Three treatises of the vanity of the creature. The sinfulness of sin. The life…Three treatises of the vanity of the creature. The sinfulnesse of sinne. The life…

Secondly, when the Heart is set upon the Creature, it is utterly disabled, in regard of its active strength, made unfit to do any duty with that ^ustrength as Gods requires. First, because Bonum fit ex causâ integrâ, A good duty must proceed from an entire Cause, from the whole heart. Now ^xlust divides the Heart, and makes it ^yunsteadfast, and unfaithful unto God. There is a twofold unsteadfastness, one in degrees, another in objects, the former proceeds from the remainders of corruption, and therefore is found in some measure in the best of us, the other from the predominancy of lust which oversways the heart unto evil. Good motions and resolutions in evil hearts are like violent impressions upon a stone, though it move upwards for a while, yet nature will at last prevail, and make it ^zreturn to its own motion. Secondly, a Heart set on lusts moves to […] ends but its ^aow•e, and self-ends defile an action though otherwise never so specious; turns ^bzeal it self and obedience into murder, hinders ^call faith in us, and acceptance with God, nullifies all other ends, swallows up Gods glory and the good of others, as the lean Kine did the fat; as a Wen in the body robs and consumes the part adjoining, so do self-ends the right end. Thirdly, the Heart is a fountain and principle, and⁸ principles are ever one and uniform, out of the same fountain cannot come bitter water and sweet, and therefore⁹ the Apostle speaks of some, that they are double-minded men, that have a heart and a heart, yet the truth is, that is but with reference to their pretences; for the Heart really and totally looks but one way. Every man