it_o phil_n 4.13_o i_o can_v do_v all_o thing_n through_o christ._n god_n and_o his_o servant_n can_v do_v any_o thing_n 8._o sect_n viii_o sin_n the_o eight_o cause_n of_o distraction_n in_o holy_a duty_n be_v both_o a_o belove_a sin_n when_o the_o soul_n have_v espouse_v some_o bosom_n lust_n the_o thought_n be_v you_o never_o so_o busy_a will_v be_v warp_a towards_o it_o though_o god_n himself_o look_v on_o jer._n 4.14_o o_o jerusalem_n wash_v thy_o heart_n from_o wickedness_n how_o long_o shall_v vain_a thought_n lodge_v within_o thou_o when_o wickedness_n be_v in_o the_o heart_n vain_a thought_n will_v be_v in_o thy_o duty_n they_o will_v enter_v yea_o they_o will_v lodge_v within_o thou_o a_o belove_a sin_n be_v like_o a_o bias_n on_o the_o bowl_n though_o you_o throw_v it_o out_o never_o so_o straight_o yet_o the_o bias_n will_v draw_v it_o off_o that_o way_n do_v what_o you_o can_v so_o be_v a_o belove_a sin_n unto_o the_o soul_n aim_v you_o with_o utmost_a skill_n yet_o there_o be_v a_o secret_a load_n stone_n in_o it_o that_o attract_v the_o heart_n and_o make_v that_o prayer_n to_o end_n in_o hell_n that_o begin_v in_o heaven_n either_o sin_n and_o you_o must_v be_v at_o a_o distance_n or_o god_n and_o you_o will_n the_o soul_n that_o be_v in_o league_n with_o sin_n dare_v not_o come_v at_o god_n dare_v not_o look_v at_o he_o dare_v not_o think_v on_o he_o and_o what_o must_v that_o man_n think_v on_o in_o a_o duty_n that_o dare_v not_o think_v serious_o on_o god_n as_o that_o penitent_a father_n speak_v in_o his_o confession_n a_o unmortified_a soul_n like_o the_o husband_n of_o a_o scold_a wife_n have_v rather_o be_v any_o where_o than_o at_o home_n and_o make_v many_o a_o sad_a bargain_n abroad_o because_o he_o have_v no_o comfort_n at_o home_n with_o his_o wife_n so_o such_o a_o heart_n choose_v to_o be_v think_v of_o any_o thing_n rather_o than_o god_n 18._o alas_o matter_n be_v not_o straight_o between_o they_o the_o poison_n of_o sin_n be_v in_o he_o and_o he_o hug_v that_o abominable_a thing_n which_o god_n hate_v the_o thief_n have_v rather_o go_v forty_o mile_n another_o way_n than_o come_v near_o the_o judge_n god_n be_v a_o offend_a judge_n to_o a_o wilful_a sinner_n and_o he_o care_v not_o for_o ever_o come_v near_o he_o hence_o heb._n 10.22_o let_v we_o draw_v near_o with_o a_o true_a heart_n in_o full_a assurance_n of_o faith_n have_v our_o heart_n sprinkle_v from_o a_o evil_a conscience_n he_o that_o come_v to_o god_n with_o a_o true_a upright_a honest_a heart_n be_v sprinkle_v from_o a_o evil_a conscience_n may_v draw_v near_o to_o god_n in_o full_a assurance_n of_o faith_n whereas_o guilt_n cloud_n clog_n and_o distract_v the_o soul._n so_o that_o you_o see_v both_o the_o guâ—lt_n and_o power_n of_o a_o bosom_n sin_n furnish_v we_o with_o too_o much_o cause_n of_o distraction_n 49._o sin_n that_o will_v have_v all_o the_o heart_n and_o god_n he_o will_v have_v all_o or_o nothing_o it_o be_v such_o a_o offering_n that_o be_v a_o whole_a burnt-offering_a that_o the_o lord_n delight_v in_o as_o no_o subject_n be_v capable_a of_o two_o contrary_a quality_n in_o the_o intense_a degree_n as_o heat_n and_o cold_a may_v be_v both_o in_o the_o same_o hand_n but_o not_o in_o their_o intense_a degree_n so_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n can_v entertain_v christ_n and_o corruption_n light_n and_o darkness_n