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service_n for_o he_o will_v be_v serve_v true_o that_o there_o be_v no_o halt_n and_o total_o that_o there_o be_v no_o halving_a hence_o the_o apostle_n james_n advise_v the_o double-minded_n or_o cloven-hearted_n to_o cleanse_v their_o heart_n from_o that_o corruption_n that_o cleave_v to_o they_o that_o their_o mind_n mouth_n and_o manner_n may_v correspond_v all_o together_o jam._n 1._o 8._o &_o 4._o 8._o and_o hence_o the_o prophet_n david_n pray_v that_o god_n will_v unite_v his_o heart_n that_o be_v so_o apt_a to_o be_v double_a and_o divide_v betwixt_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n and_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n psal_n 86._o 11._o that_o it_o may_v be_v fix_v upon_o god_n and_o hence_o also_o god_n have_v promise_v to_o give_v oneness_n of_o heart_n ezek._n 11._o 19_o i_o will_v give_v they_o one_o heart_n oppose_v to_o this_o double_a and_o divide_a heart_n be_v partly_o for_o god_n and_o partly_o for_o the_o world_n as_o ezek._n 33._o 31._o this_o boon_n you_o shall_v hearty_o beg_v with_o david_n that_o you_o may_v entire_o cleave_v to_o god_n alone_o deut._n 10._o 20._o &_o 30._o 20._o &_o act._n 11._o 23._o and_o serve_v he_o without_o distraction_n in_o all_o simplicity_n and_o godly_a sincerity_n 1_o cor._n 7._o 35._o &_o 2_o cor._n 1._o 12._o anima_fw-la dispersa_fw-la fit_a minor_fw-la the_o heart_n divide_v be_v thereby_o disable_v for_o duty_n therefore_o the_o prophet_n pray_v lord_n thou_o be_v god_n alone_o unite_v my_o heart_n so_o that_o it_o may_v be_v fix_v as_o quicksilver_n be_v by_o pyrotechny_n on_o god_n alone_o 8._o the_o time_n will_v fail_v i_o to_o insist_v upon_o all_o the_o curse_a character_n that_o the_o looking-glass_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n represent_v to_o you_o concern_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n as_o eighthly_a it_o be_v a_o froward_a and_o fret_a heart_n prov._n 17._o 20._o &_o 19_o 3._o never_o please_v whether_o full_a or_o fast_a nine_o it_o be_v a_o hypocritical_a heart_n job_n 36._o 13._o hollow-hearted_a 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123_o chap._n 8._o of_o the_o heart_n treachery_n in_o adversity_n of_o the_o malady_n wherein_o it_o consist_v and_o the_o remedy_n whereby_o it_o may_v be_v cure_v 136_o chap._n 9_o of_o the_o heart_n treachery_n as_o to_o the_o spiritual_a state_n both_o in_o false_o conceive_v what_o we_o be_v in_o god_n thought_n and_o what_o we_o be_v in_o our_o own_o 1._o in_o god_n thought_n that_o we_o be_v elect_v etc._n etc._n 2._o in_o our_o own_o thought_n where_o the_o grand_a objection_n be_v large_o answer_v to_o wit_n whether_o a_o man_n may_v be_v a_o hypocrite_n and_o not_o know_v it_o 159_o chap._n 10._o of_o the_o false_a ground_n of_o self-deceiving_a to_o wit_n 1._o outward_a peace_n and_o plenty_n 2._o a_o good_a nature_n or_o disposition_n 3._o morality_n or_o civility_n of_o life_n 4._o restrain_v grace_n 5._o external_n profession_n and_o 6._o a_o rest_a in_o notional_a knowledge_n help_v for_o undeceive_v which_o do_v demonstrate_v the_o difference_n 1._o betwixt_o nature_n 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