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A93062	The sinfulnesse of evil thoughts: or, a discourse, wherein, the chambers of imagery are unlocked: the cabinet of the heart opened. The secrets of the inner-man disclosed. In the particular discovery of the numerous evil thoughts, to be found in the most of men, with their various, and severall kinds, sinful causes, sad effects, and proper remedies or cures. Together with directions how to observe and keep the heart; the highest, hardest, nad most necessary work of him that would be a real Christian. / By Jo. Sheffeild Pastor of Swithins London.	Sheffeild, John, d. 1680.	1650 (1650)	Wing S3064A; Thomason E1863_1	165,696	337

wilt prove but a piece or shadow of a Professor But bring Scripture and Providence Conscience and Scripture and Christ and Conscience together and thou hast done thy work so shalt thou come behind in no gift waiting for the appearing of Jesus Christ Which is the Prayer of Thy Companion in the Spirituall Warfare Jo. SHEFFEILD The Contents Chap. 1. Context opened in sundry observations and the grand observation the subject of the whole discourse propounded pag. 2 Chap. 2. The Doctrine explained proved and confirmed by sundry arguments in the Text. p. 14 Chap. 3. Severall other reasons from other Scriptures 22 Chap. 4. The severall kinds of evil Thoughts whereof some transient some deliberate 39 Ch. 5. The several kinds of deliberate Thoughts referred to three heads 45 Ch. 6. Sins of thoughts in respect of God and first in having no thoughts of God 50 Six kinds of Atheisme ibid. Ch. 7. Of Low thoughts of God 58 Ch. 8. Of Atheistical thoughts 61 Chap. 9. Of Injurious and Erroneous thoughts 68 Ch. 10. Of Blasphemous thoughts 70 Ch. 11. Of Politick thoughts 76 Ch. 12. Of Grosse and Superstitious thoughts 81 Ch. 13. Of Hard thoughts of God 84 Ch. 14. Of Despairing thoughts 87 Ch. 15. Of Presumptuous thoughts 98 Ch. 16. Of Murmuring thoughts 110 Ch. 17. Of Carefull thoughts 112 Ch. 18. Of Carnal thoughts 127 Ch. 19. Of Doubtfull distrustfull and fearfull thoughts 128 Ch. 20. Of Reasonings and Irrationall thoughts 132 Ch. 21. Of Hypocriticall thoughts 139 Ch. 22. Of Evil thoughts in reference to our Neighbour 142 The Evil Eye 143 Eight evil eyes ib. Ch. 23. Many other Evil thoughts 1. Censorious 151 Sevenill Judges 152 2. Contemptuous thoughts 154 3. Over weening thoughts 155 4. Cunning craftinesse 156 5. Revengfull and malicious 158 7. Uncompassionate ib. 8. Vile and sinfull wishes 159 Ch. 24. Of Evil thoughts in respect to our selves 160 1. Impure thoughts 161 2. Ambitious 162 3. Thoughts of Security 164 4. Self-magnifying 165 5. Projecting thoughts 166 Ch. 25. Of the Melancholy thought 167 And the sinfull Merry thought 171 Four kinds of Mirth 172 Four kinds of Evil Mirth 176 Chap. 26. Of thoughts of Self-Murder 181 Ch. 27. Of Carefull thoughts 186 Vain thoughts 196 Ch. 28. The first Use 200 Thought is not free ib. Ch. 29. All are to be humbled for their thoughts 204 Ch. 30. Third Use of Information 1. Of the difference between the Lawes of Men and the Law of God 214 2. A worse difference between Gods holy Law and our vile hearts 215 3. Where the difference lies between the unfound and the sincere 216 4. What a busie work it is to be a Christian 217 5. How far a Hypocrite may go instance in Simon Magus 219 Ch. 31. Containes 1. A Use of Terror to such as harbour Evil thoughts 226 2. Comfort to the godly soule whose good thoughts are the best part of his sanctification 229 3. Resolution how to judge of the thoughts 230 Ch. 32. Use of Exhortation 1. To know and keep the heart 238 2. To repent of Evil thoughts 242 3. To Fly to Christ 244 Ch. 33. An Use of Examination with certain notes to try whether the thoughts be good or evil 246 Ch. 34. Of good desires 253 Eight Conclusions concerning good desires 253 Four Rules to know them by 260 Rule 1. Desires good when the Object good 260 What their Object is ib. Rule 2. When they flow from a right spring 263 The right spring of desires ib. Rule 3. When their properties and effects are right 265 Sundry properties of such desires ib. Rule 4. When attended with their right Companions 273 The many Companions of such desires ib. Chap. 35. Directions how to keep the heart 276 Prov. 4. 23. Explained and enlarged upon ib. How the heart is to be observed if evil 279 How to be preserved if good 280 1. In Tendernesse ib. Four Notes of a tender heart ib. 2. In Humility 281 Three Considerations to keep the heart humble ib. 3. The heart must be kept up in due height 282 Three Helps hereto ib. 4. The heart must be kept clean 282 Three Helps thereto ib. 5. To be kept in Faith ib. Three Helps thereto 283 6. To be kept in holy fear ib. Three Helps thereto ib. 7. To be kept in readinesse and willing nesse ib. Three Helps thereto 284 8 To be kept in steadinesse ib. Three times especially when to be so kept ib. Severall helpes to prevent evil thoughts 285 Ch. 36. An admonition to Simon and his followers 292 Ch. 37. A sad Soliloquy or meditation upon the evil of the thoughts 296 THE SINFULNESS OF Evil Thoughts Act. 8. 22. Repent therefore of this thy wickednesse and pray God if perhaps the thought of thy heart may be forgiven thee NONE will think this passage The Preface of Scripture at the first sight to be like the Carcase of the Judg. 14. 8. Lyon which Sampson found and therein a swarm of Bees and so sweet an Hony-comb but more like the Carcase of a Dead Dog wherein is to be seen nothing but a Swarm of Vermin and a Comb full of the Gall of Bitternesse But wait a while and I hope you will find out of this Eater may come Meat and out of this stro●g unsavoury smell may come some sweet It is not like I confesse to that sight which Moses beheld with admiration and delight a Bush burning not Consumed wherein the Exod. 3. 2 4. Lord was present and out of which he spake But here you may see one of Satans Hell-bushes Burning with sin nor yet Consumed out of whom Satan spake yet be not afraid to draw neer and I hope we shall hear the voice of the Lord speaking if not out of the Bush yet to the Bush or at least to us Repent of this thy wickednesse and pray God if perhaps the thought of thy heart may be forgiven thee CHAP. I. THIS Book of the Acts of the Apostles is as it were the New Testaments book of Kings and Chronicles containing the Authentick Records of the most remarkable Passages in those Primitive and purest times and may deservedly be stiled The Acts and Monuments of the Apostles and of the first Apostolicall Churches Wherein we have summarily set down the manifold Pains Travell Successe or opposition which the Apostles met with in their propagating the Gospell at first and laying the happy foundation of Christian Churches amidst a world of Infidells and Pagans Yet among the Famous Acts of the Apostles and memorialls of some particular Saints you find inserted now and then the foul and infamous storyes of some bloudy Persecutor or black hypocrite a worse shame and greater Blot to the Christian name and profession yea we have inserted among the lives of Blessed Saints Act. 13. 8. and 16. 16. the story of severall execrable Sorcerers the worst of men as Elimas and the Pythonisse and this Simon who made a stir in those Early dayes to the