Pauls Con'berfion. unto the former account and fee what they have done;for my love,it would caufe them to be hum- ble: Dolour is the reluâancy of the will, now the Will will not f}rive till there bee a change wrought, neither will a man be humbled truly, till there be a thorow change in the foule; therefore labour after holinefle, and get both a fence of ho- lineffe, and a fence of finne, and this will hum- ble you. The third meanes to get humiliation is applica- tion , you muff apply both what you have recei- ved, and what you have paid together, and then cat up the account : firfi confider what you have received from God, and what you doe prefently enjoy; and then confider what have I paid, what have I done, how have I demeaned my felfe, what obedience have I yeilded, what thankes have I re- turned ? Againe corfider the excellency that is in grace, and then confider finne, that it is evil( by nature, that it is eviil to me, that it brings forth e- vil( effe &s,except you thus wifely apply it, it will not humble you, you will not feefe finnse, or e- fleeme it as a burthen, becaufe you will not fee it out of its place. It will bee as a heavy burthen at the foote, which though never fo heavy, yet it is not felt,it will not hurt a man fo long,as it lyeth there; even fo finne will not be a burthen unto the foule,till it be applyed unto the foule by the fpirit, but when it is applyed , then it will be like a bur- then upon the backe, which a man will quickely be weary of, finne will then clogge a regenerate G g foule, 2 13 3. Moines.
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