except_o the_o one_o be_v love_v and_o serve_v superlative_o above_o the_o other_o psal._n 66.18_o if_o i_o regard_v iniquity_n in_o my_o heart_n the_o lord_n will_v not_o hear_v i_o 396._o god_n first_o stop_v his_o ear_n above_o and_o then_o the_o sinner_n mouth_n below_o that_o regard_v iniquity_n that_o like_v love_n approve_v or_o give_v it_o rest_n and_o quiet_a in_o the_o soul._n indeed_o god_n neither_o regard_v he_o nor_o do_v such_o a_o soul_n regard_n god_n he_o must_v love_v god_n that_o be_v lively_a in_o his_o service_n job_n 27.10_o will_v he_o delight_v himself_o in_o the_o almighty_a will_v he_o always_o call_v upon_o god_n will_v he_o always_o he_o may_v now_o and_o then_o send_v a_o thought_n that_o way_n in_o his_o special_a need_n but_o not_o always_o there_o be_v difference_n between_o converse_n and_o communion_n one_o may_v have_v converse_n or_o traffic_v with_o a_o stranger_n upon_o occasion_n but_o communion_n be_v with_o a_o friend_n there_o be_v visit_n of_o pure_a kindness_n a_o hypocrite_n may_v have_v some_o converse_n or_o trade_v with_o god_n for_o necessary_n but_o sweet_a communion_n constant_a calling_n on_o god_n and_o serious_a duty_n he_o can_v never_o enjoy_v and_o follow_v that_o love_v any_o sin_n before_o the_o chief_a good_n the_o remedy_n against_o a_o belove_a sin_n be_v brief_o these_o two_o 1._o consideration_n sit_v down_o and_o think_v what_o real_a good_a this_o sin_n have_v ever_o do_v thou_o think_v what_o hurt_v it_o have_v do_v thou_o and_o other_o and_o what_o fruit_n but_o shame_n and_o death_n it_o bring_v to_o any_o thy_o dear_a sin_n be_v but_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o worst_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n and_o its_o mask_n and_o disguise_n be_v lay_v aside_o more_o ugly_a than_o the_o devil_n more_o horrid_a than_o hell_n itself_o and_o think_v the_o more_o thou_o love_v it_o the_o more_o god_n hate_v it_o and_o his_o rage_n and_o jealousy_n be_v increase_v with_o the_o increase_n of_o thy_o desire_n think_v how_o many_o prayer_n it_o have_v lose_v thou_o how_o many_o mercy_n it_o have_v poison_v to_o thou_o how_o many_o smile_v it_o have_v cloud_v beside_o what_o unutterable_a suffering_n it_o have_v inflict_v upon_o christ_n and_o be_v prepare_v for_o thou_o in_o hell_n consider_v that_o thou_o may_v have_v as_o much_o joy_n happiness_n and_o true_a comfort_n without_o it_o and_o all_o convert_a sinner_n confess_v that_o jesus_n christ_n have_v be_v better_o to_o they_o than_o all_o their_o sin_n and_o if_o you_o may_v have_v as_o good_a enjoyment_n or_o better_o to_o have_v christ_n with_o they_o and_o heaven_n after_o they_o will_v not_o make_v they_o worse_o 2._o supplication_n christus_fw-la kneel_v down_o and_o pray_v with_o faith_n in_o the_o uprightness_n of_o your_o heart_n for_o strength_n from_o above_o all_o the_o strength_n of_o heaven_n be_v engage_v by_o prayer_n he_o that_o hearty_o set_v himself_o against_o his_o sin_n by_o prayer_n can_v but_o dislike_v it_o and_o when_o it_o be_v true_o dislike_v its_o heart_n be_v break_v augustine_n complain_v that_o when_o he_o in_o his_o unconverted_a estate_n beg_v a_o divorce_n from_o his_o sin_n his_o heart_n be_v afraid_a lest_o god_n shall_v hear_v his_o prayer_n beware_v lest_o your_o heart_n secret_o cry_v spare_v when_o your_o tongue_n open_o cry_v lord_n kill_v and_o crucify_v my_o corruption_n but_o do_v thou_o bonâ_fw-la fide_fw-la pull_v on_o earth_n and_o the_o lord_n will_v bono_fw-mi spiritu_fw-la pull_v from_o heaven_n and_o rend_v thy_o sin_n and_o soul_n asunder_o otherwise_o as_o the_o poet_n tell_v we_o of_o hippomanes_n 11._o that_o run_v with_o atalanta_n for_o victory_n he_o conquer_v by_o throw_v golden_a apple_n down_o which_o atalanta_n stoop_v to_o take_v up_o lose_v the_o prize_n so_o satan_n see_v the_o soul_n run_v heaven-ward_n in_o god_n service_n will_v throw_v down_o the_o gild_a temptation_n of_o a_o belove_a sin_n stop_v it_o in_o its_o career_n and_o hazard_v the_o prize_n of_o eternal_a glory_n sect_n ix_o 9_o a_o nine_o cause_n of_o distraction_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n satan_n be_v satan_n 16._o and_o this_o he_o do_v sometime_o more_o remote_o by_o throw_v in_o some_o cross_a business_n before_o duty_n whereby_o the_o soul_n be_v unhinged_a some_o body_n or_o letter_n with_o business_n just_a before_o prayer_n or_o some_o passionate_a distemper_a passage_n in_o the_o family_n whereby_o to_o lay_v matter_n ready_a for_o our_o discomposure_n and_o wander_n in_o the_o follow_a duty_n sometime_o he_o approach_v near_a and_o by_o present_v and_o occasion_v object_n to_o our_o sense_n in_o god_n worship_n draw_v off_o the_o heart_n he_o can_v stay_v one_o long_o from_o the_o congregation_n that_o another_o may_v be_v distract_v in_o observe_v he_o come_v in_o and_o so_o wound_v two_o and_o sometime_o twenty_o at_o a_o blow_n satan_n be_v not_o idle_a when_o this_o and_o that_o child_n be_v restless_a and_o unquiet_a in_o the_o family_n whereby_o perhaps_o all_o in_o the_o family_n lose_v the_o passage_n that_o will_v most_o profit_v they_o he_o can_v create_v a_o further_a distraction_n by_o every_o pillar_n and_o part_n of_o the_o structure_n and_o every_o person_n in_o the_o congregation_n and_o can_v be_v content_a you_o read_v sentence_n on_o the_o wall_n to_o hinder_v and_o divert_v your_o sâ—uls_n from_o the_o sentence_n in_o the_o pulpit_n
as_o some_o though_o god_n may_v answer_v such_o request_n out_o of_o his_o superabundant_a mercy_n yet_o such_o a_o man_n can_v look_v for_o nothing_o though_o a_o distract_a prayer_n may_v receive_v something_o yet_o it_o can_v expect_v any_o thing_n from_o god_n when_o a_o man_n supplication_n be_v a_o provocation_n there_o be_v little_a hope_n he_o that_o put_v treason_n into_o his_o petition_n have_v little_a reason_n to_o hope_v for_o a_o good_a answer_n how_o a_o heart_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v divide_v in_o a_o duty_n these_o way_n 1._o when_o all_o the_o heart_n be_v not_o engage_v therein_o as_o when_o understanding_n or_o conscience_n without_o the_o will_n or_o affection_n this_o open_v a_o door_n unto_o distraction_n eph._n 6.6_o do_v the_o will_n of_o god_n from_o the_o heart_n with_o good_a will_n do_v service_n as_o to_o the_o lord_n and_o not_o to_o man_n half_n a_o heart_n can_v do_v nothing_o with_o god_n a_o man_n may_v as_o well_o with_o one_o eye_n observe_v the_o star_n and_o with_o the_o other_o measure_n the_o earth_n at_o the_o same_o time_n as_o at_o once_o dispatch_v affair_n with_o god_n and_o man_n hereby_o both_o business_n be_v spoil_v conscience_n of_o god_n hinder_v from_o any_o discreet_a and_o serious_a contrivance_n of_o any_o thing_n in_o his_o