Chrift whysww moreangry with the third SondayinLent. Segal. thePharifces than atether times. placed their holineffe in outward ceremonies , they received theofferings of ftolne things ; God abhorring nothing more. TheSaduces did denie the im- mortalitic of thefoule, the refurrefkionofthe dead, finali judgement,reward, and punifhment. The Galileans denied obedience to any faue to God. The Herodians did beleeue, that therewas noother Meffras but Herod. The Effcni, that men ought not to facrifice in the Temple nor fweare vpon necefrtie, nor haue proprierie ofgoods. To all thefe our Sauiour fayth, They werfhip mee in vain. Theydo but bofetheirlaborin honoring me and in feruing nie. That whichgoeth into the mouthdefIetkst them4n,&c. Thereis no meat in it's ovinenature, that hurteththe foule. Saint Paul faith, To theclean, all things are eleane ; butte the unclean, nothing is dune. For, thefinne isnot inthe meat,but in the vie thereof, and whenwe oughtto abftaine. God faw all that heehad made,and loe it wasverygood. The forbiddentreewasgood,but itwas Adams difobedicnce that made it bad:Emery creature ofGedisgood (faith Saint Paul) and nothing ought to beerefufed,if it be receiuedwith thaitkes giving. Butthe forge wherein tliis is ill forged,isthe heart. oat of she heart come twillthoughts . Theheart in Scripture, is fometimes ta- kenfortheVnderftanding, Theirfoolßheart was fa ofdorkettef. Sometimes for theWill, Whereistheir treafure, thereif their heart allfe. Sometimes for the Memorie, Let notmy wordsdepart out ofthyheart allthedayesofthy And fime- times for the foule,Thoa/haltlose the Lordthy Codwith all thyheart. From agood foule, comegood thoughts andgoodworkes; and fromaneuillfoule, euill thoughts and euilworkes. As thisfountaine is, foare the waters that flow from thence,either troubled, or cleere. And as torepaireafièkneffe, wee mufthaue recourfe to it's caufe ; fo all your Saints adref£ethemfélues to the faille. Dauid de(iredof God, that hewould glue him a new heart,fearing that the heart that nowhe had, would neuer leaueit's woonted trickes, but runneaccording to it's oldbyas. Create inme adeanheart,áCod, andrenew aright jpirit withinme. And if that maynot be done,then hedefires an Amplios lavanee. Wafh metill myfpots be taken away,and that I be whiter than the fnow. Fiarcormenm immdchlatum in iuflificationibus tun&a. At the dooreofParadice,God placedone,or manyChe- rubim. For Cherubin, is there in thepluralll,beeing fer there tocoveMau,and to keepehimbacke. Somany Çhetubims werenorfet there for Man onely,but for theDeuill who had takenofthe fruit ofthe treeofLife, and deliuered it vnto Man. But the Deuill is farrcmore greedie of the heat ofMari,thán ofthe tree ofLife. And therefore weare todelire ofGod,that he willbee pleafed to fet a guard vpon it. From theheart,comes (murders, Adulteries, Fornication;, Thefts, fall; Teflimo. tries, and Slanders. Here isa power-full hellifh fquadron whichaffaults the heart. Saint Paulmakes a larger mutterofallthefe fouldiers, Theft are theknowne worker oftheAlb, difhonefties, filthinefl'e,vncleanenefl' a,fbrnications,adulteries,witch - crafts,forceries, enmities, contentions,emulations, angers,debates, diffentions, enuies, drunkennetfe, andmurder. There are no countries, regions nor cities, (faythSaintChryfofiome) thatcontaine fuch a companie of enemies, and allof them confpiring againfta poore miferableheart. What,fomany raueningwolfes, againft one filly flieepeefomany greyhounds let flip,againft one cowardly hare t fo many kites, againft onefinglechicken fomany eagles, againft one poore pi- geon ' fo many vultures,fo many harpies, fo many fowlcs ofrapine c and (till themore,the morehard the prey is to bee got ; Whatthen (hall that heart doe, which hash not wherewithall to defendit felfe . And the greater is our feare _.- . _ - ... lfayth 371 To the clean ah thingsare cleane. Gen, t .3z. What ievn- d,r(hand by theHeart. K. OM r. Mzeró. Dent.4, Mata z, The Heart hath many enemies all within it felCe.
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