8 8 4 Box of precious Ointment : Or, does molt expofe him and incline him to, but he that has true grace, but he whofe heart is fincere with God, PPI. 8. 23. / 2r upright l'efcre him, and I kept my fel f frem wine iniquity. If patfion be a I, rice, e Chriftians head-laft , then his defires run moll o-Jt for meeknefs ; if pride, then his de-- fires are molt for humility ; if earthlinefs, then his defires are molt for heavenly-mindednefs ; if unbelief-, then his de- fire, are moll for faith ; you fhall then find him with the Diiciples, crying out, Lord, increafe our faith. But now, though a wicked mans heart rife againft every grace, yet it rifes molt ftrongly again{} thofe particular graces which are molt oppofite and contrary to thofe particular lulls which are a wicked mans bofom lulls, his darling fins, &c. Hence the covetous heart rifes and fwells molt againft liberality, as you fee in fulas, t-'hat need this wafle? Flefh and blond looks upon all as loft that is laid out upon Chrift, his fervants and fervices. And the luke-warm Chriftians heart rifes and fwells molt againfl zeal and fervency ; and the griping Ufe- rers heart rifes and .fwells molt againft reflitution ; and the adulterers heart rifes and bias molt againft purity, chaftity, continency ; and the ignorant mans heart rifes and fwells molt againft light and knowledge ; the ignorant man is wil- ling to go to hell in the dark and ready, and bold enough to conclude, that we never had fuch fad and bad times as we have had, fence there hath-leen fo much preaching, and fo much hearing, and fo much falling, and fo much praying, and fo much light and knowledge in the world. But now it_ is quite otherwife with. a true child of God, for his heart rifes and fwells moil againft the Toad or Toads that are in his own bofom ; and the daily and earneft defires of his foul are, that God world make him eminent in every grace, yea that God would make him moil eminent in thofe particular araces which are molt oppofire and contrary to thofe parti- cular lufis and corruptions which more peculiarly, more efpecially he hath caufe to call his iniquity, or the iniquities of his heart, and of his heels. Look, as we have fome dirt, more or Ids, that will (till cleave to our heels whilft we are in a dirty world ; fo there is fome defilements and pollutions that Luke 1. 14.1% s6. :,9 Re v.3.if7t6,17. Luke ist. Job SI. jib If. Itcclef. 7.10. Rom. 7. ss, s3. Pal. 49. %.
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