Exceeding S9nfarfnef' of sin. fo froward, and outragiaus, and bloodie ? Oh there is much guilt within upon their fpirits, great breaches between God and their fouls, and the guilt of fin within grates upon their hearts, and that makes them fo outragious as theyare: if guilt heupon the foul, it takes a- way al thecomfort ofevery thing; that man or woman that path an enlightened confcience, andbath guilt uponthem, there's little comfort fuch a one can take in any thing they enjoy. No afili&ion in the world can take away the comfort ofwhat we enjoy, as guilt can do ; if you have adlidions one way, you have comforts another : if a man go abroad and meet with harddealings, he comes home and hath com- fort it may be in his wife, a comfortable yoke fellow, this rejoyceth him; or maybe he bath comfort inhis Children, or in fuch or fuch a friend: But now let a man or a womanhave guilt upon confcience, abroad he hathno com- fort, at home he bath no comfort; yea, the more comfortable things he loth enjoy, the more trouble there is in his fpirit : As thus, Take aguiltie confcience, and when he comes and looks upona comfortable familie, cornfor table effate, meanscoming in, a fweet yoke- fel- low, good friends:, Oh but if I had not forne guilt upon my foul, I could rejoyce in thefe; but that guilt that lies upon his confcience take- away all the comfort ofthefe 5 and if he fees o- thers that enjoy thefe, Oh faith he, this mari may have comfort in a comfortable yoke-fel- low,children orfriends, andagoodeffate ; but Cc he
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