lipmpommimmilr 7'he deceitfrirlirefoof Manr heart. :ions : Yea, among our felves , many think if they humble themfelves in confeffion, and can fetch a fish, or (hed a teere in prayer, or if they be fome- thing more diligent in outward fervice of God than ordinary, they (hall eafiiy obtain at Gods hands chat which they delire. ; ?ä .-u< - CHAP. XX. of the deceit of the heart in that which it prosaifetb to God. :bus wee have feene how deceitfall our hearts are in the promifes they make to oar f lver: it remaineth to fee the like deceitful- neffe in the promifes they make to God. Now the heart is deceitful) inpromifing to God, either the duties ofrepentance, and reformation in general), or any fpeciall duty in Cpeciali. r For partierrlar drrtier,how often do we purpofe and fecretly, yea,otherwife more folemnly promife to God the performance of this or that., when yer, in the end we doe nothing leCfe,by reafon of the un- Coundneffe and unfetlednefFc of our deceiveable hearts ? Solomon infinuates , that in his time there were Corn e,that after by vow they had bound them- (elves to the Lord for the performance of fervice, did yet afterward goe about to enquire for rea- Cons, how to be difcharged of the vow. Jacob pros mifed and folemnly vowed to the Lord., that being S bleffed Duties par- ticular, and that either Gmply.
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