Four godly and fruitful sermons two preached at Drayton in Oxford-shire, at a fast,…Foure godlie and fruitful sermons two preached at Draiton in Oxford-shire, at a fast,…

First for reproof of those that persuade themselves,¹ and bear others in hard that they have truly repented, and do continually confess their faults, and ask pardon for them: but what grief and pain have they had in their hearts for their sins? nay, they thank God, they were never terrified nor troubled in their consciences. Do you thank God for this? it is in effect to thank him for that you want the first and principal note of true conversion: if your harts have never been pricked and slung with the sense of your vileness and wretchedness, it is because you are senseless: for there is cause sufficient why you should be grieved; and the less you have had,² the more you are likely to have, if not here,³ yet in the world to come, and at that day when you shall be most unwilling of it.

First for reproofe of those that perswade themselues,¹ and beare others in hard that they haue truely repented, and doe continually confesse their faults, and aske pardon for them: but what griefe and paine haue they had in their hearts for their sinnes? nay, they thanke God, they were neuer terrified nor troubled in their consciences. Do you thanke God for this? it is in effect to thanke him for that you want the first and principall note of true conuersion: if your harts haue neuer beene pricked and slung with the sense of your vilenesse and wretchednesse, it is because you are senselesse: for there is cause sufficient why you should be grieued; and the lesse you haue had,² the more you are likely to haue, if not heere,³ yet in the world to come, and at that day when you shall be most vnwilling of it.

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