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IT is desperately wicked above all things, none knoweth it, Jer. 17 9.
The Lord searcheth it, and trieth the heart and the reins, Jer. 17.10
The imaginations and thoughts of our hearts are only evil continually, Gen. 6.5.
Many high places may remaine in the soule, and yet the heart be perfect with God, 1 Kings. 15 4.
The Lord searcheth all hearts, and under∣standeth the imagina∣tions of our thoughts, 1 Chron. 28.9.
The Lord turneth it and hath pleasure in uprightnesse, 1 Chron. 29.17.
God is wise in heart and mighty in strength, Iob 9.44.
It is God who takes away the people of the earth, Iob 12.24.
We to our power ought to make the heart of the miserable to sing for joy, Iob 29.13.
Our heart ought not to walk after our eyes, Iob 31.7.
The righteous Lord trieth the heart and the reins, Pro. 7.9 & 15.3.
The Saints may have daily sorrows in their heart, Psal. 38.8.
The words of our mouth, and the medi∣tations of our hearts, ought to go together, Ps. 49.3.
The heart must be perfect to walk with God and keep his com∣mandments, 1 Kings 8.6.
An understanding wise heart is the greatest earthly gift we can re∣ceive, 1 King. 3.11, 12.
It is a grief of heart to know of the decay of our posterity, 1 Sam. 2.13.
Great thoughts of heart make great divi∣sions, Iudges 5.15.
Willing services for the Church winnes the hearts of others unto us Iudges 5.9.
Our hearts ought to be seriously set and bent on that we should and would do, Deut. 32.46. Ps. 57.7.
It should be ready to
answer God cals, Ps. 27.8.
His wonderful good∣nesse unto us ought not to be hid in our hearts, but his righteousnesse, goodnesse, faithfulnesse and truth declared unto others, Ps. 40.10.
The Saints may suffer much grief and oppres∣sion of heart, Ps. 18.8. & 55.4.
A holy heart cannot long be silent at the im∣piety of wicked men, Ps. 9.4.
Sins affrighting ter∣rors, makes us (encom∣passing us) feeble faint∣ing hearts, Ps. 40.13.
Though overwhelm∣ed with affliction, the Saints hearts stand firm Ps. 44.8.
It should not be set upon encreasing riches Ps. 62.10.
Wicked men may have more outward things then heart can wish, Ps. 73.7.
The Saints are apt to be discouraged in heart at the prosperity of the wicked, Ps. 73.13.
A right tuned soul fainteth for the courts of God, and the hearts and flesh of such should cry out for the living God, Ps. 84.2.
Fearful hearts are ig∣norant of Gods wayes Ps. 95.10.
A froward heart, nor a wicked person should not dwell with us, nei∣ther should we suffer a high look and a proud heart, Ps. 101.4, 5.
Outward comforts do refresh the heart, Ps. 104.15. Prov. 3.6.
It is God who turns mens hearts to hate us Ps. 105.25.
Sin enforces God to bring down mens hearts with labour, and puts
them in great straites, Ps. 107.12.
Fearful hearts are to be encouraged and strengthened, Is. 35.4. The Saints desire that God should search and trye their hearts, and help their failings, Ps, 139.23.
Though our heart devise our way, yet the Lord ordereth our steps Pro. 16.9.
Councel in the heart of a man is like deep waters, Pro. 20.5.
In the midst of our hearts devices, the councell of the Lord must stand, Pro. 19.21.
None can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from sin, Pro. 20.9.
The Lord pondereth the hearts, Pro. 21.2.
It is a thankles office to sing songs to a hea∣vy heart, Pro. 25.20.
As in water face an∣swereth face, so doth the heart of man to man, Pro. 27.19.
Our hearts & mouths must not be rash to ut∣ter any thing before God, Eccles. 5.2.
The living ought to lay the case of the dead to heart, Prov. 7.2.
A heart rejoicing in outward, comforts only, must expect great outward miseries, Eccl. 11.9.
When God sets in against us, he can make our hearts to pant, af∣fright us with feare, and turn the night of our pleasure into feare Isa. 21.4.
God can astonish the heart to feare at the a∣bundance of his after▪ mercies, Isa. 60.5. & 66.14.