The WIle-mans 4,7 iris that whichSalomon rpeakethofelrewhere é, when the heartir fully 'lit todoe ?Eicl6.ts mull. It isthat which Efry mentioned , when men draw iniquity with cultsofva- nity:aadfinae as with cart-ropes q : find) i og how tocommit more vngodlineffe. It R Efay S. tit is that whichPawl tearmetha defpifagthe RichesofGedr doenrypnot knowing that it Amidleadtorepentance r, rRam. x3;75 In one word,it is that /gene which Mudd toucher) in the Pfalme f, abeanieItofpfaL5047. bereformed,together with a fcornefull caflingshe te'ordefgjod behind one: aman feeming to lay to Gsdasthewickél (peake in Id Departfrom tue, forldefiret Sob al.i .. not tbeknowledgeofthywaies.This is tRefireofmalice in this place;namely,ahard- ned,wretchleffe,fecure, peruetfe,obftinate continuing and goingon iufia,witb. eat repentance. This is theoffence. ?u Thepuni(hment followeth, fhallbe callaway: the veryname whereof (mee thinkes)fhouid makeout extrudertotremble, our lips to /hake, andrettenneffetoen- ter intoexrbeaesa. For furely,ofthat man,againfl Whom itihaitbeawarded,itáHab.;.ti< may be truly laid,as was laidof Indeed , It hadbeersgoed forhim ifhebadnewer been beme`. And the fame maywell luyas did lob anhis perpleaity Let thedaype- tMarhasui 'Awhereinlwatborne,:mdthenight.suboneswatjaid; there in ,max.cbildcence,ged,zlch. ;.3,u, Wbydiedlnot is: thebirth , malty died Imarshes: commaof:hewombe ? And for me, althoughI had theTongueeftbe learnedr ; nay, albeit I could (peake with ;Say 50.4, the tongues ofAges. , yet lwere not abletodefctibeitVntoyouasitis : for "Car.s ;.t, thatwhichcannot enter anymans héart toconceiue,paire ththe skill ofany man to expreffe. Notwithftanding,I willendeavour it,tiratfo by the confide- ration ofthepunìlhment,wemay learns tobeware ofthat offence,that is able to lay vs open Memento. Thispuni(hmentrhen,to becalfaway,or tobeforfakenofGod(for fodo Iac- count irnil orse)hath threedegrees: Firfi,iei, egï eiuthiclifa.Seeondly,itisits- treated at the timeof death. Thirdly,uis perfitedorateclayoflodgement. Ofthefe threedegrees I wil l treat in feuerall. Hilt ofall, Théwickeáis¿ieJ a,oàjforhis mniicaintbietífe, when as the Lord brinveth vpon him that euill, whichinoneplace theScripturecalleth theSpirit o Efay ìg: ró; ofSlumber sr. inanother, a reprobateminds bi in thethird, aheart thatcannot re- bRomr.sa pent. : in afourth,abem a eelrtr a Iris the fainewhich we commonly call, 4 a. f, p gP RÎ g y dLph.4.rg; hardnetfe ofheart, whena man is fobenummed, that he cannot bee mooned ei- ther with thepromifes ofGods mercies, or with the feareofhis itadgements; heis not affeetedwith the one,nor affrightedwith theother. Ofall the Iudge- ments whichthe Lord can infliâin this life,this is the moll terrible,and fuch,as that theftwhich know any thing,haue learned to feareit more,theh either the plaguesofEg,pt,or the botches oflob, mall other outward miferieswhatfoe- ller.Godlaid many punifhments vpon Pharaoh,but thisexceeded all, when nee laid,that hewouldbardwePharaoh: heart t. IfPharaohhad had a yeelding acida e Ëxad.j.ls relentingheart,thofe other outward affliaions mighthaue been profitable vn- tohim: butbecaafehis heart wanhardned, More punifhments wereonto him butast hefore-runners, andpreparatiues ofeternal' deftruâion. In Deutero Homy ',the Lord threatneth many judgementsupon difobedience, but that isfChip.aft.iá the moil grieuous,Iwill finite the*webhlmèaet, andwithaflenïfhmentofhearts. Det-g sfwgarecor. ridknew and conlideredthis right well,andtherefore,afretthecommittingofda. hisgreat fume, he beggedearneihlyofGod'; Ocalfmenot away from thy prefeace, andtalp net this, holySpirit fromme b He carednot What became ofhim, fothat', bral.pt,ti. theSpiritofthe Lordmight abide 11111 withhim, to mollifle and to (often his heart,and todipole and frame him toobedience. So in anotherplace he pray- eth,KeepethyTensaw fromprefianpnwìafinaet ,let themsun raigneones met. As ifhe ip'fikit.si had raid, Lord, neuerMermemo comet. that extremity,te finitewithan highhandw- gainff thee,fo thatall foireoftbyl,/hcejho,,I4 beetahiti frono ewe. There Were Da. Hide fates, tremblingwithiulsimfelfe at the very thought andconceit Of this f 3 puniflrm
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