l®a V e Prov.i 8 14 d treatife ofConfcience. foul. The eyes of Gods children are íli11 towards heaven ; they think í}ill they fhould have ionic help from God : They pray and cry, and though God feemeth to neglea them, yet theycannot give over : Theywill not bebeaten offfromwait- ingon God when he will 'peak comfort to them. 5. That trouble that is in the wicked maketh their heart fitllen ; but that in the godly melteth their heart : Myfoul is like melting wax faith David in his troubles ofconkieñce. His foul melted before God , and was even poured out before Mm, Plal. 2Z. i 3. This is a kindly working. Thus ye fie the difference. Vfe3. a, Y this we fee what a miférable thing it is.to have fuch a troubled conieience. It is the greateft mifery rhat can be : it is even a bell to men here upon earth : it is like a diltnall ghofl to terrific the foul -: it is like a burning furnace in the boibme : it maketh the life bitter. In a word, the 1pir-it ofman is not able to be,.r it : Thefpirit ofmanwill fuflesn its infirmities : but a wounded fpirit who can bear ? As long as a mans fpirit is found, it will bear any thing. Some have born agues, fevers,(tones, colicks, convullons, rackings, torturings : as longas a mans fpirit is found he is able to bear anyof them, allofthem : bat a woundedfpirit whocan bear? Never was there man that was able to bear a wounded fpirit. We may fee by many or Gods children how heavy it is a David cored with the anguafh of it : a Orange phrafe. Hen-in was ready evento runne out of his wits with it : While t fuffer thy to ./-' roars, faith he, y amdifra5led,Pfal.88.15. Ethancornplainetk that it was like a burning fever : How long, O Lord wilt thou hide thy face ? for ever ? fhall thy wrath burn like fire ? Plat. 89.46. If t be thus withGods children what may we think of the wicked ? If we could fearch into the bofomes of fomewicked men who are enemies to God, then we might fee and underfiand the true weight and burden of this troubled confcience,
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