his own heart, but must lament the hypocrisy he daily feels within himself; and must with joy and grief acknowledge with the truly excellent ERSKINE— I’m _without_ guile an Israelite, Yet like a guileful hypocrite, Maintaining truth in the inward part, With falsehood rooted in the heart.