19 Mark 4,z6, LÌDD. Apoc.z,4. The d*it ynefe of mans heart. allo of life , and converlation. Witneffe the many experiences of Gods children,who,winkingat final- ler finnes, have beene plunged into greater, and yet (Co cunningly and clofely in this deceit carried)they have not efpied the change : For that which our sa viorsrfpeaketh concerning the growth ofgrace, that it is infenfible, like to that of the Corne, where the feed fprings and growes, firfi the blade, then the eares,then the full corn ,the husband-man not 4oty- ing h. om, may as truly be Paid concerning the growth of wickedneffe : After that the fmaller feeds of this unhappy c?sktle and darnell are once received into our hearts,they fhoot forth, and Bill rife higher and higher, without our feeling or difcerning, becaufe of this creeping, healing and deceitfull pace of fin, whereby, fiep byfiep, by little and little , it alcen deth up in us,till it be come to his full heigth. Hence that admonition , Remember from whence thou art fallen. For we, becaufe we fall by degrees, our hearts deceitfully getting thisllttle,do not fo wel perceive how farre we are fallen,till we calt back our eyes to that high hill where we flood before, and then wee Cee how miferably we have been deceived. Flatters wee not then our felves in this deceit. Say not of any of thy infirmities, as Lot of his Tfoor, Oh is not this a little one ? May I not be difpenced with for this little,fo Igo no further ?may 1 not give mine eye libertie to wander a little in wanton glances ? may I not lode the reines to my tongue, tofriske it out a little in force idle and lafcivious fpeeches ? may I not unfliakle my feet, and give them leave to carry mee to fuch and fuch places ? may I not do all
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