Greenham - Houston-Packer Collection BX9315 .G82 1601

32,8 Ofthe Heart: . ourfelues: tttmultfearch out and efpie our corrupt nature,eytherbyour hfflhaions,or, liovnove 'byouraffeétions. Such is aman as he isinTemptation.Iftroubledoe notoucr- turnebint, maynit.our . iffeare caufe himnot tofall, ifTemptation caufehimnot todeny the truth; thenhis heart foistsbyose isvpright, thenbathbeecaufeofcomfort:butiff orfrarehefaint ,iffortroublesheturne 4tiiaTfand away, if in his Tem tationheforgethistriall and the ruth hisheartisnote ri ht affeEtions. Y> P a r. betray i p g withGod,he is in thegail ofbitternes,heglues occafion ofgriefe toothers,andmatters of iwemnfl humbling tohisowne confcience. There is a certainedifeafecommon to all men, torturer avatcnoser e. theireies towander, and not to lay the raine upon their thoughts,but letting themrange bmrt,nnd without check orcontrolementtoall frnne,andlightnesofminde .Thotrghtsbreedeinvi, «cifwnof orftirreinvsatickiingdelightanddefiretofrn. ThisEcclefiaft.u:Salomongoethaboutto theeie. ftoppe, butbecaufe it cannot behrought topafrein the children of perdition, therefore is Eftgsndam that place he clothcleerehimfelfe oftheir bloud,bybidding themwalke onin the thoughts cogitarevo- of their harts. Of this a father fpeaking thus, /didwallet in the Cloyfferofmyne hearts He tapes' maketh thewalkeofhisheart much like the walke ina cloifter, that is ina fècret place, Spariabar in a,here nobode.feeth or hearetlr him, but only he ofwhom .AuguJline fpeaketh. He that elauftrocor- Y s Y dismei. feetb thee, whenthe candle is light, and whenthe light is met hilikrmanner,him feare.Thereis Qui cum in- alto a walking ofthe eye,which is compared to that of Amid inthe top ofhis turret, and cemafpicn- to agalleryorplaceofprofpe&tofeefaskkneereintotheuyorld.Adikaleincidenttothis decvidecce: age whocall their ties intoal corners of the earth fufferin them to feazev on any obiefì cum lucerna g P Y csunetaen whatfoeuer, whereby they findematter toworkevpon. Briefly we arenot toyeeld toout videe tedpfum affedlions, or if wehaue yeeldedwearenot tokindle them,weemuff not gather fticks(aa time. Ieremie fpeaketh) to keepe inthe fire. Thereafon is this, weedes will growe faitenough, Immiffæ co- and the fuggeftions of Sathan intertained andaccepted being offered, are fuifìcienr to gsiatiuRp. condemns vs. CHAP. 35. VVhere is taught howvseiutig narrowlywatch ouerour heart, andotteroaraffetyionsfor manycamps. He walking inthe waiesofour ownehart andof theloft ofoureyes are Tvvoheal of fi thetwo heads ofal wickednes, ourinward motions,and our outward mintyfinites. occafrons muft bothbreed invs acareful confcienceandwarynefre. In elseProuerbes, Prophets, and Apoftles we arcbidden toreftraine our heart and tomakea covenant withour ties and the outwardleafes, Bemard,quìd ` ° ;, Thefe things are confeffeddayly, and amended llowly, whereoffolio- eftcot mum, chattranfgreflion of thelawand thatvniuerfal ficknes, theme. >tifr toluncas dayly confeite, there is no, health invs, which all comrneth fromthe waies of ourowne tua?' hearts. Thisword walking bath relation unto an allegoric. Forimagine wehavehere Nibilimque naturallcitie, Hebr.s r, aswe haue not indecde, our countrie beingParadife,frons Windt punk Deus Adam felb tranf rcllion and webeing ere asbanifhed as Aos ss mecal eth vs, haut tuff rolunca- Y g . tea, tone receiueda nemetitle in Chrtft, whowasccontentto feeouer his ownerightby pur hafevn- bane &infer- tovs. Whereupon it is prefuppofed, that wehaue thenatnrall affeet ion,which eueryman numnonerk. bathto his owne countrie, thorough awiidernes, whereinaremany waits brought More- Toys efili,es. i tothefetwo:oftheoneHassidf cakethPfai.xr Iwillrunthewa of commaun- xnefiríì`,vváy y P 19. y thy a/0,7*fom- dements; andthis is the rightway,wemaywelltonnein it. Tiselecondway is tiseway of mandements. our ownehearts ; and this is the eudlway, whether it bee by the right handin finningout Thefemsd, wardly and in fight,or infinning fecretly,oisthe left hand. Ifwerneane tocome toPara -. nvvnoheaur dife,we mutt leauethis wayand walke theother waye,for this will leade vsto iodgement. Three thia1rto Eccle. r r . 9.In this way are threethingcs tobe confidered,alludiog to the peregrination beconfiderea tithe ffraelites through thewildernes. The firitis thelittlelight finning ina darke place, toncertungorr which aunfwereth to the word, infteede of which weehaue a falfe light, the dared Yyal our ovineheart:The fecondthing is a guide,which is atilt, and the Saints, that aregona 3 beforevs,vponwhornwemuttlooke,astheauthortotheHebrueswülethvs;towbiçhan- frvera

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