344 An ExpoFtion of the Epiple ~ for God cloth it to encourage men ; men fhall not go a ficp toward him, but he Sermo11 will come a fieJ' toward them. XXVI. I fhould fhew you, that all this is far from the exceeding grea111tfs of power ~ that goeth to the putting ef new principles in the heart, to give a new under– fianding to fee fpiritual things as fpiritual, to put in that great principle of the Love of God, not only firr up old SeJf.Jove, · llelieve it, my Brethren , that the fame affetl:ion that makes men to love worldly things, when Con!Cience is convinced, diverteth a man to Spiritual things though not as Spiritual. As for· infiance, Felix trembled when Patll• preached to him of Judgment to come ; the fame affetl:ion that made him tremble, when Pr1ut arre!ted his Confcience, the fame would fiave made him tremble, if Paut had arrefied him with Sentence of death fromCttfar, It i~ but the fame affetl:ion diverted to a new Objetl:. S ER-
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