248 The deceitfrlsele of titans bear t. lineffe to fay it is, fo full of paine and trouble. And of the deceitfulnefte of the heart, in perfwadingfo much. { 'namal 2marasnanive CHAP. XIX, Of the deceit of the:heár$ in that which it promifeth to us. 31n prorni6ng. t;'Po our felves r Plea.fure in finne. Rona 4,1. T. Pra.tó.ag.' E are now to proceed on to the third head ofdeceicfulneffe, which is in pro/wiling : And that is either to our f lves,or to God. To our (elves we deceit ulippromife many things. x Pleafure,profit, and the fweetneffe of both in finne, but in the end in dead hereof (fo faithfull are our hearts of their words) we finde nothing but gall, and wormwood, fhame in the world, confufion and horrour in our own confciences. Whence char que- ionWhat fruit have ye ire thole thiugs,whereofye are nor, aflia aed? As if he fhould have fatd ; your hearts promifed you much fruit ofplealilreand content- ment in finne: A !as where is it ? ye find now nothing but fhame. So true is that of solorora : The righte_ ous is more excellen' than his neighbour; but the way of the wicked (lee( Ives the:n.They think them - 'felves farre better than the righteous : and fo they were indeed,ifthey could fik ode that felicitie i, their wicked wales which their deccittull hearts promife; but this tbc y doe nor : Their way deceives them, as hee {Lewes in the nest verfe., The deceit ,iaaxa (though ._..,...._
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