Wherein a pure heart is bleffed. 397 heart did tender up to God, but 'cis defil'd and loathfome be- fore the Lord : But then is the offering of Righreoufneffe, when the Lord bath purified the heart, And in the 2 z Pro! a. Asfor the pure, faith Solomon, his work,ù right. The way of a Man is froward and orange , . but as for the pure, his work is right. When the Lord bath cleanfed the heart, though it may be there be much weaknefíe, yet the work is right in Gods eyes. 2 Tim: 2. zi. If a rann therefore purse himfilfe from theft, he fkall be a veff el unto_honour, fantliped and meet for the Wafters ufe, and prepared unto every good work; A purged vef- fell is a veilell fanaihed, and fit for the Matters use, and pre- pared for every good work ; whereas thole that have uncleane fpirits, are like filthy uncleane veflells, unfit to be brought In to the prefence of the Mailer. And therefore Sr. Paul 'peak- ing of the fervice that he did to God, It was out ofa pure Con - fcience, s Tinl: a. 3. 1 thank God, whom I ferve from my fore - fathers with pure Confcience, faith the Apof +le ; He was able to fay this as in the prefence of God, I endeavour to ferve God, and doe ferve him, and it is from a pure Confcience : O blrf fed are the pure in heart, for they are fit to draw nigh to God,they are fit for every work that God (hall imploy them in; And it Commends all the fervices that they doe for God. Fourthly , Againe, A maff that bath apure heart, his life will be Convincing before others : There is a great deale of beauty and excellency in Grace, will appeare in the converfa- tion of that man or woman who keeper a cleane heart towards God. There's an excellent Scripture in the 2,2 Pro: a r , v. He that loveth pureneffe of heart, for the Grace of his lips the King pall be his friend. O that God would make good this word of his ; That God would make the King the friend of Puritans : We know a titre there was, that of all men in England, chafe that were called Puritans, and many of them who fought to worship God in purity;were looks upon by the eye of the King as the molt odious in the Land :yet there is this promise made, That he that loveth pureneJfe of heart, for the Grace ofhis lips the King fhall be his friend : God is able to make the King a friend to Puritans, to thole that love pureneffe of heart, the pure,
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