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…

Let us be humbled for the sins of our Thoughts, Prov. 30.32. If thou hast thought evil, lay thy hand upon thy Mouth. That is, humble and abase thy self before the Lord. The best alive had need be humbled for their thoughts. 1. The Instability of their Thoughts. How do the Thoughts Dance up and down in Prayer: like Quick-silver they will not six. 'Tis hard to tie two Good Thoughts together.

Let us be humbled for the sins of our Thoughts, Prov. 30.32. If thou hast thought evil, lay thy hand upon thy Mouth. That is, humble and abase thy self before the Lord. The best alive had need be humbled for their thoughts. 1. The Instability of their Thoughts. How do the Thoughts Dance up and down in Prayer: like Quick-silver they will not six. 'Tis hard to tye two Good Thoughts together.

2. The Impiety of their Thoughts. In the fairest fruit may be a Worm, and in the best Heart evil Thoughts may arise. Did mens Hearts stand where their faces do, they would blush to look one upon another. Let us I say be deeply humbled for our Thoughts. Let us look up to Christ that he would stand between us and Gods Justice, and that he would intercede for us that the Thoughts of our Hearts may be forgiven us.

¹Let us think of Gods Name;² let us lock up our selves with God every ⟨p. 113⟩day; let our Thoughts get Wings, and with the Birds of Paradise fly up towards Heaven. Christians, look up on that day to be lost, wherein you have not conversed with God in your Thoughts; think of God in your Closet, in your Shop: Trade above the Moon. Isaac went out into the field to meditate,