etiouo sail). 351 fcrong and vigorous operations. Heaven muff be a real thing indeed, which fo carries away the Heart from all the World and engages it unto it feif. Another confiderable part of Scripture Rands in threatnings againfl Sinners. Touching experimenting thefe, I need ßaÿ very little: our Good God doth not give out Threatnings in the fame manner as he doth give out Pro - mifes; he gives out Promifes that they may be fulfilled and experimented ; but he gives out Threatnings that they may not be fulfilled and experimented, but rather that by them Men may be warned in a way of Faith and Repentance To fly from the wrath to come. The applying of a Promife in a right manner makes it to belong to us, but the ap- plying of a Threatning makes it not to be- long to us : -ud in uúr elves we prevent the Judgment o God. The Believer even be- fore Converfion more or lefs felt the Threat- r^ nings taking hold ofhim, and (hutting of him up under Wrath, till Jefus Chrifl opened the Prifon-dores and made him Free indeed And if after Converfion he forget the old Chains, and run into wilful Rebellion again, he will feel thin a fecond time; The bones will be broken and Comforts loll, the Conici ence will be wounded, and the Wounds will Stink and be corrupt becaufe of his foolifhne fl. God may depart away, and leave the Graces withering, and the poor Soul all in the dark with Terrors round about it : This is a very fad
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