presence_n and_o tamper_n with_o the_o world_n provoke_v god_n and_o hinder_v the_o affair_n above_o our_o lord_n christ_n be_v most_o peremptory_a in_o that_o case_n you_o can_v serve_v two_o master_n the_o one_o will_v be_v over-served_n you_o can_v serve_v god_n and_o mammon_n 2._o the_o heart_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v divide_v when_o it_o be_v unfixed_a and_o indeterminate_a waver_v and_o unsettle_a a_o duty_n to_o god_n be_v shoot_v at_o a_o hair_n breadth_n if_o a_o man_n be_v uncertain_a and_o unsteady_a how_o shall_v he_o hit_v the_o mark_n psal._n 57.7_o o_o god_n my_o heart_n be_v fix_v o_o god_n my_o heart_n be_v fix_v i_o will_v sing_v and_o give_v praise_n now_o the_o work_n be_v likely_a to_o go_v on_o you_o can_v it_o seem_v so_o much_o as_o sing_v a_o psalm_n or_o give_v the_o lord_n praise_n without_o this_o fixedness_n of_o heart_n as_o you_o have_v see_v the_o needle_n in_o a_o compass_n waver_v up_o and_o down_o perpetual_o till_o it_o point_v towards_o the_o north_n than_o it_o be_v fix_v and_o stand_v still_o so_o until_o the_o soul_n be_v compose_v and_o bend_v direct_o towards_o god_n it_o wander_v and_o trifle_n everlasting_o 3._o the_o heart_n be_v divide_v by_o hypocrisy_n james_n 4.8_o purify_v your_o heart_n you_o double_v mind_v as_o he_o speak_v to_o open_a sinner_n to_o cleanse_v their_o hand_n so_o to_o close_a hypocrite_n to_o purify_v their_o heart_n that_o be_v be_v sincere_a a_o hypocrite_n be_v a_o man_n of_o two_o heart_n and_o both_o little_a worth_n one_o good_a one_o be_v worth_a a_o thousand_o pair_n of_o double_a heart_n hence_o holy_a david_n psal._n 86.11_o unite_v my_o heart_n to_o fear_v thy_o name_n else_o i_o shall_v have_v one_o heart_n to_o move_v i_o towards_o thou_o and_o another_o heart_n to_o fetch_v i_o back_o again_o one_o heart_n for_o god_n another_o for_o baal_n and_o so_o shall_v halt_v between_o they_o 4._o the_o heart_n be_v divide_v when_o you_o perform_v not_o his_o service_n with_o all_o your_o might_n and_o strength_n jer._n 48.10_o curse_a be_v he_o that_o do_v the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n negligent_o loose_o that_o unbend_v his_o bow_n that_o unstring_n his_o heart_n in_o the_o lord_n service_n oratione_fw-la he_o that_o be_v study_v with_o all_o his_o might_n the_o least_o noise_n or_o word_n distract_v he_o and_o trouble_v himâ—_n he_o can_v admiâ—_n or_o abide_v the_o least_o diversion_n so_o he_o that_o be_v intent_n with_o all_o his_o might_n in_o god_n service_n can_v give_v room_n for_o the_o least_o by_o thought_n no_o i_o be_o before_o the_o lord_n and_o i_o can_v do_v but_o little_a but_o i_o will_v do_v what_o i_o can_v psal._n 103.1_o bless_v the_o lord_n o_o my_o soul_n and_o all_o that_o be_v within_o i_o praise_v his_o holy_a name_n and_o this_o lead_v we_o to_o the_o remedy_n for_o this_o cause_n the_o remedy_n for_o a_o divide_a heart_n be_v get_v sincerity_n and_o seriousness_n and_o indeed_o the_o soul_n that_o be_v sincere_a be_v serious_a the_o real_a beggar_n beg_v in_o good_a earnest_n he_o cry_v he_o weep_v he_o heed_v not_o the_o play_v of_o the_o child_n the_o bark_n of_o the_o dog_n not_o he_o his_o want_n pinch_v he_o his_o stomach_n pull_v and_o crave_v nothing_o but_o meat_n will_v please_v he_o there_o be_v music_n perhaps_o within_o and_o company_n without_o but_o all_o be_v one_o to_o