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Secondly, The remaining part of corruption in the hearts of the saints, it is a burden of shame, greif is a bur∣den, and shame is a burden, many that can beare great burdens, that can beare the burden of poverty yet are not able to beare the burden of disgrace, especially to those
that are most ingenious, it is one of the greatest burdens in the world, now the saints they are ashamed of the cor∣ruption that remains in them, they account it a shame before the Lord and before his blessed Angels, and in re∣gard of themselves, what they know of themselves that the world knowes not of, they look upon it as ashame that they do even loath and abhor themselves as the scrip∣ture speakes; it may be their lives are such as others do ho∣nor and have high thoughts of them, but they being ac∣quainted with their own hearts, and looking into the se∣cret working of their own spirits, they see so much evil there, as they see much cause to abhor and loath them∣selves, and to lie down in their shame before the Lord, whom they know doth see into their hearts a great deale more then they can see themselves. I wil appeal to any one that knows his owne heart, if God should open your heart and make it known to your friends and acquaintance so much evil as is in your heart in the performing of one duty, if al men should know so much evil as is in your heart at one time, in praier or hearing a sermon, would you not be ashamed, now God knowes and sees al the baseness and vildness of your spirits, and the godly know∣ing this, they cannot but be ashamed and go under this burden of shame with heavy hearts.