A plain discourse upon uprightness showing the properties and privileges of an upright man…A plain discourse upon uprightness shewing the properties and priviledges of an upright man…

2. The inconstancy of an hypocrite i• about the choice of the end, about the very object of the soul; whether he shall choose Christ or Corruption, God or Mammon. The upright man is fully resolved in this, and his inconstancy is only in the use of means; not whether he should pray or not pray, meditate or no, but he hath not always the same degree of love to them, heat and delight in them, and comfort from them. And this must be mourned for here, but can be cured only in Heaven.

2. The inconstancy of an hypocrite i• about the choice of the end, about the very object of the soul; whether he shall chus• Christ or Corruption, God or Mammon. The upright man is fully resolved in this, and his inconstancy is only in the use of means; not whether he should pray or not pray, meditate or no, but he hath not alwayes the same degree of love to them, heat and delight in them, and comfort from them. And this must be mourn'd for here, but can be cur'd only in Heaven.

Doubt. 5. The Deceitfulness of the hear; this is so great, that after all my trial I may be mistaken; there are lamps that may delude a man even to the gates of Heaven. And I am sure my heart is one of the worst of the kind, and so most likely to deceive and be deceived.

Doubt. 5. The Deceitfulness of the heare; this is so great, that after all my tryal I may be mistaken; there are lamps that may delude a man even to the gates of Heaven. And I am sure my heart is one of the worst of the kind, and so most likely to deceive and be deceived.

Resol. 1. Though the Heart be deceitful in its self, yet it is discernible by the help of Gods spirit.