Bunyan - PR3329 G1 1692

to the CIJief of Sinners. 9$ not \1_ ithout exceeding conflicts, for the fpace). of feven or eignt vve~Ks ; for tny peace ~ould be in it, and out, foLneti11es twenty tll11t'S a . ~ ' day; con1fort now, and trouble prefently; peace now ,3 nd before I could go a furlong,as full of fear and guilt as ever heurt couId hold : .. And this was not only now and' th~n,but n1y whole feven weeks experience;for ihi1 about .. thefof!iciency.ofGracc,and that of t.jau'.i ·pJr.. ting with his Birth- right, would be like a pair of Scales within n1y Mind ; fometin1es one end would be uppern1ofE,and fon1etimes , ag;1in the·other; according to which, ~ould be my Peace or trouble. · . . 207. Therefore I ftill did pray to GQd,that he would coo1e in.w··ith thi~ Scripture n1ore .~ fully on 1ny Hear.t; te wit,that be wotrld help n1e to apply the \Vhole Sentence, for as yet r{ . t ·· could ·not: That he gave,thJt I gather'cl; but further I could not go, for as yet it only hel– ped me · to hope there might be f.t1ercy for·: ·, me ; My Grace · jJ fufficient : ~'nd though , it. . catne no further,tt anfwered my fanner gue ... ftion; to wit, that there was hope ; yet, be– caufe for thee, was left out, .I was not conten– ted, but prayed to God.for that alfo. Vv'herefore, one day,as I was in a Meeting Df Gods ~eople, !ull ofSadnefs and Terrour, for tny'i tears agatn ~ere fl:rong upon me; and as I was now thinking, my Soul \-\'as nev_e; the · oetter,buf my cafe lllOft fad and fearful· t.he.fe wvrds did with grtat power fuddjinly break~· E 3

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