The Heart compared to a house of common resort, Pag. 1, 2.
The Heart must be washed, not swept only, 3, 4
We must not lie down with unclean Thoughts, 5, 6
The vanity of our Thoughts, 7, 8
What is meant by Thoughts, 8, 9, 12, 13, 15
Their frame, or how conceived, 15, 16
When ours, and not the devils, 16, 17, 18, 19
How evil thoughts oft-times are punishments of the neglect of our Thoughts, 18, 19, &c.
Vanity what; and how diversly taken, 20
1, For unprofitableness, 20, 21
2. For lightness, 22, 23
3. For folly, 23
4. For inconstancy and frailty, 23, 24
5. For wickedness and sinfulness, ••
Thoughts are sins, 25
7. Reasons for it.
1. The Law judgeth them so, 25
2. They are capable of pardon 25
3. They are to be repented of, 26
4. They defile the man, 26, 27
5. They are abominable to the Lord, 27
6. They hinder all good, 27, 28
7. They are the first motioners of all evil, 28, 29
⟨image 4⟩A Heart sanctified, will (out of all objects that are put into the Thoughts) distil holy and useful meditations, 31, 32
The vanity and sinfulness of the mind appears in an unwillingness to entertain holy meditations, 37
What a hardness there is to holy meditations, 39, 40
How little while we are intent in them, 41
Not steadfast, but like one looking on a Star through an Optic-glass, held with a Palsy hand, 43
We must watch, and that chiefly in Prayer, 45, 46
The vanity of mind in good things, is, To think of them unseasonably, 46, 47, 48
The difference of Christs, and Adams, and our Thoughts, 49
Of the positive vanity of our thoughts, and whereby it discovereth it self, 50, 51
And this is seen in 5. things.
1. It its Foolishness, 51
2. In its Independency, 54
3. In its Curiosity, 62
4. In its taking thought to fulfil the lusts of the flesh, 71
5. In its representing and acting over sins in our thoughts, 74
⟨image 4⟩This representation of our sins to our thoughts doth 3. things,
1. It maketh the heart of man vain and empty, 76
2. It maketh our desires impatient, 78
3. It maketh them sinful and corrupt, 79
The seeming comforts which men have in speculative enjoying of pleasures, appear In three things,
1. In things present; 80
2, In things past, 83
3. In things future, 8•
A sure way whereby to know our natural inclinations, 101, 102.
The Uses of the Discovery of the vanity of our Thoughts, 102
Use. 1. To be humbled for them, 102, &c.
THe Heart compared to a house of common resort, Pag. 1, 2.
The Heart must be washt, not swept only, 3, 4
Wee must not lie downe with uncleane Thoughts, 5, 6
The vanity of our Thoughts, 7, 8
What is meant by Thoughts, 8, 9, 12, 13, 15
Their frame, or how conceived, 15, 16
When ours, and not the devils, 16, 17, 18, 19
How evill thoughts oft-times are punishments of the neglect of our Thoughts, 18, 19, &c.
Vanity what; and how diversly taken, 20
1, For unprofitablenesse, 20, 21
2. For lightnesse, 22, 23
3. For folly, 23
4. For inconstancy and frailty, 23, 24
5. For wickednesse and sinfulnesse, ••
Thoughts are sins, 25
7. Reasons for it.
1. The Law judgeth them so, 25
2. They are capable of pardon 25
3. They are to be repented of, 26
4. They defile the man, 26, 27
5. They are abominable to the Lord, 27
6. They hinder all good, 27, 28
7. They are the first motioners of all evill, 28, 29
⟨image 4⟩A Heart sanctified, will (out of all objects that are put into the Thoughts) distill holy and usefull medirations, 31, 32
The vanity and sinfulnesse of the minde appeares in an unwillingnesse to entertaine holy meditations, 37
What a hardnesse there is to holy meditations, 39, 40
How little while we are intent in them, 41
Not stedfast, but like one looking on a Star thorow an Optique-glasse, held with a Palsie hand, 43
We must watch, and that chiefly in Prayer, 45, 46
The vanity of mind in good things, is, To thinke of them unseasonably, 46, 47, 48
The difference of Christs, and Adams, and our Thoughts, 49
Of the positive vanity of our thoughts, and whereby it discovereth it selfe, 50, 51
And this is seen in 5. things.
1. It its Foolishnesse, 51
2. In its Independency, 54
3. In its Curiosity, 62
4. In its taking thought to fulfill the lusts of the flesh, 71
5. In its representing and acting over sins in our thoughts, 74
⟨image 4⟩This representation of our sinnes to our thoughts doth 3. things,
1. It maketh the heart of man vaine and empty, 76
2. It maketh our desires impatient, 78
3. It maketh them sinfull and corrupt, 79
The seeming comforts which men have in speculative enjoying of pleasures, appeare In three things,
1. In things present; 80
2, In things past, 83
3. In things future, 8•
A sure way whereby to know our naturall inclinations, 101, 102.
The Vses of the Discovery of the vanity of our Thoughts, 102
Vse. 1. To be humbled for them, 102, &c.
