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The hearts of natural men are exceedingly full of sin. If they had but one sin in their hearts, it would be sufficient to render their condition dreadful. But they have not only one sin, but all kinds of sin. There is every kind of lust. The heart of man is a cesspool of sin, and a fountain of corruption, from whence proceed all kinds of filthy streams. There is not one filthy lust in the heart of the devil, that is not in the heart of man! Natural men are in the image of the devil. The image of God is erased out, and the image of the devil is stamped upon them.God is graciously pleased to restrain the wickedness of men, principally by: fear of consequences, respect to their reputation, and by education. And if it were not for such restraints as these, there is no kind of wickedness that men would not commit, whenever it came in their way. Men have not only every kind of lust, and wicked and perverse dispositions in their hearts--but they have them to a dreadful degree. There is not only pride, but an astonis