The deceitfidne of Mans heart, ass of her own vaine imaginations. Thus then fhould wee think wi'h our felves every morning. This day 1 am to venture into the world , and fnares every wh -re lie thick and threefold; if I take not heed eafily (hall I be caughr.For what alas is there where- in my heart is nor ready to deceive me ? I am now going to prayer : My heart will bee ready to thruft in idle and wandring fancies,unleffe I watch over ir. I am now to give an almes, or to goe to confer with my Chrifiian friends : Pride and value glory will file mee, unleffe I look well to my felfe.l am now going to deale in fuch a controverfie, with a con- tentions and wrangling man : My heart will quick- ly break out into rage and diflemper, and my mouth , will Toone overfhoor it belle , if I hold it not as with a bridle. I am going to a feafl : if I put nor a knife to my throat I ¡hall eafily bee over reached by my deceicfull appei-ite. If I let loofe the reines to mine own corrupt heart , I (hall Toone offend in exceffe , either of meat or mirth. I am now to goe forth into the fireet : And how many are the temptations ready to incounter mee ? even every thing I either fee or heare. 111 fee my enemy , in what danger am I of wrath, and malice ? if my friend fiourifhing, of emit prore, of difdaine ? if a be, utifull woman , of lull ? if I heare rotten fpeech , how ready am I to be corrupted with it ? i reviling and injurious, how ready am I to be provoked with it ? 1. his is the cauteloufnefe wee mutt ufe in all our occafions whatfoever : For all places are full of there fnares , the street, the houle , the board, the bed , the clofer; yea, the A a 4 Church, Pro va ;. i;
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