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mean}
by
a
pure heart.
in
this,
that
they
are
open
for
God,
confecrated
to God, their
ends are for
God
;
as
for
inflame,
in
the very
work
of
mercy
but
a
man
may
be impure in the
works
ofmercy
if he
hash
ba.n
ends, to ferve himfelfe and cover
his fin, his
heart
is very un-
clenne:a
man
may
do
many good things and
yet be very impure
in
the doing of things
that
are
materially good, but
now when
a
man doçh
not
only
do things
that are
right, but
his
ends are
right,
and
he
aimes
at
Gods
glory,he
is
able
to
appeale
to
God.
Lord,
thou
;at
fe
archefl and
tryefl the fecrets
of
all
hearts,
try this heart of mine,
I
am
willing my
heart
should lye
open
to
all
the world
in
such
and
fuch
things, this
is
a
pure
heart.
Sixthly, A
pure heart
is a
heart
working
to
good ends with
plainneile and fimplicity
;
for
tis
not
enough
for
a
nun
to
have
good
ends, to
fay,
well
I
aime
at
Gods
ends,
but
I
will
have
(Lich
fetches about,
and fuch
mixing
of
humane and
cunning-
devices
;
Many a
man
bleifes himfelf.that he
hath
general
aims
atGod,
but
he
hash
a
company
of
fetches
and
devices that are
the flirrings
of
his own
corruption;
and
fo
he
fpoyles all
:
So
that
this
purity
is
that
which
in
other
Scriptures
is
call'd the
fimplicity
of the Gofpel; when
a
man walks
according
to the
tiwiplicity
of
the Gofpel
in
all
cander
&
ingenuity,
in
all
plain-
note
of
fpirit, this
is
purity,
when having
his
ends to be
good,
and
then in
the
attainment
to
thole ends
there's
nothing
butt
Slainneffe
and
the fmplicity
of
the Gofpel,
as
for policies
and
devices
they
may
befeemmen in
the
matters
of
the world,
yet
when he
comes
to
the
matters
of
Chrifl,he
carryes all on
in
the
plainneffe
and
fimplicity of the
Gofpel.
Seventhly,
Apureheartisaheart
-
futableto.all
profefflons
and
duties that
a
man
doth
;
when
a
man makes
profellion
of
God,
and of
the
wayes
of
God,
and
thenbath
a
heart that
loth
cos
ie
up
to
his
profeffiion
, and
when a man dorh.much fervice.
for
God, and
his
heart comes up
to
his
fervice, here's ;purity,
and
agreement
between
the
profel.:on and fervices
that
a
man
makes or
performer,
and
the
difpoficion,ofhis
heart
;
The
im
purity and
uncleaneße
that
s;.irt
the,
hearts
of hypocrites
con
liffsin this
;
Their
prófeffion is
great'
and 'glorious
but
theié
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