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Answ. 4 Fourthly: Take heed of a divided heart, that you have not a mind,¹ and a mind; The double-minded man, is unstable in all his ways, saith the Apostle. Now a man may h•ve a mind, and a mind, thus; when his Conscience runs one way, and his Affection another way. So it was with Herod, his Conscience told him, that John was a just, and an holy man, and a powerful Preacher; therefore his mind was to deliver him; but his affection was to gratify the Damsel which begged Johns head, and so his mind was to kill him. Pilate also had a mind, and a mind; the mind of his Conscience was to deliver Christ; but the mind of his Affection, w•s to gratify, and pl••e the Jews. Zedekiah had a mind, and a mind; th• mind of his Conscience was •o spare Jeremiah; but th• mind of his Affection was to gratify hi• Nobl s: And between these two ••nds, how unconstant was he? So now, if the Mind of your Conscience lie one way, and the mind of your Affection •e another way, you will be wrung like Pauls Ship, between two streams; one while you will be a Servant unto your Affection, another while a Servant to your Conscience, and so between both, you will never be settled: take heed therefore of this divided heart; the Lord hath promised to give us one heart, Ezek. 11. oneness in regard of God, that we shall be one with him; oneness in regard of men, that we shall be one wi•h them; oneness in regard of our selves, that we shall not be divided in our own souls: Therefore pray unto him for this Oneness, and he will fulfil this his Promise.

Answ. 4 Fourthly: Take heed of a divided heart, that you have not a mind,¹ and a mind; The doubleminded man, is unstable in all his waies, saith the Apostle. Now a man may hve a mind, and a mind, thus; when his Conciece runs one way, and his Affection anothr way. So it was with Herod, his Consciece told him, that John was a just, and an holy man, and a pwerful Preacher; therefore his mind was to deliver him; but his affection was to gratifie the Damsel which begged Johns head, and so his mind was to kil him. Pilate also had a mind, and a mind; the mind of his Concience was to deliver Christ; but the mind of his Affection, ws to gratifie, and ple the Jews. Zedekiah had a mind, and a mind; th mind of his Conscience was o spare Jemiah; but th mind of his Affection was to gratifie hi Nobl s: And between these two nds, how unconstant was he? So now, if the Mind of your Conscience lie one way, and the mind of your Affection e another way, you wil be wrung like Pauls Ship, between two streams; one while you wil be a Servant unto your Affection, another while a Servan to your Conscience, and so between both, you wil never be setled: take heed therefore of this divided heart; the Lord hath promised to give us one heart,