38 Z Chap.31. An Expofition upon the Book of Jos, Verf.9, Taff-agesof this Booke here 'cis put for the will and affetiions, for the.concupifciple appetite or defireof the foule. The heart of an Adulterer is a Brothel- houle of filthydeliires. lob begins at The roote, he openeth the very fountaineof uneleaneneffe. As the blood of Chrift is afountaine opened for fin and fr uncleane- mire ( Zech. 13. r. ) that is, for the wafhing away and purging out of fin anduncleaneneffe ; fo the heart of man is a fountaine opened both for taking in,and letting out offin and ofuncieane- meffe, efpecially the fin of uncleaneneffe. For though (aswas (hewed in the former context ) the e} e is a great occafion of in- .!4P o á Fro' flaming the heart with this loft ( the heart takingfire at the eye) Inc ertre to expedi yet even this lufifull eye, or the luff ofthis eye comethout ofthe rime n d7 pug. heart ( Math. t 5 19. ) Oat of the heart proceedadulterier,forni- .nam ontra ho- cations,.&c. These they have their beginning, that's the cageor Aovar: nett, which is full of thefe uncleane birds, and from thence they take their flight, they proceed out ofthe heart, or as the Greeke word properly lignifies,Theymarch like an Army out ofthe fort or thongholdof theheart,upon fome baleexptdition,to befiege force neighbours houfe , and afiault the chaftity of his wife. Therefore, I fay, 7o6 is at the very fountaineof this fin, while be faith, Ifmy heart bathbeen deceived, or allured. MID eft leedu- The word which we trat(late Deceaved, figniifies to (educe or crc deciFere' deceave, eyther by flattery or by any kinde of futtlety,and craft. nl'ditti, tech- The heart, yea the wholeman is drawne out of the wayof righ- Iqí dicujus cor deluftere teoufnea,holynesand chaftity, by fubtle pretences and falle per- ad id pod a fwafions.Further to cleare the emphafis ofthe text,we may take ptaier resionem notice, that the word; are pave, Ifmy heart bath been deceived prude,`æ & by a x,oman : he loth not fay, Ifmy heart kathdeceived or begui- 13oid. led nse, in fpeaking to a woman, but ifmy heart bath been decei- ved by a woman fpeakirg to me. Which impiyes that 74 had not only not been deceived,or catcht at unawars,by force fudden or unexfpedted meeting withor fight of other tstens wives ; but that though he had been fet upon, tempted and affaulted (as 70- feph was byhis Matters wife )with many fa3 re fpeeches and cun- ning allurements toentertaine fuch a motion, yet he remain'd un- tainted, his heart was not deceived, nor enfnared, but manfully wtithitood all thofe feminine affaufts, even when he was in the vigour
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