Mystical bedlam, or the world of mad-men. By ThoMystical bedlam, or the vvorld of mad-men. By Tho

What is lust in thy heart, thou adulterer; malice in thine, thou envious: usury in thine, thou covetous; hypocrisy in yours, ye sons of Gibeon; pride in yours, ye daughters of Jezebel; falsehood in yours, ye brothers of Joab; and treachery in yours, ye friends of Judas? Is this ⟨p. 21⟩wine fit for the Lords boule, or dregs for the Devil to carouse of?¹ Perhaps the sons of Belial will be filthy; let them be filthy still. Who can help them, that will not be saved? let them perish.

What is lust in thy heart, thou adulterer; malice in thine, thou enuious: vsurie in thine, thou couetous; hypocrisie in yours, yee sons of Gibeon; pride in yours, yee daughters of Iezabel; falshood in yours, yee brothers of Ioab; and treachery in yours, yee friends of Iudas? Is this ⟨p. 21⟩wine fit for the Lords boule, or dregs for the Deuil to carouse of?¹ Perhaps the sons of Belial will be filthy; let them be filthy still. Who can helpe them, that wil not be saued? let them perish.

1. 1Reu. 22. 11.

Let me turn to you, that seem Christians, (for you are in the Temple of Christ, and I hope, come hither to worship him,) with confidence of better success. What should uncleanness do in the holy City, evil in a heart sanctified to grace, sealed to glory? The vessel of every heart is by nature tempered of the same mould; nor is there any, (let the proud not triumph) Quorum praecordia Titan de meliore luto sinxit. But though nature knew none grace hath made difference of hearts; and the sanctified heart is of a purer metal, then the polluted. A little living stone in Gods building is worth a whole quarry in the world. One poor mans honest hart is better then many rich evil ones. These are dead; that's alive: and a living dog is better then a dead Lion. Solomons heart was better then Absaloms,