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…

1. He hates All sin, with an hatred of Abomination, of Aversation, of Opposition. Dress it with what disguises you will, and press it with what motives, ends or advantages you can, the upright man hates it in his heart, Psal. 119. 1, 2. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, they walk in the Law of the Lord. They also (they for their part) do no iniquity, they walk in his way. There is a party in him that would be tampering with it, but he likes it not. O, saith God, do not this abominable thing that I hate, Jer. 44. 4. No, Lord, says he, for I hate it as well as thou. His heart is on Gods side against Sin: And particularly against his own iniquity, Psal. 18. 23. I was also upright before him, and I kept my self from mine iniquity. Mine iniquity; Every man hath some sin of his own, which he is most inclinable to, least able to resist, and loathest to leave. Thus he drags each prayer before God, and cries, Lord, if thou lovest me, strike here. This sin he prosecutes with prayers and tears, and all good means beside, forelays it in cool blood, and with continual preventing contrivances disappoints, crosses, intercepts, and by degrees starves it to death.

1. He hates All sin, with an hatred of Abomination, of Aversation, of Opposition. Dress it with what disguises you will, and press it with what motives, ends or advantages you can, the upright man hates it in his heart, Psal. 119. 1, 2. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, they walk in the Law of the Lord. They also (they for their part) do no iniquity, they walk in his way. There is a party in him that would be tampering with it, but he likes it not. O, saith God, do not this abominable thing that I hate, Jer. 44. 4. No, Lord, saies he, for I hate it as well as thou. His heart is on Gods side against Sin: And particularly against his own iniquity, Psal. 18. 23. I was also upright before him, and I kept my self from mine iniquity. Mine iniquity; Every man hath some sin of his own, which he is most inclinable to, least able to resist, and lothest to leave. Thus he drags each prayer before God, and cries, Lord, if thou lovest me, strike here. This sin he prosecutes with prayers and tears, and all good means beside, forelaies it in cool bloud, and with continual preventing contrivances disappoints, crosses, intercepts, and by degrees starves it to death.