Pauls Converfion. paffe it over as I did before; but I will behold you . in another manner. After the knowledge of finne to fall into it, and then not to bee humbled, is to flight a finne, and to flight a fine after the committing of it, is more dangerous then the time it felfe , wound the foule more, provokes Gods wrath again(} a man the more ; as a fervant after a fault committed , when his Matter tels him of it, if he (hall then flight it , as not regarding it, the fighting of it, incenfes his Matter more again(' him then the fault it felfe; therefore if you would be humbled, apply time unto the foule, and come from the generali, unto particular finnes, efpecial- ly fatten your hearts upon great finnes : that rule in Logicke holds true , that generals worke not, but particulars are prevalent : As I Paid before, when finne lyeth like a burthen at the foote, it hurts not, but when it is laid upon the shoulders, then it hurteth: faving knowledge breakes the heart, and humbles the foule : on the contrary ig. norance hardens more and more -: this we fee in loh. q.. in the woman of Canaan, the reafon where- fore the received not Chrift,was,becaufe the wan- ted knowledge, to know her owne cf &ate, generali conference,and exhortations to receive Chrifi will not ferve till Chritl comes in particular unto her, and tels her in plaine words, that the is an harlot; untili then, thee little regarded him, then thee can bettirre her felfe , then thee can confeffe , and be humbled : and thus hee dealt with Paul in this place, Paul ruby perfeeuteff thou mee , and thus he G g 2 dealt loh. 4. A9.4.
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