What mean` by a pure heart. 387 in this, that they are open for God, con.ecrated 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 of mercy if he bath ban ends, to ferve himfelfe and cover his fin, his heart is very un- cleane: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 doth 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 chu fearchefland tryeft the fecrers of all hearts, try this heart of mine, I am willing my heart should lye open to all the world in tech and fuck things, this is a pure heart. Sixthly, A pure heart is a heart working to good ends with plainnefie and fimplicity ; for tis not enough for a man to have good ends, to fay, well I aime at Gods ends, but I will have fuch fetches about, and fuch mixing of humane And cunning devices ; Many a man bleifes himfelf that he bath general aims atGod, but he bath a comp.myoffetches and devices that are the airrings of his own corruption, and fo he fpoyles all : So that this purity is that which in other Scrptures is call'd the fimplicity of the Gofpel, when a man walks according to the fimplicity of the Gofpel in all under & ineritiity, in all plain neiie of fpirit, this is purity, when having his ends to be good, and then in the attaini]ient to thole ends there's nothing but, plainnefle and the fmplicity of the Go''pel, as for policies and devices they may befeem men in the matters of the wo ld, yet. when he comes to the maters of Clirifl,he carryes all on in the plainneffe and fimplicity of the Gofpel. Seventhly, A pure heart is a heart futable to all profeflions and duties that a man doth ; when a man makes profetlìon of God, and of the wayes of God, and then hada a heart that Both come up to his profefrion ; and when aman doth much feryice for God, and his heart comes up to his fervice, here's .purity, and agreement between the profe.Tìon and fervices that a man makes or performer, and the difpofirion of his heart ; The im- purity and uncleaneße that isein the :hearts of hypocrites cone. fills in this ; Their prófeffiion is great and glorious but their D d d z hearts
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