The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in several treatisesThe dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in severall treatises

You see this in the Children of Israel, Deut. 5.27, 28. They said — Whatever the Lord said unto them, they would do it. It is like, they spake as they meant, at that time. But he that searched the heart saw deeper into them, than themselves into themselves. He espied deceits to lye low, which they were not perhaps aware of. And therefore saith — Oh! That there were such a heart in them, that they might keep my Commandments alway. He saw, they wanted yet the Heart. This was but self-deceiving.

You see this in the Children of Israel, Deut. 5.27, 28. They said — Whatever the Lord said unto them, they would do it. It is like, they spake as they meant, at that time. But hee that searched the heart saw deeper into them, than themselves into themselves. Hee espied deceits to lye low, which they were not perhaps aware of. And therefore saith — Oh! That there were such a heart in them, that they might keep my Commandements alway. Hee saw, they wanted yet the Heart. This was but self-deceiving.

I might instance also in Hazael; when the Prophet told him what beastly cruelty he should exercise toward the Children of Israel. — What! (saith he) Is thy servant a Dog, that he should do such belluine and beastly cruelty? It may be he spake what was uppermost: he spake as he meant for the time: he was not aware, nor did he discern the deceit of his heart: he thought his heart to be far from that now, which afterward he fell into.

I might instance also in Hazael; when the Prophet told him what beastly cruelty hee should exercise toward the Children of Israel. — What! (saith hee) Is thy servant a Dog, that hee should do such belluine and beastly cruelty? It may bee hee spake what was uppermost: hee spake as hee meant for the time: hee was not aware, nor did hee discern the deceit of his heart: hee thought his heart to bee far from that now, which afterward hee fell into.