A Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practically resolvedA Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practicaly resolved

III. Another great cause of such trouble of mind, is the guilt of some great and wilful sin, when conscience is convinced, and yet the foul is not converted, sin is beloved and yet feared: Gods wrath doth terrify them; and yet not enough to overcome their sin; some live in secret fraud and robbery, and many in drunkenness, in secret fleshly lusts, either self-pollution or fornication, and they know that for such things the wrath of God cometh on the Children of disobedience; and yet the rage of appetite and lust prevaileth, and they despair and sin, and while the sparks of Hell fall on their consciences, it changeth neither heart nor life, there is some more hope of the recovery of these, then of dead hearted or unbelieving sinners, who work uncleanness with greediness, as being past feeling, and blinded to defend their sins, and plead against holy obedience to God. Brutishness is not so bad as Diabolism and malignity. But none of these are the persons spoken of in any Text, Their sorrow is not overmuch but too little, as long as it will not restrain them from their sin.

III. Another great cause of such trouble of mind, is the guilt of some great and wilful sin, when conscience is convinced, and yet the foul is not converted, sin is beloved and yet feared: Gods wrath doth terrifie them; and yet not enough to overcome their sin; some live in secret fraud and robbery, and many in drunkenness, in secret fleshly lusts, either self-pollution or fornication, and they know that for such things the wrath of God cometh on the Children of disobedience; and yet the rage of appetite and lust prevaileth, and they despair and sin, and while the sparks of Hell fall on their consciences, it changeth neither heart nor life, there is some more hope of the recovery of these, then of dead hearted or unbelieving sinners, who work uncleanness with greediness, as being past feeling, and blinded to defend their sins, and plead against holy obedience to God. Bruitishness is not so bad as Diabolisme and malignity. But none of these are the persons spoken of in any Text, Their sorrow is not overmuch but too little, as long as it will not restrain them from their sin.

But yet if God convert these persons, the sins which they now live in, may possibly hereafter plunge their souls into such depths of sorrow, in the review, as may swallow them up.