:,eltibe PullerAl of .0 ,Nalton; 345 6.17. 'Tis q lickandpowerfa) and (harper then an too-odredf.word, p . ercing even to the dividing aftnder ofthe Coral and ifitrt , Heb. 4. t2.- And many other places. We may conceive art° be Co accord-. ling to the various effects and contequences of it, 11;Xo. as to i. Conviction. 2. Conversion. Confolation. i. 'Tis powerful in regard of convittion;'tis a wordor conv.,a701, -& one part of the work or the Minittry is (hy the fpi7its co-opet )n) 'to convince the world of 7n, to open mens eys, to fhew them th,-..vle- mfi of their wiys,to difcover filch con ries co be finful;theConfeience is awakened.by theSPirit in theMiniltry of the word,herein °Lis pow- erful &efficacious: There are divers inaances inScriprure,how power- fu the word bath been in p&lr ti cortvia,on, in Felix, the Apolile Pall preached to him of righteourters and judgement to come, &c. He tremles l'irjudge on the Bench tremblech at the word deli vered by the Prifoner at the 81- So powerful is the Niiniflt; of the Word, as tod&over our linfulnefs.S -) the Difciples goingio Ematoo, their hearts burnt within themwhen our Saviour opened to them the , Prophets, &c. So it was with Sr. Pete, 's Audiro7s , Air 2. The. y weie pricked in the heart when they heard this; he did preach to them in the power aid domonfiration of the /first , and plainly difeovered that fin that they Were Trv)r:. efuecially guilty of, and when thq heard that, th.ry mere pr'cke4 in the heart, &c. 2. it was a word of copviatrm al lb; Convtaion is one things and Convey ion is another, fornetimes men may be convinced , and yet h we no change ovoughc in them ; therer-oe convert-ion, is anot work, is is a turning men fromduknees to light, from the paver of Saran to G &c. to.receive an inheritance arnolg the !-n chat are cant-flied. Herein is the wort powerful , v/.4. in Regene alio,' I hiwb-q.c)rt2rt you ( lay the wor.d ) to a lively hope , & e. Cie his 0 N nwi .lharh b rgOrren you, 4 this a ,v,,d of cotmo ra.nd91c2tIcio :t is a powerful word, and abl to cOmfra't the heart and the. NI:Liiiry. is very.: trfEtlual herein (when fa on ) to quiet, iakis , and pacific the confrie-!C-.2:5 of men , declare, h the rerniffion of fi , and whofeevers Ins are forgiven, mud needs b:!cornfxted. iS not in the rowe,.of men to .orgive tins, yet they cants,:ak a word of comfort in fel Inn, by the admin;;f ratior, &T the p. (the of Goi going ?long with them. ) and t b;; they areiaot ()hi? (iecttrit- five, hot ( 1 CI ) +r :.i :ifeth -",.1.4oti to takefs .and fanalfie ch:: word, it is df.6-k1:1',1 cr. of , y f*g
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