Part z. Chap. x. AfJ!ifled Confliencn. 337 · -------------------- ------------ fight,fenfe and horrour offlnne in fame trnemeafilre. The firfr worke of the fpirit, Job. 1 6. 8. is to convitue ' of finne; which prcfuppo(eth i1lL1mination, and produceth terrour. The Spirit of bondage mull: be firit {et on worke, to. fhew us our fpirituallmifi:ry, to bumble us to prepare fur (ln~tft. Arui:reti!1is worke in it f~lfe, is common to tbc-~liefr,:.:~ the childe of the New-birth. And ·ordi!1arily here they part: ·The Alien and he that hates to be reformed, out of an inveterate,unhappy prejudice againfr the {Jving prccifenes ofthe Saints,and'lothne!feto leave utterly his former courf-::s, company, conv-erfation, being ebfl:inated againfl: palling on fonvarl'l into the lMJ, \\Jhid;; · u cPIIiea holy (~~eneration,tl;;e New birth,Repentancf*( mortification, jfm{fijication, felfo-denial!, N m-o6e.ltence,walkjnx, with qod,tuming P.uritan,as ~11ey fay,&('. are terme$ perhaps, of as great terrour unto him, as his prefent trouqle of confcience) cloth now here divert, and afterward v.rilfully and wofully perilli in . fume pefhlent or plaufible By-path. In this cak he labours anq Iaies about him fur ea!C any way,(yea fomtimes l·;c will have it from the D~vill himfelfe, if hee can,by the helpe ofaWiz-ard, rather tha-n mi!fe ofit,) fo that.he may attaine and keep it, without any great alteration ofbi s former waies, or efpecially, without parting with his darlingpkafure. And therefore he aflaies,either to conquer ·his fpirituall affliction with worldly comforts; carnall counfell, choife contentrnents, &c. Or el{e to allay the prefent frorme of his guilty rage with fome counterfeit calme;or at be11:,to fl:ill the cry of his Confcience,with putting forth his hand tQ fome outward works ofchrifl:ianity, & fome kind ofconverfion; which may yet wel enough con-· fill with the fecret enjoyment of his bofome fin' :· Or by fame other fuch indiretl: courfe,and unfound cure. But now the (_)ther, wbol11.the Lord cloth psrpofete prepa1.1e for h1mfe.lfe by tl:i1S firfr worl<e, and to call · Y 3 · c:ff~d:ually ;
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