An evil root
Such is the inbred corruption of your heart, of your very inmost nature. And what manner of branches can you expect to grow from such an evil root? Hence springs unbelief, ever departing from the living God, saying, Who is the Lord, that I should serve him? Tush! You, God, do not care for it. Hence independence, aspiring to be like the Most High. Hence pride, in all its forms, teaching you to say, I am rich, and increased in goods, and have need of nothing.
From this evil fountain flow forth the bitter streams of vanity, thirst of praise, ambition, covetousness, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye, and the pride of life. From this arise anger, hatred, malice, revenge, envy, jealousy, evil surmisings. From this come all the foolish and hurtful lusts that now pierce you through with many sorrows, and, if not prevented in time, will at length drown your soul in everlasting perdition.
1771 text
2. Such is the inbred corruption of thy heart, of thy very inmost nature. And what manner of branches canst thou expect to grow, from such an evil root? Hence springs unbelief, ever departing from the living God: Saying, “Who is the Lord that I should serve him? Tush! Thou, God, carest not for it.” Hence independence, affecting to be like the Most High; hence pride in all its forms, teaching thee to say, “I am rich, and increased in goods, and have need of nothing.” From this evil fountain flow forth the bitter streams of vanity, thirst of praise; ambition, covetousness; the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye, and the pride of life. From this arise anger, hatred, malice, revenge, envy, jealousy, evil-surmisings: from this all the foolish and hurtful lusts, that now pierce thee through with many sorrows, and if not timely prevented, will at length drown thy soul in everlasting perdition.
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Sermon 7 in the 1771 Works. Mark 1:15.
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