The Souks e,eEtuallcalláng to Chritic. Yi9 Nay, in the thirdplace a terrified hypocrite it is marvellous what he will doe in pretenceofre- ligion for Chrift,hee will part withany thing,hee cares not for fhame, when men point at him, what,you turnedprofefï'our now? I have knownc the time you have hated and railed at fuck, bee cares not for this,ler them fay what they will,nay, even perfecution he will fuffer contentedly, and never feeke C: hrift all this while ; what is the reafbnofthis ? why,he findes now by experience that hell fireis worfe than wild-fire ;tell notmee ofreproach, faith the poore foule in horrour of heart, tell mee not that men will fcoffe at me I had rasher have wild-fire about mine Bares, than hell fire uponmyconscience, any thing that will cure mee andheale mee (hall be well-come ; it is hell where 1 have beene, and it is horrour that bath feizedupon my foule, and I had rather doe or fuller any thing than thus continue ; and all this is for eafe now : for horrour of confcience is greater than all the plagues in the world, and therefore he will be content tobeare that one, fo he may be rid ofthe other hee had rather bee fhamed than plagued; rather bee banifhed than terrified ;rather impriConed than tormented : yet onely feckes his owne eafe, not a Chrift all this while: And therefore experience hath taught us this, that many after a great deale of terrour and horrour of heart,when the pang isover, have returned,andbeene as vile, and asbale,and as fan- full, nav, haply worfe than ever they were be- fore : the reafon is, they have gotten their delire now, 3
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