The Souksefèásaacallínn to Chrilt. 34 I Tare want ofthis confidence, there is an averfies ofhearr,and acroffenette of foule, to the meanes ofgrace, and the Oofpell, and againft theSpirit ofgrace, that would worke faith, and draw my fouleout ofmy (inne, and plucke my foule tomy Saviour : a finfull foule is faftned to his folly,and fettledupon his bale corruptions, and hee refis there witha kinde of refolution, not to goeoff fromhisdiftempers, andhe will hold his corrup- tions, and maintainehis lulls, fo thatwhen mer- cie is offered, he faith,I will not have mercie,but my finne ; and the Spirit ofGod (hall not plucke my corruptions from mee, but I will have my finne rather thana atria, though I perifh for it; this refilling againft themeanesofgrace,the pro- wife, andmercie, and the moll bieffed Spirit of grace, this Howes from originali corruption, and therefore Adam never had this, and comming from finne, and being a fruit offinne,aman (hall and mutt Wily bee condemned for it : though Adamhad not faith,yet he wouldnot have oppo- fed the Spirit ofgrace, it would have wrought uponhim : this is the infidelitie which the Scrip- ture fo often makes mention of, becaufe the heart is proud and tlurdy, and (erted upon his lees, and faith, What,thall JellsChrift come to offer me grace, and to plucke away my Gamesand corruptions, and to give mee grace ? I will none ofthis Chrifl,not I; ifthou dotft want grace,be- caufe thou haft retitled grace, thou art jultly to bee condemned as a firmer : this is the whole courfe of Scripture, M. 3. 19. ruf it the tandem-
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