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1 Theff. iii. 10. Praying that we might perfect what is lacking in your Faith.

28. Promifes to the perfect. Job viii. 20. God will not caft away a perfect Man.

Pf. xxxvii. 37. Mark the perfect Man, and behold the Upright, for the latter End of that Man is Peace.

Prov. i 21. The Upright shall dwell in the Land, and the perfect fhall remain in it.

29. Inftances of Perfons called perfect. Noah, Gen. 6. 9.—Job, Job 1. 1. 8.-2. 3.-David, Pf. 101. 2. 6.-Perfons called Righteous, Noah, Gen. 7. 1.-David, 1 Kings 3. 6.-Job, Job 29. 14.-Zacharias and Elizabeth, Luke 1. 6.-Abel, Heb. 11. 4.

Hypocrify.

30. Hypocrify forbidden. Luke xii. 1. Jefus faid, beware of the Leaven of the Pharifees, which is Hypocrify.

James iii. 17. The Wisdom from above is without Partiality, and without Hypocrify.

31. Marks of Hypocrites. 2 Kings x. 16. They fay, come and fee my Zeal for the Lord.

Job xii. 2. No doubt but ye are the People, and Wisdom shall die with you.

xv. 8. They reftrain Wisdom to themselves, Jer. 8. 8.

Pf. xii. 2. They fpeak with a double Heart, Jer. 12. 2.

Prov. xx. vi. They proclaim their own Goodness.

XXX 12. They are pure in their own Eyes, yet are not washed from their Filthinefs.

Ifa. lxv. 5. They fay, ftand by thyfelf, come not near to me, for I am holier than thou, Luke 18. 9. They truft in themselves that they are righteous, and defpife others.

Ixvi. 5. They hate their Brethren, and caft them out, and fay, let the Lord be glorified, Matt. 7. 4. They fay let me pull the Mote out of thine Eye, &c.

Matt. vi. 5. They pray ftanding in the Synagogues and in the Corners of the Streets, that they may be feen of Men, Luke 18. 11. In Prayer they fay, God, I thank thee, I am not as other Men are, Extortioners, &c.

xxiii. 14. They devour Widows Houfes, and on a Pretence make long Prayers.

vi. 16. When they fafl they disfigure their Faces, that they may appear unto Men to faft, Luke 18. 12. I faft twice in the Week, faid the Pharifee.

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Ver. 2. When they give Alms they found a Trumpet, that they may have Glory of Men,

Luke xvi. 18. They juftify themselves before Men.

John v. 44. They receive Honour one of another, and feek not the Honour that cometh from God only.

Matt. xxiii. 25. They make clean the Outfide of the Cup and Platter, but are full of Extortion and Excefs.

Ver. 27. Like whited Sepulchres outwardly beautiful, but within are full of Rottenneis.

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Matt. xxiii. 28. Outwardly they appear Righteous unto Men, but within are full of Hypocrify and Iniquity.

xv. 8. They honour God with their Lips, but their Heart is far from him.

Ver. 9. In vain they worship God, teaching for Doctrines the Commandments of Men.

xxiii. 13. They fhut up the Kingdom of Heaven against Men, they neither go in theinfelves, nor fuffer others to go in.

Ver. 15. They compafs Sea and Land to make one Profelyte, and make him twofold more the Child of Hell than themselves.

Ver. 23. They pay Tythe of Mint, Anife and Cummin, all Manner of Pot herbs, Luke 11. 42. and omit the mightier Matters of the Law, Judgment, Mercy and Faith, Luke 18. 12.

Ver. 24. They ftrain at a Gnat and fwallow a Camel.

32. Threats. Job viii. 13. The Hypocrite's Hope fhall perifa.
ziii. 16. An Hypocrite fhall not come before God, Pf. 5.`5-
xv. 34. The Congregation of Hypocrites fhall be defolate.

xvii. 8. The Innocent fhall fir up himself against the Hypocrite.
xx. 5. The Joy of the Hypocrite is but for a Moment.

xxvii. 8. What is the Hope of the Hypocrite, when God taketh away his Soul?

xxxvi. 13. The Hypocrites heap up Wrath, they cry not when God bindeth them.

Ifa. ix. 17. The Lord fhall have no Pleafure in their young Men, neither fhall he have Mercy on their Fatherlefs and Widows, far every one is an Hypocrite and an evil Doer.

x. 6. An hypocritical Nation, the People of God's Wrath.

xxxiii. 14. Fearfulness hath furprized the Hypocrites: Who among as fhall dwell with devouring Fire? who among us fhall dwell with everlafting Burnings.

Matt. xxiii. 33. Ye Serpents, ye Generation of Vipers, how can ye efcape the Dainnation of Hell.

Matt. xxiv. 51. The Lord of the evil Servant shall appoint him his Portion with the Hypocrites, there fhall be Weeping and Gnafhing of "Teeth.

33. Hypocrites burtful to Men. Jab xxxiv. 3o. That the Hypocrite reign not, left the People be enfnared.

Prov. xi 9. The Hypocrite with his Mouth devoureth his Neighbour. See Ifa. 32. 6. Mark 12. 14, 15. Prov. 27. 14.

