404. Zhe Evil of Evil} , Or the fent, and you do blefs your (elves in your own conceits ; and God doth not now convince you , becaufe he hath time enough here- after. A Fifth thing I would fay to thofe that have flight thoughts about trouble for fin, is this,That if ever Godfhould in thisworld come to your Confienee and lay the freight off", uponyourfoulr : werejuJl with God the* tetyoufink under thebur then. I fay it were juft with God fo to wound you for fin , as to fee you fweltring in your wounds, and denycompafiion. Why ? Because you have had flight thoughts of fuch a wound. Certainlie brethren k. obferve what I fayunto you) thevery I .eafonwhymen and women are fo long in anguifh ofSpirit for their fin, and un- der inch fore troubles, and dittrefs cf'Confci- ence, by reafon of their fin, and can haveno. comfort ; it is becaufeheretofore theyhavehad fuch flight thoughts of troubleof Confcienct. Perhaps when they were in their jollitie and mirth, theymadea mock of it, made nothing ofit; heard dreadful threats againft fin, and made light ofit, and thought people were trou- bledmore than needs. Well, you once had Ruch . flight thoughts of trouble of ;Concience forfin; nowCod comesupenyou for its and this hand ofGod liesuponyou and it is juft with God you thould feel it to purpofe, that you Ihould have (mart enough ; that God miight in{fruc`tyou, and convince you,' of your erròr, and might nowcome and teachyou after and= tiler manner. What do you think now-oftrou- ble .41 41
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