What meant by a pure heart. Jefus Chrift : and fo the very firf} moment the foul comes to believe in Jefus Chrilt, it is watht from the.guilt of fin, for to the Scripture fpeaks of taking away the guilt of fin, by that ex preffion of walking with the` food of Jefus Chriflsas in i Rev. Rv. who hath lived as and voa fhed ere from our fins in b s own n ood. The foule as loon as it be'leeves in Jefus Chrifi is waaht from the guilt of fin, fo as it (-}ands as purebefore the, Lord as the child that's new bo, ne, and much more, for there is origi- nall corruption, but he is cleanfed from the guilt of all thole filthy and abominable linful`1 courfes that he bath. lived-in, and that the foule is defiled withal!, it (}ands clean before God through, the blood of Chrifi,being wattled : That muff be Era or eke-all other purity is nothing. Secondly, A pure heart, is a heart acted by pure principles, The Scripture ipeaks of.men of corrupt minds, `t7rm. 3. S. And liketaiife pf pure minds, i Pet. 3. t. There is much un- cleanneife in mens minds, in the upper chamber of the foule, as !May t© call it ; and whereas the foul did ad from corrupt principles,fiom unworthy apprehenfions of God and the things off ,od,from bafe Corrupt notions that it had of things it a&ed; now its cleansed, that is, chofe corrupt princi :les are done a- way, and it cores to have pure ,principles, right apprehenfions of God, and ofthe wayes of God, of the Covenant of grace', and of the courfe of a chriflian, and what ever might further the wayes of holinefíe in him, the foule bath right apprehenti- ons of them, and the foul is fill'd with grac ions .and pure prin- ciples, and ads from them : we may eafily fee by mens wayes and courfes that they are of corrupt minds,and from thefe th,:ir hearts are fo filthy and vile. Thirdly A pure heart is fuel) a one, as hath call out the love of every known fin, and mingles no wi.h it though never .f® fnaall ; fuch a heart as hash rena,mced every known way of eá vili; though there is remaining fore impurity in ir, yet ir can appeals toGod that there is no known way di n but it hates & abominates it ; this is call'd purity of heart in a r . oipel lair guage, if God i}'oi 1d reward men according to the law, is would not be accounted purity, but in she 'Go2:el language Ddd where
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