A26701:184
The way to true happiness in a serious treatise /
The way to true happiness in a serious treatise / by Joseph Alleine.
London : Printed and are to be sold by Nevil Simmons, 1678
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2. The desire of the heart is to know the whole mind of Christ, Psal. 119. 125. 124. 169. Psal. 25. 4, 5. He would not have one sin discovered, nor be ignorant of one duty required. 'Tis the natural and earnest breathing of a sanctified heart, Lord if there be any way of wickedness in me, do thou discover it. What I know not, teach thou me, and if I have done iniquity, I will do it no more. The unsound is • willingly ignorant, 2 Pet. 3. 5. loves not to come to the light, Joh. 3. 20. He is willing to keep such or such a sin, and therefore is loth to know it to be a sin, and will not let in the light at that Window. Now the gracious heart is willing to know the whole latitude and compass of his makers Law. Psal. 119. 18, 19, 27, 33, 64, 66, 68, 73, 108, 124• He receives with all acceptation the word that convinceth him of any duty that he knew not, or minded not before; or discovereth any sin that lay hid before, Psal. 19. 11.
2. The desire of the heart is to know the whole mind of Christ, Psal. 119. 125. 124. 169. Psal. 25. 4, 5. He would not have one sin discovered, nor be ignorant of one duty required. 'Tis the natural and earnest breathing of a sanctified heart, Lord if there be any way of wickedness in me, do thou discover it. What I know not, teach thou me, and if I have done iniquity, I will do it no more. The unsound is • willingly ignorant, 2 Pet. 3. 5. loves not to come to the light,