A New Creature, what. off, but becaufe the frame of his heart was not good ; for he would have done it again and againe, an hundred times over ; I fay,the difpofitien of his heart was evill. Balaarns eye unto the wages of iniquity marred all,though bee kept him [Cite aloft, and carried the matter fairely, but like the Eagle he had his eyeupon the prey ; this fe- cret eye marres all. Doe.not think that this is but a no. Lion, doe not fay, who is it but cloth finne r And wee may goe to heaven although we be not fo exact, as the Preacher faith we ihould be. No, it is no more than fo, we may fee good reafon for it,if we obferve it well : It is a good argument which wee have in Philofophy, A °cup or difh that is boated thorow is no difh,yet there is but one hole in it, becaufe it is now of no ufe,which makes it none, becaufe it is as good as none. Take a difh boared thorow, power water into it, it will hold none: fo take a mans heart, (for the reafon will hold good in that) and let there be but Lome fecret'cake in it, or tome fecret evill difpoftion, although Saul doth well in every thing cite, yet if he harbour any finne; or although Bslaam doe welln all things elfe, yet if there bee ref'ped unto the wages of iniquity, they are both but like a difh with an hole boared thorow, that take up any tbing,there will be an ifluing out. Therefore deceive not felfe, thou art no New Crea- ture, except thy heart bee perfe& in all things : This which wee deliver unto you, take it no otherwife than what with reafon you (hall find grounded upon a fure word in fer. z. They fought me not with their whole heart, but fainedly : When a man feekes God, but not with his whole heart, God reckons it but a counterfeit feek. ing of him. Z 2 Therefore 339 SE x,II7, Similie.
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