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3. An holy importunity of Gods people, is more in sensibleness of the inward affections of the heart, then in the outward expressions of words, Psal. 38. 9. All my desire ¹is before thee, and my groanings are not hid from thee. Davids heart panted and failed him, vers. 10. but not a word of expressions, though his expressions were very good. Rom. 8. 26. The spirit helps our infirmities, with sighs and groans that cannot be uttered. It ²is said, Revel. 5. 8. The four and twenty Elders had golden vials full of odours, which are the ³prayers of the Saints. They are called odours for their sweetness, golden, for their excellency, and vials, which are vessels of large extent in the belly, but narrow mouthed. The hearts of Gods people are like vials, many times, enlarged within, when they are straitened in their words and expressions. There are many times, most dilated desires in the hearts of the Saints, and yet they are so narrow mouthed, that they are not able to utter. But now it is otherwise with hypocrites, they have more in the expression then in the action. It was Gods complaint against the Jews of old, They draw nigh to God with their lips, when their hearts were far from him. An hypocrite ⁴indeed performs duty, but his duties never ⟨p. 38⟩reach to his heart: They are like a pot, that is hot at the top, but cold at the bottom.

3. An holy importunity of Gods people, is more in sensibleness of the inward affections of the heart, then in the outward expressions of words, Psal. 38. 9. All my desire