l 302 The deceitfialneffeofAlay.r heart. The heart , iaith the Prophet is deceitful] above all this g;s, and evil]; in this laier clause 'hewing the cad,: of tha. fpoken in the former. Here two things are to be cleared , z . Wha t this illneffe of the heart is. z How it isa caufe of the hearts deceitfuineffe. For the firffi; The heart is evil], t Totally 3. Origitially, z It is totally evill, and that two wayes: F1rt, the whole faille is in evill : And fecondly, whole evill is in the foule. i The whole foule is tvill : this gall of bitter - neffe hath imbictered, this leaven bath lowred, this leprofie hath infe£ted,not this part, or that, but the whole and every part. Even from the underffan- ding, as it were the crown of the head, to the affe- &ions, as it were the foales of the feet, there is no- thing but boyles and botches. Whereof read a molt lively defcrìption, Ezech. r 6. In our Vnderilanding there is a very fea of ignorance , uncapable it is of things fpirituall, and yet wife and wittie in wicked neffe.The Confcience is full of blind teares,terrors, and torments; or elle feared andfenfeleffe.The Me- mory flippery, and waterifh, to receive and retaine any good impreflions; but of a marble firmeneffe to bold fall that which is evill. The will pliable and obfë quious to the Devil ; in his hands as wa < , but ffifie and hard as clay in Gods. The aff pions Abe are wholly difordered, perverfly Petting themfelve. upon w. oag obj efts : inftead of bathing them {elves in the fweet fountaines of living waters, they fwi- r Dilly lie tumbling in filthy and mirie puddles. If in the
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