334 VER SE 3. thriftspeoplewillingpeople. 1001....0011, 411110446......* overflt0 VC, ne with that bitter rooteofcorruption with- in. Asa bovvle will not move without many rubs and flops in a place overgrownewith graffe, fo the will can- not move with readineffe towards God, when the Gra- ces which fhould aEtuate it are growne dull and heavie. A rufliekeywill not eafilyopen the locke unto which it was firfl fitted ; nor a negletied Grace eafily open or enlarge the heart. Thirdlyfrom the violent importunity and immodeily ofTome firong temptation, and unexpellible fuggeflions, which frequently prefenting therrifelves to the fpirit doe there beget jealoufiesto difquiet the peace ofthe heart: for Satans firfl end is to rob me ofgrace, for which pur- pofe he hearteneth our lufts againfl us : but his fecond is to rob me ofComfort, and to toffe us up anddown be- tweene our ovine feares and fufpicions for unwearied and violent contradiolions are apt to beget wearineffe in the belt. Confider him that endured fuch contradiai- ouof fanners againfi himfelfelaith the Apofile,leflie be wearieelandfaint inyoormitteles,Heba 2.3. Fourthly, from the permsweight ofjome heaviefrefb finne, which will utterly indifpofe the heart unto any good. As we fee how longfecuritie did furprize q)avict after hismurther and adulterie. Thus as ionotbaftcr his flight fromGod,fell afleepe in the fhip :fo flupiditie and unaptneffe toworke is ever the child ofany notable and revolting finne : When the confcience liethbleeding un- der any frefh finne it hath firfl a hard taske to goe through in a more bitter renewing the teares of re- pentance. And hardworks havefor the moapart Come feares and relu6ancies in the performingof them. Se- condly,it bath not fuch boldneffe and affurance to bee welcome toGod.It comes with fhame,horror,blufhing and want ofpeace, and fo cannot but finde the greater confliet in it felfe. Thirdly, finne difwonts a man from God,carrieshim to thickets and bullies. TheConk loves not
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