" Hypocrites, above all men, may expect the most severe judgments of God upon them because they come so nigh God, for they come often to the duties of God's worship. Now they that will come so nigh God's presence, and come with base and ungodly hearts to cloak their villainy, of all in the world they must expect to have the most severe vengeance of God let down upon them. They that stand nearest the bullet must expect to have the strength of it to be the most upon them. So when the wrath of God proceeds out upon sinners, wicked men that stand nearest Him have the greatest stroke of God's wrath..."
-Gospel Worship By Jeremiah Burroughs
"Pretender, thou art fair to look upon—thy conduct outwardly upright, amiable, liberal, generous, and Christian. But thou dost indulge in some sin that the eye of man has not yet detected. Perhaps it is private drunkenness. Thou dost revile the drunkard when he staggers through the street; but thou canst thyself indulge in the same habit in private. It may be some other lust or vice. It is not for me just now to mention what it is. But, pretender, we say unto thee, "Thou art a fool to think of harboring a secret sin, and thou art a fool for this one reason: thy sin is not a secret sin. It is known and shall one day be revealed—perhaps very soon. Thy sin is not a secret: the eye of God hath seen it. Thou hast sinned before His face. Thou hast shut-to the door, drawn the curtains, and kept out the eye of the sun. But God's eye pierceth through the darkness: the brick walls that surrounded thee were as transparent as glass to the eye of the Almighty. The darkness that did gird thee was as bright as the summer's noon to the eye of Him Who beholdeth all things. Knowest thou not, O man, that "all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do" (Heb4:13)?"
-Charles H. Spurgeon
"No man can sin a little in secret: it will certainly engender more sin. No man can be a hypocrite and yet be moderate in guilt. He will go from bad to worse and still proceed until his guilt shall be published."
-Charles H. Spurgeon
"You may labor to conceal your vicious habit, but it will come out. You cannot help it. You keep your little pet sin at home, but mark this: when the door is ajar, the dog will be out in the street. Wrap him up in your bosom, put over him fold after fold of hypocrisy to keep him secret, and the wretch will be singing some day when you are in company..."
-Charles H. Spurgeon
