Tbe ·MtftrieJ of the Vn'converted. ifwe could but co~vince men· that tneyareyet un. regenera~e, the ~ork wer~ u~~n t;~~ .m~t~er qone. B_ut I (acHy expenence, that fuc;ha '_fp1nt offloth and flumber (Rom.r1.'8. Maith.13 . I).) po1fefleththe unfanctifi~d, tthat though -they ~el convinced that they are . y~t. un~onye~~~9,,. 'yet th~y of~- ti·~e~ . care-:– Jefly fie fhll; and what thro~gh the avocat1on of ienfual_ p~e~fures? ~r hu~ry :~(~o[idly b.u~~eis, or notfe and clarnour p~earth!Y cares., and h1fts, and aife&ions,_~ Luk. . ?.• ,I 4: . : ~h'€ ' yoice of c9nfcjenc~ js d~a-~ned, · Yan~ men ~o ' nqfart~ -~ha.~ ~r~m~ ~Qld wif!le~, an~ general , purpofe~ . of_.reventlng aqd -~-: men~itng, Aft. 24. 2 r; ·_ ·- - · ~t 'is~.herefo_re~~f ljithne~effitr,,' ··that ~- do ·n~t op~ lyconvtnce men'tHat.theyateonconverted., brttthat r alfoendeavour to bring them to a fenfe of the fear.. ful miferyof this effate. , · · ·I But_here I find my felf a~ground at firlf putting f?rth. . Wha~ ton,gp~ .can_t~l~ ~he :heir~ :~~-_J:.tJ~r~1~~ ctently of thett mtiery, Uf1{,d~ .twere Pt:o~J ~ 1n_ ~Haf flame? _ Lu~. I 6. ~4· ' Wher~.: ts~ th~ re%1PY 'W(trter, whofe 'pencandecip~e·r_ their' p1i(e~y, _tn~t ate..,with1 - ·out God in the _wqrJd? ·F;phef. 2'; ;I 2 . · 'J'his cannot fullybe "_9ne, unlefs.we·knew the infiniteoc~anof that blifsand pe~feB: ionwhich is in that God, ~hi~h a ftate.of fin do~n exfl~d~ p1en from. "fVho k'Mwcth (~it)y/1~(es) the·. p~'41~r:- of : tbire ~ng~_r ~. -.ffal.~ ao:.!- r~ A:1~~'Wb vV fhall I:telt_m~~tl- ti)a t wht~~- l ci9.not'J(l)PW ? Yetfo much we_.kno~-' ?s;~ 'ohew.e~jd ~rnnk, ,\;Qnld !hake the heart of tfi~t~man that had the leatf d~gr~~ offpirituallife and fenfe. BJ.;tt this i&yet the m()re poi\9:~ difficu1~y, that 1 am to fpeak to them that are wtt~O?t f~nte. A! as, this is nor the leaft part of tnan~s mtfery up0n htm, that he iS dead, ftark __ .dead in x~~fpaffe,~1app - (ins, Epbe{. 2· I ~ - · . ·· · · · ', • _· · .-, · Could I bring Paradife into" view, or reptefent · tne
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