2 I 2 A Box of precious Ointment Or, f houfe, ,vhen he is afraid and in danger of being robbed by thieves in the night. 0 !how wakefui,and watchful,and aaive will a man now be ? but what's a man's houfe to his heart ? A mans heart is in ten thoufand times more danger than his houfe, and accordingly his guard fliould be molt about his heart. But, Ninthly, A man should keep his heart, as men keep their gardens that are full of choice, rich, rare, ripe fruits and dowers. Now, what care, coil, and pains men are at to keep fuck gardens, you well know And 0, that you.cbd but every day more and more experimentally know what it is to fpend your greateft care and pains about your hearts, which are Chrifes garden, his bed of fpices, where all graces flourish 1 C6041. 01-t. 10. Tenthly and lal1, A man Ihouldkeep his heart, as fpruce men and women do their fine cloaths ; 0, they won't endure a (peck, a fpot upon them 1- "Tis your wifdom, and 0, that you would. more and more make it your work, to keep your hearts from all finful .(pecks and fpots I Let not, others be more careful to keep their out[des dean, than you are to keep your infides clean; for what are clean cloaths to a clean heart ? 'Tis better to go to heaven in ragged cloaths with a clean heart, than to go . to hell in fine cloaths with an unclean heart. Doubtlefs that man that makes it his bufinefs to keep his heart as men keep dangerous Fellons or Traitors, or as Mdiers keep their Garrifons or Cailles when, olofly-be- fieged, or as the Priefts and Levites kept the Sanduary of 'God, or as a man keeps his natural life, or as a man keeps a rich treafure, or as a fond father keeps an only child, or as Lovers keep their love-tokens, or as a man keeps his houfe when he is in danger to. he robbed, or as a man keeps his pleafant garden, or as fpruce men.and women keep their fine cloaths ; that man isdoubtlefs a true Nathaniel a man that has a work of God pail in power upon his foul ; yea that man Nhofe finceredefires, and whole gracious purpofes,.. and fixed refolutions, and-faithful endeavours-is to guard and watch his heart),
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