that there is so much evil in it, as you rather look upon it, as having more good in it, than there is in God himself, and Christ, and Heaven, and all the glorious things of eter∣nal life? for so doth everie man and woman that makes anie sinful way their chief joy; I say, they are so far from being convinced of so much evil in it, as hath been declared, as that they do rejoyce in it, as if there were more good in it, than there is in God himself, or Christ, or anie thing revealed in the Word concerning the trea∣sures of the riches of the grace of God in Christ; this is horrible wickedness: it is an horrible evil in thy heart, that such an evil as sin is, should be so suitable to thy heart; that there should be a∣nie suitableness between thy heart, and so great an evil as sin is: yea, note that thou hast a verie cursed heart, that should be suitable to that which is so evil; a verie poysonous heart, that there should be so much agreement between that which is so poysonous, and the temper of thy heart: True, a toad will take poison, and it is suitable to it, it lives upon it, and takes delight in it, as you do in meat and drink: Now those that can make Sin their meat and drink; as Christ saith, It is meat and drink to do the Will of my Father; so it is meat and drink to manie ungodly men and women to do wickedlie. Now here∣by thou art declared to be a toad, to be of a ve∣nemous nature, that hast such a suitableness be∣tween thy Nature and Sin. Sure nothing but a venemous toad can delight in poison: so no∣thing but a heart more venemous and loath som
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