' .. . ... 't I ~9o 'l'he Trial and SEit. 2 r :Judas wakned with their Light could Heep. :z. Th'ough a Promife fh<i>uld difpute and ~rgue Chrift in at the ,Door of the natural Mans S~ul, as the Gofpel by way of arguing may do much, John vii. 2 8. John x ii. 3 7. Heb: xi. 1. The word of the Go/Pet being a rationa], convincing Syllogifin, as Chriil: faith, John XV. 24· YJut now they have both feen, and hated both me and my Father. Yet Men may fee the Principles and the Condufion, and hate and practically fufpend the af- :f.ent from the Conclufion. 3· Converfion is feared as a great danger by natural Men, left the Promifes .put them on the pain, and the 111ain Mill of god- ·linefs. Far Men do flee nothing but that which they apprehend as evil, Dangerous, and fo the ·true object of Fear. Now when Fetix and Agrip1Ja were both upon the Wheels, I cannot fay that Converfion formally was begun ; y~t materially .it was, the one trembled, arrd fo was afraid, and :fled, and did put Paut away till another Time; then he faw the Danger of Grace, ABs xxiv. v. 25. 26. The other faith, he was .half a Chriflian; . (but it was the pooreft Half) and hfJ arofe and ~ent ttjide, AB:s xxvi. z8. 30, 31. The natural Spirit may be convinced by the Promiies, and nave the Pap in his Mouth, but dare hot milk out the fap and fweetnefs of the Promifes, _ Mat. xiii. I 5· '1 heir eyes they have ctofed, left at any time they jhoutd·fee with t /:Jeir E.yes, andhea1· with their E'ars, and jhoutd underjland 'T.rith their heart, and jhoutd be con·verted, and_ I jhould heat them. So is it, Jja. vi. I o. in wh1ch Words Converfion is (earedas an Evil, as is clear: So one Wretch faid, he 11:as once i11 g)an,s;~r_Jo be catched, wben a P ttri tan :P.veaclyr (a$ heia1d) <;,f(J:i
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