1 spire hearts 3tiro v rot` the mind of_.God. 413 ;againil the Bias of their hearts : and then . Fourthly , They are unwilling upon that to examine throughly any thing that is presented to them When a thing is preiénted to them that they are afraid will make ag init them, they will turn away their thoughts from ir,and are loath to examine it, and are very cíefirous to have any thing they can to objet againil it, and all this through the uncicanefs of-their hearts, now it's uf} with God that thefe fhould not be bided that they should never fee God, that they should never fee his wayes : O take heed of this ; conic with plaine piked hearts, whatfoever my thoughts have been, whatfoever my juflitication is, whatfoever would be futable to my ends, let God reveal his troth, and here I am ready to yeeld to it with a pure and plain heart, but when God fees men helve cunning hearts' and devices, and propounding their ends , and they will have this and the other thing wrapt in it,I fay 'tis juí} with that they should never fee God in any way of his, but that they fhould be blinded ; The way to kno,v the mind of God it is to cleanfe your hearts : Many there are,that will fay, wel, I defire to know what is Gods mind, did I but but know what were the mind of God in fuch a butnefs, God knows I would do it, and the Lord knows I would not do any thing that were apparent again(} Gods mind : Well now, do you find that in your hearts that you can freely yeeld up your Own ends and councils and wayes,whatioever your hearts have been fet upon before ? and (hall any evidence of truth be en- tertain'd though it be never fo much croffe to your own minds and thoughts? then it's like you Thal know Gods mind, but if you fay that you would fain know the mind of God, and yet have a corrupt heart which is fo much oppofite toGod, the miind'ofGod, never expea to know it ; But that's the clean heart that yeelds to it, though never fo contrary so what it lud its it's heart before; I, Bleffed are thefe, for they [hall fete God.: .: That's the next noted ó-bfer ye,
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