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whcrei3

a

pure

heart

is bleffed:

z

that thou haft

a

pure

tile, a

fanlified

ufe

of

every thing,

who

laboureft

to keepe

thy heart cleane before

the.

Lord.

Sixthly ,

Further, Certainly

thofe will hold

out

, they will

never

prove Apoflates that have cleane hearts

;

.Indeed

a

man

may Make

much

profeflìon,

and

be anApoílate,at

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:

But

a

man

that

bath

a

cleane

heart,

and

walkes

in Gnceriry

before

Cod,

fuch

a

man

Will

hold-cut

;

A

.it

is

with

G Id,

sold

that

is

of

pure

mettle,

put

it

into the

fire

and

it

will

not-C

onfurrme,

indeed

if

there

be but only

a

gilding over,

and

the

moll

that

is in

the

thing

is

but droffe,

if

it

be

put

into the fire, it

will

there

codume,

but

if it

be

pure gold

it

will

hold the

fire

;

And-fo

let the

Lord

caft

fis

people into affli'tions,

hicodi

fiery Furnace

;

if

indeed

they be

but

fuch

as

make

profefica

to

be

his

people ,

and have

hut'

an

out-fide

of

holinefle,

there..

they

will

confurne

;

But

if

they be

men

and women

of

cleane

hearts,

they

will

hold out in their

affliç`tions

,

they

will

hold

out unto the

end.

Seventhly, Lafily,

Purity

of

heart

will make fruitful],

f,

uit-

full

in

the

wayes

of

holinef

e,

fuch

who'keepe

their hearts

and

Confciences cleane,

&how

will

they

grow up in

the

wayes

cf

holineffe, they mightily

thrive

and

grow.

In the

a

S

Phil

a.

My Father

purges

It

that,it

may

bring

faith

more

fruit,

fpeak-

ing

of the-Vine

:

Ifthere

be anyuncleannefs got into

-thy

heart,

and

the Lord eyther

by afflictions

or

any

other

way (ball

pun,e

thine

heart,

o

this is

that that will mike thee bring

forth much

fruit

;

As

it's with

Children

that are

full

of

ill

humours,

they

doe

not

thrive

and

grow

;

But

if

you

give them

any

thing

to

purge out

that ill humour,in

a

little

time

how will

they

thrive

and

íhoote

up and grow

exceedingly

: So

it

is

with

-many

of

you,

you

doe not thrive

in

the

wayes

of

Religion,

you

doe

nit

grow up

at

all in Godlineffe,-

you

doe not

bring forth

fruit

to

the Glory

of

God,ô

there

is

much

uncleanneae

and

filthineffe

got

into

your hearts

,

but

if the

Lord would

pleafe

to

purge

you,

by the

renewing

of

the Spirit

,

and

walking

of

the blood

of

Chrift,

and

the

renewing

of

the

work of

Repentance,

you

would

grow

up in

Godlinetfe

,

and

bring-forth

much

fruit

to

the Glory of

God

:

O blefled

are

the pure

in

heart.