The deeeitfielneffe of Mani heart. 301 neth,' not fo much the corruption, as the zneakneffe of our nature.As if he should have faid,We have nor onely to conflill with weak fraile men , like our felves, that are but flefh and blood; but with farre more powerfull and puiffanr Adverfaries, namely, the Devils. For the corruption of our hearts is our greateft adverfary; this corrupt heart of ours is de- ceitfull above all things , even Sathan himfelfe in Come fort , as we have (hewed. And therefore we mutt bend our forces againft our felves, as well as againft Sathan. Yea, the way indeed to overcome Sathan,is firft to overcome our felves; and wee mull: Itacave tibi Nt Co take heed to our felves, of other enimies , that cavear teipfum. we mutt allo rake heed of our felves, as enimies. A thing worth the noting it is, that the inceftuous perfon delivered up to Sathan , did yet repent, and r ` °r rr come out of Sathans power á But men once delive. L COI', 46,7. red to themfelves, the lulls and deceits of their own hearts , are branded out of the Scripture, as men in a molt fearefull and defperate cafe. There- R°rn.i. :q. fore Paulin his own perfon delcribing the fpiritu- Pfa1.21,4z. all fight, and the adverfary a Chriftian is fpecially to encounter with, (i ngles out the body of fin, this naughty fl;fh. I fç'ht not,faich the Apottle,ar beating t Cor. 29, the aire, and teeing no adverlary,buc t fee my adver- Cary, and ftsike at him : And who may this Adverfa- ry be ? He tels us in the next words; t beat down my 60:1, that is, not this out ward man, but the body of { (inne, the mafl-e of corruption, both in the foul and .. in the body. The fecond illufiration is from the caufe ofthis de- Z The eaWt e . ceitfulneffe ;.ramely,thewickedneffeofour hearts. of it. The
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