The Morning exercise [at] Cri[ppleg]ate, or, Several cases of conscience practically resolved

3. Terror to such as after conviction and engagements under affliction and distress, after some prayers, vows, and a begun, or resolved reformation return to former courses, as they after what they promised in their distress, Jer. 34.15, 16. Returned when delivered and started aside like a broken bow. The new broom of affliction swept the house clean for the present, but afterwards the unclean spirit returns, and this washed Sow is wallowing in the the mire again.

3. Terror to such as after conviction and engagements under affliction and distress, after some prayers, vowes, and a begun, or resolved reformation return to former courses, as they after what they promised in their distress, Jer. 34.15, 16. Returned when delivered and started aside like a broken bow. The new broom of affliction swept the house clean for the present, but afterwards the unclean spirit returns, and this washed Sowe is wallowing in the the myre again.

4. Such as lapse and relapse into the same sin again, as Pharaoh, Jeroboam, ⟨p. 79⟩and those Antichristian brood, Rev. 9.20, 21. which repented not, notwithstanding all judgements, convictions, confessions, promises go from evil to worse; from affliction to sin; from sin to duty, and from duty to sin; repent and sin, sin and repent;¹ and from repenting of sin in distress, go to repent of their repentance when delivered, Pharaoh unsaith all he had said, and saith his repentance backward; as the door turneth and returneth on the hinges, is sometimes shut, by and by open again; so these in no constant posture, their goodness like a morning dew, a little devotion in a morning, for all companies till night comes, then a little evening dew again; Amphibia that live in both Elements, Modo Ecclesias, modo theatra replentes,