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wherein
a
pure
heart
is
dleffed.
clean:.
hearts ; for
fuch
when
they heare
the
word of God that
is
pure,
when they heare
the
holy
truths of
God
,
O
how
doe
their
hearts
relith
them,
and favor
them being
çleane
:
As
the
lomack,
when
'Lis
cleane,itreliihes
and favours wholesome
food
;
whereas
on
the
other fide,
wheìn
men
have
dehid
their
hearts, then the
mots wholesome, and
the
mot+
blefled truths'
of
Cod
are
làpleße
ro
then,
they
have no favour nor' relish,.
and
all becaufe
of
the
uncleanneile
of
their
hearts.
Some
of
you may
remember
a
time when
you
could
relifh and
favour
fpirituall
things
better
then
now
you
can; O
examine
your
hearts,
looke into' your
hearts
,
you
will
find
it
is
through
the
defilement of
your
hearts,
you
have derîl'd
your Confciences.
in
force
in
againfl;
Confcience,
you
live in
dome
fecret
haunt
of.evill,
and no marvels though you cannot
relish
and
favour
the word
as you
were
wont
to
doe.
Thirdly ,
A cleane
heart
Makes
one fit
to
draw
neere
to
God, to
draw
nigh
to
God
in all
duties of
ryorihip
,
and
it
commends all
the duties of
worship
that
any
one.performes.
In
the
4
of -awes
8.
Draw
nigh
to
Cod,
and
he will draw nigh
ry
you
:
how
Mvillyou
draw
nigh
to
God
?
cleanfeyour hands
you
,inners,
and
purifie
your
hearts
you
double
-
minded;
Puri
fie
your
hearts
you
double-
minded,
and
thereby fhall
you
be able
to
draw nigh
toGod. Men that
have uncleane
hearts, they
dare
not come
nigh
God;
ar
if
they
would,
Confcience
cannot
draw
nigh
to God
;
you may
got
into
your
Clofets
fometimes,
Confcience
putting
you upon
it)
but
when
you
are
there,
you cannot
draw
-nigh
to God,your
hearts are foule:But
there-
fore purifie
your
hearts,
labour for cleanfed
hearts,
and then
O
how will your
heart
fpring
in
Gods
pretence,,
and
prefently
get
nigh
to
him
;
Ic
commends
all
fervices
that
we
tender
up
to God.
In
the
3
Mal.
3.
v.
There's
a
Prophefie that Chrill
when he
comes
will
fit
as
a
Refiner
and
purifier
o
f
Silver,
and
he
willpurifie
the
Sons
ofLevi, and
pure
them
as-
Gold,
and Silver,
that
they may
offer to
the
Lord
an
offering .in Rig
hteoufneff
e
;
you corne and offer
many things
to
God,
make many
prayers
to
Cod,
and think
that
God
will
fave yon
for your
good
pray-
s
:
But
certainly,
there's
no
offering
that ever
an impure
heart