Altogether Vanity by John Bunyan
I find to this day seven abominations in my heart:
1) Inclining to unbelief;
2) Suddenly to forget the love and mercy that Christ manifesteth;
3) A leaning to the works of the law;
4) Wanderings and coldness in prayer;
5) To forget to watch for that I pray for;
6) Apt to murmur because I have no more, and yet ready to abuse what I have;
7) I can do none of those things which God commands me, but my
corruptions will thrust in themselves.
When I would do good, evil is present with me. These things I
continually see and feel, and am afflicted and oppressed with, yet the
wisdom of God doth order them for my good;
1) They make me abhor myself;
2) They keep me from trusting my heart;
3) They convince me of the insufficiency of all inherent righteousness;
4) They show me the necessity of flying to Jesus;
5) They press me to pray unto God;
6) They show me the need I have to watch and be sober;
7) And provoke me to pray unto God, through Christ to help me, and
carry me through this world.