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Father. Now tell me further what difference you make betwixt the feeling of the elect, and the reprobate?

Child. The reprobate hath a kind of natural feeling of sin but it is without the true hatred of it, for in his heart he loveth it. The elect doth so feel his sin that he hateth it, taketh counsel against ⟨image 24⟩it, and prayeth against it. The feeling of the reprobate is from natural faculties, for he is not as a block without all sense. The feeling of the elect is from the spirit of sanctification. The feeling of the reprobate ariseth from natural fear & diffidence: for man naturally feeleth, and feareth dangers, so the reprobates feel and fear the wrath of God, the accusations of their consciences, the punishment of sin, hell fire, &c. But have no true feeling of Gods love towards them. But the elect have a lively feeling of Gods love towards them. The reprobate hath sometimes at starts, a feeling of spiritual joy: but it vanisheth incontinently. The feeling of the joy of the spirit in the elect, is more lasting and often.

Child. The reprobate hath a kinde of naturall féeling of sinne but it is without the true hatred of it, for in his heart hée loueth it. The elect doth so féele his sin that hée hateth it, taketh councell against ⟨image 24⟩it, and praieth against it. The féeling of the reprobate is from naturall faculties, for hée is not as a blocke without all sence. The féeling of the elect is from the spirit of sanctification. The féeling of the reprobate ariseth from naturall feare & diffidence: for man naturally féeleth, and feareth dangers, so the reprobates féele and feare the wrath of God, the accusations of their consciences, the punishment of sinne, hell fire, &c. But haue no true féeling of Gods loue towardes them. But the elect haue a liuely féeling of Gods loue towards them. The reprobate hath sometimes at starts, a féeling of spiritual ioy: but it vanisheth incontinently. The féeling of the ioy of the spirit in the elect, is more lasting and often.