Sincerity, or, The upright mans walk to heaven in two parts shewing I. that sincerity is the true way to happiness, II. that the keeping of our selves from our own iniquity is the true way to sincerity / delivered in several sermons in the parish church of St. Michael in Long-Stratton Norfolk by James Oldfield, late minister there.

2. As we have two enemies against us, so unless we subdue them both, and con∣quer them both, we shall never be the bet∣ter; unless we kill both these enemies we kill neither; unless the heart be mortify∣ed, sin can never be subdued, and unless sin be subdued, the heart can never be truly mortifyed. As for example, a man may seem for a while to beat off the tem∣ptation, by abstaining from the outward Act and Commission of a sin, yet if this man's heart be not changed he will to this sin again. A man that is a Swearer or a Drunkard, may be so far perswaded of the evil of these sins, that for a while he may leave off these sins of Swearing and of Drunkenness, nay when he is tempted to them, as when he is provoked, as at o∣ther times he will forbear his Swearing and Cursing; when he is invited to the

Ale-house to ill company he will not go; what will you say of such a man? hath he not got the mastery of his sin do you think? Tell me but one thing and I can resolve you, and 'tis this, hath this man his heart reformed and changed, if not, I warrant you he will to his former sins a∣gain; this is plain 78. Psalm 34, 35. you would think there was a Reformation, O but though the sin were routed, yet the heart was not reformed verse 36, 37. you must conquer both, or else you do as good as nothing at all; here you may see the great danger likewise; you have not only two enemies to fight with at once, but also both these must be destroyed at once; we must rout the sin and reform the heart, either subdue both or none at all.