The Heart.

34. The Heart of the Righteous toward God. Whole Heart fignifying Sincerity in Duties.

Deut. xi. 13. Love the Lord your God, and ferve him with all your Heart, and with all your Soul, Ch. 13. 3.-30. 6. Matt. 22. 37. Jof. 22. 5. 1 Sam. 12. 20. 24.

xxvi. 16. Thou fhalt keep and do thefe Statutes and Judgments, with all thine Heart, and with all thy Soul, 1 Kings 2. 4.- -8. 23.*4. 8.

xxx. 2. When thou fhalt return to the Lord thy God, with all thine Heart, and with all thy Soul.

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Deut. xxxii. 3. Then the Lord will turn thy Captivity, &c.

2 Kings 23. 3. Jofiah the King made a Covenant before the Lord. to walk after the Lord, and to keep his Commandments, and his Teftimonies, and his Statutes, with all their Heart, and with all their Soul, 2 Chron. 34. 31-15. 12.

Pf. ix. 1. I will praife thee, O Lord, with my whole Heart, Pf. 111. 1. -138. 1.

lxxxvi. 12. I will praife thee, O Lord, with all my Heart.

cxix. 2. Blefied are they that keep the Lord's Teftimonies, and feek him with the whole Heart, Ver. 10.

Ver. 34. Give me Understanding and I fhall keep thy Law, yea I fhall obferve it with my whole Heart, Ver. 69.

Ver. 58. I intreated thy Favour with my whole Heart, Ver. 145Prov. iii. 5. Truft in the Lord with all thine Heart, and lean not to thine own Understanding

Jer. xxiv. 7. They fhall return to me with their whole Heart.

xxix. 13. Ye fhall feek me, and find me (faith the Lord) when ye fearch for me with all your Heart, 2 Chron. 15. 12.-22. 9.

Acts viii. 37. If thou believeft with all thine Heart, &c.

Col. iii. 23. Whatfoever ye do, do it heartily as unto the Lord. 35. Pure Heart. Pí. xxiv. iii. Who fhall afcend into the Hill of God? and who shall stand in his holy Place ?

Ver. 4. He that hath clean Hands and a pure Heart.

Matt. v. 8. Bleffed are the Pure in Heart, for they fhall fee God. See Tim. 1. 5. 2 Tim. 2. 22. 1 Pet. I. 22.

36. Perfect Heart. 1 Kings viii. 61. Let your Hearts be perfect with the Lord your God, to walk in his Statutes, and keep his Commandments, Chron. 28. 9. Serve God with a perfect Heart, and with a willing Mind, for the Lord fearcheth all Hearts, and understandeth all the Imaginations of the Thoughts.

1 Chron. xxix. 9. With a perfect Heart the People offered willingly. 2 Chron. xvi. 9. The Eyes of the Lord run to and fro through the whole Earth, to fhew himself ftrong in Behalf of thofe whofe Heart is perfect with him.

Pf. ci. 2. I will walk within my House with a perfect Heart.

Luke viii. 15. But that on the good Ground, are they, which in an honeft and good Heart, having heard the Word, keep it, and bring forth Fruit with Patience.

See Inftances, Afa, Chron. 15. 14. 2 Chron. 15. 17. Hezekiah, 2 Kings 20. 3. Ifa. 38. 3. Want of a perfect Heart in Solomon, 1 Kings 11. 4-15. 3. And in Amaziah, 2 Chron 25. 2.

37. Upright Heart. PÍ. vii. 10. God faveth the Upright in Heart. xxxii. 11. Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, ye Righteous, and fhout for Joy all ye that are upright in Heart, Pf. 64. 10.

XXXVI. 10. O continue thy loving Kindness to them that know thee, and thy Righteoufnefs to the Upright in Heart.

xcvii. 11. Light is fown for the Righteous, and Gladnefs for the Upright in Heart.

cxix. 7. I will praife thee with Uprightnefs of Heart when I fhall have learned thy righteous Judgments. See Job 33. 3.

38. Single Heart. Acts ii. 46. Eph. 6. 5. Col. 3. 22.

39. Clean Heart. Pf. 51. 10. Create in me a clean Heart, O God.

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Pf. lxxiii. 1. God is good to fuch as are of a clean Heart.
Prov. xx. 9. Who can fay I have made my Heart clean?

40. Broken contrite Heart. Pf. xxxiv. 18. The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken Heart, and saveth such as be of a contrite Spirit.

li. 17. The Sacrifices of God are a broken Spirit, a broken and a contrite Heart, O God, thou wilt not defpife.

cix. 16. See Prayers against those who would flay the broken in Heart.

cxlvii. 3. The Lord healeth the Broken in Heart, and bindeth up their Wounds.

Ifa lvii. 15. Thus faith the Lord, I dwell with him that is of a contrite and humble Spirit, to revive the Spirit of the Humble, and to Jevive the Heart of the contrite ones.

