4°3 The orange difference ç of wens a prehenfons, lulls in fuch and fuch evil wayes, but he comes to inquire, and would know what the mind of God is,I'le anfver him faith he according to the Idols that are inhis.heart, he thail havc_no other thing from me, but what (hall be to harden hù,1 in his fin : He that will be filthy, he (hall be rilthy, and wncu he cómes to hear the word, he luau hear nahina but what his corrupt heart fhall gather toharden him in his fins. And hence, Hexes the ftrange difference in mens .appre- henfions; when before they 1iv'n in uncleannefle , and after - wards whenod comes to purge them, a man o woman that liv'd in unclean wayes, why they have come a hi ndred times , to hear the wo-d, and have heard the attributes ofejod o,.en- ed to them, and heard the mitieries of jefi.s Chia preached, and the glorious things of the kingdom ofGod,but they' never law any excellency in rhefe things at all, never had any appre- henlions of .,od to flri to fear into hem, i maybe thirry,for- ty, fifty years they have 'been hearers, and thziè things went away as a weer :aund : But nolet this man, though h,: haca no more to improve :his underliandins then he had before, hec God but c' me and purge his heart by tome work of his Spirit, I -fay, th,.n this man comes and heirs the word, hears Se -nlons of the glory ofGodopened to him) why he fees God now in another manner then ever he..faw him, he loth no: hear :any attübute of od, but hi, heart is poflèfl wi:h the feare of the glory,of God, and now he wonders that all the world doh not fear. od : I co& before live many years together in wayes of entri.y ag, gull hi od and never be troubled, why now I wrn 1r not fora hou find worlds be one hour in that con- dition I w.a in before., becaufe I fee it is fuch a dreadful thing to be but a moment in wayes of enmity to God : !. Why what's the matter -wi h thee ? Thou hearth the fame truths that thou did'fl b. fore ? I tut now t pine eyes are opened, when.rhou hearefl of jefus Chrifl,thou hearefl and reioycefl at the riches of 'hat glorious grace of God in Jefus Chrif}, and ir' no new thing that you hear now, I but now thine heart is clentèd, and thine eyes come to be opened, and a.great deal of difference there is in the apprehenfaons of dne when God bath
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