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eint ton.
2.
There's this
difficulty
frands in
the
way,
That
before
fin can
be
pardoned,the
blind,dead,wicked,carnal, fottifh heart
of
Man,
mrefl
be
railed
up to
perform the moflglorious 461
that
éver
any
creature
did
;
which
is
an
A&
of
believing
:
yet
fayes
God,that
thy
fin
may
be
pardoned ,
I
will put
forth
my infinite power
to
effe&
it,
to raife
that blind, dead,
fottifh, carnal,
wicked
heart of
man
fo full
of
all
wickednefs,
to perform
the greatefk
work
that
ever any
creature did, for
fo
is
believing
;
Gods
mighty power
is
put
forth to
effe&
this
:
Now
there
is
all
thefe
difficulties
lying
in
the
way,
and yet
mercy
paffes
through
them
all
to
pardon
fin
;
Purely
then, that
foul muff needs
be
blefled
that
bath
his
fin
pardoned
.,
that
God
Pets
his
heart
upon
him
fo
much, that
rather
than
he will
not
Chew
mercy unto him;
he will
paps
through
all
thefe
great
difficulties
that
lye
in
the way
;
and
truly
on
confideration
ofthis,
before
I pafs any
further, there
are three Meditations
that
may
be
colleted
hence,
and
may
come
with
a
great
deal
of
power
upon
all
our
fouls.
Firft,Then
it
muff needs
be
a
great
taking
the
Name
of
God
in
.vain,for
any
manor
woman
to
haze
flight
thoughts
offuch a mer-
cy, as
pardon
of
fin
is, that
comes
through
fo
many
difficulties.
Secondly, This
may
come
with
power
upon
our
hearts,if
Gods
mercy
pats through fo
many difficulties
for
the
pardon
of
thy
fin
thou maifl
be
content
to
indure
much difficulty
in feeking
for
the
pardon
of
thy
fin
;
thou
feeft
what
an evil fin
is,and
art
more
fen
-
fible
of
it
than ever thou
wert
before
.
well, thou
art
feeking
for
pardon,and
thou complaineft,thou haft waited long for
pardon,it
may
be
a
quarter or half
a
year,or
it
may
be
twelve months, and
thou
haft
got little
alfurance
of
pardon,
and
thou
findeft
it
much
more
difficult
than
thou thoughteft
it
would
be,
temptations
come
ftronger
than
ever
,
and the
Devil fuggefts
more
evil
thoughts
than
ever
;
thou
findeft duties
hard
to fleth
and
blood,
and
thou
art
wearied
and
tired
with
temptation,
thefe are force
difficul-
ties
;
but yet
art
thou
about
that
great work of
Peeking
pardon
of
fin,
be
contented to
fuffer
force difficulties,
yea,
ten times
more
than thou haft
;
if God
fee
good to lay
it
upon thee,.
for
Gods
mercies pats
through
difficulties
to
pardon
thy
fin,
and
if
thou
get'ft
through,though
thou
meeteft
with
difficulties.,
thou haft
no
caufe
to complain
at
all
;
Why
fhould
not
you
be
H
.z
willing