36 what meant by a pre tears. where a heart is fincere iia the renouncing of known fin, and can appeal.: to God, Lord, thou that knoweil all things kno,v -' eft, that though I have many evills in my heart, yet they are fuch things that are loathsome to me, that I abominate and re- nounce, ànd there is nothing difagreeable to thy will,but Lo: thou that krioweft all things, knowelt my heart is againft, this is a pure heart in the C.Golpel language, thar hash Gail out the love of every fin, let confcience speak whether it be fo or no; fòr the blefledneffe is annexed to this ; and certainly the contrary is that which makes the foule to be an objet of Gods curfe. 41y . pure heart,as a heart that bath a gracious frame,futabíe to Gods holineffe,where there is a futableneffe and agreeable neffe ittthe heart of aman or woman unto the holinefs ofGod, to the holy nature of God, and unto the holineffe of Gods law, this is purity. Fifthly, Purity of heart is where there are right ends and aimes, or thus, where the heart is confecrated, denoted, given up to Gods fervice, makeinghim the higheft end of all things,, and accordingly bath right ends and aimes for God in all it Both : This is purity, what's the nature ofGods holineffe,God is a holy God, what's 'that ? you know holineffe it is the confe- cration of a thing, fetting it apart for fuch an end, Gods holi- neffe it is a kind of confecration of himfelf as it were tó him- felfe, as the laft end;himfelf is the fall end,.and the excellency óf: his nature whereby he works to himfelf as the\ laft end, and wills all things, in order to it, futable to his own infinite excel- lency ; this is Gods purity : But if you will, take his purity thus ; That perfe&ion of his will, whereby he wills himfelfe, and all things futable to his own infinite excellency that's Gods purity ; now apure heart is one that is' thus confecrated to God, as the WI end of all, and fo works as God works: and in all things bath right ends, and right aimes at God : this purity of heart is in oppofition to falfeneffe of heart, and fo find force divines carry this purity of heart for uprighrneffe When mens hearts are not double, they have not by ends, and f iinc -ey'd aides itu l t tlaey,c1aefbuçtheir,hearts are Beane in
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