326 The deceitfulnefe ofMans heart. Our great pride rherfore argues great ignorance,our ïictle hnmilitt',but little knowledge of ourown harts. The Vie T. Let us not beare out our Celves too much upon any mans judgement. For if wee know not our feives , and fo may bee deceived in ou Celves, much teffe then can o :hers know us, and cCor q. 4. So, fare more eafily may they ;be deceived in us. I judge not Orly f lfe, faith the Apoflle, for though I 4non' nothingby nay felfe,yet am I not therebyjarfifled. He thatjudgeth me is the Lord,who is greater then our hearts. Even the beft have many fecrec faults, which they Cpie not,& therefore have need ro pray: Lordrleanf uifrom ourfecretfins. Though our own hearts condemn us not , yet may we not pleafe our (-elves therein;but Hill dread we the fecree deceit of our hearrs,fovah gulfes,thatthe bottome can hardly be founded. As Socrates in reading a Book gave this cenfure ; ThoCe things which I underhand, are good; fo alfo, I think, are thofe things I underhand not; fo in judging of our hearts, contrarily; That which I have found out,& doe difcerne in my heart is exceeding ill; Co I think is that alCo which as yet I doe not dfcern. By that little wee have already'; found out, fhould we judge of the reft. I L Here is comfort for Gods children, who fee- ing their own corruptions, are exceedingly cafe' down , and affrighted with fo fearful! a fight. But we mutt learn to diftinguifh between corruption fiene, and the feeing ofcorruption. The corruption which we Cee,offereth matter ofdifcomfort;but the Geeing of corruption yeeldeth great comfort. For here the Prophet tellech us, that no man can know
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