9 foundly broken, till throughly convinced of the heinoufnefs.of original fin. Here fix thy thoughts; this is that, that makes thee backward to all good, prone to all evil, Rl1m. 7. I). that fheds blindnefs, pride, prejudice, unbelief, into thy mind :; enmity, unconfl:ancy, obftinacy, into thy will ; inordinate heats and colds into thy affections; infenfiblenefs, benummednefs, unfaithfulnefs, into thy conicience; tlipperinefs into thy memory ; and, in aword, bath put everywheel of thy foul out of order., and made i~, of an habitation of holinefs, to become a very hell of iniqnity, Jam. 3. 6. This is that that bath defiled, corrupted, perverted all thymembers, and turned thern into weapons of unrighteoufnefs, and fervants of fin, Rc.m. 6. r9· that hath filled the head with carnal and corrupt defigns, lJic. 2. I. the hand with finful practices, I fa. I. 1 ) • the eyes with wan- . dring and wantonnefs, 2Pet. 2. 14. the tongue with deadly poifon, :fam. 3· s. that hath opt;ned the ears to tales,flattery,and filthy communication,and fuut them againft the inftruction of iife, Zecb. 7. I I, I 2. and hath rendred thy heart a very mint and forge for fin, and the curfed womb pf all deadly conce– ptions, Matth. 1). I 6. fo that it poureth forth its wi_ckednefs ~withQut ceafing, 2 . Pet. 2. 14. even as naturally, freely, and unweanedly, as a fountain doth pour forth its waters, ~er. 6. 7. or the raging fea clothcaft forth mire and dirt, I fa. )7• 20. And wilt thou yet be in love with,thy felf, and tell us a– ny longer of thy good heart,? Oh, never leave me– ditating on this defperate contagion of original cor– ruption, till, with Epbraim, thou bemoan thy felf, · Jer. 3I. 18. and with deepefi ibame and forrow, finite on thybreaft, as the Publican, Lu~. 18. .1 ~. and with .'fob, abhor thy felf, and repent in dufl: and aibes, :fob 41. 6, :t 1. The particular evil that thou art moft addicted to, find out all its aggravations, fet home
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