Heaven Hates Dissemblers, and Hypocrites, as it Loves Men of Truth and
Integrity. He that fancies he can Impose upon _Jupiter_ takes him for a
_Cully_.
_Baudoin_ Moralizes the Matter thus; that _Mercury’s_ called upon, and
Sent as the Patron of Artizans. The Practice of Truth and Justice can
never fail of a Reward in the Conclusion, and the bringing in of a God to
the Relief of a Poor Man, shews that it is from Heaven that the Needy are
to Expect Redress.
Here are Two Men at their Prayers; The One a Downright _Plain Dealer_;
and the Other a Trimming, Designing _Hypocrite_. The Former has a
Reverence in his Heart for the Power that he Invokes; He is not to be
Corrupted with Gold, or Silver. He stands in Awe of his Conscience, and
makes good his Profession, with his Practice; Receiving in the End, the
Blessing of a Reward for his Integrity. The Other Worships with his Eyes,
his Hands, and his Voice; but All This is only to Cover the Cheat of a
Rotten Heart. He acknowledges a Divine Power, but at the Same Time he
makes a Mock on’t, and Provokes it. He stands Convinc’d that God knows
All the Secrets of his Heart, and yet tells him a Lye to his Face. There
is No such Masque, in fine, for the Greatest of Impieties, as a Veil of
Religion. _This Praying Carpenter here would have made_ Mercury _a Broker
to his Knavery_: and we have a world of Praying Christians too, that
write after his Copy.