Hearts are far from him

Joseph Smith - History paraphrases Matthew, but is closer to Edwards.

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I was answered that I must join none of them, for they were all wrong; and the Personage who addressed me said that all their creeds were an abomination in his sight; that those professors were all corrupt; that: “they draw near to me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me, they teach for doctrines the commandments of men, having a form of godliness, but they deny the power thereof.”

(Joseph Smith—History 1:19)

Edwards: They give God the outward appearance; they give God the words of their lips; but their hearts are far from him. 

as those who go about to "serve two masters" [Matthew 6:24], and as those who indeed draw near to God with their lips [Matthew 15:8], but have at the same time their hearts far from him, and running more after other things; and who have not a single eye, nor single heart. 

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8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

(Matthew 15:8–9)

13 ¶ Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:

(Isaiah 29:13)

31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.

(Ezekiel 33:31)

5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

(2 Timothy 3:5)

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Edwards:

given over to blindness of mind and hardness of heart, and at last so terribly destroyed, would be their unbelief, pride, self-righteousness, exalting themselves as better than others, their notorious hypocrisy and superstition, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men , and their perverseness and obstinancy in these things, attended with a persecuting spirit and practice."

and as those that don't give God their hearts, but give them to other things; as those who go about to "serve two masters" [Matthew 6:24], and as those who indeed draw near to God with their lips [Matthew 15:8], but have at the same time their hearts far from him, and running more after other things; and who have not a single eye, nor single heart. 

If we ben't in good earnest in religion, and our wills and inclinations be not strongly exercised, we are nothing. The things of religion are so great, that there can be no suitableness in the exercises of our hearts, to their nature and importance, unless they be lively and powerful. In nothing, is vigor in the actings of our inclinations so requisite, as in religion; and in nothing is lukewarmness so odious. 

True religion is evermore a powerful thing; and the power of it appears, in the first place, in the inward exercises of it in the heart, where is the principal and original seat of it. Hence true religion is called the power of godliness, in distinction from the external appearances of it, that are the form of it, II Timothy 3:5, "Having a form of godliness, but denying the power of it." The Spirit of God in those that have sound and solid religion, is a spirit of powerful holy affection; and therefore, God is said to have given them the spirit "of power, and of love, and of a sound mind" (II Timothy 1:7). And such, when they receive the Spirit of God, in his sanctifying and saving influences, are said to be baptized with the Holy Ghost, and with fire; by reason of the power and fervor of those exercises the Spirit of God excites in their hearts, whereby their hearts, when grace is in exercise, may be said to burn within them; as is said of the disciples (Luke 24:32).

The business of religion is, from time to time, compared to those exercises, wherein men are wont to have their hearts and strength greatly exercised and engaged; such as running, wrestling or agonizing for a great prize or crown, and fighting with strong enemies that seek our lives, and warring as those that by violence take a city or kingdom.

And though true grace has various degrees, and there are some that are but babes in Christ, in whom the exercise of the inclination and will towards divine and heavenly things, is comparatively weak; yet everyone that has the power of godliness in his heart, has his inclinations and heart exercised towards God and divine things, with such strength and vigor, that these holy exercises do prevail in him above all carnal or natural affections, and are effectual to overcome them: for every true disciple of Christ, loves him above father or mother, wife and children, brethren and sisters, houses and lands; yea, than his own life. From hence it follows, that wherever true religion is, there are vigorous exercises of the inclination and will, towards divine objects: but by what was said before, the vigorous, lively and sensible exercises of the will, are no other than the affections of the soul.