528 T'he seuleseeauallcalling toChrifl. againft his corruptions,whereby Godbath beene dtfpleafed, now haply God breakes his heart,and teares flow abundantly,and the man rifethoffhis knees, and here takes uphis Rand, and thinkes all iswell, and in coaclufion thus he lives, and is as bad as ever he was before ; and the next tempta- tion chat is offered to him, he is taken afide with the fame finne againe,the reafon is,hewent away, and thought, my heart bath beene enlarged,I haveconfeffed my G-unes, andGodhath hutn5led my foule,and therefore I (hall be faved, and refis upon his humiliation, andnot uponChrift ; upon his confellïon, and not upon thrift; fo that his humiliationand confeflion is hisSaviour, he hath made provifion at home, therefore will notgoe to the Lord Jefus Chrift : another man, God opens hiseyes,and makes him fee his ignorance, ( the Minifter tels him, he muff humble hisfoule, and pray inhis family) now hee findes himfelfe marvellous blinde, and unable to doe it, now he bewaileshis ignorance and carelefhefl'e,andwaits uponGoof in his ordinances, and gets abilitic to performe thole duties, fo that now he performes holyduties after an excellent manner, and there he ftayeth, and in conclufion returnes tohis old fafhion againe what is the reafon ? he eftabli- fhethhis owne righteoufneWe, (he fettled upon dutiealone, and therewas an end) he fell fhort of Chrift, and rated upon doing ofduties, and fo went no furtherat all : well then, wee have the hindrances. Then for thecure remember twopaflägcs : Firft,
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