This is that here which put Davids soul so much out of frame; For from ⟨p. 150⟩whence was this contradiction? An• whence was this contradiction so unwearied, in making head again and again against the checks of the spirit, in him? Whence was it that Corruption would not be said Nay? Whence were these sudden and unlooked for objections of the flesh? But from the remainder of old Adam in him, which like a Michel within us is either scoffing […] the ways of God; or as Jobs wife, fretting and thwarting the motions of Gods spirit in us; which prevails the more, because it is homebred in […]: whereas holy motions are strangers to most of our souls. Corruption is loth that a new comer in should take so much upon him as to control: As the Sodomites thought much that Lot being a stranger should intermeddle amongst 1them. If God once leave us as he did Hezekiah to try what is in us, what should he find but darkness, rebellion, unruliness, doubtings, &c. in the best of us? This flesh of ours hath principles against all Gods principles, and laws against all Gods laws, and reasons against ⟨p. 151⟩all GODS reasons. Oh! if we could but one whole hour seriously think of the impure issue of our hearts, it would bring us down upon our knees in humiliation before God. But we can never whilst we live, so thoroughly as we should, see into the depth of our deceitful hearts, nor yet be humbled enough for what we see; For though we speak of it and confess it, yet we are not so sharpened against this corrupt flesh of ours, as we should. How should it humble us, that the seeds of the vilest sin, even of the Sin against the holy Ghost is in us? and no thank to us that they break not out. It should humble us to hear of any great enormous sin in another man, considering what our own nature would proceed unto if it were not restrained. We may see our own nature in them as face answering face; If God should take his Spirit from us, there is enough in us to defile a whole world; And although we be ingrafted into Christ, yet we carry about us a relish of the old stock still. David was a ⟨p. 152⟩man of a good natural constitution; and for grace, a man after Gods ow• heart, and had got the better of himself in a great measure, and had learned to overcome himself in matter of revenge, as in Sauls case:
This is that here which put Davids soule so much out of frame; For from ⟨p. 150⟩whence was this contradiction? An• whence was this contradiction so unwearied, in making head againe and againe against the checks of the spirit, in him? Whence was it that Corruptio• would not be said Nay? Whence were these sudden and unlookt for objections of the flesh? But from the remainder of old Adam in him, which like a Michel within us is either scofing 〈…〉 the wayes of God; or as Iobs wife, fretting and thwarting the motions of Gods spirit in us; which prevailes the more, because it is homebred in 〈…〉: whereas holy motions are strangers to most of our soules. Corruption is loth that a new commer in should take so much upon him as to controule: As the Sodomites thought much that Lot being a stranger should intermeddle amongst 1them. If God once leave us as heedid Hezekiah to trie what is in us, what should he find but darknesse, rebellion, unrulinesse, doubtings, &c. in the best of us? This flesh of ours hath principles against all Gods principles, and lawes against all Gods lawes, and reasons against ⟨p. 151⟩all GODS reasons. Oh! if wee could but one whole houre seriously think of the impure issue of our hearts, it would bring us downe upon our knees in humiliation before God. But wee can never whilest we live, so thorowly as we should, see into the depth of our deceitfull hearts, nor yet bee humbled enough for what we see; For though we speake of it and confesse it, yet we are not so sharpned against this corrupt flesh of ours, as wee should. How should it humble us, that the seeds of the vilest sinne, even of the Sinne against the holy Ghost is in us? and no thanke to us that they breake not out. It should humble us to heare of any great enormous sinne in another man, considering what our owne nature would proceed unto if it were not restrained. We may see our owne nature in them as face answering face; If God should take his Spirit from us, there is enough in us to defile a whole world; And although wee bee ingrafted into Christ, yet wee carry about us a relish of the old stocke still. David was a ⟨p. 152⟩man of a good naturall constitution; and for grace, a man after Gods ow• heart, and had got the better of himselfe in a great measure, and had learned to overcome himselfe in matter of revenge, as in Sauls case:
- 1Gen. 19. 9.
