The finfuln eé of Sinne. Firfl, in a wicked man,who is totally in the flare of hu, there is aTotal/ and ail/ date impo[.ti6ility a of impo- tency sto die any thing that is good. Every figm.srt and motion of the heart of man it onely and continualy evil, Gen.6:5 . But though his heart be evil!, may not his aé i- ons or his wo. -ds be good ? No, for that is the fount aine whence all they ale. and impolfiible it is that fveere water fhould proceed :from a bitter and corru ?ted faun taine, c)tatth. i a. 4. Iam.3.I I. Look on the belt aóti ons of wicked men : If they pray to God, their prayer is an abomination, `Pro.a 8.9. If they facrifice, god will not accept norfinefl, nor regard any of their offerings,he will efleeme them all abominable and uncleane, as a. gi bead or 'wines bland, eXmos 5.z 1 .` Efay 66.3.< Sterne things never fo.fpecious in the tight of men that doe them,yet in his fight they may be unclean; Hag. 2.i 3, 14. If they turne, and enquire and feeke early after God, all this is not fidelity burOnly flattery,Pfa.78. 3 4.,; 7, Like the fpi- cing and embalming of rá cafkafl'e, whichcan never put Io much beauty or value into it,as -to make it a welcom pre, lent unto a Prince. But what then ? Cm a wicked man doe nothing but fin ? When bee gives Acmes, builds Churches, reads the Scripture, heares the Word, worfhips God, are thefe all fins ? If io, then bee ought to forbeare them; and leave 'them utterly undone. Here are Two 'Points in this cafe Firít, to confider Hon, all the wsrk of natural men may bee efeem'd ft full ; and fscondly; this being granted that they are finfuil, How they ought to carry themfelves in re- gardof doing or omit tingg of there. For the former of .tli:.fe, we are firfl to premife thefe notes : Firíf,_a workedone may bee Sub dcplici cenere ` Boni, it may bee meafured by Two forts of goodnefi ,', ,firm there is,GoodneIre ethical or morall, in relation unto manners, and in order unto men and secondly, there is Goodne jTe theological or divir,,e, in relation to Religion,., z 7
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