The acceptable sacrifice, or, The excellency of a broken heart showing the nature, signs…The acceptable sacrifice, or, The excellency of a broken heart shewing the nature, signs…

There are these several things, that are tokens of one Wild or Mad; and they all meet in a Carnal Man.

1. A wild or mad Man, gives no heed to good Counsel: The Frenzy of his Head shuts all out, and by its Force, leads him away from men that are Wise and Sober; and thus it is with Carnal Men. Good Counsel is to them, as Pearls are, that are cast afore Swine. It is trampled under Foot of them, and the man is despised that brings it. The poor Man's Wisdom is despised, and his Words are not heard, Mat. 7. 6. Eccl. 9. 16.

2. A wild or mad Man, let him alone, and he will greatly busy himself all his Life, to accomplish that, which when it is completed, amounts to nothing. The Work, the Toil, the Travel of such an one, comes ⟨p. 134⟩[…] ⟨p. 135⟩[…] ⟨p. 136⟩to nothing, save to declare, that he was out of his Wits that did it. David imitating of such an one, Scrabbled upon the Gate of the King, as Fools do with Chalk; and like to this, is all the Work, of all Carnal Men in the World, 1 Sam. 21. 12, 13.

2. A wild or mad Man, let him alone, and he will greatly busy himself all his Life, to accomplish that, which when it is compleated, amounts to nothing. The Work, the Toyl, the Travel of such an one, comes