4b2 2"beW:fe-mansAidid. may rather be boldto fay as Jeremydid ofhis times,that ifaman rfin eaawl kierem.s.r. fralyoarfretu,andbehold,aadenquirek, bee fish haue much a doe to findeone that isfree from this cffence. Who is there that isableto deny, butbee hath been onewayor another calledupon forareformation of his life, tocall ofthe oldMau, andpat on theum, whichafter Gadv mutant rigbteoafneffe, andtrae Ep. 4,a2,a4. bolineol ? There isnoignorant perfon, nocarnall man,no contemnerofGods word,nofuperftitiousperfon,no fwearer,no profanerof the Sabbath,noadulv terer,no wanton,no tryator,no oppreffor,nofirmer in anykinde,but either by m a SI.a4. re theoutward foundof thewordpreached,orby thefmieingofbumateheanm,or by fommhing orother , hehathbeenvrged, and moued, andpefwaded to n ter. tsar. returnefrombu eaidwaiet,andtomake bia waies,andbii markerzed. who isthere, olia.k lt. that ifhe were now fuddenly fummoned before God, toreafan° with him,and toanfwer beforehim,were able todeny this,or toplead forhis excufe,thatli- stitigvnder the miniftry oftheword,heneuer heard any thing tothecontrary, but that he might continue inhisvngodlycourfes? This ismoll true, andyet (to fpeakeofa trueand throughreformation)where(almoft)isthe man that is reclaimed, whoisnot ratherencreafed in wickednes, andmorevnlikely tobe reconered thenat the fini?Doe notignorant perfosis continue inblindnesand vnteachablenes?Contemnersin carelefnes? Superftitiouspeople in worfhip.. ping Godafter their owndenim? Swearers in taking Godsglorious namein vain?Adulterers in vicioufnes?Rioters in licentioufnes?Oppreffors in exafti.. or? Euery oneas hewaswont?Me that will vndcrtake tobea Patroneofthis diffoluteand woríiageoftheworld,let him ifhe can withany face auouchthe contrary t And isnot thismalice[is notthis obllinacy?dothnot this argue that men are incorrigible? Lervstakeheedtherefore, inafmuch asthis is entry p Pfat. so. at. manscafe : we may beforbornea while,the Lordmay hold his tongnee for a time,andfeeme toforne to haut calioil'thegouernment ofthe world,and non totakenoticeofthefethings,nay theLordmay (perhaps)abundantlyprofper q Pfa1.;7. ;r. vswith outwardthings, wemayfpreadoarfetus: like agreene Bay-tree4 :we may line andwax* old,andgrew inwealth, oarfeed may beeflablifbed inour fight mirky:, ríob.zt,i,ß,y ear boafe:may bepeaceable withoutfearer, we may build faire houfes,and call our 1."49'''' Lewis 6)ourNammf: andour Petri) maydelightinoar talker,and our neighbors Verfe,a. pralfew°, we mayin the end for outward lignes die peaceably, andmildely, `. Pfal.37.4. there beingnobeedrieMT death" :Yetfor all this, the Lord will not bee found z :Pet.;.p. flacke(atfamemencawIlackmu=)bnt vndoubtèdly,ifwe be foundmicked,weibal becafl awayfarourmalice. Naywhat fhouldifay, (Oahe?) inafmuchasthe Lord bathalready begun with vsin the fit (i degree,and that is bardnes ofhear, and the reftwill follow,ifthisbe notlooked uato. Andthatthis that Ifay,may the moreaffeftvs, I willname yóu finefgnesofbeardne efbeen, whichyou (hall fee to becommonamong:+ vs in thefe times. The firfi is :Thenot fearingofit; fomuch arifethout ofthatwhich bathbin fpoken formerly:for feeing thispasyhment ofhardneffe is of that nature thatit deadeth theheart,itmuff needs bring with it afearclefneffe ineegardof it Pelf. As hewhich had; it, fcarfely knowethhe bath it , (for he whocontplainethof hardnctfeofheart, his heart is not hardued,)fowhen hehesreth it threatned, he is nowhit affeóted Ortouched therewithall. And therefore it is eerten,ehat as noman is further from thispunifhment then he which mollfeareth it, fono man is deeper in it,then hewhichlealt regardeth it. A fecond ligne, isGreedi- reffe.in the committing ofSin.Paalcoupleth thefttwo together, to bepqNie- ,bphef,4,, 9 , t,.g,and toworke alluncleanneswitbgreedmes).. Aman thereforewhoisegerly fct to the piaEti!eof uill,and is ready to catch all occaions to commitit,we may fairly concludeofhim,that thisfecret vengeance bath ouertakenhim. Athird fighe is lhan'elefneffe and boldneffein Iniquity. Efey,defcribing the hardened peopleof the lesee:,faith thus ofthem t The midi oftheir caamenaucetyfüfietb ragaia,
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