IMP 256 The deceitfulaefe ofnmans heart. ,Godthreatned Ahab to root out his houfe : yet he promifed himfelfe the eftablithment of his houle : And thereupon fo followed the work of generati- 1 on, that hee left feventy fonnes behind him. 2.Kings ante of'prof- s CO ° " IO. I. """ V.Our hearts deceive us in promifing a retied and perky. immovable continuance of our outward profperi- Obad 3 ty. This was Edoms deceit, to whom the Prophet, thus fpeaketh :TT he pride of thine heart hathdeceived thee: thou that danelie i in the cliffs of the rock, whofe habitation is high,that faith in his heart,whofhal bring me down to the ground? This deceit was in her that laid, rfit as a cueen, andfhall ferle no forrows. Yea, the godly themtèlvesare fubjea to this delufion; Pfal. 3 0,e. as David,when in his profperity hee Paid hee thoúld never bee moved; and lob when in his flourithing lob 29.18 eftate he faid, I fball die in my nefi, and nnsltiply my days as the fands.No marvell then if the foole fay CO himfelfe,Thoube goods lsidup for manyyeares. c succefle up VI .We falily promife to our felves good fucce[fe infufEcient ,upon weak and infuEficient grounds. As I icab, Wow ground. , Iknow,faith he, the Lord will be good unto me,Why Iud.r7 x3 Micah ? becaufe I have a Lemitto rsa' Priefi : yea, but 1 God did not allow of Inch roving lep -land Levites: neither were private houles the place where God would have the Levites employed, but the Taber - näcle.Wherin it feemes Salaam deceived himfelfe,. i hoping becaufe of his many altars and facrifices, his deliire and purpofe of curling the Ifraelites would m 3'z is'3' fadge,And this is the deceit of the fuperítitious,who boldly promife no fmall matter to themfelves upon 1 the carefull performance of their fuperttttious devc- rions, 1
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