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Away with these pieced and patched Resolutions and purposes, as to say, it were good, it were so, and I would all would do so, and I could afford to be so, but all the world would persecute me: this is a Half-Resolution; ⟨p. 11⟩away with these patched Resolutions, to have Reservations at every turn, it is nothing else but hypocrisy, and dissimulation: say therefore; Is not the sanctification of the Sabbath day, better then the profanation of it? say Heart, is not preciseness in a Christian course better then with the Harlot to wipe the mouth, and say all is well? and all truth, though the least) that God reveals, is it not better then all the world? if it be, Will, do thou close with it, and say within your selves, here are reasons clear, let heaven and earth meet together, though all the dust on the earth, and sands on the shore, and spires of grass in the fields were Devils, I will have that which the word reveals, though I die for it. This is a happy heart; when the soul sees, the greatest good is holiness, and resolves to have it, this is a sound Resolution.

Away with these pieced and patched Resolutions and purposes, as to say, it were good, it were so, and I would all would doe so, and I could afford to bee so, but all the world would persecute mee: this is a Halfe-Resolution; ⟨p. 11⟩away with these patched Resolutions, to have Reservations at every turne, it is nothing else but hypocrisie, and dissimulation: say therefore; Is not the sanctification of the Sabbath day, better then the prophanation of it? say Heart, is not precisenesse in a Christian course better then with the Harlot to wipe the mouth, and say all is well? and all truth, though the least) that God reveales, is it not better then all the world? if it be, Will, doe thou close with it, and say within your selves, here are reasons cleare, let heaven and earth meet together, though al the dust on the earth, and sands on the shore, and spires of grasse in the fields were Devils, I will have that which the word reveales, though I die for it. This is a happy heart; when the soule sees, the greatest good is holinesse, and resolves to have it, this is a sound Resolution.