is made mani felt by God. But there is a fecond fort, and that is thole which have known much,have heard much,have gone very far in the knowledge of this Truth,yet will not go to the uttermoft. I may rcfemble them by Felix (he went not far, but I tire it as a refemblancc) when S. Paul preached, and began to know fume meafure of this Truth, when forne of thefe fparkesbegan to bee revived and furred up in him, he bade him goe away, and Paid, he would call for him another time,but 'free was not fo good as his word ; fo when a man is loth to be broughtto that flrietneffe and exaEtneffe that is required as our duty, when hee is not willing to bee (trait laccd,that lives at lib 7rty,and thinkes he will do it before he dies, but puts it off, this manimprilons the truth; when the truth is brought t their doores, to f ach an high degree that it is altnoli lode, yet they let it lye there Hill ; when they (hall come to Agrippa's cafe,to be almost a ChriJlian,this is o with- hold it, the uttermofl end and finning of the worke is ail, and that is the reafon men are fo Glie of it : So when wee care not for admonition to live exactly 'and perfeEtly in all things, when there Grail be little refervation, when we wilihavealittle liberty in this or that,' fay, the not admitting of this,the not going through with the worke, is an imprifoning of the Truth : whecr men Grail come to be unwilling to be . calkd on, it is as ifa man (rut the doore, and draw the curtens about him, it ihowes that he délights to fleepe, that he manes to fleepe, and to continue fo ; when a man puts bffthe truth,and wil not be brought o the uttermoft,: this is the fecond way of imprifon. ing the truth,when he is not willing to adde fcwell,ty N 4 give
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