The sheep's coat shall be stripped
off the wolf's back. Let me die the death of the righteous,
and may my end be like theirs. There is no living a life that
is wicked and then dying a death that is righteous. Oh, that men
would but deal truly with their own souls. Many talk like a Christian,
but few walk like a Christian. Many know what is to be done,
but never do what is to be done. Many wear Christ's livery, but
do the devil's drudgery. Many have hands as white as snow,
whose hearts are as black as hell. Many appear righteous,
who are only righteous in their appearance. But such as deceive
others with a false show of holiness only deceive themselves with
a false hope of happiness. Remember, sirs, that the sheep's
coat shall be stripped off the wolf's back. They come to you
in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. Matthew
7.15 O sirs, that you would consider
well these weighty things. Tell me, sir, what did Judas
get by all his deceitful dealings? Nothing but a noose in which
his body was hanged, and a fire in which his soul was burned.