S ft c t.TX. -of`CbnVerfon, sr Tesrningt. God. 475 carried out beyondhis objeft : as the underf}andingcannot giveaffent to any thing that is falle, is is impoffìble butit Ihould believe that which is true,or appearingfo; fo it cannot bebut that the will fhould will good, or what it judgeth good, How then can thy fin, when they know it to be fin? The Anfwer is twofold ; Thofe mentioned rules are true, but thus men come to fin wilfully and knowingly. t. Although they have the knowledge offins in the general, and do in the univerfal believe theft thingstobe fin, yet in the particular they do riot confider it at that moment of finning; fo that ifwe take ignorance for imprudence and inconfideration that men do not weigh circumftanees or talons in the balance, then all fins come from ignorance. Or a. M'encome to finne wilfully, becaufe as their Confciences tell them luth anions are fins ; fo their fenfe or corrupt aTefhions,prefent at the fame time the pleafure and theprofit oflin,and by this means,they take the bait, not attending to thehook; and thus the evil of findoth not fomuch deter them,as the feemiuggoodof fin doth allure them. Vfe ofAdmonition to all that hear this Truth. Takeheed that therebenotmany among youof this wilfull obbinate rebellion again(}God : How can God or his Prophets judge it otherwife, when hebath notonely framedevil, but actually ex-, ecuted his revere wrathupon you by fore judgements ? yet many return not from their evil wales. Ifyou arenot guiltic herein , Why then after fo many Exhorta- tions and admonitions doll thou yetembrace thy lulls? What is this but like there in the Text ? to fay, No,wewill walkafter the imaginations ofoarown heart,. Tobe fare thouwiltconflrm that there inthis incorrigibleneffe, if [till after this Sermon thou(halt perfift in thy wickedneffe; for it will come to this, either (Lord) I am convinced,I will band out no longer, I will giveup my felfto thee; or elfe, For all that is (aid, I am refolved to goon hamy impieties.Ohdonot think to plead igno- rance,thinknotto fay ,Lordforgive me,for I know neewhat Ido:Yea thoudoll know what thou dolt, and thy own Conlcience with the word of God Both conflantly condemn thee forit. Nowconfider theaggravation offinning thus wilfully. r.It is anargument ofone that is hopeleffe, andincurable; for if thou mocker(at the day of judgement, and care[}not for the threatningsof God, What remaineth to cure thee? Hathnot God ufed all means to reclaim thee,and yetthou artin thy fina? a, Confider, God willone day over mailer that unruly fpirit of thine, he will turn thy laughter into terror,thy jollity into horror:who ever bardardhim¡eIfagain4 the Lord, andprofered?job. g. 4, Thinknot that this impudent boldneffe,and pro- pliant (ecocide will alwaies animate thee; no,God bath histime whenhe Willmake thee tremble andquake before him. tstAttAtittMts2tAtittgMtst PPP SERA;â¡
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