Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity…

Besides, it teacheth a man to exalt God as God in his heart, and when he is so exalted, he is more to him then a thousand witnesses. It enableth him to seek praise with God, and not with men.

Again, it gives a man light, whereby he can discern of the secret failings of his heart. Another man that hath not light he cannot see them; he can see gross enormities, but it is grace only that makes us to see small moats, inward failings; it is grace therefore that makes the inside clean.

Again, it gives a man light, whereby he can discern of the secret failings of his heart. Another man that hath not light he cannot see them; he can see grosse enormities, but it is grace onely that makes us to see small moats, inward failings; it is grace therefore that makes the inside clean.

And not only so, but it makes us perform duties in a holy and lively manner, it enableth us to do them to purpose. To perform them in a holy manner: for this is to perform duties in a holy manner, when the heart is apprehensive of the presence of God in the business only; for holiness is to sequester a thing, and to appropriate it for the use of God only: so when thou comest to perform a good duty, if thy heart be altogether looking upon the Lord,, so that nothing without have to do with it, if nothing else come in, and take up thy heart; not the sight of men, or the opinion of the creature, or the by-respects of any thing, none of these come and take a part of thy heart, and use it (•s it were) that is to perform a duty in a holy manner; Otherwise, whatsoever takes away the heart, or sets it on work, abates this holiness; for then the heart is not made peculiar to God in the performance of a duty, for it meddles with common things. Grace I say enableth to do this, because grace sanctifieth, that is, it makes a man really and in good