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

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 ⟨p. 204⟩earnest appropriate, and sequester his heart and mind to the Lord; so that he only looks to him to serve him holily in all duties: so is it when we pray, or preach, or do any public or private duty, this is the holiness of the heart, when it is done only to the Lord.

And not onely 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 businesse onely; for holinesse is to sequester a thing, and to appropriate it for the use of God onely: 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 holinesse; 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 ⟨p. 204⟩