585 Thesolder eeansallcoiling to Chrift. when the Word bath beene cleerely difcovered to the foule, all objeftions are blowneaway, and reafon is fatisfied,and confcience convinced : yet aske the foule, areyou perfwaded that God bath accepted of you in Chrift, and intended good untoyou ? no, all the world cannot make me be- leeve it, I cannot bee perfwaded ofir, Minifters are merciful], and Chriftiansare compaffionate, and they fpeake charitably, and will not difcou- rage me; but did they fee that which I fee, did they but know tholeweakneffes, and take notice of thole diftempers that are in my heart, they would never thinke it: what,Igrace? it is a thing I corildnever perfwademyheart of, nay I doubt Ifhall never bee perfwaded ofit, I cannot thinke it, all theworld cannot make mee beleeve it; rea- fon is anfwered, and the confcience is fatisfied, but the heart will not yeeld : it is out of ftub- bornues offoulc,that you will not take that mer- cy that God offers, and that grace Godpropounds for your good, and it is horrible, it ishellifh, it is devillifhpride : Ifthere be any fuch fpirit in the congregation, let them know it and rake this home with them, it is infinite pride. But you will fay, ©bjel . Howcan that be ? Icannot thinke that, they arebroken heartedChriflians, and are overwhel- medwith furrow; they are ever mourning, and finkedownein farrow in this nature, and there- fore it cannot bee pride in this cafe what ever it bee. 4nfw. I fay, it is devillifhpride againft the Majeftie of
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