The impsarity of mens hearts. 403 /gm aman of uncleane ips (and certainly ifof unclean lips, then he faw Çome uncleanneffe in the heart: further) for mine eyes'have feene the King the Lord of Hofs. The, ghr of God .did caufe him-to cry our, woe to hina, he was undone ; Now then, if fo be that (sod fhòuld bring thee to have to deale im- tnediately wich him, O the terròur that thy ( oncience would brim u;:ou thee; Thofe uncleannef es of thy heart, though they trouble thee not tow, they may trouble thee one day we know it is in a chimny that is very fowle, if the tire get into ir, then it makes a flame, and it is hard to quench it : And fo when afiétions come a -on men and women that have footle hearts, filthy uncleane hearts,O then afflictions are like Ito burne molt dreadfully. I, I doe but appeale to your Con - Sciences in this, fuppote God should fay , Well, all the Con- gregation and: men in the world (hall know what uncleanneffe there is in every one of your hearts, they shall know all the un- cleane thoughts that ever you had, and all the unclean defres that ever you had, all the uncleane fecret workings of your i-hearts, it ihait'be known to the City, and to all the world. Now would it not trouble you to think that God should turne your`iñflde outward, whey the infinite God he knowes all, his piercing eye lookes through and through; all that uncleanneffe of your hearts, they are before him as any aCions that ever you have done And Confider this , efpecially you that make profeilion of holineffe and purity, and yet God and your Conferences tell you that you live in fecret haunts of wicked - nelfe : Some fervants that perhaps are falte to their Matters, and Governours ; or are guilty of fecret uncleanneife, and that they might cover their uncleanneffe will make great íhew of much forwardnefCe in prayer, and going to hear the word, and who would fufpe& thefe for falfenetfe , for uncleanneffe, -- And fo for others ; O this is a moll abominable thing to have an uncleane hea -t, and think to cover it by making a profe`fion of Religion ; Thou doefl take the name of God in vaine in a moll dre dfull manner, and know that the wickedneffe of thy heart will find thee out, ; And jua it is with Sod to leave thee to the wickednel e of thy heart, to breaice .in°o outward u a 1
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