106 fThe Saints _l .. thereby they 1hou1d be Haid in their wicked and worldly courfes, terrified in their confcientes, and abridged of their ple,afures ; but they goe ftill on, flattering themfelves in their profpericy,as though it were a certaine and infallible argument of Gods , favour, whereas there is no greater pJagueunder heaven, than to profpedn the world, and yet bee propbane ; then profpedty witBout grace. They "" , finfully and fearfully prefume upon Gods mercy, either,by bleffing themfelves with a conceit) that for all the judgements denounced and thundered out againfi: theni,yet they tball have peace,though· . they continue in their erdinary courfes~ or by perfwading themfelves,thatcallingupon God, orcry- · ing for mercy at the lafr houre-will ferve their turne, and fatisfie for all their former rebellions. 11 , I fay, fuch men as thefe when they have runne. their race of fecurity , refufed fo many offers E>f grace, and t;eached the hei~ht ofprefumptionJ they are readiefr tofall he~dlong into the pitofde– fpaire. For the time may come upon filch, that prefumption of Gods mercy having Ioofed the raines to outtage in finne, and continuance iri im– piety'aridJmpenetencie, having waf.ted aFid quite wome out the time of grace, their minds may be– c~me fo' reprobate_, their confciences fo fe:ared) their foules fo frozen in, the dregs of finne, and their ;hearcs fo hardned with the-deceitfulneffe thereof, thatGod will not be_merdfull unto them; fo that though theyfhott~d weepe~nd lament with Efau ;·make refiitution of ill gotren goods ,with Judas ; rent their cloaths, and put on fack-cloth , ' \ ~ili
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