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Covenant-keeping the way to blessedness, or, A brief discourse wherein is shown the connection…Covenant-keeping the way to blessedness, or, A brief discourse wherein is shewn the connexion…
Covenant-keeping the way to blessedness, or, A brief discourse wherein is shown the connection which there is between the promise, on God's part; and duty, on our part, in the covenant of grace: as it was delivered in several sermons, preached in order to solemn renewing of covenant. / By Samuel Willard teacher of a church in Boston in New-England. ; [Seven lines from Deuteronomy]Covenant-keeping the way to blessedness, or, A brief discourse wherein is shewn the connexion which there is between the promise, on God's part; and duty, on our part, in the covenant of grace: as it was delivered in several sermons, preached in order to solemn renewing of covenant. / By Samuel Willard teacher of a church in Boston in New-England. ; [Seven lines from Deuteronomy]
printed by James Glen, 1682
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
FOR,
1. Our hearts are naturally hypocritical and dangerously deceitful; and hence, if they be not Cautiously looked after, will lead us into cheats, and self delusions: There is nothing, more subtle, sly, slippery than the heart of Man; and it is very hard for us to know when it is right. See, Jer. 17.9. Who can know it? Many Men are apt to persuade themselves that their heart is right when it is not: Jehu, when he was upon the spur, and his zeal on fire, would have been angry if any one had then told him, that he would at last prove an Idolater. Doubtless, these Israelites, when they made such promises and protestations, as we find they did, were very confident of their own integrity, and yet the next hour of temptation discovered their falseness; There is therefore great need to be very wary of our hearts.
1. Our hearts are naturally hypocritical and dangerously deceitful; and hence, if they be not Cautelously looked after, will lead us into cheats, and self delusions: There is nothing, more subtile, sly, slippery than the heart of Man; and it is very hard for us to know when it is right. See, Jer. 17.9. Who can know it? Many Men are apt to perswade themselves that their heart is right when it is not: Jehu, when he was upon the spur, and his zeal on fire, would have been angry if any one had then told him, that he would at last prove an Idolater. Doubtless, these Israelites, when they made such promises and protestations, as we find they did, were very confident of their own integrity, and yet the next hour of temptation discovered their falsness; There is therefore great need to be very wary of our hearts.