ofel ,err: 40n. 117 any aéfual renewal of faith and repentance, that he commit- ted that fin again : a wound while it is open, and not fully clofed, it may bleed again ; but when it is fully clofed to bleed again is dangerous ; and fo anyof the people of God, af- ter the aftual renewal of their faith and repentance, you can- not give me an example that any of them have fain into the fame fin again ; I do not absolutely deny it, but I fay it is a dangerous thing, God hatlt not left an example ; he bath left examples that his Children have fain, but not after they have renewed their faith and repentance, that they have fain i-- to the fame fins again ; I (peak not of inward thoughts , I know that they after repentance will return again ; but for any outward grofs aftual fin after the renewal of faith and repentance , they have not return'd again to commit the fame fin : when once a joynt is out, or a leg broke andfet ,ufital- ly that joynt or bone is flronger than before ; and fo I might Phew you after they have finned, and been fet again, they have, been ftronger than before : a Child of God falling into fin is juif like the breaking of a bone. Gal. 6. r . And you that are fpiritual muff reflore fach a one ; the word in the Original is put him in joynt again ; any godly man or member of a Church that falls into fin, is as a bone out of joynt, and you that 'are fpiritual mul{ fet it again if once you have a bone out of joynt the longer you let it go, the more painful it is ; to if you fall into any fin, the longer you let it go, the more unweildy youwill be : No marvel you cannot go about your bufinefs handfomely, when you have a bone out of joynt ; buthas God been fo merciful as to put you into joynt again ; you knowwhat Chri t'c faid to the man, Thou art made whole, &c. fo I fayto you, you that have finned, and God has par- doned you, fet you in joynt again, Goyour way, you are made whole, take heed of finning again, left a worfe thing befal you. 2. Afecondfort that difhonour the grace of God are fuck that though theyfall not into thelamegroßfns again ofter par- doning mercy,yet are negligent in the ways of God ;loofe,flight, vain,fenfual, carnal, dead-hearted in their converfation, and do Rot anfwer the grace of God revealed to them, but are more Q3 drofiie
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