The Sorties efeEtatali catling to Chriff'. 5 1 horrour of confcience, and would not } on have reíi ? Heb.4,4. He that doch beleve, doth enter in. to that reí hebath entredinto that ref!: Brethren, the truth is weare toffed, we are thus troubled; miferies without, horrour within. Wouldyou nor nowbe at rat ? there is no more horrour to trouble you, no more vengeance to plague thee, no more wrath to haunt thee; let thyeye be upon the fhoare ; pray tobeleeve, and heare tobeleeve, and labour tobeleeve, labour for that refl. For the further clearingof the point, I, will here difcover three particulars : r I will fhew you the hindrancesof faith. 2 I will thew you the means toget faith. 3 I will (hew you the motives to perfwade you to labour for it. r What thefe be that hinder a man fromget. ring faith, and herein the generali know thus much; they arevery many, and very dangerous it is therefore apoint of wifedome tobee care- full to forefee thefe hindrances, and tobe watch- ful( to prevent thefe : Satan above all doth labour to hinder a poore foule this way, hee would not have a man chalk, bee would not have a man regenerate, he wouldnot have a man meeke and humble, but above all, hee would not havehim beleeve, for then he knowes he is gone : Ifhe bee fo violent to call hindran- ces inour way, wee thould bee as watc1fi1ll and carefull to avoid thefe hindrances. It is that wee (hall obferveconcerningPetalsatanfaith our Sa- Vvv viour,
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