418 The Evil of Evils, or the bles of Confeience are a great deal more &Ana, andthere the foulfeeth groundfor the trouble beyondthe trouble. As in Melancholly,thetrouble is beyond the groundof trouble_; fo in afili6lion of Con- fcience, the ground is beyondall trouble 5 I am troubled indeed, but I fee enure to be troubled more ; and this is agreat part of many mens trouble That they can be troubled nô more. AFourthDifference is this, The moremdanchol- 4 there is in anyman or woman, the lefie. ableare they to be to th n cience, themoreable/ball bear any outward ,aftilielion that befall them : but the more troubleofco bear agliaions that befall them. Thofe who feel the troubleof Sin heavie, do account all otheraf- flietions light : but melancholly people do feel all AffliCtions heavie, theycannot bear the leafl eras, their hearts are ready to finkuponany thing, and the moremelancholly increafeth,the more weak are their fpirits, and the lefs able to bear anycrofs. But now,troubleof Courcience; themore fin, and theheavier thebutthen of fin lies upon the Soul,themoreflight thoughts bath the foul of outward croffes. Alas, it may belle hears of fome that have fame grievous difeales in their bodies ; Oh faith he that is troubled in confcience Oh if it were no wor.fewithme than fo, it were but a flea bite, but it is another. manner of matter : if God would change my trouble, I could eafily bear that. As Franck Spira bath this expreffion, oh ! (faith he ) were but releafid,andfetfree, asbefore,from trouble offpi- rit, my thinks i couldftornall the threatnings ofcruel Ijirants)
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=