![]() And it is but reasonable service, that Christ should have the hearts of his children, since he stands in such near relations to them as father, husband, friend, and brother is all in all unto them is so lovely a person himself, and has so loved them, and given himself, his life, his blood, his all, for them and let thine eyes observe my ways ![]() Christ should have the hearts and affections of his people, and he only he is to be loved with the whole heart, sincerely, and above all things else and it is a good man's heart he desires a broken and a contrite heart is not despised by him, he binds it up a heart purified by faith in his blood, a new heart and a new spirit, in which his laws are put and written a heart to know him, fear him, love him, and believe in him: and as he requites the heart in the exercise of every grace, as faith, fear, and love so in the performance of, every duty, which, without the heart, is of no avail as in prayer, singing of praise, and hearing the word, and other religious services. The heart of a wicked man is little worth, and not worth having Satan has the possession of it, and fills it, and influences and draws it at his pleasure the world is set in it, and there is no room for any other sensual lusts and pleasures, whoredom, wine, and new wine, take away the heart, ( Hosea 4:11 ) and it is to those this exhortation is opposed, as appears from the following verses and the sense is, give not thine heart to women, nor to wine, but to me. ![]() ![]() These words are not the words of Solomon to his son, for a greater than Solomon is here besides, the claim and possession of the heart do not belong to a creature, but to God but they are the words of Wisdom, or Christ, to everyone of his sons, the children the Father has given him in covenant who are adopted through him, regenerated by his Spirit and grace, begotten by his word and ministers as instruments, and born and brought up in his church, and to whom he stands in the relation of the everlasting Father. ![]()
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