He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
Ver. 24. He that hateth dissembleth with his lips.] And so heaps sin upon sin, till he be transformed into a breathing devil. This is meant not so much of the passion of hatred as of the habit of it; when it hath wholly leavened the heart, and lies watching its opportunity of doing mischief. The devil is at inn with such, as Mr Bradford a phraseth it, and was as great a master, long before the Florentine secretary was born, as since.
a Serm. of Repent.