he_o he_o be_v not_o concern_v therewith_o he_o be_v hungry_a in_o good_a earnest_n and_o therefore_o still_o he_o cry_v for_o bread_n so_o it_o be_v with_o the_o upright_a and_o serious_a heart_n he_o be_v real_o and_o deep_o press_v down_o with_o sin_n and_o needy_a of_o grace_n and_o comfort_n he_o see_v the_o reality_n of_o invisible_a thing_n he_o fear_v the_o anger_n of_o god_n and_o feel_v his_o break_a bone_n &_o therefore_o let_v the_o devil_n or_o the_o world_n distribute_v what_o they_o can_v or_o suggest_v what_o they_o will_v he_o ply_v this_o 〈◊〉_d must_v have_v pardon_n and_o graceâ—_n and_o the_o light_n of_o the_o lord_n countenance_n it_o be_v not_o the_o stir_n of_o a_o feather_n can_v unhinge_v he_o for_o he_o be_v in_o good_a earnest_n jer._n 30_o 21._o for_o who_o be_v this_o that_o have_v engage_v his_o heart_n to_o draw_v nigh_o to_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n where_o sit_v that_o man_n that_o give_v a_o heart_n to_o god_n the_o lord_n cry_v who_o o_o let_v every_o one_o that_o hear_v or_o read_v this_o cry_v out_o lord_n it_o be_v i_o and_o when_o the_o heart_n the_o whole_a heart_n be_v engage_v in_o a_o duty_n than_o work_n go_v on_o there_o be_v a_o vast_a difference_n between_o the_o plead_n of_o a_o orator_n and_o the_o plead_n of_o a_o malefactor_n the_o former_a have_v perhaps_o a_o more_o smooth_a elegant_a and_o starch_a discourse_n but_o he_o handle_v it_o with_o a_o light_a finger_n a_o friend_n a_o fee_n will_v take_v he_o off_o but_o the_o malefactor_n that_o plead_v for_o his_o life_n he_o sweat_v he_o cry_v he_o beg_v the_o judge_n interrupt_v he_o but_o he_o go_v on_o the_o jailor_n stop_v his_o mouth_n but_o he_o will_v proceed_v all_o the_o court_n can_v distract_v his_o mind_n from_o his_o business_n his_o heart_n be_v whole_o in_o it_o and_o so_o it_o be_v with_o a_o sincere_a and_o serious_a saint_n he_o can_v true_o say_v lord_n thou_o have_v more_o of_o my_o heart_n than_o ever_o any_o creature_n in_o the_o world_n have_v my_o heart_n be_v fix_v i_o be_o set_v upon_o this_o affair_n away_o the_o great_a matter_n i_o be_o about_o i_o neither_o can_v live_v nor_o dare_v die_v without_o they_o and_o therefore_o blame_v i_o not_o to_o be_v busy_a it_o be_v the_o dear_a prayer_n that_o prevail_v the_o prayer_n that_o cost_v we_o dear_a sect_n xii_o the_o twelve_o cause_n of_o wander_a thought_n in_o god_n worship_n 12._o be_v they_o a_o opinion_n that_o there_o be_v no_o great_a evil_n in_o they_o which_o partly_o proceed_v from_o that_o notion_n that_o thought_n be_v free_a or_o at_o least_o that_o no_o sin_n be_v real_o sin_n except_o it_o be_v voluntary_a and_o these_o be_v without_o consent_n partly_o from_o our_o be_v use_v to_o great_a sin_n which_o do_v widen_v the_o conscience_n to_o digest_v these_o lesser_a one_o without_o any_o stay_n and_o partly_o from_o the_o commonness_n of_o they_o be_v the_o snare_n wherein_o we_o be_v most_o frequent_o take_v and_o the_o often_o they_o walk_v through_o the_o heart_n the_o less_o strange_a be_v they_o there_o the_o more_o familiar_a they_o be_v the_o more_o apology_n we_o have_v for_o they_o and_o so_o usual_o it_o become_v no_o sin_n that_o we_o have_v a_o mind_n unto_o bern._n and_o now_o when_o there_o be_v breed_v in_o the_o soul_n a_o opinion_n that_o there_o be_v no_o 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