ago The deceitrine /rè of Mato heart. yea, his own wife a thorn pricking him in the eye; yea,9ais own G od,miCerably lathing his naked foule with Scorpions; what was it that relieved him a- gainft all theCe , but the remembrance of his own upright nelle in the conrCe of his life by -paft ? And Iob z7, s,h. therefore he faid,v'ntillIdle I roil never take away Zîif innocencie from my felfe. My heart 'hall not reprove me for my days. Who now would want filch a corn panion, fuch a friend as Sincerity is, and that flicks Co dole unto us, and yeeldeth Inch Tweet comfort, even in our Coreft trials, and hardeft ftraights ? H-.re then haply Come feeling the want of this Meaner to get y Co neceffir a grace will enquire concerning the Sinceri*y, , Meaner to attaine thereto. Vern? nicanesis, fora man alwayes to poffeffe his heart with the apprehenfion of God prefènce,and Heb, Tx. Co keep it in hisfeare continually, to walk, as E- Gern17, nochh did with God, as being in his eye; and with Moles , Peeing him that is invifible. Walkbefoïe wee. faith God to Abraham , and he upright. Firft , walk befire mmse, let thy felfe in my preCence, behold my al- Ceeing eye,that teeth in the dark,even in the darkeft corners of the heart, and then be upright. This ap- prehension of Gods pretence will quash and crufh even the very first rifings of hypocriticall thoughts. What ? God fees mee,and (hall I dare to daily with him ? If but a man, nay, if but a childe could look into my heart, I durst not deale doubly and deceit- fully: How then may I dare to doe fo,when the God of Heaven is present and beholds mee ? Hypocrite rifeth from the fecret Atheifaie ofthe heart,.where- by bee faith : Tuff, none feeth. And in this regard Ana nias
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