/ upon the Epistle of J A M E s, Vil R s.8. Is un{fable, cbc.(I.1J.,-(/.,U~-,J Hath no confiancy of foul, oeing as ready to depart from God as to clofe with him, no way fixed and refolved in the religion he profdfeth. - In all hu ways.]Some applyIt chiefly to prayer ,becaure thofe that are doubtful ot fucccfs ofcen intermit the praCl:ife of it, regarding it onely now and then in fome zealous-pangs when confcience fail– eth upon them : But I fuppofe rather ,cis a general maxim, and that prayer is onely intended by confc-quence, for the Apofile faith, in All hu ways: Note, way, by a known Hebraifm, is put for any tounfel, action, thought, or purpofe, and fo it in:f1lieth, That all their thoughts, motions, and actions do Boat hither and thither continually. ' The Notes are thefe: I. That unbeleeving Hypocrites are men of a douhle minde; Obfervat. I . They want the conduct of the Spirit, and are led by their own1lf– fecbons, and therefore cannot be fetl~d; Fear, the love of the world, carnal hopes and interejl.J draw them hither and thither, for they have no certain guide and rule : ~ns faid of godly men, P[al~II2.7· They fhal!notbeafraid of eviltydings,theirhcart is fixed, trufting in the Lord; they walk by aJure rule, and look tofure promifes; and therefore, though their condition is changed, their he~1rt is not changed , for the ground of their hopes _is ftill the fame; Carnal mens hearts rife and fall with-their 'Jews, and whenaffairs are doubtful, their hopes are uncertain, for they are fixed upon uncert~in objeCts, They are confounded, for they have heard evil tydings,faich the Prophet,Jer.49·23. Upon every turn of · affairs,they have, as it were, another heart and foul. That requefl: of , David is notable for the opening of this double minde, Pfa.86. I r. Vnite my heart tofear thy name ; The Sepmagint read 'ivcva-ov 'Tim . xaf,Nct.v fJ-~, make my heart one, that is, apply it onely and con– fiantly to thy fear; implying, That where men are divided between · Godand.fccular interefts, they have, as it were, two -hcPl.rts, one heardncliaeth them toacare of dttty, the other he:zrt di!coura- - geth themby fenrs of the world; the heart is not fJ-OV(I.Xfi~ (which is AqniUs word in that place) after one manner and failiion. This double minde, incarnal men, bewrayeth it felf two ways, in their hopes, and their opinions. I. In their hopes, Theyaredifiraeled, between expeaation andjealoujie, doubts andfears, now full of ~2~~~en~e ~~ ~~~ir prayers~ and anonbreathing forth nothing b~t - ··- -·- --- --·- -··- -·---· --··-- ---· for~ow
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