46 The Sincere' Convert. Mans mi- 3 , He is a. cruel enemy, or Lord over them fceyby his that be his (laves, 2 Cor.4. 3. he- gags them f- fall. that they cannot freak, (as that man that ha. ;. A ccrcrud a einmb devil) neither for God, nor to God, enemy, in prayer ; he ftarves them, fo as noSernaar. {hall ever do them good ; he robs them ofai; they get in Gods Ordinances, within thre hours after the market, the Sermon is ended. 4.Ahong 4. He is a ftrong enemy,Luke i i .21.So tha enemy, if all the Devils in hell are able to keep met; from coming out of their fins, he will : "fc ftrong an enemy, that he keeps men from fo much as sighingorgroaning under their bur- dens and bondage, Luke I r. 21'. When the ftrong man keeps thePalace, hùgoods are in ipeace. S.An ene- Fifthly, He is raft into utter darkjiefs: as myofdar6 cruel jaylours put their grifoersintothe eel's, worft dungeon _ x.Per.:,9. s fo Satan doth natural men, 2 Cor.4.3,4.they fee no God,. no Chrifi,they fee nor the happiness of the Saints in light, they _fee not thofe dreadful torníentt that fhould now in this day ofgraceawaken them and humble them. Oh thofe by-paths which thousands wander fromGod in, they have no Lamp to their feet to thew them-where they erre. Thou that art in thy natural estate, art born blind, and the devil bathblinded thine, eyes more by fin, and God in iuftice bath blinded them worfe for fin, fo that thou art in a corocr of hell, becauie thou art in utter A per_ darknefs, where thouhaft not a glimpfe of any penal laying truth. 1zey; t SiKthly,They are bound hand. andfoot in tbi eflate,
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