Ixi. 1. The Lord hath fent me to bind up the Broken-hearted, Luke 4. 18,

Ixvi. 2. To this Man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite Spirit, and trembleth at my Word.

41. Duties refpecting the Heart. Deut. xxxii. 46. Set your Heart unto all the Words which I command you.

Jof. xxiv. 23. Incline your Heart unto the Lord God of Ifrael.

1 Sam. vii. 3. Prepare your Hearts unto the Lord and ferve him only, Job 11. 13.

2 Chron. xxx. 18, 19. Lord, pardon every one that prepareth his Heart to feek the Lord God of his Fathers.

Ezra vii. 10. Ezra prepared his Heart to feek the Law of the Lord, and to do it.

Job. xi. 13. If thou prepare thine Heart, and ftretch out thine Hands towards him.

Ver. 15. Then shalt thou lift up thy Face with Joy.

Pf. lxxvii. 6. I commune with mine own Heart, Pf. 4. 4.

Frov. iv. 23. Keep thine Heart, Ch. 23. 19. Guide thine Heart,

&c.

Jer. iv. 4. Circumcife yourselves to the Lord, and take away the Foreskins of your Heart.

Ver. 14. Wash thine Heart from Wickedness, that thou mayeft be clean, Ifa. 1. 16.

XXX 21. Who is this that engageth his Heart to approach unto me, faith the Lord.

Ver. 22. Ye fhall be my People, and I will be your God.

Ezek. xviii. 31. Make you a new Heart, and a new Spirit, for why will ye die, O House of Ifrael?

Joel ii. 13. Rent your Heart and not your Garments, and turn again to the Lord.

See James iv. 8. Purify your Hearts.

v. 8. Stablish your Hearts.

Apply the Heart.

Pf. xc. 12. To Wisdom, Eccl. 7. 25. Prov. 2. 2. To Underftanding, Prov. 22. 17. To Knowledge. Prov. 23. 12. To Inftruction.

42. God

42. God taketh Notice of the Heart! This is to be confidered as a Motive to the foregoing Duties.

Jer. xx. 12. O Lord of Hofts that trieft the Righteous, and feest the Reins and Heart.

1 Kings viii. 39. Lord thou only knoweft the Hearts of all the Children of Men, 2 Chron. 6 36.

Pf. xliv. 21. God knoweth the Secrets of the Heart.

Prov. xv, 11. Hell and Destruction are before the Lord, how much more the Hearts of the Children of Men.

Luke xvi. 15. God knoweth your Hearts.

Acts i. 24. Thou, Lord, knoweft the Hearts of all Men.

Heb. iv. 12. The Word of God is a Difcerner of the Thoughts and Intents of the Heart.

1 Chron. xxviii. 9. The Lord feeth all Hearts, and understandeth all the Imaginations of the Thoughts.

Jer. xvii. 10. I the Lord fearch the Heart and try the Reins.

Rom. viii. 27. He that fearcheth the Hearts knoweth what is the Mind of the Spirit.

Rev. ii. 23. I am he which fearcheth the Reins and Heart.

1 Chron. xxix. 17. I know, my God, that thou triest the Heart, and haft Pleafure in Uprightnefs, Ver. 18, 19.

Pf. vii. 9. The righteous God trieth the Hearts and Reins. xxvi. 2. Examine me,

Heart,

O Lord, and prove me, try my Reins and my

Jer. xi. 3. Thou haft tried mine Heart toward thee.

1 Theff. ii. 4. God trieth the Hearts.

Pf. xvli. 3. Thou haft proved mine Heart, thou haft tried me.
Prov. xxi 2. The Lord pondereth the Hearts, Ch. 24. 12.

43. God influenceth the Hearts of the Righteous. Pf. li. 10. Create in me a clean Heart, O God, &c.

Jer. xxiv. 7. I will give them an Heart to know me, that I am the Lord.

xxxii. 39. I will give them one Heart, and one Way, that they may fear me for ever.

Ezek. xi. 19. I will give them one Heart, and I will put a new Spirit within you, and I will take the ftony Heart out of their Flefh, and will give them an Heart of Flesh

Ver. 20. That they may walk in my Statutes, and keep mine Ordinances and do them, and they fhall be my People, and I will be their God, Ch. 36. 26. See 1 Sam. 10. 9. 2 Chron. 30. 12.

1 Chron. xxix. 18. O Lord prepare their Heart unto thee.

Pf. x. 17. Thou Lord wilt prepare their Heart.

Prov. xvi. 1. The preparation of the Heart in Man, and the An

fwer of the Tongue is from the Lord, Ver. 9. Ch. 19. 21.

Deut. xxx. 6. The Lord thy God will circumcife thine Heart, and the Heart of thy Seed, to love the Lord thy God with all thine Heart, and with all thy Soul, that thou mayeft live, 2 Theff. 3. 5.

1 Sam. x. 26. There went with Saul a Band of Men, whofe Hearts God had touched.

Acts xvi. 14. The Lord opened the Heart of Lydia, that she attended to the Things spoken by Paul.

xv. 9. God purifying their Hearts by Faith:

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