Ofìeeping theHearts fpeakeofit, they fcofteatit, and yetthey thinke they beegreat proteftants. Manie good- 'yand godly thingswemay kernetodoe beforemen; and bethoughtto be pettieAngels come out ofthecloudes,and yet beingimpoifonedat theheart with vaineglorie, the Lord . bathno delight invs, our owne harts euen in thefe glorious workes doaccule vs, our confciences doe contrail vs, and withoutrepentance, God thatis greater thenour con- fcience,will in the end condemnevs: Contrariwife, be ouraetion neuer fo beggarly for ,s want ofabilitie, neuer fodeformed for want of beautiein the eyesofmanl yet sfit corn- ,, meth froma fincereheart, found and fincere in the eies oftheLord, it is acceptable, and ,, through Clrrikaccounted righteoufncsvntovs. Iftlien for finsfake we leaue fin, and lei- ii uing fi nne repent of fin, and repenting of fin leaue Gone, though the lees ofstremainein vs; ifforrighteoufneflè fake tve labourfor righteoufneffe,though aneflèntiallrighteouf-" neffebe not inherentin vs, though weedo notall goodweloue, but in loue defire todoe and defirer: is;thoughwe kauenot all finnewe hate,butin hatredofit labourto rcfift it ; thegoodwe doe is accepted, thegoodwe defire todo is imputed; the euill weleaue is difcharged, the 3; euillwedefire toleaue shall notbe imputed. True it is indeed nomancanfay, myheart is vpright, Dam pure, ifhemeafure himfèlfeby the rule of thelaw, which thingwhofoeuer Teeth notby his manifold corruptions , as yet he feeth nothing ashe fhould fee :yet the ROtl17° children ofGod may fay, theirhearts are right withinthem, whenby faithin Chrill.-;and a purepurpofe to approuc theinleluesvoto God, their hearts are purified, foas they labour . for the deathof finne, though thewholebody offinne benot Elaine in them, and labour for true righteoufneflè,though the man ofrighteoufneffe benotfully fafhioned in theirs. This doarmethenbath twoelpeciallvies, theone to humble vs, the other to comfort vs: Good conk we haueto be humbledby it feeingit,teachethvs,thatthe *hire of fin isftil in our felues,&cannot becharged upon any other,as the taufe thereof.For ifourcorruption Csoitemofiits werenotmeither Sathan byfeare and tyranny,neither the worldby preferment and glorie, m gl'l,o! neither thefielhlydelightesby fubtiltie, neither Our mimics by theirfeares and tyranny, thyC rruptsots couldeuerpreuaile againftvs. Chrift Iefus was thrife and vehemently aflàulted,yetbe- amarai. caofe the Princeof thisworld couldAnd notlung in him,and all histemptationsWereas a littlearrow Mot ara brafrn wall,no corruption being in his heart, no guile being found. inhis lips,they nothingpreuailed againft him. heartwas corrupted beforeAdamí Temmpttaioàt handhad finned. Satan cloth offer,we doe yeeld vnto ourtempeations,heis the occafion, .but weare the caufe of out ownwoe. The fondfophiltry and lying logické of theeues is - hereto bewithitoode, who thinke they waft their hands fromall finne by crying, woe worth fuels a man,that euer I knew him;forhadnot heconftrainedmeand alluredmeeto finne,Imighthauebeen fortefrom this. Againe,great comfort isin this dodìrine,bygi- uingvsthis affurance from the Lord, that how weakelyfoeuerwe walke with God, fo it befincerelie,it is his goodpleafureto accompt ofvs for good.Firfttell thedeuil (ifwe haue simìled ourhearts vpright withGod)that wewill beaduerfaries toourownecorruption,that wee maybefauourcrsofGods giurie,he Thal be but asaChirurgion, which lancethour impo< ]ruinationto preferue life, howlocuer be purpofed to hauegoredvs tothe hart and tohone depriuedvsut life. Letvs feethis inlofepi andDaaid bothmen ofone mould, renewed by onefpirit, alluredtoone fin. rofeph a young man vnmaried,forhis perfon beautifull,for hisauthorise a goruernour ofhis mantas familie,for hisfitnes to commit frnne, prono- Iced by his-owne iniftrefle; yet grace reftraining his corruption, hewithftands her to the face, herefifteth theoccafon, he feareth, but lubdueth lus owne corruption, and foby Gods goodnes obtaineda gracious ilfue out of histemptation. .Dmidaman now ftriken inyeares, not fodangeroullyaffaulted with the occafionof finne inrefpebiof the diftance oftheplace, fufferingthe occafion offered to hiseye, tó ioynein leagueWith thatcorrup- tionwhich was in hisheart, was lodainely feared, ilauilhly yeelded, and was fowly con- dulrerie. quered. The woman wasobieet tohis eíes, hiseye openeththe waytohis li art,his hart cor- rupted hishand, and fo that fingrew to age,&wasperfidyaccomplifhed.In what meafùre we areregenerate, in whit meafure we witliftand our corruption,in that meafure we are ,, 7Lote. furetopreuaileagainit Our ftrongeft temptation. And lookehow wefaile in thefe,fo we temptation$: Iit opento yeeld toourTemptationswhatfoeuer. Nowto come to a morenarrow triall of Ff z ocie
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