Author(s): John Flavel
Publisher: Aneko Press
Price: FREE      

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. (Proverbs 4:23)

The heart of man is his worst part before it is regenerated, and the best part afterward. It is the seat of principles, and the fountain of actions.
The greatest difficulty in conversion is to win the heart to God. The greatest difficulty after conversion is to keep the heart with God. Direction and help in this great work are the scope of the text wherein we have:
An exhortation: Keep thy heart with all diligence.
The reason or motive enforcing it: For out of it are the issues of life.

In the exhortation we’ll consider:
The matter of the duty.
The manner of performing it.

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