Secret Sins

Introduction:
Proposition: "If I regard wickedness in my heart, the Lord will not hear."
I. They regard iniquity in their heart, who practice it secretly, who are under restraint from the world, but are not possessed of an habitual fear of the omniscient God, the searcher of all hearts...
II. They regard iniquity in the heart, who entertain and indulge the desire of sin, although in the course of providence they may be restrained from the actual commission of it.
III. They regard iniquity in their heart, who reflect upon past sins with delight, or with out sincere humiliation of mind.
IV. They regard iniquity in the heart, who look upon the sins of others with approbation; or, indeed, who can behold them without grief.
V. The regard sin in their heart, who are backward to bring themselves to trial, and who are not truly willing that God Himself would search and try them.
Concluding Thoughts: