The deceit fìsínef of Mann heart. 3611 things as may bee dangerous occafìons to evil!. Look. better to it than fo. Be as fearefull of this, as thou art of giving a knife toa Child, or a fword co a lVlec -man. Thine eyes cannot bee quick enough for thy heart then. The Madman will (peak Come- times fo Coberly , and ule fuch faire perfwafions to be unlettered, and promife char he will be fo vier, &c. But no Conner is he loofe, but he playesreakes, wounds, flayes,deftroyes whatfoever is in his way. yea,even him that looted him: So likewife deale our hearts with us ; they can flatter with us: and O why fhould we trouble our felves fomuch,alwayes to be looking;to them? and why fhould we deale fo hard- ly wich them, al waies Coto keep them in, as a bird in a cage ? to hold them fo thort of all liberty? why? they h ve better government of themfelves, than that we need to feare them fo, &c. But when once they have got free,rhea they lerve us like the Mad- man, fo that we (hall rue the time char ever we gave them liberty. 2 This deceicfulnefí'e of our hearts muff caute as often to renew our covenant with God, and by Colemne vowes and proceilacions of our repen' mace, as it were with,ffrong ropes, to binde and hold fart thefe fugitives. If a man be known to be a common deceiver, we will never take his word for any thing : but if wee muff needs deale with him,we will be lure to have his hand and Seale,and the beft fecurity we can get. So wife and wary are we in the matters of this life. Well,thy heart is far more cunning to deceive thee, than the craftieft fox that is,to.over -reach his neighbour.But not now fo i Vie, To binde our felves to God by covenant.
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