John Trapp on Proverbs 21:27

Verſ. 27. The ſacrifice of the wicked, &c.] See the Note on Chap. 15.8.

How much more when hee bringeth it, &c?] As Balaac and Balaam did, Num. 23.1, 2. As thoſe that preſent ex rapina holocauſtum, a ſacrifice of what they have got by rapine and robbery: And as thoſe likewiſe that ask good things at Gods hand, that they may conſume them upon their luſts, Jam. 4.3. Let the wicked bring his ſacrifice with never ſo good an intention, hee is an abomination; but if with an evil minde, his diſſembled ſanctity is double iniquity: As if a man think by obſerving the Sabbath to take out a licenſe to walk licentiouſly all the week long; or by praying in a morning, to get a diſpenſation to do evil all day after.Mr. Shepherds Sincere convert. p. 232. Breerwood, Enquire. I have read of one, that would haunt the Taverns, Theaters, and Whore-houſes at London all day; but hee durſt not go forth without private prayer in the morning, and then would ſay at his departure, Now Devil do thy worſt. The Circaſsians are ſaid to divide their life betwixt rapine and repentance. The Papiſts (many of them) make account of confeſſing, as Drunkards do of vomiting. Sands his relat. of Weſt. Religion When wee have ſinned, ſay they, wee muſt confeſs, and when wee have confeſſed, wee muſt ſin again, that wee may alſo confeſs again, and make work for new indulgences and jubilees.