SE CT. X. of the Story Heart, and Mean of,(Leib. 51r 44r44í= SERMON LXXXVI. Of the Heart of flone, andxvhat micl(ednellè that name implies. Ez E K. 36.26. rwill take away the finny heart,&c. THefecond thing obferved in this MagnaCharts, or grandpromife of converfion is, the good it felf fooken of, which isdefcr.bcd, z. Nega- tively,or by removing theoppofrte. 2. Pofitively. Let us, confider what is that grand obllruCtion which molt be takenaway, erewe can haveanheart of fled); and that is theheart of (tonemull be removed. Theword thanewhen it is ufed Tropically in the Scripture, it isfometimes taken inagood fenfe, and fometimes in a bad fenfe : Ina good fenfe, for that which is firm and induring; thes Chrifl is called a foundation Ilene, Ifa.a8.s6, and Believers living /tones, z `Pet.z.5. becaufeoftheir folidand firm compaetingand union withChtift. In which fenfe Bonaventure laid the clean contrary to this promife, Noi, Domino car carneam,da lapileum, OLord, I will not have anheart of flefh, that is,fl:xi. ble,and eafily drawn any way; buta (bony heart, that is firm and induring in good again(( all oppofition whatfoever. But in this place the word ('one isofd in an ill fenfe, fora fenfelefs, (Cupid and rebellious heart again('Godsword. As the !tone in the fire will fooner fly in the faceof him that fitsby, then melt. So theheart of every man by naturewill fooner oppofe, gainfay, and rage at Chafe who reproveor inftruft then melt, or yield obedience : Whereas, Ier.z 3. Gods word is Paid tobean hammer,beating the very rocks in pieces ; here it will have no fuchoperation,onlefs God make this promifeeffélual. That every man naturally in ref( ehl of anydivine or f,iritual good, batha very 06ferv. heart offore. The difeafeofthe ftone in the body is an exquifite and unexpreflible torment, howmuch would mengive to beeafed ofit. tint this (lone in theheart, where- by weare wholly fenfelefs and (Cupidabout heavenly things, moved neither with loveor fear, or grief, isaboveall this torment, ifmendid rightly judgecfit. it wasthe Poets fiftion, that menwere made of Clones, Inde gentle durumfanner : to'be fure, there is this fpirituall (tone on the heart; whereby we are an hard, tough, rugged, anduntraelable people; infomuch that wherefaever God con- verts men bytheMisifiry, there heraileth upchildren to ,4br4&avoout ofiboaca, there hemakes watertogufh out of rocks, there he makes dry bones to gather togetherand live. Toamplifie this, let us confider how much wickedneffe this How much Epithete (nosy) doth imply tobe in every mannaturally. v,cked,d(le is And firft, Itaenoteth n ele ne a and n idit for fo commonly we ex retie Emptied in the that by a !tone. We fayof a fenfelefs, irrational man, As good fpeak to a ('one. !Earth cc, s terry Thus Nadal, heart isPaid tobe deadwithinhim, and become like a (tone,hewas I. a('onifhed and amazed through the danger coming upon him,hewas made (tepid, andapprehended nothing. TheScripture deltghs by wayof contemptto call the HeathenIdols, woodand (tones, becattfe they haddies and taw not,feer and wall d
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