V p R I G H T N E s. in, he would ll:ill be doing fomething that tends · that way, byhis good will hee would be doing nothing elfe: I fay, thus he ferues the Lord, with all his might, and that is an· argument he hath ·a fincere and upright heart. You hauea commonfaying, when am<i'n dothathing ex– ceeding diligently, he cloth it for his life: N<>w a man whofe heart is upright, his opinion is ~hanged ofhis owne happineife, of his life and fafetie; Whereas, before, hee conceived it to confiftin other things, now he knowesitwhol1y conliftsin the favour of God, in pleafing him, !" andinenjoyingofhim; And therefore when he reckons his life to confift therein, he cloth 1 • exceeding diligently whatfoever worke tends ~ to him, and tohis glory. This is the third effeCt that ari~th from finceritie, and perfection ofheart. Afourth effect: is this; a Man whofe heart is . ' 4.Etfea. entire. and upright, and perfect with God, you :;ch1t~::~ fhall fi'nde him thus difpofed, he fuffers every tc:a:"orkc. grace to haue its perfect worke: That is a figne thehcartisfound, .and entire, and perfect, when thegracesof~oJare not retlrained, when they arenotdammed and barred up, butarefuffered . to hauetheirperfed: worke: as it is faid of PaPadcn tience, youfhall fee that expreflion, lAm. I.Let 1 ' · cc. Patience haue herperfetiworke.Rejoyce( faith the ram,i.1•3~4• Ap,ofile there)whenyoufoll intotrou!J!esofdivers . · forts,rejoyce,knowing thatthetryingofyottrFttith IJrings forth Patien,e, and let Palien'e haue her perftllworkelhatyoumay uee perftfl andentire, . · Z3 JJttntin...{ -.enw . . t-~W'46JiWI!?? 3Jiilliw a . a eo F"l
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