376 I The deceitfllneff of Mans heart. r Chron: io, I Kings, 4.4. z Kings :o. 35. a Chraa.ró.g. The h art of David, faith the Scripture,wm upright in all things. fave in the matter ofvriah.W hen at He- 4 z:4iahs Paf3'eover a there had been fomewhat in Come of the people their reparation, yet Hezikiah chari {ably prefuming of the fincerity, and honefty of their hearts, prayes thus for them ; The goodLord be merciful to him that prepareth his whole heart to f e4 the LordGod, though he be not cleanfedaccording tothe purification oftheSantivarie.Lo,how fincerity prevailed againft the defeft of legali purification being more powerful! to draw Gods bleftng , than rite other his cnrfe. Some "'facs infirmities having beene mentioned by the Holy Goft, as that the high places were not taken away 5 yet the conclufi- on is , Tet his heart was upright towards the Lord all his dales. Lo, how all other his infirmities are coves red with the mantle of fi ncerity.Contrarily in ¡chu, wee may obferve, how the Holy Ghoft after alarge defcription of many excellent things done by him , loth at Taft as it were draw a croffe iine,and blot out all fpoken before with this conclufron; But Jehu re- garded not to walk in the law ofthe Lord with all his heart. Lo, how all other his graces are buried in the grave of an unfound heart:Great verities not fweet- ned with fincerity,are no ornament unto us : Ard great infirmities,nor Poured with hypocrite, are no great deformities. Thofe God acknowledges not : thefe God imputes nor. 4 Neither loth God cover onely, but in time cure alto finceriries imperfeftions; giving it ftrength and daily exercife of grace to prevaile againft them. For the eyes of the Lord behold all the earth to Phew him-
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