The excellency of a gracious spirit Delivered in a treatise upon the 14. of…The excellency of a gracious spirit Deliuered in a treatise upon the 14. of…

According to the fullness of mens spirits are their carriages, with more or less confidence in their undertakings; If Satan have filled the ⟨image 10⟩heart, men will boldly serve him, Acts 5. 3. Why hath Satan filled thy heart to lie unto the Holy Ghost? Satan had filled his heart, and therefore he feared not to lie unto God himself. Dieu saith upon the place, Implere cor alterius est audacem eum reader, & he cites that place, Hest. 7. 5. Quis hic est, qui implevit cor suum ad faciendum sic? Who is he that hath filled his heart; in our Translations, That durst presume in his heart to do so? Hamans heart was filled with malice, and that made him bold to attempt the destruction of all the Jews: And where godliness fills the heart, there will be as venturous & bold attempts for God. Paul being filled with the Holy Ghost set his eyes on Elymas, and so ¹thundered and lightened against him, that presently his proud malicious spirit was blasted.

According to the fulnesse of mens spirits are their carriages, with more or lesse confidence in their undertakings; If Satan have filled the ⟨image 10⟩heart, men will boldly serve him, Acts 5. 3. Why hath Satan filled thy heart to lie unto the Holy Ghost? Satan had filled his heart, and therefore he feared not to lie unto God himselfe. Dieu saith upon the place, Implere cor alterius est audacem eum reddere, & he cites that place, Hest. 7. 5. Quis hic est, qui implevit cor suum ad faciendum sic? Who is he that hath filled his heart; in our Translations, That durst presume in his heart to doe so? Hamans heart was filled with malice, and that made him bold to attempt the destruction of all the Jewes: And where godlinesse fils the heart, there will be as venturous & bold attempts for God. Paul being filled with the Holy Ghost set his eyes on Elymas, and so ¹