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'That
relapfes
into the
f
ime
/înnes
are
pardonable.
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3
caufe
ofall
the
ref1
?
that hauing
dr'unke
this deadly poyfon
and been grieuoufly
ficke
thereof
in our confciences,
wee
fhould being
recouered bee inticed with
the
pleafant taf
}e
thereofto
fwallow it downe againe
?
and
that
hailing
recci
ucd
grievous wounds,
wee
fhould
after
take
no
better
heede
and
goo no
better
armed
and
prepared
to
make
refif}ance,
but
for
want of
care
and watchfulneífe
expofe
our
felues
againe
to
the like danger
of
our
fpirituall enemies?
But
yet
we
are
to know that
this
fometimcs,
through
our
great
That
tba
cluld
frailtie and corruption,may
bile
the
efiate
of
a
true Chriflian
of
God
war
cal
and
faithful'
feruant
of
God,
to
fall
againe and
a
gaine
into
¡Pine fiu,re,and
the
fame
fanne,
neither doth
any
thing
priuiledge them
yet
berecei-
from
committing that
finne
againe
which they
haue once
ued
to
rnercie.
committed.
For
firfl,the
faine
inbred
corruption
full
dw
el
leth
in
them,and
is
readie againe to giue
them the
foilc
and
to
leade
them captiue into the
fame finne,
if
the Lord
vp
bold them
not,
fo
that
in
rcfpe6i
oftheir
owne
f
}rength
they
may
fall
againe
as
in
former
times.
Secondly, the
fame
cau-
fes
full romaine
which may mooue the
Lord to
leaue
them
to
thernfelues, and
fuf7er
them
to
fall,
namelie,
that
hereby
they
may
he
more
humbled,
and more
feriouflic
bewaile
their corruptions,
that
they
may
more
earnefllie implore
his
mercie. and
he
more
manifet}
it
in
pardoning
their
firmes
to
the
pride of
his
glorie. Thirdly,howfoeuer this
is
not
vfuall
with
the
children
of
God,
to
fall
diners times
into
a
finne
which
is
great and grievous, yet
euerie one
flrdeth
in his
owne experience
that
hoe
often
committeth
fuch finnes
as
are
not
fo
heinous,
through
infirrni
tie
and weakneffe;
as
to
heare
the word negligentlie and
careletfelie,
to be
diara
&ed
with
wandring
thoughts
in
prayer,
to
fall
into
vniuf
anger,
,
tote
and
vfe
idle
communication
and
fuch
like,
ofwhich
note\'ithf}anding
repenting
hee
is
receiued vnto
mrcie.
So
that
it
is
not the often falling into the
fame
finne,
that
ex-
cludeth
vs
out
of
the
number
of
Gods
children, or debar-
reth
vs
ofpardon,
fo
that
we
often
repent
and
lay
hold vpon
Chrifi with
a
liuelie
faith.
Neither
doe_
the
Scriptures
limit
and
refiraineGods
rnercie;
ancl,the
vertue
of
Chrifts merits,
to, the
pardoning
:and
taking
away
of
:dicers
firmes,
once
commit fed,