Hooker - BT780 H7 1637

1.111111111111111M TheSauler of mall calling to Chrift. 16 and fay, If this be fo, then (good Lord) Iam in a miferable condition ? let your hearts be perfwa. ded and yeeld to the point, are you come to the conclufion ? if it (hall appeare by the word and found arguments, that you have no true delire, then you will yeeld you are refolved of it, that this true delire never as yet came into your hearts. Now thefe men that never had any found de- IJneouna de: fires, I will referre to three rankes : the lazyby eá di'cove- pocrite,theRage hypocrite, and the terrified hy.. pocrite All thrfe it 'hall appeare there was ne- ver any true delire in their foules. Firft then it 'hall appeare that your lazie r. kinde of profeffour never came to attaine this favingpworke ofGod, tohave a delire foundly let on in his foule, he will becontent togive you the hearing, fay what ) ou will,and in;oyne himwhat you pleafe,be the duty never fo exaEt, the courfe never fo ftriEt, nay ifyouwill reprove him (harp- ly, and deale roughly with him, bee is made of evenmettall,his refolution is this, he will thanke you for your counfell, and bleff-e God for the meanes, and hopes he (hall amend ; he confef1 -th the evils you difcover fhoald be reformed, and the duties you command fhouid bedifcharged, and he delires he may, and he hopes he (lull, and when you have him here, you have the heft of him,when he bath brought youhither he cangoe no further, but ftands frill where he was, bee will fill your cares full of talke, but he will not ende_ vourashe Mould; the former dotrinecafts hire. X 3 out,

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