The Return of Prayers

thy case is dangerous, and may prove desperate.

6. Though he may return, yet not presently: Luke 5. last. He that hath tasted old wine, doth not straightway drink, and desire new: not whilst the love of God, and the taste, and relish of it is fresh in his mouth: when the impression is worn out indeed, and begins to be forgotten, then haply he may return.

6. Though he may returne, yet not presently: Luke 5. last. Hee that hath tasted old wine, doth not straightway drinke, and desire new: not whilest the love of God, and the tast, and relish of it is fresh in his mouth: when the impression is worne out indeed, and begins to bee forgotten, then haply he may returne.

Use. To conclude with the use of this point; If it be folly to run into the same sin, though we repent of it afterwards: then, what folly is it in them that utterly fall away? ⟨p. 393⟩and after they have been enlightened, and tasted of the good word of God, then fall again to the pleasures of sin and never repent of them? as many do; that come, and try a little, what is in religion, and the ways of God, and then return again to their vomits, and never return to piety again. Foolish souls, who hath bewitched you? are ye so foolish, that having begun in the spirit, ye end in the flesh? as Gal. 3. 3. Folly indeed: to spend the harvest of your time, in seeking God, and then to leave him, when you are about to take leave of the pleasures of sin. Alas ⟨p. 394⟩