Religion our true interest, or, Practical notes upon the third chapter of Malachi the…Religion our true interest, or, Practical notes upon the third chapter of Malachy the…

1. The Heart shows it's deceitfulness about things sinful; this deceit is 1. In hiding of sin, as Rahab hid the spies in the flax, Josh. 2.6. So the Heart Hides sin: and how doth it hide it? ⟨p. 64⟩Just as Adam hid himself under fig leaves, so the Heart hides sin under the fig leaves of excuses. It was done against the will, or in a Passion; or it was long of others: Aaron laid his sin in making the Golden calf upon the people, Exo. 32.22. The people are set on mischief: And Adam tacitly laid his sin upon God himself, Gen. 3.12. The Woman thou gavest me, she gave me of the tree. As to say, If thou hadst not given me this tempting woman, I had not eat.

1. The Heart shows it's deceitfulness about things sinful; this deceit is 1. In hiding of sin, as Rahab hid the spies in the flax, Josh. 2.6. So the Heart Hides sin: and how doth it hide it? ⟨p. 64⟩Just as Adam hid himself under figleaves, so the Heart hides sin under the figleaves of excuses. It was done against the will, or in a Passion; or it was long of others: Aaron laid his sin in making the Golden calf upon the people, Exo. 32.22. The people are set on mischief: And Adam tacitly laid his sin upon God himself, Gen. 3.12. The Woman thou gavest me, she gave me of the tree. As to say, If thou hadst not given me this tempting woman, I had not eat.