(jodr'A!l-foflicienciu. that(earcheth the heart & tryeth the reynes: That . is, he only knows rhe-feverall inclinations ofthe wiiJ ,and therefore he oneIy is able to perfwade• . You .know ifa man rnakea key to undo~ fuch S-Imile. alocke, he rnuft know all the wards ofit,orelfe he rriay makeakey thatwill not undoe it,hemay endeavour and not be able to turnerhe lock: So the Lo;-drhat onelyknowes all theward",all the fecrerpa!fages,all thewindingsand turnings of the heart ofman;he only is able to fute it,and to fit itwith fuch argurnents)asJhall beeffectuall to perfwade. You feewhen hewould per[wadeMDfos to goe downe into Egypt, there·was a fecret obj ,·diot.l rl}atUHofes had in his heart;ifhe went thirher,that he flwuld lofe hislift?,Godrhat knew UJtfJfes heart, knew where that obj<Zction lay, ·where it .fi:u~ke with liim~ he was able to 'bring arguments to perfwade him;Go thy way{faid the Lord)for they are deAdthat{o1tght thy lift , ~aft .()fall,Godis onely able ro do~Jt_; bec~ufe Reafon 3. he1s able to ztmend the heart where {t.JS .amlffe: \ God oneiy Aman perhaps may be able to'!hcw an obiect:, can amend ' d . b . . 1' l l h 'f hb . thehca'rt. an to ·nng:t.t to ~g 1t:n ut w at 1 t eeye · ee a- . milfe; the man i-sMt -able to fee and tQ difcerae, for all rhat:lfamans eye be blind,ifthere be any . wetr in it, he is not able to remoue it : So a man Simile. may propoundarguments,butto maketheheart capable ofthofe arguments, he maypropound reafons andp~rfwaGon~, but to -make the heart apprehenfiue ofthem, it is aboue the power of theCreature.And therfore it isGotionly that re... • neweth IR in the (jirit of 1ur mindes: hethat hath A a4 made
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